Donald Maxwell
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Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Perth, Scotland
Adult: No
Birthday: December 12, 1948
Age: 76 years old
Gender: Other
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Pelléas et Mélisande
Overview: Pelléas et Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande) is an opera in five acts with music by Claude Debussy. The French libretto was adapted from Maurice Maeterlinck's Symbolist play Pelléas et Mélisande. It premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 30 April 1902 with Jean Périer as Pelléas and Mary Garden as Mélisande in a performance conducted by André Messager, who was instrumental in getting the Opéra-Comique to stage the work. The only opera Debussy ever completed, it is considered a landmark in 20th-century music.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1992-02-01
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The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
Overview: Madcap physical comedy and impeccable coloratura come together for Natalie Dessay’s indelible portrayal of the feisty tomboy raised by a regiment of French soldiers. Juan Diego Flórez is the young Swiss villager who conquers her heart—and a slew of high Cs. Also featuring uproarious performances by Felicity Palmer and Alessandro Corbelli, as well as a cameo by Tony Award winner Marian Seldes, this laugh-out-loud production was a runaway hit that left audiences exhilarated.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-26
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Lulu
Overview: Alban Berg's black, satirical opera is one of the masterpieces of the 20th Century. It charts the rise and fall of a femme fatale "created to make trouble", from life as a society hostess to prostitution and eventual bloody death at the hands of Jack the Ripper. Berg's score is intensely beautiful, and the rich characterisation brilliantly executed.
Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1996-07-15
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La Bohème
Overview: John Copley's enduring production of one of the most famously melodious and popular of all operas is a classic of the Royal Opera repertory. With historically accurate designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman and an excellent cast headed by Hibla Gerzmava and Teodor Ilincai, this 2009 revival, in which conductor Andris Nelsons makes a distinguished Royal Opera House debut, does full justice to Puccini's masterpiece. Recorded 2009.
Genres: Romance Music Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2009-12-04
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Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
Overview: In January 2007, superstar soprano Natalie Dessay, joined on stage by acclaimed tenor Juan Diego Florez dazzled British audiences in Laurent Pelly's new production of Donizetti's "LA FILLE DU REGIMENT". The perfectly staged & cast production became the operatic event of the year, receiving rave press reviews & rapturous audience ovations.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-06-01
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Royal Opera House: The Magic Flute
Overview: Prince Tamino promises the Queen of the Night that he will rescue her daughter Pamina from the enchanter Sarastro. He begins his quest, accompanied by the bird-catcher Papageno – but all is not as it seems… Tamino and Papageno discover Sarastro is a wise and kind leader. They undergo three ordeals. By the end they are united with their true loves: Tamino with Pamina, and Papageno with his Papagena.
Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2017-09-27
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Otello
Overview: 'Otello' by Giuseppe Verdi , Welsh National Opera, 1987, directed by Peter Stein
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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