Alceste - Teatro La Fenice
At death’s door, a beloved king is doomed unless someone takes his place. So then his wife resolves to sacrifice herself to save him. Christoph Willibald Gluck composed his reform opera Alceste not once, but twice. In L
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At death’s door, a beloved king is doomed unless someone takes his place. So then his wife resolves to sacrifice herself to save him. Christoph Willibald Gluck composed his reform opera Alceste not once, but twice. In L
La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker), an opera semiseria by Vincenzo Bellini with a libretto by Felice Romani, premiered in Milan in 1831. Set in a Swiss Alpine village, the story centers on Amina, an orphan engaged to the w
After a supernatural prophecy and at the urging of his wife, a Scottish lord kills the king and claims the throne. Fearful of being found out, he leads a reign of terror against his people. Shakespeare’s plays provided
Don Giovanni is a dramatic opera which tells the story of the legendary libertine and seducer of the same name. The opera explores love, morality, and the consequences of people's actions, and revolves around Don Giovann
The world's largest classical music event. A blend of tradition and modernity, the 2022 edition of the New Year's Concert welcomes Daniel Barenboim to conduct one of the greatest orchestras in the world, the Vienna Philh
When two goddesses vie for his allegiance, a Roman general is faced with a thorny dilemma. But then his dead forefathers arrive to help make up his mind. Based on a book by Cicero, Mozart’s dramatic serenade was written
Vincenzo Bellini wrote two tragic operas for Teatro La Fenice: I Capuleti e i Montecchi and Beatrice di Tenda. The first, composed in 1830 and to the story of Romeo and Juliet but not based on Shakespeare but rather on a
Wolf-Ferrari’s comic opera La vedova scaltra (The Cunning Widow), is among the works he based on plays by Goldoni. It matches closely the conventions of 18th-century opera buffa in its witty if sceptical look at the mech
Orchestra and Chorus of the La Fenice Theater Choir Master Claudio Marino Moretti Director: Myung-Whun Chung soprano Francesca Dotto tenor Francesco Demuro baritone Luca Salsi alto Valeria Girardello
Diego Matheuz leads the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro La Fenice in a New Year's programme that opens with Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony and continues with Italian opera. Jessica Pratt, Walter Fraccaro and Alex Esposito a
Live performance at Teatro La Fenice, Venice, September 25-28 2010. Myung-Whun Chung conducting Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice. Directed for the stage by Daniele Abbado.
A story of the city told through images and music, performed by the orchestra and choir of the Teatro la Fenice, with narration by Alessio Boni.