Monthly Archives: July 2016

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg at the Munich Opera Festival

Opera in three acts Composer Richard Wagner · Libretto by the composer In German with German surtitles | New Production Munich Opernfestspiele (Munich Opera Festival) Thursday, 28. July 2016 05:00 pm – 10:30 pm Nationaltheater Duration est. 5 hours 30 … Continue reading

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Carmen at the Hungarian State Opera with Rinat Shaham

Opera in two parts, four acts, in French with Hungarian prose and surtitles “Her eyes were obliquely set, but large and full; her lips rather thick, but well cut, and permitted the teeth – white as blanched almonds – to … Continue reading

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Conductor, TV Presenter, writer…: Exclusive Interview with Matthieu Mantanus

INTERVIEW BY SALVATORE MARGARONE (as translated by Tiziano Thomas Dossena) Tell us a little about yourself. When did your passion for music born? My passion for music was born when I was a little kid: I was fascinated by the … Continue reading

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Rossini’sCount Ory premieres at the Seattle Opera

By Gioachino Rossini A Seattle Opera Premiere! Aug. 6, 7, 10, 13, 17, 19, & 20, 2016 FARCE. In this madcap comedy from the composer of The Barber of Seville, a notorious skirt-chaser and his merry-making minions scheme their way into … Continue reading

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TURANDOT at the Opera in Piazza Giuseppe di Stefano

The opera Turandot (1924), which was unfinished at the time of Puccini’s and posthumously completed by Franco Alfano, is a thrilling fairy tale intensifying into myth. It is the story of the legendary ice-cold princess, Turandot, beautiful beyond compare, who … Continue reading

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