Operas

Opera (1791)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Created by Isango Ensemble
Adapted and directed by
Mark Dornford-May
Music arranged by Pauline Malefane
and Mandisi Dyantyis
Presented by Eric Abraham and
ArtsEmerson
Emerson/Cutler Majestic Theater
Boston, MA
October 21-26, 2014
Mozart with Marimba and a hint of Motown, a really energetic, fabulously fun take on the master’s late, great singspiel.

Opera (1853)
by Giuseppi Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Boston Lyric Opera
Boston, MA
October 10 – 19, 2014
An intimate, passionate and beautifully rendered account of the great heartbreaker about a noble courtesan and her ill-fated love affair.

Opera (1786)
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Conductor: James Levine
Production: Sir Richard Eyre
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
Live in HD
A superbly acted and sung version of the Mozart masterpiece conducted by the great, resurgent, James Levine.

Opera (2014)
by Mohammed Fairouz
Boston Opera Collaborative
Somerville Theater
Davis Square, Somerville, MA
May 2-6, 2014
A concise, contemporary tale of honor and revenge set in modern Egypt.

Opera (1790)
Music by W.A. Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Conductor: James Levine
Metropolitan Opera, New York
Live in HD
A delightful, spirited rendition of Mozart’s and da Ponte’s late, masterful dramatic comedy featuring the wonderful Isabel Leonard as Dorabella.