Travelling and enjoying opera performances
WOLFGANG A. MOZART • LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Aug 15th, 2015 Opera buffa in four acts K. 492 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Text by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749–1838) after Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais’s play La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro (1778) CREATIVE TEAM Dan Ettinger, Conductor Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Director Alex Eales, […]
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Drame lyrique in four acts by Jules Massenet (1842–1912) Libretto by Édouard Blau (1836–1906), Paul Milliet (1855–1924) and Georges Hartmann (1843–1900) after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s novel Die Leiden des jungen Werther (1774) Concert performance CREATIVE TEAM Alejo Pérez, Conductor Wolfgang Götz, Chorus Master CAST Piotr Beczala, Werther Angela Gheorghiu, Charlotte Daniel Schmutzhard, Albert Elena Tsallagova, Sophie Giorgio Surian, Le Bailli […]
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CREATIVE TEAM Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor Claus Guth, Director Christian Schmidt, Sets and Costumes Ronny Dietrich, Dramaturgy Olaf Freese, Lighting Torsten Ottersberg, Sound Design Andi A. Müller, Video Design Ernst Raffelsberger, Chorus Master CAST Jonas Kaufmann, Florestan Adrianne Pieczonka, Leonore Sebastian Holecek, Don Fernando Tomasz Konieczny, Don Pizarro Hans-Peter König, Rocco Olga Bezsmertna, Marzelline Norbert Ernst, […]
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Winter operatic treat in Berlin was crowned by Macbeth at Staatsoper Berlin with starry cast: Daniel Barenboim, Conductor and Staatskapelle Berlin Peter Mussbach, Director Andrea Schmidt-Futterer, Costume Designer Erich Wonder, Set Designer Liudmyla Monastyrska, Lady Macbeth Rolando Villazon, Macduff Florian Hoffmann, Malcolm Plácido Domingo, Macbeth René Pape, Banquo Short coffee break before the performance, […]
Read More…Šī gada Minhenes operas festivāls lutina opermīļus ar lieliskām izrādēm un izpildītājiem, Tāpat kā pagājušajā gadā esmu izvēlējusies festivāla noslēgumu, tam šogad izvēlēta Džakomo Pučīni “Manona Lesko” ar superzvaigznes Jonasa Kaufmana un Kristīnes Opolais līdzdalību. Redzēju šo izrādi jau decembrī, bet tā atstāja tik dziļu iespaidu, ka labprāt to redzētu vēl un vēlreiz, izbaudot nianses […]
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Long awaited trip to Orange to see theatre itself and especially the performance of “Carmen” by Bizet, notably starring Jonas Kaufmann as Don Jose. The opera has 4 acts, and as usual, it has been performed in two parts. The libretto is based on the story of Prosper Mérimée. The production team and the cast for July […]
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It has been some 5 years since I have rediscovered opera for myself and some 3 years of opera travelling with increasing intensity. I have always treated my hobby as it is: learning new things: exploring new venues, artists, composers, productions and operas; spending some time away from daily business routine and enjoying opera retreat with […]
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