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- A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
- A stage performance of the Shostakovich opera, filmed in Barcelona.
- Opera in five acts. At the Court of Gonzaga, La Musica, with her golden zither, sings the tragic tale of Orpheus, the legendary musician who witnessed twice the death of his beloved bride Euridice.
- "Tannhauser" is an opera by Richard Wagner divided in three acts and based on the fight between pure and carnal love. This modern version changes the original medieval story to the present days.
- Opera by Verdi, based on Shakespeare's play Othello. The jealous general Otello believes the lie that his wife Desdemona, is adulterous, strangles her and commits suicide.
- 1941 nahm sich Sergej Prokofjew während des 2. Weltkriegs Tolstois "Krieg und Frieden" zur Vorlage für ein monumentales Opernprojekt. Die komplexe Geschichte handelt von Liebe und Leid zur Zeit von Napoleons Feldzug in Russland. Erstmals führt die Bayerische Staatsoper mit einem internationalen Team um Dmitri Tcherniakov und Vladimir Jurowski die Vertonung des Klassikers der Weltliteratur in München auf. Erstmals in München wird Sergej Prokofjews Monumentaloper "Krieg und Frieden", zum 70. Todestag des Komponisten aufgeführt. Das gewaltige Werk basiert auf Leo Tolstois Klassiker der Weltliteratur gleichen Namens. Allein die rund 40 Solistinnen und Solisten verdeutlichen die beachtlichen Ausmaße dieser Oper. Verantwortlich für die Inszenierung zeichnet Dmitri Tcherniakov mit Vladimir Jurowski am Dirigentenpult. Leo Tolstoi schuf mit seinem Roman "Krieg und Frieden" einen Weltklassiker des russischen Realismus. Tolstoi verwebt für seine Erzählung die Einzelschicksale verschiedener Familien der russischen Gesellschaft zur Zeit der napoleonischen Kriege in Russland und schafft damit ein detailreiches und dokumentarisches Sittenbild einer ganzen Epoche. Prokofjews Adaption fokussiert sich im ersten Teil auf die amourösen Verstrickungen rund um die Hauptfigur Natascha. Fürst Andrei Bolkonski verliebt sich während einer Ballnacht in sie, doch ihre Verlobung steht unter keinem glücklichen Stern. Die verheiratete Helene Besuchow macht Natascha mit ihrem Bruder Anatol Kuragin bekannt, der Natascha seine Liebe gesteht. Während er ihre Flucht plant, stürzt Natascha in eine Krise. Doch der Plan scheitert. Durch Helenes Mann Pierre Besuchow erfährt Natascha, dass Anatol bereits verheiratet ist und gesteht ihr seinerseits, dass er in sie verliebt ist. Als Pierre Anatol zur Rede stellt und ihn auffordert, Moskau zu verlassen, werden sie jäh von den aufmarschierenden französischen Truppen unterbrochen. Der zweite Teil verfolgt die Geschehnisse um die Schlacht bei Borodino, aus der Napoleon als Sieger hervorgeht. Um Napoleon zum Rückzug zu zwingen, beschließen die Bürger Moskaus im dritten Teil, ihre Stadt anzuzünden. Pierre wird als Brandstifter gefasst und entgeht knapp seiner Hinrichtung. Seine Frau Helene und Nataschas Verlobter Andrei kommen in den Wirren ums Leben, doch erfährt Pierre, dass Natascha am Leben sei. Ein General verkündet schließlich den Sieg Russlands. 1941 machte sich Sergej Prokofjew den Roman nach dem deutschen Überfall auf die damalige Sowjetunion zur Vorlage eines gewaltigen nationalen Opernprojektes. Das Werk galt wegen seiner Vielschichtigkeit lange Zeit als ungeeignet für eine Opernadaption. Prokofjew widmete sich dem ehrgeizigen Versuch, die verflochtenen Handlungsstränge in eine musikalische Essenz zu überführen. Die Parallelen zwischen der Handlung zur Zeit der napoleonischen Kriege und dem 2. Weltkrieg führten zur Entstehungszeit der Oper zu einem öffentlichen Diskurs. Nachdem Prokofjew seine erste Version der Komposition 1943 beendet hatte, musste das Werk durch politische Beschlüsse immer wieder umgearbeitet, Szenen gestrichen oder ergänzt und Texte umgeschrieben werden. Noch bis zu seinem Tod 1953 arbeitete Prokofjew an der Oper, eine vollständige Uraufführung zu Lebzeiten blieb aus. Ein Jahr nach dem russischen Angriff auf die Ukraine hat das Werk, das als russisches Nationalwerk gilt, an Brisanz nicht verloren; eine Herausforderung, mit der sich das Team um Regisseur Dmitri Tcherniakov und den Musikalischen Leiter Vladimir Jurowski intensiv beschäftigt hat.
- ENO's revival of Calixto Bieito's hugely successful production of Carmen. Steeped in the political and historical influences of his native Spain, Bietito's Carmen reveals a modern, uncompromising approach to this masterpiece.
- Recorded live on July 18th and 21st, 2017, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Spain). Chorus director: Conxita Garcia.
- Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
- Inspired by "Pandora's Box" by Frank Wedekind, Lulu describes the social ascent and the demise of a deadly woman, driven by men to behave in murder, to her own. dead.
- The striking aspect of this production of Wagner's Das Rheingold is the unique and offbeat staging by Robert Carsen, who plunges us into a world of darkness. For that, Patrick Kinmonth designed a basic set of blocks of concrete and cranes.
- This project is undoubtedly Gaetano Donizetti's best known work, even if its production was prolific. It has also been the most performed and staged since its premiere in 1835 at the San Carlo Theater in Naples. It is one of the beacons of Italian Bel Canto and also one of the most typically romantic Italian operas. In 16th century Scotland, torn by the wars of religion and succession between the Catholics of Mary Stuart and the reformist Protestants of James VI, two families, the Ravenswoods and the Ashtons, quarrel. In the middle is an impossible love between Lucia, Ashton's daughter, and Edgardo, Ravenswood's son and nemesis of Enrico, Lucia's brother. It is performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona in an original staging by Damiano Michieletto.
- Macbeth undoubtedly marked a turning point in Verdi's operatic writing, i.e., the foregrounding of the characters' introspective, psychological aspects.This DVD/Blu-ray captures the production staged at Novara's Teatro Coccia during the 2013-14 season, with thriller/horror filmmaker Dario Argento tackling opera direction for the first time.One could only expect a direction in line with his films, and from that point of view this Macbeth meets expectations, with the visualization of the opera's bloody, indeed gory scenes matching the dark, brutal character of Shakespeare work.
- Obsessive in gambling and in love, Soldier Hermann is smitten with the aristocratic Lisa and fixated on learning the winning secret of her grandmother, the Countess. At a masked ball, Lisa gives Herman the key to her grandmother's room.
- by Giacomo Puccini at Gran Teatre del Liceu
- Recording: April 10, 2019 - Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
- "If we weep from emotion on hearing it, it's nothing to be ashamed of", Richard Wagner about Vincenzo Bellini's most famous opera. In Roman-dominated Gaul, the high priestess Norma has broken her vow of chastity by entering a relationship with the Roman pro-consul Pollione and the birth of their two children has been kept secret. But when she discovers she has a rival, jealousy sets in. Norma is a classical heroine, passionate and revengeful, and her dilemma provides the starting point for the most successful work by the last and greatest composer of bel canto.
- A documentary about the international renown theater company Comediants. Paying tribute to the traditional techniques that Comediants popularized in Spain, the documentary digs into the inevitable clash between dreams and reality.
- This opera deals with the liberation of women through its main character, Isabella, who is able to stand up to Mustafà, Bey of Algiers. At the age of 21, Rossini achieved a total triumph with this comic farce in two acts. Despite his youth, the Italian musician consolidated his personal style as a legitimate heir to 18th-century opera buffa. The score requires great skill and volubility from the singers. After 36 years of absence. The Italian in Algiers returns to the Liceu to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of its composer: Gioachino Rossini.
- With powerful conviction, Nikolaus Lehnhoff interprets Wagner's Lohengrin as the dramatic struggle of masculine and feminine, revenge and compassion. Powerfully acted, almost like a Strindberg play, and musically of the highest order, this Lohengrin from the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden will be a benchmark production for decades. With his extraordinarily transparent interpretation of the title role, Klaus Florian Vogt leads an inspired cast to visionary realms that are rarely touched. The monumental sets by Stephan Braunfels and Kent Nagano's sublimely well-balanced musical interpretation complete a deeply moving total-theatre experience. Bonus features: - Illustrated Synopsis - Never Shalt Thou Ask of Me - A documentary film by Reiner E. Moritz, including interviews with Nikolaus Lehnhoff, Stephan Braunfels, Bettina Walter, Kent Nagano and leading members of the cast
- In a tavern in Nuremberg, the young poet Hoffmann recounts his three unfortunate love stories to his friend Nicklausse. The Tales of Hoffmann, here in the fairy production of Giancarlo del Monaco, illustrates the Romantic quest of an idealized Love that should be transcended in the research of an artistic absolute. Aquilles Machado embodies brilliantly the main character of this fantastic opera.
- A Verdian masterpiece: Aida, in the famous settings created for the Barcelona Opera House in 1945! Filmed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, Daniela Dessì, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Fabio Armiliato, Juan Pons and Roberto Scandiuzzi lead the cast in this renowned period production filmed in 2003.