Dateline
Dateline
METROPOLITAN OPERA (Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 212-362-6000; www.metopera.org)May 1
The Makropulos Case (Janáček). Mattila; Streit, Reuter; Bělohlávek, Moshinsky, Ward/Granata
May 2
La Traviata (Verdi). Hong; Polenzani, Hvorostovsky; Luisi, Decker, Gussmann
May 3
Götterdämmerung (Wagner). Dalayman, Harmer, Cargill; J. H. Morris, Paterson, König; Luisi, Lepage,
Fillion/St-Aubin
May 4
Billy Budd (Britten). Gunn, Daszak, J. Morris; D. Robertson, Dexter, Dudley
May 5m
The Makropulos Case (Janáček). Same as May 1
May 5
Das Rheingold (Wagner). Blythe, Bardon, Harmer; Terfel, A. Klein, Fink; Luisi, Lepage, Fillion/St-Aubin
May 7
Die Walküre (Wagner). Voigt, Westbroek, Blythe; Skelton, Terfel, König; Luisi, Lepage, Fillion/St-Aubin
May 8
The Makropulos Case (Janáček). Same as May 1
May 9
Siegfried (Wagner). Dalayman, Bardon; Gould, Fink, Brubaker, Terfel; Innouye, Lepage, Fillion/St-Aubin
May 10
Billy Budd (Britten). Same as May 4
May 11
The Makropulos Case (Janáček). Same as May 1
May 12m
Götterdämmerung (Wagner). Voigt, Harmer, Cargill; Gould, Paterson, König; Keenan, Lepage, Fillion/
St-Aubin
May 12
Billy Budd (Britten). Same as May 4
ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS OPERA THEATRE (Various locations in and around Philadelphia,
215-735-1685; www.avaopera.org)
May 1 L'Elisir d'Amore (Donizetti). Also 3 (Philadelphia); 5 (Warrington); 8, 10 (Haverford); 13m (Camden)
AMORE OPERA (Connelly Theater, New York, 866-811-4111; www.amoreopera.org)
May 11 La Traviata (Verdi). Also 12, 13m, 17, 18, 19, 20m, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27m
May 19m H.M.S. Pinafore (Sullivan). Also 26m (abridged)
ATLANTA OPERA (Cobb Energy Perf. Arts Center, 800-356-7372; www.atlantaopera.org)
May 1 Don Giovanni (Mozart). Guilbeau, Borsi, Kloc; Concetti, Phan, Chama, B. Davis, Kroes; Fagen, Kagey,
Brumley/Malabar, Ltd. Also 4, 6m
BRONX OPERA COMPANY (Lovinger Theatre; Adams Playhouse, New York,
718-365-4209; www.bronxopera.org)
May 11 Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck). Also 12 (Lovinger Theatre); 18, 19m (Adams Playhouse)
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY (Four Seasons Centre for the Perf. Arts, Toronto,
800-250-4653; www.coc.ca)
May 2 Eine Florentinische Tragödie (Zemlinsky). Barkmin; Held, M. König. Gianni Schicchi (Puccini). Osborne;
Held, Barbera; A. Davis, Malfitano, W. Chin/Wadden. Also 5, 12m, 15, 18, 20m, 25
May 3 Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach). Chuchman, Wall, Alkema, Segal; R. Thomas/Pomeroy, Relyea; Debus,
Blakeley, Toren/Reiffenstuel. Also 6m, 8, 14
May 9 Semele (Handel). Archibald, McHardy, Whyte; Burden, Costanzo, Humes, C. Enns; Alessandrini, Huan, Huan.
Also 11, 13m, 16, 19, 22, 24, 26m
CHICAGO OPERA THEATER (Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Millennium Park,
312-704-8414; www.chicagooperatheater.org)
May 1 Teseo (Handel). C. Hall, Bisceglie, Tatum, Breiwick; G. Thompson, Trudgen; Beattie, Darrah, Couture/Darrah
CONNECTICUT LYRIC OPERA (Belding Theater, The Bushnell Center for the Perf. Arts, Hartford,
860-440-3594; www.ctlyricopera.org)
May 4 Otello (Verdi). Also 4 (New Britain); 6 (New London); 11 (Middletown); 12 (Waterbury)
CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC OPERA THEATRE (Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia,
215-893-7902; www.curtis.edu)
May 3 I Capuleti e I Montecchi (Bellini). Also 4, 5, 6m
DALLAS OPERA (Winspear Opera House, 214-443-1000; www.dallasopera.org)
May 4 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Pine, Vargicová, Mannino; Mathey, Carfizzi, Aceto, Cangelosi; Jenkins,
Everding/Lata, Kalanke/Schuler. Also 6m
DAYTON OPERA (Schuster Perf. Arts Center, 937-228-3630; www.daytonopera.org)
May 17 The Tragedy of Carmen (Bizet/Brook). Also 18, 19, 20m
FLORENTINE OPERA COMPANY (Marcus Center for the Perf. Arts, Milwaukee,
800-326-7372; www.florentineopera.org)
May 18 Idomeneo (Mozart). Munger, Jarman, Hanna; Chacón-Cruz, Richardson; Rescigno, La Bouchardière,
La Bouchardière. Also 20m
FLORIDA GRAND OPERA (Adrienne Arsht Center for the Perf. Arts, Miami; Broward Center for the
Perf. Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, 800-741-1010; www.fgo.org)
May 2 Roméo et Juliette (Gounod). Alejandres, McKeown; Guèze, Shirley, Michie, Colclough; Mechavich, Lefkowich,
Rom/Caprio. Also 5 (Miami); 10, 12 (Ft. Lauderdale)
FORT WORTH OPERA (Bass Perf. Hall, 877-396-7372; www.fwopera.org)
May 12 Tosca (Puccini). C. Scott; Honeywell, Chioldi; Illick, Pelzig, Horn/Diffen. Also 20m, 25, June 2
May 13m Three Decembers (Heggie). Hall, Pulley; Worth; Larkin, Evans, Lavallee/R. H. Davis. Also 18, 20, 26m, 31,
June 2m
May 19 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Carroll, Cornelius, Giunta; Singletary, Beyer; S. Robertson, Einhorn,
Wingfield/Klein. Also 27m, June 1
May 26 Lysistrata (Adamo). Pine, Kerr, Deiter, Anderson; Scully, Mayes, Carico; Illick, Gately, Kagey/Horton. Also
June 3m
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA (Wortham Theater Center, 713-228-6737; www.houstongrandopera.org)
May 2 Maria Stuarda (Donizetti). DiDonato, Van Kooten, C. Martin; Cutler, Gradus, Gleadow; Summers, Newbury,
Patel/Jahn. Also 4
INDIANAPOLIS OPERA (Clowes Memorial Hall, 317-239-1000; www.indyopera.org)
May 4 Faust (Gounod). O'Flynn, Chris; Wilson, Anderson, Short; Caraher, Schamberger, TBA. Also 6m
LONG BEACH OPERA (Various locations, 562-432-5934; www.longbeachopera.org)
May 19 Ainadamar (Golijov). Also 26
LOS ANGELES OPERA (Chandler Pavilion, 213-972-8001; www.laopera.com)
May 12 La Bohème (Puccini). Pérez, Brugger-Orman; Costello, Rucinski, Pomakov; Summers, Ross/Fortner,
Howland/Hall. Also 20m, 23, 26, 31, June 2m
LYRIC OPERA VIRGINIA (Ferguson Center, Newport News; Paramount Theater, Charlottesville;
Steward School, Richmond; Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach,
757-446-6666; www.lyricoperavirginia.org)
May 4 Carmen (Bizet). Abridged. Also 6m (Newport News); 11, 13m (Charlottesville); 19, 20 (Richmond); 23m 24
(Virginia Beach)
MIAMI LYRIC OPERA (Colony Theater, Miami Beach, 305-674-1040; www.miamilyricopera.org)
May 17 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also 19, Aug. 18, 19m
MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE (Detroit Opera House, Detroit, 313-237-7464; www.motopera.org)
May 12 Pagliacci (Leoncavallo). Gardner; Palombi/Carroll, Hawkins, Ledesma; Mercurio, Uzan, Girard/TBA. Also 16,
18, 19, 20m
NEVADA OPERA (Pioneer Center for the Perf. Arts, Reno, 775-786-4046; www.nevadaopera.org)
May 4 Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also 6
NEW YORK CITY OPERA (El Museo del Barrio, New York, 212-870-5570; www.nycopera.com)
May 12 Orpheus (Telemann). Rowley, Harvey; Teadt, Markgraf; Wedow, Taichman, Zinn. Also 15, 17, 20m
OPERA COLORADO (Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver, 303-778-1500; www.operacolorado.org)
May 1 Il Trovatore (Verdi). M. Capalbo, Maultsby; Amonov, Hyman; Polianichko, Faircloth, TBA. Also 4, 6m
OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL (Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, 514-985-2258; www.operademontreal.com)
May 19 Faust (Gounod). Dunleavy, Parkinson; G. Bélanger & A. Bélanger, Dupuis, Vinogradov; Plasson, Gauthier,
Landreville. Also 22, 24, 26
OPÉRA DE QUÉBEC (Grand Théâtre de Québec, Québec City, 418-529-0688; www.operadequebec.qc.ca)
May 12 Falstaff (Verdi). Fortin, Beaudin, Racine, M. J. Lord; Laperrière, Figueroa, Lapointe; Grazioli, Leblanc, TBA.
Also 15, 17, 19
OPERA DELAWARE (Grand Opera House, Wilmington, 800-374-7263; www.operade.org)
May 6m Porgy and Bess (Gershwin). Also 11, 12
OPERA GRAND RAPIDS (DeVos Hall, 616-451-2741; www.operagr.com)
May 4 La Bohème (Puccini). Also 5
OPERA LANCASTER (High Fine Arts Center; Fulton Theater, 717-872-3811; www.operalancaster.org)
May 10 Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also 11, 12m, 12
OPERA MODERNE (Symphony Space, New York, 212-864-5400; www.operamoderne.com)
May 26 The Turn of the Screw (Britten). Noggle, Teitel, E. Davis; G. S. Allen; Mazzagatti,
L. Leonard, Hartzell/Huff
OPERA SAN JOSE (California Theatre, 408-437-4450; www.operasj.org)
May 1 Faust (Gounod). Baptiste/Halimic, Coffland/Candia; Dailey/Boyer, Brummel/Karagiozov, Elash/Fields;
Rohrbaugh, Dalton, Kemp/Staley & Businger. Also 4, 6m
OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS (Loretto-Hilton Center, 314-961-0644; www.opera-stl.org)
May 19 Carmen (Bizet). Gladen, Winters; Diegel, Bogdanov; Izcaray, Barlow, P. Edwards. Also 23, 25, 31, June 8, 10,
13m, 16, 23m
May 26 Sweeney Todd (Sondheim). Breiwick, Ziemba; Gilfry, Hackmann, Nolen, Knapp; S. Lord, R. Daniels,
R. Hernandez/Rebholz. Also 30, June 1, 7, 12m, 16m, 20, 24
PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT (Porticoes Theater, Pasadena, CA,
323-739-6122; www.pacificoperaproject.com)
May 12 Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Beckham/Somers, K. Choi/Rigby-Jones, Mamey/Silverston; Harper/Patterson,
Blinco/Goble, Avendano/Castro; Karr, Shaw, Shaw. Also 13m, 19, 20m
PITTSBURGH OPERA (Benedum Center, 412-456-6666; www.pittsburghopera.org)
May 1 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Oropesa, Emerson; Portillo, Gaines, Pecchioli; A. Walker, Robinson,
Moyer/Oliver. Also 4, 6m
PORTLAND OPERA (Keller Auditorium, 503-241-1802; www.portlandopera.org)
May 11 Candide (Bernstein). Gilmore, Quintero; Boyd, Orth, A. Chiang; Kellogg, Mattaliano, Sirlin/J. Scott. Also 13m,
17, 19
RICHARD RODGERS THEATRE (New York, 800-755-4000; www.porgyandbessonbroadway.com)
May 1 Porgy and Bess (Gershwin). Ongoing through July 8
SEATTLE OPERA (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 800-426-1619; www.seattleopera.org)
May 5 Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Racette/Stundyte, Hines; Secco/Peake, Polegato; Kovatchev, Kazaras, S. Benson.
Also 9, 11, 12, 13m, 16, 19
SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA (Sottile Theatre; Dock Street Theatre, Charleston,
843-579-3100; www.spoletousa.org)
May 26 Kepler (Glass). Also 28, 31, June 2 (Sottile Theatre)
May 27 Feng Yi Ting (Wenjing). Also 29, June 1, 4, 7 (Dock Street Theatre)
TANGLEWOOD MUSIC FESTIVAL ( Koussevitzky Music Shed; Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox,
617-266-1492; www.bso.org)
May 25 La Vida Breve (Falla)
UTAH OPERA (Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, 801-533-6683; www.utahopera.org)
May 5 Of Mice and Men (Floyd). Gartland; Bix, Burns, MacPherson; Lowe, McIntyre, TBA. Also 7, 9, 11, 13m
VANCOUVER OPERA (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, BC, 604-683-0222; www.vancouveropera.ca)
May 1 Aida (Verdi). Khudoley, Karanas; Rawls, Kelsey, M. Robinson, Bannik; Darlington, Gately, Oswald/Lapiz. Also 3
WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA (Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University,
202-364-5826; www.concertopera.org)
May 13 Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns). DeYoung; Jovanovich, Grimsley; A. Walker. Also 13
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA (Kennedy Center, D.C., 202-295-2400; www.kennedy-center.org)
May 2 Nabucco (Verdi). Boross, Chauvet; Vassallo, Bilgili, Panikkar; Auguin, Strassberger, Strassberger/Ullrich. Also
5, 10, 13m, 15, 18, 21
May 12 Werther (Massenet). Ganassi, Albrink; Meli, Foster-Williams; Villaume, Alexander, Yeargan/Barilà. Also 14,
17, 19, 22, 25, 27m
WEST BAY OPERA (Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto, 650-424-9999; www.wbopera.org)
May 25 Aida (Verdi). Cast TBA; Moscovich, Condemi, TBA. Also 27m, June 2, 3m
WICHITA GRAND OPERA (Century II Perf. Arts Center, 316-262-8054; www.wichitagrandopera.org)
May 19 Noah’s Flood (Britten)
.jpg "Divider Ornament")
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER (Nationaltheater, Munich, 49 89 21 85 19 20; www.bayerische.staatsoper.de)May 3
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 6, 11, 13
May 5
Luisa Miller (Verdi)
May 12
I Capuleti e I Montecchi (Bellini). Also 16, 19, 23, 26
May 27
Siegfried (Wagner). Also 31, June 3, July 6, 13
May 29
La Cenerentola (Rossini). Also June 2, 7, 10, July 9, 12
BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (Grieg Hall, 47 55 21 06 30; www.fib.no)May 23
Serse (Handel). Also 24
CHÂTELET: THÉÂTRE MUSICAL DE PARIS (33 1 40 28 28 40; www.chatelet-theatre.com)May 29
Pop’pea (Monteverdi/Torke).
World premiere. Also 30, 31, June 2, 3m, 5, 7
DE NEDERLANDSE OPERA (Amsterdam, 31 20 625 54 55; www.dno.nl)May 7
Don Carlo (Verdi). Also 10, 13m, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28m, 30
DEN NORSKE OPERA (Oslo, 47 21 42 21 21; www.operaen.no)May 3
Aida (Verdi). Also June 4, 7, 11, 13, 16
May 11
Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria (Monteverdi). Also 13, 15, 18, 25, 29, May 1, 3
May 25
Den Fjerde Nattevakt (Kverndokk). Also 28, June 1, 5, 12, 15
DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN (49 30 343 84 343; www.deutscheoperberlin.de)May 1
Lohengrin (Wagner)
May 4
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also June 3, 10
May 5
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). Also June 8, 14
May 6
Carmen (Bizet). Also 12, 15
May 9
I Due Foscari (Verdi). Also 11
May 10
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 13, June 1
May 19
Die Dorfschule (Weingartner)/Gisei, Das Opfer (Orff). Also 19
May 25
Die Walküre (Wagner). Also 28
May 31
La Traviata (Verdi). Also June 2, 7
DRESDEN MUSIC FESTIVAL (49 351 486 66 66; www.musikfestspiele.com)May 23
The Infernal Comedy (Sturminger)
May 27
La Casa Disabitata (Amalie of Saxony)
DROTTNINGHOLM COURT THEATER FESTIVAL (46 8 556 931 00; www.dtm.se)May 27
Il Giasone (Cavalli). Also 30, June 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA (London Coliseum, 44 871 911 0200; www.eno.org)May 1
The Flying Dutchman (Wagner). Also 5, 12, 16, 18, 23
May 8
Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also 10, 13m, 17, 19, 24, 26, 28, 30, June 2
May 25
Caligula (Glanert). Also 29, 31, June 7, 9, 14
FESTSPIELHAUS BADEN-BADEN (49 72 2130 13101; www.festspielhaus.de)May 28
L'Elisir d'Amore (Donizetti). Also 31, June 3
FLANDERS OPERA (Antwerp Opera House; Ghent Opera House, 32 70 22 02 02; www.vlaamseopera.be)May 6
Le Duc d'Alba (Donizetti). Also 9, 11, 13m, 15, 18 (Antwerp); 25, 27m, 29, 31, June 2m (Ghent)
GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL OPERA (East Sussex, UK, 44 1273 813813; www.glyndebourne.com)May 20
The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček). Also 24, 27, 29, 31, June 3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 28
May 23
La Cenerentola (Rossini). Also 25, 28, 30, June 1, 8, 15, 20, 24, 29, July 4, 7, 10
GOTHENBURG OPERA (46 31 13 13 00; www.opera.se)May 10
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart)
GÖTTINGEN INTERNATIONAL HANDEL FESTIVAL (49 551 38 48 13 10; www.haendel.org)May 18
Amadigi di Gaula (Handel). Also 19, 21, 22, 26
May 27
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (Handel)
GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU (Barcelona, 34 93 485 99 13; www.liceubarcelona.com)May 14
Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilèa). Also 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27m, 30, June 3
May 19m
El Gato con Botas (Montsalvatge). Also 26m, 27m
GRAND THÉÂTRE DE GENÈVE (Geneva, 41 22 418 31 30; www.geneveopera.ch)May 9
Mignon (Thomas). Also 11, 13m, 16, 18, 20m
GRANGE PARK OPERA (44 1962 73 73 66; www.grangeparkopera.co.uk)May 31
Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also June 2, 8, 10, 15, 17, 19, 24, 27, 29
HAMBURGISCHE STAATSOPER (49 40 35 68 68; www.hamburgische-staatsoper.de)May 1
Turandot (Puccini). Also 5, 8
May 13
Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss). Also 17, 20, 23, 30, June 6
May 28
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner). Also 31, June 12
HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA HOUSE (Magyar Állami Operaház, Budapest,
36 1 353 0170; www.opera.hu)May 2
Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also 5, 8, 15, 20, 24, 30, June 2, 7
May 3
Carmen (Bizet). Also 6, 9
May 4
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)
May 19
Macbeth (Verdi). Also 22, 29, June 1, 6, 10
ISRAELI OPERA (Tel Aviv Perf. Arts Center, 972 3 692 7777; www.israel-opera.co.il)May 11m
Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck). Also 12, 13, 15, 16, 18m, 19, 20, 21, 22
KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN (49 30 47 99 74 00; www.komische-oper-berlin.de)May 1
Salome (R. Strauss). Also 20, 25
May 3
Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach)
May 4
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Also 11, 16
May 5
The Love for Three Oranges (Prokofiev). Also 12, 26
May 6
The Bronze Horse (Auber). Also 15, 28, July 3
May 13
Serse (Handel). Also 17, 19, 27, June 15, 21, 27, July 5
MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO (Teatro Comunale, Florence,
39 55 287222; www.maggiofiorentino.com)May 4
Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss). Also 6m, 8, 11
May 22
La Metamorfosi (Colasanti). Also 24, 25
May 31
The Miraculous Mandarin/Bluebeard’s Castle (Bartók). Also June 3m, 5
MALMÖ OPERA (46 40 20 85 00; www.malmoopera.se)May 2
Carmen (Bizet). Also 4, 9, 16
May 5
Parsifal (Wagner). Also 11, 13m, 18, 20m
MUNICH BIENNALE (49 89 280 56 87; www.muenchenerbiennale.de)May 3
L’Absence (Nemtsov). Also 4, 6
May 5
Mama Dolorosa (E. Kim). Also 7, 8
May 15
A Game of Fives (Eck/Miranda/Muir/Pasovsky/Paúl). Also 16
May 16
Wasser (A. Hermann). Also 18, 19
OPER FRANKFURT (49 69 212 49 49 4; www.oper-frankfurt.de)May 2
Das Liebesverbot (Wagner). Also 4
May 5
Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Also 11, 19
May 6
Volo di Notte/Il Prigioniero (Dallapiccola). Also 12, 17
May 13m
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 16
May 20
The Rake’s Progress (Stravinsky). Also 24, 26, 28, June 1, 3, 9
May 25
Otello (Verdi). Also 27, June 16, 20, 29
OPER LEIPZIG (Opernhaus/Haus Dreilinden, 49 341 1261-275; www.oper-leipzig.de)May 3
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Weill). Also 6, 12, 19
May 4
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 20
May 5
Il Turco in Italia (Rossini). Also June 16
May 10
La Traviata (Verdi)
May 14
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 15 (abridged)
May 17
Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Also July 6
May 28
The Love for Three Oranges (Prokofiev). Also June 3
OPÉRA COMIQUE (Salle Favart, Paris, 33 8 25 01 01 23; www.opera-comique.com)May 19
Re Orso (Boito). Also 21, 22
ÓPERA DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA (34 928 37 01 25; www.operalaspalmas.org)May 13
Rigoletto (Verdi). Also 15, 17, 19
OPÉRA DE LYON (Place de la Comédie, 33 826 305 325; www.opera-lyon.org)May 2
Mesdames de la Halle (Offenbach). Also 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13m, 15
May 19
L’Enfant et les Sortilèges (Ravel)
/Der Zwerg (Zemlinsky). Also 21, 23, 25, 27m, 29
OPÉRA DE MARSEILLE (Opéra Municipal, 33 4 91 55 11 10; opera.marseille.fr)May 2
Il Trovatore (Verdi). Also 4
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE BORDEAUX (33 5 56 00 85 95; www.opera-bordeaux.com)May 2
Alcina (Handel). Also 4, 8, 11, 13m
May 9
Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck). Also 10, 11, 12, 13
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE LORRAINE (33 3 83 85 33 11; www.opera-national-lorraine.fr)May 6m
La Rondine (Puccini). Also 8, 10, 11, 13m, 15
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS (Opéra Bastille, 33 1 71 25 24 23; www.operadeparis.fr)May 2
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni)
/Pagliacci (Leoncavallo). Also 6m, 11
May 24
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also 26, 29, June 1, 4, 6, 10m, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, July 2
OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE (Palais Opéra de Liège, 32 4 221 47 22; www.operaliege.be)May 1
La Traviata (Verdi). Also 3, 5, 8
OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH (41 44 268 66 66; www.opernhaus.ch)May 1
Rigoletto (Verdi)
May 5
Il Re Pastore (Mozart). Also 9, 12, 17
May 6
Poliuto (Donizetti). Also 10, 13, 15, 20, 23, June 3, 6, 9
May 8
Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali (Donizetti)
/I Pazzi per Progetto (Donizetti). Also June 3
May 17
Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi). Also 19, 24, 31
May 26
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Also 28, 30, June 2, 14, 27, 29, July 7
PALAU DE LES ARTS REINA SOFÍA (Valencia, 34 902 202 383; www.lesarts.com)May 26
Il Trovatore (Verdi). In concert
POLISH NATIONAL OPERA (Teatr Wielki, Warsaw, 48 22 69 20 208; www.teatrwielki.pl)May 11
The Passenger (Weinberg). Also 13, 15
May 26
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten). Also 29, June 2, 12 (in concert)
PRAGUE SPRING INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL (Rudolfinum, 420 257 312 547; www.festival.cz)May 30
Fidelio (Beethoven). In concert
ROYAL DANISH OPERA (Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen, 45 33 69 69 69; www.kgl-teater.dk)May 4
Parsifal (Wagner). Also 8, 13m
May 18
Albert Herring (Britten). Also 20m, 22, 26, 29, 31, June 2m, 4, 6, 8
ROYAL OPERA, U.K. (Covent Garden, London, 44 20 7304 4000; www.royalopera.org)May 1
La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti). Also 7, 10
May 3
La Bohème (Puccini). Also 5, 8, 12, 17, June 19, 23
May 15
Falstaff (Verdi). Also 19, 23, 25, 28, 30
May 31
Salome (R. Strauss). Also June 5, 8, 11, 14, 16
ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA (Stockholm, 46 8 791 44 00; www.operan.se)May 2
Lohengrin (Wagner). Also 5, 8
May 4m
The Love for Three Oranges (Prokofiev). Also 7m, 8m, 10m, 11m, 12m, 15m, 16m, 22m, 23m, 26m
May 4
La Bohème (Puccini). Also 9, 11, 21
May 12
Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). Also 15, 17, 22, 24, 28, June 1, 8, 13, 16
SALZBURG WHITSUN FESTIVAL (43 662 8045 500; www.salzburgfestival.at)May 25
Giulio Cesare (Handel). Also 27m, Aug. 23, 25m, 27, 29, 31
SCHWETZINGEN FESTIVAL (Baden-Baden, 49 7221 929 4990; www.schwetzinger-festspiele.de)May 20
Rosamunde (Schweitzer). Also 22, 24, 25
SCOTTISH OPERA (On tour, 44 141 332 3321; www.scottishopera.org.uk)May 4
Tosca (Puccini). Also 6m, 8, 10, 12 (Glasgow); 17, 19 (Inverness); 23, 25, 27m, 31, June 2 (Edinbrugh); 7, 9 (Aberdeen)
SEMPEROPER DRESDEN (49 351 4911 705; www.semperoper.de)May 1
L'Elisir d'Amore (Donizetti). Also4, 11, 13, 21, 23, 25m, June 9
May 2
Švanda the Bagpiper (Weinberger). Also 17
May 3
Salome (R. Strauss). Also 6, 31
May 5
La Traviata (Verdi). Also 24, June 2, 16
May 10
Don Giovanni (Mozart). Also 19, 28
May 26
La Clemenza di Tito (Mozart). Also 29, June 8, 15, 18, 25
May 30
Street Scene (Weill). Also June 12
STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN (Schiller Theater, Berlin,
49 30 2035 4555; www.staatsoper-berlin.org)May 2
Moscow, Cheryomushki (Shostakovich). Also 4m, 5, 6, 8m, 9, 11, 13, 15m, 17
May 6
Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also 10, 13m
May 18
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Also 20
May 26
Simon Boccanegra (Verdi). Also 28, 31
STAATSTHEATER AM GARNERPLATZ (Munich,
49 089 21 85 19 60; www.staatstheater-am-gaertnerplatz.de)May 2
La Traviata (Verdi). Also 3, 5, 6
May 18
Falstaff (Verdi). Also 22, 23, 26, 27, 31, June 2, 4
STAATSTHEATER STUTTGART (49 711 20 20 90; www.staatstheater.stuttgart.de)May 6
La Juive (Halévy)
May 12
Wozzeck (Berg). Also 17, 20m, 24, 27, 30, June 4, 10, 15
May 21
Luisa Miller (Verdi). Also 26, June 1, 8
May 28
Elektra (R. Strauss). Also 31, June 3, 7, 14
TEATRO ALLA SCALA (Milan, 39 02 72 003 744; www.teatroallascala.org)May 2
Tosca (Puccini). Also 6m, 9, 11, 12, 15
May 19
Peter Grimes (Britten). Also 22, 24, 29, 31, June 5, 7
TEATRO DI SAN CARLO (Naples, 39 081 7972111; www.teatrosancarlo.it)May 4
Il Maestro di Cappella (Cimarosa)
/La Fubra e lo Sciocco (Sarro). Also 5, 6m, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12m
May 18
La Bohème (Puccini). Also 19, 20m, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27m, 29, 30, 31
TEATRO LA FENICE (Venice, 39 041 786511; www.teatrolafenice.it)May 11
La Bohème (Puccini). Also 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29
TEATRO REAL (Madrid, 34 902 24 48 48;www.teatro-real.com)May 10
Cyrano de Bergerac (Alfano). Also 13, 16, 19, 22
May 21
Rienzi (Wagner). Also 24, 27 (in concert)
TEATRO REGIO DI TORINO (Turin, 39 011 8815 241; www.teatroregio.torino.it)May 16
Norma (Bellini). Also 17, 19, 20m, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27m, 29m, 30
THEATER AN DER WIEN (Vienna, 43 1 588 85; www.theater-wien.at)May 2
Hamlet (Thomas). Also 5
THÉÂTRE DES CHAMPS ELYSÉES (Paris, 01 49 52 50 50; www.theatrechampselysees.fr)May 22
Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Also 24, 26, 29, 31
THÉÂTRE DU CAPITOLE (Toulouse, 33 5 61 63 13 13; www.theatre-du-capitole.org)May 2
Der Jasager (Weill)
/Der Neinsager (Brecht). Also 4, 5, 6m
May 4
Les Indes Galantes (Rameau). Also 6m, 8, 11, 13m, 15
THÉÂTRE ROYAL DE LA MONNAIE (Brussels, 32 2 70 23 39 39; www.demunt.be)May 2
Orlando (Handel). Also 4, 6m, 9, 11
May 3
Otello (Rossini)
THÉÂTRES DE LA VILLE (Grand Théâtre, Luxembourg, 352 47 08 95 1; www.theatres.lu)May 21
Otello (Verdi). Also 23, 25
VOLKSOPER (Vienna, 43 1 513 1 513; www.volksoper.at)May 1
The Sound of Music (Rodgers). Also 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 27, 30
May 2
Rusalka (Dvořák). Also 6
May 4
La Traviata (Verdi)
May 5
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Also 10, 14, 25, 28, June 7
May 7m
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also June 9, 23, 29
May 12
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Sondheim). Also 17, 18, 19, 24, 26, 29, June 1, 3, 12, 28
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA (Various locations, 44 29 2063 5000; www.wno.org.uk)May 19
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner). Also 26, June 2, 16
WIENER FESTWOCHEN (43 1589 22 0; www.festwochen.at)May 27
La Traviata (Verdi). Also 30, June 2, 5
May 29
Quartett (Francesconi). Also 31, June 1
WIENER STAATSOPER (Vienna, 43 1 513 1 513; www.wiener-staatsoper.at)May 1
Don Carlos (Verdi). Also 5
May 2
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni)
/Pagliacci (Leoncavallo). Also 4, 8
May 3
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also 15
May 6
Arabella (R. Strauss). Also 9, 12
May 11
Salome (R. Strauss). Also 14, 18
May 19
Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Also 22, 25
May 26
Roberto Devereux (Donizetti). Also 31, June 5, 10
