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Era eguale la voce? Aria di Gianni Schicchi, Puccini

Maestro Ricardo Bernardes leads the Symphony Orchestra with a bouquet of Brazilian lyrical works at the Opera House.

A classical lyrical evening by Brazilian composers with the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra with the participation of the Brazilian ensemble Amercantiga, meastro Ricardo Bernardes, soprano Luanda Siqueira and baritone Fernando Araujo.

Works by Pedro de Alcantara, Marcos Portugalo, Carlos Gomez, Heitor Villa Lobos and others. A chance to experience the multitude of expressions achieved by the very best of Brazilian composers.

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Opera Concert

Damascus National Opera

The most performed opera in the German-speaking world, a complex masterpiece in its unusual blend of fairy tale and myth, Viennese popular theater and intellectual Masonic mystery – "The Magic Flute" continues to puzzle us to this day: Did Mozart and his librettist Emanuel Schikaneder switch the sides between the Queen of the Night and Sarastro in the middle of the work? Shouldn't we be cautious of the seemingly perfect world of the priests and their ideology that divides the world into good and evil?

Nevertheless, it is precisely the music that elevates the contradictions of the plot to a universal and real level. It doesn't denounce its characters but gives their conflicts an existential dimension. Thus, "The Magic Flute" is far more than just a musical fairy tale.

Prince Tamino is saved at the last moment from a gigantic snake by the three ladies of the Queen of the Night. They give him a portrait of the Queen's daughter, Pamina, whom he immediately falls in love with. Together with the eccentric and jovial bird catcher Papageno, he sets out on a journey to find his love, who – as he learns – is held captive by the Sun Priest Sarastro. To win the hearts of their beloved women, Tamino and Papageno must undergo difficult trials.

Experience "The Magic Flute" under the musical direction of Markus Huber, in an opulent and visually stunning production by Michael Vaccaro, featuring renowned soloists from the international opera scene!

Die Zauberflöte

Schloss Friedenstein

Amusing identity farce from the Italian period of Marcos Portugal, "Le donne cambiate" (The Changed Ladies) premiered in Venice in 1797, where it had over 52 performances. The opera achieved significant success in its time, being performed in Paris, London, Madrid, Dresden, and Lisbon at the São Carlos Theatre (1804). Additionally, there was an undated performance in Rio de Janeiro, likely before the return of the Portuguese court to Lisbon in 1821.

As Damas Trocadas

Teatro Municipal de Vila Real

Who doesn't know the famous 'Habanera' of the seductive Carmen from the first act of Georges Bizet's opera masterpiece of the same name? Alongside this beautiful aria, through which Carmen magnificently illustrates that love for her is merely a game, many other famous melodies can be heard, such as 'La fleur que tu m’avais jetée', the well-known flower aria of Don José, 'Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante', the touching aria of Micaёla, 'Toreador', the song of the glorious bullfighter Escamillo, and last but not least, the beloved overture.
The new production of the opera 'Carmen', featuring international vocal soloists, opera choir, and orchestra, is as always in the capable hands of Michael Vaccaro, owner and director of Opera Classica Europa. Thus, the audience can once again look forward to a classical performance with splendid costumes and atmospheric lighting.
With the opera 'Carmen', Georges Bizet has achieved an impressive portrayal of human emotions and passions in 19th-century Seville. The Spanish gypsy Carmen is well aware of her impact on men. On the one hand, she appears very affectionate, romantic, and tender, but on the other hand, also selfish and calculating. All men are at her feet, and she relishes it. However, Don José wants to have her all to himself. Carmen is flattered by a soldier's courtship, but at the same time, she feels trapped by his demanding love, as if in a cage. She wants to remain free and control her own life. While Escamillo, Carmen's new lover, is celebrated in the bullfighting arena, the disappointed Don José waits outside for Carmen to confront her...

Carmen

Kurpark Bad Schwalbach

Opera Classica Europa is delighted to present a new production of Giacomo Puccini's 'La Bohème', one of the world's most popular operas, at Lindenfels Castle.
The story takes place in Paris around the year 1830. It is Christmas and of four penniless artists who share a small garret together, at least one always somehow manages to find money for food and firewood. Although hunger and cold demand a lot of them, they don't let their good mood get the better of them and enjoy the unconventional and unattached artist's life of the Parisian bohemian scene. But when one of the four young men, Rodolfo, falls madly in love with the terminally ill Mimì, these very circumstances do not bode well for the fate of the two lovers. In addition to the dramatic plot, it is Puccini's wonderful music that gives you goosebumps. Popular arias such as 'Che gelida mania' and 'Mi chiamano Mimì or the love duet 'O soave fanciulla' have thrilled audiences for more than 100 years.
Opera Classica Europa presents a classical performance with contemporary costumes and atmospheric lighting, performed by internationally renowned opera soloists, opera choir and orchestra. The direction of Puccini's global success will once again be in the proven hands of Michael Vaccaro, the artistic director of Opera Classica Europa.
For lovers of traditional opera productions, the performance at Lindenfels Castle is a date not to be missed.

La Bohème

Burg Lindenfels

We are in the Spanish city of Seville at the end of the 18th century, more than 200 years ago. The cheerful barber Figaro helps Count Almaviva to win over the pretty Rosina. But that is not so easy. Because Rosina, whose parents are no longer alive, is raised by a foster father, old Dr. Bartolo. He guards her closely because he is after Rosina's money and therefore wants to marry her himself. But Figaro has some ideas how he can help Count Almaviva to become happy. Some disguises, mix-ups and love letters follow, until finally there is a happy ending.

Family Concert: The Barber of Seville

Carmen Würth Forum

Stadtsaal

Große Aula

In their first New Year's concert in the Felsenreitschule, the Salzburg Philharmonic and Elisabeth Fuchs are dedicating themselves to two particularly fascinating works. Philip Glass' "minimalist" music creates a kind of trance-like pull in the listener. Nobody can escape the fascination of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana".

Rigoletto

Schloss Amerang

La bohème is the pinnacle of lyric-psychological opera of the late 19th century. It inherits the traditions of Verdi's La traviata and is dedicated, according to musicologist Mikhail Muginshtein, to "the sad secret of life, revealed in the theme of the irreversibility of time."

The German director Philipp Himmelmann is known to the Russian public for the Perm production of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro (2012). In his interpretation of Puccini's opera, the action takes place in the sixties in Paris. A legendary time that gave the world a new cinema, a new fashion, a new understanding of the role of the individual in history.

La bohème

Perm Opera and Ballet Theater

The Perm Opera & Ballet soloists celebrate Franco Zeffirelli with arias and ensembles by Donizetti. Mozart, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Verdi and many others.

Remembering Franco Zefferelli

Comic opera in one act. Concert performance in Italian with subtitles in Russian 

Opera soloists and symphony orchestra of the theatre.

Fernando Araujo

Baritone

Events

Sep 7, 2023

Opera Concert · Syrian National Symphony Orchestra

Sep 1, 2023

Die Zauberflöte · Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha - Eisenach

Jul 21, 2023

As Damas Trocadas · Fundaçao Casa de Mateus

Jul 8, 2023

Carmen · Opera Classica Europa

Jun 24, 2023

La Bohème · Opera Classica Europa

Future and recently performed repertoire

Marcello in La Bohème by Puccini

Opera Classica Europa

Papageno in Die Zauberflöte by Mozart

Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha - Eisenach

Escamillo in Carmen by Bizet

Opera Classica Europa

Figaro in The Barber of Seville by Rossini

Kinderfestspiele

Baritone in Carmina Burana by Orff

Philharmonie Salzburg

Gianni Schicchi in Gianni Schicchi by Puccini

Perm Opera and Ballet Theater

Rigoletto in Rigoletto by Verdi

Opernfestspiele Schloss Amerang

Braz, sapateiro in As Damas Trocadas by António da Fonseca Portugal

Fundaçao Casa de Mateus

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