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- A vengeful beauty foils the plans of the bloodthirsty Hun warrior to conquer Rome.
- Eschewing conventional narrative, a Philip Glass opera based loosely on pacifist Einstein's relationship to the atomic bomb's creation. Châtelet Theatre France production and first ever filming by award-winning arts filmmaker Don Kent.
- A none-too-competent criminal vows to abandon his life of crime; but it isn't easy.
- Crazy Horse Paris' international tour started in late 2009 and continues to galvanize audiences around the world. As a tribute to its founder and a 60 years celebration, the legendary cabaret showcases the best acts from its repertoire.
- Traditionsgemäß wird die Spielzeit 2021/22 an der Mailänder Scala am 7. Dezember eröffnet, dieses Jahr mit einer Neuinszenierung von Verdis "Macbeth" unter der Regie von Davide Livermore und mit Riccardo Chailly am Dirigentenpult. Giuseppe Verdis Shakespeare-Drama wartet mit absoluter Starbesetzung auf: Mit Anna Netrebko und Luca Salsi. Nach gewonnener Schlacht wird dem königlichen Heerführer Macbeth von drei Hexen prophezeit, dass er selbst einmal König von Schottland sein werde. Von den Überredungskünsten seiner Frau verleitet, geht er buchstäblich über Leichen, um an sein Ziel zu gelangen. Doch von Schuldgefühlen gepeinigt, verfallen die Macbeths bald in Wahnvorstellungen und werden zu Opfern der eigenen Herrschsucht. In seinem berühmten Drama hat Shakespeare geschichtliche Fakten mit Zauber- und Hexengeschichten vermengt. Der Schottenkönig Macbeth - Mac Bethad mac Findlàich - ist historisch belegt, er lebte von 1005 bis 1057, 1040 wurde er zum König gekrönt. Auch sein Tod durch die Hand von Malcolm wird in den Chroniken erwähnt. In Verdis Fassung, die 1847 in Florenz uraufgeführt wurde, ist die Regierungszeit Macbeths auf wenige Monate reduziert. "Macbeth" ist Verdis zehnte Oper und eine von dreien, denen ein Drama von Shakespeare zugrunde liegt. Der Komponist dirigierte selbst die Uraufführung und wurde vom Publikum enthusiastisch gefeiert. Anna Netrebko, Stammgast auch an der Mailänder Scala, übernimmt in dieser Produktion Rolle der skrupellosen Lady Macbeth, die ihren Gatten zum Königsmörder macht. Netrebko ist eine der gefragtesten Opernsängerinnen unserer Zeit und wird weltweit für ihre bravouröse Interpretation der schwierigsten Rollen geschätzt. 2019 interpretierte sie sie zur Mailänder Saisoneröffnung die Titelrolle in Puccinis "Tosca", 2015 in Verdis "Giovanna d'Arco" und 2011 die Donna Anna in Mozarts "Le Nozze di Figaro". An der Seite der aus Russland stammenden Sopranistin brilliert der italienische Bariton Luca Salsi in der Titelrolle des Feldherrn Macbeth. Er singt unter der Leitung so bedeutender Dirigenten wie James Conlon, Daniele Gatti, Plácido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel und Riccardo Muti, unter dem er diese große Verdi-Rolle übrigens schon einmal interpretierte. Vervollständigt wird diese erstklassige Besetzung durch den hervorragenden russischen Bassisten Ildar Abdrazakov, den ARTE-Zuschauer in Mailand bereits als Attila in der gleichnamigen Oper ebenfalls von Verdi erlebt haben, und den italienischen Tenor Francesco Meli, einen bekannten Belcanto- und Verdi-Interpreten. Verdi war zeitlebens bestrebt, aus seinen Figuren auch wirkliche Charaktere zu machen und seelische Abgründe klanglich zu durchleuchten. In "Macbeth" gelang ihm dies zum ersten Mal psychologisch überzeugend. So stellt etwa beispielsweise die Szene, in der Lady Macbeth alle verübten Mordtaten schlafwandlerisch-verwirrt durchlebt, die Sängerin vor große Herausforderungen, da die Vokalkomposition verschiedenste Ausdrucksnuancen vereint und ein sehr breites Stimmregister verlangt. Seinen Darstellern verlangte Verdi somit nie Dagewesenes ab: ein klarer Schritt weg vom klassischen Belcanto-Ideal und hin zu unverwechselbarer musikdramatischer Wahrhaftigkeit.
- Held in Monaco every January, this large annual circus festival is covered in a condensed TV show presenting about 25 acts each year, in two different sets of performances, and excerpts of a closing ceremony where awards are distributed.
- A ballet telling the story of Paquita, a girl of noble birth who was kidnapped and raised as a gypsy. Pauita and a soldier fall in love after she saves his life.
- In the course of the 19th century, Shakespeare's works were a constant source of inspiration for the Romantics. In particular, The Tragic History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, one of the English playwright's most famous plays, dominated by the existential questions of the title role - To be or not to be -, the ghost of his murdered father and his doomed love for Ophelia. Alexandre Dumas père was himself fascinated by this drama and in 1847 he produced a highly successful adaptation. It was on the basis of this version that Michel Carré and Jules Barbier gave Ambroise Thomas the libretto for Hamlet, the last opera to be performed in the Salle Le Peletier. Inspired by the musical and dramaturgical forms of French grand opera, the composer imbues the story with an intensity that contributes to the beauty of the score. A milestone of opera for which Krzysztof Warlikowski, ever fathoming the depths of the human psyche, redraws the Shakespearean contours.
- Henry Purcell King Arthur, a semi-opera in five acts, performed by the Concert Spirituel Ensemble conducted by Hervé Niquet, and adapted in a playful and bold performance revisited by Corinne and Gilles Benizio (a.k.a. Shirley et Dino).
- A sensual and magical show from the iconic glamorous cabaret Crazy Horse on the eve of a new decade.
- Captain Radames is secretly in love with Aida, the Pharaoh's daughter's Ethiopian slave - At the Opéra Bastille, Verdi's masterpiece is directed by Lotte de Beer and performed by an outstanding lyrical cast: Canadian soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, Uzbekistan-born mezzo-soprano Ksenia Dudnikova, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann and French baritone Ludovic Tézier. At the royal palace in Memphis, the high priest Ramfis tells Captain Radames that the goddess Isis knows the name of the man who will lead Egyptian troops in the war against Ethiopia. Radames hopes that - if he is chosen and if he wins - he will be given the hand of Aida, the Ethiopian slave of Amneris, the Pharaoh's daughter. But Amneris is also in love with him - A critical look First performed at the Cairo Opera House in December 1871 to celebrate the inauguration of the Suez Canal, Aida is one of the most monumental operas in the Verdian repertoire. In this new production Dutch director Lotte de Beer intends "to take a critical look at European representations of subjugated peoples". Performing alongside Canadian soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role, the outstanding cast includes Uzbekistan-born mezzo-soprano Ksenia Dudnikova, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann and French baritone Ludovic Tézier.
- Based on a true story: In 1805, a Milanese girl, Antonietta Frapollo, was kidnapped and taken to the court of Mustapha-ibn-Ibrahim in Algiers.
- Paul McCreesh conducts the Orquesta Gulbenkian and Coro Infantil da Academia de Música de Sana Cecília in a performance of Benjamin Britten's (1913-1976) War Requiem, Op. 66. Soloists are Tatiana Pavlovskaya (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor) and Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass). Recorded at the Grande Auditorio Gulbenkian in Lisbon in 2014 and directed by Yan Proefrock. The War Requiem was performed for the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962. Traditional Latin texts are interspersed with extra-liturgical poems by Wilfred Owen. Britten scored the requiem for soprano, tenor and baritone, a chorus and boys' choir, organ and an orchestra and chamber orchestra. The chamber orchestra accompanies the settings of English poetry, while the voices and orchestra are used for the Latin sections.
- This performance of the ballet-opera written by Jean-Philippe Rameau is a magnificent blend of barok music and krump dance by choreographer Bintou Dembele. The choice for this beautiful powerful dance wirh african roots further enriches the theme of the opera about far away cultures.
- Ten years after his death, the Paris Opera Ballet payed homage to the American choreographer who considered the Paris Opera as his second home after New York City Ballet. The three pieces performed here illustrate not only the diversity of the choreographer's repertoire and sources of inspiration, but also his love of music and his all-embracing attitude to the performing arts. Jerome Robbins brought new energy to classical dance, introducing 20th century urban rhythms, confirming its status as a modern entertainment form and instilling it with the interrogations of contemporary theatre.
- This alluring, abstract ballet, a triptych in which each piece sparkles with the brilliance of a precious stone, is a lyric tribute to women and to the capital cities of the great dance schools. Couturier, painter and craftsman Christian Lacroix created the glorious costumes and sets which, together with the outstanding performances of the dancers and the sensitive musical direction of Paul Connelly, results in a celebration of sumptuous splendour.
- Paddy Chayefsky's 1954 play set in the Bronx tells the story of a recently widowed 66-year-old seeks a job after 40 years if being a homemaker.
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