Rossini’s The Italian Girl in Algiers opens November 10
Vivica Genaux stars in this company premiere
Sung in Italian with English translations projected above the stage.
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Dusting off a Masterpiece...
"The Fortunes of King Croesus" by Reinhard Keiser, coming to Opera North, Leeds and Minnesota Opera soon.
Masterpiece? The term rather depends on whether the artist in question was indeed a master and it might come as a surprise to learn that this little-known composer of the brief, but significant, German Baroque Opera period is regarded by many as just that.
St. Paul, MN – In a ceremonial signing event today, leadership representing
Minneapolis, MN—The Minnesota Opera 2007-2008 season will open with Giuseppe
Verdi’s A Masked Ball. Based on the real-life assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden,
Verdi’s opera pulsates with drama from beginning to end. King Gustav secretly loves
Amelia, who secretly loves him back. But she’s married to his best friend Anckarstroem.
When her husband finds out, he’s a man of vengeance.