Category Archives: OPera

Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” in Iowa

  PRESENTS: Menotti / Amahl and the Night Visitors Presenting Premier Sponsor is American Equity Opera in One Act Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti First performance: NBC Television Opera Theatre in New York City, Broadcast on December 24, 1951 Performed … Continue reading

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TOSCA at the Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen

Experience one of the world’s most cherished tragic operas, by Puccini. The story of Tosca, who sets out to save her beloved, is rife with jealousy, murder, lust and deception. Add to this Puccini’s marvellous music and beautiful arias and … Continue reading

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Don Giovanni at LaMonnaie/De Munt in Bruxelles

‘As the hero of the opera, Don Giovanni is the denominator of the piece, he gives it its name as the hero usually does, but he does more than this : he is the common denominator. Compared to his existence, … Continue reading

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“Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” in Norway

An Opera by Dmitri Shostakovich 8 productions From September 4. to October 3. Performed in Russian Texted in Norwegian and English 3 hours and 15 minutes At the Den Norske opera & Ballet Thater in Oslo A starkly cold fishing … Continue reading

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Andrzej Czajkowski’s THE MERCHANT OF VENICE in Poland

Sun 6:00pm October 26, 2014 Moniuszko Auditorium The Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw, Plac Teatralny 1, Warszawa, POLAND THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Opera in three acts Libretto: John O’Brien after William Shakespeare’s play World premiere: Bregenzer Festspiele, Austria, … Continue reading

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Daphne in Bruxelles

At the La Monnaie / De Munt Theater In this Daphne – the ‘bucolic tragedy’ about the beautiful Daphne, who is loved both by the simple shepherd Leukippos and the god Apollo – director Guy Joosten sets the world of … Continue reading

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Google Glasses For Turandot In Cagliari

Google Glasses were showcased at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari to create a new, thrilling and interactive live opera experience. The audience was finally able to see the show through the troupe’s eyes. The Teatro Lirico di Cagliari was the first … Continue reading

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“Il Viaggio a Reims” in Cape Town

  Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Reims Presented by Cape Town Opera in collaboration with the University of Cape Town College of Music FLIRTATION OBSESSION PANIC Baxter Theatre 26-30 August 2014 (5 performances) Presented by Cape Town Opera Cape Town Opera … Continue reading

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Premiere performance of “Dr. Sun Yat-sen” in Santa Fe

THE SANTA FE OPERA PRESENTS: Dr. Sun Yat-sen Huang Ruo One of the most enthralling historical operas, Dr. Sun Yat-sen by the distinguished Chinese-born American composer Huang Ruo makes its American premiere. Charles MacKay calls Ruo “one of the most … Continue reading

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“Madame Butterfly” in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI OPERA PRESENTS: Madame Butterfly July 24 & 26 • 7:30 p.m. Music Hall Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa THE OPERA The 94th Summer Festival closes with Giacomo Puccini’s heartbreaking tragedy Madame Butterfly in … Continue reading

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