Archive for the ‘Operafest’ Category
05/25/13 – Werther – 1:00pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago Werther by Jules Massenet Sung in French. WERTHER - Matthew Polenzani CHARLOTTE - Sophie Koch SOPHIE - Kiri Deonarine ALBERT - Craig Verm BAILIFF - Philip Kraus Also Featuring David Govertsen, Cecelia Hall, John Irvin, Will Liverman Conductor - Sir Andrew Davis Director - Francisco Negrin photo credits: Dan Rest
05/18/13 – Simon Boccanegra – 1:00pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi Sung in Italian. SIMON BOCCANEGRA - Thomas Hampson FIESCO - Ferruccio Furlanetto AMELIA - Krassimira Stoyanova ADORNO - Frank Lopardo PAOLO - Quinn Kelsey Also Featuring Evan Boyer, J’nai Bridges, Bernard Holcomb Conductor - Sir Andrew Davis Director - Elijah Moshinsky Chorus Master - Martin Wright Simon Boccanegra (Photo credits: Dan Rest)
12/01/12 – The Flying Dutchman – 1:00pm
Bayreuth Festival The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner Sung in German Approximate running time: 3 hours The ultimate blend of action, music, scene and dramatic expression was Richard Wagner’s goal in his “total work of art.” Deutsche Welle brings you another performance from the Festspielhaus, which Wagner designed explicitly for his music dramas. This year the festival, … Read More »
11/24/12 – Don Carlos – 1:00pm
Houston Grand Opera Don Carlos by Guiseppe Verdi Libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle Sung in French Approximate running time: 3 hours 18 minutes, including two intermissions Houston Grand Opera presents the Verdi masterpiece in its full five acts and in French. King Philippe II of Spain dissolves his son’s engagement by appropriating … Read More »
11/17/12 – The Rape of Lucretia – 1:00pm
Houston Grand Opera The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten Libretto by Ronald Duncan Sung in English Approximate running time: 1 hour 56 minutes, including two intermissions The writings of historians Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus tell the story of Lucretia, a Roman officer’s wife whose very purity inflamed the lust of Prince Tarquinius of Rome … Read More »
11/10/12 – La Traviata – 1:00pm
Houston Grand Opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Sung in I talian Approximate running time: 2 hours 4 minutes, including two intermissions The story of Violetta Valéry, a beautiful but mortally ill courtesan, has defined romantic tragedy ever since the Dumas novel that inspired it—La dame aux camellias—appeared in 1848. Violetta … Read More »
11/03/12 – Fidelio – 1:00pm
Houston Grand Opera Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven Libretto by Joseph Sonnleithner Sung in German Approximate running time: 2 hours, 6 minutes including one intermission Leonore is willing to do whatever it takes to free her husband, Florestan, an innocent political prisoner. Disguised as a boy, Fidelio, she bravely prevents Florestan’s assassination by a corrupt governor. Beethoven’s only … Read More »
10/27/12 – The Barber of Seville – 1:00pm
Houston Grand Opera The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Cesare Sterbini Sung in Italian Approximate running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes including one intermission Opera’s notorious barber schemes to help the beautiful young Rosina escape the clutches of her elderly guardian and find true love. Rossini’s score is punctuated with brilliant ensembles and some … Read More »
10/20/12 – Attila – 1:00pm
San Francisco Opera Attila by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Temistocle Solera Sung in Italian Approximate running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes including one intermission The ruler of the Huns fully intends to invade fifth-century Italy until a fierce female captive enchants him with her valiant defiance. In the popular imagination, Attila the Hun was a ruthless barbarian. But … Read More »
10/13/12 – Marriage of Figaro – 1:00pm
San Francisco Opera Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sung in Italian Approximate running time: 3 hours, 30 minutes including one intermission A carnally minded count, his neglected wife, their wily servants and a young page who falls in love with every woman he sees: Mozart’s greatest comedy contains a cornucopia of wonderfully flawed and human … Read More »
