Category Archives: OPera

I Due Foscari at the Gran Teatre de Liceu in Barcelona with Placido Domingo

Verdi was just starting to be Verdi when I due Foscari was first performed. But this was also his period of intensive work, which he dubbed “his galley-slave years”. This sixth opera was his most dramatic to date. Contemporary critics … Continue reading →

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The Czech National Opera presents “Don Giovanni”

Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte Musical preparation: Tomáš Netopil Conductor: David Švec Stage director: SKUTR (Martin Kukučka a Lukáš Trpišovský) Sets: Jakub Kopecký Costumes: Linda Boráros Chorus master: Pavel Vaněk Choreography: Jana Burkiewiczová Dramaturgy: Beno Blachut National Theatre Orchestra National Theatre … Continue reading →

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“La Traviata” at La Fenice Theater in Venice

Synopsis ACT ONE In the Salon in the house of Violetta Valéry, a fascinating and much-wooed courtesan in fashionable Parisian society, a sumptuous reception is in progress. Among the last guests to arrive, after gambling at cards in the house … Continue reading →

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“Il trovatore” in Prague

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano Musical preparation: Jan Latham-Koenig Conductor: Jiří Štrunc Stage director: Lubor Cukr Sets: Josef Jelínek Costumes: Josef Jelínek Chorus master: Adolf Melichar Dramaturgy: Jitka Slavíková State Opera Orchestra State Opera Chorus Premiere: May 26, 2011 The romantic story … Continue reading →

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Aida in the Czech Republic

Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni Conductor: Martin Leginus Stage director: Petar Selem Sets: Hafiz Abdel Farghali Costumes: Josef Jelínek Chorus master: Adolf Melichar Choreography: Otto Šanda State Opera Orchestra State Opera Chorus Czech National Opera Ballet Premiere: June 2, 1994 To inaugurate … Continue reading →

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Dvořák’s The Jacobin performed by the Czech State Opera

Libretto: Marie Červinková-Riegrová Musical preparation: Tomáš Netopil Conductor: David Švec, Jan Chalupecký Stage director: Jiří Heřman Sets: Pavel Svoboda Costumes: Alexandra Grusková Choreography: Lucie Holánková Chorus master: Pavel Vaněk Dramaturgy: Beno Blachut Light-design: Daniel Tesař Chorus master of the Kühn’s … Continue reading →

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Rigoletto performed by the Prague State Opera

Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave Conductor: Richard Hein Stage director: Karel Jernek Sets: Zbyněk Kolář Costumes: Olga Filipi Chorus master: Adolf Melichar Choreography: Daniel Wiesner State Opera Orchestra State Opera Chorus Premiere: January 14, 1988   Together with La traviata and … Continue reading →

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The Magic Flute at the San Jose Opera

A quest for enlightenment and honor. A mystical story about the power of love. A young prince discovers a flute with magic and a girl who will make him whole. Mozart’s fantastical and comical tale draws you into a world … Continue reading →

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Cosi` fan tutte at the Gran Teatre de Liceu

The superlative quality of Così fan tutte enabled it to withstand numerous contemporary obstacles (1790): the financial restrictions at the Viennese court which compelled Mozart to make cutbacks; his own personal problems; the death of Emperor Josef II, which interrupted … Continue reading →

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Otello at the National Theatre in Prague

Libretto: Arrigo Boito Musical preparation: Heiko Mathias Förster Conductor: Martin Leginus Stage director: Dominik Neuner Stage director for the renewed production: Lubor Cukr Sets: Vladimír Nývlt Costumes: Josef Jelínek Chorus master: Adolf Melichar Dramaturgy: Jitka Slavíková State Opera Orchestra State … Continue reading →

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