Candide
Komische Oper Berlin Behrenstraße 55-57, BerlinComic Operetta in two acts German 3 h 15 min incl. break Following the overwhelming success of his raw and powerful production of West Side Story, director Barrie Kosky brings Leonard Bernstein’s lesser known comic operetta Candide to the stage, a work that truly seems to defy categorization. The fast-paced Voltaire opera musical centers around the question »Why […]
Rigoletto
Worthom Theater Center 501 Texas Avenue, HoustonVerdi Rigoletto A man who seeks revenge should dig two graves. New Production Featuring some of opera’s more recognizable music, Verdi’s Rigoletto is a tragic story of jealousy, lust, and revenge. The antagonistic jester, Rigoletto, is cursed after a joke goes too far in the court of the villainous Duke. Despite his best efforts to protect his […]
Symphony Concert No. 1 with Fazil Say
Komische Oper Berlin Behrenstraße 55-57, BerlinWorld-renowned composer and pianist Fazıl Say, who has been working with the Komische Oper over the last few years, invites the audience to an evening of musical encounters with long-time companions. Together they will share impressions between east and west, heaven and earth, today and yesterday, and triumph and defeat. Jordan de Souza, personable young […]
Zemlinsky: Lyrische symphonie, Debussy: La mer
Stattstheatre Hannover Opernplatz 1, HannoverNov 24, 25, 2019 Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Menuet antique Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) La Mer Drei sinfonische Skizzen für Orchester Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 – 1942) Lyrische Sinfonie op. 18 Dirigent Jordan de Souza Sopran Aga Mikolaj Bariton Michael Kupfer-Radecky Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover
La Traviata
Komische Oper Berlin Behrenstraße 55-57, BerlinA classic – radically modern! Giuseppe Verdi’s most famous work about the life, love, suffering and death of a high-class courtesan in 19th-century Paris is reinterpreted by director Nicola Raab in a production of deconstructed scenes. Violetta Valéry embodies a dichotomous yearning – torn between love and autonomy, between the present and a fantasy world […]
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Bayerische Staatsoper Max-Joseph-Platz 2, MunichSeptember 2, 2020 to Jan 1, 2021 A German Opera in two acts Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder In German language. Without surtitles due to the stage design. Conductor: Jordan de Souza Production: August Everding Revival: Helmut Lehberger Set Design: Jürgen Rose Sarastro: Mika Kares Tamino: Benjamin Bruns Sprecher: Tareq Nazmi Königin der Nacht: […]
Iphigenia in Tauris
Komische Oper Berlin Behrenstraße 55-57, BerlinChristoph Willibald Gluck Tragedy in four acts Christoph Willibald Gluck’s Iphigenia in Tauris is an opera of stark contrasts, filled with overwhelming passions and wild scenes of terror counterpointed by spellbinding moments of tenderness. With a strictly minimalist approach to the production, director Barrie Kosky puts the focus on the theatrical core of this ingeniously […]
The Tales of Hoffmann
Gran Teatre del Liceu La Rambla, 51-59, BarcelonaJanuary 18 to February 1: Offenbach conjures up a world governed by rules of its own in which he places Hoffmann, a poet and composer under a curse. Hoffmann recalls his past love affairs and guides us through a universe where dreams and reality intertwine. This opera about the misfortunes of Hoffmann, whose obsession is […]
Don Quichotte
Deutsche Oper Berlin Bismarckstraße 35, BerlinComédie héroïque in five acts Libretto by Henri Cain, based on a drama „Le Chevalier de la longue figure“ by Jacques Le Lorrain and on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes First performed on 19th February 1910 in Monte-Carlo Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 30th May, 2019 In French language with German and […]
