Monthly Archives: March 2014

L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI at the “Palau des Arts Reina Sofia” in Spain

L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI Gioachino Rossini 23rd, 26th February 2014 · 1st, 11th, 13th, 15th March 2014 – The performances start at 8:00 pm. Sundays and holidays, at 7:00 pm Sala Principal Approximate Duration:  2 h 50 min L’italiana in Algeri … Continue reading

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MANON LESCAUT in Baden Baden

Festspielhouse Baden Baden Presents: Puccini: MANON LESCAUT Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle Sat., 12. April 2014, 18:00 o’clock Wed., 16. April 2014, 18:00 o’clock Mon., 21. April 2014, 18:00 o’clock  Eva-Maria Westbroek © pr A rococo beauty who … Continue reading

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The “Magic Flute” in Minnesota

MINNESOTA OPERA PRESENTS: The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performances Sat. 4/12/14 at 7:30pm Sun. 4/13/14 at 2pm Tues. 4/15/14 at 7:30pm Wed. 4/16/14 at 7:30pm Thur. 4/17/14 at 7:30pm Fri. 4/18/14 at 7:30pm Sat. 4/19/14 at 7:30pm Wed. … Continue reading

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Simon Boccanegra in Valencia with Placido Domingo

SIMON BOCCANEGRA Giuseppe Verdi 27th, 30th March 2014 · 3rd, 6th, 9th April 2014 – The performances start at 8:00 pm. Sundays and holidays, at 7:00 pm; Sala Principal Opera with a prologue and three acts · Music by Giuseppe … Continue reading

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MADAMA BUTTERFLY at the Opera National de Paris

MADAMA BUTTERFLY GIACOMO PUCCINI March 12, 2014 MADAME BUTTERFLY, JAPANESE TRAGEDY IN THREE ACTS (1904) MUSIC BY GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924) LIBRETTO BY LUIGI ILLICA AND GIUSEPPE GIACOSA BASED ON THE PLAY BY DAVID BELASCO, ADAPTED FROM A SHORT STORY BY JOHN LUTHER … Continue reading

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Strauss’ “Die Frau ohne Schatten” at the Royal Opera House in London

Die Frau ohne Schatten Music by Richard Strauss, libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal 14 March–2 April 2014 Main Stage Director Claus Guth reveals the darker elements of Strauss’s exotic fairytale in a striking new production. A co-production with Teatro alla Scala, … Continue reading

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La Bohème in Helsinki

FINNISH NATIONAL OPERA- HELSINKI La Bohème Giacomo Puccini It is a frigid winter in Paris; the moon shines over the roofs of the city. But the virtues of art and romance warm the hearts of the young bohemians, just like … Continue reading

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CARMEN IN BERLIN WITH GASTON RIVERO, DIRECTED BY GIUSEPPE FINZI

Deutsche Oper Berlin Presents Carmen Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875) Opéra comique in four acts by Georges Bizet; Libretto by Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella by Prosper Mérimée; First performed on 3rd March 1875, in Paris; Premiered … Continue reading

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La traviata in London

 La traviata 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, published in 1848. Wednesday … Continue reading

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Parsifal in Berlin

DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN PRESENTS PARSIFAL Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Opera and poem by Richard Wagner; First performed on 26th July, 1882 in Bayreuth; Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 21. October, 2012 In German language with surtitles Performances … Continue reading

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