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Der fliegende Holländer at the Royal Opera House in London

Der fliegende Holländer 5–24 February 2015 Main Stage Tim Albery’s acclaimed production is a darkly insightful account of Wagner’s early masterpiece, The Flying Dutchman. The Story The Flying Dutchman has been cursed for eternity. Once every seven years he is … Continue reading

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Monteverdi’s Orfeo in London

Orfeo The Roundhouse 13-24 January 2015 Michael Boyd directs a new production of Monteverdi’s masterpiece in a collaboration between The Royal Opera and the Roundhouse in Camden. The Story On her wedding day Euridice is bitten by a snake and … Continue reading

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Rusalka at the Royal Opera House Muscat (Oman)

The Royal Opera House Muscat Presents: Antonín Dvořák’s “Rusalka” May 8 & May 10, 2013 Rusalka is Czech composer Antonín Dvořák’s most beloved opera and one of the most achingly beautiful of all operatic works. Janáček Opera of the National … Continue reading

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La traviata in London

 La traviata La Traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on the novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, published in 1848. Wednesday … Continue reading

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Donizetti’s “La Fille du régiment” at the Royal Opera House

La Fille du régiment The Royal Opera 3–18 March 2014 Main Stage Donizetti’s entertaining opera marches onto the stage in Laurent Pelly’s production, full of irrepressible humour and catchy melodies. Background La Fille du régiment had its premiere at the … Continue reading

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Georges Bizet’s Carmen in Tampa

OPERA TAMPA PRESENTS  “THE FLORIDA OPERA FESTIVAL” Georges Bizet’s Carmen March 14 – 16, 2014 Carol Morsani Hall Carmen is a beloved classic among opera audiences and the perfect production for someone trying opera for the first time. Bizet’s immortal … Continue reading

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“La clemenza di Tito” in Munich

  PRESENTS: “La clemenza di Tito” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Caterino Mazzolà after Pietro Metastasio Opera seria in two acts In 1791, the commission at short notice to compose a coronation opera forced Mozart, the free spirit, to fall … Continue reading

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“Nabucco” in Florida

FLORIDA GRAND OPERA Presents:  Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi In the opera that put Giuseppe Verdi on the map, follow the plight of the Hebrews of Babylonia as they are assaulted, conquered, and ultimately exiled from their homeland. Within this backdrop of … Continue reading

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The Swedish Royal Opera Presents TURANDOT

The Swedish Royal Opera Presents: TURANDOT Awesome game of love He who wishes to marry Princess Turandot must first solve three riddles. Wrong answer punishable by beheading. Prince Calaf, who is in Peking, in enamoured by the beauty of the … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY: “FALSTAFF” AT THE MET.

Friday, december 6, 2013, 8:00 pm Approximate running time 2 hrs. 50 min. An undisputed master of Falstaff, Music Director James Levine conducts Verdi’s opera for the first time at the Met since 2005. Robert Carsen’s production—the first new Met … Continue reading

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