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La Traviata in Bulgaria

Posted on February 16, 2015 by editoreusa

27/02/2015 (19:00) Composer: Giuseppe Verdi La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias, a play adapted from the novel by … Continue reading →

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Parsifal at the Oper Frankfurt

Posted on February 15, 2015 by editoreusa

PARSIFAL Richard Wagner 1813 – 1883 Opera in three acts Libretto by the Composer First performed July 26th 1882, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth Sung in German with German surtitles Performances Sunday 15.03.2015 21.03.2015 |29.03.2015 |03.04.2015 |06.04.2015 ——————————————————————————– About the Piece ——————————————————————————– Wagner’s … Continue reading →

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Paisiello’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” in Brussels

Posted on February 14, 2015 by editoreusa

Il Barbiere di Siviglia (in concert) As in the work of the same name by Rossini, Paisiello’s opera, written for the court of Catherine II in St. Petersburg, was based on Beaumarchais’ Le Barbier de Séville. The reason for this … Continue reading →

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Tosca in Estonia

Posted on February 12, 2015 by editoreusa

Tosca Opera by Giacomo Puccini in three acts with two intervals Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after Victorien Sardou’s play of the same name Premiere on 13 May 2005 Sung in Italian with subtitles in Estonian and English … Continue reading →

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Handel’s Alcina in Copenhagen

Posted on January 30, 2015 by editoreusa

Performance period: 21. Feb. – 14. Mar. 2015 at then Royal Danish Theatre of Copenhagen Dwelling on a desert island, the sorceress Alcina is so alluringly beautiful that all men must fall in love with her – and suffer the … Continue reading →

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Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb

Posted on January 25, 2015 by editoreusa

Gioachino Rossini The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) Rossini’s most popular opera is considered the best comic opera ever. The libretto was written by Cesare Sterbini, following Le Barbier de Seville, the first part of the Figaro trilogy … Continue reading →

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The opera Eugene Onegin at the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb

Posted on January 25, 2015 by editoreusa

On Tuesday, January 13 and 14, 2015  the CNT Opera performed P.I. Tchaikovsky’s famous opera Eugene Onegin with Niksa Bareza as conductor and in the stage direction of Michał Znaniecki who is also the costume designer. Luigi Scoglio is the set … Continue reading →

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Rinaldo in Estonia

Posted on January 25, 2015 by editoreusa

Rinaldo Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel in two acts Libretto by Giacomo Rossi based on Aaron Hill and Torquato Tasso World premiere on February 24, 1711 at Queen’s Theatre Premiere at the Estonian National Opera on September 18, 2014 In … Continue reading →

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Der fliegende Holländer at the Royal Opera House in London

Posted on January 23, 2015 by editoreusa

Der fliegende Holländer 5–24 February 2015 Main Stage Tim Albery’s acclaimed production is a darkly insightful account of Wagner’s early masterpiece, The Flying Dutchman. The Story The Flying Dutchman has been cursed for eternity. Once every seven years he is … Continue reading →

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“Singing has filled my life”; Interview to Carlo Colombara in Catania

Posted on January 19, 2015 by editoreusa

Interview by Natalia Di Bartolo I meet up with operatic bass Carlo Colombara on a warm December afternoon at the artists’ entrance of Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania. They are rehearsing the last opera of the 2014 season, Attila by Giuseppe … Continue reading →

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