Sentence examples for perform that opera from inspiring English sources

"The war with Japan was on, however, and it was forbidden to perform that opera.

The artists on the program include the tenor Neil Shicoff, himself the son of a cantor, who will be taking the role of Eléazar in the Met's first new production of Halévy's "La Juive" since Caruso sang it there in 1920; he has promised to perform that opera's most famous aria, "Rachel, Quand du Seigneur" at the gala.

First performed in 1857, that opera, "Aroldo," was not much more successful.

George Gershwin famously turned down companies that wanted to perform the opera in blackface, and his estate stipulates that the work should be performed by an all-black cast.

But hearing Russian musicians and singers perform operas that they have absorbed from long tradition and constant renewal can be a revelation.

Some opera buffs missed the apparently sensational cast that last performed the opera in 1997, but this one holds its own with Amy Burton (the one returnee), Lisa Saffer, Beth Clayton and David Walker.

After the formation of amateur Gilbert and Sullivan companies licensed to perform the operas, professionals recognised that the amateur societies "support the culture of music and the drama.

After the formation of amateur Gilbert and Sullivan companies in the 1880s licensed to perform the operas, professionals recognised that the amateur performing groups "support the culture of music and the drama.

So how do you perform this opera?

Performing the opera in English is the most obvious statement of that.

But hardly anyone gets around actually to performing the opera.