Category Archives: OPera

A father’s deceit. A daughter’s sacrifice: Luisa Miller in San Francisco

Wed 09/16/15 7:30pm Sat 09/19/15 7:30pm Tue 09/22/15 7:30pm Fri 09/25/15 7:30pm Sun 09/27/15 2:00pm   Luisa Miller William Berger Verdi’s career was so remarkable that it works against a proper appreciation of his genius—there’s almost too much great Verdi … Continue reading →

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Triumphant AIDA at the Opera Narodowa

AIDA Opera in four acts Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni after an outline by Auguste Mariette World premiere: Cairo, 24 December 1871 Polish premiere: Warsaw, 23 November 1875 Premiere of this production: 24 April 2005 In the original Italian with Polish surtitles … Continue reading →

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Aida triumphant in Germany

n Opera in four acts Composer Giuseppe Verdi · Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni after Auguste Mariette Bey and Camille du Locle Friday, 25. September 2015 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm Nationaltheater Duration est. 3 hours · 1 Interval between 1. … Continue reading →

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Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci in Berlin

Pietro Mascagni (1863 – 1945) / Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857 – 1919) “Cavalleria Rusticana” Melodramma in one act by Pietro Mascagni Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, based on an novel by Giovanni Verga First performance on 17. May 1890 … Continue reading →

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ANNA BOLENA AT THE MET

SEP 26 – JAN 9 Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky embarks on her quest to vocally conquer all three of Donizetti’s historic Tudor queen operas in the same season, here as a young royal grasping at power and paying a terrible price. … Continue reading →

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Il barbiere di Siviglia at the National Theatre in Prague

   Il barbiere di Siviglia Gioachino Rossini OCTOBER 10 & 16, NOVEMBER 6   Libretto: Cesare Sterbini Musical preparation: Enrico Dovico Conductor: Enrico Dovico, Tomáš Brauner Stage director: Martin Otava Sets: Ján Zavarský Costumes: Bettine Kirste Chorus master: Adolf Melichar … Continue reading →

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Madama Butterfly in Munich

Japanese tragedy in three acts Composer Giacomo Puccini · Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa In Italian with German surtitles Saturday, 19. September 2015 07:00 pm – 09:55 pm Nationaltheater Duration est. 2 hours 55 minutes · 1 Interval … Continue reading →

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Faust in Adelaide

Faust Presented by State Opera of South Australia 7:30pm: 22, 25, 27, 29 August 2015 Faust, disillusioned with a life of study, laments the life and love that has passed him by. In vain, he tries to end it, but … Continue reading →

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Presentation of the Rossini Opera Festival 2015

The XXXVI edition of the Rossini Opera Festival, which will be held in Pesaro from the 10th to the 22nd August 2015, was presented publicly today at the Alexander Museum Palace Hotel. Four operas are on the bill: La gazza … Continue reading →

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La Traviata at the Gran Teatre de Liceu in Barcelona

La traviata is unique in Verdi’s output. Unlike Aida or Nabucco, it is remarkable for its realistic portrayal of the tale of Violetta who, on her deathbed, recalls her life as a courtesan in flashback form. In it Verdi made … Continue reading →

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