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Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
8 Mar 2025, Sat
•
1 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
8 Mar 2025, Sat
•
8 PM
Teatro alla Scala presents a new production of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece drawn from Pushkin’s novel in verse.
Cast:
Aida Garifullina,
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
.... + 7
Eugene Onegin
Premiere of this production:
29 March 1879,
Maly Theatre, Moscow
Time: The 1820s
Place: St Petersburg and surrounding countryside
Act 1
Scene 1: The garden of the Larin country estate
Madame Larina and the nurse Filippyevna are sitting outside in the garden. They can hear Madame Larina's two daughters, Tatyana and her younger sister Olga, singing a love song. Madame Larina begins to reminisce about her own courtship and marriage. A group of peasants ent ... Read More
Opera
Staatsoper Hamburg, Main Stage
9 Mar 2025, Sun
•
3 PM
Young Tatyana falls in love with Eugene Onegin, and confesses her love for him, against all convention. When he pretends that marriage is not for him, she weds Prince Gremin in haste. After many years...
Composer:
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Cast:
Ari Pelto,
Bogdan Volkov,
.... + 6
Eugene Onegin
Premiere of this production:
29 March 1879,
Maly Theatre, Moscow
Time: The 1820s
Place: St Petersburg and surrounding countryside
Act 1
Scene 1: The garden of the Larin country estate
Madame Larina and the nurse Filippyevna are sitting outside in the garden. They can hear Madame Larina's two daughters, Tatyana and her younger sister Olga, singing a love song. Madame Larina begins to reminisce about her own courtship and marriage. A group of peasants ent ... Read More
Opera
9 Mar 2025, Sun
•
5 PM
Production of the Teatro Colón (1996).
Cast:
Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón,
Coro Estable del Teatro Colón,
.... + 6
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
9 Mar 2025, Sun
•
6 PM
Lieutenant Pinkerton has fallen in love with the geisha Cio-Cio-San, known as Madama Butterfly, and wants to marry her according to Japanese custom without entering into a permanent relationship. But ...
Cast:
Adam Smith,
Carles Pachón,
.... + 5
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
1. A short orchestral prelude with a busy, fugal opening theme, followed by a second theme of more overtly Japanese character, leads straight into the opening scene.
2. E soffitto e pareti ("And ceiling and walls"). Pinkerton and Goro are inspecting a small house which sits on a hill and overlooks the bay. Goro has found the house for Pinkerton and his bride, and is showing him t ... Read More
Opera
11 Mar 2025, Tue
•
8 PM
Teatro alla Scala presents a new production of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece drawn from Pushkin’s novel in verse.
Cast:
Aida Garifullina,
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
.... + 7
Eugene Onegin
Premiere of this production:
29 March 1879,
Maly Theatre, Moscow
Time: The 1820s
Place: St Petersburg and surrounding countryside
Act 1
Scene 1: The garden of the Larin country estate
Madame Larina and the nurse Filippyevna are sitting outside in the garden. They can hear Madame Larina's two daughters, Tatyana and her younger sister Olga, singing a love song. Madame Larina begins to reminisce about her own courtship and marriage. A group of peasants ent ... Read More
Opera
11 Mar 2025, Tue
•
8 PM
Production of the Teatro Colón (1996).
Cast:
Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón,
Coro Estable del Teatro Colón,
.... + 6
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Opera
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
12 Mar 2025, Wed
•
7 PM
"Toréador, en garde!" Captivating rhythms, ravishing melodies.
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Cast:
Rosa Feola,
Clémentine Margaine,
.... + 6
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
Act One
A square in Sevilla. Soldiers are whiling away the time in front of their guardhouse. Micaela enters and asks after Don Jose, who, however, is not expected until the changing of the guard. She says she will return again and runs off as the men laugh at her.
The new guard marches up. Morales tells Jose about the girl who asked after him. From the description Jose realises it is Micaela, an ... Read More
Opera
12 Mar 2025, Wed
•
8 PM
Production of the Teatro Colón (1996).
Cast:
Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón,
Coro Estable del Teatro Colón,
.... + 2
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
13 Mar 2025, Thu
•
7 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
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
13 Mar 2025, Thu
•
7:30 PM
Four brilliant casts take the stage as Puccini’s lovesick young bohemians in Franco Zeffirelli’s picturesque production.
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
13 Mar 2025, Thu
•
8 PM
Production of the Teatro Colón (1996).
Cast:
Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón,
Coro Estable del Teatro Colón,
.... + 1
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
14 Mar 2025, Fri
•
8 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
14 Mar 2025, Fri
•
8 PM
Production of the Teatro Colón (1996).
Cast:
Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón,
Coro Estable del Teatro Colón,
.... + 6
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Opera
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
15 Mar 2025, Sat
•
6 PM
"Toréador, en garde!" Captivating rhythms, ravishing melodies.
Cast:
Rosa Feola,
Clémentine Margaine,
.... + 6
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
Act One
A square in Sevilla. Soldiers are whiling away the time in front of their guardhouse. Micaela enters and asks after Don Jose, who, however, is not expected until the changing of the guard. She says she will return again and runs off as the men laugh at her.
The new guard marches up. Morales tells Jose about the girl who asked after him. From the description Jose realises it is Micaela, an ... Read More
Opera
Staatsoper Hamburg, Main Stage
15 Mar 2025, Sat
•
7:30 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
15 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
16 Mar 2025, Sun
•
5 PM
Production of the Teatro Colón (1996).
Cast:
Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón,
Coro Estable del Teatro Colón,
.... + 2
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Opera
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
16 Mar 2025, Sun
•
6 PM
Together with star designer Kenzo Takada, Japanese director Amon Miyamoto offers a unique oriental perspective on this Japanese-American liaison.
Cast:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Christa Mayer,
.... + 5
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act one
Nagasaki in the 1890s. A wedding is to be celebrated in the garden of a hill-side residence with view of the port: the wedding of the American marine officer B. F. Pinkerton and the 15-year-old geisha Cio-Cio-San, daughter of a samurai who has fallen out of favour. The matchmaker, Goro, explains the building design of the new residence to Pinkerton who is not familiar with this. They are j ... Read More
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
16 Mar 2025, Sun
•
7 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
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