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| Sunday 14-Mar-10 14:00 |
 Opernhaus, ZürichAriadne auf Naxos |
Zurich Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Deborah Voigt, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Sen Guo, Soprano: Zerbinetta Michelle Breedt, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Eva Liebau, Soprano: Naiad Irène Friedli, Soprano: Dryad Sandra Trattnigg, Soprano: Echo Michael König, Tenor: Bacchus Gabriel Bermudez, Baritone: Harlequin Martin Zysset, Tenor: Scaramuccio Reinhard Mayr, Bass: Truffaldino Peter Sonn, Tenor: Brighella Martin Gantner, Baritone: Music Master Michael Laurenz Müller, Tenor: Dancing Master |
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| Opernhaus, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Sunday 14-Mar-10 14:00 Zurich Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Deborah Voigt, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Sen Guo, Soprano: Zerbinetta Michelle Breedt, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Eva Liebau, Soprano: Naiad Irène Friedli, Soprano: Dryad Sandra Trattnigg, Soprano: Echo Michael König, Tenor: Bacchus Gabriel Bermudez, Baritone: Harlequin Martin Zysset, Tenor: Scaramuccio Reinhard Mayr, Bass: Truffaldino Peter Sonn, Tenor: Brighella Martin Gantner, Baritone: Music Master Michael Laurenz Müller, Tenor: Dancing Master | ||
| Sunday 14-Mar-10 14:00 |
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA MTT conducts Mahler's Resurrection Symphony |
San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor Laura Claycomb, Soprano Katarina Karnéus, Mezzo-soprano San Francisco Symphony Chorus |
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| Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco CA 94102, United States Sunday 14-Mar-10 14:00 MTT conducts Mahler's Resurrection Symphony Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony is an orchestral and choral showpiece. It traverses a spectrum of sound and emotion and culminates in a vision of eternity. San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor Laura Claycomb, Soprano Katarina Karnéus, Mezzo-soprano San Francisco Symphony Chorus | ||
| Sunday 14-Mar-10 14:30 |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Don Carlos |
Opéra de Paris Choeurs de l'Opéra National de Paris Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris Carlo Rizzi, Conductor Graham Vick, Director Giacomo Prestia, Bass: Phillip II, King of Spain Stefano Secco, Tenor: Don Carlos Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Rodrigo Sondra Radvanovsky, Soprano: Elisabetta di Valois, Queen of Spain Luciana D'Intino, Mezzo-soprano: Princess Eboli, her lady-in-waiting |
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| Opéra Bastille, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Sunday 14-Mar-10 14:30 Opéra de Paris In Italian. Choeurs de l'Opéra National de Paris Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris Carlo Rizzi, Conductor Graham Vick, Director Giacomo Prestia, Bass: Phillip II, King of Spain Stefano Secco, Tenor: Don Carlos Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Rodrigo Sondra Radvanovsky, Soprano: Elisabetta di Valois, Queen of Spain Luciana D'Intino, Mezzo-soprano: Princess Eboli, her lady-in-waiting | ||
| Sunday 14-Mar-10 15:00 |
Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen Finska Radions Symfoniorkester Mahler Festival Stockholm |
Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn (version for voice and piano) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, Conductor Anu Komsi, Soprano Charlotte Hellekant, Mezzo-soprano Anders Larsson, Baritone Matti Hirvonen, Piano |
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| Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen, Hötorget 8, Stockholm 10387, Sweden Sunday 14-Mar-10 15:00 Finska Radions Symfoniorkester Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911), Des Knaben Wunderhorn (version for voice and piano) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, Conductor Anu Komsi, Soprano Charlotte Hellekant, Mezzo-soprano Anders Larsson, Baritone Matti Hirvonen, Piano | ||
| Sunday 14-Mar-10 16:00 |
Wigmore Hall, London The Prince Consort |
Rorem, Evidence of Things Not Seen (requiescat) Rorem, Evidence of Things Not Seen (On an echoing road) The Prince Consort Anna Leese, Soprano Jennifer Johnston, Mezzo-soprano Tim Mead, Countertenor Andrew Staples, Tenor Jacques Imbrailo, Baritone Alisdair Hogarth, Piano/Director |
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| Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom Sunday 14-Mar-10 16:00 The Prince Consort Rorem, Ned (b. 1923), Evidence of Things Not Seen (requiescat) Rorem, Ned (b. 1923), Evidence of Things Not Seen (On an echoing road) Rorem, Ned (b. 1923), New Work (World Première) The Prince Consort Anna Leese, Soprano Jennifer Johnston, Mezzo-soprano Tim Mead, Countertenor Andrew Staples, Tenor Jacques Imbrailo, Baritone Alisdair Hogarth, Piano/Director | ||
| Sunday 14-Mar-10 17:00 |
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona La Fille Du Regiment |
Barcelona Opera Yves Abel, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Nino Machaidze, Soprano: Marie Antonio Gandia, Tenor: Tonio Carlos Bergasa, Bass: Sulpice Victoria Livengood, Mezzo-soprano: Marquise de Birkenfeld |
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| Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 08002, Spain Sunday 14-Mar-10 17:00 La Fille Du Regiment Barcelona Opera Yves Abel, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Nino Machaidze, Soprano: Marie Antonio Gandia, Tenor: Tonio Carlos Bergasa, Bass: Sulpice Victoria Livengood, Mezzo-soprano: Marquise de Birkenfeld | ||
| Sunday 14-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 Sunday 14-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 | ||
| Sunday 14-Mar-10 19:00 |
Oper Frankfurt Orlando Furioso |
Oper Frankfurt Andrea Marcon, Conductor Daniela Pini, Mezzo-soprano: Alcina Brenda Rae, Soprano: Angelica Florian Plock, Bass: Astolfo |
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| Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany Sunday 14-Mar-10 19:00 Oper Frankfurt They all meet on Alcina's magic island: heroes, lovers, happy and rejected people. It seems as if incompatible triangular constellations and motives from Ariostos' epos grow together in Vivaldi's score, creating bewildering and fantastical situations. Orlando, who is not very popular, blows his top: he loves Angelica, who has fallen in love with Medoro and who seeks Alcina's help to get rid of the annoying admirer. Alcina, always looking out for a new man uses her magic to try and bend Ruggiero, Bradamante's bridegroom, to her will. But Bradamante is more powerful than her magic and they all join forces against Alcina. Angelica and Medoro's love for one another is driving Orlando mad, so mad that he smashes a statue, which destroys Alcina's power. Released from his madness he renounces and finds true happiness. The times when Vivaldi was marked down as a purely instrumental composer are over. His 67 operas (written between 1713 and 1741) made this venetian, alongside Alessandro Scarlatti, one of the most fruitful operatic composers of his time. Orlando Furioso marked the exact middle point of Vivaldi's operatic career; fourteen years earlier his first opera, Ottone in villa, was performed for the first time and fourteen years later he died, before his last opera was performed in Vienna. In Orlando Furioso Vivaldi disolved the conventional form of dramma per musica, introducing confusion, intertwined love stories and new musical methods. His musical portraits are believable, profound and - despite the firmly aria forms - always inspired. Orlando Furioso's unconventional dramaturgy and expressive music make it one of Vivaldi's most important operas. Sung in Italian with German surtitles. Andrea Marcon, Conductor Daniela Pini, Mezzo-soprano: Alcina Brenda Rae, Soprano: Angelica Florian Plock, Bass: Astolfo | ||
| Sunday 14-Mar-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London The Mikado (semi-staged) |
London Concert Orchestra Richard Balcombe, Conductor Alistair McGowan, Bass-baritone: Mikado David Curry, Tenor: Nanki-Poo, son of Mikado Bruce Graham, Bass: Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else Gareth Jones, Tenor: Pish-Tush, Gentleman of Japan Simon Butteriss, Baritone: Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner Rebecca Bottone, Soprano: Yum-Yum Anna Lowe, Soprano: Peep-Bo, Yum-Yum's sister Jill Pert, Mezzo-soprano: Katisha London Concert Choir |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Sunday 14-Mar-10 19:30 The Mikado (semi-staged) A special all-star semi-staged performance to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Gilbert and Sullivan’s crowning masterpiece, The Mikado. In 1885, Gilbert had the inspired idea of transporting mid-Victorian England into an oriental setting in a hilarious tale poking delicious fun at the politics and politicians of the day. Gilbert’s witty lyrics introduce The Mikado’s comic characters and Sullivan’s bountiful score is a sparkling gem, speeding the story along with a host of toe-tapping greats, including ‘Three Little Maids from School’, ‘Tit-Willow’, 'The Sun, Whose Rays’ and ‘The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring’. The performance features master of mimicry Alistair McGowan. Tickets £38 - £13 London Concert Orchestra Richard Balcombe, Conductor Alistair McGowan, Bass-baritone: Mikado David Curry, Tenor: Nanki-Poo, son of Mikado Bruce Graham, Bass: Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else Gareth Jones, Tenor: Pish-Tush, Gentleman of Japan Simon Butteriss, Baritone: Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner Rebecca Bottone, Soprano: Yum-Yum Anna Lowe, Soprano: Peep-Bo, Yum-Yum's sister Jill Pert, Mezzo-soprano: Katisha London Concert Choir | ||
| Monday 15-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 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 |
Musikverein: Großer Saal, Vienna Cecilia Bartoli |
Works by von Porpora Works by Caldara Works by Giacomelli Works by Broschi Works by Leo Works by Araia Works by Graun Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzo-soprano Basel Chamber Orchestra Julia Schröder, Conductor/Violin |
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| Musikverein: Großer Saal, Vienna, Austria Monday 15-Mar-10 19:30 Cecilia Bartoli Sacrificium– La scuola dei castrati Works by von Porpora, Nicola (1686-1768) Works by Caldara, Antonio (1671-1736) Works by Giacomelli, Geminiano (1692-1740) Works by Broschi, Riccardo (1698-1756) Works by Leo, Leonardo (1694-1744) Works by Araia, Francesco (1709-1790) Works by Graun, Carl Heinrich (1704-1759) Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzo-soprano Basel Chamber Orchestra Julia Schröder, Conductor/Violin | ||
| 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 |
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 | ||
| 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 |
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 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Opera Australia Alexander Briger, Conductor Baz Luhrmann, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra Tobias Cole, Tenor: Oberon Luke Gabbedy, Baritone: Demetrius James Egglestone, Tenor: Lysander Sian Pendry, Mezzo-soprano: Hermia Conal Coad, Bass: Bottom |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Australia It has to be one of Opera Australia's most celebrated productions. Inspired by Shakespeare's poetry and Benjamin Britten's music, visionary director Baz Luhrmann dreamt up a colour-drenched realm of midsummer magic where Indian gods, British colonials and rustic clowns collided, colluded and sometimes fell in love. Now A Midsummer Night's Dream is back. It all starts with a boy. Tytania, Queen of the Fairies, is besotted with a young Indian Prince.With the help of mischievous Puck, King Oberon plans his humiliating revenge, conjuring up a web of enchantment. Meanwhile, a merry band of mortals, including four lovers and some rough and ready thespians, have wandered into the fairies realm. As the night plays out Oberon ends up catching more than he expects. Alexander Briger, Conductor Baz Luhrmann, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra Tobias Cole, Tenor: Oberon Luke Gabbedy, Baritone: Demetrius James Egglestone, Tenor: Lysander Sian Pendry, Mezzo-soprano: Hermia Conal Coad, Bass: Bottom | ||
| 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 |
Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen Danmarks Radios Symfoniorkester Mahler Festival Stockholm |
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor Ulrika Tenstam, Mezzo-soprano Matti Hirvonen, Piano |
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| Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen, Hötorget 8, Stockholm 10387, Sweden Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 Danmarks Radios Symfoniorkester Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor Ulrika Tenstam, Mezzo-soprano Matti Hirvonen, Piano | ||
| 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 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 |
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 |
La Scala, Milan From the House of the Dead (Zmrtvého domu) |
Teatro alla Scala Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Patrice Chéreau, Director Sir Willard White, Bass-baritone: Gorianchikov Eric Stokloßa, Mezzo-soprano: Aljeja Štefan Margita, Tenor: Filka Morozov John Mark Ainsley, Tenor: Skuratov Peter Hoare, Tenor: Shapkin Peter Mattei, Baritone: Shishkov |
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| La Scala, 20121 Milan, Italy Tuesday 16-Mar-10 20:00 From the House of the Dead (Zmrtvého domu) Teatro alla Scala Sung in Czech with electronic libretto in Italian, English. In co-production with Wiener Festwochen, Holland Festival, Festival d'Aix en Provence, Metropolitan Opera. Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Patrice Chéreau, Director Sir Willard White, Bass-baritone: Gorianchikov Eric Stokloßa, Mezzo-soprano: Aljeja Štefan Margita, Tenor: Filka Morozov John Mark Ainsley, Tenor: Skuratov Peter Hoare, Tenor: Shapkin Peter Mattei, Baritone: Shishkov | ||
| 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 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 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 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 19:00 |
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 19:30 |
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 |
Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL The Damnation of Faust |
Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor Stephen Langridge, Director Paul Groves, Tenor: Faust John Relyea, Bass-baritone: Mephisto Christian Van Horn, Bass-baritone: Brander Susan Graham, Mezzo-soprano: Marguerite |
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| Civic Opera House, Chicago IL60606, United States Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 In French with projected English translations. La damnation de Faust (premiere Paris, 1846) is Lyric’s first production of any Berlioz work. Classified by the composer as a “dramatic legend,” Damnation has often been heard in concert form, and in that guise has always been hugely successful with major orchestras worldwide. In recent decades some major operatic venues have staged it with enormous success internationally. The familiar dramatic events of the work – the disillusion of Faust and his contemplation of suicide, his encounter with the devil in the person of Méphistophélès, the exuberance of the student Brander, Faust’s initial encounter with the innocent Marguerite and the catastrophic results of their romance – are given incomparable freshness by Berlioz, with episode after episode that enchants the ear: the world-famous “Hungarian March”; the devil’s brilliant solos; Faust’s ravishing invocation to nature; and Marguerite’s heartfelt “King of Thulé” ballad and devastating song of longing for Faust (“D’amour, l’ardente flamme,” one of the supreme achievements of Berlioz’s entire career). There are also immensely challenging roles for chorus members, who play peasants, students, gnomes, sylphs, and heavenly spirits. Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor Stephen Langridge, Director Paul Groves, Tenor: Faust John Relyea, Bass-baritone: Mephisto Christian Van Horn, Bass-baritone: Brander Susan Graham, Mezzo-soprano: Marguerite | ||
| 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 |
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 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 | ||
| 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 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 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 |
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 Thursday 18-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 | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 19:00 |
National Theatre, Munich Il Barbiere di Siviglia |
Bavarian State Opera Christopher Ward, Conductor Alek Shrader, Tenor: Count Almaviva Renato Girolami, Bass: Dr. Bartolo Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-soprano: Rosina Nikolaj Borchev, Baritone: Figaro Bavarian State Opera Chorus Bavarian State Orchestra |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Germany Thursday 18-Mar-10 19:00 Bavarian State Opera Love, mischief and lies: those were the ingredients Rossini combined in his masterpiece! The story of the most famous hairdresser of all times: Figaro – a sharp-edged razor wielder who can get anyone in a lather … You simply have to witness the incredible rapidity of this music, the brilliant solo numbers and the infectious ensembles. The opera with the most hit tunes! In Italian with German surtitles Christopher Ward, Conductor Alek Shrader, Tenor: Count Almaviva Renato Girolami, Bass: Dr. Bartolo Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-soprano: Rosina Nikolaj Borchev, Baritone: Figaro Bavarian State Opera Chorus Bavarian State Orchestra | ||
| 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 | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 19:30 |
St Andrew Holborn, London Two Fathers of Musick - Tallis and Byrd in Elizabeth's England |
Orlando Chamber Choir James Weeks, Director Clare Wilkinson, Mezzo-soprano |
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| St Andrew Holborn, London EC4A 3AB, United Kingdom Thursday 18-Mar-10 19:30 Two Fathers of Musick - Tallis and Byrd in Elizabeth's England A concert that contrasts two early English masters, Thomas Tallis and William Byrd, setting them within the glittering but turbulent world of Queen Elizabeth's court. Motets and anthems, airs and fancies, songs and psalms paint a rounded picture of their fascinating musical world. See the Orlando Chamber Choir website for ticket information. Orlando Chamber Choir James Weeks, Director Clare Wilkinson, Mezzo-soprano | ||
| Thursday 18-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 Thursday 18-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 | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 19:30 |
Lochside Theatre, Castle-Douglas Opera Highlights |
Scottish Opera Miranda Sinani, Soprano Louise Collett, Mezzo-soprano Adrian Ward, Tenor Robert Tucker, Baritone |
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| Lochside Theatre, Lochside Road, Castle-Douglas DG7 1EU, United Kingdom Thursday 18-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 | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 20:00 |
Opéra de Lyon After Life |
Opéra de Lyon Otto Tausk, Conductor Michel van der Aa, Director Roderick Williams, Bass: Aiden Richard Stuart, Baritone: Mr Walter Yvette Bonner, Soprano: Sarah Margriet van Reisen, Mezzo-soprano: Ilana Claron McFadden, Soprano: Chief Helena Rasker, Mezzo-soprano: Bryna |
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| Opéra de Lyon, 69001 Lyon, France Thursday 18-Mar-10 20:00 Opéra de Lyon Otto Tausk, Conductor Michel van der Aa, Director Roderick Williams, Bass: Aiden Richard Stuart, Baritone: Mr Walter Yvette Bonner, Soprano: Sarah Margriet van Reisen, Mezzo-soprano: Ilana Claron McFadden, Soprano: Chief Helena Rasker, Mezzo-soprano: Bryna | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 20:00 |
Boston Symphony Hall, Boston, MA Mendelssohn and Rossini |
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 20:00 Mendelssohn and Rossini 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 | ||
| Friday 19-Mar-10 13:30 |
Boston Symphony Hall, Boston, MA Mendelssohn and Rossini |
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 Friday 19-Mar-10 13:30 Mendelssohn and Rossini 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 | ||
| Friday 19-Mar-10 19:00 |
Opera House /Oopperan päänäyttämö, Helsinki Un Ballo in Maschera |
Finnish National Opera Vilppu Kiljunen, Director Giorgio Casciarri, Tenor: Riccardo ( or Gustavo) Claire Rutter, Soprano: Amelia Hannu Niemelä, Baritone: Renato or (Count Anckarström) Dilber, Soprano: Oscar Isabel Vera, Mezzo-soprano: Ulrica (or Madame Arvidson) |
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| Opera House /Oopperan päänäyttämö, Helsinginkatu 58 PL 176, Helsinki 00250, Finland Friday 19-Mar-10 19:00 Finnish National Opera Governor Riccardo is in love with Amelia, the wife of Renato. This gives Renato an excellent reason to join a conspiracy against the Governor. At a fancy dress ball, Renato takes his vengeance. Verdi took as the subject for his opera the historical assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden, but censorship required the action and characters to be transposed to Boston. The last time that Un ballo in maschera was produced at the Finnish National Opera, the original libretto had been restored. This time, however, Vilppu Kiljunen’s production takes us to modern-day Boston and the world of high politics where even human emotions are a matter of public relations. Performed in Italian, with surtitles in Finnish and English. Vilppu Kiljunen, Director Giorgio Casciarri, Tenor: Riccardo ( or Gustavo) Claire Rutter, Soprano: Amelia Hannu Niemelä, Baritone: Renato or (Count Anckarström) Dilber, Soprano: Oscar Isabel Vera, Mezzo-soprano: Ulrica (or Madame Arvidson) | ||
| Friday 19-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 Friday 19-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 | ||
| Friday 19-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 Friday 19-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 | ||
| Friday 19-Mar-10 19:00 |
Oper Frankfurt Così fan Tutte |
Oper Frankfurt Yuval Zorn, Conductor Christof Loy, Director Juanita Lascarro, Soprano: Fiordiligi Jenny Carlstedt, Mezzo-soprano: Dorabella Trevor Scheunemann, Bass: Guglielmo Jeremy Ovenden, Tenor: Ferrando |
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| Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany Friday 19-Mar-10 19:00 Oper Frankfurt It seems improbable that it is possible to find new aspects in an opera like Così fan tutte today, but that is precisely what Christof Loy managed to achieve in his Frankfurt production. The white, sparse stage design - without any furniture and with only minimal requisites - works like a magnifying glass; focussing the attention entirely on the performers and their reactions to events. A loving look at the two couples unravels, young, inexperienced people who are forced to become more understanding and mature. Everything in this production is felt and developed through the music. Dramatic moments of despair, fun, tomfoolery and a profound look at the being and nature of love. This production was enthusiastically and unanimously praised by the public and press: Christof Loy had clearly hit a nerve with his production of Così fan tutte - for which he was voted Director of the Year and awarded the Faust Prize by the German Bühnenverein. This production now returns to the stage, with some changes to the cast. Sung in Italian with German surtitles. Yuval Zorn, Conductor Christof Loy, Director Juanita Lascarro, Soprano: Fiordiligi Jenny Carlstedt, Mezzo-soprano: Dorabella Trevor Scheunemann, Bass: Guglielmo Jeremy Ovenden, Tenor: Ferrando | ||
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