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I due Foscari
Teatro Regio di Parma
26 Sep 2019, Thu • 8 PM
Tragedia lirica in tre atti su libretto di Francesco Maria Piave, da Byron Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Critical edition by Andreas Giger The University of Chicago Press, Chicago e Casa Ricordi, Milano
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After his success with Ernani, Verdi received a commission from Rome's Teatro Argentina and he went to work with Piave in considering two subjects, one of which eventually became this opera. I due Foscari was given its premiere performance in Rome on 3 November 1844 and was generally quite successful, although not on the scale of Ernani, which remained Verdi's most popular opera until Il trovatore in 1853. After Ernani, Verdi had considered a large number of projects for the future and the Byron play was one of them. Foscari had even b ... Read More
Synopsis
I due Foscari
Premiere of this production: 03 November 1844, Rome
Place: Venice Time: 1457 Act 1 Scene 1: Outside the Council Chamber of the Doge's Palace Members of the Council of Ten are waiting to enter the Council Chamber to try the case of Jacopo Foscari, the son of the Doge, who has been accused of murder. Upon the arrival of Loredano (Jacopo's sworn enemy) and his friend Barbarigo, they announce that the Doge has already entered the Chamber. The ... Read More
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Teatro Regio di Parma - Parma
Str. G. Garibaldi, 16 / a
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Aida
Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto
27 Sep 2019, Fri • 7 PM
Opera in quattro atti su libretto di Antonio Ghislanzoni Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizioni Ricordi, Milano
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Isma'il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write an opera for performance to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House, paying him 150,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of the Siege of Paris (1870–71), during the Franco-Prussian War, when the scenery and costumes were stuck in the French capital, and Verdi's Rigoletto was performed instead. Aida eventually premiered in Cairo in late 1871. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 186 ... Read More
Synopsis
Aida
Premiere of this production: 24 December 1871, Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings. Act 1 Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
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Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto - Parma
Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, 1
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Luisa Miller
Chiesa di San Francesco del Prato
28 Sep 2019, Sat • 8 PM
Melodramma tragico in tre atti di Salvatore Cammarano, dal dramma Kabale und Liebe di Friedrich Schiller Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizione critica a cura di Jeffrey Kallberg The University of C...
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Verdi's initial idea for a new opera – for which he had a contract going back over several years – was rejected by the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He attempted to negotiate his way out of this obligation and, when that failed, Cammarano came up with the idea of adapting the Schiller play, with which Verdi was familiar. The process was set in motion, with Verdi still living and working on initial ideas from Paris, where he had been living for almost two years before moving back to his hometown of Busseto in the summer of 1849. It ... Read More
Synopsis
Luisa Miller
Premiere of this production: 08 December 1849, Teatro San Carlo, Naples
Act 1 Scene 1: A village On Luisa's birthday, the villagers have gathered outside her house to serenade her. She loves Carlo, a young man she has met in the village (Lo vidi e 'l primo palpito /"I saw him and my heart felt its first thrill of love") and looks for him in the crowd. Luisa's father, Miller, is worried by this mysterious love since Carlo is a stranger. Carlo ap ... Read More
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Chiesa di San Francesco del Prato - Parma
Piazzale San Francesco, 4
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Nabucco
Teatro Regio di Parma
29 Sep 2019, Sun • 8 PM
Dramma lirico in quattro parti su libretto di Temistocle Solera dal dramma Nabuchodonosor di Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois e Francis Cornu e dal ballo Nabuccodonosor di Antonio Cortesi ...
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 Under its original name of Nabucodonosor, the opera was first performed at La Scala in Milan on 9 March 1842. It follows the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered and subsequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian King Nabucco (in English, Nebuchadnezzar II). The historical events are used as background for a romantic and political plot. The best-known number from the opera is the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves", "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" / "Fly, thought, on golden wings", a  ... Read More
Synopsis
Nabucco
Premiere of this production: 09 March 1842, Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Time: 587 BC Place: Jerusalem and Babylon Act 1: Jerusalem 'Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I shall deliver this city into the hand of the King of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire' (Jeremiah 21:10) Interior of the Temple of Solomon The Israelites pray as the Babylonian army advances on their city ("Gli arredi festivi giù cadano infranti" / "Throw down and destro ... Read More
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Teatro Regio di Parma - Parma
Str. G. Garibaldi, 16 / a
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Aida
Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto
30 Sep 2019, Mon • 7 PM
Opera in quattro atti su libretto di Antonio Ghislanzoni Музыка GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizioni Ricordi, Milano
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Isma'il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write an opera for performance to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House, paying him 150,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of the Siege of Paris (1870–71), during the Franco-Prussian War, when the scenery and costumes were stuck in the French capital, and Verdi's Rigoletto was performed instead. Aida eventually premiered in Cairo in late 1871. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 186 ... Read More
Synopsis
Aida
Premiere of this production: 24 December 1871, Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings. Act 1 Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Venue Details
Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto - Parma
Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, 1
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Nabucco
Teatro Regio di Parma
3 Oct 2019, Thu • 8 PM
Dramma lirico in quattro parti su libretto di Temistocle Solera dal dramma Nabuchodonosor di Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois e Francis Cornu e dal ballo Nabuccodonosor di Antonio Cortesi ...
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Important Info
 Under its original name of Nabucodonosor, the opera was first performed at La Scala in Milan on 9 March 1842. It follows the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered and subsequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian King Nabucco (in English, Nebuchadnezzar II). The historical events are used as background for a romantic and political plot. The best-known number from the opera is the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves", "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" / "Fly, thought, on golden wings", a  ... Read More
Synopsis
Nabucco
Premiere of this production: 09 March 1842, Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Time: 587 BC Place: Jerusalem and Babylon Act 1: Jerusalem 'Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I shall deliver this city into the hand of the King of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire' (Jeremiah 21:10) Interior of the Temple of Solomon The Israelites pray as the Babylonian army advances on their city ("Gli arredi festivi giù cadano infranti" / "Throw down and destro ... Read More
Venue Details
Teatro Regio di Parma - Parma
Str. G. Garibaldi, 16 / a
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Aida
Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto
4 Oct 2019, Fri • 7 PM
Opera in quattro atti su libretto di Antonio Ghislanzoni Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizioni Ricordi, Milano
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Important Info
Isma'il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write an opera for performance to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House, paying him 150,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of the Siege of Paris (1870–71), during the Franco-Prussian War, when the scenery and costumes were stuck in the French capital, and Verdi's Rigoletto was performed instead. Aida eventually premiered in Cairo in late 1871. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 186 ... Read More
Synopsis
Aida
Premiere of this production: 24 December 1871, Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings. Act 1 Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
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Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto - Parma
Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, 1
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Luisa Miller
Chiesa di San Francesco del Prato
5 Oct 2019, Sat • 8 PM
Melodramma tragico in tre atti di Salvatore Cammarano, dal dramma Kabale und Liebe di Friedrich Schiller Музыка GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizione critica a cura di Jeffrey Kallberg The University of Chi...
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Important Info
Verdi's initial idea for a new opera – for which he had a contract going back over several years – was rejected by the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He attempted to negotiate his way out of this obligation and, when that failed, Cammarano came up with the idea of adapting the Schiller play, with which Verdi was familiar. The process was set in motion, with Verdi still living and working on initial ideas from Paris, where he had been living for almost two years before moving back to his hometown of Busseto in the summer of 1849. It ... Read More
Synopsis
Luisa Miller
Premiere of this production: 08 December 1849, Teatro San Carlo, Naples
Act 1 Scene 1: A village On Luisa's birthday, the villagers have gathered outside her house to serenade her. She loves Carlo, a young man she has met in the village (Lo vidi e 'l primo palpito /"I saw him and my heart felt its first thrill of love") and looks for him in the crowd. Luisa's father, Miller, is worried by this mysterious love since Carlo is a stranger. Carlo ap ... Read More
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Chiesa di San Francesco del Prato - Parma
Piazzale San Francesco, 4
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I due Foscari
Teatro Regio di Parma
6 Oct 2019, Sun • 3:30 PM
Tragedia lirica in tre atti su libretto di Francesco Maria Piave, da Byron Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Critical edition by Andreas Giger The University of Chicago Press, Chicago e Casa Ricordi, Milano
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Important Info
After his success with Ernani, Verdi received a commission from Rome's Teatro Argentina and he went to work with Piave in considering two subjects, one of which eventually became this opera. I due Foscari was given its premiere performance in Rome on 3 November 1844 and was generally quite successful, although not on the scale of Ernani, which remained Verdi's most popular opera until Il trovatore in 1853. After Ernani, Verdi had considered a large number of projects for the future and the Byron play was one of them. Foscari had even b ... Read More
Synopsis
I due Foscari
Premiere of this production: 03 November 1844, Rome
Place: Venice Time: 1457 Act 1 Scene 1: Outside the Council Chamber of the Doge's Palace Members of the Council of Ten are waiting to enter the Council Chamber to try the case of Jacopo Foscari, the son of the Doge, who has been accused of murder. Upon the arrival of Loredano (Jacopo's sworn enemy) and his friend Barbarigo, they announce that the Doge has already entered the Chamber. The ... Read More
Venue Details
Teatro Regio di Parma - Parma
Str. G. Garibaldi, 16 / a
Teatro Regio di Parma, origina ... Read More
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Aida
Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto
6 Oct 2019, Sun • 3:30 PM
Opera in quattro atti su libretto di Antonio Ghislanzoni Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizioni Ricordi, Milano
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Important Info
Isma'il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write an opera for performance to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House, paying him 150,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of the Siege of Paris (1870–71), during the Franco-Prussian War, when the scenery and costumes were stuck in the French capital, and Verdi's Rigoletto was performed instead. Aida eventually premiered in Cairo in late 1871. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 186 ... Read More
Synopsis
Aida
Premiere of this production: 24 December 1871, Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings. Act 1 Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
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Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto - Parma
Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, 1
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Aida
Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto
9 Oct 2019, Wed • 7 PM
Opera in quattro atti su libretto di Antonio Ghislanzoni Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizioni Ricordi, Milano
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Important Info
Isma'il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write an opera for performance to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House, paying him 150,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of the Siege of Paris (1870–71), during the Franco-Prussian War, when the scenery and costumes were stuck in the French capital, and Verdi's Rigoletto was performed instead. Aida eventually premiered in Cairo in late 1871. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 186 ... Read More
Synopsis
Aida
Premiere of this production: 24 December 1871, Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings. Act 1 Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
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Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto - Parma
Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, 1
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Aida
Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto
10 Oct 2019, Thu • 7 PM
Opera in quattro atti su libretto di Antonio Ghislanzoni Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizioni Ricordi, Milano
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Important Info
Isma'il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write an opera for performance to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House, paying him 150,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of the Siege of Paris (1870–71), during the Franco-Prussian War, when the scenery and costumes were stuck in the French capital, and Verdi's Rigoletto was performed instead. Aida eventually premiered in Cairo in late 1871. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 186 ... Read More
Synopsis
Aida
Premiere of this production: 24 December 1871, Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings. Act 1 Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
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Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto - Parma
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I due Foscari
Teatro Regio di Parma
11 Oct 2019, Fri • 8 PM
Tragedia lirica in tre atti su libretto di Francesco Maria Piave, da Byron Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Critical edition by Andreas Giger The University of Chicago Press, Chicago e Casa Ricordi, Milano
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Important Info
After his success with Ernani, Verdi received a commission from Rome's Teatro Argentina and he went to work with Piave in considering two subjects, one of which eventually became this opera. I due Foscari was given its premiere performance in Rome on 3 November 1844 and was generally quite successful, although not on the scale of Ernani, which remained Verdi's most popular opera until Il trovatore in 1853. After Ernani, Verdi had considered a large number of projects for the future and the Byron play was one of them. Foscari had even b ... Read More
Synopsis
I due Foscari
Premiere of this production: 03 November 1844, Rome
Place: Venice Time: 1457 Act 1 Scene 1: Outside the Council Chamber of the Doge's Palace Members of the Council of Ten are waiting to enter the Council Chamber to try the case of Jacopo Foscari, the son of the Doge, who has been accused of murder. Upon the arrival of Loredano (Jacopo's sworn enemy) and his friend Barbarigo, they announce that the Doge has already entered the Chamber. The ... Read More
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Teatro Regio di Parma - Parma
Str. G. Garibaldi, 16 / a
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Opera
Luisa Miller
Chiesa di San Francesco del Prato
12 Oct 2019, Sat • 8 PM
Melodramma tragico in tre atti di Salvatore Cammarano, dal dramma Kabale und Liebe di Friedrich Schiller Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizione critica a cura di Jeffrey Kallberg The University of Chicago Pre...
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Verdi's initial idea for a new opera – for which he had a contract going back over several years – was rejected by the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He attempted to negotiate his way out of this obligation and, when that failed, Cammarano came up with the idea of adapting the Schiller play, with which Verdi was familiar. The process was set in motion, with Verdi still living and working on initial ideas from Paris, where he had been living for almost two years before moving back to his hometown of Busseto in the summer of 1849. It ... Read More
Synopsis
Luisa Miller
Premiere of this production: 08 December 1849, Teatro San Carlo, Naples
Act 1 Scene 1: A village On Luisa's birthday, the villagers have gathered outside her house to serenade her. She loves Carlo, a young man she has met in the village (Lo vidi e 'l primo palpito /"I saw him and my heart felt its first thrill of love") and looks for him in the crowd. Luisa's father, Miller, is worried by this mysterious love since Carlo is a stranger. Carlo ap ... Read More
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Chiesa di San Francesco del Prato - Parma
Piazzale San Francesco, 4
The Church of San Francesco de ... Read More
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Aida
Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto
13 Oct 2019, Sun • 3:30 PM
Opera in quattro atti su libretto di Antonio Ghislanzoni Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizioni Ricordi, Milano
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Important Info
Isma'il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write an opera for performance to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House, paying him 150,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of the Siege of Paris (1870–71), during the Franco-Prussian War, when the scenery and costumes were stuck in the French capital, and Verdi's Rigoletto was performed instead. Aida eventually premiered in Cairo in late 1871. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 186 ... Read More
Synopsis
Aida
Premiere of this production: 24 December 1871, Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings. Act 1 Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
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Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto - Parma
Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, 1
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Nabucco
Teatro Regio di Parma
13 Oct 2019, Sun • 3:30 PM
Dramma lirico in quattro parti su libretto di Temistocle Solera dal dramma Nabuchodonosor di Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois e Francis Cornu e dal ballo Nabuccodonosor di Antonio Cortesi Music GIUSEPPE VERD...
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Important Info
 Under its original name of Nabucodonosor, the opera was first performed at La Scala in Milan on 9 March 1842. It follows the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered and subsequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian King Nabucco (in English, Nebuchadnezzar II). The historical events are used as background for a romantic and political plot. The best-known number from the opera is the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves", "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" / "Fly, thought, on golden wings", a  ... Read More
Synopsis
Nabucco
Premiere of this production: 09 March 1842, Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Time: 587 BC Place: Jerusalem and Babylon Act 1: Jerusalem 'Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I shall deliver this city into the hand of the King of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire' (Jeremiah 21:10) Interior of the Temple of Solomon The Israelites pray as the Babylonian army advances on their city ("Gli arredi festivi giù cadano infranti" / "Throw down and destro ... Read More
Venue Details
Teatro Regio di Parma - Parma
Str. G. Garibaldi, 16 / a
Teatro Regio di Parma, origina ... Read More
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Opera
Aida
Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto
16 Oct 2019, Wed • 7 PM
Opera in quattro atti su libretto di Antonio Ghislanzoni Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizioni Ricordi, Milano
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Important Info
Isma'il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write an opera for performance to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House, paying him 150,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of the Siege of Paris (1870–71), during the Franco-Prussian War, when the scenery and costumes were stuck in the French capital, and Verdi's Rigoletto was performed instead. Aida eventually premiered in Cairo in late 1871. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 186 ... Read More
Synopsis
Aida
Premiere of this production: 24 December 1871, Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings. Act 1 Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
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Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto - Parma
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Opera
I due Foscari
Teatro Regio di Parma
17 Oct 2019, Thu • 8 PM
Tragedia lirica in tre atti su libretto di Francesco Maria Piave, da Byron Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Critical edition by Andreas Giger The University of Chicago Press, Chicago e Casa Ricordi, Milano
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Important Info
After his success with Ernani, Verdi received a commission from Rome's Teatro Argentina and he went to work with Piave in considering two subjects, one of which eventually became this opera. I due Foscari was given its premiere performance in Rome on 3 November 1844 and was generally quite successful, although not on the scale of Ernani, which remained Verdi's most popular opera until Il trovatore in 1853. After Ernani, Verdi had considered a large number of projects for the future and the Byron play was one of them. Foscari had even b ... Read More
Synopsis
I due Foscari
Premiere of this production: 03 November 1844, Rome
Place: Venice Time: 1457 Act 1 Scene 1: Outside the Council Chamber of the Doge's Palace Members of the Council of Ten are waiting to enter the Council Chamber to try the case of Jacopo Foscari, the son of the Doge, who has been accused of murder. Upon the arrival of Loredano (Jacopo's sworn enemy) and his friend Barbarigo, they announce that the Doge has already entered the Chamber. The ... Read More
Venue Details
Teatro Regio di Parma - Parma
Str. G. Garibaldi, 16 / a
Teatro Regio di Parma, origina ... Read More
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Opera
Aida
Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto
18 Oct 2019, Fri • 7 PM
Opera in quattro atti su libretto di Antonio Ghislanzoni Music GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizioni Ricordi, Milano
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Important Info
Isma'il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write an opera for performance to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House, paying him 150,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of the Siege of Paris (1870–71), during the Franco-Prussian War, when the scenery and costumes were stuck in the French capital, and Verdi's Rigoletto was performed instead. Aida eventually premiered in Cairo in late 1871. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 186 ... Read More
Synopsis
Aida
Premiere of this production: 24 December 1871, Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings. Act 1 Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
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Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Busseto - Parma
Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, 1
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Opera
Luisa Miller
Chiesa di San Francesco del Prato
19 Oct 2019, Sat • 8 PM
Melodramma tragico in tre atti di Salvatore Cammarano, dal dramma Kabale und Liebe di Friedrich Schiller Музыка GIUSEPPE VERDI Edizione critica a cura di Jeffrey Kallberg The University of C...
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Important Info
Verdi's initial idea for a new opera – for which he had a contract going back over several years – was rejected by the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He attempted to negotiate his way out of this obligation and, when that failed, Cammarano came up with the idea of adapting the Schiller play, with which Verdi was familiar. The process was set in motion, with Verdi still living and working on initial ideas from Paris, where he had been living for almost two years before moving back to his hometown of Busseto in the summer of 1849. It ... Read More
Synopsis
Luisa Miller
Premiere of this production: 08 December 1849, Teatro San Carlo, Naples
Act 1 Scene 1: A village On Luisa's birthday, the villagers have gathered outside her house to serenade her. She loves Carlo, a young man she has met in the village (Lo vidi e 'l primo palpito /"I saw him and my heart felt its first thrill of love") and looks for him in the crowd. Luisa's father, Miller, is worried by this mysterious love since Carlo is a stranger. Carlo ap ... Read More
Venue Details
Chiesa di San Francesco del Prato - Parma
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Festival Verdi 2019

About the Festival Verdi

The Verdi Festival is an important Italian opera music festival. It is held every year in October (the month of Verdi 's birth ) in Parma, Busseto and in Verdi's lands.

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The Festival was founded in the mid -1980s and ran until 1993 . In 2001 it was reintroduced on the occasion of the National Celebrations of the Verdian Centenary and proposed annually in the late spring period; since 2007 it takes place in October.

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The Festival does not consist only of operas but also of concerts, recitals and other genres of entertainment which take place in Reggio Emilia, Fidenza, Fontanellato, Fontevivo, Torrechiara, Genoa and Parma and Busseto themselves.

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The traditional venue for the Verdi Festival is several famous stage venues - the Royal Theater of Parma, the Giuseppe Verdi Theater in Busseto and the Farnese Theater in Parma. The festival program includes the most prestigious concerts and events dedicated to the anniversary of Verdi's birth. And on each of the evenings, new and classic versions of such famous operas by maestro Verdi as "Aida", "Othello", "Falstaff", "La Traviata", "Rigoletto", "Macbeth", "Joan of Arc" and "Il trovatore".

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In addition, in Parma itself, for the entertainment of numerous lovers of classical music, walking routes and tours of historical places related to the life and work of the musician are specially organized.

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