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| Friday 20-Dec-13 10:00am |
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| Philharmonie, Köln, Bischofsgartenstraße 1, 50667 Köln, Germany Friday 20-Dec-13 10:00am Gürzenich-Orchester - ohrenauf!-Schulkonzert01 In den ohrenauf!-Schulkonzerten steht dieses Jahr Igor Strawinskys Suite »Der Feuervogel« auf dem Programm. In den moderierten Schulkonzerten geben Gürzenich-Kapellmeister Markus Stenz und das Gürzenich-Orchester Einblicke in das Musikstück. Die Konzerttermine sind speziell auf die angegebene Altersgruppe ausgerichtet.Image credit: Ernst Dörfler | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 06:00pm |
Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, Gothenburg Göteborgs Symfoniker |
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| Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, Gothenburg, Götaplatsen, Gothenburg, Sweden Friday 20-Dec-13 06:00pm Göteborgs Symfoniker | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 06:00pm |
Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), Bergen The Nutcracker |
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| Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), Bergen, Edvard Griegs plass 1, Bergen 5015, Norway Friday 20-Dec-13 06:00pm The performance is a cooperation between Bergen Arts, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hall. | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Fidelio |
Zurich Opera Fabio Luisi, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Philharmonia Zürich Ruben Drole, Baritone: Don Fernando Martin Gantner, Baritone: Don Pizarro Brandon Jovanovich, Tenor: Florestan Anja Kampe, Soprano: Leonore Christof Fischesser, Bass: Rocco Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Marzelline Mauro Peter, Tenor: Jaquino |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Friday 20-Dec-13 07:00pm With German and English surtitles. Running time 3 hours.Tickets 270 - 38 CHF.Fabio Luisi, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Philharmonia Zürich Ruben Drole, Baritone: Don Fernando Martin Gantner, Baritone: Don Pizarro Brandon Jovanovich, Tenor: Florestan Anja Kampe, Soprano: Leonore Christof Fischesser, Bass: Rocco Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Marzelline Mauro Peter, Tenor: Jaquino | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 07:00pm |
Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen Konserthuset's Big Christmas Concert |
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| Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen, Hötorget 8, Stockholm 10387, Sweden Friday 20-Dec-13 07:00pm Konserthuset's Big Christmas Concert The orchestra, a magnificent choir with 200 singers, and a range of great artists. In a festive concert we present newly written arrangements of the most beloved Christmas classics alongside popular favourites from the American tradition. Mark Levengood leads the audience to a lovely Christmas atmostphere. | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 07:00pm |
Music Centre / Musiikkitalo: Concert Hall, Helsinki Hannu Lintu & Daniil Trifonov |
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| Music Centre / Musiikkitalo: Concert Hall, Helsinki, Helsingin Musiikkitalo Oy, Mannerheimintie 13a, Helsinki, Finland Friday 20-Dec-13 07:00pm Hannu Lintu & Daniil Trifonov | ||
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National Theatre, Munich La Bohème |
Bavarian State Opera Asher Fisch, Conductor Otto Schenk, Director Rudolf Heinrich, Set Designer Ana Maria Martinez, Soprano: Mimì Anna Virovlansky, Soprano: Musetta Charles Castronovo, Tenor: Rodolfo Massimo Cavalletti, Baritone: Marcello Andrea Borghini, Baritone: Schaunard Christian Rieger, Bass: Benoît Tareq Nazmi, Bass: Colline |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Friday 20-Dec-13 07:00pm Asher Fisch, Conductor Otto Schenk, Director Rudolf Heinrich, Set Designer Ana Maria Martinez, Soprano: Mimì Anna Virovlansky, Soprano: Musetta Charles Castronovo, Tenor: Rodolfo Massimo Cavalletti, Baritone: Marcello Andrea Borghini, Baritone: Schaunard Christian Rieger, Bass: Benoît Tareq Nazmi, Bass: Colline | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris) Le Parc |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm Le Parc follows its course through the codes of seduction, from initial encounters through to total self-surrender. To music by Mozart, Angelin Preljocaj questions the relationship with the other, and subtly blends the classical with the modern. | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam Combattimento Consort Amsterdam + Nederlands Kamerkoor |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm Combattimento Consort Amsterdam + Nederlands Kamerkoor Het Weihnachtsoratorium is een van de meest gewaardeerde werken van Bach. De uitvoering door het Combattimento Consort is inmiddels een ware kersttraditie. Extra bijzonder dit jaar is de internationaal gevierde tenor Christoph Prégardien in de rol van evangelist. Vorig seizoen maakte hij als dirigent met het Nederlands Kamerkoor een succesvolle tournee door Europa.
In zes delen verklankt Bach in het Weihnachtsoratorium het kerstverhaal, zoals beschreven in de evangeliën van Mattheüs en Lucas. Dankzij de grote belangstelling in voorgaande jaren voeren Combattimento Consort Amsterdam en het Nederlands Kamerkoor het werk dit jaar twee keer uit in het Muziekgebouw.
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| Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin La Bohème |
Staatsoper Berlin Josep Caballé-Domenech, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Dan Potra, Set Designer Anna Samuil, Soprano: Mimì Adriane Queiroz, Soprano: Musetta Alexey Dolgov, Tenor: Rodolfo Alfredo Daza, Baritone: Marcello Arttu Kataja, Bass: Schaunard Jan Martinik, Bass: Colline Staatskapelle Berlin Staatsopernchor Berlin Kinderchor der Staatsoper Unter den Linden |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm Sung in Italian with German surtitles2:20 h | including 1 interval Prices 20 to 84 EUR Josep Caballé-Domenech, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Dan Potra, Set Designer Anna Samuil, Soprano: Mimì Adriane Queiroz, Soprano: Musetta Alexey Dolgov, Tenor: Rodolfo Alfredo Daza, Baritone: Marcello Arttu Kataja, Bass: Schaunard Jan Martinik, Bass: Colline Staatskapelle Berlin Staatsopernchor Berlin Kinderchor der Staatsoper Unter den Linden | ||
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Fraumünster, Zürich Zurich Chamber Orchestra: Christmas Concert |
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| Fraumünster, Zürich, Münsterhof, Zürich 8001, Switzerland Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm Zurich Chamber Orchestra: Christmas Concert Tickets: CHF 90 / 80 / 60 / 35 / 20 | ||
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Deutsche Oper, Berlin The Magic Flute |
Deutsche Oper Berlin Ivan Repusic, Conductor Günter Krämer, Director Andreas Reinhardt, Set Designer Martina Welschenbach, Soprano: Pamina Hulkar Sabirova, Soprano: Queen of the Night Alvaro Zambrano, Tenor: Tamino Simon Pauly, Baritone: Papageno Ante Jerkunica, Bass: Sarastro Alexandra Hutton, Soprano: Papagena Burkhard Ulrich, Tenor: Monostatos Stephen Bronk, Bass: Speaker (der Sprecher) |
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| Deutsche Oper, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 35, Berlin, Germany Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm In German with German surtitles.
Prince Tamino is menaced by a wild dragon. At the last moment he is saved by three mysterious women, who have been sent by the Queen of the Night. When the bird catcher Papageno appears and boasts of his heroic deed as dragon slayer, the three ladies punish him. They present the Prince with a picture of Pamina, the Queen's daughter, who has been imprisoned by Sarastro, Regent of the Sun Temple. Tamino falls in love with her. The Queen appears in person and orders him to join forces with Papageno to save Pamina. They give Tamino a magic flute for protection and the reluctant Pagageno receives a glockenspiel of magical chimes. Led by three boys, the two heroes begin their journey to Sarastro's castle. Tamino is twice prevented from entering by the gatekeepers. At the third attempt they inform him that Sarastro is nothing like the cruel tyrant that the Queen of the Night has made him out to be. Papageno finds Pamina and tries to escape with her. He is able to stall her guard Monostatos with the help of the chimes, but the appearance of Sarastro puts an end to all attempts to flee. Papageno, Pamina and Tamino are compelled to stay in Sarastro's temple and submit to a series of life-threatening trials. First of all they have to learn to be silent, which is especially difficult for Papageno. When an old woman passes, Papageno cannot restrain himself and asks her what her name is. She disappears in a clap of thunder. Papageno consoles himself with the food that is so miraculously served to them. Tamino keeps silent, playing on his flute. Pamina appears, in deep despair that Tamino is no longer talking to her. Her mother has already entreated her in vain to murder Sarastro. When she decides to end her life the three boys seize her dagger and lead her to Tamino. Protected by the flute, both of them pass the ordeals of fire and water, and have now successfully completed all the trials. Meanwhile Papageno, in his great loneliness, conjures up the old woman again and promises to marry her, »if there's nothing better to be had«. All of a sudden she is transformed into a beautiful young girl, but their time has not yet come and she is taken from him again. In his despair he decides to end his life, but the three boys remind him of the magic chimes. Their tinkling brings back Papagena, and the reunion sets them both dreaming of a happy future together. The other pair is happy, too: Tamino and Pamina are inducted into the Society of the Enlightened, which celebrates the ideals of Nature, Wisdom and Reason. Only for the Queen of the Night does the story take a turn for the worse: when she attempts to enter the temple along with her entourage she is devoured by the spirits of darkness. Mozart's MAGIC FLUTE is the most frequently performed opera in the German-speaking world. This variegated masterpiece straddling Viennese popular theatre, fairytale, myth and the mystery of freemasonry is a puzzle even today: did Mozart and his librettist Schikaneder switch horses in mid-stream, changing allegiance from the Queen of the Night to Sarastro? Should one not distrust the holier-than-thou world of the priests and an ideology that divides the world into good and evil? Are there not traces, even, of discrepancies between text and music, as many a Mozart expert has suggested? Whatever the facts of the matter, it is the music that smooths the contradictions of the plot, elevating them to a worldly realism. The music does not denounce the characters but rather confers on the conflicts an existential dimension. Without this dimension the opera would come over as an irrational fairytale. Image credit: Bernd Uhlig Ivan Repusic, Conductor Günter Krämer, Director Andreas Reinhardt, Set Designer Martina Welschenbach, Soprano: Pamina Hulkar Sabirova, Soprano: Queen of the Night Alvaro Zambrano, Tenor: Tamino Simon Pauly, Baritone: Papageno Ante Jerkunica, Bass: Sarastro Alexandra Hutton, Soprano: Papagena Burkhard Ulrich, Tenor: Monostatos Stephen Bronk, Bass: Speaker (der Sprecher) | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Pump Room, Bath Carols by Candlelight |
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| Pump Room, Bath, Abbey Church yard, Bath BA1 1LZ, United Kingdom Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm Carols by Candlelight | ||
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Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Tosca |
Metropolitan Opera Marco Armiliato, Conductor Luc Bondy, Director Elisabete Matos, Soprano: Floria Tosca Marcello Giordani, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi George Gagnidze, Baritone: Baron Scarpia John Del Carlo, Bass: Cesare Angelotti |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm Marco Armiliato, Conductor Luc Bondy, Director Elisabete Matos, Soprano: Floria Tosca Marcello Giordani, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi George Gagnidze, Baritone: Baron Scarpia John Del Carlo, Bass: Cesare Angelotti | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Opéra Bastille, Paris The Sleeping Beauty |
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| Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm The Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty Music by Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) Original choreography by Marius Petipa Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev The “Ballet of ballets,” Sleeping Beauty remains one of the jewels in the heritage of dance. Virtuosity together with sumptuous sets and costumes recreate the splendour of one of the most brilliant masterpieces in the classical repertoire. | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Barbican Centre: Hall, London Wagner's Prelude to Tristan and Isolde |
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| Barbican Centre: Hall, London, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm Wagner's Prelude to Tristan and Isolde Celebrated American soprano Christine Brewer is a very special guest for this sumptuous evening of Wagner, Strauss and composers of the Second Viennese school, conducted by the Edward Gardner of English National Opera. Tristan and Isolde and the Wesendonck- Lieder belong to the same turbulent period of Wagner’s life, when he was amorously involved with Mathilde Wesendonck. His settings of her poetry share the same heady chromaticism and ecstatic heights as Tristan, and find an echo in Strauss’s lavish tone poem Death and Transfiguration. Webern’s masterly Passacaglia anticipates the exquisitely-heard, Expressionist world of Berg’s Seven Early Songs. Tickets £10 - 32. | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 08:00pm |
Palais Opéra, Liège La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein |
Opéra Royal de Wallonie Cyril Englebert, Conductor Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, Director Jean-guy Lecat, Set Designer Sonia Ganassi, Mezzo-soprano: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein Sébastien Droy, Tenor: Fritz Lionel Lhote, Baritone: General Boum Sophie Junker, Soprano: Wanda Jean-Philippe Corre, Voice: Népomuc Giovanni Iovino, Tenor: Prince Paul Patrick Delcour, Bass: Baron Puck Roger Joakim, Baritone: Baron Grog Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie Choir of Opéra Royal de Wallonie |
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| Palais Opéra, Liège, Espace Bavière, Boulevard de la Constitution, 4020 Liège, Belgium Friday 20-Dec-13 08:00pm New production of Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège.
Dans son superbe domaine ancestral, devenu une résidence hôtelière réputée, la Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein dirige aussi une brigade de cuisine avec la même efficacité que ses ancêtres dirigeaient leurs régiments militaires à la guerre ! Désireuse d’encore faire gravir à son restaurant les échelons de la renommée, elle l’a fait inscrire dans le plus grand concours culinaire de la télévision : La Guerre des chefs ! L’affaire semble bien engagée car son équipe va débuter les épreuves finales quand… la Grande-Duchesse, emportée par son amour des hommes va être tentée par les charmes de ceux qui gravitent autour d’elle, ce qui va dès lors provoquer une cascade de rebondissements doublée d’une véritable révolution au sein de son hôtellerie! Cyril Englebert, Conductor Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, Director Jean-guy Lecat, Set Designer Sonia Ganassi, Mezzo-soprano: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein Sébastien Droy, Tenor: Fritz Lionel Lhote, Baritone: General Boum Sophie Junker, Soprano: Wanda Jean-Philippe Corre, Voice: Népomuc Giovanni Iovino, Tenor: Prince Paul Patrick Delcour, Bass: Baron Puck Roger Joakim, Baritone: Baron Grog Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie Choir of Opéra Royal de Wallonie | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 08:00pm |
Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, New York City, NY The New York Pops: Under the Mistletoe with Ashley Brown |
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| Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Friday 20-Dec-13 08:00pm The New York Pops: Under the Mistletoe with Ashley Brown Broadway’s original Mary Poppins reunites with the orchestra in a festive program of traditional favorites and new holiday hits | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 08:00pm |
Cité de la Musique, Concert Hall (Salle des Concerts), Paris Les Arts Florissants |
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| Cité de la Musique, Concert Hall (Salle des Concerts), Paris, 221, avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris, France Friday 20-Dec-13 08:00pm Les Arts Florissants | ||
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Salle Pleyel, Paris Messiah - Academy of Ancient Music - Bernard Labadie |
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| Salle Pleyel, Paris, 252, rue du faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France Friday 20-Dec-13 08:00pm Messiah - Academy of Ancient Music - Bernard Labadie | ||
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Palais des Beaux-Arts (BOZAR): Henri le Boeuf Concert Hall, Brussels Ricercar Consort |
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| Palais des Beaux-Arts (BOZAR): Henri le Boeuf Concert Hall, Brussels, Rue Ravensteinstraat 23, B1000 Brussels, Belgium Friday 20-Dec-13 08:00pm Ricercar Consort Tickets 56 - 16 €. | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 08:00pm |
Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker |
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| Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin, D10785 Berlin, Germany Friday 20-Dec-13 08:00pm Berliner Philharmoniker | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam Jubilee Concert with Menahem Pressler and Lucas Jussen |
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| Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 20-Dec-13 08:15pm Jubilee Concert with Menahem Pressler and Lucas Jussen Image credit: Menahem Pressler © Bas Czerwinski | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 08:30pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam Insomnio |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Friday 20-Dec-13 08:30pm Insomnio ‘De zuiverheid van zijn waanzin, en meesterschap’, zei zanger Tom Waits over The Yellow Shark van Frank Zappa. Met dit laatste werk bewees rock- en jazzcomponist Zappa zich definitief in de wereld van de hedendaagse gecomponeerde muziek. Werken met een rauwe, industriële sfeer, variërend van intieme pianostukken tot muziek voor een enorm ensemble.
Op het lijf geschreven van Insomnio, een Nederlands ensemble voor hedendaagse muziek. Het ensemble speelt met grote passie complexe partituren. Die van Zappa bevat zeer complexe ritmes, die Insomnio vertaalt naar aanstekelijk en virtuoos spel. In 2011 werd het ensemble bekroond met de prestigieuze ‘Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik’. Insomnio speelt hoogtepunten uit The Yellow Shark.
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| Saturday 21-Dec-13 |
Liederhalle: Mozart-Saal, Stuttgart Freiburger Barockorchester: Mozart and Mendelssohn |
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| Liederhalle: Mozart-Saal, Stuttgart, Berliner Platz 1-3, Stuttgart, Germany Saturday 21-Dec-13 Freiburger Barockorchester: Mozart and Mendelssohn | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 10:30am |
Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris) Paris Opera Ballet School Demonstration Show |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Saturday 21-Dec-13 10:30am Paris Opera Ballet School Demonstration Show As an echo to the Tricentenary celebrations of 2013, the Paris Opera Ballet School pursues its journey through the stylistic history of the French School. The evening begins with Concerto en Ré, created by Claude Bessy in 1977 for the first performance by the school she directed from 1973 until 2004, and which brought all the students on stage. The journey continues with the Danish romanticism of August Bournonville, with its pas de six and Neapolitan tarantella providing touches of Italian colour; thence to Scaramouche, created in 2005 by Danseur Étoile José Martinez for the younger pupils, a production which draws on the pantomime tradition of the Commedia dell'arte. The voyage ends on the shores of John Neumeier's neoclassicism with Yondering. Alongside the annual demonstrations which give an insight into the richness of the school's teaching, this production allows the audience to appreciate the excellence of the French School of Dance and the training passed on, developed and maintained over a period of several centuries. | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 12:30pm |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Falstaff |
Metropolitan Opera James Levine, Conductor Robert Carsen, Director Lisette Oropesa, Soprano: Nannetta Angela Meade, Soprano: Alice Ford Stephanie Blythe, Contralto: Mistress Quickly Jennifer Johnson-Cano, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Paolo Fanale, Tenor Ambrogio Maestri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Franco Vassallo, Baritone: Ford |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Saturday 21-Dec-13 12:30pm James Levine, Conductor Robert Carsen, Director Lisette Oropesa, Soprano: Nannetta Angela Meade, Soprano: Alice Ford Stephanie Blythe, Contralto: Mistress Quickly Jennifer Johnson-Cano, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Paolo Fanale, Tenor Ambrogio Maestri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Franco Vassallo, Baritone: Ford | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 02:00pm |
Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), Bergen The Nutcracker |
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| Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), Bergen, Edvard Griegs plass 1, Bergen 5015, Norway Saturday 21-Dec-13 02:00pm The performance is a cooperation between Bergen Arts, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hall. | ||
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Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, New York City, NY Carnegie Hall Family Concert: The New York Pops |
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| Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Saturday 21-Dec-13 02:00pm Carnegie Hall Family Concert: The New York Pops Broadway’s original Mary Poppins reunites with the orchestra in a festive program of traditional favorites and new holiday hits | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 02:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Festive Monteverdi with Andrea Marcon |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 21-Dec-13 02:15pm Festive Monteverdi with Andrea Marcon Image credit: Andrea Marcon © Harald Hoffmann | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 02:30pm |
Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris) Paris Opera Ballet School Demonstration Show |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Saturday 21-Dec-13 02:30pm Paris Opera Ballet School Demonstration Show As an echo to the Tricentenary celebrations of 2013, the Paris Opera Ballet School pursues its journey through the stylistic history of the French School. The evening begins with Concerto en Ré, created by Claude Bessy in 1977 for the first performance by the school she directed from 1973 until 2004, and which brought all the students on stage. The journey continues with the Danish romanticism of August Bournonville, with its pas de six and Neapolitan tarantella providing touches of Italian colour; thence to Scaramouche, created in 2005 by Danseur Étoile José Martinez for the younger pupils, a production which draws on the pantomime tradition of the Commedia dell'arte. The voyage ends on the shores of John Neumeier's neoclassicism with Yondering. Alongside the annual demonstrations which give an insight into the richness of the school's teaching, this production allows the audience to appreciate the excellence of the French School of Dance and the training passed on, developed and maintained over a period of several centuries. | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 02:30pm |
Opéra Bastille, Paris The Sleeping Beauty |
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| Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Saturday 21-Dec-13 02:30pm The Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty Music by Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) Original choreography by Marius Petipa Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev The “Ballet of ballets,” Sleeping Beauty remains one of the jewels in the heritage of dance. Virtuosity together with sumptuous sets and costumes recreate the splendour of one of the most brilliant masterpieces in the classical repertoire. | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 03:00pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam De IJ-Salon |
Mahler, Symphony no. 9 in D major (arr. for small ensemble) |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Saturday 21-Dec-13 03:00pm De IJ-Salon Een heuse kerstmatinee in De IJ-Salon, met Mahlers mooiste symfonie: de Negende. De jonge Engelse dirigent Joolz Gale reist de hele wereld rond en dirigeert Mahlers muziek in kleine bezettingen. Het Concertgebouworkest staat bekend om zijn Mahler-traditie. Het kamermuziekensemble Camerata RCO - met leden van het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest - pakt nu de handschoen op.
Een concert van De IJ-Salon – informele concerten in de sfeer van de Weense salons – met topmusici van het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest.
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| Saturday 21-Dec-13 03:00pm |
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm Christmas Concert |
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| Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 3, Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden Saturday 21-Dec-13 03:00pm Christmas Concert Tickets: 110-395 kr | ||
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Cadogan Hall, London Christmas Cracker matinée |
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| Cadogan Hall, London, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom Saturday 21-Dec-13 03:00pm Christmas Cracker matinée Back by popular demand, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Christmas Cracker is a delightful evening of festive musical gems. This enchanting and melodious concert is sure to fill you with good cheer as the Orchestra, Mary Carewe and Michael Dore sing their hearts out to get the Yuletide celebrations off to an entertaining start. | ||
| 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 05:00pm |
Staatsoper, Vienna Tristan and Isolde |
Vienna State Opera Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor David McVicar, Director Violeta Urmana, Soprano: Isolde Janina Baechle, Mezzo-soprano: Brangäne Robert Dean Smith, Tenor: Tristan Matthias Goerne, Baritone: Kurwenal Albert Dohmen, Bass-baritone: King Marke |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Saturday 21-Dec-13 05:00pm Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor David McVicar, Director Violeta Urmana, Soprano: Isolde Janina Baechle, Mezzo-soprano: Brangäne Robert Dean Smith, Tenor: Tristan Matthias Goerne, Baritone: Kurwenal Albert Dohmen, Bass-baritone: King Marke | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 05:00pm |
Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, New York City, NY Carnegie Hall Family Concert: The New York Pops |
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| Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Saturday 21-Dec-13 05:00pm Carnegie Hall Family Concert: The New York Pops Broadway’s original Mary Poppins reunites with the orchestra in a festive program of traditional favorites and new holiday hits | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:00pm |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Carmen |
Royal Opera Daniel Oren, Conductor Francesca Zambello, Director Christine Rice, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Yonghoon Lee, Tenor: Don José Kostas Smoriginas, Baritone: Escamillo Sarah Fox, Soprano: Micaela |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:00pm Daniel Oren, Conductor Francesca Zambello, Director Christine Rice, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Yonghoon Lee, Tenor: Don José Kostas Smoriginas, Baritone: Escamillo Sarah Fox, Soprano: Micaela | ||
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Opernhaus, Zürich Woyzeck |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:00pm Woyzeck Music by Donner, Martin / Glass, Philip (b. 1937) / Kurtág, György (b. 1926) / Schnittke, Alfred (1934-1998) Choreography by Christian Spuck Running time 1 hour 30 mins. Tickets 169 - 20 CHF. | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Cadogan Hall, London Christmas Cracker evening |
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| Cadogan Hall, London, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm Christmas Cracker evening Back by popular demand, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Christmas Cracker is a delightful evening of festive musical gems. This enchanting and melodious concert is sure to fill you with good cheer as the Orchestra, Mary Carewe and Michael Dore sing their hearts out to get the Yuletide celebrations off to an entertaining start. | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich |
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| Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zürich, Claridenstrasse 7, Zürich 8002, Switzerland Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich | ||
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Dorchester Abbey, Oxford Orchestra of St John's: Handel's Messiah |
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| Dorchester Abbey, Oxford, High Street, Dorchester, Oxford OX10 7HH, United Kingdom Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm Orchestra of St John's: Handel's Messiah | ||
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Konzerthaus: Großer Saal, Vienna Christmas in vienna |
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| Konzerthaus: Großer Saal, Vienna, 1030 Vienna, Austria Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm Christmas in vienna Programme not known | ||
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Kings Place: Hall One, London Bach Mass In B Minor Bach Unwrapped |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm Bach Mass In B Minor | ||
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Coronado Performing Arts Center, Rockford, IL Holiday Pops! |
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| Coronado Performing Arts Center, Rockford, IL, 314 North Main Street, Rockford, 61101, United States Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm Holiday Pops! Programme not known | ||
| 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 | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) |
Staatsoper Berlin Günther Albers, Conductor Philipp Stölzl, Director Conrad Moritz Reinhardt, Set Designer Evelin Novak, Soprano: Eurydice Irene Rindje, Soprano: Juno Thomas Limpinsel, Spoken word: Public Opinion Stefan Kurt, Tenor: Orpheus Ben Becker, Bass: Pluto Hans-Michael Rehberg, Baritone: John Styx Gustav Peter Wöhler, Tenor: Jupiter Staatsopernchor Berlin Staatskapelle Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) Sung in German2:35 h | including 1 interval Prices 20 to 84 EUR An operetta in an unusual shape - without a large orchestra, but with combo sounds and absurd wit. The opera, theater and film director Philipp Stölzl created a »new Offenbach« with actors and singers in 2011. Günther Albers, Conductor Philipp Stölzl, Director Conrad Moritz Reinhardt, Set Designer Evelin Novak, Soprano: Eurydice Irene Rindje, Soprano: Juno Thomas Limpinsel, Spoken word: Public Opinion Stefan Kurt, Tenor: Orpheus Ben Becker, Bass: Pluto Hans-Michael Rehberg, Baritone: John Styx Gustav Peter Wöhler, Tenor: Jupiter Staatsopernchor Berlin Staatskapelle Berlin | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Deutsche Oper, Berlin The Barber of Seville |
Deutsche Oper Berlin Guillermo Garcia Calvo, Conductor Katharina Thalbach, Director Momme Röhrbein, Set Designer Jana Kurucová, Mezzo-soprano: Rosina Matthew Newlin, Tenor: Count Almaviva Étienne Dupuis, Baritone: Figaro Maurizio Muraro, Baritone: Dr. Bartolo Hulkar Sabirova, Soprano: Berta (Marcellina) Arutjun Kotchinian, Bass: Don Basilio Stephen Barchi, Baritone: Fiorello |
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| Deutsche Oper, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 35, Berlin, Germany Saturday 21-Dec-13 07:30pm In Italian language with German surtitles.
This turbulent tale has an aged curmudgeon intent on marrying his own ward in order to get his hands on her inheritance. He does everything he can to prevent the attractive Rosina from having contact with the outside world - and possible young lovers. Little does he know that Count Almaviva has long since fallen in love with her. By enlisting the help of the engaging, energetic barber Figaro his plan is not only to get the better of the old man and win Rosina over but also to ensure that the young woman loves him for his own sake and not for his title and fortune. No easy task for Figaro, who is pitted against a number of opponents. But in the end love conquers all and the precautions taken in the elaborate venture turns out to have been for nothing. Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732 – 1799) invented the cunning, scheming barber and made him the central figure in a trilogy of comedies, the first two parts of which – LE BARBIER DE SEVILLE OU LA PRECAUTION INUTILE (1775) and LA FOLLE JOURNEE OU LE MARIAGE DE FIGARO (1778) - are now world famous. The third part of the trilogy, L’AUTRE TARTUFFE OU LA MERE COUPABLE, which appeared in 1792, did not enjoy the success of its predecessors, conceivably due to the chaos of the French Revolution. Although the revolutionary potential of the work is best communicated by Mozart's brilliant score in the second part of the trilogy (DIE HOCHZEIT DES FIGARO,1786), the barber of the first part is likewise possessed of a lack of respect, making him predestined to head the cast of a comic opera. Giovanni Paisiello's music in the 1782 production of BARBIERE brought him wide acclaim and set a high standard for Rossini to follow as the latter went about reworking the material into a new comic opera. 34 years after Paisiello's success Rossini pulled off what remains perhaps the wittiest and peppiest opera buffa in the history of opera. “It was Rossini through and through, his music at its loveliest in BARBIER VON SEVILLA. Those who despise Italian music and hasten to openly revile it will one day receive their just punishment in hell, perhaps condemned to listen for eternity to Sebastian Bach's fugues.” (Heinrich Heine) Image credit: Bettina-Stöß Guillermo Garcia Calvo, Conductor Katharina Thalbach, Director Momme Röhrbein, Set Designer Jana Kurucová, Mezzo-soprano: Rosina Matthew Newlin, Tenor: Count Almaviva Étienne Dupuis, Baritone: Figaro Maurizio Muraro, Baritone: Dr. Bartolo Hulkar Sabirova, Soprano: Berta (Marcellina) Arutjun Kotchinian, Bass: Don Basilio Stephen Barchi, Baritone: Fiorello | ||
| Saturday 21-Dec-13 08:00pm |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY The Magic Flute |
The Magic Flute (Mozart) (abridged holiday version for families) Metropolitan Opera Jane Glover, Conductor Julie Taymor, Director Heidi Stober, Soprano: Pamina Albina Shagimuratova, Soprano: Queen of the Night Alek Shrader, Tenor: Tamino Nathan Gunn, Baritone: Papageno Eric Owens, Bass: Sarastro |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Saturday 21-Dec-13 08:00pm The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte), K620 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)) (abridged holiday version for families) Jane Glover, Conductor Julie Taymor, Director Heidi Stober, Soprano: Pamina Albina Shagimuratova, Soprano: Queen of the Night Alek Shrader, Tenor: Tamino Nathan Gunn, Baritone: Papageno Eric Owens, Bass: Sarastro | ||
