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Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
1 Jul 2024, Mon
•
7 PM
Set in Rome, 1800, Puccini's sweeping operatic thriller combines romance, Revolution, and a devastating twist.
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Angel Blue,
Ludovic Tézier,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
1 Jul 2024, Mon
•
7:30 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...
Cast:
Aleksandra Kurzak,
Charles Castronovo,
.... + 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
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
3 Jul 2024, Wed
•
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...
Cast:
Alexandru Agache,
Andrei Danilov,
.... + 5
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
3 Jul 2024, Wed
•
7:30 PM
Set in Rome, 1800, Puccini's sweeping operatic thriller combines romance, Revolution, and a devastating twist.
Cast:
Angel Blue,
Ludovic Tézier,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
3 Jul 2024, Wed
•
7:30 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...
Cast:
Ailyn Pérez,
Choir of the Teatro Real Madrid,
.... + 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
Opera
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
4 Jul 2024, Thu
•
7:30 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...
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
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
5 Jul 2024, Fri
•
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
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
5 Jul 2024, Fri
•
7:30 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...
Cast:
Choir of the Teatro Real Madrid,
Gemma Coma-Alabert,
.... + 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
Opera
Arena di Verona, Arena
5 Jul 2024, Fri
•
9:15 PM
The Carmen by Georges Bizet in the legendary production which was in fact the 1995 Arena debut at the amphitheatre of Franco Zeffirelli, and will be proposed in the best synthesis of th...
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
ACT I
A tobacco factory and the barracks of the dragoons open out onto the main square of Seville. People are coming and going. A young girl makes her way through the crowd. She has an air of bewilderment and approaches the guards shyly, saying she is looking for Brigadier Don José. They tell her he will soon be here and invite her to wait with them. Intimidated, she declines and wan ... Read More
Opera
New National Theatre Tokyo, Opera Palace
6 Jul 2024, Sat
•
2 PM
Italian director Antonello MADAU-DIAZ's highly popular production of Puccini's Tosca returns to the NNTT. His visually spectacular staging, especially in the "Te Deum" scene in Act I...
Cast:
Joyce El-Khoury,
Maurizio Benini,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
The setting is Rome, June 1800 - a period of power struggle between Republicans and Royalists. Republican Angelotti escapes prison and seeks help from his friend, the painter Cavaradossi who is painting in the church. Soon after, his lover and celebrated singer Tosca arrives. She is jealous of the woman represented in his painting, but they promise to meet later and she leaves. While Cavaradossi t ... Read More
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
6 Jul 2024, Sat
•
7:30 PM
Set in Rome, 1800, Puccini's sweeping operatic thriller combines romance, Revolution, and a devastating twist.
Cast:
Angel Blue,
Ludovic Tézier,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Arena di Verona, Arena
6 Jul 2024, Sat
•
9:15 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
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
7 Jul 2024, Sun
•
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...
Cast:
Barna Bartos,
Hungarian National Ballet,
.... + 5
Opera
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
7 Jul 2024, Sun
•
7:30 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...
Cast:
Aleksandra Kurzak,
Charles Castronovo,
.... + 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
Opera
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
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
8 Jul 2024, Mon
•
7:30 PM
Set in Rome, 1800, Puccini's sweeping operatic thriller combines romance, Revolution, and a devastating twist.
Cast:
Angel Blue,
Ludovic Tézier,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
8 Jul 2024, Mon
•
7:30 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...
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
Opera
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
9 Jul 2024, Tue
•
7:30 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...
Cast:
Ailyn Pérez,
Choir of the Teatro Real Madrid,
.... + 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
Opera
New National Theatre Tokyo, Opera Palace
10 Jul 2024, Wed
•
2 PM
Italian director Antonello MADAU-DIAZ's highly popular production of Puccini's Tosca returns to the NNTT. His visually spectacular staging, especially in the "Te Deum" scene in Act I...
Cast:
Joyce El-Khoury,
Maurizio Benini,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
The setting is Rome, June 1800 - a period of power struggle between Republicans and Royalists. Republican Angelotti escapes prison and seeks help from his friend, the painter Cavaradossi who is painting in the church. Soon after, his lover and celebrated singer Tosca arrives. She is jealous of the woman represented in his painting, but they promise to meet later and she leaves. While Cavaradossi t ... Read More
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
10 Jul 2024, Wed
•
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...
Cast:
Barna Bartos,
Hungarian National Ballet,
.... + 5
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