Category Archives: OPera

Tõnu Kõrvits’ Butterfly in Estonia

Butterfly Opera by Tõnu Kõrvits in two acts Libretto by Maria Lee Liivak and Lauri Kaldoja, based on Andrus Kivirähk’s eponymous novel World premiere on September 13, 2013 at the Estonian National Opera Approx. running time 2 h 5 min … Continue reading

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OWEN WINGRAVE at the Oper Frankfurt

OWEN WINGRAVE Benjamin Britten 1913 – 1976 Opera in two acts Libretto by Myfanwy Piper, after the story by the same name (1893) by Henry James First broadcast May 16th 1971 BBC Television, London First performance May 10th 1973 Royal … Continue reading

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Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice in Warsaw

ORFEO ED EURIDICE Christoph Willibald Gluck Sun  6:00pm  January 25, 2015 Moniuszko Auditorium Opera in three acts (Vienna version) Libretto: Ranieri de’ Calzabigi World premiere: Vienna, 5/10/1762 Polish premiere: Warsaw, 1776 Bratislava premiere: 5/12/2008 Premiere of this production: 23/05/2009 Co-production … Continue reading

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Rusalka at the Oper Frankfurt

RUSALKA Antonin Dvorak 1841 – 1904 Lyric Fairy Tale in three acts Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil based on: Udine, by Friedrich de la Motte Fougué, The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen and Die Versunkene Glocke/The Sunken Bell by Gerhart … Continue reading

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Monteverdi’s Orfeo in London

Orfeo The Roundhouse 13-24 January 2015 Michael Boyd directs a new production of Monteverdi’s masterpiece in a collaboration between The Royal Opera and the Roundhouse in Camden. The Story On her wedding day Euridice is bitten by a snake and … Continue reading

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Rigoletto at the Czech National Theatre

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 Il … Continue reading

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Onegin in Poland

ONEGIN Pyotr Tchaikovsky Wed 7:00pm January 15, 2015 Moniuszko Auditorium Lyrical scenes in three acts and seven scenes Libretto by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Shilovsky after Alexander Pushkin World premiere: Maly Theatre, Moscow, 29 March 1879 Polish premiere: Teatr Wielki, … Continue reading

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BELLINI “I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI” at La Fenice Theater in Venice

BELLINI “I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI” Venice: La Fenice Opera House Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber Director: Arnaud Bernard Sets: Alessandro Camera Costumes: Maria Carla Ricotti   CAST Cappelio Rubén Amoretti Giulietta Jessica Pratt (14, 16, 18, 20) Mihaela Marcu (15, … Continue reading

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Richard Strauss’ ARIADNE AUF NAXOS at the Oper Frankfurt

ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Richard Strauss 1864 – 1949 Opera in one act, with a scenic prelude Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal World premiere of 2nd edition: October 4th 1916, Royal Court Opera, Vienna Sung in German with German surtitles Duration: … Continue reading

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Carmen in Estonia

Carmen Georges Bizet’s opera to Henri Meilhac’s and Ludovic Halévy’s libretto, based on the eponymous novelette by Prosper Mérimée World premiere: March 3rd, 1875 at Parise Opéra Comique Premiere on May 26th, 2011 in the Estonian National Opera S, 10 … Continue reading

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