2012 Operas L’ARLESIANA (1897)
Francesco Cilèa (1866–1950) 24, 27, 30 October, 2 November / 20:00 Lyric drama in three acts to a libretto by Leopoldo Marenco after Alphonse Daudet First performed on 27 November 1897 at the Teatro Lirico di Milano, Milan Sung in Italian
LE ROI MALGRÉ LUI (1887)
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841–1894) 25, 31 October, 3 November / 20:00 28 October / 17:00
Opéra comique in three acts to a libretto by Emile de Najac and Paul Burani, revised by Jean Richepin, after A. and M. Ancelot First performed on 18 May 1887 at the Opéra-Comique, Paris Sung in French
A VILLAGE ROMEO AND JULIET (1907) Frederick Delius (1862–1934) 26, 29 October, 1, 4 November / 20:00
Lyric drama in six scenes to a libretto in English by the composer and Jelka Delius, after Gottfried Keller’s short story Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe First performed on 21 February 1907 at the Komische Oper, Berlin Sung in English
On the cover: Le Jardin de Paradis, photo collage by Miles Linklater
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