The Festival Amazonas de Ópera (Amazonas Opera Festival) is an annual festival of opera presented in the Amazon Theatre (Teatro Amazonas) in Manaus, Brazil. The Amazonas Philharmonic is the official orchestra of the Festival, which is held every year from March until May. In 2011 the orchestra completed its 15th consecutive year of participation in the festival.
In April 2008, the opera, Ça Ira by Roger Waters (from the musical group, Pink Floyd) was performed by the Amazonas Philharmonic at the opening of the XII Festival Amazonas de Ópera, with Luiz Fernando Malheiro conducting.
See also
- List of classical music festivals in South America
- List of music festivals in Brazil
- List of opera festivals
References
Notes
- Claudia do Laudia, "Festival Amazonas de Ópera completa 15 anos" Acritica (Brazilian newspaper), 25 April 2011 In Portuguese
- Rock Online (Brazilian news) Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine In Portuguese
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