With Mozart himself conducting only months before his death at just 35, The Magic Flute premiered in Vienna in 1791 and was an instant hit. More than 230 years on, it’s still one of our most pop ...
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THE MAGIC FLUTE, Mozart’s most successful opera, premiered in Vienna in September 1791. Ten weeks later he was dead. He was just 35. Harmony, truth, friendship, enlightenment and redemption: what more ...
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This performance of Frederick Ashton’s ballet at the Royal Opera House with Marianela Nunez, Carlos Acosta, Will Tuckett and Jonathan Howells dates from 2005. The original scenario was created by Jean ...
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Giacomo Puccini’s Il Trittico had its premiere in New York in 1918. He had long wanted to do a collection of operas in one night. Impresarios are not keen on double-bills, let alone triple bills. Audi ...
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