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18 Aug 2020

The Prison: Ethel Smyth

Ethel Smyth’s last large-scale work, written in 1930 by the then 72-year-old composer who was increasingly afflicted and depressed by her worsening deafness, was The Prison – a ‘symphony’ for soprano and bass-baritone soloists, chorus and orchestra. »

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08 Oct 2010

Das Rheingold, Metropolitan Opera

It will be no surprise to me, a year or five from now, when someone falls to her or his death from the guy-wires that configure so much of Robert Lepage’s new state-of-the-art (ah! But which art?) production of Der Ring des Nibelung.  »

26 Sep 2010

Niobe, Regina di Tebe, Royal Opera

The Royal Opera is hardly renowned for its commitment to baroque opera, and even the great Handel still gets short shrift in his adopted city’s major house.  »

13 Sep 2010

Kate Lindsey: An Interview

This season Santa Fe Opera offered new productions that ranged from standard repertoire (Madame Butterfly and The Magic Flute) to a world premiere (Lewis Spratlan’s Life is a Dream) with The Tales of Hoffmann and Albert Herring falling somewhere amidst.  »

01 Sep 2010

BERTIN: La Esmeralda

La Esmeralda: Opéra in four acts. »

12 Aug 2010

VERDI: Ernani — Florence 1957

Ernani: Dramma lirico in four parts. »

14 Jul 2010

von Waltershausen: Oberst Chabert

Oberst Chabert (Colonel Chabert): Tragic opera in 3 acts. »

23 Jun 2010

VERDI: Otello — La Scala 1954

Otello: Dramma lirico in four acts.Music composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto by Arrigo Boito after The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice by William Shakespeare. »

21 May 2010

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a comedy in five acts with incidental music. »

24 Apr 2010

HAHN: Le Marchand de Venise

Le Marchand de Venise (“The Merchant of Venice”): Opéra in three acts. »

17 Mar 2010

STORACE: Gli Equivoci

Gli Equivoci (The Comedy of Errors): Opera in two acts. »

07 Feb 2010

MARTIN: Der Sturm

Der Sturm: Opera in three acts  »

30 Jan 2010

PURCELL: The Fairy-Queen

The Fairy-Queen: Semi-opera in five acts. »

18 Jan 2010

VERDI: Macbeth — Vienna 2009

Macbeth: Melodramma in quattro parti. »

03 Jan 2010

WAGNER: Das Liebesverbot

Das Liebesverbot: Grosse komische Oper in two acts. »

13 Dec 2009

VERDI: Falstaff — Wales 2008

Falstaff: Commedia lirica in three acts. »

30 Nov 2009

THOMAS: Hamlet — London 2003

Hamlet: Opéra in five acts.Music composed by Ambroise Thomas. Libretto by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier after The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare. »

15 Nov 2009

ROSSINI: Otello — Bad Wildbad 2008

Otello, ossia Il moro di Venezia (‘Othello, or The Moor of Venice’): Dramma in three acts. »

18 Oct 2009

BERLIOZ: Béatrice et Bénédict — Paris 2009

Béatrice et Bénédict: Opéra comique in two acts »

11 Oct 2009

NICOLAI: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor — Berlin 1943

Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor), a comical-fantastical opera in three acts with dance. »

29 Sep 2009

VERDI: Otello — Vienna 2006

Otello: Dramma lirico in four acts.Music composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto by Arrigo Boito after The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice by William Shakespeare. »

06 Sep 2009

MASSENET: Werther — Vienna 2000

Werther: Drame lyrique en 4 actes et 5 tableauxMusic composed by Jules Massenet. Libretto by Edouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann based on Die Leiden des jungen Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe »

23 Aug 2009

THOMAS: Mignon — New York 2005

Mignon: Opéra comique in three acts. »

03 Aug 2009

SCHUMANN: Scenen aus Goethes Faust

Scenen aus Goethes Faust (op. WoO 3 ) [also known as Szenen aus Goethes „Faust“], oratorio in three parts with seven scenes. »

26 Jul 2009

GOUNOD: Faust — Vienna 2008

Faust, Opéra en cinq actes. »

12 Jul 2009

GOUNOD: Faust — 1953

Faust, Opéra en cinq actes. »

15 Jun 2009

PUCCINI: Turandot — Buenos Aires 1965

Turandot, dramma lirico in three acts. »

10 Jun 2009

VERDI: I masnadieri — Baden-Baden 1998

I masnadieri [The bandits]: Melodramma in four parts  »

17 May 2009

TCHAIKOVSKY: The Maid of Orléans — Moscow 1971

The Maid of Orléans: [Orleanskaya deva]: Opera in four acts »

11 May 2009

ROSSINI: Guglielmo Tell — Rome 1954

Guglielmo Tell: Melodramma tragico in four acts »

03 May 2009

DONIZETTI: Maria Stuarda — Paris 1972

Maria Stuarda: Tragedia lirica in two or three acts. »

26 Apr 2009

VERDI: Don Carlo — Rome 1954

Don Carlo: Opera in four acts.  »

19 Apr 2009

VERDI: Luisa Miller — Reggio Emilia 1976

Luisa Miller: Melodramma tragico in three acts. »

12 Apr 2009

WAGNER: Götterdämmerung — Rome 1968

Götterdämmerung: Third day of Der Ring des Nibelungen in a prologue and three acts. »

06 Apr 2009

WAGNER: Siegfried — Rome 1968

Siegfried: Second day of Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts. »

29 Mar 2009

WAGNER: Die Walküre — Rome 1968

Die Walküre: First day of Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts.  »

22 Mar 2009

WAGNER: Das Rheingold — Rome 1968

Vorabend (preliminary evening) of Der Ring des Nibelungen, in four scenes. »

15 Mar 2009

ROSSINI: Il Barbiere di Siviglia — La Scala 1956

Il Barbiere di Siviglia [Almaviva, ossia L’inutile precauzione (‘Almaviva, or The Useless Precaution’)]: Commedia in two acts. »

08 Mar 2009

CHERUBINI: Medea — La Scala 1961

Medea (Médée): Opéra comique in three acts. »

01 Mar 2009

BELLINI: La sonnambula — La Scala 1957

La sonnambula, Melodramma in due atti »

22 Feb 2009

PUCCINI: Tosca — Mexico City 1952

Tosca: A melodrama in three acts. »

15 Feb 2009

ROSSINI: Armida — Firenze 1952

Armida, Dramma per musica in tre atti. »

08 Feb 2009

VERDI: La Traviata — Lisbon 1958

La Traviata: Melodramma in three acts.  »

01 Feb 2009

VERDI: Un ballo in maschera — La Scala 1957

Un ballo in maschera: Melodramma in three acts »

25 Jan 2009

BELLINI: Il Pirata — New York 1959

Il Pirata: Melodramma in two acts. »

18 Jan 2009

BELLINI: Norma — Roma 1955

Norma: Tragedia lirica in two acts. »

11 Jan 2009

DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor — Roma 1957

Lucia di Lammermoor: Opera in three acts. »

04 Jan 2009

PUCCINI: Turandot — Wien 1961

Turandot, dramma lirico in three acts. »

28 Dec 2008

PUCCINI: Gianni Schicchi — La Scala 2008

Gianni Schicchi: Opera in one act (no. 3 of Il trittico) »

21 Dec 2008

PUCCINI: Suor Angelica — La Scala 2008

Suor Angelica: Opera in one act (no.2 of Il trittico). »

14 Dec 2008

PUCCINI: Il Tabarro — La Scala 2008

Il Tabarro [The Cloak]: Opera in one act (no.1 of Il Trittico). »

07 Dec 2008

PUCCINI: La Rondine — La Scala 1994

La Rondine: Commedia lirica in three acts. »

01 Dec 2008

PUCCINI: La Fanciulla del West — La Scala 1956

La Fanciulla del West: Opera in three acts. »

23 Nov 2008

PUCCINI: La Fanciulla del West — Firenze 1954

La Fanciulla del West: Opera in three acts. »

16 Nov 2008

PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly — Covent Garden 1957

Madama Butterfly, opera in two acts. »

09 Nov 2008

PUCCINI: Tosca — Bruxelles 1958

Tosca: A melodrama in three acts. »

02 Nov 2008

PUCCINI: La Bohème — Vienna 1988

La Bohème, opera in four acts. Music composed by Giacomo Puccini. Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi lllica, based on episodes from Henri Murger’s Scènes de la vie de Bohème. »

26 Oct 2008

STRAUSS: Intermezzo — Vienna 1963

Intermezzo: Bürgerliche Komödie with symphonic interludes in two acts.  »

20 Oct 2008

STRAUSS: Salome — Covent Garden 2008

Salome, Musikdrama in one act. »

05 Oct 2008

STRAUSS: Capriccio -- Vienna 2008

Capriccio: Konversationsstück für Musik in one act. »

21 Sep 2008

STRAUSS: Arabella — Salzburg 1958

Arabella: Lyrische Komödie in three acts »

14 Sep 2008

STRAUSS: Die ägyptische Helena — Salzburg 2003

Die ägyptische Helena: Oper in two acts. »

07 Sep 2008

STRAUSS: Die ägyptische Helena — Munich 1956

Die ägyptische Helena: Oper in two acts. »

01 Sep 2008

STRAUSS: Die Frau ohne Schatten — Covent Garden 1992

Die Frau ohne Schatten: Oper in three acts »

24 Aug 2008

STRAUSS: Die Frau ohne Schatten — Covent Garden 1976

Die Frau ohne Schatten: Oper in three acts »

17 Aug 2008

STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier — Hamburg 1992

Der Rosenkavalier (‘The Knight of the Rose’): Komödie für Musik in 3 acts. »

10 Aug 2008

STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier — Wien 1987

Der Rosenkavalier (‘The Knight of the Rose’): Komödie für Musik in 3 acts. »

04 Aug 2008

MOZART: Die Entführung aus dem Serail — Salzburg 1997

Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Singspiel in 3 Acts. »

27 Jul 2008

MOZART: Die Entführung aus dem Serail — Salzburg 1975

Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Singspiel in 3 Acts. »

20 Jul 2008

MOZART: Idomeneo — Munich 2008

Idomeneo, rè di Creta: Dramma per musica in tre atti (K. 366). »

13 Jul 2008

MOZART: Idomeneo (Britten ed.)

Idomeneo, rè di Creta: Dramma per musica in tre atti (K. 366). »

06 Jul 2008

MOZART: Così fan tutte — Wien 2008

Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (K. 588). Opera buffa in two acts. »

30 Jun 2008

MOZART: Così fan tutte — Salzburg 2004

Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (K. 588). Opera buffa in two acts. »

22 Jun 2008

MOZART: Die Zauberflöte — Salzburg 2006

Die Zauberflöte: Singspiel in two acts, K. 620 »

15 Jun 2008

MOZART: Die Zauberflöte — Salzburg 2005

Die Zauberflöte: Singspiel in two acts, K. 620 »

08 Jun 2008

MOZART: La Clemenza di Tito — ENO 2007

La Clemenza di Tito: Opera seria in two acts, K621. »

01 Jun 2008

MOZART: La Clemenza di Tito — Covent Garden 1976

La Clemenza di Tito: Opera seria in two acts, K621. »

25 May 2008

MOZART: Le Nozze di Figaro — Vienna 2001

Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): Opera buffa in four acts, K492 »

18 May 2008

MOZART: Le Nozze di Figaro — Salzburg 2001

Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): Opera buffa in four acts, K492 »

11 May 2008

MOZART: Don Giovanni — Salzburg 2002

Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni (K. 527): Drama giocoso in two acts »

04 May 2008

MOZART: Don Giovanni — Salzburg 1953

Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni (K. 527): Dramma giocoso in two acts »

27 Apr 2008

MASSENET: Chérubin

Chérubin: Comédie chantée in three acts. »

21 Apr 2008

MASSENET: Marie-Magdeleine

Marie-Magdeleine: Drame sacré in three acts and four scenes »

13 Apr 2008

MASSENET: Le Cid

Le Cid: opéra in four acts and ten tableaux. »

06 Apr 2008

MASSENET: Esclarmonde

Esclarmonde: Opéra romanesque in four acts and eight tableaux. »

30 Mar 2008

MASSENET: Cendrillon

Cendrillion, Conte de Fées in 4 ActsMusic composed by Jules Massenet (1842–1912). Libretto by Henri Cain after Perrault. »

16 Mar 2008

MASSENET: Manon

Manon: Opéra comique in 5 acts and 6 tableaux »

09 Mar 2008

MASSENET: Thaïs

Thaïs: Comédie lyrique in three acts and seven scenes. »

03 Mar 2008

JOMMELLI: Fetonte

Fetonte: Dramma per musica in three acts. »

25 Feb 2008

VINCI: La Partenope

La Partenope: Dramma per musica in three acts. »

19 Feb 2008

CHERUBINI: Medea

Medea (Médée): Opéra comique in three acts. »

10 Feb 2008

MARTÍN Y SOLER: Andromaca

Andromaca: Dramma per musica in three acts. »

03 Feb 2008

ROSSINI: Ermione

Ermione: Azione tragica in two acts. »

27 Jan 2008

TRAETTA: Ippolito ed Aricia

Ippolito ed Aricia: Tragedia in five acts. »

20 Jan 2008

MOZART/STRAUSS: Idomeneo

Idomeneo: Opera seria in three acts. »

13 Jan 2008

GLUCK: Paride ed Elena

Paride ed Elena: Dramma per musica in five acts. »

10 Jan 2008

GLUCK/BERLIOZ: Orphée

Orphée: Opera in four acts. Music composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck (arranged by Hector Berlioz, 1859). Libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi  »