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Janacek Opera Jenufa

Czech Operas
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Czech Tragic Drama in Three Acts. © Tel Asiado Jenufa, a Czech tragic opera by composer Leos Janácek: plot synopsis, character description, and other Janácek opera information. Leos Janácek (July 3, 1854 – August 12, 1928) composed Jenufa, a three-act Czech tragic opera. Libretto was written by himself in Czech, based on the play “Její pastorkyna” (Her Stepdaughter) by Gabriela Preissová. It was premiered in Brno, National Theater, January 21, 1904. The setting is Moravia in the 19th century. Revised version premiered in Prague, May 26, 1916.   Here’s the full …Read more text

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Jules Massenet Opera Manon

French Operas
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Classical Music Milestone:  January 19. French Opéra Comique in Five Acts. © Tel Asiado   Manon, a French opera by Jules Massenet: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Massenet opera information.   Massenet’s opera Manon is in five acts. It is a tragic romance opéra comique. Libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille based on the novel …Read more text

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Verdi Opera Luisa Miller

CLASSICAL MUSIC MILESTONES
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Giuseppe Verdi’s Opera Luisa Miller The 3-act opera Luisa Miller by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi premieres in Teatro San Carlo, Naples, on December 8, 1849. It is written to an Italian libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on a German play Kabale und Liebe by writer Friedrich von Schiller. Opera Luisa Miller was Verdi’s 15th opera. Cast of Characters: Miller, a …Read more text

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Rossini Opera Le Siège de Corinthe

Rossini Opera Le Siège de Corinthe
CLASSICAL MUSIC GENRES
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Rossini Opera Le Siège de Corinthe First Performed Date Premiered:  October 9, 1826 Le siège de Corinthe (The Siege of Corinth) is Gioachino Rossini’s first French opera. Is is in three acts to a French libretto by Luigi Balocchi and Alexandre Soumet, based on Maometto II by Cesare della Valle. It is also known in its Italian version as L’assedio di Corinto. Opera History Le …Read more text

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Mozart Opera “The Magic Flute” First Performed

COMPOSITION HIGHLIGHTS
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Mozart Dateline:  September 30, 1791, The Magic Flute Premiered. Wolfgang A. Mozart conducted his opera The Magic Flute in its first performance in Vienna. His librettist, Schikaneder, was also the first Papageno. Die Zauberflöte, K. 620., (The Magic Flute) is an opera in two acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. This opera is in …Read more text

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Rameau and Paisiello Operas First Performed

Baroque Music
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Classical Music Datebook: August 23 Operas of Rameau and Paisiello Premieres Jean-Philippe Rameau’s opera-ballet Les Indes galantes premieres in Paris on August 23, 1735. Giovanni Paisiello’s opera Il Re Teodoro in Venezia premieres in Vienna this day, in 1784. Related Article: French Opera Beginnings 

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