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THE HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA PRESENTS “NABUCCO”

THE HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA PRESENTS: Nabucco Verdi, Giuseppe   Opera in four Acts Erkel Theatre | 19:00-22:00 Composer Giuseppe Verdi   Librettist   Hungarian subtitles András Kürthy   Director András Mikó   Staged by Sándor Palcsó   Set Designer Lóránt … Continue reading

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Euphoria and Unease. Jewish Vienna and Richard Wagner

Euphoria and Unease. Jewish Vienna and Richard Wagner 25 September 2013 – February 2014 (the exact end date will be announced later) The year 2013 marks the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Richard Wagner, one of the most … 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: Nabucco in Philadelphia.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Opera Philadelphia Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi Performed in Italian with English supertitles Company Premiere and New Co-Production Starting Friday, September 27th. An ancient story. A revolutionary telling. On its surface, Nabucco is about the epic struggle … Continue reading

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