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L’Elisir d’Amore at the Metropolitan Opera

March 10 – April 7 Everyone in the village loves the spry Adina and the slow-but-likeable Nemorino—but when will they admit their love for each other? Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and tenor Vittorio Grigolo bring their magnetism to the two lead … Continue reading

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Cosi` fan tutte at the Gran Teatre de Liceu

The superlative quality of Così fan tutte enabled it to withstand numerous contemporary obstacles (1790): the financial restrictions at the Viennese court which compelled Mozart to make cutbacks; his own personal problems; the death of Emperor Josef II, which interrupted … Continue reading

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Giovanni Paisiello’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Vienna

Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Giovanni Paisiello at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna Monday February 16, 2015 Wednesday February 18, 2015 Friday February 20, 2015 Monday February 23, 2015 Wednesday February 25, 2015 Friday February 27, 2015 SYNOPSIS … Continue reading

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