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Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
21 Mar 2025, Fri
•
7 PM
Four brilliant casts take the stage as Puccini’s lovesick young bohemians in Franco Zeffirelli’s picturesque production.
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Alexander Soddy,
Joseph Calleja,
.... + 5
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
ACT I
Paris, in the 1830s. In their Latin Quarter garret, the near-destitute artist Marcello and poet Rodolfo try to keep warm on Christmas Eve by feeding the stove with pages from Rodolfo’s latest drama. They are soon joined by their roommates—Colline, a philosopher, and Schaunard, a musician, who brings food, fuel, and funds he has collected from an eccentric nobleman. While th ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
22 Mar 2025, Sat
•
12 PM
This grandest of grand operas features an epic backdrop for what is in essence an intimate love story.
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Alexander Soddy,
Brian Jagde,
.... + 4
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
ACT I
Egypt, during the reign of the pharaohs. At the royal palace in Memphis, the high priest Ramfis tells the warrior Radamès that Ethiopia is preparing another attack against Egypt. Radamès hopes to command his army. He is in love with Aida, the Ethiopian slave of Princess Amneris, the king’s daughter, and he believes that victory in the war would enable him to free her and ... Read More
Opera
Royal Danish Theatre, The Opera House - Main Stage
22 Mar 2025, Sat
•
12 PM
An electrifying cinematic adaptation of Rossini's classic about a quick-witted barber.
Cast:
Dean Murphy,
Liam Bonthrone,
.... + 4
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Premiere of this production:
20 February 1816,
Teatro Argentina, Rome
Place: Seville, Spain
Time: 18th century
Act 1
The square in front of Bartolo's house
In a public square outside Bartolo's house a band of musicians and a poor student named Lindoro are serenading, to no avail, the window of Rosina ("Ecco, ridente in cielo"; "There, laughing in the sky"). Lindoro, who is really the young Count Almaviva in disguise, hopes to make the b ... Read More
Opera
22 Mar 2025, Sat
•
8 PM
This compelling edition is now conducted by Michele Gamba, who is back at La Scala after his much acclaimed Rigoletto and Médée, with a cast alternating Chiara Isotton and...
Cast:
Luca Salsi,
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
.... + 7
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
23 Mar 2025, Sun
•
3 PM
Simon McBurney’s uproarious full-length German-language production of Mozart’s beloved fable—with its ingenious theatrical concoction of projections, puppetry, and special effects&md...
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast:
Golda Schultz,
Ben Bliss,
.... + 4
Die Zauberflöte
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last.
Act 1
Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape
Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" segued into trio: "Stirb, Ungeheuer, durch uns're Macht!"). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear an ... Read More
Opera
Staatsoper Hamburg, Main Stage
23 Mar 2025, Sun
•
3 PM
Ever since the figure of Rigoletto walked onstage for the first time in Venice in 1851, his fate has moved audiences at opera houses everywhere. Giuseppe Verdi achieved world fame with the opera and i...
Cast:
Amartuvshin Enkhbat,
Choir of the Hamburg State Opera,
.... + 6
Rigoletto
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1851,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Place: Mantua
Time: the sixteenth century
Act 1
Scene 1: Mantua. A magnificent hall in the ducal palace. Doors at the back open into other rooms, splendidly lit up. A crowd of lords and ladies in grand costumes are seen walking about in the rear rooms; page boys come and go. The festivities are at their height. Music is heard from offstage. The Duke and Borsa enter from a door in the back.
At a ... Read More
Opera
Prague National Theatre, The Estates Theatre
23 Mar 2025, Sun
•
5 PM
The famed musical fairy tale about fidelity and wisdom, as it all played out in Mozart’s imagination.
Cast:
Prague Philharmonic Children's Choir,
The National Theatre Chorus,
.... + 1
Die Zauberflöte
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last.
Act 1
Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape
Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" segued into trio: "Stirb, Ungeheuer, durch uns're Macht!"). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear an ... Read More
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
23 Mar 2025, Sun
•
6:30 PM
Following his spectacular interpretation of Parsifal, Kirill Serebrennikov will now stage it for the second time at the Vienna State Opera.
Cast:
Elīna Garanča,
Nicole Car,
.... + 3
Don Carlo
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1867,
Opéra National de Paris
Act 1
This act was omitted in the 1883 revision
The Forest of Fontainebleau, France in winter
A prelude and chorus of woodcutters and their wives is heard. They complain of their hard life, made worse by war with Spain. Elisabeth, daughter of the King of France, arrives with her attendants. She reassures the people that her impending marriage to Don Carlos, Infante and son of Philip II, King of ... Read More
Opera
25 Mar 2025, Tue
•
8 PM
This compelling edition is now conducted by Michele Gamba, who is back at La Scala after his much acclaimed Rigoletto and Médée, with a cast alternating Chiara Isotton and...
Cast:
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
Amartuvshin Enkhbat,
.... + 7
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
26 Mar 2025, Wed
•
7:30 PM
This grandest of grand operas features an epic backdrop for what is in essence an intimate love story.
Cast:
Alexander Soddy,
Brian Jagde,
.... + 4
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
ACT I
Egypt, during the reign of the pharaohs. At the royal palace in Memphis, the high priest Ramfis tells the warrior Radamès that Ethiopia is preparing another attack against Egypt. Radamès hopes to command his army. He is in love with Aida, the Ethiopian slave of Princess Amneris, the king’s daughter, and he believes that victory in the war would enable him to free her and ... Read More
Opera
26 Mar 2025, Wed
•
8 PM
This compelling edition is now conducted by Michele Gamba, who is back at La Scala after his much acclaimed Rigoletto and Médée, with a cast alternating Chiara Isotton and...
Cast:
Luca Salsi,
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
.... + 7
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Royal Danish Theatre, The Opera House - Main Stage
27 Mar 2025, Thu
•
7:30 PM
An electrifying cinematic adaptation of Rossini's classic about a quick-witted barber.
Cast:
Liam Bonthrone,
Matteo Beltrami,
.... + 4
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Premiere of this production:
20 February 1816,
Teatro Argentina, Rome
Place: Seville, Spain
Time: 18th century
Act 1
The square in front of Bartolo's house
In a public square outside Bartolo's house a band of musicians and a poor student named Lindoro are serenading, to no avail, the window of Rosina ("Ecco, ridente in cielo"; "There, laughing in the sky"). Lindoro, who is really the young Count Almaviva in disguise, hopes to make the b ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
28 Mar 2025, Fri
•
7:30 PM
Simon McBurney’s uproarious full-length German-language production of Mozart’s beloved fable—with its ingenious theatrical concoction of projections, puppetry, and special effects&md...
Cast:
Golda Schultz,
Ben Bliss,
.... + 4
Die Zauberflöte
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last.
Act 1
Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape
Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" segued into trio: "Stirb, Ungeheuer, durch uns're Macht!"). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear an ... Read More
Opera
28 Mar 2025, Fri
•
8 PM
This compelling edition is now conducted by Michele Gamba, who is back at La Scala after his much acclaimed Rigoletto and Médée, with a cast alternating Chiara Isotton and...
Cast:
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
Amartuvshin Enkhbat,
.... + 7
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Royal Danish Theatre, The Opera House - Main Stage
29 Mar 2025, Sat
•
12 PM
An electrifying cinematic adaptation of Rossini's classic about a quick-witted barber.
Composer:
Gioachino Rossini
Cast:
Matteo Beltrami,
Morten Staugaard,
.... + 4
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Premiere of this production:
20 February 1816,
Teatro Argentina, Rome
Place: Seville, Spain
Time: 18th century
Act 1
The square in front of Bartolo's house
In a public square outside Bartolo's house a band of musicians and a poor student named Lindoro are serenading, to no avail, the window of Rosina ("Ecco, ridente in cielo"; "There, laughing in the sky"). Lindoro, who is really the young Count Almaviva in disguise, hopes to make the b ... Read More
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
29 Mar 2025, Sat
•
6 PM
This fascinating work’s Shakespearean dimension was bound to appeal to Krzysztof Warlikowski, whose staging reveals the secret inner worlds of the characters, prisoners of the court, the Church ...
Cast:
Marina Rebeka,
Charles Castronovo,
.... + 7
Don Carlos
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1867,
Opéra National de Paris
Act 1
[This act was omitted in the 1883 revision]
The Forest of Fontainebleau, France in winter
A prelude and chorus of woodcutters and their wives is heard. They complain of their hard life, made worse by war with Spain. Elisabeth, daughter of the King of France, arrives with her attendants. She reassures the people that her impending marriage to Don Carlos, Infante and son of Philip II, King o ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
29 Mar 2025, Sat
•
8 PM
This grandest of grand operas features an epic backdrop for what is in essence an intimate love story.
Cast:
Alexander Soddy,
Brian Jagde,
.... + 4
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
ACT I
Egypt, during the reign of the pharaohs. At the royal palace in Memphis, the high priest Ramfis tells the warrior Radamès that Ethiopia is preparing another attack against Egypt. Radamès hopes to command his army. He is in love with Aida, the Ethiopian slave of Princess Amneris, the king’s daughter, and he believes that victory in the war would enable him to free her and ... Read More
Opera
30 Mar 2025, Sun
•
8 PM
This compelling edition is now conducted by Michele Gamba, who is back at La Scala after his much acclaimed Rigoletto and Médée, with a cast alternating Chiara Isotton and...
Cast:
Luca Salsi,
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
.... + 7
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
31 Mar 2025, Mon
•
7:30 PM
This turbulent tale has an aged curmudgeon intent on marrying his own ward in order to get his hands on her inheritance.
Cast:
Arianna Manganello,
Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin,
.... + 5
The Barber of Seville
Premiere of this production:
20 February 1816,
Teatro Argentina, Rome
Place: Seville, Spain
Time: 18th century
Act 1
The square in front of Bartolo's house
In a public square outside Bartolo's house a band of musicians and a poor student named Lindoro are serenading, to no avail, the window of Rosina ("Ecco, ridente in cielo"; "There, laughing in the sky"). Lindoro, who is really the young Count Almaviva in disguise, hopes to make the b ... Read More
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How to choose an opera? Mozart or Verdi? Love tragedy or comedy?
Marriage of Figaro or Aida?
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