Rienzi in April/May 2009 and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Oper Leipzig in April/May 2010. In July 2013, the bicentennial year of Wagner's birth, performances of all three of Wagner's early operas, including "Rienzi", took place for the first time at Bayreuth, at the Oberfrankenhalle. This performance trimmed some parts, including the second-act ballet. The Australian premiere was a concert performance by Melbourne Opera in December 2013, as part of the bicentennial celebrations. The opera opens with a substantial overture which begins with a trumpet call (which in act 3 we learn is the war call of the Colonna family)
The Building of the House opening of the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London which took place earlier the same year. The Building of the House The Building of the House, op. 79 is an "overture with or without chorus" by Benjamin Britten written in 1967. The overture is notable for the use of Asian-influenced heterophony. The optional text is taken from Psalm 127, adapted by Imogen Holst from "The Whole Book of Psalms (set in English)". It is set using the chorale melody Vater unser im Himmelreich. The piece was written for the inauguration of the Snape Maltings concert hall, which took place in June