Tag Archives: Vienna

Rossini’s Otello in Vienna

Rossini wrote Otello in 1816, between Il barbiere di Siviglia and La Cenerentola, as a commission for the royal theatre in Naples. Anyone expecting a faithful musical rendition of Shakespeare – as Lord Byron did – was in for a … Continue reading

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Don Giovanni at the VolksOper Wien in Vienna

Presents: Don Giovanni Volksoper Wien Tuesday 01 December 2015 at 7 PM Thursday 03 December 2015 at 7 PM Wednesday 09 December 2015 at 7 PM Saturday 12 December 2015 at 7 PM Tuesday 15 December at 7PM Duration: 3 … Continue reading

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Il barbiere di Siviglia in Vienna (watch it on livestreaming on October 3rd)

Il barbiere di Siviglia Gioachino Rossini 03. Oct. 2015 | 19.30 Guillermo García Calvo |Conductor Günther Rennert | Staging concept Richard Bletschacher | Director Alfred Siercke | Production design CAST Javier Camarena | Graf Almaviva Wolfgang Bankl | Bartolo Angela … 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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“La traviata” in Vienna

Theater an der Wien (The New Opera House) Presents: La traviata Melodramma in three acts (1853) Music by Giuseppe Verdi In Italian with German supertitles                 cast   role Conductor Sian Edwards Director … 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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“Platée” in Vienna

Theater an der Wiene The New opera House Presents: Ballet-bouffon in one prologue and three acts (1745) Music by Jean-Philippe Rameau Libretto by Jacques Autreau                       cast actor role Conductor … Continue reading

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Richard Strauss’ ARIADNE AUF NAXOS in Victoria, Canada

PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA Presents: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Music by Richard Strauss Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal February 13, 15, 21, 2014, at 8 pm Matinée February 23 at 2:30 pm In German with English Surtitles The richest man in Vienna … 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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“Ariadne auf Naxos” in Virginia

Ariadne auf Naxos It’s party time! Vienna’s most lavish aristocrat is throwing the biggest bash of the season. Two groups of performers—a burlesque troupe and an opera company—are set to provide the entertainment, but when dinner runs late, the host … Continue reading

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