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Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
13 Mar 2026, Fri
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7:30 PM
Eschewing the myth and clichés attached to Carmen, Calixto Bieito delivers a harsh, sensual production in which raw desire is nothing more than the manifestation of a woman’s passion...
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Cast:
Erwin Schrott,
Jean-François Borras,
.... + 5
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
ACT I
A group of soldiers are parading in a square. Micaela, a young peasant girl, questions them as to the whereabouts of Don José. Morales, the sergeant, informs her that he will not arrive until the changing of the guard and then tries to convince the young girl to stay. Disconcerted by his proposal, Micaela takes her leave and vows to return later. The relief guard arrives, accompanied ... Read More
Carmen
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
14 Mar 2026, Sat
•
1 PM, 8 PM
(2 events)
Cultures collide in Puccini’s poignant tale of a loyal geisha and a callous American naval officer whose fleeting romance leaves only devastation behind.
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Carlo Rizzi,
Quinn Kelsey,
.... + 5
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
ACT I
Japan, at the turn of the 20th century. Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton of the U.S. Navy inspects a house overlooking Nagasaki harbor that he is leasing from Goro, a marriage broker. The house comes with three servants and a geisha wife named Cio-Cio-San, known as Madam Butterfly. The lease runs for 999 years, subject to monthly renewal. The American consul Sharpless arrives bre ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
14 Mar 2026, Sat
•
4 PM
Mozart's MAGIC FLUTE is the most frequently performed opera in the German-speaking world.
Cast:
Anna Handler,
Andrei Danilov,
.... + 7
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
The Magic Flute
Opera
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
14 Mar 2026, Sat
•
7 PM
A sovereign may do as he wishes. His entire surroundings depend on him, no-one is entitled to contradict him, all must suffer his moods. Only one may hold a mirror to him, is even obliged to criticise...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Bavarian State Orchestra,
Igor Golovatenko,
.... + 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
Rigoletto
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
14 Mar 2026, Sat
•
7 PM
The poetic production by the Hollywood director Anthony Minghella, who died in 2008, worked with Japanese stylistic elements and was co-produced by the Metropolitan Opera New York, the English Nationa...
Cast:
Marco Armiliato,
Ermonela Jaho,
.... + 4
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
A Lieutnant of the US Navy, Pinkerton by name, is having a look at a house near Nagasaki which he hopes to rent from his owner, Goro, for his honeymoon with Cho-Cho-San whom, as was then the custom, he is thinking of making his temporary wife while in Japan. Nothing that Suzuki, Cho-cho-San's maid, and Goro tell him about her will induce him to change his mind, and the warning of the US ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
Prague National Theatre, The National Theatre
14 Mar 2026, Sat
•
7 PM
Das Rheingold – the dramatic prologue to Richard Wagner’s monumental tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen, about a magic ring whose curse shapes the fates of gods and mortals alike.
Cast:
Robert Jindra,
Adam Plachetka,
.... + 6
Das Rheingold
Premiere of this production:
22 September 1869,
National Theatre Munich
Scene 1
At the bottom of the Rhine, the three Rhinemaidens, Woglinde, Wellgunde, and Floßhilde, play together. Alberich, a Nibelung dwarf, appears from a deep chasm and tries to woo them. The maidens mock his advances and he grows angry – he chases them, but they elude, tease and humiliate him. A sudden ray of sunshine pierces the depths, to reveal the Rhinegold. The maidens rejoice i ... Read More
Das Rheingold
Opera
Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland Theatre
14 Mar 2026, Sat
•
7:30 PM
Fluttering beauty, caught and pinned for his pleasure, bound, yet beautiful still. When love is lost, what is left behind?
Cast:
Andrea Battistoni,
Angela Hogan,
.... + 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
Madama Butterfly
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
15 Mar 2026, Sun
•
2:30 PM
Based on the eponymous play by Victorien Sardou, Puccini’s opera brings together all the elements of a melodrama: love, politics, violence and religion.
Cast:
Angel Blue,
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
ACT I
The church of Sant’Andrea della Valle Cesare Angelotti, former Consul of the Roman Republic, has escaped from the Castel Sant’Angelo, where he was being held for political reasons. He has taken refuge in the church, where his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti, has hidden woman’s clothing in the family chapel so that he can escape without being recognised. The sacristan is sur ... Read More
Tosca
Opera
15 Mar 2026, Sun
•
4 PM
After stints at the Metropolitan Opera New York and with shooting star Johanna Wallroth as Pamina, this globally acclaimed production of Mozart's most famous opera returns to Basel.
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast:
Thomas Wise,
André Morsch,
.... + 7
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
Die Zauberflöte
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
15 Mar 2026, Sun
•
4 PM
Director Benedikt von Peter sees Verdi’s grand opéra AIDA as a fragile and intimate play about love, a work that is tracked by countless pairs of eyes, and he delivers a production that d...
Cast:
Dominic Limburg,
Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin,
.... + 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
Aida
Opera
15 Mar 2026, Sun
•
6 PM
Led by stage director David McVicar, the Tetralogy returns to La Scala ten years after the memorable edition conducted by Daniel Barenboim and directed by Guy Cassiers.
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Cast:
Simone Young,
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
.... + 5
Götterdämmerung (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Premiere of this production:
17 August 1876,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Prologue
The three Norns, daughters of Erda, gather beside Brünnhilde's rock, weaving the rope of Destiny. They sing of the past and the present, and of the future when Wotan will set fire to Valhalla to signal the end of the gods. Without warning, their rope breaks. Lamenting the loss of their wisdom, the Norns disappear.
As day breaks, Siegfried and Brünnhilde emerge from their c ... Read More
Götterdämmerung (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
16 Mar 2026, Mon
•
7:30 PM
Eschewing the myth and clichés attached to Carmen, Calixto Bieito delivers a harsh, sensual production in which raw desire is nothing more than the manifestation of a woman’s passion...
Cast:
Erwin Schrott,
Jean-François Borras,
.... + 5
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
ACT I
A group of soldiers are parading in a square. Micaela, a young peasant girl, questions them as to the whereabouts of Don José. Morales, the sergeant, informs her that he will not arrive until the changing of the guard and then tries to convince the young girl to stay. Disconcerted by his proposal, Micaela takes her leave and vows to return later. The relief guard arrives, accompanied ... Read More
Carmen
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
17 Mar 2026, Tue
•
4:30 PM
An epic tale of courage and transformation. Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky return for the triumphant third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.
Cast:
Sir Antonio Pappano,
Christopher Maltman,
.... + 5
Siegfried
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
Siegfried
Opera
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
17 Mar 2026, Tue
•
7 PM
A sovereign may do as he wishes. His entire surroundings depend on him, no-one is entitled to contradict him, all must suffer his moods. Only one may hold a mirror to him, is even obliged to criticise...
Cast:
Bavarian State Orchestra,
Igor Golovatenko,
.... + 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
Rigoletto
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
17 Mar 2026, Tue
•
7 PM
The poetic production by the Hollywood director Anthony Minghella, who died in 2008, worked with Japanese stylistic elements and was co-produced by the Metropolitan Opera New York, the English Nationa...
Cast:
Marco Armiliato,
Ermonela Jaho,
.... + 4
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
A Lieutnant of the US Navy, Pinkerton by name, is having a look at a house near Nagasaki which he hopes to rent from his owner, Goro, for his honeymoon with Cho-Cho-San whom, as was then the custom, he is thinking of making his temporary wife while in Japan. Nothing that Suzuki, Cho-cho-San's maid, and Goro tell him about her will induce him to change his mind, and the warning of the US ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland Theatre
17 Mar 2026, Tue
•
7:30 PM
In restless youth, adolescent gloom, she was waiting… but for whom?
Composer:
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Cast:
Anna Skryleva,
Andrei Bondarenko,
.... + 7
Eugene Onegin
Premiere of this production:
29 March 1879,
Maly Theatre, Moscow
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 enter, and celebrate the harvest with songs and dances. Tatyana and Ol ... Read More
Eugene Onegin
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
18 Mar 2026, Wed
•
7:30 PM
Cultures collide in Puccini’s poignant tale of a loyal geisha and a callous American naval officer whose fleeting romance leaves only devastation behind.
Cast:
Carlo Rizzi,
Quinn Kelsey,
.... + 5
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
ACT I
Japan, at the turn of the 20th century. Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton of the U.S. Navy inspects a house overlooking Nagasaki harbor that he is leasing from Goro, a marriage broker. The house comes with three servants and a geisha wife named Cio-Cio-San, known as Madam Butterfly. The lease runs for 999 years, subject to monthly renewal. The American consul Sharpless arrives bre ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
18 Mar 2026, Wed
•
7:30 PM
Based on the eponymous play by Victorien Sardou, Puccini’s opera brings together all the elements of a melodrama: love, politics, violence and religion.
Cast:
Angel Blue,
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
ACT I
The church of Sant’Andrea della Valle Cesare Angelotti, former Consul of the Roman Republic, has escaped from the Castel Sant’Angelo, where he was being held for political reasons. He has taken refuge in the church, where his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti, has hidden woman’s clothing in the family chapel so that he can escape without being recognised. The sacristan is sur ... Read More
Tosca
Opera
Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland Theatre
18 Mar 2026, Wed
•
7:30 PM
Fluttering beauty, caught and pinned for his pleasure, bound, yet beautiful still. When love is lost, what is left behind?
Cast:
Paul Fitzsimon,
Angela Hogan,
.... + 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
Madama Butterfly
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