ROYAL OPERA HOUSE MUSCAT
Official Opening Season
SEASONAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
October 12 – December 31st, 2011
-------------------------------------------“Opera Turandot”
Libretto by: “Giacomo Puccini”
A Production by: Maestro Franco Zeffirelli
Conductor: Maestro Placido Domingo
Chorus, Orchestra, & Extras: Fondazione Arena di Verona
Commissioned for Royal Opera House Muscat
Wednesday 12, Friday 14, and Saturday 15 October 2011
Time: 20:00
----------------------------------------“Gala Concert”
Placido Domingo at Royal Opera House Muscat
&
The Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Eugene Kohn
Sopranos: Angel Blue and Micaela Oeste
Dancer: Nuria Pomares
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Time: 20:00
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World Renowned Soprano
Renee Fleming
“The People’s Diva”
&
Conductor: Joanna Carneiro
Friday 21 October 2011
Time: 20:00
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“Don Quixote”
Accompanied by: The State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductors:
Ormsby Wilkins and David LaMarche
Choreography after: Marius Petipa & Alexander Gorsky
Staged by:
Kevin McKenzie and Susan Jones
Music by: Ludwig Minkus
Arranged by: Jack Everly
Scenery and costumes by:
Santo Loquasto
Lighting by: Natasha Katz
Wednesday 26, Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October 2011
Time: 20:00
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&
World-Famous Cellist
Yo-Yo Ma
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
Saturday 5 November 2011
Time: 20:00
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Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company
Director Makhar Vaziev
Presents “Giselle”
Ballet in two acts by Jules-Henry Vernoy de Saint-Georges from Théophile Gautier
Choreography: Jean Coralli – Jules Perrot
Choreographic restaging: Yvette Chauviré
Music: Adolphe Adam
Set and costumes design: Aleksandr Benois
Elaborated by: Angelo Sala and Cinzia Rosselli
Accademia Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Conductor: David Coleman
Teatro alla Scala Production
Main Partner for foreign tours of Teatro alla Scala
Thursday 10, Friday 11 and Saturday 12, November 2011
Time: 20:00
------------------------------------------------------------“Umm Kulthum Legacy”
By
Acclaimed Diva
Riham Abdul Hakim
Accompanied by Maestro: Selim Sahab Arab Music Ensemble
Thursday 17 November 2011
Time: 20:00
-------------------------------------------------------“The World of Magida El-Roumi”
Featuring
Magida El Roumi
Maestro: Elie El Alia
Wednesday 23 November 2011
Time: 20:00
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Royal Opera House Muscat and The Aspen Institute
Present
ROH Muscat - Aspen Creative Arts World Summit
Theme: Arts in Motion
Monday 28, Tuesday 29 & Wednesday 30 November 2011
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UNIVERSAL BALLET OF KOREA
Presents
“Shim Chung – The Blindman’s Daughter”
Monday 28 November 2011
Time: 20:00
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JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA
with
WYNTON MARSALIS
in
“ELLINGTON’S HARLEM”
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Time: 20:00
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Opera Carmen”
Libretto by: George Bizet
A Production by: Gianni Quaranta
Conductor: Maestro Patrick Fournillier
with
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
&
Coro di Voci Bianche de la Verdi
Commissioned for
Royal Opera House Muscat
Saturday 17, Monday 19 & Wednesday 21 December 2011
Time: 20:00
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THE MARIINSKY BALLET
“Swan Lake”
Tchaikovsky’s Legend
Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Libretto by Vladimir Begichev and Vasily Geltzer
Tuesday 27, Wednesday 28, Thursday 29 & Friday 30 December 2011
Time: 20:00
Matinee performance on Thursday 29 December 2011 at 12:00
-------------------------------------------“NEW YEAR’S GALA PERFORMANCE”
THE MARIINSKY BALLET
Saturday 31 December 2011
Time: 20:00