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This is Philippe ARLAUD's production of a whimsical love story. It is Jacques Offenbach's only opera, best known for its 'Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour' (known as 'Barcarolle'), other highlights including the 'Chanson de Kleinzach' sung by Hoffmann, and that ultimate showcase of coloratura soprano singing, the 'Les oiseaux dans la charmille' aria sung by Olympia.
A Scar is Born, written, directed, and performed by Lorelei Zarifian, will be presented as part of the 2023 FRIGID Fringe Festival at UNDER St. Marks in February.
Each year, the Royal Danish Theatre celebrates New Year with a festive concert performed by the entire Royal Danish Orchestra at the Main Stage at the Opera House. This year, American conductor Hugh Wolff will ensure the audience enjoys a bubbly and sparkling start to the New Year.
The much-anticipated new co-production of the National Opera with the Opéra La Monnaie of Brussels is The Tales of Hoffmann under the intelligent direction of the leading European director of opera and theater Krzysztof Warlikowski, who undertakes to reveal the essence of a work where place and time are the remains of a damaged mosaic.
A gothic musical inspired by horror films from the 1960s and 1970s is the plot for the show Bosque dos Sonambulos (Sleepwalkers' Forest), which opens at Teatro Pequeno Ato. With libretto and direction by Matheus Marchetti and original compositions by Vitor Mascarenhas, the play embarks on a queer gothic fantasy told in songs.
¡Regresa la Temporada de Ópera del Ministerio de Cultural al Gran Teatro Nacional! En el marco de su 9na edición se presenta “La Perricholi” ópera de Jacques Offenbach con la participación del Coro Nacional del Perú y la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Perú.
¡Regresa la Temporada de Ópera del Ministerio de Cultural al Gran Teatro Nacional! En el marco de su 9na edición se presenta “La Perricholi” ópera de Jacques Offenbach con la participación del Coro Nacional del Perú y la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Perú. Bajo la dirección general de Javier Súnico Raborg, la dirección musical de Enrique Victoria, y la dirección escénica de Jean Pierre Gamarra.
Tickets for Greek National Opera productions to be presented inside the Stavros Niarchos Hall and on the GNO Alternative Stage at the SNFCC from September through December 2022 go on sale this Friday, 29 July 2022 at 09.00. This programme is made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to enhance the GNO’s artistic outreach.
General Director Shawna Lucey has announced Opera San José’s 2022-23 Resident Company, a cohort of brilliant opera talent who will be featured in this season’s four California Theatre mainstage productions.
The Greek National Opera’s 2022-23 season curated by GNO Artistic Director Giorgos Koumendakis will feature ten new opera and ballet productions, one newly commissioned opera, five revivals of past productions, music concerts, major co-productions with some of the world’s foremost opera houses, collaborations with leading conductors and more.
Now in its 19th season, Opera Company of Middlebury is known as one of the best small-town opera companies in the country. Professional singers come from great distances to work with OCM, and the operas are presented with full orchestra, sets and costumes. “All of this in our tiny 232-seat theater, which gives our productions an intimacy and power that you just don't find in the huge theaters that house most opera companies.”
Madison Opera welcomes spring with Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld on Friday, April 29 at 8pm and Sunday, May 1 at 2:30pm in Overture Hall at the Overture Center for the Arts.
Paul Taylor Dance Company will perform at the inaugural City Center Dance Festival from March 24-31, at New York City Center.
Theatro Sao Pedro closes the opera season with the debut of the opera Signor Bruschino, by Rossini. With staging and lighting by Caetano Vilela, the production will be musically directed by Claudio Cruz, who will command the Theatro Sao Pedro Orchestra. The costumes are by Gabriel Villela. Saulo Javan plays Bruschino and Savio Sperandio, Gaudenzio.
The Orquestra do Theatro São Pedro presents the closing of the 2021 season on December 18th and 19th, Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 5 pm. The show is part of the New Year's Festival program at Theatro São Pedro and also counts on the presence of the Youth Orchestra and Opera Academy of the Theatro São Pedro. The regency is by Carlos Moreno.
La descente aux enfers d’un poète miné par ses échecs amoureux. Au théâtre bruxellois de La Monnaie, Krzysztof Warlikowski s’empare de l’opéra posthume d’Offenbach. Sous la direction d’Alain Altinoglu, chef d'orchestre de l'Opéra de Bruxelles, la soprano Patricia Petibon partage l’affiche avec le ténor américain Eric Cutler.
Wiener Staatsoper has announced further dates of their streaming schedule. They have brought together their very current productions including Eugen Onegin or Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci with highlights from their archive.
Glyndebourne has announced plans for a series of socially-distanced indoor performances, starting on 10 October 2020.
Find out where to tune in to free opera and music performances, May 22-29!
Celebrating its twenty-second year, the 2019 Beijing Music Festival (BMF) presents an art feast for audiences during Beijing's golden autumn. Over the past two decades, world-renowned conductor Long Yu established a rich artistic foundation for the Beijing Music Festival. And beginning in 2018, the new artistic director Shuang Zou, with the support of Maestro Long Yu, the BMF Artistic Committee, and supporting staff, has succeeded in incorporating more inclusive and avant-garde artistic elements to the festival, which are sure to surprise and impress audiences.
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