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OperaThursday 20-Jun-13opera|20130619T220000Z|Staatsoper, Vienna|20130620T003000Z|Capriccio |
Staatsoper, Vienna Capriccio |
Vienna State Opera
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Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Thursday 20-Jun-13
Check start time of performance.
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OperaThursday 20-Jun-13 05:50pmopera|20130620T165000Z|Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne|20130620T192000Z|Ariadne auf Naxos |
Glyndebourne Opera House Ariadne auf Naxos Glyndebourne
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Glyndebourne Opera
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Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Thursday 20-Jun-13 05:50pm
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OperaSunday 23-Jun-13 04:35pmopera|20130623T153500Z|Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne|20130623T180500Z|Ariadne auf Naxos |
Glyndebourne Opera House Ariadne auf Naxos Glyndebourne
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Glyndebourne Opera
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| More info... |
Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Sunday 23-Jun-13 04:35pm
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OperaMonday 24-Jun-13opera|20130623T220000Z|Staatsoper, Vienna|20130624T003000Z|Capriccio |
Staatsoper, Vienna Capriccio |
Vienna State Opera
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Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Monday 24-Jun-13
Check start time of performance.
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OperaThursday 27-Jun-13opera|20130626T220000Z|Staatsoper, Vienna|20130627T003000Z|Capriccio |
Staatsoper, Vienna Capriccio |
Vienna State Opera
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| More info... |
Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Thursday 27-Jun-13
Check start time of performance.
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OperaThursday 27-Jun-13 07:30pmopera|20130627T233000Z|Music Hall, Cincinnati|20130628T020000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH Der Rosenkavalier |
Cincinnati Opera
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Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati, 45202, United States Thursday 27-Jun-13 07:30pm
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OperaFriday 28-Jun-13 05:50pmopera|20130628T165000Z|Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne|20130628T192000Z|Ariadne auf Naxos |
Glyndebourne Opera House Ariadne auf Naxos Glyndebourne
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Glyndebourne Opera
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| More info... |
Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Friday 28-Jun-13 05:50pm
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OperaSaturday 29-Jun-13 07:30pmopera|20130629T233000Z|Music Hall, Cincinnati|20130630T020000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH Der Rosenkavalier |
Cincinnati Opera
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Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati, 45202, United States Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:30pm
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OperaSunday 30-Jun-13 05:00pmopera|20130630T150000Z|Opernhaus, Zürich|20130630T173000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Opernhaus, Zürich Der Rosenkavalier |
Zurich Opera
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Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Sunday 30-Jun-13 05:00pm
In German with German and English surtitles.
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OperaThursday 4-Jul-13 06:30pmopera|20130704T163000Z|Opernhaus, Zürich|20130704T190000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Opernhaus, Zürich Der Rosenkavalier |
Zurich Opera
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Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Thursday 4-Jul-13 06:30pm
In German with German and English surtitles.
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OperaThursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pmopera|20130704T173000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20130704T200000Z|Ariadne auf Naxos |
National Theatre, Munich Ariadne auf Naxos Munich Opera Festival
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Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm
Is it possible to perform the comic intermezzo “Zerbinetta and her Lovers” and the tragic opera “Ariadne” at the same time? Yes, when you have to. The richest man in Vienna wants it that way. He wants cross-over! Let’s mix up classic and pop – and it works. To the delight of the audience and the recognition of the characters on stage.
One of the handsomest and wisest works of the great Munich composer, Richard Strauss, in a production by Robert Carsen. The joy of Strauss!
Sung in German with German surtitles
Image credit: Wilfried Hösl |
OperaFriday 5-Jul-13 05:50pmopera|20130705T165000Z|Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne|20130705T192000Z|Ariadne auf Naxos |
Glyndebourne Opera House Ariadne auf Naxos Glyndebourne
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Glyndebourne Opera
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Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 05:50pm
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OperaSunday 7-Jul-13 07:00pmopera|20130707T170000Z|Opernhaus, Zürich|20130707T193000Z|Salome |
Opernhaus, Zürich Salome |
Zurich Opera
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Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Sunday 7-Jul-13 07:00pm
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OperaSunday 7-Jul-13 07:30pmopera|20130707T173000Z|Prinzregententheater, Munich|20130707T200000Z|Ariadne auf Naxos |
Prinzregententheater, Munich Ariadne auf Naxos Munich Opera Festival
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Bavarian State Opera
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Prinzregententheater, Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany Sunday 7-Jul-13 07:30pm
Is it possible to perform the comic intermezzo “Zerbinetta and her Lovers” and the tragic opera “Ariadne” at the same time? Yes, when you have to. The richest man in Vienna wants it that way. He wants cross-over! Let’s mix up classic and pop – and it works. To the delight of the audience and the recognition of the characters on stage.
One of the handsomest and wisest works of the great Munich composer, Richard Strauss, in a production by Robert Carsen. The joy of Strauss!
Sung in German with German surtitles
Image credit: Wilfried Hösl |
OperaTuesday 9-Jul-13 06:30pmopera|20130709T163000Z|Opernhaus, Zürich|20130709T190000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Opernhaus, Zürich Der Rosenkavalier |
Zurich Opera
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Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Tuesday 9-Jul-13 06:30pm
In German with German and English surtitles.
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OperaWednesday 10-Jul-13 07:30pmopera|20130710T173000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20130710T200000Z|Ariadne auf Naxos |
National Theatre, Munich Ariadne auf Naxos Munich Opera Festival
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Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Wednesday 10-Jul-13 07:30pm
Is it possible to perform the comic intermezzo “Zerbinetta and her Lovers” and the tragic opera “Ariadne” at the same time? Yes, when you have to. The richest man in Vienna wants it that way. He wants cross-over! Let’s mix up classic and pop – and it works. To the delight of the audience and the recognition of the characters on stage.
One of the handsomest and wisest works of the great Munich composer, Richard Strauss, in a production by Robert Carsen. The joy of Strauss!
Sung in German with German surtitles
Image credit: Wilfried Hösl |
OperaThursday 11-Jul-13 05:50pmopera|20130711T165000Z|Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne|20130711T192000Z|Ariadne auf Naxos |
Glyndebourne Opera House Ariadne auf Naxos Glyndebourne
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Glyndebourne Opera
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Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Thursday 11-Jul-13 05:50pm
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OperaFriday 12-Jul-13 06:30pmopera|20130712T163000Z|Opernhaus, Zürich|20130712T190000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Opernhaus, Zürich Der Rosenkavalier |
Zurich Opera
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Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Friday 12-Jul-13 06:30pm
In German with German and English surtitles.
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OperaSunday 14-Jul-13 02:00pmopera|20130714T120000Z|Opernhaus, Zürich|20130714T143000Z|Salome |
Opernhaus, Zürich Salome |
Zurich Opera
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Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Sunday 14-Jul-13 02:00pm
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OperaFriday 19-Jul-13opera|20130718T230000Z|Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London|20130719T013000Z|Capriccio in Concert |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Capriccio in Concert |
Royal Opera
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Friday 19-Jul-13
Capriccio in Concert
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OperaSunday 21-Jul-13 07:30pmopera|20130721T183000Z|Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London|20130721T210000Z|Capriccio in Concert |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Capriccio in Concert |
Royal Opera
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Sunday 21-Jul-13 07:30pm
Capriccio in Concert
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OperaMonday 23-Sep-13 08:00pmopera|20130923T190000Z|Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London|20130923T213000Z|Elektra |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Elektra |
Royal Opera
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Monday 23-Sep-13 08:00pm
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OperaThursday 26-Sep-13 08:00pmopera|20130926T190000Z|Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London|20130926T213000Z|Elektra |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Elektra |
Royal Opera
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Thursday 26-Sep-13 08:00pm
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OperaTuesday 1-Oct-13 08:00pmopera|20131001T190000Z|Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London|20131001T213000Z|Elektra |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Elektra |
Royal Opera
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Tuesday 1-Oct-13 08:00pm
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OperaThursday 3-Oct-13 05:00pmopera|20131003T150000Z|Semperoper, Dresden|20131003T173000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Semperoper, Dresden Der Rosenkavalier |
Dresden State Opera
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Semperoper, Dresden, Theaterplatz 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany Thursday 3-Oct-13 05:00pm
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OperaSunday 6-Oct-13 04:00pmopera|20131006T140000Z|Semperoper, Dresden|20131006T163000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Semperoper, Dresden Der Rosenkavalier |
Dresden State Opera
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Semperoper, Dresden, Theaterplatz 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany Sunday 6-Oct-13 04:00pm
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OperaSunday 6-Oct-13 07:30pmopera|20131006T183000Z|Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London|20131006T210000Z|Elektra |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Elektra |
Royal Opera
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Sunday 6-Oct-13 07:30pm
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OperaWednesday 9-Oct-13 08:00pmopera|20131009T190000Z|Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London|20131009T213000Z|Elektra |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Elektra |
Royal Opera
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Wednesday 9-Oct-13 08:00pm
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OperaThursday 10-Oct-13 06:00pmopera|20131010T160000Z|Semperoper, Dresden|20131010T183000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Semperoper, Dresden Der Rosenkavalier |
Dresden State Opera
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Semperoper, Dresden, Theaterplatz 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany Thursday 10-Oct-13 06:00pm
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OperaSaturday 12-Oct-13 07:00pmopera|20131012T180000Z|Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London|20131012T203000Z|Elektra |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Elektra |
Royal Opera
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Saturday 12-Oct-13 07:00pm
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OperaSunday 27-Oct-13 02:30pmopera|20131027T133000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131027T160000Z|Elektra |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Elektra |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Sunday 27-Oct-13 02:30pm
It was Elektra that in 1906 brought together Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. With its huge orchestra and vocal writing that pushed singing technique to its limits, Elektra, a one-act tragedy of unprecedented darkness and violence, brought Post-Wagnerianism to a blazing apotheosis.
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OperaThursday 31-Oct-13 07:30pmopera|20131031T183000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131031T210000Z|Elektra |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Elektra |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Thursday 31-Oct-13 07:30pm
It was Elektra that in 1906 brought together Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. With its huge orchestra and vocal writing that pushed singing technique to its limits, Elektra, a one-act tragedy of unprecedented darkness and violence, brought Post-Wagnerianism to a blazing apotheosis.
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OperaMonday 4-Nov-13 07:30pmopera|20131104T183000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131104T210000Z|Elektra |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Elektra |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Monday 4-Nov-13 07:30pm
It was Elektra that in 1906 brought together Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. With its huge orchestra and vocal writing that pushed singing technique to its limits, Elektra, a one-act tragedy of unprecedented darkness and violence, brought Post-Wagnerianism to a blazing apotheosis.
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OperaThursday 7-Nov-13 07:30pmopera|20131107T183000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131107T210000Z|Elektra |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Elektra |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Thursday 7-Nov-13 07:30pm
It was Elektra that in 1906 brought together Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. With its huge orchestra and vocal writing that pushed singing technique to its limits, Elektra, a one-act tragedy of unprecedented darkness and violence, brought Post-Wagnerianism to a blazing apotheosis.
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OperaThursday 7-Nov-13 07:30pmopera|20131108T003000Z|Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City|20131108T030000Z|Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Metropolitan Opera
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Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Thursday 7-Nov-13 07:30pm
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OperaMonday 11-Nov-13 07:30pmopera|20131111T183000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131111T210000Z|Elektra |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Elektra |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Monday 11-Nov-13 07:30pm
It was Elektra that in 1906 brought together Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. With its huge orchestra and vocal writing that pushed singing technique to its limits, Elektra, a one-act tragedy of unprecedented darkness and violence, brought Post-Wagnerianism to a blazing apotheosis.
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OperaTuesday 12-Nov-13 07:00pmopera|20131113T000000Z|Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City|20131113T023000Z|Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Metropolitan Opera
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| More info... |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Tuesday 12-Nov-13 07:00pm
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OperaSaturday 16-Nov-13 07:30pmopera|20131117T003000Z|Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City|20131117T030000Z|Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Metropolitan Opera
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| More info... |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Saturday 16-Nov-13 07:30pm
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OperaMonday 18-Nov-13 07:30pmopera|20131118T183000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131118T210000Z|Elektra |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Elektra |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Monday 18-Nov-13 07:30pm
It was Elektra that in 1906 brought together Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. With its huge orchestra and vocal writing that pushed singing technique to its limits, Elektra, a one-act tragedy of unprecedented darkness and violence, brought Post-Wagnerianism to a blazing apotheosis.
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OperaWednesday 20-Nov-13 07:30pmopera|20131121T003000Z|Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City|20131121T030000Z|Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Metropolitan Opera
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| More info... |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Wednesday 20-Nov-13 07:30pm
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OperaThursday 21-Nov-13 05:00pmopera|20131121T160000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20131121T183000Z|Die Frau Ohne Schatten |
National Theatre, Munich Die Frau Ohne Schatten |
Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Thursday 21-Nov-13 05:00pm
The daughter of the King of the Spirits has been floating in an in-between state since the human Emperor conquered her: She is neither a spirit nor a human. A woman without a shadow – which means a woman who is infertile. A threat hangs over the Empress and Emperor like a punishment for a great guilt: If she does not become fully human, he will turn to stone. Her panic-stricken search for a shadow, accompanied by her scheming nurse, takes the Empress to a woman who refuses her husband's advances. She is prepared to sell her shadow for the seductive promise of eternal youth. However, the prospect of the transaction does not make the Empress happy.
Inspired by Oriental fairy-tales and with an admiring glance at Mozart's Zauberflöte, the successful partnership of Strauss and Hofmannsthal created a puzzling, massive work heavy with symbolism and powerful sounds which constantly demands interpretation: is it wallowing in magical worlds whilst the old era is destroyed in the First World War? The pathway of trials taken by two couples on which the women overcome their own natures through subjecting themselves to the merciless law of renewal and decay? A study of the female psyche shortly after Freud's postulation of sexual neuroses? Or perhaps the spiritual voyage of a woman through her fears and guilt feelings at the end of which everyone comes together again on the threshold of the eternal father.
In German with German surtitles
New production
Image credit: © Wilfried Hösl |
OperaFriday 22-Nov-13 07:00pmopera|20131123T000000Z|Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City|20131123T023000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Der Rosenkavalier |
Metropolitan Opera
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| More info... |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Friday 22-Nov-13 07:00pm
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OperaSaturday 23-Nov-13 12:30pmopera|20131123T173000Z|Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City|20131123T200000Z|Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Metropolitan Opera
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| More info... |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Saturday 23-Nov-13 12:30pm
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OperaSunday 24-Nov-13 02:30pmopera|20131124T133000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131124T160000Z|Elektra |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Elektra |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Sunday 24-Nov-13 02:30pm
It was Elektra that in 1906 brought together Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. With its huge orchestra and vocal writing that pushed singing technique to its limits, Elektra, a one-act tragedy of unprecedented darkness and violence, brought Post-Wagnerianism to a blazing apotheosis.
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OperaSunday 24-Nov-13 04:00pmopera|20131124T150000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20131124T173000Z|Die Frau Ohne Schatten |
National Theatre, Munich Die Frau Ohne Schatten |
Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Sunday 24-Nov-13 04:00pm
The daughter of the King of the Spirits has been floating in an in-between state since the human Emperor conquered her: She is neither a spirit nor a human. A woman without a shadow – which means a woman who is infertile. A threat hangs over the Empress and Emperor like a punishment for a great guilt: If she does not become fully human, he will turn to stone. Her panic-stricken search for a shadow, accompanied by her scheming nurse, takes the Empress to a woman who refuses her husband's advances. She is prepared to sell her shadow for the seductive promise of eternal youth. However, the prospect of the transaction does not make the Empress happy.
Inspired by Oriental fairy-tales and with an admiring glance at Mozart's Zauberflöte, the successful partnership of Strauss and Hofmannsthal created a puzzling, massive work heavy with symbolism and powerful sounds which constantly demands interpretation: is it wallowing in magical worlds whilst the old era is destroyed in the First World War? The pathway of trials taken by two couples on which the women overcome their own natures through subjecting themselves to the merciless law of renewal and decay? A study of the female psyche shortly after Freud's postulation of sexual neuroses? Or perhaps the spiritual voyage of a woman through her fears and guilt feelings at the end of which everyone comes together again on the threshold of the eternal father.
In German with German surtitles
New production
Image credit: © Wilfried Hösl |
OperaMonday 25-Nov-13 07:00pmopera|20131126T000000Z|Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City|20131126T023000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Der Rosenkavalier |
Metropolitan Opera
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Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Monday 25-Nov-13 07:00pm
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OperaTuesday 26-Nov-13 07:30pmopera|20131127T003000Z|Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City|20131127T030000Z|Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Die Frau ohne Schatten |
Metropolitan Opera
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| More info... |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Tuesday 26-Nov-13 07:30pm
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OperaThursday 28-Nov-13 06:00pmopera|20131128T170000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20131128T193000Z|Die Frau Ohne Schatten |
National Theatre, Munich Die Frau Ohne Schatten |
Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Thursday 28-Nov-13 06:00pm
The daughter of the King of the Spirits has been floating in an in-between state since the human Emperor conquered her: She is neither a spirit nor a human. A woman without a shadow – which means a woman who is infertile. A threat hangs over the Empress and Emperor like a punishment for a great guilt: If she does not become fully human, he will turn to stone. Her panic-stricken search for a shadow, accompanied by her scheming nurse, takes the Empress to a woman who refuses her husband's advances. She is prepared to sell her shadow for the seductive promise of eternal youth. However, the prospect of the transaction does not make the Empress happy.
Inspired by Oriental fairy-tales and with an admiring glance at Mozart's Zauberflöte, the successful partnership of Strauss and Hofmannsthal created a puzzling, massive work heavy with symbolism and powerful sounds which constantly demands interpretation: is it wallowing in magical worlds whilst the old era is destroyed in the First World War? The pathway of trials taken by two couples on which the women overcome their own natures through subjecting themselves to the merciless law of renewal and decay? A study of the female psyche shortly after Freud's postulation of sexual neuroses? Or perhaps the spiritual voyage of a woman through her fears and guilt feelings at the end of which everyone comes together again on the threshold of the eternal father.
In German with German surtitles
New production
Image credit: © Wilfried Hösl |
OperaSaturday 30-Nov-13 12:30pmopera|20131130T173000Z|Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City|20131130T200000Z|Der Rosenkavalier |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Der Rosenkavalier |
Metropolitan Opera
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| More info... |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Saturday 30-Nov-13 12:30pm
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OperaSunday 1-Dec-13 02:30pmopera|20131201T133000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131201T160000Z|Elektra |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Elektra |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Sunday 1-Dec-13 02:30pm
It was Elektra that in 1906 brought together Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. With its huge orchestra and vocal writing that pushed singing technique to its limits, Elektra, a one-act tragedy of unprecedented darkness and violence, brought Post-Wagnerianism to a blazing apotheosis.
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