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“Madama Butterfly” at the Oslo Opera House

Madama Butterfly Giacomo Puccini From October 25, 2013 to November 9, 2013 “The performance was magisterial in every way” – wrote Norwegian daily Dagbladet when Madama Butterfly had its premiere in autumn 2012. Director Stephen Langridge sets Puccini’s opera in Japan … Continue reading

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DONAUDY’S DOCUMENTARY BY MAESTRO MICHAEL RECCHIUTI

Stefano Donaudy (Palermo, February 21, 1879 – Naples, May 30, 1925), son of a French father and an Italian mother, was a minor Italian composer active in the 1890s and early 20th century, at a time when Palermo, his native … Continue reading

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The XXXIV edition of the Rossini Opera Festival closes with record figures

The XXXIV edition of the Rossini Opera Festival closes with some record figures: the box office has registered about 17.000 audience members (the highest figure in the history of the Festival), with sales totalling about 1.123.000 euros (+ 11% with … Continue reading

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“Tosca” in Wisconsin

  Questo è il bacio di Tosca – This is the kiss of Tosca! With those words, opera singer Floria Tosca stabs Scarpia, the evil police chief who has tortured her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, and now threatens her. One of … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: “Il Trovatore” at the Czech State Opera House

The Czech State Opera Presents Il trovatore Giuseppe Verdi November 6, 2013 December 29, 2013 February 20, 2014 March 18, 2014 stage director Lubor Cukr Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano Conductor: Jan Latham-Koenig, Jiří Štrunc, Richard Hein Stage director: Lubor Cukr Sets: … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: “Viva Verdi Concert in Singapore.”

Viva Verdi! A 200th Anniversary Opera Recital – 28 november 2013, 8pm – Esplanade Recital Studio – Singapore About Verdi Born in a small village in the Parma region of Northern Italy, Giuseppe grew to become the leading composer of … Continue reading

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“L’elisir d’amore” in Florence, Italy

L’elisir d’amore Gaetano Donizetti Conductor Giuseppe La Malfa Director Rosetta Cucchi Scenes Tiziano Santi Costumes Claudia Pernigotti LightingDaniele Naldi Video projections Roberto Recchia Adina Rocio Ignacio  Auxiliadora Toledano (16, 19, 21) Nemorino Giorgio Berrugi  Alessandro Scotto di Luzio (16, 19, 21) Belcore Mario Cassi  Julian Kim (16, 19, 21) Il Dottor … Continue reading

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Falstaff in Bari, Italy

20 – 28 November 2013 Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi Conductor Daniele Rustioni Director Luca Ronconi maestro del Coro Franco Sebastiani Sir John Falstaff Roberto De Candia (20, 24, 28 novembre) Carlo Lepore (22, 26 novembre) Ford Artur Ruciński Fenton Leonardo Cortellazzi Dott. Cajus … Continue reading

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“Turandot” at the Ukranian National Opera

Thursday, November 14, 2013 The Ukranian National Opera Presents: Giacomo Puccini TURANDOT            

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BORIS GODUNOV at the Ukranian National Opera

The Ukranian National Opera Presents: Modest Mussorgsky BORIS GODUNOV Opera in 3 acts November 30, 2013      

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