Performance
Puccini’s opera Tosca is a melodrama in three acts set to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Guiseppe Giacosa and based on Victorien Sardou’s 1887 French-language drama, La Tosca. Set in Rome at the time of Napoleon’s invasion of Italy, Tosca is a story of love, lust, murder, and political intrigue. Passion and jealousy…
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Hansel and Gretel has become one of the most successful fairy-tale operas, as it resonates with both adults and children alike. The composer, Engelbert Humperdinck, was a protégé of the great Richard Wagner’s, and the opera’s score is flavored with the sophisticated musical ideas he learned from his idol while still maintaining a charm and…
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Hansel and Gretel has become one of the most successful fairy-tale operas, as it resonates with both adults and children alike. The composer, Engelbert Humperdinck, was a protégé of the great Richard Wagner’s, and the opera’s score is flavored with the sophisticated musical ideas he learned from his idol while still maintaining a charm and…
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The Pirates of Penzance is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W.S. Gilbert. Beloved since its premiere in 1879 by audiences and critics alike, this delightful piece became an instant classic that is fun for all ages. Set on a rocky coast of Cornwell, England during the…
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Blessed with a golden-age voice that routinely inspires comparisons to “legendary singers from earlier eras: Jussi Björling, Beniamino Gigli, even Enrico Caruso” (Associated Press), Maltese-born Joseph Calleja has quickly become one of the most acclaimed and sought-after tenors today. His expansive discography and frequent appearances on the world’s leading opera and concert stages prompted NPR…
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Composed in 2007, Tom Cipullo’s acclaimed opera Glory Denied is the story of the longest-held American prisoner of war from the Vietnam era, and his agonizing re-introduction to an America that had moved on without him. Based on Tom Philpott’s book of the same name, Cipullo’s masterful adaptation makes a lasting impression with a thrillingly varied score and a…
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