Archive for the ‘Operafest’ Category
06/03/17 – Lucia di Lammermoor – 1pm
NEW-TO-CHICAGO PRODUCTION LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR by Gaetano Donizetti Performed in Italian with projected English translations frontpage photo credit: Todd Rosenberg Lucia di Lammermoor Opera Overview “Impeccably passionate…her perfectly placed coloratura thrillingly seducing us with every expressive note… sublime acting and supreme singing.” – Houston Chronicle on Albina Shagimuratova If you cherish the classic tale of star-crossed […]
05/27/17 – Das Rheingold @ 1pm – Lyric Opera of Chicago returns!
LYRIC’S NEW RING CYCLE. THE JOURNEY BEGINS. NEW PRODUCTION DAS RHEINGOLD by Richard Wagner Performed in German with projected English translations front page photo credit: Todd Rosenberg “Owens’s portrayal is so richly layered that it may become part of the history of the work.” – The New Yorker on Eric Owens as Alberich in Das Rheingold […]
11/26/16 – BAYREUTH FESTIVAL – Parsifal @1pm
The Bayreuth Festival Parsifal by Richard Wagner The Bayreuth Festival is arguably the world’s most authentic festival, launched by Wagner himself in 1876 and presenting only works by him ever since, including our featured performance, “Parsifal,” as well as the Ring cycle and five other operas. All performances take place in the Bayreuth “Festspielhaus,” the […]
11/19/16 – GLIMMERGLASS – Thieving Magpie @1pm
Glimmerglass Festival Thieving Magpie by Gioachino Rossini Everyone seems to be in love with Ninetta, but when she takes the blame for a theft perpetrated by a bird, her life is turned upside down. This rarely heard comic opera boasts a dazzling score and sensational situations. “Rossini’s The Thieving Magpie has all the hallmarks of a typical […]
11/12/16 – GLIMMERGLASS – Sweeney Todd @1pm
Glimmerglass Festival Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim Sondheim’s “musical thriller” tells a story of obsession and revenge, spiced with a measure of black humor. The Tony and Olivier award-winning score is driving, wistful, funny and touching, with such numbers as “Johanna,” “The Worst Pies in London,” “Not While I’m Around” and “Pretty Women.” “It reminds me […]
11/05/16 – Jenůfa – 1pm
San Francisco Opera Jenůfa Music and Libretto by Leoš Janáček Sung in Czech front page photo credit: Cory Weaver RUNNING TIME: 2 hours, 50 minutes including two intermissions When the righteous sin, can they be forgiven? Karita Mattila returns to portray one of opera’s most vivid characters—a domineering stepmother forced to deal with her unwed stepdaughter’s […]
10/29/16 – Don Carlo – 1pm
San Francisco Opera Don Carlo Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle Sung in Italian front page photo credit: Cory Weaver RUNNING TIME: 4 hours, 27 minutes including two intermissions At the time of Spain’s brutal Inquisition, the king of Spain marries the woman his son loves and sets into motion a tension-filled […]
10/22/16 – Carmen – 1pm
San Francisco Opera Carmen Music by Georges Bizet Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy Sung in French front page photo credit: Cory Weaver RUNNING TIME: 2 hours, 45 minutes including one intermission The ultimate femme fatale returns in a provocative staging by acclaimed director Calixto Bieito. His raw take on Carmen heightens the intense emotions pulsing […]
10/15/16 – Dialogues of the Carmelites – 1pm
San Francisco Opera Dialogues of the Carmelites Opera in two acts by Francis Poulenc Text from the play by GEORGES BERNANOS With the authorization of Emmett Lavery The play was inspired by a novella by Gertrude von le Fort and by a scenario by Philippe Agostini and Rev. Bruckberger Sung in English front page photo credit: […]
10/08/16 – The Fall of the House of Usher – 1pm
San Francisco Opera The Fall of the House of Usher Usher House Music and Libretto by Gordon Getty By arrangement with Rork Music, publisher and copyright owner La Chute de la Maison Usher Music and Libretto by Claude Debussy Reconstruction and Orchestration by Robert Orledge Usher House sung in English, La Chute de la Maison Usher […]
