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Opera season starting soon!

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  • 19-09-2008 1:20am
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    emy-87
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    What are people going to see/would like to see?

    I hear Madame Butterfly and Don Giovanni are on, which will be amazing. Id love to go see both :D I might have to drop serious hints to the boyfriend though. :)


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    funky penguin
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    What the!?! We have an Opera season? Is this the Wexford one?

    I just spent all my moneys on Boris Berezovsky and Natalie Klein... :(


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    emy-87
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    Opera Ireland are putting on a few things over the next couple of months that look good, http://www.operaireland.com/upcomingperformances and of course the Wexford Opera Festival, but I cant go to that.:(

    Maybe using the phrase 'opera season' was a bit far-fetched.:o Apologies!!


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    Sandwich
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    emy-87 wrote: »
    Maybe using the phrase 'opera season' was a bit far-fetched.:o Apologies!!

    A little harsh I think .:D
    In the space of a couple of months in Dublin you could see the following :

    Rigoletto
    Samson and Delilah
    Falstaff
    The Magic Flute
    Carmen
    Tosca
    Don Giovanni
    Madam Butterfly
    A Midsummer Nights Dream
    (Add in the Pirates and and Iolanthe as well if you like your G&S)

    And thats excluding the Wexford festival. Prices might seem a little high for that, but its a specialist market. Check out Covent Garden, Garnier, La Scala etc and see what you can pay for tickets there. While not in the same league both Dublin and even Wexford look like good value entertainment.


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    funky penguin
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    Who's showing Carmen and Tosca?


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    Sandwich
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    funky penguin wrote: »
    Who's showing Carmen and Tosca?

    NCH in November


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    funky penguin
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    Sweeeeeet.


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    kilns
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    Hi guys,

    If anyone is interested I ahve two tickets for the opening night of Madame Butterfly this Saturday (15/11/08). I cannot go as I have tickets for the rugby match.

    They are really good seats.

    If anyone is interest please reply

    Thanks


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    Táck
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    went to see this last night, my first ever opera. very very impressed i have to say. my girlfriend (her first too) dragged me along but i really enjoyed it.

    great story and the orchestra were brilliant.

    can anyone recomend any other one's showing that would suit someone's 2nd opera!!??


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    The Mad Hatter
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    Táck wrote: »
    went to see this last night, my first ever opera. very very impressed i have to say. my girlfriend (her first too) dragged me along but i really enjoyed it.

    great story and the orchestra were brilliant.

    can anyone recomend any other one's showing that would suit someone's 2nd opera!!??

    The Magic Flute seems to be on again.

    Not an opera fan really, but I love this one.


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    Sandwich
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    Magic Flute. Where ?


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    The Mad Hatter
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    Sandwich wrote: »
    Magic Flute. Where ?

    lol, I dunno, it was in your list!


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    Sandwich
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    The Mad Hatter wrote: »
    lol, I dunno, it was in your list!

    Yeh......
    Two months ago!!!

    Was a decent performance too.


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    tSubh Dearg
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    So is anyone going to the Met Broadcasts in Dundrum?
    http://www.operaireland.com/index.jsp?p=94&n=119

    I heard from someone who went to see the Faust broadcast, that it was fantastic, and much nicer/cheaper than sitting in the back row of the Gaiety.

    Also, according to my source, there was interviews with the singers during the interval and a tour backstage of the set and how it worked (the set for Faust was designed by one of the Cirque du Soliel guys).

    I think I might go and see Madam Butterfly in March and I'm quite tempted by a couple of the other performances too.


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