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16 May 2013
Opera in three acts. Words and music by Richard Wagner. »
16 May 2013
Parsifal. Bühnenweihfestspiel (“stage dedication play”) in three acts. »
09 Apr 2013
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09 Apr 2013
This theme relates to operas based on the works of Friedrich von Schiller. »
09 Sep 2011
Here are operas based on French literature from Balzac, Hugo and beyond: »
09 Sep 2011
Le Cid, Opéra in 4 acts »
02 Sep 2011
I puritani, opera seria in three acts »
30 Aug 2011
Zaira, Tragedia lirica in two acts. »
22 Jul 2011
Athalia: Oratorio (sacred drama) in 3 acts »
12 Nov 2010
Lucrezia Borgia: Melodramma in a prologue and two acts. »
01 Sep 2010
La Esmeralda: Opéra in four acts. »
12 Aug 2010
Ernani: Dramma lirico in four parts. »
14 Jul 2010
Oberst Chabert (Colonel Chabert): Tragic opera in 3 acts. »
23 Jun 2010
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 comedy in five acts with incidental music. »
24 Apr 2010
Le Marchand de Venise (“The Merchant of Venice”): Opéra in three acts. »
17 Mar 2010
Gli Equivoci (The Comedy of Errors): Opera in two acts. »
07 Feb 2010
Der Sturm: Opera in three acts »
30 Jan 2010
The Fairy-Queen: Semi-opera in five acts. »
18 Jan 2010
Macbeth: Melodramma in quattro parti. »
03 Jan 2010
Das Liebesverbot: Grosse komische Oper in two acts. »
13 Dec 2009
Falstaff: Commedia lirica in three acts. »
30 Nov 2009
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
Otello, ossia Il moro di Venezia (‘Othello, or The Moor of Venice’): Dramma in three acts. »
18 Oct 2009
Béatrice et Bénédict: Opéra comique in two acts »
11 Oct 2009
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor), a comical-fantastical opera in three acts with dance. »
11 Oct 2009
In the autumn, Oxford is especially beautiful. The ancient colleges are swathed in scarlet vines, and the mellow evening light creates great atmosphere. For those who love art song, though, the best reason for visiting Oxford at this time of year is the Oxford Lieder Festival, which starts October 16th 2009. »
29 Sep 2009
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
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
Mignon: Opéra comique in three acts. »
03 Aug 2009
Scenen aus Goethes Faust (op. WoO 3 ) [also known as Szenen aus Goethes „Faust“], oratorio in three parts with seven scenes. »
26 Jul 2009
Faust, Opéra en cinq actes. »
12 Jul 2009
Faust, Opéra en cinq actes. »
15 Jun 2009
Turandot, dramma lirico in three acts. »
10 Jun 2009
I masnadieri [The bandits]: Melodramma in four parts
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17 May 2009
The Maid of Orléans: [Orleanskaya deva]: Opera in four acts »
11 May 2009
Guglielmo Tell: Melodramma tragico in four acts »
03 May 2009
Maria Stuarda: Tragedia lirica in two or three acts. »
26 Apr 2009
Don Carlo: Opera in four acts. »
19 Apr 2009
Luisa Miller: Melodramma tragico in three acts. »
12 Apr 2009
Götterdämmerung: Third day of Der Ring des Nibelungen in a prologue and three acts. »
06 Apr 2009
Siegfried: Second day of Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts. »
29 Mar 2009
Die Walküre: First day of Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts.
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22 Mar 2009
Vorabend (preliminary evening) of Der Ring des Nibelungen, in four scenes. »
15 Mar 2009
Il Barbiere di Siviglia [Almaviva, ossia L’inutile precauzione (‘Almaviva, or The Useless Precaution’)]: Commedia in two acts. »
08 Mar 2009
Medea (Médée): Opéra comique in three acts. »
01 Mar 2009
La sonnambula, Melodramma in due atti »
22 Feb 2009
Tosca: A melodrama in three acts. »
15 Feb 2009
Armida, Dramma per musica in tre atti. »
08 Feb 2009
La Traviata: Melodramma in three acts.
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01 Feb 2009
Un ballo in maschera: Melodramma in three acts »
25 Jan 2009
Il Pirata: Melodramma in two acts. »
18 Jan 2009
Norma: Tragedia lirica in two acts. »
11 Jan 2009
The following are recordings of major works by Giacomo Puccini. Click the link to access. »
11 Jan 2009
Lucia di Lammermoor: Opera in three acts. »
04 Jan 2009
Turandot, dramma lirico in three acts. »
28 Dec 2008
Gianni Schicchi: Opera in one act (no. 3 of Il trittico) »
21 Dec 2008
Suor Angelica: Opera in one act (no.2 of Il trittico). »
14 Dec 2008
Il Tabarro [The Cloak]: Opera in one act (no.1 of Il Trittico). »
07 Dec 2008
La Rondine: Commedia lirica in three acts. »
01 Dec 2008
La Fanciulla del West: Opera in three acts. »
23 Nov 2008
La Fanciulla del West: Opera in three acts. »
16 Nov 2008
Madama Butterfly, opera in two acts. »
09 Nov 2008
Tosca: A melodrama in three acts. »
02 Nov 2008
The following are performances of major works by Richard Strauss. Click the appropriate link to access. »
02 Nov 2008
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
Intermezzo: Bürgerliche Komödie with symphonic interludes in two acts.
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20 Oct 2008
Salome, Musikdrama in one act. »
20 Oct 2008
The following are works based on Greek literature, myth and literature. »
20 Oct 2008
The following are recordings of major works by Jules Massenet. Click the link to access. »
20 Oct 2008
The following are performances of major operas by W. A. Mozart. Click the link to access. »
05 Oct 2008
Capriccio: Konversationsstück für Musik in one act. »
28 Sep 2008
Arabella: Lyrische Komödie in three acts »
21 Sep 2008
Arabella: Lyrische Komödie in three acts »
14 Sep 2008
Die ägyptische Helena: Oper in two acts. »
07 Sep 2008
Die ägyptische Helena: Oper in two acts. »
01 Sep 2008
Die Frau ohne Schatten: Oper in three acts »
24 Aug 2008
Die Frau ohne Schatten: Oper in three acts »
17 Aug 2008
Der Rosenkavalier (‘The Knight of the Rose’): Komödie für Musik in 3 acts. »
10 Aug 2008
Der Rosenkavalier (‘The Knight of the Rose’): Komödie für Musik in 3 acts. »
04 Aug 2008
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Singspiel in 3 Acts. »
27 Jul 2008
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Singspiel in 3 Acts. »
20 Jul 2008
Idomeneo, rè di Creta: Dramma per musica in tre atti (K. 366). »
13 Jul 2008
Idomeneo, rè di Creta: Dramma per musica in tre atti (K. 366). »
06 Jul 2008
Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (K. 588). Opera buffa in two acts. »
30 Jun 2008
Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (K. 588). Opera buffa in two acts. »
22 Jun 2008
Die Zauberflöte: Singspiel in two acts, K. 620 »
15 Jun 2008
Die Zauberflöte: Singspiel in two acts, K. 620 »
08 Jun 2008
La Clemenza di Tito: Opera seria in two acts, K621. »
01 Jun 2008
La Clemenza di Tito: Opera seria in two acts, K621. »
25 May 2008
Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): Opera buffa in four acts, K492 »
18 May 2008
Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): Opera buffa in four acts, K492 »
11 May 2008
Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni (K. 527): Drama giocoso in two acts »
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