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Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
28 Jun 2025, Sat • 7 PM
Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods) closes Wagner's Ring tetralogy. The youthful hero Siegfried falls victim to a scheme by Hagen and gets killed. His beloved Br&u...
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Cast:
Philippe Jordan,
Andreas Schager,
.... + 5
Götterdämmerung
Premiere of this production:
17 August 1876,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
ACT I
Hagen, son of Alberich, advises his half-brother Gunther and Gunther’s sister Gutrune on how to advance the fame of the Gibichungs: Gunther should marry Brünnhilde and Gutrune Siegfried. Siegfried enters, and, at Hagen’s prompting, Gutrune hands him a magic potion that immediately causes Siegfried to forget Brünnhilde – he falls in love with Gutrune. In order to ... Read More
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Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
28 Jun 2025, Sat • 7:30 PM
Damiano Michieletto places Rossini’s rhythm at the heart of his staging: the action revolves around a huge, colourful building, progressively transformed as the opera progresses.
Composer:
Gioachino Rossini
Cast:
Aigul Akhmetshina,
Diego Matheuz,
.... + 5
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 ... Read More
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Opera
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
28 Jun 2025, Sat • 7:30 PM
La traviata, one of Verdi's best-known titles, takes to the stage of the Teatro Real in Willy Decker's iconic production, which could not be performed in 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-...
Cast:
Artur Ruciński,
Orchestra of the Teatro Real Madrid,
.... + 4
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Time is running out for Violetta. Her illness is pushing on as well as her feelings for Alfredo –a young bourgeois from the provinces who is captivated by her beauty. But her past as a courtesan weights too much in a prejudicial and hypocritical society, and prevents them from living a sincere love. In search of a solution and possible salvation, she agrees to the demands of sacri ... Read More
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
28 Jun 2025, Sat • 7:30 PM
Mozart's MAGIC FLUTE is the most frequently performed opera in the German-speaking world.
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast:
Giulio Cilona,
Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin,
.... + 6
The Magic Flute
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
Bolshoi Theatre, Historic Stage
28 Jun 2025, Sat • 8 PM
In the framework of the Festival in Honor of Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Bolshoi Theatre Chorus, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Aida. Mariinsky Theatre production
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
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Bolshoi Theatre, Historic Stage
29 Jun 2025, Sun •
12 PM, 7 PM
(2 events)
In the framework of the Festival in Honor of Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Bolshoi Theatre Chorus, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Aida. Mariinsky Theatre production
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
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
29 Jun 2025, Sun • 6 PM
La traviata, one of Verdi's best-known titles, takes to the stage of the Teatro Real in Willy Decker's iconic production, which could not be performed in 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-...
Cast:
Luca Salsi,
Nadine Sierra,
.... + 4
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Time is running out for Violetta. Her illness is pushing on as well as her feelings for Alfredo –a young bourgeois from the provinces who is captivated by her beauty. But her past as a courtesan weights too much in a prejudicial and hypocritical society, and prevents them from living a sincere love. In search of a solution and possible salvation, she agrees to the demands of sacri ... Read More
Opera
Arena di Verona, Arena
29 Jun 2025, Sun • 9:30 PM
Aida by Giuseppe Verdi. Directed by Stefano Poda
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Clémentine Margaine,
Daniel Oren,
.... + 4
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
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