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Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
7 Apr 2022, Thu
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7 PM
Two couples in different configurations, motivated by a bet about alleged or actual infidelity, are at the centre of Mozart’s "Così fan tutte" ("All Women Do I") ...
Così fan tutte
Premiere of this production:
26 January 1790,
Burgtheater, Vienna
Synopsis
Mozart and Da Ponte use the theme of "fiancée swapping", which dates back to the 13th century; notable earlier versions are found in Boccaccio's Decameron and Shakespeare's play Cymbeline. Elements from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew are also present. Furthermore, it incorporates elements of the myth of Procris as found in Ovid's Metamorphoses, vii. ... Read More
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
9 Apr 2022, Sat
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7 PM
"Le nozze di Figaro" is rightly regarded as a prime example of a musical comedy. Together with his librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, the 30-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart succeeded in crea...
Le nozze di Figaro
Premiere of this production:
01 May 1786,
Burgtheater, Vienna
The play is set at the castle of Aguas Frescas, three leagues from Seville.
Act I
The play begins in a room in the Count's castle—the bedroom to be shared by Figaro and Suzanne after their wedding, which is set to occur later that day. Suzanne reveals to Figaro her suspicion that the Count gave them this particular room because it is so close to his own, and that the Count has been pre ... Read More
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
10 Apr 2022, Sun
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7 PM
The writer E.T.A. Hoffmann described Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" as "the opera of all operas". Since its world premiere in 1787 in Prague, the work has been highly cel...
Don Giovanni
Premiere of this production:
29 October 1787,
Estates Theatre, Prague
Don Giovanni, a young, arrogant, and sexually promiscuous nobleman, abuses and outrages everyone else in the cast until he encounters something he cannot kill, beat up, dodge, or outwit.
Act 1
The overture begins with a thundering D minor cadence, followed by a short misterioso sequence which leads into a light-hearted D major allegro.
Scene 1 – The garden of the Commendatore
Leporello, ... Read More
Classical Concert
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
12 Apr 2022, Tue
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7:30 PM
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
14 Apr 2022, Thu
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7 PM
Two couples in different configurations, motivated by a bet about alleged or actual infidelity, are at the centre of Mozart’s "Così fan tutte" ("All Women Do I") ...
Così fan tutte
Premiere of this production:
26 January 1790,
Burgtheater, Vienna
Synopsis
Mozart and Da Ponte use the theme of "fiancée swapping", which dates back to the 13th century; notable earlier versions are found in Boccaccio's Decameron and Shakespeare's play Cymbeline. Elements from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew are also present. Furthermore, it incorporates elements of the myth of Procris as found in Ovid's Metamorphoses, vii. ... Read More
Classical Concert
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
15 Apr 2022, Fri
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7:30 PM
Classical Concert
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
16 Apr 2022, Sat
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11:30 AM
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
16 Apr 2022, Sat
•
7 PM
"Le nozze di Figaro" is rightly regarded as a prime example of a musical comedy. Together with his librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, the 30-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart succeeded in crea...
Le nozze di Figaro
Premiere of this production:
01 May 1786,
Burgtheater, Vienna
The play is set at the castle of Aguas Frescas, three leagues from Seville.
Act I
The play begins in a room in the Count's castle—the bedroom to be shared by Figaro and Suzanne after their wedding, which is set to occur later that day. Suzanne reveals to Figaro her suspicion that the Count gave them this particular room because it is so close to his own, and that the Count has been pre ... Read More
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
17 Apr 2022, Sun
•
7 PM
The writer E.T.A. Hoffmann described Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" as "the opera of all operas". Since its world premiere in 1787 in Prague, the work has been highly cel...
Don Giovanni
Premiere of this production:
29 October 1787,
Estates Theatre, Prague
Don Giovanni, a young, arrogant, and sexually promiscuous nobleman, abuses and outrages everyone else in the cast until he encounters something he cannot kill, beat up, dodge, or outwit.
Act 1
The overture begins with a thundering D minor cadence, followed by a short misterioso sequence which leads into a light-hearted D major allegro.
Scene 1 – The garden of the Commendatore
Leporello, ... Read More
Festtage 2022
On the opera stage, there will be a prelude to a major project: with "Così fan tutte", staged by Vincent Huguet, a new Mozart/Da Ponte cycle begins, which continues in the coming years with "Le nozze di Figaro" and "Don Giovanni", each at the FESTTAGEN at Easter.
About the Festtage
The unique collaboration between Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin began in the early 1990s with Beethoven’s symphonies.
Since then, they have continued to pursue and deepen their interest in the First Viennese School. This cultural highlight is always performed around Easter.
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