Category Archives: OPera

Capriccio at La Monnaie…

An opera by Richard Strauss 03.11.2016 – 16.11.2016 OPERA AND LOVE: SAME RULES APPLY ‘An opera is an absurd thing. Orders are given in song; politics is discussed in a duet. One danses around a grave, and dagger thrusts are dealt out … Continue reading

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San Francisco Opera presents AIDA

Aida Music by Giuseppe Verdi | Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni Verdi’s grand Egyptian epic returns in a bold new production inspired by contemporary artist RETNA. This intimate love story of an Egyptian military hero, Radames, and a captured Ethiopian princess, … Continue reading

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Madame Butterfly at the San Francisco Opera

Madame Butterfly Cultures clash when a trusting young woman marries an American naval officer stationed in Nagasaki. Puccini’s gut-wrenching music takes the audience on an emotionally charged journey through innocence, betrayal and sacrifice towards a heartbreaking finale. Music by Giacomo Puccini … Continue reading

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A great Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci at the Zurich Opernhaus with Roberto Alagna

Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci Short operas by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo Cast, dates Conductor Daniele Rustioni Production Grischa Asagaroff Sets and Costumes Luigi Perego Lights Hans-Rudolf Kunz Choir DirectorJürg Hämmerli   CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Santuzza Catherine Naglestad Turiddu Roberto Alagna … Continue reading

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Don Giovanni at the Met

Three charismatic singers, Simon Keenlyside, Ildar Abdrazakov, and Mariusz Kwiecien, share the role of the title hero, who goes to hell in a dazzling coup de théâtre. The ensemble of great Mozartean singers includes Angela Meade, Marina Rebeka, Isabel Leonard, Matthew … Continue reading

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GUILLAUME TELL at the Met in NYC

Rossini’s epic telling of the William Tell fable returns to the Met stage after an absence of more than 80 years, in a new production by Pierre Audi. Gerald Finley sings one of his signature roles as Tell, the revolutionary … Continue reading

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Lavish AIDA in Kiev

Opera in 4 acts Beginning: 10.09.2016 – 19:00 Completion: 22:10 Sung in Italian Libretto by A. Ghislanzoni and C. Du Locle based on A. Mariette’s scenario. Premiered on the stage of the Kyiv Opera on February 15, 1998.  CAST КРАМАРЄВА … Continue reading

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Hansel & Gretel at the Seattle Opera

By Engelbert Humperdinck UNEXPECTED ADVENTURE. Not seen at Seattle Opera for 23 years, Humperdinck’s impressive adaptation of the iconic Grimm story has been an international favorite since its premiere. With refreshing humor and Wagnerian orchestration, this atmospheric fable explores universal themes … Continue reading

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Macbeth in Los Angeles with Placido Domingo

Plácido Domingo and James Conlon unite again in a powerful adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic thriller. Returning home from battle, a victorious general encounters a coven of witches who predict his future—he will become king of Scotland. Blinded by ambition, and … Continue reading

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The Tsar’s Bride at the Estonian National Opera

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera in four acts Libretto by Ilya Tyumenev based on the drama of the same name by Lev Mey T, 13 October 2016 / 19:00             S, 15 October 2016 / 19:00 World premiere on November 2, 1899 at … Continue reading

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