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Flanders Opera has announced its new season 2013-2014.

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Two time Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz will make his debut as an opera director with Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier. The world premiere will take place at Flanders Opera in Antwerp.

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The Flanders Opera thanks the more than 70 volunteers who came to donate blood on Tuesday 2 April in the wings of the Parsifal stage. Apart from a good number of new blood donors, the action also attracted some media attention. Radio 2 broadcast a report, Het Laatste Nieuws and the Gazet van Antwerpen devoted an article to the event.

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On Wednesday 27 March a press conference was held for what is now the third Opera XXI festival. This biennial festival will be held from 14 to 25 May and presents contemporary musical theatre. More about the productions can be found at www.operaxxi.be.

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On Saturday 26 January you can listen to a performance of our recent Die Zauberflöte on Klara radio. The complete opera will be broadcast live in the Scala opera programme from 8 pm. You can listen to Klara on the Internet as well: www.klara.be.

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On 22 November Semiramis premiered at Det Kongelige Teater in Copenhagen. This is the Danish title of Rossini’s opera Semiramide, which was on at the Flanders Opera during the festive season two years ago.

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In December Samson et Dalila (2008-9 season) will be broadcast on Canvas Klassiek at 11.45 am on Sunday 2 December. For the latest broadcast schedule, go to canvas.be.

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On 11 November the Flanders Opera Children’s Chorus will be appearing on Canvas in a broadcast of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. Britten wrote his War Requiem in 1962 as an indictment of the madness of war.

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Are you looking for a unique location to celebrate New Year’s Eve or the New Year? The Flanders Opera is offering some attractive packages to guarantee some sparkling New Year’s celebrations.

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From 1 December on, everyone can buy tickets for for the second half of our season: Nabucco, Parsifal, Tragedy of a Friendship and Candide. As always, ticket sales will start at 11 am both online and at the box office. If you want to secure the best seats, you’d be well advised to note 1 December in your diary!

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