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| carmen by georges bizet -love, jealousy and death. biset's timeless work has all the ingredients for classic opera. surprisingly, the world most popular opera inflamed critics on its premiere at the opera comique, paris in 1875. carmen is a beautiful, passionate and free spirited spanish gypsy. when army sergeant, don jose, falls or her and she is turn falls for escamillo, a bullfighter, tragedy is inevitable. - -aida by giuseppe verdi -'aida' was a commissioned work for the egyptian viceroy ishmael pasha and was first performed, to rapturous acclaim, at the cairo opera house in 1871. verdi's classic tells the story of aida, an ethiopian princess, who is captured and brought into slavery in egypt. a military commander, radames, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the pharoah. - -don giovanni by wolfgang amadeus mozart -considered by some to be the greatest opera work ever produced, 'don giovanni' premiered at prague's estate theatre in 1787. of the many operas based on the legend of don juan, mozart's 'don giovanni' is thought to be beyond comparison. set in seville, this masterpiece combines high drama with comedy to illustrate the escapades and eventful fiery end of the mythical womanizer. - -tosca by giacomo puccini -puccini's classic premiered at the teatro costanzi in rome in 1900, the location of its setting 100 years earlier. to free the man she loves, tosca, a famously passionate singer, must love the man she hates but is she prepared to make that kind of sacrifice? 'tosca' is a tale of love, jealousy, betrayal and murder, a tragic love story and nail-biting thriller, from the famous dark opening chords to its unforgettable conclusion. - -nabucco by giuseppe verdi -'nabucco' was verdi's third opera and is considered to be the one that permanently established his reputation as a composer. the story follows the plight of the jews as they are exiled from their homeland by the cruel babylonian king nabucco (more commonly known as nebuchadnezzar). its first performance took place in 1842 at the teatro alla scala in milan and it was an instant triumph. |
