Category Archives: OPera

LA BOHEME in Manitoba

PRESENTS:   Saturday, April 5, 8pmTuesday, April 8, 7pmFriday, April 11, 8pm Music by Giacomo PucciniLibretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi IllicaSung in Italian with projected English translations. They’re young, in love, and in Paris Embrace one of the most … Continue reading

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“DON QUIXOTE” at the San Diego Opera

PRESENTS   DON QUIXOTE by Jules Massenet In the magical world of Don Quixote’s Spain, the eccentric knight pursues his impossible dream of capturing the heart of Dulcinea, his idealized woman, who sends him on a quest to recover her … Continue reading

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New Orleans Opera presents “La bohème”

 presents: Puccini’s La bohème April 4, 2014 – 8:00 PM April 6, 2014 – 2:30 PM Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts  UNDERSTAND EVERY WORD Sung in Italian with English texts projected above the stage. Starving artists in love … Continue reading

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CALGARY OPERA Presents “Madame Butterfly”

CALGARY OPERA Presents: “Madame Butterfly” Giacomo Puccini New Production It’s the beginning of the 20th century, and the young geisha Cio-cio-san has just married an American Navy Officer, Lieutenant Pinkerton. They have scarcely celebrated their wedding night when Pinkerton must … Continue reading

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“Black el payaso / I pagliacci”, dual performance in Madrid

PRESENTS: Black el payaso / I pagliacci [Dual program] Approximate duration: Black el payaso Operetta in a prologue and three acts by Francisco Serrano Anguita Music by PABLO SOROZÁBAL Worldpremiered at Teatro Coliseum, Barcelona, on April 21, 1942 I pagliacci … Continue reading

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RIGOLETTO at the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Deutsche Oper Berlin Presents RIGOLETTO Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Melodramma in 3 acts; Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave; First performed on 11th March 1851 in Venice; Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 21. April 2013 In Italian with … Continue reading

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Roberto Alagna brings WERTHER in DVD.

WERTHER in DVD. [excerpts from the web site of Roberto Alagna] February 17, 2014 was the release date of this Werther at Deutsche Grammophon -Universal – Music Classic & Jazz France. This DVD offers an accurate and rigorous work’s reading … Continue reading

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Alban Berg’s Wozzeck in Tokyo

  Presents: Wozzeck 2013/2014 Season Alban Berg : Wozzeck Opera in 3 Acts Sung in German with Japanese Supertitles OPERA HOUSE PERFORMANCES 2014 April 5 April 8 April 11 April 13 Saturday Tuesday Friday Sunday 2:00       2:00 … Continue reading

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NABUCCO at the Grand Theatre de Geneve: Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs shines as Abigaille.

Grand Theatre de Geneve Nabucco “Pride goes before a fall”: the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar follows the path from megalomania to madness before finding reason again. His journey is closely intertwined with love, hate, renunciation and the intoxication of power that … Continue reading

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WELSH NATIONAL OPERA PRESENTS “La traviata”

WELSH NATIONAL OPERA PRESENTS Myrto Papatanasiu (Violetta)-Eddie Wade (Baron-Douphol)-Alfie Boe (Alfredo)— Photo Credit: Bill Cooper La traviata Giuseppe Verdi Giorgio Germont has made a terrible mistake. Germont has realised that Violetta, the fallen woman he drove away from his son, … Continue reading

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