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Prague National Theatre, The Estates Theatre
18 Jan 2025, Sat
•
2 PM
The famed musical fairy tale about fidelity and wisdom, as it all played out in Mozart’s imagination.
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast:
Prague Philharmonic Children's Choir,
The National Theatre Chorus,
.... + 1
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
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Main Stage
18 Jan 2025, Sat
•
6 PM
The brilliant production signed by David McVicar.
Cast:
Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu,
Giacomo Sagripanti,
.... + 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
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
18 Jan 2025, Sat
•
7 PM
"La traviata"–directly translated as »the one who has lost her way«–is, of course, the Parisian courtesan Violetta Valéry.
Cast:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Bekhzod Davronov,
.... + 4
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Act 1
Violetta Valéry is one of the most beautiful and most adored ladies in the Parisian demi-monde, who gives lavish parties in her salon and celebrates life itself. The young Alfredo Germont is also present at one of these celebrations and is asked by the hostess to offer a toast. He sings the praises of love, but is unable to impress Violetta much at first. She finds her greatest happin ... Read More
Opera
Royal Opera of Versailles (Palace of Versailles), Royal Opera
18 Jan 2025, Sat
•
7 PM
New Production
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Cast:
Adèle Charvet,
Alexandre Duhamel,
.... + 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
18 Jan 2025, Sat
•
8 PM
Four brilliant casts take the stage as Puccini’s lovesick young bohemians in Franco Zeffirelli’s picturesque production.
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Adela Zaharia,
David Bizic,
.... + 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
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
19 Jan 2025, Sun
•
3 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&...
Cast:
Erin Morley,
Maurizio Benini,
.... + 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
Royal Opera of Versailles (Palace of Versailles), Royal Opera
19 Jan 2025, Sun
•
3 PM
New Production
Cast:
Alexandre Duhamel,
Eléonore Pancrazi,
.... + 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
19 Jan 2025, Sun
•
7 PM
In answer to Tamino’s question about who he is, Papageno says "A man like you". Tamino’s reply to the counter-question is that he comes from "princely blood". Thus it i...
Cast:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Danylo Matviienko,
.... + 6
Die Zauberflöte
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
First elevator
Prince Tamino is chased by a wild snake. At the last minute, three mysterious women, emissaries of the Queen of the Night, save him. When the bird catcher Papageno shows up and brags about the heroic deed, they punish him. On the other hand, they give the prince a picture of Pamina, the daughter of the queen, who is imprisoned by the ruler of the sun temple, Sarastro. Tamino falls ... Read More
Opera
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Main Stage
20 Jan 2025, Mon
•
7:30 PM
The brilliant production signed by David McVicar.
Cast:
Nadine Sierra,
Artur Ruciński,
.... + 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
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Main Stage
21 Jan 2025, Tue
•
7:30 PM
The brilliant production signed by David McVicar.
Cast:
Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu,
Giacomo Sagripanti,
.... + 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
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
21 Jan 2025, Tue
•
8 PM
This grandest of grand operas features an epic backdrop for what is in essence an intimate love story.
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Angel Blue,
Yannick Nézet-Séguin,
.... + 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
Royal Opera of Versailles (Palace of Versailles), Royal Opera
21 Jan 2025, Tue
•
8 PM
New Production
Cast:
Alexandre Duhamel,
Eléonore Pancrazi,
.... + 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
22 Jan 2025, Wed
•
7 PM
"La traviata"–directly translated as »the one who has lost her way«–is, of course, the Parisian courtesan Violetta Valéry.
Cast:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Bekhzod Davronov,
.... + 4
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Act 1
Violetta Valéry is one of the most beautiful and most adored ladies in the Parisian demi-monde, who gives lavish parties in her salon and celebrates life itself. The young Alfredo Germont is also present at one of these celebrations and is asked by the hostess to offer a toast. He sings the praises of love, but is unable to impress Violetta much at first. She finds her greatest happin ... Read More
Opera
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
22 Jan 2025, Wed
•
7:30 PM
After almost 15 years, this opera that explores themes of unrequited love returns to the Teatro Real in a new production by Christof Loy commemorating the 225th anniversary of the birth of A...
Composer:
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Cast:
Bogdan Volkov,
Choir of the Teatro Real Madrid,
.... + 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
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Main Stage
22 Jan 2025, Wed
•
7:30 PM
The brilliant production signed by David McVicar.
Cast:
Nadine Sierra,
Artur Ruciński,
.... + 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
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
22 Jan 2025, Wed
•
8 PM
Four brilliant casts take the stage as Puccini’s lovesick young bohemians in Franco Zeffirelli’s picturesque production.
Cast:
Yannick Nézet-Séguin,
Adela Zaharia,
.... + 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
Royal Opera of Versailles (Palace of Versailles), Royal Opera
22 Jan 2025, Wed
•
8 PM
New Production
Cast:
Adèle Charvet,
Alexandre Duhamel,
.... + 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
23 Jan 2025, Thu
•
7:30 PM
Three thrilling leading ladies trade off as the volatile diva Floria Tosca.
Cast:
Bryn Terfel,
Sondra Radvanovsky,
.... + 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
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Main Stage
23 Jan 2025, Thu
•
7:30 PM
The brilliant production signed by David McVicar.
Cast:
Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu,
Giacomo Sagripanti,
.... + 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
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
24 Jan 2025, Fri
•
7 PM
In Franco Zeffirelli's historical, visually stunning production of La bohème, four young artists share a life that is at times carefree and at other times beset by extreme hardship, wh...
Cast:
Liparit Avetisyan,
Ailyn Pérez,
.... + 3
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
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