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| Monday 15-Mar-10 18:00 |
 Oslo Opera House, Main StageTannhäuser |
Norwegian Opera Christian Badea, Conductor Stefan Herheim, Director John Keyes, Tenor: Tannhäuser Elisabet Strid, Soprano: Elisabeth Judit Németh, Mezzo-soprano: Venus Magne Fremmerlid, Bass: Landgraf Hermann Olaf Bär, Baritone: Wolfram von Eschenbach Norwegian Opera Orchestra |
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| Oslo Opera House, Main Stage, Oslo, Norway Monday 15-Mar-10 18:00 Norwegian Opera Sung in German with Norwegian and English subtitles. Running time about 5 hours. Since he visited the The Norwegian National Opera with Julius Caesar in 2005 and 2007, Stefan Herheim has strengthened his position as one of Europe's most exciting directors. In March he returns with a major new production of Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser. This work has been long in the making. Tannhäuser's opening night in Dresden in 1845 was a triumph. However, Richard Wagner was never entirely happy with it and revised the opera several times. Fifteen years after the first performance he radically extended the mount of Venus scene and introduced this with a ballet in a groundbreaking new tonal language. This led to the most infamous scandal in opera history. That was in Paris in March 1860, and exactly 150 years later the National Opera is presenting this version for the first time in Norway. In his possessed quest for his true self, Wagner's antihero, the minnesinger Tannhäuser, is torn between lustful ecstasy and deep devotion – brought to life through Venus, the erotic goddess, and Elisabeth, who represents pure, devotional love. Tannhäuser is brutally wrenched between these extreme opposites. In his despair he sets out on a pilgrim journey to the Pope in Rome to receive absolution. One of the numerous musical highlights in this work is his account of this painful experience. Christian Badea, Conductor Stefan Herheim, Director John Keyes, Tenor: Tannhäuser Elisabet Strid, Soprano: Elisabeth Judit Németh, Mezzo-soprano: Venus Magne Fremmerlid, Bass: Landgraf Hermann Olaf Bär, Baritone: Wolfram von Eschenbach Norwegian Opera Orchestra | ||
| Monday 15-Mar-10 18:30 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Tamerlano |
Royal Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Graham Vick, Director Christianne Stotijn, Mezzo-soprano: Tamerlano Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Andronico Plácido Domingo, Tenor: Bajazet Christine Schäfer, Soprano: Asteria Renata Pokupic, Mezzo-soprano: Irene Vito Priante, Bass: Leone |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Monday 15-Mar-10 18:30 Royal Opera Sung in Italian with English Surtitles. Ivor Bolton, Conductor Graham Vick, Director Christianne Stotijn, Mezzo-soprano: Tamerlano Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Andronico Plácido Domingo, Tenor: Bajazet Christine Schäfer, Soprano: Asteria Renata Pokupic, Mezzo-soprano: Irene Vito Priante, Bass: Leone | ||
| Monday 15-Mar-10 19:30 |
Staatsoper, Vienna Arabella |
Vienna State Opera Ulf Schirmer, Conductor Adrianne Pieczonka, Soprano: Arabella Genia Kühmeier, Soprano: Zdenka Johan Reuter, Baritone: Mandryka Michael Schade, Tenor: Matteo |
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| Staatsoper, 1010 Vienna, Austria Monday 15-Mar-10 19:30 Vienna State Opera Check time of performance. Ulf Schirmer, Conductor Adrianne Pieczonka, Soprano: Arabella Genia Kühmeier, Soprano: Zdenka Johan Reuter, Baritone: Mandryka Michael Schade, Tenor: Matteo | ||
| Monday 15-Mar-10 19:30 |
Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL The Marriage of Figaro |
Edward Gardner, Conductor Herbert Kellner, Director Mariusz Kwiecien, Baritone: Count Almaviva Danielle de Niese, Soprano: Susanna Anne Schwanewilms, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Figaro Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano: Cherubino Andrea Silvestrelli, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Diana Montague, Mezzo-soprano: Marcellina Keith Jameson, Tenor: Don Basilio |
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| Civic Opera House, Chicago IL60606, United States Monday 15-Mar-10 19:30 In Italian with projected English translations. “La folle journée” (“The Crazy Day”) was the subtitle of Beaumarchais’ comedy on which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart based his opera, one of the greatest creations in the entire repertoire. It centers on a single frantic day in the life of Aguas Frescas, the castle of Count Almaviva. The Count has designs on Susanna, maid of the Countess. Susanna is to be married this very day to the count’s valet, Figaro, which doesn’t stand in the way of the Count’s keeping an assignation with her. But he reckons without Figaro and Susanna who – aided by the Countess – conspire to teach the philandering Count a lesson. Others figuring prominently in the plot are the amorous young page, Cherubino; an older couple, Dr. Bartolo and Marcellina, who turn out to be Figaro’s parents, to his amazement; Susanna’s devious music master, Basilio; and Antonio, the Count’s gardener. Edward Gardner, Conductor Herbert Kellner, Director Mariusz Kwiecien, Baritone: Count Almaviva Danielle de Niese, Soprano: Susanna Anne Schwanewilms, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Figaro Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano: Cherubino Andrea Silvestrelli, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Diana Montague, Mezzo-soprano: Marcellina Keith Jameson, Tenor: Don Basilio | ||
| Monday 15-Mar-10 19:30 |
The London Coliseum Katya Kabanova |
English National Opera Mark Wigglesworth, Conductor David Alden, Director Patricia Racette, Soprano: Katya Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Kabanija Anna Grevelius, Mezzo-soprano: Varvara Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Boris Alfie Boe, Tenor: Kudriash John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Tichon |
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| The London Coliseum, London, United Kingdom Monday 15-Mar-10 19:30 English National Opera David Alden follows his double Olivier Award-winning production of Janacek's Jenufa with a new staging of the Czech composer's later lyrical masterpiece, Katya Kabanova. A claustrophobically intense yet heart-rending study of sexual morality within a close-knit community, it was inspired by Janacek's erotic obsession with a younger married woman. Stunning singing actress Patricia Racette makes her ENO debut as the passionate soul trapped in a loveless marriage, with Stuart Skelton (a sensational Peter Grimes in another Alden staging in 2009) as the stranger who offers her a brief hope of happiness. Janacek's most lyrically emotional score is conducted by Mark Wigglesworth with an outstanding cast also featuring Susan Bickley, Clive Bayley, John Graham-Hall, Anna Grevelius and Alfie Boe. Mark Wigglesworth, Conductor David Alden, Director Patricia Racette, Soprano: Katya Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Kabanija Anna Grevelius, Mezzo-soprano: Varvara Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Boris Alfie Boe, Tenor: Kudriash John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Tichon | ||
| Monday 15-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre Tosca |
Opera Australia Christopher Alden, Director Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Carlo Barricelli, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan Andrea Licata, Conductor Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Monday 15-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Christopher Alden, Director Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Carlo Barricelli, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan Andrea Licata, Conductor Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Monday 15-Mar-10 20:00 |
Kopleff Recital Hall, Atlanta, GA Bent Frequency - The Music of Georges Aperghis |
Works by Aperghis Bent Frequency Haleh Abghari, Soprano |
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| Kopleff Recital Hall, 10 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta 30303, United States Monday 15-Mar-10 20:00 Bent Frequency - The Music of Georges Aperghis The delightfully idiosyncratic works of composer Georges Aperghis are recognized as some of the most groundbreaking combinations of the theatrical and musical worlds. This concert is a part of the Odysseia Symposium: A Celebration of Modern Greek Literature, Art and Music: March 15 - 21, 2010. Sponsored by the GSU School of Music and the Center for Hellenic Studies and made possible through generous support of the Center for Collaborative and International Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences and the French American Fund for Contemporary Music, a program of FACE with major support from SACEM and BMG Music Publishing. Works by Aperghis, Georges (b. 1945) Bent Frequency Haleh Abghari, Soprano Price type: Free | ||
| Monday 15-Mar-10 20:00 |
Konzerthaus: Großer Saal, Berlin Staatskapelle and Lang Lang |
Lang Lang, Piano Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Staatskapelle Berlin Angela Denoke, Soprano Eberhard Friedrich, Choirmaster Staatsopernchor Berlin |
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| Konzerthaus: Großer Saal, Berlin, Germany Monday 15-Mar-10 20:00 Staatskapelle and Lang Lang Lang Lang, Piano Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Staatskapelle Berlin Angela Denoke, Soprano Eberhard Friedrich, Choirmaster Staatsopernchor Berlin | ||
| Monday 15-Mar-10 20:00 |
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris Diana Damrau, soprano |
Works by Rachmaninov Works by Liszt Works by Strauss R. Diana Damrau, Soprano Helmut Deutsch, Piano |
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| Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France Monday 15-Mar-10 20:00 Diana Damrau, soprano Works by Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943) Works by Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) Works by Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) Diana Damrau, Soprano Helmut Deutsch, Piano | ||
| Monday 15-Mar-10 20:00 |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Attila |
Metropolitan Opera Riccardo Muti, Conductor Ildar Abdrazakov, Bass: Attila Ramón Vargas, Tenor: Foresto Violeta Urmana, Soprano: Odabella Carlos Alvarez, Baritone: Ezio |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City 10023, United States Monday 15-Mar-10 20:00 Metropolitan Opera Riccardo Muti, a champion of the Verdian tradition, makes his Met debut with one of the composer’s rousing early operas. This story of civilization’s encounter with barbarism is explored in a new production by director Pierre Audi. Some of the brightest lights in contemporary design, including Miuccia Prada and the architecture team of Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron (the 2008 Beijing Olympics “Bird’s Nest” stadium), have created the costumes and scenery. “Our approach is to stay very close to the descriptions supported by Verdi: destruction, rubble, lagoon, forest, darkness—all in a very naturalistic way,” explain Herzog and de Meuron. Ildar Abdrazakov sings the title role, joined by Violeta Urmana, Ramón Vargas, and Carlos Alvarez. Riccardo Muti, Conductor Ildar Abdrazakov, Bass: Attila Ramón Vargas, Tenor: Foresto Violeta Urmana, Soprano: Odabella Carlos Alvarez, Baritone: Ezio | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 12:45 |
Upper Chapel, Sheffield Music in the Round - Caroline MacPhie & Joseph Middleton |
Caroline McPhie, Soprano Joseph Middleton, Piano |
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| Upper Chapel, Sheffield S1 2JD, United Kingdom Tuesday 16-Mar-10 12:45 Music in the Round - Caroline MacPhie & Joseph Middleton Tickets: £9 / £6.50 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students, available from the Lyceum Box Office, online at Sheffield Theatres or on the door at the Upper Chapel. We’re thrilled to welcome young soprano Caroline MacPhie to our lunchtime concert series. A rising star in both the world of opera and recital, in 2008 she won first prize in the Emmy Destinn Awards. Lunchtime Concert Offer: Book 4 concerts for the price of 3. Caroline McPhie, Soprano Joseph Middleton, Piano | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 |
Theater an der Wien, Vienna Iphigénie en Tauride |
Harry Bicket, Conductor Torsten Fischer, Director Véronique Gens, Soprano: Iphigénie Andrew Schroeder, Bass: Thoas, King of Scythia Stéphane Degout, Bass: Oreste Rainer Trost, Tenor: Pylade Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Choir |
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| Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 Sung in French with German surtitles. Harry Bicket, Conductor Torsten Fischer, Director Véronique Gens, Soprano: Iphigénie Andrew Schroeder, Bass: Thoas, King of Scythia Stéphane Degout, Bass: Oreste Rainer Trost, Tenor: Pylade Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Choir | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 |
Opernhaus, Zürich The Tales of Hoffmann |
Zurich Opera Zurich Opera Orchestra Zurich Opera Chorus David Zinman, Conductor Elena Mosuc, Soprano: Olympia/Giulietta/Antonia/Stella Michelle Breedt, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse Vittorio Grigolo, Tenor: Hoffmann Laurent Naouri, Bass: Lindorf/ Coppélius/ Miracle/ Dapertutto |
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| Opernhaus, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 The Tales of Hoffmann Zurich Opera In my opinion, Jacques Offenbach is the third great musical dramatist after Mozart and Verdi. He led humorous musical theatre into its true paradise. Just as the tragedian Verdi took his leave of the world with a humorous piece, this equal master of the humorous bade farewell to the world with a serious opera. However consummate we may find “Les Contes d’Hoffmann”, we must be aware that work on the score was not completed, and that Offenbach certainly had a great deal in mind that he was unable to realise. We are thus close to many a secret when we hear “Les Contes d’Hoffmann”. Hans Weigel. Zurich Opera Orchestra Zurich Opera Chorus David Zinman, Conductor Elena Mosuc, Soprano: Olympia/Giulietta/Antonia/Stella Michelle Breedt, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse Vittorio Grigolo, Tenor: Hoffmann Laurent Naouri, Bass: Lindorf/ Coppélius/ Miracle/ Dapertutto | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 |
Dresden Staatskapelle Tosca |
Dresden State Opera Staatsopernchor Dresden Norma Fantini, Soprano: Floria Tosca Aleksandrs Antonenko, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi Lucio Gallo, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Tomislav Lucic, Bass: Cesare Angelotti Dirk Kaftan, Conductor |
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| Dresden Staatskapelle, D 01067 Dresden, Germany Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 Dresden State Opera Performed in Italian with German surtitles The painter Cavaradossi helps the escaped prisoner of state Angelotti. The police chief Scarpia is after Cavaradossi’s capricious sweetheart, the singer Tosca. He brings together her jealousy and tendency to histrionics with his own interests in making her his own, and at the same time clearing his rival Cavaradossi and his political opponent Angelotti out of the way. A diabolical game begins, in which Tosca recognises to late that it is not she who is deceiving Scarpia, but him deceiving her. She betrays Angelotti, who commits suicide. Scarpia promises her a mock execution of Cavaradossi, who helped Angelotti escape. When the time comes for her to pay the price – belonging to him – she kills him. The mock execution turns out to be a deception. Tosca kills herself. Staatsopernchor Dresden Norma Fantini, Soprano: Floria Tosca Aleksandrs Antonenko, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi Lucio Gallo, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Tomislav Lucic, Bass: Cesare Angelotti Dirk Kaftan, Conductor | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 |
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall Academy of Ancient Music |
Academy of Ancient Music Pavlo Beznosiuk, Director Daniel Taylor, Countertenor Carolyn Sampson, Soprano |
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| Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Ul. Sienkiewicza 10, Warsaw, Poland Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 Academy of Ancient Music Academy of Ancient Music Pavlo Beznosiuk, Director Daniel Taylor, Countertenor Carolyn Sampson, Soprano | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 |
San Diego Civic Theatre, San Diego, CA Romeo and Juliet |
San Diego Opera Stephen Costello, Tenor: Roméo Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Juliette David Adam Moore, Tenor: Mercutio Karen Keltner, Conductor |
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| San Diego Civic Theatre, San Diego 92101, United States Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 Romeo and Juliet San Diego Opera Stephen Costello, Tenor: Roméo Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Juliette David Adam Moore, Tenor: Mercutio Karen Keltner, Conductor | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 |
Teatro La Fenice, Venice Dido and Aeneas |
Venice Opera Attilio Cremonesi, Conductor Orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice Ann Hallenberg, Mezzo-soprano: Dido Cristina Ferri, Soprano: Belinda Marlin Miller, Tenor: Aeneas |
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| Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:00 Venice Opera Attilio Cremonesi, Conductor Orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice Ann Hallenberg, Mezzo-soprano: Dido Cristina Ferri, Soprano: Belinda Marlin Miller, Tenor: Aeneas | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 |
Cadogan Hall, London Chilcott Requiem and Beethoven Mass in C |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Nicholas Cleobury, Conductor Elizabeth Atherton, Soprano Wendy Dawn Thompson, Mezzo-soprano Andrew Kennedy, Tenor Derek Welton, Bass Oxford Bach Choir |
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| Cadogan Hall, London SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 Chilcott Requiem and Beethoven Mass in C Beethoven's Mass in C is a beautiful and outgoing work, stirring and contemplative, offering hope and consolation. Bob Chilcott has composed a modern and accessible counterpart, taking texts from the traditional Requiem and from the Book of Common Prayer. In this reflective and uplifting work for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Chilcott uses the same scoring as did Beethoven, and should beguile and inspire listeners. Meet the artists, free pre-concert talk from 6.30pm presented by Edward Seckerson. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Nicholas Cleobury, Conductor Elizabeth Atherton, Soprano Wendy Dawn Thompson, Mezzo-soprano Andrew Kennedy, Tenor Derek Welton, Bass Oxford Bach Choir | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 |
Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm Die Fledermaus |
Royal Swedish Opera Royal Swedish Opera Chorus Johannes Gustavsson, Conductor Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, Baritone: Dr. Falke Anders Larsson, Baritone: Dr. Falke Jonas Degerfeldt, Tenor: Alfred Michael Weinius, Tenor: Alfred Marianne Hellgren Staykov, Soprano: Adele Jesper Taube, Tenor: Baron von Eisenstein Johan Falkman, Tenor: Baron von Eisenstein Lena Nordin, Soprano: Rosalinde Emma Vetter, Soprano: Rosalinde |
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| Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm S-103 22, Sweden Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 Royal Swedish Opera Royal Swedish Opera Chorus Johannes Gustavsson, Conductor Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, Baritone: Dr. Falke Anders Larsson, Baritone: Dr. Falke Jonas Degerfeldt, Tenor: Alfred Michael Weinius, Tenor: Alfred Marianne Hellgren Staykov, Soprano: Adele Jesper Taube, Tenor: Baron von Eisenstein Johan Falkman, Tenor: Baron von Eisenstein Lena Nordin, Soprano: Rosalinde Emma Vetter, Soprano: Rosalinde | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 |
The London Coliseum The Elixir of Love |
English National Opera Pablo Heras Casado, Conductor Jonathan Miller, Director Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Adina John Tessier, Tenor: Nemorino Andrew Shore, Bass: Dulcamara David Kempster, Bass: Belcore Julia Sporsen, Soprano: Giannetta |
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| The London Coliseum, London, United Kingdom Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 The Elixir of Love English National Opera The most often performed opera in Italy for two decades after its premiere, Donizetti's The Elixir of Love is still the most popular operatic ‘rom com' of all. Jonathan Miller's staging affectionately relocates the action from 19th century rural Italy to small-town ‘50s America. One of today's highest-flying young lyric tenors, John Tessier made a sensational ENO debut in the 2008 revival of Rossini's The Barber of Seville; he now returns as Nemorino, the lovesick young mechanic who believes that a travelling salesman (played by comic maestro AndrewShore) really can cure his broken heart. With The Elixir of Love running alongside Lucia di Lammermoor, ENO audiences have a rare chance to relish both the comic and tragic sides of Donizetti's operatic genius. Pablo Heras Casado, Conductor Jonathan Miller, Director Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Adina John Tessier, Tenor: Nemorino Andrew Shore, Bass: Dulcamara David Kempster, Bass: Belcore Julia Sporsen, Soprano: Giannetta | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 |
Heart of Hawick: Tower Mill Opera Highlights |
Scottish Opera Miranda Sinani, Soprano Louise Collett, Mezzo-soprano Adrian Ward, Tenor Robert Tucker, Baritone |
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| Heart of Hawick: Tower Mill, Kirkstile, Hawick TD9 0AE, United Kingdom Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Highlights Scottish Opera We’re hitting the road once more this February with our Opera Highlights tour, an entertaining night out filled with energy, versatility and plenty of humour. Four fantastic young singers introduce a line-up of excerpts from well-known operas combined with some delightful surprises from lesser-known works. A favourite with audiences across Scotland, this gem of an evening has something for everyone, from seasoned fans to opera first-timers. Featuring a mixture of operatic styles including arias, duets and ensembles from operas like Puccini’s La bohème, Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet as well as music by Handel, Rossini, Gilbert and Sullivan, Saint-Saëns and Bernstein. This year’s cast includes two Scottish Opera Emerging Artists, soprano Miranda Sinani and mezzo-soprano Louise Collett, who are both performing for the company throughout the 2009/10 season, tenor Adrian Ward, winner of the 2008 Royal Over-Seas League vocal section prize and baritone Robert Tucker, a recent Emerging Performer at the Australian Opera Studio. With accompaniment provided by Ruth Wilkinson on piano, Opera Highlights is the perfect opportunity to experience opera up close and personal at a venue near you, and with tickets at just £10, it’s a night not to be missed! Musical Director/Pianist – Ruth Wilkinson Director – David Hunter Running Time 2 hours approx. (including one 20 min interval) Miranda Sinani, Soprano Louise Collett, Mezzo-soprano Adrian Ward, Tenor Robert Tucker, Baritone | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Das Rheingold |
Opéra de Paris Choeurs de l'Opéra National de Paris Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris Philippe Jordan, Conductor Günter Krämer, Director Falk Struckmann, Baritone: Wotan Samuel Youn, Bass-baritone: Donner Stephan Rügamer, Tenor: Froh Kim Begley, Tenor: Loge Peter Sidhom, Baritone: Alberich Iain Paterson, Bass: Fasolt Sophie Koch, Soprano: Fricka Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tenor: Mime |
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| Opéra Bastille, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 Opéra de Paris In German. Choeurs de l'Opéra National de Paris Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris Philippe Jordan, Conductor Günter Krämer, Director Falk Struckmann, Baritone: Wotan Samuel Youn, Bass-baritone: Donner Stephan Rügamer, Tenor: Froh Kim Begley, Tenor: Loge Peter Sidhom, Baritone: Alberich Iain Paterson, Bass: Fasolt Sophie Koch, Soprano: Fricka Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tenor: Mime | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 20:00 |
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona La Fille Du Regiment |
Barcelona Opera Yves Abel, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Patrizia Ciofi, Soprano: Marie Juan Diego Flórez, Tenor: Tonio Pietro Spagnoli, Baritone: Sulpice Ann Murray DBE, Mezzo-soprano: Marquise de Birkenfeld |
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| Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 08002, Spain Tuesday 16-Mar-10 20:00 La Fille Du Regiment Barcelona Opera Yves Abel, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Patrizia Ciofi, Soprano: Marie Juan Diego Flórez, Tenor: Tonio Pietro Spagnoli, Baritone: Sulpice Ann Murray DBE, Mezzo-soprano: Marquise de Birkenfeld | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 20:00 |
Théâtre National de Toulouse Erwartung / Pierrot Lunaire / La Voix Humaine |
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse Chœur du Capitole Alain Altinoglu, Conductor Petra Lang, Soprano: Woman Anja Silja, Mezzo-soprano Stéphanie D'oustrac, Soprano: Woman who telephoned too much |
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| Théâtre National de Toulouse, 1 Rue Pierre Baudis, 31009 Toulouse, France Tuesday 16-Mar-10 20:00 Erwartung / Pierrot Lunaire / La Voix Humaine Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse Chœur du Capitole Alain Altinoglu, Conductor Petra Lang, Soprano: Woman Anja Silja, Mezzo-soprano Stéphanie D'oustrac, Soprano: Woman who telephoned too much | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 20:00 |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Hamlet |
Metropolitan Opera Louis Langrée, Conductor Jennifer Larmore, Contralto: Gertrude Toby Spence, Tenor: Laërte Simon Keenlyside, Baritone: Hamlet James Morris, Bass: Claudius Unknown, Soprano: Ophélie |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City 10023, United States Tuesday 16-Mar-10 20:00 Metropolitan Opera Louis Langrée, Conductor Jennifer Larmore, Contralto: Gertrude Toby Spence, Tenor: Laërte Simon Keenlyside, Baritone: Hamlet James Morris, Bass: Claudius Unknown, Soprano: Ophélie | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 20:00 |
Opéra National du Rhin, Strasbourg Platée - Opera / Ballet Bouffon |
Opéra National du Rhin Emiliano Gonzales Toro, Tenor: Platée Salome Haller, Soprano: Thalie, La Folie Cyril Auvity, Tenor: Mercure/Tenor: Thespis Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset, Conductor Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin |
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| Opéra National du Rhin, 19 Place Broglie, 67008 Strasbourg, France Tuesday 16-Mar-10 20:00 Platée - Opera / Ballet Bouffon Opéra National du Rhin Emiliano Gonzales Toro, Tenor: Platée Salome Haller, Soprano: Thalie, La Folie Cyril Auvity, Tenor: Mercure/Tenor: Thespis Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset, Conductor Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin | ||
| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 20:30 |
Teatro di San Carlo, Naples Maria Stuarda |
Naples Opera Andrey Yurkevych, Conductor Sonia Ganassi, Mezzo-soprano: Elisabetta Mariella Devia, Soprano: Maria Stuarda Ricardo Bernal, Tenor: Earl of Leicester |
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| Teatro di San Carlo, 80132 Naples, Italy Tuesday 16-Mar-10 20:30 Naples Opera Andrey Yurkevych, Conductor Sonia Ganassi, Mezzo-soprano: Elisabetta Mariella Devia, Soprano: Maria Stuarda Ricardo Bernal, Tenor: Earl of Leicester | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 17:00 |
Dresden Staatskapelle Götterdämmerung |
Dresden State Opera Staatskapelle Dresden Staatsopernchor Dresden Fabio Luisi, Conductor Evelyn Herlitzius, Soprano: Brünhilde Alfons Eberz, Tenor: Siegfried Matthias Henneberg, Baritone: Alberich Markus Butter, Bass: Gunther Hans-Peter König, Bass: Hagen |
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| Dresden Staatskapelle, D 01067 Dresden, Germany Wednesday 17-Mar-10 17:00 Dresden State Opera The rope which the Norns weave to hold everything together snaps. Siegfried leaves Brünnhilde to do heroic deeds; he places her under the protection of the ring. At the Nibelungs, he succumbs to the perfidious plans of Hagen (Alberich’s son), King Gunther and Gutrune. He betrays Brünnhilde and, with her, his love; he is then killed. Brünnhilde also dies. The Earth and the seat of the gods lie in ashes. Gunther and Hagen fall prey to lust for the ring. The Rhine maidens once again take possession of the ring. Staatskapelle Dresden Staatsopernchor Dresden Fabio Luisi, Conductor Evelyn Herlitzius, Soprano: Brünhilde Alfons Eberz, Tenor: Siegfried Matthias Henneberg, Baritone: Alberich Markus Butter, Bass: Gunther Hans-Peter König, Bass: Hagen | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 18:30 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Tamerlano |
Royal Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Graham Vick, Director Christianne Stotijn, Mezzo-soprano: Tamerlano Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Andronico Kurt Streit, Tenor: Bajazet Sally Matthews, Soprano: Asteria Renata Pokupic, Mezzo-soprano: Irene Vito Priante, Bass: Leone |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Wednesday 17-Mar-10 18:30 Royal Opera Sung in Italian with English Surtitles. Ivor Bolton, Conductor Graham Vick, Director Christianne Stotijn, Mezzo-soprano: Tamerlano Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Andronico Kurt Streit, Tenor: Bajazet Sally Matthews, Soprano: Asteria Renata Pokupic, Mezzo-soprano: Irene Vito Priante, Bass: Leone | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 18:30 |
La Scala, Milan Tannhäuser |
Teatro alla Scala Zubin Mehta, Conductor Georg Zeppenfeld, Bass: Landgraf Hermann Robert Dean Smith, Tenor: Tannhäuser Roman Trekel, Baritone: Wolfram von Eschenbach Anja Harteros, Soprano: Elisabeth Julia Gertseva, Mezzo-soprano: Venus |
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| La Scala, 20121 Milan, Italy Wednesday 17-Mar-10 18:30 Teatro alla Scala Sung in German with electronic libretto in Italian, English and German. New production of the Teatro alla Scala. Zubin Mehta, Conductor Georg Zeppenfeld, Bass: Landgraf Hermann Robert Dean Smith, Tenor: Tannhäuser Roman Trekel, Baritone: Wolfram von Eschenbach Anja Harteros, Soprano: Elisabeth Julia Gertseva, Mezzo-soprano: Venus | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:00 |
Opernhaus, Zürich La Clemenza di Tito |
Zurich Opera Adam Fischer, Conductor Zurich Opera Orchestra Zurich Opera Chorus Shawn Mathey, Tenor: Tito Sandra Trattnigg, Soprano: Vitellia Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano: Sesto Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Annio Martina Janková Menzi, Soprano: Servilia Andreas Hörl, Bass: Publio |
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| Opernhaus, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:00 Zurich Opera Adam Fischer, Conductor Zurich Opera Orchestra Zurich Opera Chorus Shawn Mathey, Tenor: Tito Sandra Trattnigg, Soprano: Vitellia Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano: Sesto Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Annio Martina Janková Menzi, Soprano: Servilia Andreas Hörl, Bass: Publio | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:00 |
Opera House /Oopperan päänäyttämö, Helsinki La Traviata |
Finnish National Opera Mikko Franck, Conductor Giancarlo del Monaco, Director Siphiwe McKenzie Edelmann, Soprano: Violetta Jaakko Kortekangas, Bass: Giorgio Germont |
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| Opera House /Oopperan päänäyttämö, Helsinginkatu 58 PL 176, Helsinki 00250, Finland Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:00 Finnish National Opera Alfredo’s family does not approve of him associating with a woman of low reputation, and Violetta is eventually forced to part from him. The young lovers eventually meet again, but by then Violetta is dying. In La traviata, Verdi serves up a richness of melodic flow and elegant orchestration that compellingly conveys both the buoyancy of Parisian society and the pain of separation. Violetta’s death scene is one of the most touching in the entire history of opera. “...beautiful in its radiant elegance...” - Helsingin Sanomat, H-I.L. Performed in Italian, with surtitles in Finnish and English. Duration ca 2 h 40 min, 1 intermission. Mikko Franck, Conductor Giancarlo del Monaco, Director Siphiwe McKenzie Edelmann, Soprano: Violetta Jaakko Kortekangas, Bass: Giorgio Germont | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:00 |
Oslo Opera House, Main Stage Ariadne auf Naxos |
Norwegian Opera John Fiore, Conductor Martin Duncan, Director Valeria Stenkina, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Tuija Knihtilä, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Eli Kristin Hanssveen, Soprano: Zerbinetta Norwegian Opera Orchestra |
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| Oslo Opera House, Main Stage, Oslo, Norway Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:00 Norwegian Opera Sung in German with Norwegian and English subtitles. Running time 2 hours 30 minutes. After working on grand pieces such as Salome, Elektra and The Knight of the Rose, the composer Richard Strauss and poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal arrived at a new and unusual project: Ariadne auf Naxos. This is an opera about an opera - at the Opera. Proceedings take place at the magnificent residence of the richest man in Vienna who is hosting a party. He commands a tragic opera, but fears that it will be too heavy and droll for its selected audience. He therefore additionally hires a commedia dell'arte troupe (troupe of Italian jesters) to present introductory entertainment. This gives rise to the originators' ingenious dramaturgy: the Count's courtier announces a completely necessary change. The climax of the evening is a huge fireworks display at midnight. Due to lack of time it is decided that the comedy and tragedy must be performed simultaneously! This became one of the Norwegian Opera's greatest successes, both amongst critics and audiences at Youngstorget following the opening night in 2000. "Breakneck night with the stars", wrote Dagbladet. "A joy", was VG's opinion, who gave the performance, directed by Martin Duncan, 5 points out of 6. John Fiore, Conductor Martin Duncan, Director Valeria Stenkina, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Tuija Knihtilä, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Eli Kristin Hanssveen, Soprano: Zerbinetta Norwegian Opera Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 |
Staatsoper, Vienna Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) |
Vienna State Opera Graeme Jenkins, Conductor Nina Stemme, Soprano: Senta Stephen Gould, Tenor: Erik Juha Uusitalo, Bass-baritone: Dutchman |
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| Staatsoper, 1010 Vienna, Austria Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 Vienna State Opera Check start time of performance. Graeme Jenkins, Conductor Nina Stemme, Soprano: Senta Stephen Gould, Tenor: Erik Juha Uusitalo, Bass-baritone: Dutchman | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 |
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London London Sinfonietta |
London Sinfonietta Barbara Hannigan, Soprano Stephen Richardson, Bass |
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| Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, United Kingdom Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 London Sinfonietta Two off-beat love stories from composers who have delighted in subverting musical conventions. Beethoven takes its texts from the great composer's letters to his Immortal Beloved, a last (failed) chance for love that Barry describes as 'dramatic, cinematic, poignant'. In the Alps tells the tale of a young girl, with a beautiful voice and the sole survivor of a plane crash who has grown up in the mountains with goats, and the attempts of the trumpeter from a local band to find her. Quirky, eccentric and unmissable. London Sinfonietta Barbara Hannigan, Soprano Stephen Richardson, Bass | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 |
Northcott Theatre, Exeter The Marriage of Figaro |
English Touring Opera Nicholas Lester, Baritone: Count Almaviva Laura Mitchell, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Lise Christensen, Mezzo-soprano: Marcellina Mark Wilde, Tenor: Don Basilio Jonathan May, Bass Andrew Slater, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Bob Davies, Baritone: Figaro |
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| Northcott Theatre, Exeter EX4 4QB, United Kingdom Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 English Touring Opera Nicholas Lester, Baritone: Count Almaviva Laura Mitchell, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Lise Christensen, Mezzo-soprano: Marcellina Mark Wilde, Tenor: Don Basilio Jonathan May, Bass Andrew Slater, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Bob Davies, Baritone: Figaro | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 |
Citi Performing Arts Center, Shubert Theater, Boston, MA Ariadne Auf Naxos |
Boston Lyric Opera Jake Gardner, Baritone: Music Master Edyta Kulczak, Soprano: Composer Rachele Gilmore, Soprano: Zerbinetta Marjorie Owens, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Julius Ahn, Tenor: Dancing Master Brandon Jovanovich, Tenor: Bacchus Mara Bonde, Soprano: Naiad Erik Nielsen, Conductor |
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| Citi Performing Arts Center, Shubert Theater, Boston 02116, United States Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 Boston Lyric Opera An unseen producer makes changes to an opera just before the curtain rises. That's how the clowns get onstage. The composer? Backstage, tearing his hair out. Strauss weaves voices and orchestra beautifully in his half farce, half opera seria. Jake Gardner, Baritone: Music Master Edyta Kulczak, Soprano: Composer Rachele Gilmore, Soprano: Zerbinetta Marjorie Owens, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Julius Ahn, Tenor: Dancing Master Brandon Jovanovich, Tenor: Bacchus Mara Bonde, Soprano: Naiad Erik Nielsen, Conductor | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 |
The London Coliseum Katya Kabanova |
English National Opera Mark Wigglesworth, Conductor David Alden, Director Patricia Racette, Soprano: Katya Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Kabanija Anna Grevelius, Mezzo-soprano: Varvara Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Boris Alfie Boe, Tenor: Kudriash John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Tichon |
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| The London Coliseum, London, United Kingdom Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 English National Opera David Alden follows his double Olivier Award-winning production of Janacek's Jenufa with a new staging of the Czech composer's later lyrical masterpiece, Katya Kabanova. A claustrophobically intense yet heart-rending study of sexual morality within a close-knit community, it was inspired by Janacek's erotic obsession with a younger married woman. Stunning singing actress Patricia Racette makes her ENO debut as the passionate soul trapped in a loveless marriage, with Stuart Skelton (a sensational Peter Grimes in another Alden staging in 2009) as the stranger who offers her a brief hope of happiness. Janacek's most lyrically emotional score is conducted by Mark Wigglesworth with an outstanding cast also featuring Susan Bickley, Clive Bayley, John Graham-Hall, Anna Grevelius and Alfie Boe. Mark Wigglesworth, Conductor David Alden, Director Patricia Racette, Soprano: Katya Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Kabanija Anna Grevelius, Mezzo-soprano: Varvara Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Boris Alfie Boe, Tenor: Kudriash John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Tichon | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre Bliss - World Première |
Opera Australia Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 Bliss - World Première Opera Australia "Harry Joy was to die three times, but it was his first death which was to have the greatest effect on him…" Bliss is a novel which defines a generation. No-one forgets the opening line of Peter Carey’s darkly comic fable, which charts the adventures of Harry Joy, an advertising executive who, after having a close encounter with death, finds himself sucked into a Kafkaesque series of events. In 2010 the lights go up on a new opera based on Bliss, commissioned by Opera Australia, directed by Neil Armfield, starring Peter Coleman-Wright and conducted by Elgar Howarth, who has conducted many world premieres of new works. Brett Dean is one of the most exciting composers to have emerged in the world of classical music in recent years. His music is by turns fascinating, atmospheric and disarmingly beautiful. Amanda Holden is an award-winning translator and librettist who has written more than fifty works for the stage. The combination of Brett Dean’s music, Amanda Holden’s words and Peter Carey’s kaleidoscopic imagination is a potent one. Add in the directorial vision of Neil Armfield, the choreography of Kate Champion and the electrifying stage presence of Peter Coleman-Wright, and this new production will be dynamite. Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 |
Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm Orpheo ed Euridice |
Royal Swedish Opera Shi-Yeon Sung, Conductor Katarina Leoson, Mezzo-soprano: Euridice Anna Larsson, Mezzo-soprano: Orfeo Marie Arnet, Soprano: Euridice Jeanette Bjurling, Soprano: Amore Marianne Hellgren Staykov, Soprano: Amore |
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| Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm S-103 22, Sweden Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 Orpheo ed Euridice Orfeo ed Euridice (1762 Vienna version) (Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787)) (adapted by Berlioz 1859) Royal Swedish Opera  Shi-Yeon Sung, Conductor Katarina Leoson, Mezzo-soprano: Euridice Anna Larsson, Mezzo-soprano: Orfeo Marie Arnet, Soprano: Euridice Jeanette Bjurling, Soprano: Amore Marianne Hellgren Staykov, Soprano: Amore | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 20:00 |
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris Barbara Hendricks, soprano |
Barbara Hendricks, Soprano Love Derwinger, Piano |
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| Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France Wednesday 17-Mar-10 20:00 Barbara Hendricks, soprano Barbara Hendricks, Soprano Love Derwinger, Piano | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 20:00 |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY La Bohème |
Metropolitan Opera Marco Armiliato, Conductor Anna Netrebko, Soprano: Mimì Ruth Ann Swenson, Soprano: Musetta Piotr Beczala, Tenor: Rodolfo George Petean, Baritone Massimo Cavalletti, Baritone Oren Gradus, Bass Paul Plishka, Bass |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City 10023, United States Wednesday 17-Mar-10 20:00 Metropolitan Opera Anna Netrebko stars in the most popular opera in the repertory. Piotr Beczala, who signaled his arrival as a top lyric tenor in last season’s Lucia di Lammermoor, sings his first Met Rodolfo in Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary production. Gerald Finley is Marcello, opposite Nicole Cabell and Ruth Ann Swenson alternating as Musetta. Marco Armiliato, Conductor Anna Netrebko, Soprano: Mimì Ruth Ann Swenson, Soprano: Musetta Piotr Beczala, Tenor: Rodolfo George Petean, Baritone Massimo Cavalletti, Baritone Oren Gradus, Bass Paul Plishka, Bass | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 20:00 |
Teatro Real, Madrid L'Arbore di Diana |
Madrid Opera Ottavio Dantone, Conductor Lyubov Petrova, Soprano: Diana Marina Comparato, Soprano: Amore Ainhoa Garmendia, Soprano: Britomarte Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Silvio Dmitry Korchak, Tenor: Endimione Marco Vinco, Bass: Doristo |
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| Teatro Real, Madrid 28013, Spain Wednesday 17-Mar-10 20:00 Madrid Opera Co-production of Teatro Real with Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona. Ottavio Dantone, Conductor Lyubov Petrova, Soprano: Diana Marina Comparato, Soprano: Amore Ainhoa Garmendia, Soprano: Britomarte Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Silvio Dmitry Korchak, Tenor: Endimione Marco Vinco, Bass: Doristo | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 10:30 |
Boston Symphony Hall, Boston, MA Mendelssohn and Rossini (Open Rehearsal) |
Boston Symphony Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Conductor Albina Shagimuratova, Soprano Alice Coote, Mezzo-soprano Eric Cutler, Tenor Alfred Walker, Bass Tanglewood Festival Chorus John Oliver, Conductor |
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| Boston Symphony Hall, Boston MA 02115, United States Thursday 18-Mar-10 10:30 Mendelssohn and Rossini (Open Rehearsal) Open Rehearsals are open to the public and are offered at a discounted price from the actual performance ticket prices. Tickets to Open Rehearsals are priced for general admittance and seating is on a "first come, first served" basis. Patrons should be aware that these performances are working rehearsals in which the conductor may stop the orchestra to rehearse specific passages of the music that the conductor considers to require more refinement. Conductors may choose to repeat or omit movements or works. Boston Symphony Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Conductor Albina Shagimuratova, Soprano Alice Coote, Mezzo-soprano Eric Cutler, Tenor Alfred Walker, Bass Tanglewood Festival Chorus John Oliver, Conductor | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 13:00 |
Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, London Icelandic Concert Series |
Works by Dowland Arnbjörg María Danielsen, Soprano Ögmundur Þór Jóhannesson, Guitar |
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| Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ, United Kingdom Thursday 18-Mar-10 13:00 Icelandic Concert Series Works by Dowland, John (1563-1626) Arnbjörg María Danielsen, Soprano Ögmundur Þór Jóhannesson, Guitar Price type: Free | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 14:00 |
Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL The Marriage of Figaro |
Edward Gardner, Conductor Herbert Kellner, Director Mariusz Kwiecien, Baritone: Count Almaviva Danielle de Niese, Soprano: Susanna Anne Schwanewilms, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Figaro Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano: Cherubino Andrea Silvestrelli, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Diana Montague, Mezzo-soprano: Marcellina Keith Jameson, Tenor: Don Basilio |
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| Civic Opera House, Chicago IL60606, United States Thursday 18-Mar-10 14:00 In Italian with projected English translations. “La folle journée” (“The Crazy Day”) was the subtitle of Beaumarchais’ comedy on which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart based his opera, one of the greatest creations in the entire repertoire. It centers on a single frantic day in the life of Aguas Frescas, the castle of Count Almaviva. The Count has designs on Susanna, maid of the Countess. Susanna is to be married this very day to the count’s valet, Figaro, which doesn’t stand in the way of the Count’s keeping an assignation with her. But he reckons without Figaro and Susanna who – aided by the Countess – conspire to teach the philandering Count a lesson. Others figuring prominently in the plot are the amorous young page, Cherubino; an older couple, Dr. Bartolo and Marcellina, who turn out to be Figaro’s parents, to his amazement; Susanna’s devious music master, Basilio; and Antonio, the Count’s gardener. Edward Gardner, Conductor Herbert Kellner, Director Mariusz Kwiecien, Baritone: Count Almaviva Danielle de Niese, Soprano: Susanna Anne Schwanewilms, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Figaro Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano: Cherubino Andrea Silvestrelli, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Diana Montague, Mezzo-soprano: Marcellina Keith Jameson, Tenor: Don Basilio | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 17:00 |
Oper Frankfurt Parsifal |
Oper Frankfurt Sebastian Weigle, Conductor Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Baritone: Amfortas Magnus Baldvinsson, Bass: Titurel Alfred Reiter, Bass: Gurnemanz Frank van Aken, Tenor: Parsifal Lilli Paasikivi, Soprano: Kundry Simon Bailey, Bass: Klingsor |
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| Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany Thursday 18-Mar-10 17:00 Oper Frankfurt Parsifal's experiences Kilingsor's world, Flower Maidens, Kundry's love and the name she bestows upon him before he returns years later armed with the initiation requisite, the holy spear. This is followed by Kundry washing his feet, annointing him, Kundry's baptism and the revelation of the Grail before Kundry, whose love Parsifal has rejected for years, sinks dead to the floor. A white dove, accompanied by the harp, flies out of the cupola and hovers over Parsifal's head. He is the new King of the Knights of the Holy Grail. Sung in German. Sebastian Weigle, Conductor Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Baritone: Amfortas Magnus Baldvinsson, Bass: Titurel Alfred Reiter, Bass: Gurnemanz Frank van Aken, Tenor: Parsifal Lilli Paasikivi, Soprano: Kundry Simon Bailey, Bass: Klingsor | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 18:00 |
Oslo Opera House, Main Stage Tannhäuser |
Norwegian Opera Christian Badea, Conductor Stefan Herheim, Director John Keyes, Tenor: Tannhäuser Elisabet Strid, Soprano: Elisabeth Judit Németh, Mezzo-soprano: Venus Magne Fremmerlid, Bass: Landgraf Hermann Olaf Bär, Baritone: Wolfram von Eschenbach Norwegian Opera Orchestra |
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| Oslo Opera House, Main Stage, Oslo, Norway Thursday 18-Mar-10 18:00 Norwegian Opera Sung in German with Norwegian and English subtitles. Running time about 5 hours. Since he visited the The Norwegian National Opera with Julius Caesar in 2005 and 2007, Stefan Herheim has strengthened his position as one of Europe's most exciting directors. In March he returns with a major new production of Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser. This work has been long in the making. Tannhäuser's opening night in Dresden in 1845 was a triumph. However, Richard Wagner was never entirely happy with it and revised the opera several times. Fifteen years after the first performance he radically extended the mount of Venus scene and introduced this with a ballet in a groundbreaking new tonal language. This led to the most infamous scandal in opera history. That was in Paris in March 1860, and exactly 150 years later the National Opera is presenting this version for the first time in Norway. In his possessed quest for his true self, Wagner's antihero, the minnesinger Tannhäuser, is torn between lustful ecstasy and deep devotion – brought to life through Venus, the erotic goddess, and Elisabeth, who represents pure, devotional love. Tannhäuser is brutally wrenched between these extreme opposites. In his despair he sets out on a pilgrim journey to the Pope in Rome to receive absolution. One of the numerous musical highlights in this work is his account of this painful experience. Christian Badea, Conductor Stefan Herheim, Director John Keyes, Tenor: Tannhäuser Elisabet Strid, Soprano: Elisabeth Judit Németh, Mezzo-soprano: Venus Magne Fremmerlid, Bass: Landgraf Hermann Olaf Bär, Baritone: Wolfram von Eschenbach Norwegian Opera Orchestra | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 18:00 |
Teatro di San Carlo, Naples Maria Stuarda |
Naples Opera Andrey Yurkevych, Conductor Sonia Ganassi, Mezzo-soprano: Elisabetta Mariella Devia, Soprano: Maria Stuarda Ricardo Bernal, Tenor: Earl of Leicester |
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| Teatro di San Carlo, 80132 Naples, Italy Thursday 18-Mar-10 18:00 Naples Opera Andrey Yurkevych, Conductor Sonia Ganassi, Mezzo-soprano: Elisabetta Mariella Devia, Soprano: Maria Stuarda Ricardo Bernal, Tenor: Earl of Leicester | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 19:00 |
Opernhaus, Zürich The Tales of Hoffmann |
Zurich Opera Zurich Opera Orchestra Zurich Opera Chorus David Zinman, Conductor Elena Mosuc, Soprano: Olympia/Giulietta/Antonia/Stella Michelle Breedt, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse Vittorio Grigolo, Tenor: Hoffmann Laurent Naouri, Bass: Lindorf/ Coppélius/ Miracle/ Dapertutto |
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| Opernhaus, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Thursday 18-Mar-10 19:00 The Tales of Hoffmann Zurich Opera In my opinion, Jacques Offenbach is the third great musical dramatist after Mozart and Verdi. He led humorous musical theatre into its true paradise. Just as the tragedian Verdi took his leave of the world with a humorous piece, this equal master of the humorous bade farewell to the world with a serious opera. However consummate we may find “Les Contes d’Hoffmann”, we must be aware that work on the score was not completed, and that Offenbach certainly had a great deal in mind that he was unable to realise. We are thus close to many a secret when we hear “Les Contes d’Hoffmann”. Hans Weigel. Zurich Opera Orchestra Zurich Opera Chorus David Zinman, Conductor Elena Mosuc, Soprano: Olympia/Giulietta/Antonia/Stella Michelle Breedt, Mezzo-soprano: Nicklausse Vittorio Grigolo, Tenor: Hoffmann Laurent Naouri, Bass: Lindorf/ Coppélius/ Miracle/ Dapertutto | ||
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