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SUMMARY:Il Tabarro and Gianni Schicchi\, Puccini: English Touring Opera
DESCRIPTION:Puccini’s one-act operas Il tabarro and Gianni Schicchi could hardly be more different: one is a moody romance ending in a grotesque murder on a barge in Paris\, and the other is a sparkling comedy about a family inheritance in Florence. First performed in 2011 to great critical acclaim\, this double bill shows Puccini at his finest as a master of the theatre that speaks to the heart. \nSung in Italian with English surtitles
URL:https://operissima.org/event/il-tabarro-and-gianni-schicchi-puccini-english-touring-opera-3/
LOCATION:Snape Maltings Concert Hall\, Snape\, Suffolk\, IP17 1SP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera
ORGANIZER;CN="English Touring Opera":MAILTO:admin@englishtouringopera.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180414T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180414T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T221104Z
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SUMMARY:MET Opera Screening: Verdi's Luisa Miller
DESCRIPTION:Plácido Domingo adds yet another chapter to his legendary Met career with this rarely performed Verdi gem\, a heart-wrenching tragedy based on Friedrich Schiller’s novel Intrigue and Love. The young maiden Luisa loves Rodolfo\, unaware that he is actually the son of the local lord. An unscrupulous rival for her affections tells her father of Rodolfo’s true identity\, turning the old man against him. Jealousy\, suspicion\, and betrayal tear the lovers apart\, but Luisa remains loyal to her father to the last. In the first Met performances of the opera in more than ten years\, Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo\, with Domingo as Luisa’s stern-yet-loving father. Bertrand de Billy conducts. \nOther cinemas may also be screening this. Find your nearest cinema screening through the excellent Operaworld search tool!
URL:https://operissima.org/event/met-opera-screening-verdis-luisa-miller/
LOCATION:Cinema City\, St Andrew's Street\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 4AD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180414T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180414T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
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SUMMARY:Shackleton's Cat\, English Touring Opera
DESCRIPTION:Shackleton’s Cat returns in 2018\, as part of ETO’s award-winning strand of operas for young people. The opera features nine performers\, including singers and players\, and tells the story of the voyage and destruction of the Endurance 100 years ago\, and the subsequent tale of survival against all odds. \nThe story itself begins in 2015\, when scientists measuring the alarming changes in the levels of the polar sea-ice make an astonishing discovery: the bones of a cat. They belong to Mrs Chippy\, the carpenter’s cat on the Endurance\, and best friend to the young Welsh stowaway Perce Blackborow. At the heart of the opera is Shackleton himself\, perhaps the greatest expedition leader of all time. The opera follows the crew as they set sail from Buenos Aires to the incredible rescue after months of hardship. \nWith an ingenious set made of maps and images from the expedition to the Antarctic\, interactive songs and a puppet cat\, this opera\, aimed at children aged 7–11\, is performed by ETO’s singers and orchestra\, and was created by composer Russell Hepplewhite and librettist Tim Yealland.
URL:https://operissima.org/event/shackletons-cat-english-touring-opera/
LOCATION:Britten Studio\, Snape Maltings Concert Hall\, Snape\, Suffolk\, IP17 1SP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's,Children's Opera
ORGANIZER;CN="English Touring Opera":MAILTO:admin@englishtouringopera.org.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180414
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T202808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T202808Z
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SUMMARY:The Marriage of Figaro\, Mozart: English Touring Opera
DESCRIPTION:English Touring Opera presents an energetic new production of one of the world’s most beloved operas\, Mozart’s classic comedy The Marriage of Figaro. During the course of one eventful day\, Figaro and Susanna must overcome every obstacle put in their way by Count Almaviva and his cronies before they can finally be united as man and wife. Blanche McIntyre (Tosca\, 2017) returns to direct this most warm-hearted of operas\, equally acclaimed for its sublime music and huge sense of fun. \nFeaturing a first-class BAME cast\, including Ross Ramgobin (Patience) as Figaro\, Rachel Redmond as Susanna and Nadine Benjamin as the Countess\, this promises to be a production like no other. \nSung in English
URL:https://operissima.org/event/the-marriage-of-figaro-mozart-english-touring-opera/
LOCATION:Snape Maltings Concert Hall\, Snape\, Suffolk\, IP17 1SP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera
ORGANIZER;CN="English Touring Opera":MAILTO:admin@englishtouringopera.org.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180411
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180415
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T130724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T130724Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Eyre - The Musical\, Norfolk Youth Music Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The award winning Norfolk Youth Music Theatre bring Charlotte Bronte’s great love story to life with singing to lift your heart. This beloved tale of secrets and the lies that secrets create\, of unimaginable hope and unspoken passion\, reminds us what it is to fall deeply\, truly and completely in love. An amateur production. \nMusic and Lyrics by JOHN CAIRD; Book and additional Lyrics by PAUL GORDON \nBased on the novel by Charlotte Brontë
URL:https://operissima.org/event/jane-eyre-the-musical-norfolk-youth-music-theatre/
LOCATION:Norwich Playhouse\, 42-58 St Georges Street\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR3 1AB\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="Norfolk Youth Music Theatre":MAILTO:norfolkymt@norfolkymt.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180405T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180405T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180209T102424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180209T102424Z
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SUMMARY:Norwich Opera Club: Götterdämmerung\, Wagner (Part One)
DESCRIPTION:Tonight’s programme: a screening of the first part of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung (DVD presented by John Newby); the second half will be presented on 19 April due to time constrictions. \nNorwich Opera Club is a sociable\, informal gathering of opera enthusiasts. The Club doesn’t produce performances\, so you don’t need to be able to sing.  \nYou may want to learn more\, you may want to share your expertise or you may simply want to sit back and enjoy some beautiful music and performances on CD and DVD with like-minded friends.  \nNorwich Opera Club meets every other Thursday at 7:00pm at the Assembly House\, Norwich to listen to or watch operas familiar or unusual\, with a half-hour break for chat and refreshments. \n\nFirst visit: FREE \nMembership: £20 per year\, plus £3.50 per evening \nVisitors (after first free visit): £5 per evening \n\nDid you know? This well-attended\, friendly club has been continuously active in Norwich since 1970! Norwich Opera Club is a member of the FRMS. If you are interested in joining\, get in touch on Twitter\, or simply come along to the next meeting. Everyone is welcome! 
URL:https://operissima.org/event/norwich-opera-club-gotterdammerung-wagner-part-one/
LOCATION:Assembly House\, Theatre Street\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 1RQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180404T191500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180404T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T202011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T215559Z
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SUMMARY:ROH Live Screening: Verdi's Macbeth
DESCRIPTION:The warrior Macbeth fights on the side of the King of Scotland – but when a coven of witches prophesy that he shall become king himself\, a ruthless ambition drives Macbeth and his wife to horrific acts. Murder makes Macbeth king\, and intrigue and butchery are the hallmarks of his brief\, doomed reign. The witches make another prediction\, which also comes true: Macbeth and his lady lose their lives\, and justice is restored. \nVerdi’s life-long love affair with Shakespeare’s works began with Macbeth\, a play he considered to be ‘one of the greatest creations of man’. With his librettist Francesco Maria Piave Verdi set out to create ‘something out of the ordinary’. Their success is borne out in every bar of a score that sees Verdi at his most theatrical: it bristles with demonic energy. Phyllida Lloyd’s 2002 production for The Royal Opera is richly hued\, shot through with black\, red and gold. The witches – imagined by designer Anthony Ward as strange\, scarlet-turbaned creatures – are ever-present agents of fate. Lloyd depicts the Macbeths’ childlessness as the dark sadness lurking behind their terrible deeds. The Royal Opera’s production uses Verdi’s 1865 Paris revision of the opera\, which includes Lady Macbeth’s riveting aria ‘La luce langue’. \nOther cinemas may also be screening this. Find your nearest cinema screening through the excellent Operaworld search tool!
URL:https://operissima.org/event/roh-live-screening-verdis-macbeth/
LOCATION:Fisher Theatre\, 10 Broad Street\, Bungay\, Suffolk\, NR35 1EE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180404T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180404T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
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SUMMARY:Pre-performance talk by Charlotte Valori: Verdi and Macbeth
DESCRIPTION:Come along to the Fisher Theatre bar before their screening of the Royal Opera House’s production of Macbeth\, directed by Phyllida Lloyd\, and you will find me talking about Verdi and his Macbeths – yes\, there were two – and why this dark\, Shakespearian tale of Scottish murder so utterly captivated the Italian composer for much of his life. \nTalk: 6:45pm (free). Click here to join this event on Facebook. \nScreening: 7:15pm (tickets available from the Fisher Theatre).
URL:https://operissima.org/event/pre-performance-talk-by-charlotte-valori-verdi-and-macbeth/
LOCATION:Fisher Theatre\, 10 Broad Street\, Bungay\, Suffolk\, NR35 1EE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera talk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180403
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180408
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T230049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T230049Z
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SUMMARY:Rodelinda\, Handel: Cambridge Handel Opera Company
DESCRIPTION:Cambridge Handel Opera Company (CHOC) celebrates the fusion of music and the stage with performances that are not just ‘historically informed’\, but ‘historically inspired’.\n\n\n\n\n\nLed from the harpsichord by Artistic Director Julian Perkins\, the company combines period instrumentalists from the ensemble Sounds Baroque with advanced students. The cast brings together young professional solo singers for what promises to be a spectacular performance of Rodelinda\, Handel’s exquisite ensemble chamber drama. \n\n\n\nRodelinda    Alice Privett\nBertarido     William Towers\nGrimoaldo   William Wallace\nEduige           Ida Ränzlöv\nUnulfo           Tom Scott-Cowell\nGaribaldo     Nicholas Morris \nConducted by Julian Perkins and directed by Max Hoehn
URL:https://operissima.org/event/rodelinda-handel-cambridge-handel-opera-company/
LOCATION:The Great Hall\, The Leys School\, Cambridge\, CB2 7AD
CATEGORIES:Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180331T175500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180331T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T220817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T220817Z
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SUMMARY:MET Opera Screening: Mozart's Così fan tutte
DESCRIPTION:Goaded by their cynical friend Don Alfonso\, soldiers Ferrando and Guglielmo decide to test their fiancées’ fidelity. Pretending to leave with their regiment\, they return in disguise and pay court to each other’s lover. Will the young women succumb to the charms of these two handsome ‘foreigners’? A co-production with English National Opera\, this clever vision of the battle of the sexes is set in a carnivalesque environment inspired by 1950s Coney Island. The cast features Amanda Majeski and Serena Malfi as the sisters put to the test\, with Broadway star Kelli O’Hara as their feisty maid\, Ben Bliss and Adam Plachetka as their fiancés\, and Christopher Maltman as Don Alfonso. \nDavid Robertson conducts Mozart’s delightful score. \nOther cinemas may also be screening this. Find your nearest cinema screening through the excellent Operaworld search tool!
URL:https://operissima.org/event/met-opera-screening-mozarts-cosi-fan-tutte/
LOCATION:Cinema City\, St Andrew's Street\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 4AD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180328T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180328T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T220429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T220429Z
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SUMMARY:Handel's Messiah: Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by Handel’s profound religious masterpiece\, this acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production provides a rare chance to experience a powerfully dramatic account of Messiah and to rediscover the intense spirituality of its many well-known arias and choruses. Described by the critics as an ‘astonishingly beautiful’ (The Stage)\, ‘direct and impactful interpretation’ (The Times)\, this dramatised concert is a rare treat for connoisseurs and enthusiasts alike. \nOther cinemas may also be screening this. Find your nearest cinema screening through the excellent Operaworld search tool!
URL:https://operissima.org/event/handels-messiah-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Cinema City\, St Andrew's Street\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 4AD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180325T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180325T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T184443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T184443Z
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SUMMARY:Madama Butterfly\, Puccini: Ellen Kent International
DESCRIPTION:Ellen Kent International bring a lavish touring production of Madama Butterfly to East Anglia\, with international soloists\, chorus and full orchestra. Performed with sumptuous sets and costumes\, the opera is sung in Italian with English surtitles. \nBack by overwhelming public demand\, this award winning opera returns with exquisite sets including a spectacular Japanese garden and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan. One of the world’s most popular operas\, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly tells the heart-breaking story of the beautiful young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval lieutenant – with dramatic results. Highlights include the melodic Humming Chorus\, the moving aria One Fine Day and the unforgettable Love Duet.
URL:https://operissima.org/event/madama-butterfly-puccini-ellen-kent-international-2/
LOCATION:Regent Theatre\, St Helens Street\, Ipswich\, Suffolk\, IP4 1HE
CATEGORIES:Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180322T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180322T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180209T102011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180209T102011Z
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SUMMARY:Norwich Opera Club: Rigoletto\, Verdi
DESCRIPTION:Tonight’s programme: a screening of Verdi’s Rigoletto (DVD presented by Roger Everett). \nNorwich Opera Club is a sociable\, informal gathering of opera enthusiasts. The Club doesn’t produce performances\, so you don’t need to be able to sing.  \nYou may want to learn more\, you may want to share your expertise or you may simply want to sit back and enjoy some beautiful music and performances on CD and DVD with like-minded friends.  \nNorwich Opera Club meets every other Thursday at 7:00pm at the Assembly House\, Norwich to listen to or watch operas familiar or unusual\, with a half-hour break for chat and refreshments. \n\nFirst visit: FREE \nMembership: £20 per year\, plus £3.50 per evening \nVisitors (after first free visit): £5 per evening \n\nDid you know? This well-attended\, friendly club has been continuously active in Norwich since 1970! Norwich Opera Club is a member of the FRMS. If you are interested in joining\, get in touch on Twitter\, or simply come along to the next meeting. Everyone is welcome! 
URL:https://operissima.org/event/norwich-opera-club-rigoletto-verdi/
LOCATION:Assembly House\, Theatre Street\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 1RQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180320T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180320T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T135428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T184805Z
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SUMMARY:Madama Butterfly\, Puccini: Ellen Kent International
DESCRIPTION:Ellen Kent International bring a lavish touring production of Madama Butterfly to East Anglia\, with international soloists\, chorus and full orchestra. Performed with sumptuous sets and costumes\, the opera is sung in Italian with English surtitles. \nBack by overwhelming public demand\, this award winning opera returns with exquisite sets including a spectacular Japanese garden and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan. One of the world’s most popular operas\, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly tells the heart-breaking story of the beautiful young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval lieutenant – with dramatic results. Highlights include the melodic Humming Chorus\, the moving aria One Fine Day and the unforgettable Love Duet.
URL:https://operissima.org/event/madama-butterfly-puccini-ellen-kent-international/
LOCATION:Norwich Theatre Royal\, Theatre Street\, Norwich\, NR2 1RL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180319T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180319T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T135042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T184852Z
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SUMMARY:La traviata: Verdi\, Ellen Kent International
DESCRIPTION:Ellen Kent International bring a lavish touring production of La traviata to East Anglia\, with international soloists\, chorus and full orchestra. Performed with sumptuous sets and costumes\, the opera is sung in Italian with English surtitles. \nA tragic tale of searing passion and memorable music\, La traviata is Verdi’s outstanding interpretation of one of the most popular love stories of the 19th century\, Alexandre Dumas fils’ La Dame aux Camélias.. Based on a true story\, it tells of the passionate loves and life of the consumptive courtesan\, Violetta. There are many echoes of Verdi’s own life in La traviata and he threw himself into the music. The highlights include the Brindisi\, the best known drinking song in opera\, the duet Un Di Felice and Violetta’s haunting aria Addio Del Passato.
URL:https://operissima.org/event/la-traviata-verdi-ellen-kent-international-2/
LOCATION:Norwich Theatre Royal\, Theatre Street\, Norwich\, NR2 1RL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180311T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180311T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T190410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T215127Z
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SUMMARY:ROH Encore Screening: Bizet's Carmen
DESCRIPTION:The young soldier Don José intends to marry Micaëla\, a girl from his home village. But when he meets the sensual and fiercely independent Carmen\, he sacrifices everything to be with her. Carmen grows bored of Don José and falls in love with Escamillo. Unable to bear her leaving him\, Don José tracks Carmen down and stabs her. \nCarmen is the best-known work by French composer Georges Bizet\, and one of the most famous operas in the entire art form – numbers such as the Habanera and the Toreador Song have permeated the popular consciousness as little else has. The opera’s heady combination of passion\, sensuality and violence initially proved too much for the stage\, and it was a critical failure on its 1875 premiere. Bizet died shortly after\, and never learned of the spectacular success his Carmen would achieve: the opera has been performed more than five hundred times at Covent Garden alone. This ever-popular opera is given a fresh point of view in Barrie Kosky’s highly physical production\, originally created for Frankfurt Opera. The Australian director is one of the world’s most sought-after opera directors. For Carmen he has devised a far-from-traditional version\, incorporating music written by Bizet for the score but not usually heard\, and giving a new voice to the opera’s endlessly fascinating central character. \nOther cinemas may also be screening this. Find your nearest cinema screening through the excellent Operaworld search tool!
URL:https://operissima.org/event/roh-live-screening-bizets-carmen/
LOCATION:Fisher Theatre\, 10 Broad Street\, Bungay\, Suffolk\, NR35 1EE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180311T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180311T134500
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180209T112438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180209T151546Z
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SUMMARY:Pre-performance talk by Charlotte Valori: Bizet and Carmen
DESCRIPTION:Come along to the Fisher Theatre bar before their screening of the Royal Opera House’s sizzling new production of Carmen\, directed by Barrie Kosky\, to find me talking briefly about Bizet and his Carmen\, packing as many interesting facts into ten minutes as I can… \nTalk: 1:30pm (free) – Click here to join this event on Facebook \nScreening: 2:00pm (tickets available from The Fisher Theatre)
URL:https://operissima.org/event/pre-performance-talk-by-charlotte-valori-bizet-and-carmen/
LOCATION:Fisher Theatre\, 10 Broad Street\, Bungay\, Suffolk\, NR35 1EE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180310T175500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180310T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T214420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T214420Z
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SUMMARY:MET Opera Screening: Rossini's Semiramide
DESCRIPTION:Against the backdrop of the Hanging Gardens\, Semiramide\, Queen of Babylon\, defies bad omens and supernatural threats in her quest to find a worthy successor to her late husband. But she harbours more than one dark secret\, and whoever gains the throne may find that he has lost more than he has won. Based on a story by Voltaire\, this rarely performed tragic opera reveals The Barber of Seville composer Giaochino Rossini in a whole new light. The title role – composed for Rossini’s wife\, Isabella Colbran – features some of the most demanding vocal music he ever wrote. Angela Meade takes on the challenging vocal fireworks in this revival of a production last seen at the Met 25 years ago. \nOther cinemas may also be screening this. Find your nearest cinema screening through the excellent Operaworld search tool!
URL:https://operissima.org/event/met-opera-screening-rossinis-semiramide/
LOCATION:Cinema City\, St Andrew's Street\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 4AD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180308T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180308T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180209T101237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180209T101237Z
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SUMMARY:Norwich Opera Club: Written on Skin\, George Benjamin
DESCRIPTION:Tonight’s programme: a screening of George Benjamin’s Written on Skin (DVD presented by Wilson Graham). \nNorwich Opera Club is a sociable\, informal gathering of opera enthusiasts. The Club doesn’t produce performances\, so you don’t need to be able to sing.  \nYou may want to learn more\, you may want to share your expertise or you may simply want to sit back and enjoy some beautiful music and performances on CD and DVD with like-minded friends.  \nNorwich Opera Club meets every other Thursday at 7:00pm at the Assembly House\, Norwich to listen to or watch operas familiar or unusual\, with a half-hour break for chat and refreshments. \n\nFirst visit: FREE \nMembership: £20 per year\, plus £3.50 per evening \nVisitors (after first free visit): £5 per evening \n\nDid you know? This well-attended\, friendly club has been continuously active in Norwich since 1970!
URL:https://operissima.org/event/norwich-opera-club-written-on-skin-george-benjamin/
LOCATION:Assembly House\, Theatre Street\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 1RQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180304T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180304T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T134818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T184938Z
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SUMMARY:La traviata\, Verdi: Ellen Kent International
DESCRIPTION:Ellen Kent International bring a lavish touring production of La traviata to East Anglia\, with international soloists\, chorus and full orchestra. Performed with sumptuous sets and costumes\, the opera is sung in Italian with English surtitles. \nA tragic tale of searing passion and memorable music\, La traviata is Verdi’s outstanding interpretation of one of the most popular love stories of the 19th century\, Alexandre Dumas fils’ La Dame aux Camélias.. Based on a true story\, it tells of the passionate loves and life of the consumptive courtesan\, Violetta. There are many echoes of Verdi’s own life in La traviata and he threw himself into the music. The highlights include the Brindisi\, the best known drinking song in opera\, the duet Un Di Felice and Violetta’s haunting aria Addio Del Passato.
URL:https://operissima.org/event/la-traviata-verdi-ellen-kent-international/
LOCATION:King’s Lynn Corn Exchange\, Tuesday Market Place\, King's Lynn\, Norfolk\, PE30 1JW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180302T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180302T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T225311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T225311Z
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SUMMARY:Le nozze di Figaro\, Mozart: Trinity College
DESCRIPTION:A concert performance of Mozart’s comic and hugely popular opera Le nozze di Figaro. \nDirector Judith Lebiez and Music Director Mickey Wongsathapornpat.
URL:https://operissima.org/event/le-nozze-di-figaro-mozart-trinity-college/
LOCATION:Trinity College Chapel\, Trinity Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 1TQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180224T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180224T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T213424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T213424Z
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SUMMARY:MET Opera screening: Puccini's La bohème
DESCRIPTION:The world’s most popular opera returns with an exciting young cast in Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary production. Poverty-stricken poet Rodolfo and his artist friends eke out a precarious existence in bohemian Paris\, alternately practising their art\, laughing\, quarrelling\, dodging the landlord\, and living it up in their local cafe. When Rodolfo meets the delicate Mimì\, the pair instantly fall in love. But Mimì is ill\, Rodolfo is jealous\, and their romance is doomed from the start. Opera superstars Sonya Yoncheva and Michael Fabiano play the heart-breaking couple\, singing two sublime Puccini favourites – “Sì\, mi chiamano Mimì” and “Che gelida manina.” Zeffirelli’s stupendous onstage recreations of 19th-century Paris are sure to take your breath away. \nOther cinemas may also be screening this. Find your nearest ROH cinema screening through the excellent Operaworld search tool!
URL:https://operissima.org/event/met-opera-screening-puccinis-la-boheme/
LOCATION:Cinema City\, St Andrew's Street\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 4AD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180222T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180222T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180209T100724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180209T100724Z
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SUMMARY:Norwich Opera Club: AGM and Orfeo\, Monteverdi
DESCRIPTION:Tonight’s programme: Annual General Meeting of Norwich Opera Club followed by a screening of Monteverdi’s Orfeo (DVD presented by Kay Sanderson). \nNorwich Opera Club is a sociable\, informal gathering of opera enthusiasts. The Club doesn’t produce performances\, so you don’t need to be able to sing.  \nYou may want to learn more\, you may want to share your expertise or you may simply want to sit back and enjoy some beautiful music and performances on CD and DVD with like-minded friends.  \nNorwich Opera Club meets every other Thursday at 7:00pm at the Assembly House\, Norwich to listen to or watch operas familiar or unusual\, with a half-hour break for chat and refreshments. \n\nFirst visit: FREE \nMembership: £20 per year\, plus £3.50 per evening \nVisitors (after first free visit): £5 per evening \n\nDid you know? This well-attended\, friendly club has been continuously active in Norwich since 1970!
URL:https://operissima.org/event/norwich-opera-club-agm-and-orfeo-monteverdi/
LOCATION:Assembly House\, Theatre Street\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 1RQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180225
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T224647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T224647Z
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SUMMARY:L'Elisir d'Amore\, Donizetti\, CUOS
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Cambridge University Opera Society main show brings Donizetti’s sparkling comedy L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love) to West Road Concert Hall. Sung in Italian (with English surtitles)\, and with full orchestra and chorus\, this stars many of the University’s finest singers\, including Anna Wagner\, Henry Websdale\, Olivia Brett\, Louis Wilson and James Quilligan\, under the baton of Edward Reeve. \nThis is a fully-staged production\, suitable for all the family\, directed by Gareth Mattey and Judith Lebiez. \nPerformances on Thursday 22 February (7:45pm)\, Friday 23 February (7:45pm) and Saturday 24 February (1:30pm and 7:45pm)
URL:https://operissima.org/event/lelisir-damore-donizetti-cuos/
LOCATION:West Road Concert Hall\, 11 West Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB3 9DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180210T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180210T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T134213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T185022Z
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SUMMARY:The Marriage of Figaro\, Mozart: Merry Opera
DESCRIPTION:Merry Opera are touring their production of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro: Life\, liberty and the pursuit of love in the jazz clubs of the 1960s is driving everyone crazy. Figaro loves Susanna\, Cherubino loves the Countess\, and the Countess loves the Count. The Count is intent on chasing Susanna and on preventing Figaro from marrying her. Outsmarted not only by a cunning disguise\, but also by the arrival of a couple of long-lost parents and by Figaro’s and Susanna’s ingenuity\, the Count slowly realises that everyone else is running rings round him… \n“The Merry Opera Company has a nice line in these slightly offbeat touring shows\, performing them with charm\, energy and wit” – Opera Now
URL:https://operissima.org/event/the-marriage-of-figaro-mozart-merry-opera-2/
LOCATION:The Corn Hall\, St Nicholas Street\, Diss\, Norfolk\, IP22 4LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180210T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T212820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T212820Z
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SUMMARY:MET Opera Screening: L'Elisir d'Amore\, Donizetti
DESCRIPTION:The poor country boy Nemorino is in love with Adina\, a confident landowner\, but she is way out of his league – financially and otherwise. But when he buys a “love potion” from a travelling quack\, the results are rather more than he bargained for. Charmingly staged by Bartlett Sher\, Donizetti’s beloved masterpiece combines deft comic timing with touching emotional depth. The production stars Matthew Polenzani\, who enthralled Met audiences as Nemorino in 2013 with his moving “Una furtiva lagrima.” Rising South African soprano Pretty Yende is the spirited Adina\, Davide Luciano makes his Met debut as the arrogant soldier Belcore\, and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo is the potion-peddling Doctor Dulcamara. \nDomingo Hindoyan conducts. \nOther cinemas may also be screening this. Find your nearest ROH cinema screening through the excellent Operaworld search tool!
URL:https://operissima.org/event/met-opera-screening-lelisir-damore-donizetti/
LOCATION:Cinema City\, St Andrew's Street\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 4AD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180209T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180209T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T133818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T185148Z
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SUMMARY:The Marriage of Figaro\, Mozart: Merry Opera
DESCRIPTION:Merry Opera are touring their production of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro: Life\, liberty and the pursuit of love in the jazz clubs of the 1960s is driving everyone crazy. Figaro loves Susanna\, Cherubino loves the Countess\, and the Countess loves the Count. The Count is intent on chasing Susanna and on preventing Figaro from marrying her. Outsmarted not only by a cunning disguise\, but also by the arrival of a couple of long-lost parents and by Figaro’s and Susanna’s ingenuity\, the Count slowly realises that everyone else is running rings round him… \n“The Merry Opera Company has a nice line in these slightly offbeat touring shows\, performing them with charm\, energy and wit” – Opera Now
URL:https://operissima.org/event/the-marriage-of-figaro-mozart-merry-opera/
LOCATION:Beccles Public Hall\, Smallgate\, Beccles\, Suffolk\, NR34 9AD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180211
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T133416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T185109Z
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SUMMARY:Ruddigore\, Gilbert & Sullivan: CU G&S Soc
DESCRIPTION:Cambridge University Gilbert and Sullivan Society returns to West Road Concert Hall for the fifth year in a row\, this year performing the brilliant Ruddigore. A terrible curse condemns each baronet of Ruddigore to commit one crime per day or perish in inconceivable agony. Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd has gone into hiding to avoid the curse and lives in a Cornish village where\, disguised as the young farmer Robin Oakapple\, he has fallen in love with the fair Rose Maybud. His prospects are ruined when his foster brother Dick Dauntless betrays him to Sir Despard Murgatroyd\, the acting baronet. Ruthven is forced to take on the baronetcy and its curse\, enforced by an entire portrait gallery of his ghastly ancestors. Ruddigore is a hilarious operatic satire of Victorian melodrama. Despite the sinister backdrop\, you’ll find all the laughs and silliness you’d expect from G&S\, combined with some of Sullivan’s most majestic music.
URL:https://operissima.org/event/ruddigore-gilbert-sullivan-cu-gs-soc/
LOCATION:West Road Concert Hall\, 11 West Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB3 9DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Operetta
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180207T191500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180207T221500
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T132632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T215302Z
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SUMMARY:ROH Live Screening: Puccini's  Tosca
DESCRIPTION:Tosca is one of the great evenings of opera\, and from its strident opening chords conjures up a world of political instability and menace. \nJonathan Kent’s production for The Royal Opera captures the dangerous political turbulence of Rome in 1800. Giacomo Puccini’s dramatic work was a hit with audiences at its 1900 première and it remains one of the most performed of all operas\, with its gripping plot and glorious music. \nOther cinemas may also be screening this. Find your nearest cinema screening through the excellent Operaworld search tool!
URL:https://operissima.org/event/roh-live-screening-puccinis-tosca/
LOCATION:Fisher Theatre\, 10 Broad Street\, Bungay\, Suffolk\, NR35 1EE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180207T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180207T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T224112
CREATED:20180205T132324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180207T112918Z
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SUMMARY:Pre-performance talk by Charlotte Valori: Puccini and Tosca
DESCRIPTION:Please join me in the bar of the Fisher Theatre for a FREE pre-performance talk before the live cinema screening of Puccini’s Tosca from the Royal Opera House. I’ll be explaining a bit more about Puccini as a man who loved the best he could get – from fast cars to large cigars – and explaining where Tosca fits in to his wider life as a composer of powerfully dramatic\, emotionally charged opera.
URL:https://operissima.org/event/pre-performance-talk-by-charlotte-valori-puccini-and-tosca/
LOCATION:Fisher Theatre\, 10 Broad Street\, Bungay\, Suffolk\, NR35 1EE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Opera talk
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