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The Metropolitan Opera' 2007 - 2008 season (first part) 2007-11-28 17:18:49 Here's a brief review on the Met's new season for the ending of 2007 and 2008. Astonishing productions, great titles and excellent singers as only the Met can offer. Don't miss the oportunity to be part of the "Met Experience"."Un Ballo in Maschera" - 2007 - Dec 17, 21, 24, 29 | 2008 - Jan 1, 5, 16, 19, 23Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Librettist: Antonio SommaApproximate running time: 3hs. 20min.Amelia: Michèle Crider / Angela M. BrownOscar: Ofelia Sala / Kathleen KimUlrica: Stephanie BlytheRiccardo: Salvatore LicitraRenato: Dimitri HvorostovskyConductor: Gianandrea Noseda"Il Barbiere di Siviglia" - 2008 - Jan 12, 22, 26, 30 | Feb 2, 7, 14, 21, 25, 29Composer: Gioacchino Rossini - Librettist: Cesare SterbiniApproximate running time: 3hs. 10min.Rosina: Elina GarancaIl Conte d'Almaviva: Michae Read more:Metropolitan
The Metropolitan Opera' 2007 - 2008 season (second part) 2007-11-28 17:08:21 This is the second part of the Met's new season. Enjoy it!"Carmen" - 2008 - Feb 4, 8, 13, 16, 19, 23, 27 | Mar 1Composer: Georges Bizet - Librettist: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic HalévyApproximate running time: 3hs. 35min.Micaela: Maija Kovalevska / Krasimira StoyanovaCarmen: Olga Borodina / Nancy Fabiola HerreraDon José: Marcelo ÁlvarezEscamillo: Lucio GalloConductor: Emmanuel Villaume"La Clemenza di Tito" - 2008 - May 3, 6, 10, 15Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Librettist: Caterino MazzolàApproximate running time: 2hs. 50min.Servilia: Heidi Grant MurphyVitellia: Tamar IveriSesto: Susan GrahamAnnio: Anke VondungTito: Ramón VargasPublio: Oren GradusConductor: Harry Bicket"Die Entführung aus dem Serail" - 2008 - Apr 26, 30 | May 3, 7Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Librettist: Chisto Read more:Metropolitan
The Metropolitan Opera' 2008 - 2009 season 2008-03-15 03:57:27 Brand new season for the Metropolitan
Opera House! And certainly not without a reason. In its 125th Anniversary, Opera Forum decided to publish a brief review of the marvellous titles that the Met will offer in the upcoming season.125th Anniversary Gala - James Levine will conduct a gala performance of fully staged scenes from classic Met productions, which will be realized with scenic projections and new costumes made from the original designs. The gala will also celebrate Plácido Domingo’s 40th anniversary with the company."Adriana Lecouvreur" - Guleghina, Borodina, Álvarez, Frontali; Domingo."La Bohème" - Kovalevska / Netrebko, Phillips, Vargas, Kwiecien, Hakala, Gradus, Plishka; Chaslin."Cavalleria Rusticana" / "I Pagliacci" - Gruber, Alagna / Cura, Taylor, Focile, Alagna / Cura,
Some thoughts on Opera & Opera Forum 2008-03-16 00:16:00 Opera constitutes in its real essence a versatile spectacle. The art of singing is an indissoluble aspect of its language. As a natural way for the expression of feelings and moods, singing has been taken to the point of beeing the quintessence of the opera through the inspiration of great composers from different times in history. And these genuine stars of the opera, the singers, have kept and still keep alive the flame of this form of art. Sopranos, mezzosopranos, altos, among the female voices, tenors, baritones and basses, among the male ones; all of them seem to be indispensable, and it will always be like that as long as opera is alive with its special magic, with its particular and unique world, and with the mystical environment that the great houses of opera provide all around the Read more:Forum
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