Monthly Archives: December 2014

Falstaff in Berlin

FALSTAFF Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Commedia lirica in three acts Libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare’s „The Merry Wives of Windsor“ First performed on 9. February, 1893 at Milan Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 17. … Continue reading

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Il Trovatore at the National Theatre in Prague

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano Musical preparation: Jan Latham-Koenig Conductor: Jan Latham-Koenig Stage director: Lubor Cukr Sets: Josef Jelínek Costumes: Josef Jelínek Chorus master: Adolf Melichar Dramaturgy: Jitka Slavíková State Opera Orchestra State Opera Chorus Premiere: May 26, 2011 The romantic story … Continue reading

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Carmen at the National Theatre in Prague

Music: Georges Bizet Libretto: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy Musical preparation: Jiří Bělohlávek Conductor: Zbyněk Müller Stage director: Jozef Bednárik Sets: Vladimír Čáp Costumes: Ľudmila Várossová Chorus master: Pavel Vaněk Chorus master of the Kühn’s Children’s Choir: Jiří Chvála Dramaturgy: Jan … Continue reading

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Otello at the National Theatre in Prague

The National Thatre of Prague presents: OTELLO Music: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Arrigo Boito Musical preparation: Heiko Mathias Förster Conductor: Martin Leginus Stage director: Dominik Neuner Stage director for the renewed production: Lubor Cukr Sets: Vladimír Nývlt Costumes: Josef Jelínek Chorus … Continue reading

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Vincenzo Bellini’s “La Straniera” in Vienna

La straniera Melodramma in two acts (1829) Music by Vincenzo Bellini Libretto by Felice Romani based on the novel “L´étrangère” by Charles-Victor Prévost Vicomte D´Arlincourt In Italian with German surtitles An enthusiastic Vincenzo Bellini wrote of Victor d’Arlincourt’s successful novel … Continue reading

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DON CARLO at the New National Theatre in Tokyo

DON CARLO Music by Giuseppe VERDI Opera in 4 acts Sung in Italian with Japanese surtitles Opera Palace 27 Nov. – 9 Dec., 2014 This is a masterwork from VERDI’s mature period. At the centre of this massive historic drama … Continue reading

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Rigoletto at the Bolshoi

Giuseppe Verdi Rigoletto Opera in three acts Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Opéra national du Rhin (Strasburg), Théâtre Royale de la Monnaie (Belgium), Grand Théâtre de Genève and Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Coproduction Will be premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre on 14 December … Continue reading

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Der Rosenkavalier in Copenhagen

Performance period: 12. Sep. – 24. Jan. 2015 at the Royal Danish Thatre in Copenhagen Scathing satire, captivating romance and worldly melancholy, Richard Strauss’s masterstroke Der Rosenkavalier was created in partnership with librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal in 1911, bridging comedy and … Continue reading

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Placido Domingo in Valencia, Spain, directs Manon and sings in Luisa Fernanda

 Palau de Les Arts de Valencia Presents: 9th, 12th, 16th, 19th, 21st, 27th December 2014 – The performances start at 8:00 pm. Sundays and holidays, at 7:00 pm Sala Principal Lyric drama in three acts · Music by Giacomo Puccini … Continue reading

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Zeffirelli’s production of La Boheme at the metropolitan Opera shines

Review by Tiziano Thomas Dossena   La Boheme is an opera that does not need introduction and most of our readers probably had the occasion to see its performance at least once, but seeing this version at the Metropolitan Opera … Continue reading

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