This anniversary concert will bring together renowned artists and outstanding musical ensembles from the Republic of Moldova and Romania in a festive atmosphere dedicated to the Day of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania. We invite you to celebrate through music this important page of history together with us! Conductor: Daniel Jinga. Choir Master: Ilona Stepan see more
Don Quixote de la Mancha is a literary work by the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. The first part appeared in 1605 under the name of El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de La Mancha and enjoyed great success from the public, being a masterpiece of Spanish and universal literature. The second part appeared in 1615 under the name of El ingenioso caballero don Quijote de La Mancha. The novel is now one of the most translated works in the world. The pattern in El licenciado Vidriera is repeated, so that Don Quixote, although considered crazy by others, turns out to be closer to the truth than people considered "normal", due to the nobility of his thinking and actions. Alonso Quijano, a poor nobleman approaching the age of 50, lives with his niece in an unknown part of La Mancha. A passionate reader of chivalrous novels, Don Quixote comes to consider himself a "wandering knight" so he sets off on horseback on his mule, Rocinante, armed with cardboard weapons. Like the hero in the adventure novels he read, Amadis de Gaula, he chooses a young lady to whom he will dedicate his victories in battle: Dulcinea del Toboso, a peasant from a neighboring land, whose real name is Aldonza Lorenzo, but which in reality was neither noble nor beautiful… see more
The opera starts with Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner who seeks refuge in a church where he is protected by Cavaradossi, a local artist who is also the lover of the famous singer, Floria Tosca. The young painter acts suspiciously while protecting his friend and Tosca thinks he is unfaithful. The chief of police, Baron Scarpia, plays upon her jealousy to locate the two men, who are soon captured. Angelotti takes his own life rather then be held prisoner and Tosca desperately begs Scarpia to spare Cavaradossi, offering her affections in exchange for his life. After securing a note saving her lover from his death sentence, she kills Scarpia and hurries off to be with Cavaradossi. Will these two lovers be together in the end? see more
A village in Germany. On the day of the village wine festival, Prince Albert disguises himself as a peasant in order to court the beautiful Giselle. Unaware of his noble birth, Giselle resists his zeal and persistence as he gently tempts her to trust his pledge of eternal love. A hunting party arrives in the village and disrupts his plans. The entourage includes Albert's father and the beautiful Princess Bathilde, to whom Albert is already engaged. see more
The figure of the Thracian gladiator Spartacus, leader of the slave revolt in the Roman Republic, has inspired numerous works of art and can be found in nearly all artistic genres and representations that have survived over time. Visual arts, theater, literature, ballet, and film have evoked this heroic character perhaps more than art has for any other figure in the universal pantheon. Spartacus symbolizes rebellion, but also the grandeur of freedom. The ballet "Spartacus," composed by the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, stands out for its unique musicality—a classical ballet, created in a modern style, capturing the mood, tragedy, and lyrical atmosphere of that era marked by the fall of Rome. Beyond the historical context in which the ballet's action takes place, "Spartacus" remains a timeless work that emphasizes values beyond time: courage, dignity, and freedom. see more
A fast-paced farce filled with glorious music, The Marriage of Figaro (in Italian Le Nozze di Figaro) is widely considered to be the greatest comic opera ever written. As the day of Figaro and Susanna’s wedding arrives, it becomes clear that their master, Count Almaviva, is hell-bent on seducing Susanna before the ceremony can take place. Susanna and Figaro conspire with the forsaken Countess to outwit her husband and teach him a lesson in fidelity. But when the teenage Cherubino involves himself in their plans, relationships become severely strained through a series of ever-more confusing twists and turns. see more