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13 Jun 2025, Fri
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6 PM
Christian Thielemann conducts the third episode of the Tetralogy.
Cast:
Christian Thielemann,
Michael Volle,
.... + 8
Siegfried (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Premiere of this production:
16 August 1876,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Act 1
Scene 1
A cave in rocks in the forest. An orchestral introduction includes references to leitmotifs including themes relating to the original hoard plundered by the Nibelung Alberich, and one in B-flat minor associated with the Nibelungs themselves. As the curtain rises, Alberich's brother, the dwarf Mime, is forging a sword. Mime is plotting to obtain the ring of power originally ... Read More
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
13 Jun 2025, Fri
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7 PM
As spectacularly as Gioachino Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" failed at its premiere in 1816, it was quick to materialise into a worldwide success for the ages, with many a musi...
Cast:
Marco Armiliato,
Bryn Terfel,
.... + 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 b ... Read More
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
13 Jun 2025, Fri
•
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:
Isabel Leonard,
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
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
13 Jun 2025, Fri
•
7:30 PM
La Traviata was Verdi's only opera to be set among the Parisian middle classes of the day. It is based on the acclaimed novel "The Lady of the Camellias" by Alexandre Dumas fils, which i...
Cast:
Friedrich Praetorius,
Andrei Danilov,
.... + 4
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
13 Jun 2025, Fri
•
8 PM
Opera classic by Rossini in a new take. Il barbiere di Siviglia ia back at the Royal Swedish Opera.
Cast:
Royal Swedish Orchestra,
Tobias Ringborg,
.... + 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 b ... Read More
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Opera
Royal Theatre of La Monnaie, Main Auditorium
14 Jun 2025, Sat
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2 PM
Carmen: or how a groundbreakingly creative opéra comique from 1875 has today become a veritable legend, feeding the collective psyche with images, preconceived ideas, and distinctive melodies.
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Cast:
Michael Fabiano,
Nathalie Stutzmann,
.... + 6
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
14 Jun 2025, Sat
•
5 PM
Quick-witted comedy and sparkling romance take centre stage in a show full of Spanish colour and warmth.
Cast:
Rory Macdonald,
Cecilia Molinari,
.... + 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 b ... Read More
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
14 Jun 2025, Sat
•
7:30 PM
Georges Bizet’s CARMEN was a deliberate and direct affront to the Romantic operatic tradition. The fiercely independent spirit of the eponymous heroine was the polar opposite of the passive suff...
Cast:
Giulio Cilona,
Andrei Danilov,
.... + 6
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
14 Jun 2025, Sat
•
7:30 PM
Love is a wild bird that nobody can ever tame.
Cast:
Jordan de Souza,
Adrian Sâmpetrean,
.... + 6
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
Carmen
Opera
Royal Theatre of La Monnaie, Main Auditorium
15 Jun 2025, Sun
•
3 PM
Carmen: or how a groundbreakingly creative opéra comique from 1875 has today become a veritable legend, feeding the collective psyche with images, preconceived ideas, and distinctive melodies.
Cast:
Stéphanie d`Oustrac,
Nathalie Stutzmann,
.... + 6
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
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
15 Jun 2025, Sun
•
5 PM
In 1987 Götz Friedrich addressed Boleslaw Barlog’s straight production from 1969 with its stark, undemanding sets and delivered a version that took Puccini’s declared intentions liter...
Cast:
Erwin Schrott,
Fabio Sartori,
.... + 5
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
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
15 Jun 2025, Sun
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7 PM
An exemplary production! See it!
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Bavarian State Orchestra,
Liparit Avetisyan,
.... + 4
La traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Scene One
Alfredo Germont, a young man from Provence, is introduced by Gaston, Vicomte de Letorieres, to Violetta Valery, a famous courtesan. She is giving a soiree in her house in Paris. Gaston knows how much Alfredo admires Valery, but initially she pays hardly any attention to Germont.
When Baron Douphol, with whom Violetta is having an affair, refuses to propose a toast in celebration of the ... Read More
Opera
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
15 Jun 2025, Sun
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7 PM
At the time of its premiere in 1896, Puccini’s best-known work broke new ground in Italian opera through its prosaic scenery and everyday subject matter. This staging by Christine Mielitz of Puc...
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Stefano Ranzani,
.... + 6
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
First act
Christmas Eve, in an icy-cold garret looking onto the roofs of the Latin Quarter in Paris, around the turn of the century. Just as Marcel, fingers numb with cold, attempts to finish his painting which seems to remain eternally unfinished, Rodolfo compels himself to write. Both fail. To save the last chair from being broken up and burnt, Rodolfo sacrifices the manuscript of his play, act ... Read More
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
15 Jun 2025, Sun
•
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
Opera
16 Jun 2025, Mon
•
6 PM
Christian Thielemann conducts the third episode of the Tetralogy.
Cast:
Christian Thielemann,
Michael Volle,
.... + 8
Siegfried (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Premiere of this production:
16 August 1876,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Act 1
Scene 1
A cave in rocks in the forest. An orchestral introduction includes references to leitmotifs including themes relating to the original hoard plundered by the Nibelung Alberich, and one in B-flat minor associated with the Nibelungs themselves. As the curtain rises, Alberich's brother, the dwarf Mime, is forging a sword. Mime is plotting to obtain the ring of power originally ... Read More
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
16 Jun 2025, Mon
•
7 PM
As spectacularly as Gioachino Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" failed at its premiere in 1816, it was quick to materialise into a worldwide success for the ages, with many a musi...
Cast:
Marco Armiliato,
Bryn Terfel,
.... + 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 b ... Read More
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
16 Jun 2025, Mon
•
7 PM
The untamable heroine of Bizet’s ever-popular opera returns.
Cast:
Charles Castronovo,
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,
.... + 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
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
16 Jun 2025, Mon
•
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.
Cast:
Isabel Leonard,
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
Royal Theatre of La Monnaie, Main Auditorium
17 Jun 2025, Tue
•
7:30 PM
Carmen: or how a groundbreakingly creative opéra comique from 1875 has today become a veritable legend, feeding the collective psyche with images, preconceived ideas, and distinctive melodies.
Cast:
Michael Fabiano,
Nathalie Stutzmann,
.... + 6
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
18 Jun 2025, Wed
•
5 PM
Quick-witted comedy and sparkling romance take centre stage in a show full of Spanish colour and warmth.
Cast:
Rory Macdonald,
Cecilia Molinari,
.... + 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 b ... Read More
Il barbiere di Siviglia
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