Opera
Operas which premiered in 2009 include:
- Kepler by Philip Glass, September 20, Landesthater Linz, Austria
- Aquarius by Karel Goeyvaerts, June 9, Antwerp
- The Letter by Paul Moravec, July 25, Santa Fe Opera
- Sparkie: Cage and Beyond by Michael Nyman, with Carsten Nicolai
- Brief Encounter by André Previn, May 1, Houston Grand Opera
- The Lunch Box by Thanapoom Sirichang, March 26, Hobart, Tasmania
- Prima Donna by Rufus Wainwright, July, Palace Theatre, Manchester
Read more about this topic: 2009 Concert Tours
Famous quotes containing the word opera:
“The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands.”
—Maria Jeritza (1887–1982)
“He rides in the Row at ten o’clock in the morning, goes to the Opera three times a week, changes his clothes at least five times a day, and dines out every night of the season. You don’t call that leading an idle life, do you?”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“Opera once was an important social instrument—especially in Italy. With Rossini and Verdi people were listening to opera together and having the same catharsis with the same story, the same moral dilemmas. They were holding hands in the darkness. That has gone. Now perhaps they are holding hands watching television.”
—Luciano Berio (b. 1925)