Monthly Archives: February 2014

Jean-Claude Petit’s “Colomba” in Marseille

Marseille Opera Presents: from March 8th – 16th, 2014 Colomba Jean-Claude Petit Saturday March 8th, 2014 > 8:00PM Tuesday March 11th, 2014 > 8:00PM Thursday March 13th, 2014 > 8:00PM Sunday March 16th, 2014 > 2:30PM   The portrait and … Continue reading

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CARMEN in Virginia

Carmen When she’s not making cigarettes at the factory in Seville, Carmen is busy making trouble. This gypsy should come with a warning label! Unfortunately, naïve army corporal, Don José, is out of the loop. Boy meets girl and becomes … Continue reading

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Gounod’s FAUST in Atlanta

Faust Charles Gounod <!– –>   Saturday, March 08, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.     Music by Charles-François Gounod Libretto … Continue reading

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“A MASKED BALL” in San Diego

  Presents A MASKED BALL by Giuseppe Verdi MARCH 8, 11, 14, 16, 2014 What a cast! Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is today’s hot lyric tenor and a star at every major opera house in the world including La Scala, … Continue reading

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Lecture: Richard Strauss at 150 (The Kennedy Center in Washington)

THE KENNEDY CENTER Richard Strauss at 150 with Saul Lilienstein Musicologist Saul Lilienstein examines the creative genius of composer Richard Strauss as he looks at three of his most frequently performed operas. Der Rosenkavalier. And just before it came the … Continue reading

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La traviata in Phoenix

La Traviata Composed by Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on the novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, … Continue reading

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LA CLEMENZA DI TITO in Chicago

The Lyric Opera of Chicago presents LA CLEMENZA DI TITO by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart In Italian with projected English texts.Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito is a new-to-Chicago production. Production of The Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, in coproduction with le Théâtre du Capitole de … Continue reading

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Opera Master Class: Sarah Coburn at The Kennedy Center

THE KENNEDY CENTER Opera Master Class: Sarah Coburn Observe the creative process as pre-professional performers receive instruction from some of the greats in opera. Tue., Mar. 4, 2014, 7:00 PM Terrace Gallery 90 minutes $12.00 Witness how great performers are … Continue reading

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FLORIDA GRAND OPERA Presents “TOSCA”

FLORIDA GRAND OPERA Presents: Tosca Giuseppe Verdi This opera favorite recounts the melodramatic story of a beautiful opera singer, Floria Tosca, and a lecherous police chief, Baron Scarpia, who unleashes a lustful plan. The tale plays out to a murderous … Continue reading

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TOSCA in Barcelona

  Presents: Tosca Giacomo Puccini 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 25 March 2014 A triangle of passions Three is a number of special relevance to Tosca: three settings in Rome … Continue reading

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