The Latvian National Opera to Open its Season

09.09.2010 01:25 | Latvia

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The Latvian National Opera is opening the 2010/2011 season on September 9 with the annual award ceremony and concert presented by the company “Latvijas Gāze”, the opera’s main patron.
The opera’s programme for October will feature celebrations of the 120th anniversary of Latvian composer Jānis Mediņš and the debut of the ballet “A Midsummer's Night Dream” by Jurijs Vamošs.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky's “Eugene Onegin” by director Andrejs Žagars and guest conductor Mihail Tatarnikov will be premiered in December.
The second half of the 2010/201 season will see a new production of Gioachino Rossini’s opera "The Barber of Seville”, a solo concert by Kristīne Opolais, a new production of the ballet “The Lady of the Camellias”, and a production of Bruno Skulte’s opera “The Heiress of Vilkači”.
The new season will also feature well-known and loved operas, including Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida” and Giacomo Puccini’s “Turandot”. As usual, the season will be closed in June with the Rīga Opera Festival.

September:

9	T	19:00	"Latvijas Gāze" Annual Award. Season Opening 2010
10	F	19:00	La Traviata		2.50 - 17.00 Ls
11	S	12:00	The Tale of the Dollmaker	New Hall (in Latvian)
11	S	15:00	The Tale of the Dollmaker	New Hall (in Latvian)
11	S	19:00	Il Trittico: Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi		3.00 - 20.00 Ls
12	S	19:00	Don Giovanni		2.50 - 17.00 Ls
17	F	19:00	The Sleeping Beauty		2.50 - 17.00 Ls
18	S	19:00	Nabucco		2.50 - 17.00 Ls
19	S	19:00	Swan Lake		2.50 - 17.00 Ls
22	W	19:00	The Fountain of Bakhchisaray		2.50 - 12.00 Ls
23	T	19:00	L’elisir D’amore		2.50 - 17.00 Ls
24	F	19:00	Tango plus. Voyages		2.50 - 12.00 Ls
25	S	19:00	Anna Karenina		2.50 - 17.00 Ls
26	S	12:00	Let's Play Opera!	New Hall (in Latvian)
26	S	14:00	Let's Play Opera!	New Hall (in Latvian)
26	S	19:00	Carmen		2.50 - 17.00 Ls
30	T	19:00	Coppélia		2.50 - 12.00 Ls