Marivaux at the Comédie Française
Founded in 1690 by Louis XIV, the Comédie Française is still going strong as the world’s oldest theater troupe. Their repertoire consists mainly of classic French plays from the 17th Read More …
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The Hamburg State Opera
Hamburg was the location of the first public opera house in Germany, which opened on January 2, 1678. The great composer Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) came to Hamburg at age Read More …
The Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) is one of the world’s busiest opera houses, with 350 performances per year. When I was there, in the last week of October 2016, Read More …