"percussion (six players [xylophone, glockenspiel, triangle, block, tambourine, side drum, tenor drum, bass drum, whip, cymbals, small gong, 4 drums (played by drummers on stage)]), harp, strings. Prologue ""Scene 1: Main deck and quarter-deck of ""HMS Indomitable"" "" ""Scene 2: Address"" Act 2 ""Scene 1: Captain Vere's cabin"" ""Scene 2: Berth-deck"" Act 3 ""Scene 1: Main deck and quarter-deck"" ""Scene 2: Captain Vere's cabin"" Act 4 ""Scene 1: Bay of the upper gun-deck"" ""Scene 2: Main deck and quarter-deck"" Epilogue Captain Edward Fairfax Vere, an old man, reflects on his life and his time in the navy. He reflects on"
"H.M.S. Pinafore H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It opened at the Opera Comique in London, on 25 May 1878 and ran for 571 performances, which was the second-longest run of any musical theatre piece up to that time. ""H.M.S. Pinafore"" was Gilbert and Sullivan's fourth operatic collaboration and their first international sensation. The story takes place aboard the ship HMS ""Pinafore"". The captain's daughter, Josephine, is in love with a lower-class sailor, Ralph Rackstraw, although her father"
"made changes to the opera in 1933, five years after the premiere, working with the director Lothar Wallenstein and the conductor Clemens Krauss. It remains the only major opera in the repertory with a role for an omniscient sea-shell. ""The mythological past"" In her island palace, the sorceress Aithra waits in vain for Poseidon’s return. The oracle-like Omniscient Mussel tells her that though Poseidon is far away, he remains steadfast in his love for her. The Mussel then tells of a ship on which the most beautiful woman in the world, Helena (Helen of Troy), is about to be murdered"
"October 2013 as an experimental production at Union Station in Los Angeles. In this site-specific production directed by Yuval Sharon, the performers, including eleven musicians, eight singers, and eight dancers, were located in (or moved through) different parts of the train station, while the station remained open and operating as usual. The performance could be heard by about 200 audience members, who wore wireless headphones and were allowed to move through the station at will. An audio recording of the opera was released in November 2014. The opera was named a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Invisible"
"on 16 May 1794. ""No more his fears alarming"" for the soprano voice. The Pirates (opera) The Pirates is an opera by composer Stephen Storace with an English libretto by James Cobb. The work was partly adapted from Storace's 1786 opera ""Gli equivoci"" and is remarkable as affording one of the earliest instances of the introduction of a grand finale into an English opera. The work premiered at the Haymarket Theatre on November 21, 1792. The opera became a huge success and is considered by many music critics to be Storace's best composition. It was chosen as the starring prima"
"Il palazzo incantato Il Palazzo Incantato (""The Enchanted Palace"") or Il Palagio d’Atlante, overo La Guerriera Amante (""The Palace of Atlantes, or The Warrior Woman in Love"") is an opera in a prologue and three acts by the Italian composer Luigi Rossi. The libretto, by Giulio Rospigliosi, the future Pope Clement IX, is based on Ariosto's ""Orlando furioso"". It was first performed in Rome in a lavish production at the Teatro delle Quattro Fontane (Palazzo Barberini) on 22 February 1642. Rossi was criticised for giving too much music to his friend, the castrato Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, who played Bradamante, at the"
"2019, with Lisette Oropesa and Bejun Mehta in the leading roles. Prior to the opening of the opera, Grimoaldo has defeated Bertarido, King of Lombardy, in battle and has usurped the throne of Milan. Bertarido has fled, leaving his wife Rodelinda and his son Flavio prisoners of the usurper in the royal palace. Failing to secure support to recover his crown, Bertarido has caused it to be reported that he has died in exile, a ruse to be used in an attempt to rescue his wife and son. Alone in the palace, Rodelinda mourns the loss of her husband Bertarido."
"innkeeper (Catina). The two fall sweetly in love, but the prince ultimately cannot remain with her because of the difference in their social stations: he must return to his homeland for a properly royal marriage. He bids her a tender farewell, saying that their tears of remembrance for one another will never run dry. The work premiered in Genoa at the Teatro Carlo Felice in 1908, and was scheduled for a run of four performances. At the premiere, the opera received a ""full and warm"" reception from the audience, with the authors being called to take bows twice during the"
"London at the King's Theatre on 31 October 1775) as ""La Rosinella, ossia La sposa fedele"", ""La fedeltà in amore"", ""La sposa costante"", and ""La costanza di Rosinella"". In Germany it was given as ""Robert und Kalliste, oder der Triumph der Treue"". A German vocal score was published in 1777 in Berlin and Leipzig. Rosinella and Pasqualino are separated when their ship is wrecked near the home of the Marchese del Vento Ponente. The Marchese and Conte Lelio have designs on Rosinella, but she is true to Pasqualino. La sposa fedele La sposa fedele (""The Faithful Bride"") is an ""opera"
"above invisible ground. The sixteen singers (accompanied by the orchestra) explore a new environment, in a realization of connections with the earth, ending in an image of complete peace and radiant harmony. The singers and orchestra join with the ballet in a concluding ""tutti"", with the themes of ""subtlety"" and ""non-passivity,"" using images from the Beatus miniatures in the Biblioteca Nacional in Madrid. Aquarius (opera) Aquarius is an opera for eight sopranos, eight baritones, and orchestra by Karel Goeyvaerts. It was begun in 1983 and completed in April 1992, to a libretto by the composer in eight languages, incorporating lines"
"to having his diaries published to establish his immortality. He would pay people to “talk” to him so that he could make a record of their stories. He was particularly interested in young women and was known to be sexually involved with some of these “talkers”. The opera is based on a 44-year period of his life, adapted so that the decades are condensed and time loses its relevancy. World Premiere: September 14, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts, commissioned and produced by 'Intermezzo: the New England Chamber Opera Series'. The Inman Diaries The Inman Diaries is an opera composed by Thomas Oboe"
"than in any former drama since the dissolution of the Royal Academy of Music in 1728.” The opera is scored for flute, two oboes, bassoon, two horns, strings, and continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord). Arianna in Creta Arianna in Creta (""Ariadne in Crete"", HWV 32) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted by Francis Colman from Pietro Pariati's ""Arianna e Teseo"", a text previously set by Nicola Porpora in 1727 and Leonardo Leo in 1729. The opera was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 26 January 1734 and then"
"Medora. Fabiano starred in a new production of the opera in April 2018 at the Palau de Les Arts, Valencia. ""The Greek Island"" ""Scene 1: Corrado's ship"" The island is controlled by the corsairs, or pirates. A chorus introduces Corrado, the chief corsair, who is in exile. He laments his present condition: ""Tutto parea sorridere"" / ""The world seemed to smile upon my early life"". But he receives a letter containing military intelligence about the Turkish Pasha, Seid. It convinces him to set sail with his comrades, and he immediately starts rallying the troops: ""Sì, di Corsari il fulmine"" /"
"the ""pasticcio"" was broadcast live into movie theaters across the world as part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series. In late 2012, Virgin Classics released this broadcast version on DVD. The Met revived ""The Enchanted Island"" two seasons later. Daniels, de Niese, Pisaroni, and Domingo revived their roles from the premiere. Susan Graham assumed the role of Sycorax from DiDonato. Overture George Frideric Handel: Alcina, HWV 34 Act I 1. “My Ariel"" (Prospero, Ariel) – “Ah, if you would earn your freedom” (Prospero) Antonio Vivaldi: Cessate, omai cessate, cantata, RV 684, “Ah, ch’infelice sempre” 2. “My master, generous"
"Il prigionier superbo Il prigionier superbo (""The Proud Prisoner"") is an ""opera seria"" in three acts composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi to a libretto attributed to Gennaro Antonio Federico and based on an earlier libretto by Francesco Silvani for Gasparini's opera, ""La fede tradita e vendicata"". It was premiered at the Teatro San Bartolomeo in Naples on 5 September 1733 and received further performances in October. The opera, with its labyrinthine plot involving the rivalry of Metalce (King of the Goths) and Viridate (Prince of Denmark) for the hand of Rosmene (a Norwegian princess whose father is Metalce's prisoner), soon"
"Carte Opera Company productions and tours at various times through to the company's 1982 closure: Information Images Audio H.M.S. Pinafore H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It opened at the Opera Comique in London, on 25 May 1878 and ran for 571 performances, which was the second-longest run of any musical theatre piece up to that time. ""H.M.S. Pinafore"" was Gilbert and Sullivan's fourth operatic collaboration and their first international sensation. The story takes place aboard the ship"
"fully-fledged opera by Vivaldi himself. The opera – more formally, the ""dramma per musica"" – alternates arias with recitative, and is set on an island at an unspecified time. The story line combines several plot lines from Ariosto: the exploits of the hero Orlando are detailed, as well as the tale of the sorceress Alcina. In a delightful garden in which two springs are seen, Medoro escapes from a shipwreck into the arms of his beloved Angelica. Alcina magically helps Medoro and he recounts how he was first captured, then shipwrecked. Orlando is jealous of Medoro, but Angelica lies and"
"new emotion. When she leaves, Constanza arrives, singing of the slowness of time. When Gernando appears she faints and he hurries to fetch water from the stream. Enrico enters and explains all to her; Silvia arrives with Gernando, having explained everything to the sailors after they had seized him. Enrico proposes to Silvia and the work closes with a quartet-rondo with concertante writing for solo violin and cello. L'isola disabitata Haydn's work has long been remembered for its dramatic overture, but the rest of the opera did not see print until H. C. Robbins Landon's 1976 edition (only available for"
"recorded and released on CD in 2017 by CPO. Benzin (opera) Benzin (German ""petrol"") is a comic opera in 2 acts by Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, with a libretto based on Homer's ""Odyssey"" and material from Calderón de la Barca's play ""El mayor encanto, amor"" (1635), composed in 1929 but not performed until 2010 at the Theater Chemnitz, Germany. The plot concerns a Zeppelin captain, Ulysses Eisenhardt, who lands on an island seeking its fuel reserves, but whose crew are ensnared by the enchanting Gladys Thunderbolt. The 2010 premiere featuring Kouta Räsänen, Johanna Stojkovic, Guibee Yang, Susanne Thielemann, Matthias Winter,"
"2010 by the conductor Thomas Ihlenfeldt. Pomona (opera) Der Sieg der fruchtbaren Pomona (The Victory of Fruitful Pomona) is a German-language opera by Reinhard Keiser to a libretto by Christian Heinrich Postel which premiered at the Hamburg Opera on 19 October 1702, for the birthday of Frederick IV of Denmark. The plot was based on the legend of Pomona and Jupiter, and the libretto was the last of a series which the elderly poet Postel had provided to the young Keiser during the five previous opera seasons. The opera was the first of four Keiser operas dedicated to the Danish"
"vampires, soldiers and sailors. The orchestra consists of: The action takes place in a grotto near the isle of Cyprus, in the kingdom of the fairy Ulina. After the overture comes the chorus ""Eterna giovinezza allieta il nostro cor"". The plot is based on Ulina's love towards Brunello, who doesn't love her. At the end he defends the fairy from the soldiers, who try to hurt her, without being able to prevent her death, but just in time to declare his love. A complete edition of the opera is being prepared by Brazilian scholars. By 2016, four selected numbers have"
"and ""Midnight in Paris"" (2011). It is also the tune of ""Adrift on a Star"" from the musical ""The Happiest Girl in the World"", of Ophelia's song in the ""Gilligan's Island"" episode ""The Producer"", and is used by Sherlock Holmes to set a trap for the criminals in ""The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone"". Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour ""Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"" (often referred to as the ""Barcarolle"") is a piece from ""The Tales of Hoffmann"", Jacques Offenbach's final opera. A duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano, it is considered the most famous barcarolle ever written and described in"
"in theatres throughout Italy as well as in Paris and London. Following this triumph, Rossini was commissioned to write three more operas by the manager of the Teatro San Moisè. ""L'inganno felice"" was performed at La Fenice in Venice in September 2014. Before the action begins, the villainous Ormondo was in love with Isabella, who was happily married to Duke Bertrando, but, when she rejected his advances, Ormondo spread vicious rumours about her reputation and bribed Batone into casting her adrift in a boat on the sea. However, she was rescued by a local miner, Tarabotto, who then disguised her"
"Hans Werner Henze's ""Undine"". The opera was first performed at the Nationaltheater in Magdeburg, on 21 April 1845 The knight Hugo von Ringstetten, having won a tournament, has been given a quest by Bertalda, the daughter of the Duke. She wants him to explore the enchanted forest. Hugo and his squire Veit have been forced by bad weather and floods to take refuge in a fishing village, and have been living there for some months. Hugo has fallen in love with the beautiful Undine, the foster daughter of the fisherman Tobias and his wife Marthe, and plans to marry her."
"1983. Between March and May 2012, the opera was performed at the City Theater of Giessen in Germany. Mary I of England is infatuated with the Scottish adventurer Riccardo Fenimoore, whom she has ennobled as Lord Talbot, but he is unfaithful to her having seduced the foundling Clotilde, who is the only surviving child of the late Earl of Talbot. She has been raised and is now betrothed to the adoring Ernesto Malcolm, a commoner. Gualtiero Churchill, the Lord Chancellor, wants to protect the Queen by bringing Riccardo down, so he tells the Queen of Talbot's duplicity, and also reveals"
"Ariodante Ariodante (HWV 33) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The anonymous Italian libretto was based on a work by Antonio Salvi, which in turn was adapted from Canti 5 and 6 of Ludovico Ariosto's ""Orlando Furioso"". Each act contains opportunities for dance, originally composed for dancer Marie Sallé and her company. The opera was first performed in the Covent Garden Theatre, London, on 8 January 1735. ""Ariodante"" opened Handel's first season at Covent Garden and successfully competed against the rival Opera of the Nobility, supported by the Prince of Wales. Handel had the tacit"
"Orlando (opera) Orlando (HWV 31) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel written for the King's Theatre in London in 1733. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece's ""L'Orlando"" after Ludovico Ariosto's ""Orlando Furioso"", which was also the source of Handel's operas ""Alcina"" and ""Ariodante"". More an artistic than a popular success at its first performances, ""Orlando"" is today recognised as a masterpiece. The opera was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 27 January 1733. There were 10 further performances and it was not revived. The first production since Handel's lifetime"
"""Tolomeo"" went unperformed for many years, but with the revival of interest in Baroque music and historically informed musical performance since the 1960s,""Tolomeo"", like all Handel operas, receives performances at festivals and opera houses today.Among other productions, ""Tolomeo"" was performed at the Handel Festival in Halle in 1996, by English Touring Opera in 2006, and by Glimmerglass Opera in 2010. The action takes place at the time of Ptolemy IX (Tolomeo), who was deposed by his mother and joint ruler of Egypt Cleopatra III in favour of his younger brother Ptolemy X (Alessandro). Its themes include revenge, lust, lost love,"
"Orange Mountain Music label, based on the staging by the Landestheater Linz (Austria) and conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. The Voyage (opera) The Voyage is an opera in three acts (plus a prologue and an epilogue) by the American composer Philip Glass. The English/Latin/Spanish libretto was written by David Henry Hwang. The work was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, and first performed there on October 12, 1992 (that date being the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus discovering the Americas). The British premiere was in Leeds, England, performed by The City Of Leeds Youth Opera, with Johnathon Cliff"
"the New York Philharmonic, but they are not the same organization and are not in any way related. September 27, 2008: Rockland County<br> October 2, 2008: New York, NY Joseph Haydn: ""L'isola disabitata"" Concert performance of Haydn opera, ""L’isola disabitata"" (The Uninhabited Island). Based on a 1754 text by the eminent poet Pietro Metastasio, the story of shipwreck, pirates, and true love has been set by no fewer than 30 composers. The concert featured singers Nicole Franklin, soprano; Soon Cho, mezzo soprano; Scott Murphree, tenor; and Mischa Bouvier, baritone. –New York Philomusica December 6, 2008: Rockland County<br> December 11, 2008:"
"nurses sponsored by Lady Dufferin was placed at the Nurses House of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in London, England. There are also memorial plaques to the ship at the Stadacona Hospital, CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia, Montreal General Hospital and the Children's Hospital in Halifax, the latter two monuments unveiled by Margaret C. MacDonald. There is currently an opera being developed based on the sinking of the ship, which is expected to debut in Toronto on the 100th anniversary of the sinking in June 2018. The opera is composed by Stephanie Martin with a libretto by Paul Ciufo. HMHS Llandovery"
"They await Alcina's return. Inside the temple of Hecate, Bradamante disguises herself as a man. Alcina falls in love with her. Orlando, still raving mad about the marriage of Angelica and Medoro, fights with the temple statues, inadvertently destroying Alcina's power. In a deserted island. Alcina tries to attack the sleeping Orlando, but is prevented by Ruggiero and Bradamante. Astolfo returns to arrest Alcina. Orlando regains his reason and forgives Angelica and Medoro. Notes Sources Orlando furioso (Vivaldi) Orlando (RV 728), usually known in modern times as (), is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi to an Italian"
"ordinarily find dance and specifically ballet too difficult to consume. Morris has worked extensively in opera for over 20 years, directing and choreographing productions for the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, English National Opera, Seattle Opera, and the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, among others. In 2009, in honor of the bicentennial of Joseph Haydn's death, Gotham Chamber Opera presented the New York City stage premiere of Haydn's ""L'isola disabitata"" (Desert Island) in a new production by Morris at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College., rev. In 2011, the Metropolitan Opera revived its 2007 production of ""Orfeo"