Category Archives: OPera

“Nabucco” performed by the Israeli Opera

Posted on March 17, 2015 by editoreusa

Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi Verdi’s “Jewish” opera showcases who destroys the temple in Jerusalem and exiles the Israelites to Babylon where they sing the immortal slave chorus. Verdi’s true first operatic success returns to the Israeli Opera in a new production … Continue reading →

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“Tamerlano” and “Alcina”performed by the Belgian Opera company La Monnaie/De Munt available for view online until 10 March 2015

Posted on March 3, 2015 by editoreusa

Tamerlano Opera in tre atti HWV. 18 (1724) George Frideric Handel Libretto di Nicola Francesco Haym Premiere King’s Theatre Haymarket, London, 31/10/1724 Full opera available for view online until 10 March 2015: http://www.lamonnaie.be/en/mymm/media/2236/Tamerlano%20-%20George%20Frideric%20Handel/ Tamerlano, inspired by the historical confrontation of … Continue reading →

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Le Nozze di Figaro in Vienna.

Posted on March 2, 2015 by editoreusa

        LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Premiere April 11, 2015, 7 PM     SYNOPSIS                              

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L’ELISIR D’AMORE at the Teatro Regio in Parma

Posted on March 1, 2015 by editoreusa

Playful melodrama in two acts, libretto by FELICE ROMANI Music by GAETANO DONIZETTI Sunday 22nd, March 2015, at 20.00 turn A Thursday 26th March 2015, at 20.00 turn B Sunday 29th March 2015, at 15.30 turn D Tuesday 31st March … Continue reading →

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Boris Godunov in Moscow at the Bolshoi

Posted on March 1, 2015 by editoreusa

Premiered on October 16, 1948. Sung in Russian. Presented with three intervals. Running time: 4 hours. Libretto by Modest Mussorgsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s play of the same name Version and orchestration by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Orchestration of “At St. Basil … Continue reading →

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“L’Elisir d’Amore” in Israel

Posted on March 1, 2015 by editoreusa

L’elisir d’amore Gaetano Donizetti A magical Mediterranean love story in which Adina enjoys teasing Nemorino until she finally does say “I do”. Omri Nitzan’s beloved, colorful and very genuine production returns to the stage after a long absence. From the … Continue reading →

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Wagner’s “Lohengrin” in Croatia

Posted on February 23, 2015 by editoreusa

Richard Wagner Lohengrin Conductor Nikša Bareza Director Kurt Josef Schildknecht March 2015 Wagner’s Lohengrin, partly a fairy-tale, partly a historical myth and partly a tragic love story, raises a serious issue: can absolute trust and unconditional love exist in a … Continue reading →

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Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” in Finland

Posted on February 20, 2015 by editoreusa

The Finnish National Opera Presents: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Richard Wagner Young Walther finds himself compelled to win a singing competition, because the prize is the hand of Eva in marriage. Entrants need to be well versed in the ancient … Continue reading →

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Faust at the Opera National de Paris

Posted on February 16, 2015 by editoreusa

Faust GOUNOD Opéra Bastille – First performance on 2 March 2015 – 7:30PM OPERA IN FIVE ACTS (1859) MUSIC BY CHARLES GOUNOD (1818-1893) LIBRETTO BY JULES BARBIER AND MICHEL CARRÉ Performed in French New version The emblematic French opera, one … Continue reading →

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La Traviata in Bulgaria

Posted on February 16, 2015 by editoreusa

27/02/2015 (19:00) Composer: Giuseppe Verdi La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias, a play adapted from the novel by … Continue reading →

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