Monthly Archives: August 2015

Madama Butterfly in Munich

Japanese tragedy in three acts Composer Giacomo Puccini · Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa In Italian with German surtitles Saturday, 19. September 2015 07:00 pm – 09:55 pm Nationaltheater Duration est. 2 hours 55 minutes · 1 Interval … Continue reading

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The Salzburg Festival continues with Riccardo Muti and Ernani

After directing the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival on August 14, 15 and 16: PYOTR I. TCHAIKOVSKY • Concert for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 35 JOHANNES BRAHMS • Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 Riccardo Muti directs … Continue reading

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Vincenzo Bellini: a true Sicilian

As a true Sicilian man, I would like to explain the personality of Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835) in a different point of view from the routine of music and historical criticism that you are used to read in magazines. To date, in … Continue reading

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Verdi’s Requiem in Adelaide

Verdi Requiem Presented by State Opera of South Australia 7:30pm: 26, 28 August 2015 Verdi’s mighty Requiem stands as one of the greatest choral masterpieces in the repertoire – part oratorio, part opera, and dramatic from beginning to end. It’s … Continue reading

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THE MUNICH VERSION OF THE STABAT MATER BY TOMMASO TRAETTA

THE VOCAL SCORE OF THE MUNICH VERSION OF THE STABAT MATER BY TOMMASO TRAETTA IS NOW AVAILABLE!!! Tommaso Traetta (Bitonto 1727 – Venezia 1779) The Munich version of the Stabat Mater by Tommaso Traetta (1767) was found in Munich (Germany) … Continue reading

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Free Streaming of Rossini’s Stabat Mater on August 22nd

You are not in Pesaro? Do not worry, you can still stream the Stabat Mater for FREE, live from Pesaro’s Teatro Rossini. Saturday August 22nd, at 20.30 (8:30 in the evening local time, 2:30 pm NYC time) Streaming from the … Continue reading

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Faust in Adelaide

Faust Presented by State Opera of South Australia 7:30pm: 22, 25, 27, 29 August 2015 Faust, disillusioned with a life of study, laments the life and love that has passed him by. In vain, he tries to end it, but … Continue reading

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Presentation of the Rossini Opera Festival 2015

The XXXVI edition of the Rossini Opera Festival, which will be held in Pesaro from the 10th to the 22nd August 2015, was presented publicly today at the Alexander Museum Palace Hotel. Four operas are on the bill: La gazza … Continue reading

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