Category Archives: OPera

Wagner and the Jews, Symposium in London

Sunday 6 October 2013 Wagner and the Jews Event type: Symposium Venue: London Jewish Cultural Centre Time: 2pm No aspect of Wagner generates more heat than his anti-Semitism. This discussion will attempt to throw light  too, debating Wagner’s anti-Semitism in … Continue reading

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“Wagner’s Jews” Screening in Chicago

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Hilan Warshaw Filmmaker, Author, Lecturer Lecture and Screening of his documentary film   Wagner’s Jews Documentary, 55 minutes, 2013 Produced, directed, and written by Hilan Warshaw Includes a Q+A with the filmmaker Richard Wagner was notoriously … Continue reading

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The hateful side of Wagner’s musical genius

From: http://www.dw.de Famous German composer Richard Wagner was a vehement anti-Semite. But he also admired Jews like poet Heinrich Heine and had both Jewish patrons and fans. How does it all fit together, and where did his hatred come from? … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Viva l’Opera ’13/’14- Live in French Cinemas

Verdi’s Nabucco from La Scala in Milan, part of the 200th anniversary celebrations across Europe this year, will open the UGC cinema chain’s Viva l’Opéra 2013-2014 broadcast season around France.  In an echo of the hugely successful live broadcasts from the New York Met matinees … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: The Workshop Project “Verdi Web”

Verdi Web A second workshop project of the Ravenna Festival aimed at young people between the ages of 16 and 28 will be held in 2013 Verdi Web is a workshop project of the Ravenna festival aimed at young people … Continue reading

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“Tribute to Maria Callas”, an evening musical stroll in central Athens, in five acts

PREMIERE 15 SEPTEMBER 15, 2013   “Tribute to Maria Callas” An evening musical stroll in central Athens, in five acts on Sunday September 15, 2013 Acropolis Museum, Herod Atticus Theatre steps, Aghion Asomaton Square, Kotzia Square, National Archaeological Museum With the … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: “Verdi between Romanticism and Risorgimento.”

“Verdi between Romanticism and Risorgimento.” A Lecture by Alberto Rizzuti  Italian Cultural Institute, Chicago, United States Monday, September 16, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT) “Verdi between Romanticism and Risorgimento” A lecture by Prof. Alberto Rizzuti  Introduction by … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Happy Birthday to Verdi in China.

“Happy Birthday to Verdi” Andrea Griminelli plays Verdi in Beijing Andrea Griminelli, flute Shengqi He, flute Dawei Qu, piano Program: I° part: Luigi Hugues (1836-1913): Fantasia su “Un Ballo in Maschera” di Giuseppe Verdi per due flauti e pianoforte Giulio … Continue reading

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THE MAGIC FLUTE IN FLORENCE….

FLORENCEOPERA and THE MAGIC FLUTE. The Magic Flute will be presented to the public by the youth gropu of the Florenceopera Project on October 4th and 5th at 9PM. Place: Tempio Valdese Via La Marmora, corner Via Micheli, in Florence. … Continue reading

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Conductor Riccardo Frizza leads the rehearsal for Norma at the Metropolitan Opera.

NORMA Approximate running time 3 hrs. 5 min. Only the greatest of sopranos are up to the challenge of Bellini’s crowd-pleaser of bel canto fireworks, which is why Sondra Radvanovsky, followed by Angela Meade, is cast in the title role. … Continue reading

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