Keyword Opera Buffa
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2016
Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann
Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann1 2016 HD
This adaptation of three tales by E.T.A. Hoffmann, with a sprinkling of Goethe’s Faust, portrays the German poet as both narrator and hero...
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2014
The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro1 2014 HD
Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which opened the Met’s 2014–15 season, sets the action of Mozart’s timeless social comedy...
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2016
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia1 2016 HD
The composer's opera buffa transcends the spirit of Beaumarchais’ comedy and combines the absurd with a touch of satirical realism in a score...
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2002
Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich)
Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich)1 2002 HD
When a wealthy Turkish aristocrat arrives in a humble Italian town, the married women roll their eyes in delight, their rival lovers lose out, and...
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2019
Chabrier: The Star
Chabrier: The Star1 2019 HD
L’Étoile did much to establish Chabrier as a major force on the Parisian stage and his contemporary Henri Duparc praised him...