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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, LondonLa donna del lago |
Royal Opera Michele Mariotti, Conductor John Fulljames, Director Joyce DiDonato, Soprano: Elena Juan Diego Flórez, Tenor: King James V / Uberto Daniela Barcellona, Mezzo-soprano: Malcolm Simon Orfila, Bass: Douglas Michael Spyres, Tenor: Rodrigo |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 Michele Mariotti, Conductor John Fulljames, Director Joyce DiDonato, Soprano: Elena Juan Diego Flórez, Tenor: King James V / Uberto Daniela Barcellona, Mezzo-soprano: Malcolm Simon Orfila, Bass: Douglas Michael Spyres, Tenor: Rodrigo | ||
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Staatsoper, Vienna Il Barbiere di Siviglia |
Vienna State Opera Michael Güttler, Conductor Günther Rennert, Revival Director Richard Bletschacher, Director Javier Camarena, Tenor: Count Almaviva Alfred Sramek, Bass: Dr. Bartolo Sorin Coliban, Bass: Don Basilio Margarita Gritskova, Mezzo-soprano: Rosina Nikolaj Borchev, Baritone: Figaro |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Friday 7-Jun-13 Il Barbiere di Siviglia Michael Güttler, Conductor Günther Rennert, Revival Director Richard Bletschacher, Director Javier Camarena, Tenor: Count Almaviva Alfred Sramek, Bass: Dr. Bartolo Sorin Coliban, Bass: Don Basilio Margarita Gritskova, Mezzo-soprano: Rosina Nikolaj Borchev, Baritone: Figaro | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 05:00pm |
New Palace Sanssouci: Palace Theatre, Potsdam Peter's Wedding: Premiere Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival |
Isabel Ostermann, Director Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor Thomas Thaarup, Librettist L'Arte del Mondo Tobias Westman, Tenor: Peter Hannah Husahr, Soprano: Grethe Eva-Lotta Ohlsson, Soprano: Anna Johan Rydh, Baritone: Halvor |
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| New Palace Sanssouci: Palace Theatre, Potsdam, Sanssouci Park, Am Neuen Palais, 14469 Potsdam, Germany Friday 7-Jun-13 05:00pm Peter's Wedding: Premiere Sung in Danish with German supertitles Since he was Prince Henry’s Hofkapellmeister (court conductor) in Rheinsberg, Johann Abraham Peter Schulz was a highly esteemed person in Prussia’s musical scene. Having been appointed royal Kapellmeister (conductor) he moved to Copenhagen in 1787. His inspiring work and his achievements in terms of musically educating the people cannot be valued highly enough. As a "song man of the people" he wanted to speak to the people with an art that takes the art out of art. With his musical comedy "Peters Bryllup" (Peter’s Wedding) he succeeded to the extent that the Danes fully adopted his tunes as their own and the term "national" Danish music was used for the very first time. Thomas Thaarup’s scenes depicting the lives of simple farmers and seamen offer slices of realism despite the idyllic setting. Topics such as the trade in slaves and the abolishment of serfdom were quite explosive. At Palace Theatre Sanssouci L’ARTE DEL MONDO return the delightful piece to the stage for the first time ever as part of their "Opera from the world’s archives" season which was initiated by Bayer Kultur. Coproduction with L’ARTE DEL MONDO and Bayer Kultur, supported by the Capital City Potsdam, the State of Brandenburg, the Artfoundation NRW and the Ministry of Family, Children, Youth, Culture and Sports of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; in cooperation with Copenhagen Opera Festival
Tickets 65,- / 40,- / 27,-* / 16,-* Isabel Ostermann, Director Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor Thomas Thaarup, Librettist L'Arte del Mondo Tobias Westman, Tenor: Peter Hannah Husahr, Soprano: Grethe Eva-Lotta Ohlsson, Soprano: Anna Johan Rydh, Baritone: Halvor | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 05:00pm |
Latvian National Opera, Riga Siegfried Riga Opera Festival |
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| Latvian National Opera, Riga, Riga LV-1050, Latvia Friday 7-Jun-13 05:00pm Siegfried, the third opera of Richard Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen tetralogy, has all the ingredients of a gripping fairy tale: A naive hero grows up deep in the forest without parents. Not yet knowing what fear is, he kills the dragon Fafner and wins not only the magical ring which has the power to rule the world, but also Brinnhilde, the Valkyrie who sleeps on a mountain top surrounded by an impenetrable wall of fire. Wagner’s music, a sublime web of leitmotifs, is as emotionally rich as it is dramatically thrilling.
“Siegfried is a story about power and the battle for it. Being one of our most quintessential quests, it is always relevant, and never more relevant than today. Siegfried is specially trained and nurtured with one specific aim—as an instrument for acquiring power. However, the power of childishness and nature has survived in Siegfried, and that is what makes this character so fascinating,” says Viestur Kairish.Image credit: (c) Gints Mālderis | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 05:30pm |
Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Holland Festival |
De Nederlandse Opera Marc Albrecht, Conductor David Alden, Director Thomas Johannes Mayer, Bass: Hans Sachs Alastair Miles, Bass: Pogner Pascal Pittie, Tenor: Kunz Vogelgesang Mattijs van de Woerd, Baritone: Konrad Nachtigall Adrian Eröd, Baritone: Sixtus Beckmesser Thomas Oliemans, Baritone: Fritz Kothner Brian Galliford, Tenor: Balthasar Zorn Roberto Saccà, Tenor: Walther von Stolzing Ana Maria Martinez, Soprano: Eva Sarah Castle, Mezzo-soprano: Magdalene Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest Koor van De Nederlandse Opera Marcel Beekman, Tenor: Ulrich Eisslinger |
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| Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, Waterlooplein 22, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 7-Jun-13 05:30pm In his only comic opera, Wagner distilled poetry and music into a single unified form that unfolds as an unbroken stream of music-dramatic dialogue. It became a singspiel, partly based on personal experience, about the romance between the bourgeois girl Eva Pogner and the knight Walther von Stolzing, who may only wed his beloved once he has won the annual singing contest. The cobbler Hans Sachs represents, on the one hand, the old guard as a member of the Guild of Mastersingers; on the other hand he is open to modernization and stimulates the knight’s artistic gifts, stoking the conflict between narrow-mindedness and true artistry – a theme certainly not unfamiliar to Wagner himself. Love triumphs in the end, thanks to Sachs’ closing address in which he praises the ‘master’s honour’, a typically German honour one might view with considerable scepticism: the Meistersinger finale was, after all, misused for political purposes.Running time 5 hours 25 minutes with two intervals, in German with Dutch and English surtitles.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk Marc Albrecht, Conductor David Alden, Director Thomas Johannes Mayer, Bass: Hans Sachs Alastair Miles, Bass: Pogner Pascal Pittie, Tenor: Kunz Vogelgesang Mattijs van de Woerd, Baritone: Konrad Nachtigall Adrian Eröd, Baritone: Sixtus Beckmesser Thomas Oliemans, Baritone: Fritz Kothner Brian Galliford, Tenor: Balthasar Zorn Roberto Saccà, Tenor: Walther von Stolzing Ana Maria Martinez, Soprano: Eva Sarah Castle, Mezzo-soprano: Magdalene Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest Koor van De Nederlandse Opera Marcel Beekman, Tenor: Ulrich Eisslinger | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 05:50pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Ariadne auf Naxos Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Katharina Thoma, Director Julia Müer, Set Designer Sir Thomas Allen, Baritone: Music Master Soile Isokoski, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Teodora Gheorghiu, Soprano: Zerbinetta Dmitri Vargin, Baritone: Harlequin James Kryshak, Tenor: Scaramuccio Sergei Skorokhodov, Tenor: Bacchus Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tenor: Dancing Master |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 05:50pm Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Katharina Thoma, Director Julia Müer, Set Designer Sir Thomas Allen, Baritone: Music Master Soile Isokoski, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Teodora Gheorghiu, Soprano: Zerbinetta Dmitri Vargin, Baritone: Harlequin James Kryshak, Tenor: Scaramuccio Sergei Skorokhodov, Tenor: Bacchus Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tenor: Dancing Master | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 06:00pm |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Götterdämmerung |
Opéra de Paris Philippe Jordan, Conductor Günter Krämer, Director Torsten Kerl, Tenor: Siegfried Yevgeny Nikitin, Baritone: Gunther Peter Sidhom, Baritone: Alberich Hans-Peter König, Bass: Hagen Petra Lang, Soprano: Brünhilde Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Mezzo-soprano: First Norn/Mezzo-soprano: Flosshilde Edith Haller, Soprano: Third Norn/Soprano: Gutrune Sophie Koch, Mezzo-soprano: Second Norn/Mezzo-soprano: Waltraute Caroline Stein, Soprano: Woglinde Louise Callinan, Soprano: Wellgunde |
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| Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Friday 7-Jun-13 06:00pm Amongst the most monumental works in the history of music, The Twilight of the Gods presents us with Siegfried and Brünhilde’s march towards death, sweeping away with them the gods and the entire world of old; a parable for humanity sustained by sublime musical and theatrical inspiration. Performed in German. Philippe Jordan, Conductor Günter Krämer, Director Torsten Kerl, Tenor: Siegfried Yevgeny Nikitin, Baritone: Gunther Peter Sidhom, Baritone: Alberich Hans-Peter König, Bass: Hagen Petra Lang, Soprano: Brünhilde Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Mezzo-soprano: First Norn/Mezzo-soprano: Flosshilde Edith Haller, Soprano: Third Norn/Soprano: Gutrune Sophie Koch, Mezzo-soprano: Second Norn/Mezzo-soprano: Waltraute Caroline Stein, Soprano: Woglinde Louise Callinan, Soprano: Wellgunde | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 06:20pm |
Garsington Opera, High Wycombe Mozart's Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Garsington Opera |
Garsington Opera Company William Lacey, Conductor Daniel Slater, Director Francis O'Connor, Set Designer/Costume Designer Rebecca Nelsen, Soprano: Konstanze Norman Reinhardt, Tenor: Belmonte Susanna Andersson, Soprano: Blondchen Matthew Rose, Baritone: Osmin Mark Wilde, Tenor: Pedrillo |
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| Garsington Opera, High Wycombe, The Wormsley Estate, High Wycombe HP14 3YE, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 06:20pm Mozart's Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem), K384 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)) William Lacey, Conductor Daniel Slater, Director Francis O'Connor, Set Designer/Costume Designer Rebecca Nelsen, Soprano: Konstanze Norman Reinhardt, Tenor: Belmonte Susanna Andersson, Soprano: Blondchen Matthew Rose, Baritone: Osmin Mark Wilde, Tenor: Pedrillo | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Don Giovanni |
Zurich Opera Robin Ticciati, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Barbara Ehnes, Set Designer Marina Rebeka, Soprano: Donna Anna Julia Kleiter, Soprano: Donna Elvira Anna Gorbachyova, Soprano: Zerlina Peter Mattei, Baritone: Don Giovanni Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Don Ottavio Rafal Siwek, Bass: The Commendatore Ruben Drole, Baritone: Leporello Lukas Jakobski, Bass: Masetto |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Friday 7-Jun-13 07:00pm Following the success of the Prague première of Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart was immediately commissioned to write another opera. This time, Lorenzo Da Ponte chose the story of the Spanish nobleman Don Juan. The subject matter had been considered a crowd-puller for more than a century, due in particular to the spectacular demise of the hero. Don Giovanni invites the statue of the Commendatore, whom he has murdered, to dinner, and is swallowed up by the jaws of hell. However, the view of the hero had changed considerably since the Spanish dramatist and monk Tirso de Molina first brought the blasphemous deeds and just punishment of the villain to the stage in the 17th century. While de Molina was still entirely on the side of order, which is ultimately re-established through divine intervention, Mozart and Da Ponte turn the sexual braggart and seducer into a man whose unquenchable thirst for happiness calls into the question the very foundations of social coexistence. Don Giovanni thus becomes – involuntarily and perhaps even without realising it – a danger for the social order, which can be maintained only if it functions smoothly. In their comedy, which is shrouded in darkness throughout, Mozart and Da Ponte do not conceal the price that others have to pay for this kind of self-realisation. However, since they do not pass any final judgement and instead do justice to both sides, their work becomes a drama of humanity of indestructible power and relevance – a dramma giocoso that becomes all the more comic the more the tragic aspects behind the course of events become apparent.
The much-vaunted German director Sebastian Baumgarten will present his interpretation of Don Giovanni in Zurich. At the rostrum will be the young Robin Ticciati, a rising star among the new generation of conductors. Our Don Giovanni is the charismatic Peter Mattei, who is sought-after in this role from the Scala in Milan to the New York Met.In Italian with German and English surtitles.Robin Ticciati, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Barbara Ehnes, Set Designer Marina Rebeka, Soprano: Donna Anna Julia Kleiter, Soprano: Donna Elvira Anna Gorbachyova, Soprano: Zerlina Peter Mattei, Baritone: Don Giovanni Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Don Ottavio Rafal Siwek, Bass: The Commendatore Ruben Drole, Baritone: Leporello Lukas Jakobski, Bass: Masetto | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 07:00pm |
La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall, Brussels Così fan tutte |
La Monnaie | De Munt Ludovic Morlot, Conductor Michael Haneke, Director Christoph Kanter, Set Designer Anett Fritsch, Soprano: Fiordiligi Andreas Wolf, Baritone: Guglielmo Juan Francisco Gatell, Tenor: Ferrando Kerstin Avemo, Soprano: Despina William Shimell, Baritone: Don Alfonso Orchestre Symphonique et Choeurs de la Monnaie |
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| La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall, Brussels, Muntplein-Place de la Monnaie, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Friday 7-Jun-13 07:00pm The fatal temptation to seek the truth in love: men and women scorch their hearts and wings in trying to unlock the secret of emotions. How quickly perversity and cruelty oust desire and tenderness. Here Mozart enters into a dialogue with Marivaux and Sade. As in his previous operas, he succeeds in producing an incredible tension, a breathtakingly beautiful structuring of the text (his third collaboration with Da Ponte) and the music. Director Michael Haneke, one of the most incisive and insightful film-makers of our time, presents us with his vision of a work that is as spell-binding, serious, complex and at times light as it is formidably modern, where the experience of infidelity transforms the four characters by laying bare their frailty. For the Austrian director, this is his first time at La Monnaie, while Ludovic Morlot conducts his second opera of the season.Image credit: © Flore-Aël Surun / Tendance Floue Ludovic Morlot, Conductor Michael Haneke, Director Christoph Kanter, Set Designer Anett Fritsch, Soprano: Fiordiligi Andreas Wolf, Baritone: Guglielmo Juan Francisco Gatell, Tenor: Ferrando Kerstin Avemo, Soprano: Despina William Shimell, Baritone: Don Alfonso Orchestre Symphonique et Choeurs de la Monnaie | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Guildhall School Theatre, London Britten: Owen Wingrave |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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| Guildhall School Theatre, London, Silk Street,, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 07:00pm Britten: Owen Wingrave | ||
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Oper Halle Almira, Königin von Kastilien HWV 1 (Premiere) Händel Festival Halle |
Oper Halle Andreas Spering, Conductor Yeree Suh, Soprano: Edilia TBC, Soprano: Almira Roland Schubert, Bass: Consalvo Melanie Hirsch, Soprano: Bellante Christian Zenker, Tenor: Osman Michael Smallwood, Tenor: Fernando Ki-Hyun Park, Bass: Raymondo Händelfestspielorchester Halle |
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| Oper Halle, Universitätsring 24, Halle, Germany Friday 7-Jun-13 07:00pm Almira, Königin von Kastilien HWV 1 (Premiere) Andreas Spering, Conductor Yeree Suh, Soprano: Edilia TBC, Soprano: Almira Roland Schubert, Bass: Consalvo Melanie Hirsch, Soprano: Bellante Christian Zenker, Tenor: Osman Michael Smallwood, Tenor: Fernando Ki-Hyun Park, Bass: Raymondo Händelfestspielorchester Halle | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 07:15pm |
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Wagner Dream |
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| Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Bute Place, Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 5AL, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 07:15pm | ||
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Eden Court Theatre, Inverness The Pirates of Penzance |
Scottish Opera John Owen Edwards, Conductor Martin Lloyd-Evans, Director Steven Page, Voice: Pirate King Richard Suart, Baritone: Major General Rosie Aldridge, Mezzo-soprano: Ruth The Orchestra of Scottish Opera |
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| Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Inverness IV3 5SA, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 07:15pm The Pirates of Penzance Gilbert and Sullivan as it's meant to be - pure, uncomplicated fun, performed to the highest standards. This new co-production with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - returning to the stage for the first time in over 10 years - is conducted by G&S expert and D'Oyly Carte Music Director John Owen Edwards. Director Martin Lloyd-Evans stages a vibrant, stylish, all singing, all dancing show. The fantastic ensemble cast includes celebrated G&S stalwarts Steven Page and Richard Suart as The Pirate King and Major-General Stanley. John Owen Edwards, Conductor Martin Lloyd-Evans, Director Steven Page, Voice: Pirate King Richard Suart, Baritone: Major General Rosie Aldridge, Mezzo-soprano: Ruth The Orchestra of Scottish Opera | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum La Bohème |
English National Opera Jonathan Miller, Director Natascha Metherell, Revival Director Isabella Bywater, Set Designer Gwyn Hughes Jones, Tenor: Rodolfo Kate Valentine, Soprano: Mimì Richard Burkhard, Baritone: Marcello Angel Blue, Soprano: Musetta Andrew Craig Brown, Bass: Colline Duncan Rock, Baritone: Schaunard Simon Butteriss, Bass: Benoît |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm Puccini’s gift for writing emotional music is brought to the fore in La bohème’s tale of doomed love in poverty-stricken Paris. One of the world’s most recognised and widely performed operas, it focuses on two central relationships: that of the poet Rodolfo, who falls in love with the pretty but consumptive seamstress Mimì; and the painter Marcello, who has a glamorous and popular on-off mistress, Musetta.
Jonathan Miller’s production for ENO has quickly become a company classic and here receives its second revival since its 2009 premiere. Inspired by Brassaï’s photographs of the Paris Left Bank in the 1930s, Miller modernises the original bohemian setting to evoke the stark poverty of the day, creating a highly effective contemporary resonance, citing the film Withnail and I as an inspiration. Playing Mimì is Kate Valentine, who in recent seasons has played the Countess in Fiona Shaw’s production of The Marriage of Figaro and an ‘excellent’ (The Times) Helena in Christopher Alden’s Olivier Award-nominated A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Gwyn Hughes Jones returns to the role of Rodolfo following his great success in ENO’s 2010 production, and recent acclaimed Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly.Jonathan Miller, Director Natascha Metherell, Revival Director Isabella Bywater, Set Designer Gwyn Hughes Jones, Tenor: Rodolfo Kate Valentine, Soprano: Mimì Richard Burkhard, Baritone: Marcello Angel Blue, Soprano: Musetta Andrew Craig Brown, Bass: Colline Duncan Rock, Baritone: Schaunard Simon Butteriss, Bass: Benoît | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Le Vin Herbé |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm Sung in French with German subtitles.
Frank Martin felt his "Le vin herbé" was a personal key work in which he had found his own voice. Based on the novel "Tristan et Iseut" by Joseph Bedier, he created his chambered profane oratorio to dramatise the two lovers Tristan and Isolde. | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Holland Park Theatre, London Cavalleria rusticana / I Pagliacci Opera Holland Park |
Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Soprano: Santuzza Peter Auty, Tenor: Turiddu Stephen Gadd, Baritone: Alfio Peter Auty, Tenor: Canio Julia Sporsen, Soprano: Nedda Stephen Gadd, Baritone: Tonio |
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| Holland Park Theatre, London, Holland Park, London W8 6LU, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm Cavalleria rusticana / I Pagliacci Tickets from £12 - £67.50 will be on sale from 25th April.Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Soprano: Santuzza Peter Auty, Tenor: Turiddu Stephen Gadd, Baritone: Alfio Peter Auty, Tenor: Canio Julia Sporsen, Soprano: Nedda Stephen Gadd, Baritone: Tonio | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Palais Opéra, Liège Guillaume Tell |
Opéra Royal de Wallonie Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie Claudio Scimone, Conductor Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, Director Jean-guy Lecat, Set Designer Marc Laho, Baritone: Guillaume Tell (William) Anne-Catherine Gillet, Soprano: Madame Tell Lionel Lhote, Baritone: Gesler Liesbeth Devos, Soprano: Marie Patrick Delcour, Baritone: Melktal senior Stefan Cifolelli, Tenor: Melktal junior Roger Joakim, Baritone: Traveller |
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| Palais Opéra, Liège, Espace Bavière, Boulevard de la Constitution, 4020 Liège, Belgium Friday 7-Jun-13 08:00pm The première of Guillaume Tell by Grétry took place shortly after the French Revolution of 1789. The theme of a people in revolt against a repressive regime (in the original play, the Habsbourgs) will, therefore, have struck a chord with the Parisian audience at the time, as La Muette de Portici (Auber) did here, four decades later. But it was still necessary to transpose this icon into a comic opera. André-Modeste Grétry has highlighted, in this opera, the charms of harmony, melody and sparkling originality. A sweeping, profound style distinguishes its two finales, its situational arias, and, above all, its overture, in which he has managed to introduce the remarkable tune called the "Ranz des Vaches".
Guillaume Tell, the founding myth of Swiss freedom, is familiar to everyone: sentenced to prove his skill because he had refused to salute a bailiff's hat, the hero must pierce an apple placed on his son's head. In the Swiss legend, Guillaume Tell kills the notable to satisfy a thirst for vengeance. Is the freedom of men stronger than everything ?Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie Claudio Scimone, Conductor Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, Director Jean-guy Lecat, Set Designer Marc Laho, Baritone: Guillaume Tell (William) Anne-Catherine Gillet, Soprano: Madame Tell Lionel Lhote, Baritone: Gesler Liesbeth Devos, Soprano: Marie Patrick Delcour, Baritone: Melktal senior Stefan Cifolelli, Tenor: Melktal junior Roger Joakim, Baritone: Traveller | ||
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Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam Sunken Garden Holland Festival |
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| Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 7-Jun-13 08:00pm The first 3D-opera Sunken Garden by Dutch composer Michel van der Aa. A Holland Festival-production with international partners.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
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Staatsoper, Vienna La Cenerentola |
Vienna State Opera Jesús López Cobos, Conductor Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Director Dmitry Korchak, Tenor: Don Ramiro Vito Priante, Baritone: Dandini, valet to Ramiro Alessandro Corbelli, Bass: Don Magnifico Rachel Frenkel, Mezzo-soprano: Angelina (Cinderella) Michele Pertusi, Baritone: Alidoro |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Saturday 8-Jun-13 Jesús López Cobos, Conductor Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Director Dmitry Korchak, Tenor: Don Ramiro Vito Priante, Baritone: Dandini, valet to Ramiro Alessandro Corbelli, Bass: Don Magnifico Rachel Frenkel, Mezzo-soprano: Angelina (Cinderella) Michele Pertusi, Baritone: Alidoro | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 02:15pm |
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness The Pirates of Penzance |
Scottish Opera John Owen Edwards, Conductor Martin Lloyd-Evans, Director Steven Page, Voice: Pirate King Richard Suart, Baritone: Major General Rosie Aldridge, Mezzo-soprano: Ruth The Orchestra of Scottish Opera |
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| Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Inverness IV3 5SA, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 02:15pm The Pirates of Penzance Gilbert and Sullivan as it's meant to be - pure, uncomplicated fun, performed to the highest standards. This new co-production with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - returning to the stage for the first time in over 10 years - is conducted by G&S expert and D'Oyly Carte Music Director John Owen Edwards. Director Martin Lloyd-Evans stages a vibrant, stylish, all singing, all dancing show. The fantastic ensemble cast includes celebrated G&S stalwarts Steven Page and Richard Suart as The Pirate King and Major-General Stanley. John Owen Edwards, Conductor Martin Lloyd-Evans, Director Steven Page, Voice: Pirate King Richard Suart, Baritone: Major General Rosie Aldridge, Mezzo-soprano: Ruth The Orchestra of Scottish Opera | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 02:30pm |
Goethe-Theater, Bad Lauchstädt Alessandro HWV 21 (premiere) Händel Festival Halle |
Georges Petrou, Conductor Lucinda Childs, Director Max Emanuel Cencic, Countertenor: Alessandro Vivica Genaux, Mezzo-soprano: Rossane Adriana Kuerová, Soprano: Lisaura Xavier Sabata, Countertenor: Tassile Pavel Kudinov, Tenor: Clito Juan Sancho, Tenor: Leonato Vasily Khoroshev, Countertenor: Cleone Orchestre Armonia Aténéa |
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| Goethe-Theater, Bad Lauchstädt, Querfurter Str. 14, 06246 Bad Lauchstädt, Germany Saturday 8-Jun-13 02:30pm Alessandro HWV 21 (premiere) Tickets: 75, 60, 30 € Georges Petrou, Conductor Lucinda Childs, Director Max Emanuel Cencic, Countertenor: Alessandro Vivica Genaux, Mezzo-soprano: Rossane Adriana Kuerová, Soprano: Lisaura Xavier Sabata, Countertenor: Tassile Pavel Kudinov, Tenor: Clito Juan Sancho, Tenor: Leonato Vasily Khoroshev, Countertenor: Cleone Orchestre Armonia Aténéa | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 05:00pm |
New Palace Sanssouci: Palace Theatre, Potsdam Peter's Wedding Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival |
Thomas Thaarup, Librettist Tobias Westman, Tenor: Peter Hannah Husahr, Soprano: Grethe Eva-Lotta Ohlsson, Soprano: Anna Johan Rydh, Baritone: Halvor L'Arte del Mondo Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor Isabel Ostermann, Director |
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| New Palace Sanssouci: Palace Theatre, Potsdam, Sanssouci Park, Am Neuen Palais, 14469 Potsdam, Germany Saturday 8-Jun-13 05:00pm Sung in Danish with German supertitles Since he was Prince Henry’s Hofkapellmeister (court conductor) in Rheinsberg, Johann Abraham Peter Schulz was a highly esteemed person in Prussia’s musical scene. Having been appointed royal Kapellmeister (conductor) he moved to Copenhagen in 1787. His inspiring work and his achievements in terms of musically educating the people cannot be valued highly enough. As a "song man of the people" he wanted to speak to the people with an art that takes the art out of art. With his musical comedy "Peters Bryllup" (Peter’s Wedding) he succeeded to the extent that the Danes fully adopted his tunes as their own and the term "national" Danish music was used for the very first time. Thomas Thaarup’s scenes depicting the lives of simple farmers and seamen offer slices of realism despite the idyllic setting. Topics such as the trade in slaves and the abolishment of serfdom were quite explosive. At Palace Theatre Sanssouci L’ARTE DEL MONDO return the delightful piece to the stage for the first time ever as part of their "Opera from the world’s archives" season which was initiated by Bayer Kultur. Coproduction with L’ARTE DEL MONDO and Bayer Kultur, supported by the Capital City Potsdam, the State of Brandenburg, the Artfoundation NRW and the Ministry of Family, Children, Youth, Culture and Sports of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; in cooperation with Copenhagen Opera Festival
Tickets 65,- / 40,- / 27,-* / 16,-* Thomas Thaarup, Librettist Tobias Westman, Tenor: Peter Hannah Husahr, Soprano: Grethe Eva-Lotta Ohlsson, Soprano: Anna Johan Rydh, Baritone: Halvor L'Arte del Mondo Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor Isabel Ostermann, Director | ||
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Glyndebourne Opera House Le nozze di Figaro Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Jérémie Rhorer, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Grandage, Director Christopher Oram, Set Designer Adam Plachetka, Bass-baritone: Figaro Laura Tatulescu, Soprano: Susanna Amanda Majeski, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Joshua Hopkins, Baritone: Count Almaviva Luciano di Pasquale, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Anne Mason, Mezzo-soprano: Marcellina Lydia Teuscher, Soprano: Cherubino Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Don Basilio |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 05:10pm Le nozze di Figaro Jérémie Rhorer, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Grandage, Director Christopher Oram, Set Designer Adam Plachetka, Bass-baritone: Figaro Laura Tatulescu, Soprano: Susanna Amanda Majeski, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Joshua Hopkins, Baritone: Count Almaviva Luciano di Pasquale, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Anne Mason, Mezzo-soprano: Marcellina Lydia Teuscher, Soprano: Cherubino Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Don Basilio | ||
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Grange Park Opera, Northington, Winchester Bellini's I Puritani Grange Park Opera |
Grange Park Opera Matthew Stiff, Bass: Lord Walton Christophoros Stamboglis, Bass: Giorgio Valton Jesus Leon, Tenor: Arturo Talbo Damiano Salerno, Baritone: Riccardo Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Tenor: Sir Bruno Robertson Olivia Ray, Soprano: Enrichetta Claire Rutter, Soprano: Elvira |
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| Grange Park Opera, Northington, Winchester, Winchester SO24 9TG, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 05:20pm Bellini's I Puritani Public booking opens in FebruaryMatthew Stiff, Bass: Lord Walton Christophoros Stamboglis, Bass: Giorgio Valton Jesus Leon, Tenor: Arturo Talbo Damiano Salerno, Baritone: Riccardo Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Tenor: Sir Bruno Robertson Olivia Ray, Soprano: Enrichetta Claire Rutter, Soprano: Elvira | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 05:30pm |
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Lohengrin |
Welsh National Opera Peter Wedd, Tenor: Lohengrin Emma Bell, Soprano: Elsa von Brabant Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Ortrud John Lundren, Baritone: Friedrich von Telramund Matthew Best, Bass: Heinrich der Vogler Simon Thorpe, Baritone: The King's Herald |
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| Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Bute Place, Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 5AL, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 05:30pm Image credit: David Massey Peter Wedd, Tenor: Lohengrin Emma Bell, Soprano: Elsa von Brabant Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Ortrud John Lundren, Baritone: Friedrich von Telramund Matthew Best, Bass: Heinrich der Vogler Simon Thorpe, Baritone: The King's Herald | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 05:45pm |
Garsington Opera, High Wycombe Rossini's Maometto Secondo, British Stage Premiere Garsington Opera |
Garsington Opera Company David Parry, Conductor Edward Dick, Director Robert Innes Hopkins, Set Designer/Costume Designer Darren Jeffery, Tenor: Paolo Erisso Paul Nilon, Bass-baritone: Maometto secondo Siân Davies, Soprano: Anna Caitlin Hulcup, Mezzo-soprano: Calbo Christopher Diffey, Tenor: Selimo Richard Dowling, Tenor: Condulmiero |
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| Garsington Opera, High Wycombe, The Wormsley Estate, High Wycombe HP14 3YE, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 05:45pm Rossini's Maometto Secondo, British Stage Premiere British Stage Premiere David Parry, Conductor Edward Dick, Director Robert Innes Hopkins, Set Designer/Costume Designer Darren Jeffery, Tenor: Paolo Erisso Paul Nilon, Bass-baritone: Maometto secondo Siân Davies, Soprano: Anna Caitlin Hulcup, Mezzo-soprano: Calbo Christopher Diffey, Tenor: Selimo Richard Dowling, Tenor: Condulmiero | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Oper Leipzig Das Rheingold |
Oper Leipzig Ulf Schirmer, Conductor Rosamund Silmore, Director Carl-Friedrich Oberle, Stage Director Thomas Pursio, Baritone: Wotan Michael Kraus, Baritone: Donner Thomas Mohr, Tenor: Loge Jimmy Smith, Tenor: Froh Jürgen Linn, Baritone: Alberich Dan Karlström, Tenor: Mime Stephan Klemm, Bass: Fasolt James Moellenhoff, Bass: Fafner Karin Lovelius, Mezzo-soprano: Fricka Marika Schönberg, Soprano: Freia Nicole Piccolomini, Mezzo-soprano: Erda Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig |
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| Oper Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:00pm Ulf Schirmer, Conductor Rosamund Silmore, Director Carl-Friedrich Oberle, Stage Director Thomas Pursio, Baritone: Wotan Michael Kraus, Baritone: Donner Thomas Mohr, Tenor: Loge Jimmy Smith, Tenor: Froh Jürgen Linn, Baritone: Alberich Dan Karlström, Tenor: Mime Stephan Klemm, Bass: Fasolt James Moellenhoff, Bass: Fafner Karin Lovelius, Mezzo-soprano: Fricka Marika Schönberg, Soprano: Freia Nicole Piccolomini, Mezzo-soprano: Erda Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:15pm |
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness The Pirates of Penzance |
Scottish Opera John Owen Edwards, Conductor Martin Lloyd-Evans, Director Steven Page, Voice: Pirate King Richard Suart, Baritone: Major General Rosie Aldridge, Mezzo-soprano: Ruth The Orchestra of Scottish Opera |
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| Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Inverness IV3 5SA, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:15pm The Pirates of Penzance Gilbert and Sullivan as it's meant to be - pure, uncomplicated fun, performed to the highest standards. This new co-production with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - returning to the stage for the first time in over 10 years - is conducted by G&S expert and D'Oyly Carte Music Director John Owen Edwards. Director Martin Lloyd-Evans stages a vibrant, stylish, all singing, all dancing show. The fantastic ensemble cast includes celebrated G&S stalwarts Steven Page and Richard Suart as The Pirate King and Major-General Stanley. John Owen Edwards, Conductor Martin Lloyd-Evans, Director Steven Page, Voice: Pirate King Richard Suart, Baritone: Major General Rosie Aldridge, Mezzo-soprano: Ruth The Orchestra of Scottish Opera | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Theater Bonn Il Barbiere di Siviglia |
Theater Bonn Robin Engelen, Conductor Philipp Himmelmann, Director Johannes Leiacker, Set Designer Gesine Völlm, Costume Designer Ulrich Zippelius, Choirmaster Tamas Tarjányi, Tenor: Count Almaviva Martin Tzonev, Bass: Dr. Bartolo Susanne Blattert, Mezzo-soprano: Rosina Kathrin Leidig, Mezzo-soprano: Rosina Aris Argiris, Baritone: Figaro Giorgos Kanaris, Baritone: Figaro Ramaz Chikviladze, Bass: Don Basilio Beethoven Orchester Bonn |
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| Theater Bonn, Opernhaus/Werkstatt, , Am Boeselagerhof 1, , 53111 Bonn, Bonn, Germany Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm Il Barbiere di Siviglia Robin Engelen, Conductor Philipp Himmelmann, Director Johannes Leiacker, Set Designer Gesine Völlm, Costume Designer Ulrich Zippelius, Choirmaster Tamas Tarjányi, Tenor: Count Almaviva Martin Tzonev, Bass: Dr. Bartolo Susanne Blattert, Mezzo-soprano: Rosina Kathrin Leidig, Mezzo-soprano: Rosina Aris Argiris, Baritone: Figaro Giorgos Kanaris, Baritone: Figaro Ramaz Chikviladze, Bass: Don Basilio Beethoven Orchester Bonn | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle Guilio Cesare in Egitto Händel Festival Halle |
Ottavio Dantone, Conductor Sonia Prina, Mezzo-soprano: Giulio Cesare Maria Grazia Schiavo, Soprano: Cleopatra Filippo Mineccia, Countertenor: Tolomeo Paolo Lopez, Mezzo-soprano: Sesto Marina de Liso, Mezzo-soprano: Cornelia Sergio Foresti, Bass: Achilla Benedetta Mazzucato, Countertenor: Nireno Enrico Marchesini, Bass: Curio Accademia Bizantina |
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| Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle, Salzgrafenplatz 1, 06108 Halle, Germany Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm Guilio Cesare in Egitto Tickets: 60, 45, 35, 25, 20 € Ottavio Dantone, Conductor Sonia Prina, Mezzo-soprano: Giulio Cesare Maria Grazia Schiavo, Soprano: Cleopatra Filippo Mineccia, Countertenor: Tolomeo Paolo Lopez, Mezzo-soprano: Sesto Marina de Liso, Mezzo-soprano: Cornelia Sergio Foresti, Bass: Achilla Benedetta Mazzucato, Countertenor: Nireno Enrico Marchesini, Bass: Curio Accademia Bizantina | ||
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The London Coliseum The Perfect American |
English National Opera Gareth Jones, Conductor Phelim McDermott, Director Dan Potra, Set Designer Ben Wright, Choreography Christopher Purves, Bass: Walt Disney David Pittsinger, Bass: Roy Janis Kelly, Soprano: Hazel George Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Sharon John Easterlin, Tenor: Andy Warhol Zachary James, Baritone: Abraham Lincoln |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm Based on Peter Stephan Jungk’s novel and written by Philip Glass, one of the world’s most important composers, The Perfect American imagines the final years of Walt Disney’s life, including mythical imaginings of Abraham Lincoln and Andy Warhol. This latest opera from Glass, his 24th, was commissioned by ENO and Teatro Real Madrid to mark his 75th birthday.
British theatre director Phelim McDermott returns following his spectacular production of Satyagraha for ENO and the Metropolitan Opera, New York, described as ‘transfixing musically and visually’ (The Guardian). The design is by leading international designer Dan Potra, whose work on the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games ceremony was widely acclaimed.
Tickets £12 - £60.Gareth Jones, Conductor Phelim McDermott, Director Dan Potra, Set Designer Ben Wright, Choreography Christopher Purves, Bass: Walt Disney David Pittsinger, Bass: Roy Janis Kelly, Soprano: Hazel George Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Sharon John Easterlin, Tenor: Andy Warhol Zachary James, Baritone: Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Holland Park Theatre, London Madama Butterfly Opera Holland Park |
Anne-Sophie Duprels, Soprano: Cio Cio San (Madama Butterfly) Patricia Orr, Mezzo-soprano: Suzuki David Stephenson, Baritone: Sharpless |
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| Holland Park Theatre, London, Holland Park, London W8 6LU, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm Tickets from £12 - £67.50 will be on sale from 25th April.Anne-Sophie Duprels, Soprano: Cio Cio San (Madama Butterfly) Patricia Orr, Mezzo-soprano: Suzuki David Stephenson, Baritone: Sharpless | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin La Traviata |
Staatsoper Berlin Stefano Ranzani, Conductor Peter Mussbach, Director Erich Wonder, Set Designer Anna Samuil, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Katharina Kammerloher, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Rowan Hellier, Mezzo-soprano: Annina Francesco Demuro, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Alfredo Daza, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Kyungho Kim, Tenor: Gaston Arttu Kataja, Bass: Baron Douphol Alin Anca, Tenor: Marquis d'Obigny Jan Martinik, Bass: Dr Grenville Staatsopernchor Berlin Staatskapelle Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm "A contemporary theme. Another would not have done it, because of the customs, because of the time, and because of thousands of other qualms about it... I do it with the greatest pleasure. "(Giuseppe Verdi)La traviata - the "fallen woman" - the theme of utopia of love and the failure of this utopia to the limits of society's values. Love and death are the two key terms of the plot, which centres around Violetta and her tragic fate, their love, in sacrifice, and her ultimate death.Sung in Italian with German surtitlesImage credit: © Ruth Walz Stefano Ranzani, Conductor Peter Mussbach, Director Erich Wonder, Set Designer Anna Samuil, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Katharina Kammerloher, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Rowan Hellier, Mezzo-soprano: Annina Francesco Demuro, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Alfredo Daza, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Kyungho Kim, Tenor: Gaston Arttu Kataja, Bass: Baron Douphol Alin Anca, Tenor: Marquis d'Obigny Jan Martinik, Bass: Dr Grenville Staatsopernchor Berlin Staatskapelle Berlin | ||
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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA Tosca |
Los Angeles Opera Plácido Domingo, Conductor John Caird, Director Sondra Radvanovsky, Soprano: Floria Tosca Marco Berti, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi Lado Ataneli, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Joshua Bloom, Bass: Cesare Angelotti |
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| Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA90012, United States Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm Plácido Domingo, Conductor John Caird, Director Sondra Radvanovsky, Soprano: Floria Tosca Marco Berti, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi Lado Ataneli, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Joshua Bloom, Bass: Cesare Angelotti | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Teatro Real, Madrid Wozzeck |
Madrid Opera Sylvain Cambreling, Conductor Christoph Marthaler, Director Simon Keenlyside, Baritone: Wozzeck Jon Villars, Tenor: Drum major Roger Padullés, Tenor: Andres Gerhard Siegel, Tenor: Captain Franz Hawlata, Bass: Doctor Nadja Michael, Soprano: Marie Katarina Bradić, Mezzo-soprano: Margret Francisco Vas, Tenor: Madman |
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| Teatro Real, Madrid, Madrid 28013, Spain Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:00pm Sylvain Cambreling, Conductor Christoph Marthaler, Director Simon Keenlyside, Baritone: Wozzeck Jon Villars, Tenor: Drum major Roger Padullés, Tenor: Andres Gerhard Siegel, Tenor: Captain Franz Hawlata, Bass: Doctor Nadja Michael, Soprano: Marie Katarina Bradić, Mezzo-soprano: Margret Francisco Vas, Tenor: Madman | ||
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Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam Sunken Garden Holland Festival |
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| Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:00pm The first 3D-opera Sunken Garden by Dutch composer Michel van der Aa. A Holland Festival-production with international partners.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
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Staatsoper, Vienna Tosca |
Vienna State Opera Margarethe Wallmann, Director Dan Ettinger, Conductor Martina Serafin, Soprano: Floria Tosca Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi Albert Dohmen, Bass-baritone: Baron Scarpia |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Sunday 9-Jun-13 Margarethe Wallmann, Director Dan Ettinger, Conductor Martina Serafin, Soprano: Floria Tosca Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi Albert Dohmen, Bass-baritone: Baron Scarpia | ||
| Sunday 9-Jun-13 02:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Die Schatzinsel |
Zurich Opera Thomas Rösner, Conductor Nadja Loschky, Director Henrik Ahr, Set Designer Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Jim Hawkins Oliver Widmer, Baritone: John Silver Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Lily Irène Friedli, Soprano: Baroness Trelawney Reinhard Mayr, Bass: Captain Smolett Martin Zysset, Tenor: Bill Bones / Ben Gunn |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Sunday 9-Jun-13 02:00pm Jim Hawkins dreams of one day being master of the seas and visiting far-off lands. Instead, he is forced to help his mother at the Golden Anchor tavern – day in, day out. When a guest dies, Jim finds a treasure map in his seaman’s chest – the treasure map of the late pirate Captain Flint. And Jim already finds himself embarking on the most exciting adventure of his life. An expedition to Treasure Island is organised, and Jim is allowed to sail on the Hispaniola together with Captain Smollett, Doctor Livesey, Baroness Trelawney, Lily and Scarlett. On the high seas, however, it transpires that Captain Flint’s former comrades have been hired to crew the ship, including the one-legged ship’s cook, Long John Silver. The pirates are also in search of treasure, and they succeed in snatching one half of the treasure map. Once they arrive on the island, a feverish search for the gold begins, during which the protagonists’ luck changes several times.
Treasure Island, by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, is a classic of the adventure genre and has kept generations of young readers on tenterhooks. The composer Frank Schwemmer and his librettist Michael Frowin – both already successful with their opera for children, Robin Hood – have allowed themselves to be gripped by Stevenson’s thrilling story, and have adapted it for the stage. Their full-length opera is suitable for all pirate lovers from the age of six.In German.Thomas Rösner, Conductor Nadja Loschky, Director Henrik Ahr, Set Designer Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Jim Hawkins Oliver Widmer, Baritone: John Silver Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Lily Irène Friedli, Soprano: Baroness Trelawney Reinhard Mayr, Bass: Captain Smolett Martin Zysset, Tenor: Bill Bones / Ben Gunn | ||
| Sunday 9-Jun-13 02:00pm |
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA Così fan Tutte |
San Francisco Opera Company Nicola Luisotti, Conductor José María Condemi, Director Ellie Dehn, Soprano: Fiordiligi Christel Lötzsch, Mezzo-soprano: Dorabella Heidi Stober, Soprano: Despina Francesco Demuro, Tenor: Ferrando Phillipe Sly, Bass-baritone: Guglielmo Marco Vinco, Bass: Don Alfonso |
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| War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, 94102, United States Sunday 9-Jun-13 02:00pm Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Approximate running time: 3 hours, 25 minutes including one intermission. Co-production with Opera Monte Carlo. Nicola Luisotti, Conductor José María Condemi, Director Ellie Dehn, Soprano: Fiordiligi Christel Lötzsch, Mezzo-soprano: Dorabella Heidi Stober, Soprano: Despina Francesco Demuro, Tenor: Ferrando Phillipe Sly, Bass-baritone: Guglielmo Marco Vinco, Bass: Don Alfonso | ||
| Sunday 9-Jun-13 02:30pm |
Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris) Giulio Cesare |
Opéra de Paris Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Lawrence Zazzo, Mezzo-soprano: Giulio Cesare Varduhi Abrahamyan, Mezzo-soprano: Cornelia Karine Deshayes, Mezzo-soprano: Sesto Sandrine Piau, Soprano: Cleopatra Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Tolomeo Paul Gay, Bass: Achilla Dominique Visse, Countertenor: Nireno Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Bass: Curio Orchestre et choeur du Concert d'Astrée |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Sunday 9-Jun-13 02:30pm Never had his melodic genius been more effulgent: the score contains some of his brightest jewels, like Cleopatra's arias. Jane Archibald, Karine Deshayes and Laurence Zazzo are the heroes of this vocal festivity. Performed in Italian. Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Lawrence Zazzo, Mezzo-soprano: Giulio Cesare Varduhi Abrahamyan, Mezzo-soprano: Cornelia Karine Deshayes, Mezzo-soprano: Sesto Sandrine Piau, Soprano: Cleopatra Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Tolomeo Paul Gay, Bass: Achilla Dominique Visse, Countertenor: Nireno Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Bass: Curio Orchestre et choeur du Concert d'Astrée | ||
| Sunday 9-Jun-13 03:00pm |
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam Sunken Garden Holland Festival |
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| Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 9-Jun-13 03:00pm The first 3D-opera Sunken Garden by Dutch composer Michel van der Aa. A Holland Festival-production with international partners.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
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Latvian National Opera, Riga Götterdämmerung Riga Opera Festival |
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| Latvian National Opera, Riga, Riga LV-1050, Latvia Sunday 9-Jun-13 03:00pm In Götterdämmerung, the work's essential conflict between the longing for love and the greed for power - which Wagner developed and deepened during the course of the Ring's previous operas Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, and Siegfried - comes to a shattering culmination. The hero Siegfried unknowingly betrays his bride Brünnhilde. She swears vengeance - and sets off a chain of tragic events that brings the world to an end.Image credit: (c) Gunārs Janaitis | ||
| Sunday 9-Jun-13 03:00pm |
Palais Opéra, Liège Guillaume Tell |
Opéra Royal de Wallonie Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie Claudio Scimone, Conductor Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, Director Jean-guy Lecat, Set Designer Marc Laho, Baritone: Guillaume Tell (William) Anne-Catherine Gillet, Soprano: Madame Tell Lionel Lhote, Baritone: Gesler Liesbeth Devos, Soprano: Marie Patrick Delcour, Baritone: Melktal senior Stefan Cifolelli, Tenor: Melktal junior Roger Joakim, Baritone: Traveller |
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| Palais Opéra, Liège, Espace Bavière, Boulevard de la Constitution, 4020 Liège, Belgium Sunday 9-Jun-13 03:00pm The première of Guillaume Tell by Grétry took place shortly after the French Revolution of 1789. The theme of a people in revolt against a repressive regime (in the original play, the Habsbourgs) will, therefore, have struck a chord with the Parisian audience at the time, as La Muette de Portici (Auber) did here, four decades later. But it was still necessary to transpose this icon into a comic opera. André-Modeste Grétry has highlighted, in this opera, the charms of harmony, melody and sparkling originality. A sweeping, profound style distinguishes its two finales, its situational arias, and, above all, its overture, in which he has managed to introduce the remarkable tune called the "Ranz des Vaches".
Guillaume Tell, the founding myth of Swiss freedom, is familiar to everyone: sentenced to prove his skill because he had refused to salute a bailiff's hat, the hero must pierce an apple placed on his son's head. In the Swiss legend, Guillaume Tell kills the notable to satisfy a thirst for vengeance. Is the freedom of men stronger than everything ?Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie Claudio Scimone, Conductor Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, Director Jean-guy Lecat, Set Designer Marc Laho, Baritone: Guillaume Tell (William) Anne-Catherine Gillet, Soprano: Madame Tell Lionel Lhote, Baritone: Gesler Liesbeth Devos, Soprano: Marie Patrick Delcour, Baritone: Melktal senior Stefan Cifolelli, Tenor: Melktal junior Roger Joakim, Baritone: Traveller | ||
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Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston, MA Handel's Almira Boston Early Music Festival |
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra Paul O'Dette, Director Stephen Stubbs, Director Gilbert Blin, Stage Director Veronica Cangemi, Soprano: Almira Amanda Forsythe, Soprano: Edilia Christian Immler, Bass: Consalvo Zachary Wilder, Tenor: Osman Colin Balzer, Tenor: Fernando Tyler Duncan, Bass: Raymondo Ulrike Hofbauer, Soprano: Bellante Jason McStoots, Tenor: Tabarco |
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| Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston, MA, Boston, MA 02111, United States Sunday 9-Jun-13 03:30pm Handel's Almira Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra Paul O'Dette, Director Stephen Stubbs, Director Gilbert Blin, Stage Director Veronica Cangemi, Soprano: Almira Amanda Forsythe, Soprano: Edilia Christian Immler, Bass: Consalvo Zachary Wilder, Tenor: Osman Colin Balzer, Tenor: Fernando Tyler Duncan, Bass: Raymondo Ulrike Hofbauer, Soprano: Bellante Jason McStoots, Tenor: Tabarco | ||
| Sunday 9-Jun-13 04:30pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Sunday 9-Jun-13 04:30pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
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Grange Park Opera, Northington, Winchester Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin Grange Park Opera |
Grange Park Opera Susan Gritton, Soprano: Tatyana Brett Polegato, Baritone: Eugene Onegin Robert Anthony Gardiner, Tenor: Lensky Frances Bourne, Mezzo-soprano: Olga Clive Bayley, Bass: Prince Gremin Anne-Marie Owens, Soprano: Madame Larina Kathleen Wilkinson, Mezzo-soprano: Philippyevna Stuart Kale, Tenor: Monsieur Triquet Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
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| Grange Park Opera, Northington, Winchester, Winchester SO24 9TG, United Kingdom Sunday 9-Jun-13 05:20pm Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin Public booking opens in FebruarySusan Gritton, Soprano: Tatyana Brett Polegato, Baritone: Eugene Onegin Robert Anthony Gardiner, Tenor: Lensky Frances Bourne, Mezzo-soprano: Olga Clive Bayley, Bass: Prince Gremin Anne-Marie Owens, Soprano: Madame Larina Kathleen Wilkinson, Mezzo-soprano: Philippyevna Stuart Kale, Tenor: Monsieur Triquet Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | ||
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National Theatre, Munich Simon Boccanegra |
Bavarian State Opera Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Dmitri Tcherniakov, Director Željko Lučić, Baritone: Simon Boccanegra Krassimira Stoyanova, Soprano: Maria Boccanegra (Amelia Grimaldi) Vitalij Kowaljow, Bass: Jacopo Fiesco Ramón Vargas, Tenor: Gabriele Adorno Levente Molnár, Baritone: Paolo Albiani |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Sunday 9-Jun-13 06:00pm In Italian with German surtitles.Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Dmitri Tcherniakov, Director Željko Lučić, Baritone: Simon Boccanegra Krassimira Stoyanova, Soprano: Maria Boccanegra (Amelia Grimaldi) Vitalij Kowaljow, Bass: Jacopo Fiesco Ramón Vargas, Tenor: Gabriele Adorno Levente Molnár, Baritone: Paolo Albiani | ||
| Sunday 9-Jun-13 06:00pm |
Theater Bonn Satyagraha |
Theater Bonn Ulrich Windfuhr, Conductor Silviu Purcarete, Director Helmut Stürmer, Set Designer/Costume Designer Sibylle Wagner, Choirmaster Mark Rosenthal, Tenor: M.K. Gandhi Sylvia Koke, Soprano: Miss Schlesen Mark Morouse, Baritone: Mr. Kallenbach Martin Tzonev, Bass-baritone: Parsi Rustomji Emiliya Ivanova, Soprano: Mrs Naidoo Beethoven Orchester Bonn |
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| Theater Bonn, Opernhaus/Werkstatt, , Am Boeselagerhof 1, , 53111 Bonn, Bonn, Germany Sunday 9-Jun-13 06:00pm Ulrich Windfuhr, Conductor Silviu Purcarete, Director Helmut Stürmer, Set Designer/Costume Designer Sibylle Wagner, Choirmaster Mark Rosenthal, Tenor: M.K. Gandhi Sylvia Koke, Soprano: Miss Schlesen Mark Morouse, Baritone: Mr. Kallenbach Martin Tzonev, Bass-baritone: Parsi Rustomji Emiliya Ivanova, Soprano: Mrs Naidoo Beethoven Orchester Bonn | ||
| Sunday 9-Jun-13 06:20pm |
Garsington Opera, High Wycombe Mozart's Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Garsington Opera |
Garsington Opera Company William Lacey, Conductor Daniel Slater, Director Francis O'Connor, Set Designer/Costume Designer Rebecca Nelsen, Soprano: Konstanze Norman Reinhardt, Tenor: Belmonte Susanna Andersson, Soprano: Blondchen Matthew Rose, Baritone: Osmin Mark Wilde, Tenor: Pedrillo |
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| Garsington Opera, High Wycombe, The Wormsley Estate, High Wycombe HP14 3YE, United Kingdom Sunday 9-Jun-13 06:20pm Mozart's Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem), K384 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)) William Lacey, Conductor Daniel Slater, Director Francis O'Connor, Set Designer/Costume Designer Rebecca Nelsen, Soprano: Konstanze Norman Reinhardt, Tenor: Belmonte Susanna Andersson, Soprano: Blondchen Matthew Rose, Baritone: Osmin Mark Wilde, Tenor: Pedrillo | ||
