Dubai Opera announced on Tuesday that an initial wave of 49 events will take place at the soon-to-be-opened Downtown Dubai venue this year, starting on August 31 with Placido Domingo. A portion of the events were named by organisers, though dates are yet to be announced. Tickets will go on sale on April 24, at 9am, from dubaiopera.com. Further events will be announced in the coming months.
The complete list:
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo in concert
The Pearl Fishers: a three-act opera by French composer Georges Bizet, set to a libretto (text of an opera or a long vocal work) by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré, that serves as an ode to Dubai’s heritage
The Barber of Seville: a comedy set to an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini
Opera With Words: Italian opera performed by Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi, Trieste and conducted by Francesco Quattrocchi
Giselle: a romantic ballet performed by The Russian State Ballet and Orchestra of Siberia
Coppelia: a family ballet about an eccentric toymaker who builds a life-sized doll, performed by The Russian State Ballet and Orchestra of Siberia
Postcards from Vienna: performed by the Vienna Concert Verein
Mozart Gala: performed by the Vienna Concert Verein
Impossible: a family-friendly magic show performed by illusionists from around the world
Catalan tenor Jose Carreras bring his final tour, A Life in Music, to the city
Emirati singer Hussain Al Jassmi in concert
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons featuring Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante
Voces, Suite Flamenca with Sara Baras: a show that pays tribute to six flamenco stars
Indian sitar player Anoushka Shankar in concert
Bejart Ballet Lusanne with Ballet for Life alongside Seven Greek Dances, Piaf and Bolero
The Nutcracker on Ice: The Imperial Ice Skaters perform a show to Tchaikovsky’s score
Slava’s Snowshow: a surreal and theatrical show that brings a blizzard to the stage
