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NSO at Wolf Trap: Verdi, Puccini, Bizet & Wagner: "Murder and Other Operatic Mayhem"

From villains to vixens, maidens to madmen, experience a grand night of opera highlights from Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Wagner, a

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  • Sat., Jul. 9, 2005, 8:15 PM
  • Wolf Trap
  • 2 hrs.
  • $28.00 - $38.00
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About

Villains and vixens, maidens and madmen, lovers and liars, hunchbacks and henchmen. Good vs. evil has always made for riveting opera--and tonight, get ready for operatic thrills and chills that will keep you on the edge of your seat (or if you're on the lawn, the edge of your blanket!). Emil de Cou leads dramatic solo, ensemble, and choral excerpts from opera masterpieces, including Puccini's Tosca and Madama Butterfly; Bizet's Carmen; Wagner's Die Walküre; and four by Verdi: La forza del destino, Il trovatore, Rigoletto, and Aida. Plus, don't miss a dash of opera on Broadway with the comic melodrama of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado and the macabre delights of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. Gloom and doom have never been so much fun!

 

For tickets and information, call Tickets.com toll-free at (877) WOLFTRAP, or visit www.wolftrap.org.


Programs and artists subject to change.

Program and Notes

VERDI
 Overture to La forza del destino
VERDI
Aria, "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto
VERDI
Quartet, "Bella figlia dell'amore" from Rigoletto
VERDI
Act II, Scene 1 from Il trovatore
DONIZETTI
Sextet, "Chi mi frena" from  Lucia di Lammermoor
PUCCINI
Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly
PUCCINI
Act I Finale from Tosca
WAGNER/HUTSCHENRUYTER
"Ride of the Valkyries" from Act III of  Die Walküre
HUMPERDINCK
Excerpts from Hansel and Gretel
SONDHEIM
"Not While I'm Around" from Sweeney Todd
SULLIVAN/GILBERT
"Behold the Lord High Executioner" from The Mikado
SULLIVAN/GILBERT
"I've got a little list" from The Mikado
BIZET
Excerpts from Carmen
VERDI
Triumphal Scene from Act II of Aida

Artists

Watch and Listen

Emil de Cou on doing his dream job (Kennedy Center) Emil de Cou on doing his dream job
Emil de Cou on doing his dream job

National Symphony Orchestra & Wolf Trap Opera Company (Kennedy Center) National Symphony Orchestra collaboration with Wolf Trap Opera Company
National Symphony Orchestra collaboration with Wolf Trap Opera Company

NSO at Wolf Trap (Kennedy Center) NSO at Wolf Trap
NSO at Wolf Trap

Understanding Bizet - Excerpts from Carmen (Kennedy Center) Understanding the Music: Bizet - Excerpts from Carmen
Understanding the Music: Bizet - Excerpts from Carmen

Understanding Puccini - Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly (Kennedy Center) Understanding the Music: Puccini - Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly
Understanding the Music: Puccini - Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly

All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.

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