Performer: Richard Jones| Date | Event | Composers, Works, Performers |
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| Friday 24-May-13 05:45pm |
 Glyndebourne Opera HouseFalstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 05:45pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich Les Contes d'Hoffmann |
Bavarian State Opera Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Kathleen Kim, Soprano: Olympia Genia Kühmeier, Soprano: Antonia Dinara Alieva, Soprano: Giulietta Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz John Relyea, Bass-baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Giuseppe Filianoti, Tenor: Hoffmann |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Friday 24-May-13 07:00pm Les Contes d'Hoffmann The protagonist of the opera is E.T.A. Hoffmann, the prototype of the German romantic period artist: his life is an artwork, his lower depths, his doubts, his grand inspirations – his crises. And all of these are connected with: women. Hoffmann in the opera tells of three types of woman in his tales, the “lifeless doll with a heart of ice”, the “virtuoso”, ill and destined to die, as well as the “shameless courtesan”.
Jacques Offenbach’s opera fantastique, premièred in 1881, is based on the play of the same name by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, who drew from the biographies and works of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Adelbert von Chamisso and Alfred de Musset to create their own artist’s drama. It is not a literature opera – the protagonists from different romantic tales are connected to one another by a fictitious Hoffmann – but rather more of a message to the writer, telling him to make art his matter of the heart, or perhaps even open up his heart with brutal frankness.
Co-production with the English National Opera, London.
In French with German surtitles.Image credit: Wilfried Hösl Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Kathleen Kim, Soprano: Olympia Genia Kühmeier, Soprano: Antonia Dinara Alieva, Soprano: Giulietta Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz John Relyea, Bass-baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Giuseppe Filianoti, Tenor: Hoffmann | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 04:30pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Sunday 26-May-13 04:30pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 05:45pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Wednesday 29-May-13 05:45pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 07:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich Les Contes d'Hoffmann |
Bavarian State Opera Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Kathleen Kim, Soprano: Olympia Genia Kühmeier, Soprano: Antonia Dinara Alieva, Soprano: Giulietta Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz John Relyea, Bass-baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Giuseppe Filianoti, Tenor: Hoffmann |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Wednesday 29-May-13 07:00pm Les Contes d'Hoffmann The protagonist of the opera is E.T.A. Hoffmann, the prototype of the German romantic period artist: his life is an artwork, his lower depths, his doubts, his grand inspirations – his crises. And all of these are connected with: women. Hoffmann in the opera tells of three types of woman in his tales, the “lifeless doll with a heart of ice”, the “virtuoso”, ill and destined to die, as well as the “shameless courtesan”.
Jacques Offenbach’s opera fantastique, premièred in 1881, is based on the play of the same name by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, who drew from the biographies and works of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Adelbert von Chamisso and Alfred de Musset to create their own artist’s drama. It is not a literature opera – the protagonists from different romantic tales are connected to one another by a fictitious Hoffmann – but rather more of a message to the writer, telling him to make art his matter of the heart, or perhaps even open up his heart with brutal frankness.
Co-production with the English National Opera, London.
In French with German surtitles.Image credit: Wilfried Hösl Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Kathleen Kim, Soprano: Olympia Genia Kühmeier, Soprano: Antonia Dinara Alieva, Soprano: Giulietta Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz John Relyea, Bass-baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Giuseppe Filianoti, Tenor: Hoffmann | ||
| Saturday 1-Jun-13 05:45pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Saturday 1-Jun-13 05:45pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Sunday 2-Jun-13 06:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich Les Contes d'Hoffmann |
Bavarian State Opera Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Kathleen Kim, Soprano: Olympia Genia Kühmeier, Soprano: Antonia Dinara Alieva, Soprano: Giulietta Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz John Relyea, Bass-baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Giuseppe Filianoti, Tenor: Hoffmann |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Sunday 2-Jun-13 06:00pm Les Contes d'Hoffmann The protagonist of the opera is E.T.A. Hoffmann, the prototype of the German romantic period artist: his life is an artwork, his lower depths, his doubts, his grand inspirations – his crises. And all of these are connected with: women. Hoffmann in the opera tells of three types of woman in his tales, the “lifeless doll with a heart of ice”, the “virtuoso”, ill and destined to die, as well as the “shameless courtesan”.
Jacques Offenbach’s opera fantastique, premièred in 1881, is based on the play of the same name by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, who drew from the biographies and works of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Adelbert von Chamisso and Alfred de Musset to create their own artist’s drama. It is not a literature opera – the protagonists from different romantic tales are connected to one another by a fictitious Hoffmann – but rather more of a message to the writer, telling him to make art his matter of the heart, or perhaps even open up his heart with brutal frankness.
Co-production with the English National Opera, London.
In French with German surtitles.Image credit: Wilfried Hösl Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Kathleen Kim, Soprano: Olympia Genia Kühmeier, Soprano: Antonia Dinara Alieva, Soprano: Giulietta Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz John Relyea, Bass-baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Giuseppe Filianoti, Tenor: Hoffmann | ||
| Wednesday 5-Jun-13 07:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich Les Contes d'Hoffmann |
Bavarian State Opera Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Kathleen Kim, Soprano: Olympia Genia Kühmeier, Soprano: Antonia Dinara Alieva, Soprano: Giulietta Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz John Relyea, Bass-baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Giuseppe Filianoti, Tenor: Hoffmann |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Wednesday 5-Jun-13 07:00pm Les Contes d'Hoffmann The protagonist of the opera is E.T.A. Hoffmann, the prototype of the German romantic period artist: his life is an artwork, his lower depths, his doubts, his grand inspirations – his crises. And all of these are connected with: women. Hoffmann in the opera tells of three types of woman in his tales, the “lifeless doll with a heart of ice”, the “virtuoso”, ill and destined to die, as well as the “shameless courtesan”.
Jacques Offenbach’s opera fantastique, premièred in 1881, is based on the play of the same name by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, who drew from the biographies and works of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Adelbert von Chamisso and Alfred de Musset to create their own artist’s drama. It is not a literature opera – the protagonists from different romantic tales are connected to one another by a fictitious Hoffmann – but rather more of a message to the writer, telling him to make art his matter of the heart, or perhaps even open up his heart with brutal frankness.
Co-production with the English National Opera, London.
In French with German surtitles.Image credit: Wilfried Hösl Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Kathleen Kim, Soprano: Olympia Genia Kühmeier, Soprano: Antonia Dinara Alieva, Soprano: Giulietta Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz John Relyea, Bass-baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Giuseppe Filianoti, Tenor: Hoffmann | ||
| Thursday 6-Jun-13 05:45pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Thursday 6-Jun-13 05:45pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Sunday 9-Jun-13 04:30pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Sunday 9-Jun-13 04:30pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Saturday 15-Jun-13 05:45pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Saturday 15-Jun-13 05:45pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Thursday 20-Jun-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Gloriana |
Royal Opera Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Thursday 20-Jun-13 Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer | ||
| Saturday 22-Jun-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Gloriana |
Royal Opera Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Saturday 22-Jun-13 Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer | ||
| Saturday 22-Jun-13 05:45pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Saturday 22-Jun-13 05:45pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Monday 24-Jun-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Gloriana |
Royal Opera Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Monday 24-Jun-13 Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer | ||
| Thursday 27-Jun-13 05:45pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Thursday 27-Jun-13 05:45pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Saturday 29-Jun-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Gloriana |
Royal Opera Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Saturday 29-Jun-13 Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer | ||
| Wednesday 3-Jul-13 06:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich Lohengrin Munich Opera Festival |
Bavarian State Opera Lothar Koenigs, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Hans-Peter König, Bass: Heinrich der Vogler Klaus Florian Vogt, Tenor: Lohengrin Annette Dasch, Soprano: Elsa von Brabant Yevgeny Nikitin, Bass-baritone: Friedrich von Telramund Michaela Schuster, Mezzo-soprano: Ortrud Markus Eiche, Baritone: The King's Herald |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Wednesday 3-Jul-13 06:00pm The Duchy of Brabant in the throes of a dynastic conflict: the succession seems put into question following the disappearance of the crown prince. And: his sister is accused of the crime. The whole realm faces the threat of a civil war. There is great longing for the appearance of a shining knight to rescue the damsel in distress. And then, in this time of uncertainty, a hero really does appear – as if from another world: but who is this grand knight of the swan who presents himself as the rescuer of Else and all of Brabant? What is the nature of the ties that bind him to Eva, so unjustly accused of fratricide? In a time of great revolutionary upheaval in the middle of the 19th century, Wagner wrote his “Lohengrin”, in which for the first time the orchestra emerges as a mysterious factor as well as the engine driving the action of the entire drama.
In German with German surtitles.Image credit: Wilfried Hösl Lothar Koenigs, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Hans-Peter König, Bass: Heinrich der Vogler Klaus Florian Vogt, Tenor: Lohengrin Annette Dasch, Soprano: Elsa von Brabant Yevgeny Nikitin, Bass-baritone: Friedrich von Telramund Michaela Schuster, Mezzo-soprano: Ortrud Markus Eiche, Baritone: The King's Herald | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Gloriana |
Royal Opera Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 05:45pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 05:45pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Saturday 6-Jul-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Gloriana |
Royal Opera Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Saturday 6-Jul-13 Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer | ||
| Tuesday 9-Jul-13 05:45pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Tuesday 9-Jul-13 05:45pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Sunday 14-Jul-13 04:30pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Sunday 14-Jul-13 04:30pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 03:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich Hänsel and Gretel |
Bavarian State Opera Tomas Hanus, Conductor Richard Jones, Director John Macfarlane, Set Designer Sabine Hogrefe, Soprano: Gertrude / Mother Maureen McKay, Soprano: Gretel Angela Brower, Mezzo-soprano: Hänsel Kevin Conners, Tenor: Witch Levente Molnár, Baritone: Peter / Father |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Saturday 21-Dec-13 03:00pm Since its first performance in 1893, Humperdinck's most famous opera Hansel and Gretel has remained constantly popular, becoming over the generations almost synonymous with the first family visit to the opera. "Brother come and dance with me!“ – "Susie, dear Susie" – a dancing brother and sister, the Dew Fairy and the Sandman, the Witch and the parents: a collection of all the fairy tale elements of the 19th century. And yet this is also a tale of hardship, hunger and the desire for abundance with a clear moral: "When the need is greatest, God the Lord puts out His hand!“
And, in Richard Jones' opulent, brilliant setting, it's a real must! Image credit: © Wilfried Hösl Tomas Hanus, Conductor Richard Jones, Director John Macfarlane, Set Designer Sabine Hogrefe, Soprano: Gertrude / Mother Maureen McKay, Soprano: Gretel Angela Brower, Mezzo-soprano: Hänsel Kevin Conners, Tenor: Witch Levente Molnár, Baritone: Peter / Father | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm |
National Theatre, Munich Hänsel and Gretel |
Bavarian State Opera Tomas Hanus, Conductor Richard Jones, Director John Macfarlane, Set Designer Sabine Hogrefe, Soprano: Gertrude / Mother Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano: Gretel Angela Brower, Mezzo-soprano: Hänsel Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Witch Levente Molnár, Baritone: Peter / Father |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm Since its first performance in 1893, Humperdinck's most famous opera Hansel and Gretel has remained constantly popular, becoming over the generations almost synonymous with the first family visit to the opera. "Brother come and dance with me!“ – "Susie, dear Susie" – a dancing brother and sister, the Dew Fairy and the Sandman, the Witch and the parents: a collection of all the fairy tale elements of the 19th century. And yet this is also a tale of hardship, hunger and the desire for abundance with a clear moral: "When the need is greatest, God the Lord puts out His hand!“
And, in Richard Jones' opulent, brilliant setting, it's a real must! Image credit: © Wilfried Hösl Tomas Hanus, Conductor Richard Jones, Director John Macfarlane, Set Designer Sabine Hogrefe, Soprano: Gertrude / Mother Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano: Gretel Angela Brower, Mezzo-soprano: Hänsel Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Witch Levente Molnár, Baritone: Peter / Father | ||
| Sunday 29-Dec-13 02:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich Hänsel and Gretel |
Bavarian State Opera Tomas Hanus, Conductor Richard Jones, Director John Macfarlane, Set Designer Sabine Hogrefe, Soprano: Gertrude / Mother Maureen McKay, Soprano: Gretel Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: Hänsel Kevin Conners, Tenor: Witch Markus Eiche, Baritone: Peter / Father |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Sunday 29-Dec-13 02:00pm Since its first performance in 1893, Humperdinck's most famous opera Hansel and Gretel has remained constantly popular, becoming over the generations almost synonymous with the first family visit to the opera. "Brother come and dance with me!“ – "Susie, dear Susie" – a dancing brother and sister, the Dew Fairy and the Sandman, the Witch and the parents: a collection of all the fairy tale elements of the 19th century. And yet this is also a tale of hardship, hunger and the desire for abundance with a clear moral: "When the need is greatest, God the Lord puts out His hand!“
And, in Richard Jones' opulent, brilliant setting, it's a real must! Image credit: © Wilfried Hösl Tomas Hanus, Conductor Richard Jones, Director John Macfarlane, Set Designer Sabine Hogrefe, Soprano: Gertrude / Mother Maureen McKay, Soprano: Gretel Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: Hänsel Kevin Conners, Tenor: Witch Markus Eiche, Baritone: Peter / Father | ||
| Sunday 29-Dec-13 07:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich Hänsel and Gretel |
Bavarian State Opera Tomas Hanus, Conductor Richard Jones, Director John Macfarlane, Set Designer Sabine Hogrefe, Soprano: Gertrude / Mother Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano: Gretel Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: Hänsel Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Witch Markus Eiche, Baritone: Peter / Father |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Sunday 29-Dec-13 07:00pm Since its first performance in 1893, Humperdinck's most famous opera Hansel and Gretel has remained constantly popular, becoming over the generations almost synonymous with the first family visit to the opera. "Brother come and dance with me!“ – "Susie, dear Susie" – a dancing brother and sister, the Dew Fairy and the Sandman, the Witch and the parents: a collection of all the fairy tale elements of the 19th century. And yet this is also a tale of hardship, hunger and the desire for abundance with a clear moral: "When the need is greatest, God the Lord puts out His hand!“
And, in Richard Jones' opulent, brilliant setting, it's a real must! Image credit: © Wilfried Hösl Tomas Hanus, Conductor Richard Jones, Director John Macfarlane, Set Designer Sabine Hogrefe, Soprano: Gertrude / Mother Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano: Gretel Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: Hänsel Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Witch Markus Eiche, Baritone: Peter / Father | ||
| Saturday 8-Feb-14 06:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich Tales of Hoffmann |
Bavarian State Opera Constantin Trinks, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Giles Cadle, Set Designer Eri Nakamura, Soprano: Antonia Rachele Gilmore, Soprano: Olympia Brenda Rae, Soprano: Giulietta Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse/Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz/Tenor: Cochenille Joseph Calleja, Tenor: Hoffmann Dean Power, Tenor: Nathaniel Christian Rieger, Bass: Schlemil Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Spalanzani Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Saturday 8-Feb-14 06:00pm The protagonist of the opera is E.T.A. Hoffmann, the prototype of the German romantic period artist: his life is an artwork, his lower depths, his doubts, his grand inspirations – his crises. And all of these are connected with: women. Hoffmann in the opera tells of three types of woman in his tales, the “lifeless doll with a heart of ice”, the “virtuoso”, ill and destined to die, as well as the “shameless courtesan”.
Jacques Offenbach’s opera fantastique, premièred in 1881, is based on the play of the same name by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, who drew from the biographies and works of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Adelbert von Chamisso and Alfred de Musset to create their own artist’s drama. It is not a literature opera – the protagonists from different romantic tales are connected to one another by a fictitious Hoffmann – but rather more of a message to the writer, telling him to make art his matter of the heart, or perhaps even open up his heart with brutal frankness. Based on the edition by Michael Kaye and Jean-Christophe Keck, © Schott Music International In French with German surtitles Image credit: © Wilfried Hösl Constantin Trinks, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Giles Cadle, Set Designer Eri Nakamura, Soprano: Antonia Rachele Gilmore, Soprano: Olympia Brenda Rae, Soprano: Giulietta Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse/Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz/Tenor: Cochenille Joseph Calleja, Tenor: Hoffmann Dean Power, Tenor: Nathaniel Christian Rieger, Bass: Schlemil Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Spalanzani Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto | ||
| Tuesday 11-Feb-14 06:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich Tales of Hoffmann |
Bavarian State Opera Constantin Trinks, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Giles Cadle, Set Designer Eri Nakamura, Soprano: Antonia Rachele Gilmore, Soprano: Olympia Brenda Rae, Soprano: Giulietta Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse/Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz/Tenor: Cochenille Joseph Calleja, Tenor: Hoffmann Dean Power, Tenor: Nathaniel Christian Rieger, Bass: Schlemil Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Spalanzani Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Tuesday 11-Feb-14 06:00pm The protagonist of the opera is E.T.A. Hoffmann, the prototype of the German romantic period artist: his life is an artwork, his lower depths, his doubts, his grand inspirations – his crises. And all of these are connected with: women. Hoffmann in the opera tells of three types of woman in his tales, the “lifeless doll with a heart of ice”, the “virtuoso”, ill and destined to die, as well as the “shameless courtesan”.
Jacques Offenbach’s opera fantastique, premièred in 1881, is based on the play of the same name by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, who drew from the biographies and works of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Adelbert von Chamisso and Alfred de Musset to create their own artist’s drama. It is not a literature opera – the protagonists from different romantic tales are connected to one another by a fictitious Hoffmann – but rather more of a message to the writer, telling him to make art his matter of the heart, or perhaps even open up his heart with brutal frankness. Based on the edition by Michael Kaye and Jean-Christophe Keck, © Schott Music International In French with German surtitles Image credit: © Wilfried Hösl Constantin Trinks, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Giles Cadle, Set Designer Eri Nakamura, Soprano: Antonia Rachele Gilmore, Soprano: Olympia Brenda Rae, Soprano: Giulietta Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse/Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz/Tenor: Cochenille Joseph Calleja, Tenor: Hoffmann Dean Power, Tenor: Nathaniel Christian Rieger, Bass: Schlemil Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Spalanzani Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto | ||
| Friday 14-Feb-14 07:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich Tales of Hoffmann |
Bavarian State Opera Constantin Trinks, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Giles Cadle, Set Designer Eri Nakamura, Soprano: Antonia Rachele Gilmore, Soprano: Olympia Brenda Rae, Soprano: Giulietta Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse/Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz/Tenor: Cochenille Joseph Calleja, Tenor: Hoffmann Dean Power, Tenor: Nathaniel Christian Rieger, Bass: Schlemil Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Spalanzani Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Friday 14-Feb-14 07:00pm The protagonist of the opera is E.T.A. Hoffmann, the prototype of the German romantic period artist: his life is an artwork, his lower depths, his doubts, his grand inspirations – his crises. And all of these are connected with: women. Hoffmann in the opera tells of three types of woman in his tales, the “lifeless doll with a heart of ice”, the “virtuoso”, ill and destined to die, as well as the “shameless courtesan”.
Jacques Offenbach’s opera fantastique, premièred in 1881, is based on the play of the same name by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, who drew from the biographies and works of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Adelbert von Chamisso and Alfred de Musset to create their own artist’s drama. It is not a literature opera – the protagonists from different romantic tales are connected to one another by a fictitious Hoffmann – but rather more of a message to the writer, telling him to make art his matter of the heart, or perhaps even open up his heart with brutal frankness. Based on the edition by Michael Kaye and Jean-Christophe Keck, © Schott Music International In French with German surtitles Image credit: © Wilfried Hösl Constantin Trinks, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Giles Cadle, Set Designer Eri Nakamura, Soprano: Antonia Rachele Gilmore, Soprano: Olympia Brenda Rae, Soprano: Giulietta Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse/Mezzo-soprano: The Muse Kevin Conners, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz/Tenor: Cochenille Joseph Calleja, Tenor: Hoffmann Dean Power, Tenor: Nathaniel Christian Rieger, Bass: Schlemil Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Spalanzani Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto | ||
