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OperaSaturday 6-Jul-13 07:00pmopera|20130706T170000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20130706T193000Z|Falstaff |
National Theatre, Munich Falstaff Munich Opera Festival
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Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Saturday 6-Jul-13 07:00pm
Verdi's final opera – a grandiose comedy: the roly-poly roué Sir John writes the same love letter to two different women. Logically, this leads to plenty of turbulence on the stage. This jolly work of Verdi's old age reaches its high point in the recognition: "Everything on earth is a joke!" Ambrogio Maestri as Falstaff! A subtle production. Oh, Verdi lover, what more could you ask?
In Italian with German surtitles.
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OperaSaturday 13-Jul-13 08:00pmopera|20130713T180000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20130713T203000Z|Das Rheingold |
National Theatre, Munich Das Rheingold Munich Opera Festival
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Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Saturday 13-Jul-13 08:00pm
Eve of "Der Ring des Nibelungen"
The unsullied enchantment of E-flat major harmonies in the initial bars of Das Rheingold doesn’t last very long. Instead, a world comes into being; a world that fifteen hours of music later will be unable to stave off its own downfall. In this world, nature is violated, and laws are ignored. Greed, power and malediction are the order of the day. Alberich steals the gold from the Rhine Maidens, enslaves his workers and revels in the sweet smell of world domination. Wotan claims it for himself and joins forces with Loge to make off with the ring, the gold and the magic helmet. His construction project is envisioned as the foundation of existence for his family of gods – his wife objects. He must part with the accursed ring as payment to the two giants. Seething with envy, one giant murders the other. The glow of the gods’ castle first gleams after the tempest, but Loge sees the castle already headed for ruin. The threads of the tale get tangled in this eve of the tetralogy, the water loses its sheen, and the clouds are shrouded in darkness.
New production.
In German with German surtitles
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OperaTuesday 16-Jul-13 07:00pmopera|20130716T170000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20130716T193000Z|Otello |
National Theatre, Munich Otello Munich Opera Festival
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Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Tuesday 16-Jul-13 07:00pm
Three characters – a lethal drama! Jago's vanity: offended. Otello's emotions: unrestrained. Desdemona's love: helpless. Plus a handkerchief as corpus dilecti. Never did Verdi compose revenge, intrigue and jealousy with more fiery, diabolical music as he provides in this opera written toward the end of his long career. A fascinating murder mystery!
In Italian with German surtitles
Image credit: Wilfried Hösl |
OperaThursday 25-Jul-13 06:00pmopera|20130725T160000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20130725T183000Z|Don Carlo |
National Theatre, Munich Don Carlo Munich Opera Festival
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Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Thursday 25-Jul-13 06:00pm
Spain in 1560: life on the brink of the abyss. A land ruled by church and state! Will the mighty – the grand inquisitor and the king – succeed in killing love? Will they manage to extinguish the blazing flame of liberty? Verdi's darkest opera causes us to tremble, but the composer’s musical genius does it in a fascinating and deeply moving way.
Five act version Italian with German surtitles.
Image credit: Wilfried Hösl |
OperaSunday 28-Jul-13 06:00pmopera|20130728T160000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20130728T183000Z|Don Carlo |
National Theatre, Munich Don Carlo Munich Opera Festival
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Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Sunday 28-Jul-13 06:00pm
Spain in 1560: life on the brink of the abyss. A land ruled by church and state! Will the mighty – the grand inquisitor and the king – succeed in killing love? Will they manage to extinguish the blazing flame of liberty? Verdi's darkest opera causes us to tremble, but the composer’s musical genius does it in a fascinating and deeply moving way.
Five act version Italian with German surtitles.
Image credit: Wilfried Hösl |
OperaMonday 29-Jul-13 07:00pmopera|20130729T170000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20130729T193000Z|Macbeth |
National Theatre, Munich Macbeth Munich Opera Festival
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Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Monday 29-Jul-13 07:00pm
In honeyed tones, Lord and Lady Macbeth reveal their passionate and bizarre emotions to us. But behind this beauty there lurks an abyss, which Verdi unveils with one of the cruelest dramas in the history of world literature. In their struggle to seize power and retain it once it has been usurped, Macbeth and his lady commit one murder after another. The unwavering nature of their desire imbues their love with a radicality that would have been unthinkable on the operatic stage before this work. “The subject matter of this opera is neither political nor religious: it is fantastic,” wrote Verdi and brought Shakespeare’s play closer to a more “romantic” reading. In actual fact, the witches, ghosts and apparitions, the eerie elements, which dominate the musical and dramatic flow, in short the whole world of this opera can be regarded as an outward image of its protagonists’ inner state.
In Italian with German surtitles.
Image credit: Wilfried Hösl |
OperaWednesday 31-Jul-13 05:00pmopera|20130731T150000Z|National Theatre, Munich|20130731T173000Z|Parsifal |
National Theatre, Munich Parsifal Munich Opera Festival
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Bavarian State Opera
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National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Wednesday 31-Jul-13 05:00pm
SWho's afraid of the Bühnenweihfestspiel? Will Parsifal manage to bring the sacred spear back to the Knights of the Grail? Will he resist the blandishments of the primal sorceress "Kundry". Does salvation exist? Does compassion bring knowledge? Wagner's late work not as artificial religion – but rather as critical music theatre. Peter Konwitschny's production: admired, cheered and hotly controversial. A scandal? Well, judge for yourself.
Sung in German.
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OperaSaturday 7-Sep-13 07:30pmopera|20130907T173000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20130907T200000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Saturday 7-Sep-13 07:30pm
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OperaTuesday 10-Sep-13 07:30pmopera|20130910T173000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20130910T200000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Tuesday 10-Sep-13 07:30pm
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OperaFriday 13-Sep-13 07:30pmopera|20130913T173000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20130913T200000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Friday 13-Sep-13 07:30pm
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OperaTuesday 17-Sep-13 07:30pmopera|20130917T173000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20130917T200000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Tuesday 17-Sep-13 07:30pm
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OperaFriday 20-Sep-13 07:30pmopera|20130920T173000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20130920T200000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Friday 20-Sep-13 07:30pm
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OperaMonday 23-Sep-13 07:30pmopera|20130923T173000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20130923T200000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Monday 23-Sep-13 07:30pm
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OperaThursday 26-Sep-13 07:30pmopera|20130926T173000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20130926T200000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Thursday 26-Sep-13 07:30pm
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OperaSunday 29-Sep-13 02:30pmopera|20130929T123000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20130929T150000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Sunday 29-Sep-13 02:30pm
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OperaTuesday 1-Oct-13 07:30pmopera|20131001T173000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131001T200000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Tuesday 1-Oct-13 07:30pm
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OperaFriday 4-Oct-13 07:30pmopera|20131004T173000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131004T200000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Friday 4-Oct-13 07:30pm
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OperaSunday 6-Oct-13 02:30pmopera|20131006T123000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131006T150000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Sunday 6-Oct-13 02:30pm
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OperaWednesday 9-Oct-13 07:30pmopera|20131009T173000Z|Opéra Bastille, Paris|20131009T200000Z|Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Lucia di Lammermoor |
Opéra de Paris
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Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Wednesday 9-Oct-13 07:30pm
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