Category Archives: Music

“Hänsel und Gretel” in Munich

  PRESENTS: Hänsel und Gretel Engelbert Humperdinck Libretto by Adelheid Wette Fairy Tale Opera in three pictures Since its first performance in 1893, Humperdinck’s most famous opera Hansel and Gretel has remained constantly popular, becoming over the generations almost synonymous … Continue reading

Posted in Music, OPera | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

La sonnambula in Barcelona

  Presents: La sonnambula Vincenzo Bellini 27, 28 and 30 January and 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 14 and 17 February 2014   Bel canto in the spirit of ballet blanc If there is one title that occupies … Continue reading

Posted in Music, OPera | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

“Pagliacci” in San Diego

 presents:   PAGLIACCI by Ruggero Leoncavallo PERFORMANCES: JANUARY 25, 28, 31; FEBRUARY 2, 2014 “Crazed clown murders wife in front of live audience” is what the headlines would have screamed after the jealous Canio stabs his wife Nedda and her … Continue reading

Posted in Music, OPera | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Il Trittico” performed by Opera Carolina

OPERA CAROLINA PRESENTS: Performance Belk Theater (130 North Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202) Saturday, January 18th, 2014 @ 8:00pm Belk Theater (130 North Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202) Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 @ 7:30pm Belk Theater (130 North Tryon St., … Continue reading

Posted in Music, OPera | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Don Giovanni” in Greece

Suitcase opera Wolfgang Amadé Mozart’s Don Giovanni Director: Alexandros Efklidis PREMIERE 29 DECEMBER 2013 29 December 2013 TECHNOPOLIS, AMPHITHEATRE 984 Starts at 20.00 Free admission Sets: Vassiliki Papadopoulou Costumes: Natassa Dimitriou Lighting: Spyros Tzoras Musicological coordination: Dimitris Yakas Piano: Frixos Mortzos … Continue reading

Posted in Music, OPera | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

“Ririka” at the Greek National Opera

Stathis Mastoras Ririka (1934) PREMIERE  29 DECEMBER 2013 Greek Operetta Cycle Olympia Theatre’s Foyer Starts at 18.00 Free admission   Just one song has survived in the public mind from Ririka, an operetta by the Corfu-born composer Stathis Mastoras (1893-1943) … Continue reading

Posted in Music, OPera | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

World Premiere of “The King’s Man” in Kentucky

PRESENTS: World Premiere of The King’s Man Revolution and revolutionary! October 11, 2013 at 8pm – Comstock Hall – UofL Campus October 12, 2013 at 2pm – Comstock Hall – UofL Campus The American Revolution is the backdrop of The … Continue reading

Posted in Music, OPera | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Cosi` Fan Tutte” in Toronto

Cosi` Fan Tutte Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart Atom Egoyan explores love, fidelity and the frailties of the human condition. Celebrated director Atom Egoyan returns to the COC, bringing his signature style to this wry comedy about two couples gambling with faith … Continue reading

Posted in Music, OPera | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Macbeth in Greece

  Presents: Giuseppe Verdi Macbeth Conductor: Myron Michailidis Director: Lorenzo Mariani PREMIERE 17 JANUARY 2014 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 January 2014 Athens Concert Hall – Alexandra Trianti Hall Performances begin at 20.00 Sets: Maurizio Balo Costumes: Silvia Aymonino Choreography: Renato Zanella Lighting: Linus Fellbom … Continue reading

Posted in Music, OPera | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

LAFAYETTE OPERA Presents “Les Femmes Vengées”

LAFAYETTE OPERA Presents: Les Femmes Vengées opéra-comique by Philidor and Sedaine Friday, January 17, 2014, 7:30 p.m., The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater   Thursday, January 23, 2014, following Così fan tutte, Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln … Continue reading

Posted in Music, OPera | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment