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Arena di Verona, Arena
27 Jun 2024, Thu
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9:30 PM
One of Rossini's great operas
Composer:
Gioachino Rossini
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Premiere of this production:
20 February 1816,
Teatro Argentina, Rome
Place: Seville, Spain
Time: 18th century
Act 1
The square in front of Bartolo's house
In a public square outside Bartolo's house a band of musicians and a poor student named Lindoro are serenading, to no avail, the window of Rosina ("Ecco, ridente in cielo"; "There, laughing in the sky"). Lindoro, who is really the young Count Almaviva in disguise, hopes to make the b ... Read More
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Volksoper Vienna, Volksoper
28 Jun 2024, Fri
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7 PM
"The Magic Flute" is a piece of collective cultural heritage and the most frequently performed opera in existence. Mozart’s universal opus is a fixture in the Vienna Volksoper’s ...
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
Act 1
Deceptive calm following a storm at sea in Sandviken Bay. The Norwegian Captain Daland is angry: shortly before he and his team were able to reach his home harbour, his ship was once again driven off course. Now they will have to wait for a favourable wind, and so the entire crew settles down to rest. Only the steersman takes the watch and – to help fight his fatigue – sings&nbs ... Read More
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Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
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Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
29 Jun 2024, Sat
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7 PM
The lecherous noblemen of the Mantuan court must be entertained, and a deformed jester spares no one his jeers to ensure that they are. And yet he prays that the scathing mockery he heaps on the suffe...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Alexandru Agache,
Andrei Danilov,
.... + 5
Opera
Palau de la Música Catalana, Concert Hall
29 Jun 2024, Sat
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7 PM
Two-hour staged version with a 15-minute intermission. Symphony orchestra, solo singers, choir, ballet, costumes, unique lighting suited to the special characteristics of the Palau de la Música...
Cast:
Adolf Gassol,
Ballet NovAria,
.... + 2
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
Opera
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
30 Jun 2024, Sun
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6 PM
The moving story of love, loss, betrayal and sacrifice from one of the public's favorite operas continues to captivate audiences, although with modern eyes it can be seen as a very stark story abo...
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Choir of the Teatro Real Madrid,
Lucas Meachem,
.... + 5
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
1. A short orchestral prelude with a busy, fugal opening theme, followed by a second theme of more overtly Japanese character, leads straight into the opening scene.
2. E soffitto e pareti ("And ceiling and walls"). Pinkerton and Goro are inspecting a small house which sits on a hill and overlooks the bay. Goro has found the house for Pinkerton and his bride, and is showing him t ... Read More
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