Category Archives: OPera

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – Aida

Posted on April 3, 2015 by editoreusa

What grander setting could there be for such an opera than Sydney Harbour itself: awash with the light of the city and the Sydney Opera House silhouetted against the setting sun? Description In Aida, Verdi masterfully puts the intimate affairs … Continue reading →

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Rusalka at the National Theatre in Prague

Posted on April 2, 2015 by editoreusa

Libretto: Jaroslav Kvapil Conductor: Jiří Štrunc Stage director: Zdeněk Troška Sets: Milan Ferenčík Costumes: Josef Jelínek Chorus master: Adolf Melichar Choreography: Dana Morávková Dramaturgy: Jitka Slavíková State Opera Orchestra State Opera Chorus Premiere: May 5, 2005 Antonín Dvořák based his … Continue reading →

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Lohengrin in Oslo

Posted on April 2, 2015 by editoreusa

          4 hours and 20 minutes/ 2 intermissions Performed in German/ Texted in Norwegian and English 8 productions / From March 8. to April 11. Premier March 8. 2015 / Main House / Opera Lohengrin is … Continue reading →

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La Traviata at the Bolshoi in Moscow

Posted on April 1, 2015 by editoreusa

April 7, 8, 9, 10, 2015 June 10, 2015 Premiered on October 7, 2012. Sung in Italian with Russian surtitles. Running time: 2 hours 40 minutes. Presented with one interval. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on the novel La … Continue reading →

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Parsifal in Croatia

Posted on March 28, 2015 by editoreusa

Richard Wagner Parsifal April 4, 5, 10, 2015 Premiere: March 26, 2011. Conductor: Nikša Bareza Director: Kurt Josef Schildknecht Parsifal is an amazing and enigmatic work. Did Wagner, at the end of his life, decide to glorify the asceticism he … Continue reading →

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Rigoletto at the Bolshoi

Posted on March 27, 2015 by editoreusa

Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Opéra national du Rhin (Strasburg), Théâtre Royale de la Monnaie (Belgium), Grand Théâtre de Genève and Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Coproduction Premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre on 14 December 2014 Wednesday April 1, 2015 Thursday April2, 2015 Friday … Continue reading →

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Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann in Munich

Posted on March 26, 2015 by editoreusa

Opéra fantastique in five acts Composer Jacques Offenbach · Libretto by Jules Barbier after the play by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré In French with German surtitles Saturday, 28. March 2015 07:00 pm – 10:25 pm Nationaltheater Tuesday, 31. March 2015 07:00 … Continue reading →

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Carmen at the Teatro alla Scala

Posted on March 24, 2015 by editoreusa

Carmen Georges Bizet Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala Treble Voices Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala Teatro alla Scala Production From 22 March to 16 June 2015 Running Time: 3 hours 25 minutes intermissions included Sung in … Continue reading →

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L’ELISIR D’AMORE in Parma

Posted on March 24, 2015 by editoreusa

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 2015, at 20.00 turn C Playful melodrama in two acts, libretto by FELICE … Continue reading →

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Wagner’s Siegfrid in Munich

Posted on March 22, 2015 by editoreusa

Second Day of “Der Ring des Nibelungen” Composer Richard Wagner · Libretto by Richard Wagner In German with German surtitles Thursday, 26. March 2015 04:00 pm – 09:20 pm Nationaltheater Duration est. 5 hours 20 minutes · Intervals between 1. … Continue reading →

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