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I Puritani at the Opernhaus Zürich

I puritani Music by Vincenzo Bellini Opera seria in three parts Libretto by Carlo Pepoli after the drama «Têtes rondes et cavaliers» by Jacques Arsène Polycarpe Ancelot and Saintine Civil war is raging in 17th-century England. The protestant, republican puritans and … Continue reading

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Norma at the Florida Grand Opera

by VINCENZO BELLINI “If I were shipwrecked, I would leave all of my other operas and try to save Norma.” —Vincenzo Bellini A clandestine love affair brings two extreme enemies together during a time of war. But when Norma discovers … Continue reading

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I Puritani in Melbourne

I Puritani Music by Vincenzo Bellini The art of bel canto is given new life by Victorian Opera in this rare concert performance. Thursday 2 July 2015, 7:30pm In Italian with English surtitles Hamer Hall Bellini’s masterpiece, set against the … Continue reading

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BELLINI “I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI” at La Fenice Theater in Venice

BELLINI “I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI” Venice: La Fenice Opera House Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber Director: Arnaud Bernard Sets: Alessandro Camera Costumes: Maria Carla Ricotti   CAST Cappelio Rubén Amoretti Giulietta Jessica Pratt (14, 16, 18, 20) Mihaela Marcu (15, … Continue reading

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Bellini’s LA SONNAMBULA in Frankfurt

LA SONNAMBULA Vincenzo Bellini 1801 – 1835   Melodrama in two acts Libretto by Felice Romani after the libretto by Eugène Scribe for the ballet La Somnambule ou L’Arrivée d’un nouveau Seigneur (1827) by Jean-Pierre Aumer First performed March 6th … Continue reading

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Vincenzo Bellini’s “La Straniera” in Vienna

La straniera Melodramma in two acts (1829) Music by Vincenzo Bellini Libretto by Felice Romani based on the novel “L´étrangère” by Charles-Victor Prévost Vicomte D´Arlincourt In Italian with German surtitles An enthusiastic Vincenzo Bellini wrote of Victor d’Arlincourt’s successful novel … Continue reading

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The End of Italian Opera: Will They Wait for the Fat Lady to Sing? (Newsweek)

The End of Italian Opera: Will They Wait for the Fat Lady to Sing? By Elisabeth Braw / December 26 2013 11:22 AM, Newsweek.com The opera houses that launched Verdi, Puccini and Rossini are going bust. Is there a future for an … Continue reading

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La sonnambula in Barcelona

  Presents: La sonnambula Vincenzo Bellini 27, 28 and 30 January and 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 14 and 17 February 2014   Bel canto in the spirit of ballet blanc If there is one title that occupies … Continue reading

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Bellini’s “La Straniera” in Marseille

from October 31st – November 8th, 2013 La Straniera Vincenzo Bellini October 31st, 2013 -November 8th, 2013 Broadcast by France Musique Radio in “Soirée lyrique” : Saturday November 9th 2013 > 19:08 PM Finally in Marseille, almost two centuries after … Continue reading

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“I Capuleti e i Montecchi” at the Arena di Verona

I Capuleti e i Montecchi November 3, 2013 – at 15:30 –  Teatro Filarmonico   –  Series A November, 5, 7, 9, 10, 2013   Tragedia lirica in 2 acts by Vincenzo Bellini Libretto by Felice Romani   Conductor Fabrizio Maria Carminati Director Arnaud Bernard Set Alessandro Camera Costumes Carla Ricotti Interpreters Capellio Paolo Battaglia Giulietta … Continue reading

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