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FWO Archives: Richard Strauss's 'Ariadne auf Naxos' (2013 Festival)
Slapstick comedy and high dramatic opera collide in Richard Strauss's ingenious Ariadne auf Naxos.
Dec 17, 2020


FWO Archives: Puccini's La Bohème (2013 Festival & a 72-Year Retrospective)
Giacomo Puccini's wintry tale of love and loss, La Bohème, has captivated international audiences for over 120 years and played to rapturous
Dec 11, 2020


FWO Archives: Stewart Copeland's 'Holy Blood and Crescent Moon' (1990-1991 Season)
Following tremendous popular success during its world premiere with the Cleveland Opera in 1989, Stewart Copeland, former drummer for the...
Dec 1, 2020


FWO Archives: Puccini's 'Tosca' (2012 Festival)
A white-knuckle thrill ride of corruption, deceit, and passion. Called "viscerally gripping and powerfully sung," by the Dallas Morning...
Nov 19, 2020


FWO Archives: Donizetti's 'Daughter of the Regiment' (2013 Festival)
Mistaken identities, youthful rebellion, and hilarious hijinks abounds in this classic Donizetti comedy. Not a single laugh gets lost in...
Nov 11, 2020


FWO Archives: Donizetti's 'Lucia di Lammermoor' (2008 Festival)
Donizetti's haunting bel canto tragedy has captivated audiences for over 180 years, with its riveting tale of unrequited love, feuding...
Oct 15, 2020


FWO Archives: Gioachino Rossini's "Barber of Seville" (2016 Festival)
SYNOPSIS Act I Count Almaviva comes in disguise to the house of Doctor Bartolo and serenades Rosina, whom Bartolo keeps confined to the...
Oct 2, 2020


FWO Archives: Georges Bizet's Stunning Classic, 'The Pearl Fishers' (2014 Festival)
Against the watery setting of ancient tropical Ceylon, vows of eternal friendship are put to the ultimate test in this story of desire...
Sep 24, 2020


FWO Archives: Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell's "Silent Night" (2014 Festival)
Based on the multilingual screenplay for the 2005 film Joyeux Noël, this Pulitzer Prize-winning opera recounts the historic, fleeting...
Sep 9, 2020


FWO Archives: Rossini's "The Italian Girl In Algiers" (2004)
Composed in 1813 by Gioacchino Rossini, this drama giocoso masterpiece thrust the 21-year-old into operatic stardom, with its delightful...
Sep 3, 2020
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