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Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur game tickets, Craven Cottage, Londres

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:37:00 GMT

Tickets to Fulham FC's Barclay's Premiership football home game against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday 15th November 2008.

Kick off: 3pm

Please check national media or the Fulham FC website prior to the match for any information regarding changes to the fixture.

"O" theater tickets, "O" Theatre at Bellagio Las Vegas, Las Vegas

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:35:00 GMT

Cirque du Soleil® weaves an aquatic tapestry of artistry, surrealism and theatrical romance in the timeless production, "O^TM." Inspired by the concept of infinity and the elegance of water’s pure form, "O^TM" pays tribute to the beauty of the theatre - from the simplest street performance to the most lavish of operas - where anything is possible and where the drama of life plays itself out before our very eyes. World-class acrobats, synchronized swimmers, divers and characters perform in, on, and above water to create a breathtaking experience.

Der Freischutz theater tickets, Semper Oper, Dresden

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:35:00 GMT

Der Freischütz is an opera in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber to a libretto by Friedrich Kind. It is considered the first important German Romantic opera, especially in its national identity and stark emotionality.

Act I.

The young ranger Max loves Agatha and is to become the successor to Kuno, the head ranger and Agatha's father. But a test of skill in marksmanship is required, the trial to be held the following day.

At a target shooting, Max loses to the young peasant Kilian, who is proclaimed "King of marksmen." (Chorus: "Victory! Long live the master"; the good-naturedly mocking song of Kilian: "Let him gaze on me as king.")

Because Max has had ill luck for several days he easily falls under the influence of Kaspar, who persuades Max to cast seven magic bullets to be used in the contest. Kaspar, whose soul on the morrow is to be forfeited to the devil, hopes to obtain three more years of grace by substituting Max in his place. (Trio: Kuno, Kaspar, Max; chorus: "O the sun, fearsomely it rises.")

Left alone, Max sinks into deep melancholy at the thought of losing Agatha through failure at the shooting contest. (Aria: "Through woods and fields.") Kaspar with weird incantations tries to imbue him with courage. (Song: "Here in this vale of tears.")

He hands Max his gun loaded with a magic bullet, and to his own astonishment Max kills an eagle soaring at a great height. He resolves to go with Kaspar at midnight to the terrible wolf’s gorge to cast the magic bullets, which will kill anything the shooter wants, in order to win the prize. Kaspar, left alone, triumphs. (Aria: "Silence, let no one warn him.")

Act II.

Agatha’s chamber. Agatha is filled with sad forebodings. She sings of her meeting with a hermit in the forest, who told her that in some danger which menaced her, she would be protected by her bridal wreath. At the moment when Max shoots the magic bullet, the picture of Agatha’s ancestor hanging against the wall falls to the floor, slightly wounding her. Agatha's cousin and companion Ännchen replaces it. (Duet: "Rogue, hold fast, I will teach you.") Agatha is still more disturbed, but Ännchen endeavours to cheer her with jests. (Arietta: "Comes a pretty boy this path.")

Agatha left alone awaits Max with the news of his success, which she decides to interpret as a favourable omen. (Recitative: "My eyelids droop in slumber"; Prayer: "Low, low, sacred words"; Scene: "All have long since gone to rest"; Aria: "All my pulses beat.")

Max arrives; he acknowledges that he has not been the victor, but explains that he has killed a deer, which he will bring this evening from the wolf’s gorge. Notwithstanding the prayers of Agatha and Ännchen, Max departs. (Trio: "What, oh horror! there in the wolf’s gorge?")

Change of scene: The wolf’s gorge at night. Kaspar calls upon Zamiel, the black ranger, for assistance, and prepares the casting of the magic bullets. Max arrives and is warned by the spirit of his mother to abandon the project. Zamiel conjures up the shape of Agatha, representing her as drowning herself in despair at Max’s ill success, whereupon he plunges into the gorge and with demoniacal noise the casting of the bullets is begun.

Act III.

Agatha’s chamber. Agatha in prayer. (Aria: "Through clouds obscure still shines the sun in radiant sky.") Her doubts have returned, owing to a dream of ill omen, but Ännchen again cheers her with laughter and song. (Romance and aria, subsequently added by Weber: "My deceased cousin had a dream.") The bridesmaids arrive with the bridal wreath. (Song: "We wind round thee the bridal wreath.") When Ännchen opens the box, however, she finds within a funeral wreath, which still further increases Agatha’s misgivings. She is somewhat comforted by the memory of the hermit’s promise that she shall be protected by her bridal wreath.

Change of scene: Meeting of the marksmen. Max has discharged six of his bullets successfully and Kaspar is triumphant, knowing that the course of the seventh will be guided by the Evil One.

Change of scene: The prize shooting. Duke Ottokar awaits Max at his tent. (Chorus of foresters: "What excels the pleasures of the chase.") Max is now to shoot a dove. As he takes aim, Zamiel, the black huntsman, appears to guide the bullet, and causes Max to fire at Agatha, who is apparently wounded. (Finale: "See, oh see, he shoots his bride.") Her bridal wreath turns the bullet aside and she revives. Kaspar, seeing a holy hermit by her side, realizes that he has failed. Zamiel grasps him instead of Max, whereupon Kaspar expires with a curse upon his lips. Duke Ottokar orders the corpse to be thrown into the wolf’s gorge, receives the explanation of Max, and touched by his repentance and the prayers of the hermit ("Who puts on him this dreadful ban"), inflicts upon him but a slight penalty. A year of trial is imposed, the prize shooting abolished and a promise given that at the expiration of the time of probation the duke himself will place the hand of Agatha in that of Max.

Richard Strauss' Elektra - In Concert concert tickets, Avery Fisher Hall, New York

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:25:00 GMT

R. Strauss: Elektra (in concert)

Lorin Maazel, Conductor - Deborah Polaski, Soprano (Elektra) - Anne Schwanewilms, Soprano (Chrysothemis) - Jane Henschel, Soprano (Clytemnestra) - Julian Tovey, Baritone (Orestes) - Richard Margison, Tenor (Aegisthus) - Ryan MacPherson, Tenor (Young Servant) - Helen Huse Ralston, Soprano (Overseer) - Janice Meyerson, Mezzo-soprano (Maid 1) - Stephanie Chigas, Mezzo-soprano (Maid 2) - Linda Pavelka, Mezzo-soprano (Maid 3) - Priti Gandhi, Soprano (Maid 4) - Julianne Borg, Soprano (Maid 5) - New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director

Gustavo Dudamel and Pinchas Zukerman concert tickets, Avery Fisher Hall, New York

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:22:00 GMT

PROGRAM

Oliver Knussen: Violin Concerto
Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor - Pinchas Zukerman, Violin

New York Philharmonic concert tickets, Avery Fisher Hall, New York

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:47:00 GMT

The New York Philharmonic is by far the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, and one of the oldest in the world. Founded in 1842 by a group of local musicians led by American-born Ureli Corelli Hill, the Orchestra currently plays some 180 concerts a year. On December 18, 2004, the Philharmonic gave its 14,000th concert — a milestone unmatched by any other orchestra in the world.

LORIN MAAZEL ~ A GRAND FINALE

For more than 50 years he has stood as one of the masters of our era. For the last six, he has stood before audiences as the leader of this famed Orchestra. He has taken it to new heights, and has exemplified the artistry and passion that is the New York Philharmonic.

He is Lorin Maazel, and this is his final season as our Music Director. Befitting the occasion, we present a truly extraordinary season that can best be described in one word: epic. A season filled with powerful, dramatic performances. The kind for which Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic are so justly renowned.

It is a season to remember. A season like no other. And you’re invited.

Prague Music Chamber Orchestra items, Smetanova síň Obecního domu (Municipal House, Smetana Hall), Prague

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:07:00 GMT

Prague Music Chamber Orchestra items, Municipal House, Art-Nouveau Wine Bar, Prague

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:07:00 GMT

W.Fischbacher Trio Usa/Cz items, USP Jazz Lounge, Prague

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:07:00 GMT

Praguemusic Chamber Orchestra items, Smetanova síň Obecního domu (Municipal House, Smetana Hall), Prague

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:07:00 GMT