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Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
1 Aug 2024, Thu
•
7 PM
The sultry atmosphere of intoxicating parties, an unbridled life of luxury, sparkling champagne – and a slow but lethal illness. This was what existence was like for the "lady of the camell...
Cast:
Gergely Boncsér,
Hungarian National Ballet,
.... + 4
La traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
Opera
Arena di Verona, Arena
1 Aug 2024, Thu
•
9 PM
Aida by Giuseppe Verdi. Directed by Stefano Poda
Cast:
Clémentine Margaine,
Gregory Kunde,
.... + 6
Aida. Directed by Stefano Poda
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
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
2 Aug 2024, Fri
•
7 PM
The sultry atmosphere of intoxicating parties, an unbridled life of luxury, sparkling champagne – and a slow but lethal illness. This was what existence was like for the "lady of the camell...
Cast:
Erika Miklósa,
Hungarian National Ballet,
.... + 4
La traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
Opera
Palau de la Música Catalana, Concert Hall
2 Aug 2024, Fri
•
8 PM
The staged version of two hours and a quarter with 15 minutes of intermission. Symphony orchestra, solo singers, heart, Spanish dance troupe, costumes, unique and brilliant lighting appropriate to the...
Cast:
Adolf Gassol, Orquestra NovAria Filharmonia
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
Place: Seville, Spain, and surrounding hills
Time: Around 1820
Act 1
A square, in Seville. On the right, a door to the tobacco factory. At the back, a bridge. On the left, a guardhouse.
A group of soldiers relaxes in the square, waiting for the changing of the guard and commenting on the passers-by ("Sur la place, chacun passe"). Micaëla appears, seeking José. Moralè ... Read More
Opera
Arena di Verona, Arena
2 Aug 2024, Fri
•
9 PM
A superlative staging of Puccini’s Tosca by Italian opera producer Hugo de Ana. To view an opera in the former amphitheatre, the second largest of its kind after the Colosseum in Rome, can truly...
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Anna Netrebko,
Luca Salsi,
.... + 7
Tosca with Anna Netrebko
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
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
3 Aug 2024, Sat
•
7 PM
The sultry atmosphere of intoxicating parties, an unbridled life of luxury, sparkling champagne – and a slow but lethal illness. This was what existence was like for the "lady of the camell...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Erika Miklósa,
Hungarian National Ballet,
.... + 4
La traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
Opera
Palau de la Música Catalana, Concert Hall
3 Aug 2024, Sat
•
7 PM
The staged version of two hours and a quarter with 15 minutes of intermission. Symphony orchestra, solo singers, heart, Spanish dance troupe, costumes, unique and brilliant lighting appropriate to the...
Cast:
Adolf Gassol, Orquestra NovAria Filharmonia
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
Place: Seville, Spain, and surrounding hills
Time: Around 1820
Act 1
A square, in Seville. On the right, a door to the tobacco factory. At the back, a bridge. On the left, a guardhouse.
A group of soldiers relaxes in the square, waiting for the changing of the guard and commenting on the passers-by ("Sur la place, chacun passe"). Micaëla appears, seeking José. Moralè ... Read More
Opera
Arena di Verona, Arena
3 Aug 2024, Sat
•
9 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
Cast:
Clémentine Margaine,
Ludovic Tézier,
.... + 5
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
3 Aug 2024, Sat
•
9 PM
New Production of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cast:
Antonino Fogliani,
Arsen Soghomonyan,
.... + 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
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
4 Aug 2024, Sun
•
7 PM
The sultry atmosphere of intoxicating parties, an unbridled life of luxury, sparkling champagne – and a slow but lethal illness. This was what existence was like for the "lady of the camell...
Cast:
Erika Miklósa,
Hungarian National Ballet,
.... + 4
La traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
6 Aug 2024, Tue
•
7 PM
The sultry atmosphere of intoxicating parties, an unbridled life of luxury, sparkling champagne – and a slow but lethal illness. This was what existence was like for the "lady of the camell...
Cast:
Gergely Boncsér,
Hungarian National Ballet,
.... + 4
La traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
7 Aug 2024, Wed
•
7 PM
The sultry atmosphere of intoxicating parties, an unbridled life of luxury, sparkling champagne – and a slow but lethal illness. This was what existence was like for the "lady of the camell...
Cast:
Erika Miklósa,
Hungarian National Ballet,
.... + 4
La traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
Opera
7 Aug 2024, Wed
•
9 PM
New Production of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cast:
Antonino Fogliani,
Arsen Soghomonyan,
.... + 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
8 Aug 2024, Thu
•
9 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...
Cast:
Pretty Yende,
Alisa Kolosova,
.... + 5
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
Arena di Verona, Arena
9 Aug 2024, Fri
•
9 PM
A superlative staging of Puccini’s Tosca by Italian opera producer Hugo de Ana. To view an opera in the former amphitheatre, the second largest of its kind after the Colosseum in Rome, can truly...
Cast:
Anna Netrebko,
Luca Salsi,
.... + 7
Tosca with Anna Netrebko
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
9 Aug 2024, Fri
•
9 PM
New Production of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cast:
Antonino Fogliani,
Arsen Soghomonyan,
.... + 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
10 Aug 2024, Sat
•
9 PM
Aida is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had it...
Cast:
Ekaterina Semenchuk,
Luca Salsi,
.... + 6
Aida. Directed by Gianfranco de Bosio
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
Arena di Verona, Arena
16 Aug 2024, Fri
•
9 PM
A superlative staging of Puccini’s Tosca by Italian opera producer Hugo de Ana. To view an opera in the former amphitheatre, the second largest of its kind after the Colosseum in Rome, can truly...
Cast:
Anna Netrebko,
Luca Salsi,
.... + 7
Tosca with Anna Netrebko
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
17 Aug 2024, Sat
•
9 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...
Cast:
Clémentine Margaine,
Chorus of the Arena di Verona,
.... + 5
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
Arena di Verona, Arena
18 Aug 2024, Sun
•
9 PM
Aida is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had it...
Cast:
Ekaterina Semenchuk,
Chorus of the Arena di Verona,
.... + 6
Aida. Directed by Gianfranco de Bosio
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
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Discover the world of opera for the first time?
How to choose an opera? Mozart or Verdi? Love tragedy or comedy?
Marriage of Figaro or Aida?
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