Monthly Archives: March 2015

Wagner’s Die Walkure in Munich

First Day of “Der Ring des Nibelungen” Composer Richard Wagner · Libretto by Richard Wagner In German with German surtitles Monday, 23. March 2015 05:00 pm – 10:05 pm Nationaltheater Duration est. 5 hours 05 minutes · Intervals between 1. … Continue reading

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LA CENERENTOLA at the Oper Frankfurt

LA CENERENTOLA (Cinderella) Gioacchino Rossini 1792 – 1868 Dramma giocoso in two acts Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti First performed January 25th 1817, Teatro della Valle, Rome Sung in Italian with German surtitles Performances ——————————————————————————– Saturday 11.04.2015 17.04.2015 |23.04.2015 |29.04.2015 |10.05.2015 … Continue reading

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“Nabucco” performed by the Israeli Opera

Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi Verdi’s “Jewish” opera showcases who destroys the temple in Jerusalem and exiles the Israelites to Babylon where they sing the immortal slave chorus. Verdi’s true first operatic success returns to the Israeli Opera in a new production … Continue reading

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“Tamerlano” and “Alcina”performed by the Belgian Opera company La Monnaie/De Munt available for view online until 10 March 2015

Tamerlano Opera in tre atti HWV. 18 (1724) George Frideric Handel Libretto di Nicola Francesco Haym Premiere King’s Theatre Haymarket, London, 31/10/1724 Full opera available for view online until 10 March 2015: http://www.lamonnaie.be/en/mymm/media/2236/Tamerlano%20-%20George%20Frideric%20Handel/ Tamerlano, inspired by the historical confrontation of … Continue reading

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Le Nozze di Figaro in Vienna.

        LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Premiere April 11, 2015, 7 PM     SYNOPSIS                              

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L’ELISIR D’AMORE at the Teatro Regio in Parma

Playful melodrama in two acts, libretto by FELICE ROMANI Music by GAETANO DONIZETTI Sunday 22nd, March 2015, at 20.00 turn A Thursday 26th March 2015, at 20.00 turn B Sunday 29th March 2015, at 15.30 turn D Tuesday 31st March … Continue reading

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Boris Godunov in Moscow at the Bolshoi

Premiered on October 16, 1948. Sung in Russian. Presented with three intervals. Running time: 4 hours. Libretto by Modest Mussorgsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s play of the same name Version and orchestration by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Orchestration of “At St. Basil … Continue reading

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“L’Elisir d’Amore” in Israel

L’elisir d’amore Gaetano Donizetti A magical Mediterranean love story in which Adina enjoys teasing Nemorino until she finally does say “I do”. Omri Nitzan’s beloved, colorful and very genuine production returns to the stage after a long absence. From the … Continue reading

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