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Verdis Rigoletto
In Verdi’s first work of his mature period, the trivial, the grotesque, and profound pathos are all intertwined. The contrasts between garish band music and highly expressive cantilenas form an uncompromising masterpiece that sweeps over the audience with tremendous conciseness and intensity.
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Samson et Dalila
Despite the successful premiere, Camille Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila—in its German translation—did not achieve a breakthrough in his native France until 1890, after a series of setbacks. The work is being restaged by Argentine film director and screenwriter Damián Szifron, who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2015 for his film Wild Tales.
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Symphoniekonzert I
Music Director Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Berlin will jointly open the concert season with music by a Viennese classic and a Viennese maverick: Mozart and Bruckner created innovative and exciting works in their respective eras. Through a combination of masterful virtuosity and compositional originality, Mozart established the genre of the piano concerto in the 1780s, providing numerous points of reference for his successors in the 19th century.
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Tag der offenen Tür (Open House)
Once again this year, we cordially invite you to our Open House. Discover the diversity of our institution and enjoy an exciting day with free admission, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
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Premiere of La Vestale
In 1807, La Vestale brought Gaspare Spontini his greatest success to date in Napoleonic Paris. With its grand-scale scenes, La Vestale became one of the most successful operas of the 19th century. The complex choral parts, instrumental effects, and ballet music influenced composers such as Richard Wagner and Hector Berlioz. In her production, Lydia Steier—who most recently staged Les Contes d’Hoffmann here—explores the ruthless mechanisms of an autocratic regime.
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L’elisir d’amore from Gaetano Donizetti
With the delightful naivety of the characters, Donizetti and his librettist Felice Romani affectionately and tenderly poke fun at gullibility and credulity. The music—which is said to have been composed in just three weeks—also allows the protagonists moments of touching intimacy, not only in the famous aria “Una furtiva lagrima.” The inexhaustible wealth of melodies makes L’elisir d’amore one of Donizetti’s most beloved stage works
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