Monthly Archives: November 2014

Le Nozze di Figaro at the Met in NYC

    Le Nozze di Figaro Approximate running time 3 hrs. 34 min. Richard Eyre’s season-opening new production of Mozart’s eternal masterpiece is set in an 18th-century manor house in Seville during the 1930s. Erwin Schrott in the title role … Continue reading

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La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein in Geneve

La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein Opéra-bouffe in 3 acts and 4 tableaux by Jacques Offenbach Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. First performed at Théâtre des Variétés in Paris on 12 April 1867. Production of the Grand Théâtre de Genève … Continue reading

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La Boheme directed By Zeffirelli at the MET

La Bohème Metropolitan Opera, NYC Thursday, November 20, 20147:30 pm Approximate running time 2 hrs. 55 min.Franco Zeffirelli’s classic take on Puccini’s most popular opera, the immortal tale of tragic young love, is set among the rooftops of bohemian Paris. … Continue reading

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AIDA at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC

Aida Metropolitan Opera, NYC Wednesday, November 19, 2014   7:30 pm Approximate running time 3 hrs. 40 min. Grand opera at its grandest: the splendors of ancient Egypt return to the stage of the Met. Verdi’s mythic love triangle features Liudmyla … Continue reading

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Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Metropolitan Opera in New York

Il Barbiere di Siviglia Metropolitan Opera, NYC Tuesday, November 18, 2014   7:30 pm Approximate running time 3 hrs. 0 min. In Bartlett Sher’s effervescent production of Rossini’s most popular opera, Isabel Leonard is the beautiful and feisty Rosina, who won’t … Continue reading

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“The Murderess” premieres in Greece!

Giorgos Koumendakis The murderess Libretto by Yannis Svolos, based on the eponymous novel by Alexandros Papadiamantis Conductor: Vassilis Christopoulos Director: Alexandros Efklidis PREMIERE 19 NOVEMBER 2014 19, 21, 23, 26 November 2014 Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall – Alexandra Trianti … Continue reading

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La Boheme in Athens, Greece

Giacomo Puccini La bohème Conductor: Lukas Karytinos Director: Lina Wertmüller PREMIERE 6 DECEMBER 2014 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 28, 30, 31 December 2014 Olympia Theatre Perfomances begin at 20.00 (on 31/12, at 18.30) Revival Director: Katerina Petsatodi Sets- costumes: Enrico Job Lighting: tba Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos … Continue reading

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La Bohème at the San Francisco Opera

La Bohème MUSIC BY Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa NEW PRODUCTION Fri 12/5/14 7:30pm    Sun 12/7/14 2:00pm When an aspiring poet falls in love with a fragile seamstress, their intense passion is only matched by their … Continue reading

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Giuseppe Verdi’s Don Carlo at the New National Theatre in Tokyo

Music by Giuseppe VERDI Opera in 4 acts Sung in Italian with Japanese surtitles Opera Palace This is a masterwork from VERDI’s mature period. At the centre of this massive historic drama is the grief of a prince, whose sweetheart … Continue reading

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OPERA “PUNCH AND JUDY” BY HARRISON BIRTWISTLE WINNER OF TWO GREAT PRIZES IN BUDAPEST

Mr. Punch (derived from the Italian character Pulcinella) and his wife Judy are puppet characters, who are popular in England and occupy a status comparable to that of the Kasperltheater genre in Austria. Typically, a hand puppeteer will present several … Continue reading

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