First time at Opera?
Filter By
Filter By
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
28 Sep 2024, Sat
•
7 PM
The wealthy Count Almaviva has won the heart of the beautiful Rosina under the pseudonym "Lindoro". But Rosina’s jealous guardian Dr Bartolo wishes to marry his ward himself and so tri...
Composer:
Gioachino Rossini
Cast:
Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden,
Giulio Mastrototaro,
.... + 6
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
Ballet
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
28 Sep 2024, Sat
•
7:30 PM
The story of a cosmopolitan, educated, yet excessively arrogant outsider. He antagonizes the women who love and desire him, just as he does his friend, whom he ultimately kills in a duel. Is it Onegin...
Composer:
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Cast:
Bavarian State Orchestra, Myron Romanul
Onegin
Premiere of this production:
29 March 1879,
Maly Theatre, Moscow
FIRST TABLEAU
An evening in the country, (almost) like any other
Everyone is gathered together. The sisters Tatiana and Olga are singing a duet; their widowed mother, Larina, and Filipievna are listening to them. The girls‘ song awakens memories of their own youth. A neighbour starts singing a different song which they all know and join in. Larina finds this all a little bit too much melan ... Read More
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
28 Sep 2024, Sat
•
7:30 PM
For Robert Wilson, this Japanese tragedy proves the ideal environment in which to display his signature formalism. Far from the traditional fans and cherry branches, the director uses stylised acting ...
Cast:
Aude Extrémo,
Choir of the Opéra national de Paris,
.... + 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
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
28 Sep 2024, Sat
•
8 PM
Three thrilling leading ladies trade off as the volatile diva Floria Tosca.
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Aleksandra Kurzak,
George Gagnidze,
.... + 3
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
ACT I
Rome, June 1800. Cesare Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner, rushes into the Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle. After finding the key his sister has hidden for him, he hides in his family’s private chapel. Soon, the painter Mario Cavaradossi arrives to work on his portrait of Mary Magdalene. The painting has been inspired by Angelotti’s sister, the Marchesa Attav ... Read More
Opera in Concert
28 Sep 2024, Sat
•
8:30 PM
“This Opera of love and loss is totally stunning, fully engaging and sometimes raises the hairs on the back of your neck.“ THE ARGUS
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
Opera
Dutch National Opera, Main Stage
29 Sep 2024, Sun
•
2 PM
Can you go too far in protecting your child from worldly dangers? Verdi’s Rigoletto tells the story of a father who locks his daughter away in an attempt to protect her from his abusiv...
Cast:
Aigul Khismatullina,
Alexander Köpeczi,
.... + 5
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
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
29 Sep 2024, Sun
•
5 PM
There are few operas, which from the very first bar endure such intense pressure, few in which the temperature swings from ice-cold calculation to overheating in mere seconds. And scarcely any in whic...
Cast:
Bryn Terfel,
Lise Davidsen,
.... + 4
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
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
29 Sep 2024, 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:
Asmik Grigorian,
Étienne Dupuis,
.... + 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 in Concert
29 Sep 2024, Sun
•
8:30 PM
“The quality of the music, the splendour of the setting, the power and passion of the singing!” THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
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
30 Sep 2024, Mon
•
7 PM
One of the opera world's most iconic pieces – Tosca.
Cast:
Christina Nilsson,
David Junghoon Kim,
.... + 3
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 Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
30 Sep 2024, Mon
•
7 PM
A tale of young love builds to a climactic reckoning between past and present in Tchaikovsky's romantic opera.
Cast:
Liparit Avetisyan,
Avery Amereau,
.... + 5
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
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
30 Sep 2024, Mon
•
7:30 PM
Verdi’s heartbreaking masterpiece returns, with reigning Verdi baritone Quinn Kelsey reprising his devastating portrayal of the hunchbacked court jester. Radiant soprano Nadine Sierra is his na&...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Nadine Sierra,
Andrea Mastroni,
.... + 4
Rigoletto
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1851,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
ACT I
Las Vegas, 1960. At his casino, the Duke boasts of his way with women. He flirts with the wife of Ceprano, one of his entourage, while Rigoletto, the Duke’s hunchbacked sidekick and comedian, mocks the enraged husband. Marullo, another one of the Duke’s entourage, bursts in with the latest gossip: Rigoletto is keeping a young mistress at his place. Unaware of this, Rigoletto con ... Read More
Opera in Concert
30 Sep 2024, Mon
•
8:30 PM
“This Opera of love and loss is totally stunning, fully engaging and sometimes raises the hairs on the back of your neck.“ THE ARGUS
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
First time at Opera?
Discover the world of opera for the first time?
How to choose an opera? Mozart or Verdi? Love tragedy or comedy?
Marriage of Figaro or Aida?
First of all, choose a storyline that you like. It is better to choose a light theatrical plot and a modern production, so as not to burden yourself with love intrigues lasting 3 hours.
Be open-minded and don't chase big names. Today, contemporary directors create exciting contemporary productions.
The Gocomgo team has collected for you the best, in our opinion, works for your acquaintance with the delightful world of opera.
...Read more
...Less detail