Category Archives: Music

The MIKADO at the HAWAII OPERA THEATRE

The HAWAII OPERA THEATRE Presents: The Mikado Forbidden love… Deception… Comedy? Only at the Opera! Performance Schedule June 13, Friday, 8:00pm June 14, Saturday, 8:00pm June 15, Sunday, 4:00pm June 20, Friday, 8:00pm June 21, Saturday, 2:00pm June 22, Sunday, … Continue reading

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Washington National Opera: An American Soldier

THE KENNEDY CENTER Washington National Opera: American Opera Initiative: An American Soldier The second season of the American Opera Initiative continues with An American Soldier, an hour-long, world premiere opera composed by Huang Ruo with a libretto by David Henry … Continue reading

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La traviata at the foot of the Masada

   “La traviata” at the foot of the Masada. A new ravishing production of Verdi’s most popular opera at the footsteps of the majestic Mt. Masada.   Libretto                                             Francesco Maria Piave     Conductor Daniel Oren Director Michal Znaniecki Set … Continue reading

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CARMEN in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI OPERA PRESENTS: CARMEN Georges Bizet June 12, 14 & 20 • 7:30 p.m. June 22 • 3:00 p.m. Music Hall Music by Georges Bizet Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy THE OPERA The 94th season opens with Georges … Continue reading

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“L’Incoronazione di Poppea” by Claudio Monteverdi in Paris

L’OPERA DE PARIS PRESENTS: L’Incoronazione di Poppea (THE CORONATION OF POPPAEA) OPERA IN A PROLOGUE AND THREE ACTS (1643) MUSIC BY CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) LIBRETTO BY GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BUSENELLO Performed in Italian Neither Fortune nor Virtue can vie with Love … Continue reading

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Rigoletto in Tel Aviv

Rigoletto Giuseppe Verdi  The womanizing Duke sings La donna e` mobile as he enjoys his ongoing conquests, while his jester Rigoletto plans a personal vendetta in Verdi’s popular opera about blind love, hate and the wish for revenge. Libretto: Francesco … Continue reading

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TURANDOT in Montreal

   PRESENTS: TURANDOT Giacomo Puccini DURATION: 3 HRS. INTERMISSION: 2 HALL: WILFRID-PELLETIER VENUE: PLACE DES ARTS PREOPERA : 6:30 pm  17 May 2014  20 May 2014  22 May 2014  24 May 2014 Synopsis Puccini TURANDOT Puccini’s last opera is his most impressive and most lavish. … Continue reading

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“The Abduction from the Seraglio” in Utah

UTAH OPERA PRESENTS: CAPITOL THEATRE MAY 10, 12, 14 & 16 (7:30 PM) MAY 18, 2014 (2 PM) The Abduction from the Seraglio tells of a fair damsel who, like most operatic damsels, finds herself in great distress! Will the … Continue reading

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TURANDOT in Detroit

DETROIT OPERA HOUSE Presents: Turandot Opera in three acts Music: Giacomo Puccini Libretto: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni Premiere: Milan, 1926 Running time: About 2.5 hrs Sung in Italian with English translations projected above the stage PERFORMANCE DATES: Sat May 10, … Continue reading

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Die Walküre in Barcelona

Presents:  Die Walküre Richard Wagner 19, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30 and 31 May and 3 June 2014 Chronicles of a great war The first part of Wagner’s great mythological system is the building of Walhalla, the mansion of … Continue reading

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