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Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
10 Apr 2025, Thu
•
7 PM
Director Johannes Schaaf has found a timeless narrative style for his staging.
Cast:
Marco Armiliato,
Erwin Schrott,
.... + 5
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
In the church, in the morning Cesare Angelotti, the former consul of the Roman Republic, has escaped from imprisonment by the new rulers. His first place of refuge is the family chapel of his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti. The Marchesa has hidden clothing there so that he can continue his flight unrecognised. The Sacristan is giving the painter Mario Cavaradossi a meal. Looking at the pain ... Read More
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
11 Apr 2025, Fri
•
7 PM
The untamable heroine of Bizet’s ever-popular opera returns.
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Cast:
Aigul Akhmetshina,
Freddie De Tommaso,
.... + 5
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
Place: Seville, Spain, and surrounding hills
Time: Around 1820
Act 1
A square, in Seville. On the right, a door to the tobacco factory. At the back, a bridge. On the left, a guardhouse.
A group of soldiers relaxes in the square, waiting for the changing of the guard and commenting on the passers-by ("Sur la place, chacun passe"). Micaëla appears, seeking José. Moralè ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
12 Apr 2025, Sat
•
1 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
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
12 Apr 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 ...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
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
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
12 Apr 2025, Sat
•
7:30 PM
Director Johannes Schaaf has found a timeless narrative style for his staging.
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Marco Armiliato,
Erwin Schrott,
.... + 5
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
In the church, in the morning Cesare Angelotti, the former consul of the Roman Republic, has escaped from imprisonment by the new rulers. His first place of refuge is the family chapel of his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti. The Marchesa has hidden clothing there so that he can continue his flight unrecognised. The Sacristan is giving the painter Mario Cavaradossi a meal. Looking at the pain ... Read More
Opera
Staatsoper Hamburg, Main Stage
13 Apr 2025, Sun
•
6 PM
Giuseppe Verdi was on the lookout for such a provocative, innovative tale when he encountered the novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas the Younger. In the spring of 1852 he saw the &ld...
Cast:
Alexey Markov,
Choir of the Hamburg State Opera,
.... + 4
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Violetta Valérie, a courtesan in the demimonde of Paris, was Alfredo Germont´s lover. She hoped for a respectable life together with him, but this was not permitted by the double-morals of male society and by a fatal disease. All that remains for Alfredo is remorse, and the impulse to idealize Violetta as a saint.
Scene 1
Violetta lets herself be celebrated as the most beautiful and ... Read More
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
14 Apr 2025, Mon
•
7 PM
The untamable heroine of Bizet’s ever-popular opera returns.
Cast:
Aigul Akhmetshina,
Freddie De Tommaso,
.... + 5
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
Place: Seville, Spain, and surrounding hills
Time: Around 1820
Act 1
A square, in Seville. On the right, a door to the tobacco factory. At the back, a bridge. On the left, a guardhouse.
A group of soldiers relaxes in the square, waiting for the changing of the guard and commenting on the passers-by ("Sur la place, chacun passe"). Micaëla appears, seeking José. Moralè ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
15 Apr 2025, Tue
•
7:30 PM
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
Composer:
Gioachino Rossini
Cast:
Lawrence Brownlee,
Isabel Leonard,
.... + 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
16 Apr 2025, Wed
•
7 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
Staatsoper Hamburg, Main Stage
16 Apr 2025, Wed
•
7:30 PM
Giuseppe Verdi was on the lookout for such a provocative, innovative tale when he encountered the novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas the Younger. In the spring of 1852 he saw the &ld...
Cast:
Alexey Markov,
Choir of the Hamburg State Opera,
.... + 4
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Violetta Valérie, a courtesan in the demimonde of Paris, was Alfredo Germont´s lover. She hoped for a respectable life together with him, but this was not permitted by the double-morals of male society and by a fatal disease. All that remains for Alfredo is remorse, and the impulse to idealize Violetta as a saint.
Scene 1
Violetta lets herself be celebrated as the most beautiful and ... Read More
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
17 Apr 2025, Thu
•
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
Palau de la Música Catalana, Concert Hall
17 Apr 2025, Thu
•
8 PM
La bohème is an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murg...
Cast:
Adolf Gassol,
Choir NovAria,
.... + 1
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Place: Paris
Time: Around 1830.
Act 1
In the four bohemians' garret (Christmas Eve)
Marcello is painting while Rodolfo gazes out of the window. They complain of the cold. In order to keep warm, they burn the manuscript of Rodolfo's drama. Colline, the philosopher, enters shivering and disgruntled at not having been able to pawn some books. Schaunard, the musician of the group, arrives w ... Read More
Opera
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
18 Apr 2025, Fri
•
7 PM
Director Johannes Schaaf has found a timeless narrative style for his staging.
Cast:
Marco Armiliato,
Erwin Schrott,
.... + 5
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
In the church, in the morning Cesare Angelotti, the former consul of the Roman Republic, has escaped from imprisonment by the new rulers. His first place of refuge is the family chapel of his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti. The Marchesa has hidden clothing there so that he can continue his flight unrecognised. The Sacristan is giving the painter Mario Cavaradossi a meal. Looking at the pain ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
19 Apr 2025, Sat
•
1 PM
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
Cast:
Lawrence Brownlee,
Isabel Leonard,
.... + 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
Staatsoper Hamburg, Main Stage
19 Apr 2025, Sat
•
7 PM
Giuseppe Verdi was on the lookout for such a provocative, innovative tale when he encountered the novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas the Younger. In the spring of 1852 he saw the &ld...
Cast:
Alexey Markov,
Choir of the Hamburg State Opera,
.... + 4
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Violetta Valérie, a courtesan in the demimonde of Paris, was Alfredo Germont´s lover. She hoped for a respectable life together with him, but this was not permitted by the double-morals of male society and by a fatal disease. All that remains for Alfredo is remorse, and the impulse to idealize Violetta as a saint.
Scene 1
Violetta lets herself be celebrated as the most beautiful and ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
19 Apr 2025, Sat
•
8 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
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
20 Apr 2025, Sun
•
2 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
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
21 Apr 2025, Mon
•
2 PM
The untamable heroine of Bizet’s ever-popular opera returns.
Cast:
Aigul Akhmetshina,
Freddie De Tommaso,
.... + 5
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
Place: Seville, Spain, and surrounding hills
Time: Around 1820
Act 1
A square, in Seville. On the right, a door to the tobacco factory. At the back, a bridge. On the left, a guardhouse.
A group of soldiers relaxes in the square, waiting for the changing of the guard and commenting on the passers-by ("Sur la place, chacun passe"). Micaëla appears, seeking José. Moralè ... Read More
Opera
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
21 Apr 2025, Mon
•
5 PM
Director Johannes Schaaf has found a timeless narrative style for his staging.
Cast:
Marco Armiliato,
Erwin Schrott,
.... + 5
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
In the church, in the morning Cesare Angelotti, the former consul of the Roman Republic, has escaped from imprisonment by the new rulers. His first place of refuge is the family chapel of his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti. The Marchesa has hidden clothing there so that he can continue his flight unrecognised. The Sacristan is giving the painter Mario Cavaradossi a meal. Looking at the pain ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
21 Apr 2025, Mon
•
7:30 PM
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
Cast:
Lawrence Brownlee,
Isabel Leonard,
.... + 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
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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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