Category Archives: OPera

Parsifal at the Oper Frankfurt

PARSIFAL Richard Wagner 1813 – 1883 Opera in three acts Libretto by the Composer First performed July 26th 1882, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth Sung in German with German surtitles Performances Sunday 15.03.2015 21.03.2015 |29.03.2015 |03.04.2015 |06.04.2015 ——————————————————————————– About the Piece ——————————————————————————– Wagner’s … Continue reading

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Paisiello’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” in Brussels

Il Barbiere di Siviglia (in concert) As in the work of the same name by Rossini, Paisiello’s opera, written for the court of Catherine II in St. Petersburg, was based on Beaumarchais’ Le Barbier de Séville. The reason for this … Continue reading

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Tosca in Estonia

Tosca Opera by Giacomo Puccini in three acts with two intervals Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after Victorien Sardou’s play of the same name Premiere on 13 May 2005 Sung in Italian with subtitles in Estonian and English … Continue reading

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Handel’s Alcina in Copenhagen

Performance period: 21. Feb. – 14. Mar. 2015 at then Royal Danish Theatre of Copenhagen Dwelling on a desert island, the sorceress Alcina is so alluringly beautiful that all men must fall in love with her – and suffer the … Continue reading

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Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb

Gioachino Rossini The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) Rossini’s most popular opera is considered the best comic opera ever. The libretto was written by Cesare Sterbini, following Le Barbier de Seville, the first part of the Figaro trilogy … Continue reading

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The opera Eugene Onegin at the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb

On Tuesday, January 13 and 14, 2015  the CNT Opera performed P.I. Tchaikovsky’s famous opera Eugene Onegin with Niksa Bareza as conductor and in the stage direction of Michał Znaniecki who is also the costume designer. Luigi Scoglio is the set … Continue reading

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Rinaldo in Estonia

Rinaldo Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel in two acts Libretto by Giacomo Rossi based on Aaron Hill and Torquato Tasso World premiere on February 24, 1711 at Queen’s Theatre Premiere at the Estonian National Opera on September 18, 2014 In … Continue reading

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Der fliegende Holländer at the Royal Opera House in London

Der fliegende Holländer 5–24 February 2015 Main Stage Tim Albery’s acclaimed production is a darkly insightful account of Wagner’s early masterpiece, The Flying Dutchman. The Story The Flying Dutchman has been cursed for eternity. Once every seven years he is … Continue reading

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Giovanni Paisiello’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Vienna

Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Giovanni Paisiello at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna Monday February 16, 2015 Wednesday February 18, 2015 Friday February 20, 2015 Monday February 23, 2015 Wednesday February 25, 2015 Friday February 27, 2015 SYNOPSIS … Continue reading

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Turandot at the Czech National Theatre in Prague

Libretto: Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni Conductor: Enrico Dovico Stage director: Václav Věžník Sets: Ladislav Vychodil Costumes: Josef Jelínek Chorus master: Adolf Melichar Choreography: Otto Šanda State Opera Orchestra State Opera Chorus Premiere: September 15, 1995 The Persian fairy-tale Turandot from … Continue reading

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