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Tannhäuser at the Estonian National Opera

Grosse romantische Oper in three acts by Richard Wagner World premiere in Dresden Hoftheater on October 19, 1845 Premiere at the Estonian National Opera on March 14, 2013 “Tannhäuser” is the best production of year 2014 in Estonia. The award … Continue reading

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Jules Massenet’s Manon at the Wiener Staatsoper in Vienna

Manon Jules Massenet 22. February 2016  | 19:00-22:15|1 Intermission 25. Feb. 2016 | 19.00 28. Feb. 2016 | 18.30   Massenet’s musical rendering of the story of the frivolous and charming Manon, to whom the young nobleman Des Grieux loses his … Continue reading

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Rigoletto in Zurich

GALLERY Photos Opernhaus Zurich

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Rusalka at the Wiener Staatsoper in Vienna

Rusalka Antonín Dvořák 21. Feb. 2016 This opera – the composer’s second last work – was written around 1900. Musically it is related both to the Czech national school and in individual aspects to the musical drama of Richard Wagner. … Continue reading

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Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg” in Paris

Opéra Bastille – from 01 to 28 March 2016 Opening night Tuesday, 1 March 2016 5h45 with 2 intervals Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Opera in three acts and seven scenes (1868) Music Richard Wagner Libretto Richard Wagner (1813-1883).  In German Conductor … Continue reading

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Paul Hindemith’s Cardillac at the Estonian National Opera

Opera by Paul Hindemith Libretto by Ferdinand Lion based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s short story “Das Fräulein von Scuderi” World premiere on November 9, 1926 at Dresden Semperoper Premiere at the Estonian National Opera on May 14, 2015 Sung … Continue reading

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Iolanta at the Palais Garnier in Paris

Palais Garnier – from 07 March to 01 April 2016 3h55 with 2 intervals Opening night Wed. 9 Mar. Iolanta Opera in one act (1892) Music Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovski Libretto Modeste Tchaikovski After Henrik Hertz’ King René’s Daughter Sung in … Continue reading

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Salome in Tokyo

SALOME Music by Richard STRAUSS Opera in 1 act Sung in German with Japanese supertitles Opera Palace Salome is a masterpiece by the archetypal German late Romantic composer, Richard STRAUSS. It is a one-act opera based on the eponymous play … Continue reading

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Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Opera Bastille in Paris

Opéra Bastille – from 02 February to 04 March 2016 3h05 with 1 interval Photo © Lola Guerrera / VOZ’image Il Barbiere di Siviglia | Le Barbier de Séville Opera Buffa in two acts (1816) Music Gioacchino Rossini Libretto Cesare … Continue reading

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Alessandro Scarlatti’s “Il Primo Omicidio” in Vienna

In the works of Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian music of the 17th and early 18th centuries reached one of its zeniths. Scarlatti, a native of Palermo, was maestro di cappella to Queen Christina of Sweden in Rome from 1680 to 1684, … Continue reading

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