Category Archives: Music

IN ARGENTINA, TEATRO COLON PRESENTS A NEW OPERA: “Bebe Dom and The City Planet”

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA TEATRO COLON  PRESENTS: Bebe Dom and The City Planet Music: Mario Perusso  (Resident Composer of the Teatro Colón) Libretto: Horacio Ferrer World Premiere Music Director: Mario Perusso Scene Direction, Scenery, Lighting and Costume Design: Marcelo Perusso A … Continue reading

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“Le nozze di Figaro” in Japan…

 Presents: Le Nozze di Figaro 2013/2014 Season Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Le Nozze di Figaro Opera in 4 Acts Sung in Italian with Japanese Supertitles OPERA HOUSE PERFORMANCES 2013 October 20 October 23 October 26 October 29 Sun Wed Sat … Continue reading

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China: The eighth round of the National Center for the Performing Arts’ version of Turandot

The eighth round of NCPA’s version of Turandot The eighth round of NCPA’s version of Turandot kicks off  Photo by Ling Feng / chncpa.org  On October 17th, the eighth round of NCPA’s version of Turandot kicked off. The performances of … Continue reading

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“La boheme” in Slovenia

The Opera Balet Ljubljana Presents: Giacomo Puccini”s LA BOHÈME An Opera in Four Acts A Repeat Performance from the Season 2005 / 2006 (Premiere: 16th March 2006) 14 November 2013 19:30 SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana 16 November 2013 19:30 … Continue reading

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Tannhäuser in Estonia

Tannhäuser Thursday, November 14 2013, 19:00 Estonian National Opera, Estonian Avenue 4, Tallinn PROGRAM Wagner, Richard Tannhäuser – Romantic opera in three acts by Richard Wagner, World premiere in Dresden Hoftheater on October 19, 1845, Premiere at the Estonian National … Continue reading

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Golden Cockerel” at The Bolshoi in Moskow

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Golden Cockerel” Opera in three acts Premiered on June 19, 2011. Libretto by Vladimir Belsky based on Alexander Pushkin’s fairy-tale October 31, 2013      19:00 November 1, 2013    19:00 November 2, 2013    12:00 Music Director: Vassily Sinaisky Stage Director: Kirill Serebrennikov Set and … Continue reading

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TACONIC OPERA DEBUTS THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS OPERA, “NORMA”

TACONIC OPERA DEBUTS THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS OPERA, “NORMA” Opening its sixteenth season in Westchester, Taconic Opera will debut Bellini’s famous masterpiece, Norma, in Yorktown and White Plains. No other opera has received as much attention and acclaim as the … Continue reading

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“The Barber of Seville” in Cape Town, South Africa

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Barber of Seville) Presented by Cape Town Opera in collaboration with the UCT Opera School THE 2013 SEASON COMES TO A HIGH-SPIRITED CONCLUSION WITH ROSSINI’S EVERGREEN COMIC CLASSIC “I’m gentle, respectful, obedient, sweet and loving – but … Continue reading

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“DER ROSENKAVALIER” in livestreaming on October 27 from the Vienna Opera House

 The Vienna State Opera Presents OCT. 27, 2013 – 4 P.M. (UTC) “DER ROSENKAVALIER” MUSIC: RICHARD STRAUSS | LIBRETTO: HUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL ……LIVESTREAMING…… The more mature Marschallin is the only person in this story who realizes the true nature of … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: “Aida” in Vienna

 The Vienna State Opera  Presents: AIDA Giuseppe Verdi Performance Dates: Oct. 15, 2013 | 19.00 Oct. 18, 2013 | 19.00 ARTISTIC TEAM: Dan Ettinger | Conductor Nicolas Joel | Artistic Director Carlo Tommasi | Scenographer Jan Stripling | Choreographer CAST Olga Borodina | Amneris Kristin Lewis | Aida, Ethiopian … Continue reading

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