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| Tuesday 11-Jun-13 |
 Staatsoper, ViennaLa 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 Tuesday 11-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 | ||
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London La 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 Tuesday 11-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 | ||
| Tuesday 11-Jun-13 05:20pm |
Grange Park Opera, Northington, Winchester Poulenc's Les Carmélites Grange Park Opera |
Grange Park Opera Matthew Stiff, Baritone: Marquis de la Force Hye-Youn Lee, Soprano: Blanche de la Force Nicky Spence, Tenor: Chevalier de la Force Anne-Marie Owens, Contralto: Madame de Croissy, the prioress Fiona Murphy, Soprano: Madame Lidoine, the new prioress Sara Fulgoni , Mezzo-soprano: Mother Marie Kathleen Wilkinson, Mezzo-soprano: Mother Jeanne Rosie Bell, Soprano: Sister Constance Olivia Ray, Soprano: Sister Mathilde |
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| Grange Park Opera, Northington, Winchester, Winchester SO24 9TG, United Kingdom Tuesday 11-Jun-13 05:20pm Poulenc's Les Carmélites Public booking opens in FebruaryMatthew Stiff, Baritone: Marquis de la Force Hye-Youn Lee, Soprano: Blanche de la Force Nicky Spence, Tenor: Chevalier de la Force Anne-Marie Owens, Contralto: Madame de Croissy, the prioress Fiona Murphy, Soprano: Madame Lidoine, the new prioress Sara Fulgoni , Mezzo-soprano: Mother Marie Kathleen Wilkinson, Mezzo-soprano: Mother Jeanne Rosie Bell, Soprano: Sister Constance Olivia Ray, Soprano: Sister Mathilde | ||
| Tuesday 11-Jun-13 07:00pm |
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 Tuesday 11-Jun-13 07:00pm 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 | ||
| Tuesday 11-Jun-13 07:00pm |
La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall, Brussels Così fan tutte |
La Monnaie | De Munt Thomas Rösner, 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 Tuesday 11-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 Thomas Rösner, 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 | ||
| Tuesday 11-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Marktkirche, Halle Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63 Händel Festival Halle |
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| Marktkirche, Halle, An der Marienkirche 2, 06108 Halle, Germany Tuesday 11-Jun-13 07:30pm Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63 Tickets: 45, 35, 20 € | ||
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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 Tuesday 11-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 | ||
| Tuesday 11-Jun-13 08:00pm |
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA Tales of Hoffmann |
San Francisco Opera Company Patrick Fournillier, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Matthew Polenzani, Tenor: Hoffmann Natalie Dessay, Soprano: Antonia Hye Jung Lee, Soprano: Olympia Irene Roberts, Mezzo-soprano: Giulietta Jennifer Cherest, Soprano: Stella Alice Coote, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse Christian Van Horn, Bass-baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto Steven Cole, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz |
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| War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, 94102, United States Tuesday 11-Jun-13 08:00pm Sung in French with English supertitles. Approximate running time: 3 hours, 30 minutes including two intermissions. Co-production with Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) Patrick Fournillier, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Matthew Polenzani, Tenor: Hoffmann Natalie Dessay, Soprano: Antonia Hye Jung Lee, Soprano: Olympia Irene Roberts, Mezzo-soprano: Giulietta Jennifer Cherest, Soprano: Stella Alice Coote, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse Christian Van Horn, Bass-baritone: Lindorff/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto Steven Cole, Tenor: Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio /Frantz | ||
| Tuesday 11-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 Tuesday 11-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 | ||
| Tuesday 11-Jun-13 08:00pm |
The NSD Theater, New York City, NY Figaro! (90210) in concert |
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| The NSD Theater, New York City, NY, 151 Bank St, New York City, 10014, United States Tuesday 11-Jun-13 08:00pm Figaro! (90210) in concert | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 |
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 Wednesday 12-Jun-13 Margarethe Wallmann, Director Dan Ettinger, Conductor Martina Serafin, Soprano: Floria Tosca Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi Albert Dohmen, Bass-baritone: Baron Scarpia | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 05:10pm |
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 Wednesday 12-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 | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 05:20pm |
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 Wednesday 12-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 | ||
| Wednesday 12-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 Janice Baird, 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 Wednesday 12-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 Janice Baird, 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 | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Oper Halle Alcina HWV 34 Händel Festival Halle |
Bernhard Forck, Conductor Andrei Woron, Set Designer/Costume Designer/Director Martin Stiefermann, Choreography/Director Romelia Lichtenstein, Soprano: Alcina Hagen Matzeit, Mezzo-soprano: Ruggiero Ines Lex, Soprano: Morgana Sandra Maxheimer, Mezzo-soprano: Bradamante Michael Smallwood, Tenor: Oronte Ki-Hyun Park, Bass: Melisso Jeffrey Kim, Boy soprano: Oberto Händelfestspielorchester Halle |
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| Oper Halle, Universitätsring 24, Halle, Germany Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm Alcina HWV 34 Tickets: 50, 40, 25 €. Performed in original Italian. Bernhard Forck, Conductor Andrei Woron, Set Designer/Costume Designer/Director Martin Stiefermann, Choreography/Director Romelia Lichtenstein, Soprano: Alcina Hagen Matzeit, Mezzo-soprano: Ruggiero Ines Lex, Soprano: Morgana Sandra Maxheimer, Mezzo-soprano: Bradamante Michael Smallwood, Tenor: Oronte Ki-Hyun Park, Bass: Melisso Jeffrey Kim, Boy soprano: Oberto Händelfestspielorchester Halle | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Latvian National Opera, Riga Lucia di Lammermoor Riga Opera Festival |
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| Latvian National Opera, Riga, Riga LV-1050, Latvia Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm Lucia di Lammermoor’s plot is loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor. The fragile Lucia is caught in a feud between two noble Scottish families. Her dreams of happiness and love fall to pieces in the desperate race for power and fortune... Lucia di Lammermoor is Gaetano Donizzeti’s most celebrated opera; the main reason for its popularity over nearly two centuries rests on one moment – the famous mad scene for the heroine ¬Lucia | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm |
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 Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm 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 | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Guildhall School Theatre, London Britten: Owen Wingrave |
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| Guildhall School Theatre, London, Silk Street,, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT, United Kingdom Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm Britten: Owen Wingrave | ||
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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 Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm 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 | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Rusalka |
Zurich Opera Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Conductor Matthias Hartmann, Director Karl-Ernst Herrmann, Set Designer Ekaterina Scherbachenko, Soprano: Rusalka Pavel Cernoch, Tenor: Prince Liliana Nikiteanu, Alto: Jezibaba, the Witch Christof Fischesser, Bass: Vodnik, the water goblin Michelle Breedt, Mezzo-soprano: Foreign Princess |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm In Czech with German and English surtitles.Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Conductor Matthias Hartmann, Director Karl-Ernst Herrmann, Set Designer Ekaterina Scherbachenko, Soprano: Rusalka Pavel Cernoch, Tenor: Prince Liliana Nikiteanu, Alto: Jezibaba, the Witch Christof Fischesser, Bass: Vodnik, the water goblin Michelle Breedt, Mezzo-soprano: Foreign Princess | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:15pm |
Birmingham Hippodrome Wagner Dream |
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| Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham B5 4TB, United Kingdom Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:15pm Wagner Dream Programme not known | ||
| Wednesday 12-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 Wednesday 12-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 | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:30pm |
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 Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:30pm 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 | ||
| Wednesday 12-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 Wednesday 12-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 | ||
| Thursday 13-Jun-13 |
Staatsoper, Vienna Tristan and Isolde |
Vienna State Opera Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor David McVicar, Director Peter Seiffert, Tenor: Tristan Nina Stemme, Soprano: Isolde |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Thursday 13-Jun-13 Check start time of performance. Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor David McVicar, Director Peter Seiffert, Tenor: Tristan Nina Stemme, Soprano: Isolde | ||
| Thursday 13-Jun-13 05:30pm |
Birmingham Hippodrome 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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| Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham B5 4TB, United Kingdom Thursday 13-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 | ||
| Thursday 13-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 Thursday 13-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 | ||
| Thursday 13-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 Guy de Mey, Tenor: Dancing Master |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Thursday 13-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 Guy de Mey, Tenor: Dancing Master | ||
| Thursday 13-Jun-13 06:30pm |
Artscape Opera House, Cape Town Two:30 - taking place in a secret location |
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| Artscape Opera House, Cape Town, D F Malan Street, Foreshore, Cape Town 8001, South Africa Thursday 13-Jun-13 06:30pm Two:30 - taking place in a secret location Presented by Cape Town Opera in collaboration with Stockholm’s University College of Opera.This event takes place at a secret location, leaving from Artscape at 18:30. The ticket price includes the cost of transport to and from the venue. Booking opens on 25th March
Two new short operas from South Africa and Sweden premiere in Stockholm, before travelling to Cape Town “All is a procession. The universe is a procession with measured and perfect motion.”.
In 2010, CTO’s hugely popular Five:20 – Operas Made in South Africa initiative assembled five newly commissioned works by local composers and librettists. Now the project goes international in an exciting North-South collaboration, as CTO teams up with Stockholm’s University College of Opera to present a pair of cutting-edge thirty-minute operas. Swedish composer Carl Unander-Scharin brings his innovative use of technology in performance to a setting of Walt Whitman’s I Sing the Body Electric, while Philip Miller creates a haunting exploration of the realities of working underground in a mine in Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Dictionary of a Mining Accident. | ||
| Thursday 13-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Latvian National Opera, Riga Tosca Riga Opera Festival |
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| Latvian National Opera, Riga, Riga LV-1050, Latvia Thursday 13-Jun-13 07:00pm Giacomo Puccini's Tosca is a tale about the battle between higher ideals and desires, the new and the old, and true love and true hate. In this production by director Dmitri Bertman, the colorful interiors of Rome set the stage for the passions felt by the opera diva Floria Tosca and the artist Cavaradossi, as well as for the complex relationship between Tosca and secret-police chief Scarpia, which, in the last act, plays out in an environment certainly atypical of Puccini's operas: Tosca's subconscious.Giacomo Puccini’s opera Tosca is an intense tale of the battle between higher ideas and desires, the new and the old, and true love and true hate. | ||
| Thursday 13-Jun-13 07:30pm |
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 Thursday 13-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 | ||
| Thursday 13-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH Don Giovanni |
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| Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati, 45202, United States Thursday 13-Jun-13 07:30pm | ||
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Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Le Vin Herbé |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Thursday 13-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. | ||
| Thursday 13-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 Thursday 13-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 | ||
| Thursday 13-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 Thursday 13-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 | ||
| Thursday 13-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Vondelkerk, Amsterdam The Young Opera per Tutti! voor iedereen! |
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| Vondelkerk, Amsterdam, Vondelstraat 120d, Amsterdam 1054 GS, Netherlands Thursday 13-Jun-13 08:15pm The Young Opera per Tutti! voor iedereen! Programme not known | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 |
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 Tae-Joong Yang, Baritone: Figaro |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Friday 14-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 Tae-Joong Yang, Baritone: Figaro | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 05:10pm |
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 Friday 14-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 | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 05:20pm |
Grange Park Opera, Northington, Winchester Poulenc's Les Carmélites Grange Park Opera |
Grange Park Opera Matthew Stiff, Baritone: Marquis de la Force Hye-Youn Lee, Soprano: Blanche de la Force Nicky Spence, Tenor: Chevalier de la Force Anne-Marie Owens, Contralto: Madame de Croissy, the prioress Fiona Murphy, Soprano: Madame Lidoine, the new prioress Sara Fulgoni , Mezzo-soprano: Mother Marie Kathleen Wilkinson, Mezzo-soprano: Mother Jeanne Rosie Bell, Soprano: Sister Constance Olivia Ray, Soprano: Sister Mathilde |
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| Grange Park Opera, Northington, Winchester, Winchester SO24 9TG, United Kingdom Friday 14-Jun-13 05:20pm Poulenc's Les Carmélites Public booking opens in FebruaryMatthew Stiff, Baritone: Marquis de la Force Hye-Youn Lee, Soprano: Blanche de la Force Nicky Spence, Tenor: Chevalier de la Force Anne-Marie Owens, Contralto: Madame de Croissy, the prioress Fiona Murphy, Soprano: Madame Lidoine, the new prioress Sara Fulgoni , Mezzo-soprano: Mother Marie Kathleen Wilkinson, Mezzo-soprano: Mother Jeanne Rosie Bell, Soprano: Sister Constance Olivia Ray, Soprano: Sister Mathilde | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 06:30pm |
Artscape Opera House, Cape Town Two:30 - taking place in a secret location |
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| Artscape Opera House, Cape Town, D F Malan Street, Foreshore, Cape Town 8001, South Africa Friday 14-Jun-13 06:30pm Two:30 - taking place in a secret location Presented by Cape Town Opera in collaboration with Stockholm’s University College of Opera.This event takes place at a secret location, leaving from Artscape at 18:30. The ticket price includes the cost of transport to and from the venue. Booking opens on 25th March
Two new short operas from South Africa and Sweden premiere in Stockholm, before travelling to Cape Town “All is a procession. The universe is a procession with measured and perfect motion.”.
In 2010, CTO’s hugely popular Five:20 – Operas Made in South Africa initiative assembled five newly commissioned works by local composers and librettists. Now the project goes international in an exciting North-South collaboration, as CTO teams up with Stockholm’s University College of Opera to present a pair of cutting-edge thirty-minute operas. Swedish composer Carl Unander-Scharin brings his innovative use of technology in performance to a setting of Walt Whitman’s I Sing the Body Electric, while Philip Miller creates a haunting exploration of the realities of working underground in a mine in Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Dictionary of a Mining Accident. | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 07:00pm |
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 Friday 14-Jun-13 07:00pm 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 | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Harriet Island Pavilion, Saint Paul, MN Minnesota Opera's Opera Under the Stars: La bohème |
 Minnesota Opera Leonardo Vordoni, Conductor Harold Meers, Tenor: Rodolfo Karin Wolverton, Soprano: Mimì Andrew Wilkowske, Baritone: Marcello Rodolfo Nieto, Bass: Colline Christie Hageman, Soprano: Musetta Brad Benoit, Tenor: Parpignol |
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| Harriet Island Pavilion, Saint Paul, MN, 200 Dr. Justus Ohage Blvd, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, United States Friday 14-Jun-13 07:00pm Minnesota Opera's Opera Under the Stars: La bohème La Bohème (Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)) (In appreciation for five decades of generous community support, Minnesota Opera presents three free outdoor concert performances) Leonardo Vordoni, Conductor Harold Meers, Tenor: Rodolfo Karin Wolverton, Soprano: Mimì Andrew Wilkowske, Baritone: Marcello Rodolfo Nieto, Bass: Colline Christie Hageman, Soprano: Musetta Brad Benoit, Tenor: Parpignol | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 07:00pm |
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 Friday 14-Jun-13 07:00pm 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 | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Oper Halle Almira, Königin von Kastilien HWV 1 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 14-Jun-13 07:00pm Almira, Königin von Kastilien HWV 1 Tickets 65, 50, 35€ 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 14-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Goethe-Theater, Bad Lauchstädt Acis and Galatea HWV 49b (Premiere) Händel Festival Halle |
Sebastian Breuing, Conductor Ute M Engelhardt, Stage Director Catalina Bertucci, Soprano: Galatea Harald Maiers, Tenor: Acis Lukasz Konieczny, Bass: Polyphemus Hannah Medlam, Soprano: Clori Sibylla Maria Müller, Alto: Dorinda Monika Reinhard, Soprano: Eurilla Julia Spies, Mezzo-soprano: Filli Wolfgang Klose, Narrator: Silvio Concert Royal Köln |
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| Goethe-Theater, Bad Lauchstädt, Querfurter Str. 14, 06246 Bad Lauchstädt, Germany Friday 14-Jun-13 07:00pm Acis and Galatea HWV 49b (Premiere) Tickets: 65, 55, 25€ Sebastian Breuing, Conductor Ute M Engelhardt, Stage Director Catalina Bertucci, Soprano: Galatea Harald Maiers, Tenor: Acis Lukasz Konieczny, Bass: Polyphemus Hannah Medlam, Soprano: Clori Sibylla Maria Müller, Alto: Dorinda Monika Reinhard, Soprano: Eurilla Julia Spies, Mezzo-soprano: Filli Wolfgang Klose, Narrator: Silvio Concert Royal Köln | ||
| Friday 14-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 14-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 | ||
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Latvian National Opera, Riga Dauka Riga Opera Festival |
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| Latvian National Opera, Riga, Riga LV-1050, Latvia Friday 14-Jun-13 07:00pm As in the previous season, the Latvian National Opera will continue the popularization of Latvian opera music. Andris Dzenītis is one of the most talented, multi-faceted and internationally successful new Latvian composers. The main character of his new opera is an archetypal hero forever searching for the end of the horizon, walking a path that forever runs through ectasy and catasrophe. In this take on the story, Dauka is no longer a naive child, but an adult, who leaves materialistic society behind only to be met with unsurpassable resistance in his challenging adventures in the vast spirit world. Poet Kārlis Vērdiņš’ libreto is based on the classic children’s tale by Sudraba Edžus, interweaving modern timbral and textural discoveries with a viscerally Latvian feeling. | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 07:15pm |
Birmingham Hippodrome Madam Butterfly |
Welsh National Opera Cheryl Barker, Soprano: Cio Cio San (Madama Butterfly) Gwyn Hughes Jones, Tenor: Pinkerton Claire Bradshaw, Mezzo-soprano: Suzuki Julian Close, Bass: The Bonze |
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| Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham B5 4TB, United Kingdom Friday 14-Jun-13 07:15pm Madam Butterfly Cheryl Barker, Soprano: Cio Cio San (Madama Butterfly) Gwyn Hughes Jones, Tenor: Pinkerton Claire Bradshaw, Mezzo-soprano: Suzuki Julian Close, Bass: The Bonze | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Death in Venice |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Friday 14-Jun-13 07:30pm Two unspoken themes run throughout Britten’s much-admired opera: the impossible passion that a troubled writer forms for a fellow hotel guest, and the cholera epidemic which the authorities are all too keen to hush up. In Death in Venice, Britten revisits the subject of corruption of youth and innocence that so fascinated him and delivers a haunting theatrical experience of consummate power.
Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera celebrates the composer’s centenary year and reaffirms ENO’s position as the world’s leading producer of his operas. This production reunites award-winning director Warner with ENO Music Director Edward Gardner, who returns to Britten following ENO’s productions of Billy Budd (2012) and Peter Grimes (2009), for which his conducting was described as ‘deeply musical’ (Financial Times).
Tickets £16 - £99.Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo | ||
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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 Friday 14-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 | ||
