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Xerxes
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What an operatic opening! A king sings of a plane tree and its "dear, sweet, and lovely" shade in enchantingly beautiful tones. The Largo "Ombra mai fu" from the opera Xerxes ( Serse ) of 1738 is among George Frideric Handel's most famous compositions. It is the title character—the Persian king Xerxes—who opens the opera with this heartfelt hymn of praise, but who also reveals choleric tendencies as the plot unfolds. For in addition to this plane...
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9 dates (21 Feb - 16 Jun)
Feb
21
Sun
11:00 am
City Theatre, Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Free admission
Mar
6
Sat
7:30 pm
City Theatre, Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Free admission
Mar
21
Sun
4:00 pm
City Theatre, Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Free admission
Apr
6
Tue
7:30 pm
City Theatre, Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Free admission
May
12
Wed
7:30 pm
City Theatre, Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Free admission
May
21
Fri
7:30 pm
City Theatre, Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Free admission
May
30
Sun
6:00 pm
City Theatre, Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Free admission
Jun
8
Tue
7:30 pm
City Theatre, Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Free admission
Jun
16
Wed
7:30 pm
City Theatre, Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Free admission
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