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Il Trovatore in Luxembourg

IL TROVATORE Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Opera in four acts.   Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano and Leone Emanuele Bardare based on the drama in Spanish “El Trovador” (1836) by Antonio García Gutiérrez. Premiered at the Teatro Apollo in Rome on 19 January 1853. In Italian with … Continue reading

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“DER ROSENKAVALIER” in Luxembourg

DER ROSENKAVALIER Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Tuesday 25 February 2014 at 20h00 Thursday 27  February2014 at 20h00 Der Rosenkavalier is undoubtedly the masterpiece of German composer Richard Strauss. Set in 18th-century Vienna, the story centres on the ageing Feldmarschallin and her younger lover … Continue reading

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“NEIGE” by Catherine Kontz in Luxembourg

NEIGE Catherine Kontz (*1976) From the novel “Neige” by  Maxence Fermine Libretto by Catherine Kontz Création mondiale In French and Japanese, with subtitles in French and English After Der Turm in 2011, the Théâtres de la Ville once again support … Continue reading

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Pier Francesco Cavalli’s “EGISTO” in Luxembourg

  EGISTO Pier Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676) Favola Drammatica musicale with a prologue and three acts   Libretto by Giovanni Faustini Premiere in 1643 at the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice In Italian, with subtitles in French and German Pier Francesco Cavalli’s opera of love, intrigue and misadventure is … Continue reading

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