Dateline
METROPOLITAN OPERA (Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 212-362-6000; www.metopera.org)May 1
Rigoletto (Verdi). Oropesa, Herrera; Gagnidze, Grigolo, Iori; Armiliato, Mayer, C. Jones/Hilferty
May 2
Götterdämmerung (Wagner). Dalayman, Harmer, Cargill; J. H. Morris, Paterson, König; Luisi, Lepage,
Fillion/St-Aubin
May 3
Giulio Cesare (Handel). Dessay, Coote, Bardon; D. Daniels, Dumaux; Bicket, McVicar, R. Jones/Reiffenstuel
May 4m
Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc). Leonard, Racette, E. Bishop, Palmer, Morley; Langrée, Dexter/Kneuss,
Reppa/Greenwood
May 4
Das Rheingold (Wagner). Bishop, Arwady, Harmer; Grimsley, Margita, Fink; Luisi, Lepage, Fillion/St-Aubin
May 6
Die Walküre (Wagner). Voigt, Serafin, Blythe; O’Neill, Grimsley, König; Luisi, Lepage, Fillion/St-Aubin
May 7
Giulio Cesare (Handel). Same as May 3
May 8
Siegfried (Wagner). Voigt, Arwady; Cleveman, Fink, Brubaker, Grimsley; Luisi, Lepage, Fillion/St-Aubin
May 9
Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc). Same as May 4m
May 10
Giulio Cesare (Handel). Same as May 3
May 11m
Götterdämmerung (Wagner). Same as May 2 exc. Voigt for Dalayman, Cleveman for J. H. Morris
May 11
Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc). Same as May 4m
AMORE OPERA (Connelly Theater, New York, 866-811-4111; www.amoreopera.org)May 10
Faust (Gounod). Also 11, 12m, 16, 17, 18, 19m, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26m
ATLANTA OPERA (Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, 800-356-7372; www.atlantaopera.org)May 3
L’Italiana in Algeri (Rossini). S. Eddy, TBA; Angelini, Praticò, Bilgili; Fagen, Binder, Shortt. Also 5m
AUSTRIAN CULTURAL FORUM + CZECH CENTER NEW YORK (Bohemian National Hall,
212-319-5300; www.acfny.org)May 11
King Lavra (Jirasek).
World premiereMay 16
Fama (Furrer). Also 17
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA (Shubert Theatre, Citi Performing Arts Center, 617-542-6772; www.blo.org)May 1
Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Oakes; Al. Walker, Shelton, G. Frank; Angus, Cavanagh, Conklin. Also 3,
5m
BRONX OPERA COMPANY (Various locations, 718-365-4209; www.bronxopera.org)May 10
La Bohème (Puccini). Jen. Moore/Ojakhyan, Cordova/H. Spierman; Friedman/Webb, Coffey/Jer. Moore,
Bozic/Grana; Kramer/M. Spierman, V. Crutchfield, George/Cisek. Also 11, 17, 18
CALGARY OPERA (Jubilee Auditorium, 403-262-7286; www.calgaryopera.com)May 3
Il Segreto di Susanna (Wolf-Ferrari)
/L'Heure Espagnole (Ravel). Also 5, 7, 9
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY (Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto,
800-250-4653; www.coc.ca)May 1
Salome (R. Strauss). Sunnegårdh, Juon; Margison, Gantner/Held; Debus/Bate, Egoyan, McLane/Zuber. Also 4,
7, 10, 16, 22
May 8
Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc). Bayrakdarian, Pieczonka, Mishura, Forst, Guilmette; Debus, Carsen,
Levine/Bauer. Also 11, 14, 17, 19m, 21, 23, 25m
May 9
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). Christy; Costello, Mulligan, Gradus; S. Lord, Alden,
C. Edwards/Reiffenstuel. Also 12m, 15, 18m, 24
THE FIGARO PROJECT (First & Franklin Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, 410-728-5545, www.thefigaroproject.com)May 10
Camelot Requiem (Bornfield). Also 11
FLORENTINE OPERA COMPANY (Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee,
800-326-7372; www.florentineopera.org)May 10
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Guarrine, McVey, Zabala; Belcher, Verm; Rescigno, C. Evans, TBA. Also 12m
FLORIDA GRAND OPERA (Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Ft. Lauderdale,
800-741-1010; www.fgo.org)May 2
La Traviata (Verdi). Alejandres/Vinnik; Fanale/Magrì, Caoduro/J. W. Kang; Tebar, Hebert, A. C. Klein. Also 4
FORT WORTH OPERA (Bass Performing Hall, 877-396-7372; www.fwopera.org)May 1
Glory Denied (Cipullo). Worra, Mancasola; Mayes, Blalock; Deaton, D. Anthony, Kagey/Chudej. Also 4m, 7, 8,
11
May 3
La Bohème (Puccini). Dunleavy, Betancourt; Panikkar, Mason, TBA; Illick, Lefkowich, TBA
May 4
Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss). M. Owens, Luna, C. Hall; Bix; Illick, Gately, TBA. Also 12m
May 5m
The Daughter of the Regiment (Donizetti). Pine, J. Castle, TBA; Portillo, Nelman; Larkin, Danner, TBA. Also
10
FRESNO GRAND OPERA (Shaghoian Concert Hall, 559-442-5699; www.fresnograndopera.org)May 4
Candide (Bernstein). Frances, Kellerman; Pickle, P. Jacobs, Weyandt; Tucker, Bascetta, TBA. Also 5m
GUERILLA OPERA (Zack Box Theatre, Boston Conservatory, 617-912-9222; guerillaopera.com)May 23
Giver of Light (A. Roberts). De la Guardia, Ashe; Budris, Church; TBA, A. Eggert, Noulin-Merat/Fortin. Also
24, 25, 30, 31
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA (Wortham Theater Center, 713-228-6737; www.houstongrandopera.org)May 2
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner). Stemme, Mahnke; Heppner, McKinny, Fischesser; Summers, Loy, Leiacker. Also
5m
May 1
Il Trovatore (Verdi). T. Wilson, Zajick; Berti, Tómasson; Summers, Lawless, Dugardyn/Pakledinaz. Also 4, 8, 11
JUILLIARD OPERA (Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York, 212-769-7406; www.juilliard.edu)May 2
The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček). Bullock, Vuong, Mixter; Allicock, Köse; Manson, Griffin, L. Jellinek/Trejos
LONG BEACH OPERA (Various locations, 562-432-5934; www.longbeachopera.org)May 11
Tell-Tale Heart (S. Copeland)/Van Gogh (M. Gordon). Cast TBA; Mitisek, Mitisek, Mitisek. Also 18m, 18, 19
LOS ANGELES OPERA (Chandler Pavilion, except as indicated, 213-972-8001; www.laopera.com)May 18
Tosca (Puccini). Radvanovsky; Berti, Ataneli; Domingo, Caird, B. Christie. Also 26m, 30, June 2m, 5, 8
May 19m
Dulce Rosa (Holdridge). Also 25, 28, June 1, 6, 9m (Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center)
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC (Walt Disney Concert Hall; Hollywood Bowl,
323-850-2000; www.laphil.com)May 17
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Christensson, Röschmann, Frenkel; Crossley-Mercer, Maltman; Dudamel, Alden,
Nouvel/Alaïa. Also 19m, 23, 25 (staged)
LYRIC OPERA BALTIMORE (Modell Performing Arts Center, 410-900-1150; www.lyricoperahouse.com)May 17
Rigoletto (Verdi). Amsellem, TBA; Powell, Hymel, TBA; Buckley, Hoomes, TBA. Also 19m
MANNES OPERA (Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College, New York,
212-580-0210; www.newschool.edu/mannes)May 10
The Rape of Lucretia (Britten). Also 11
MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE (Detroit Opera House, Detroit, 313-237-7464; www.michiganopera.org)May 11
Aida (Verdi). L. Moore/Noah, Rachvelishvili/Nikolic; Massi/La Spina, Hawkins, P. Volpe, TBA; Mercurio,
Herbert, TBA. Also 15, 17, 18, 19m
NORTH CAROLINA OPERA (Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill; Meymandi Concert Hall, Duke Energy
Center, Raleigh, 919-792-3850; www.ncopera.org)May 3
Aida (Verdi). A. Brown, Sandel-Pantaleo; Savage, T. Thomas, Kellogg, Hartmann; T. Myers, D. Paul, TBA. Also
5m (semi-staged)
OPERA COLORADO (Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver, 303-778-1500; www.operacolorado.org)May 4
The Scarlet Letter (Laitman). Futral, TBA, C. Cook; M. S mith, Valenti, Hancock, Sorensen; Williamson,
Greenberg, Rom/Wadden. Also 7, 10, 12m
OPERA COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY (Town Hall Theater, 802-382-9222; www.ocmvermont.org)May 31
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Kantorski-Merrill, Pierce; Knutsen, Wilkins, Kroncke; Plasson, Do. Anderson,
Do. Anderson/De. Anderson. Also June 2m, 6, 7, 8
OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL (Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, 514-985-2258; www.operademontreal.com)May 18
Manon (Massenet). Fiset; Ribeiro, Bintner; Gabel, Deedrick, TBA. Also 21, 23, 25
OPÉRA DE QUÉBEC (Grand Théâtre de Québec, Québec City, 418-529-0688; www.operadequebec.qc.ca)May 11
La Vie Parisienne (Offenbach). Pagé, Paulin, Beaudin, Bouchard; Hervieux, Thériault, Mallette; Rivest,
Gauthier, TBA. Also 14, 16, 18
OPERA DELAWARE (Grand Opera House, Wilmington, 800-374-7263; www.operade.org)May 5m
Macbeth (Verdi). C. Ames; Youngblood, Wilander, Wager; Lawton, TBA, TBA. Also 10, 11
OPERA FORT COLLINS (Lincoln Center, CO, 970-482-0220; www.operafortcollins.org)May 31
Faust (Gounod)
OPERA GRAND RAPIDS (DeVos Hall, 616-451-2741; www.operagr.com)May 3
La Traviata (Verdi). Also 4
OPERA IDAHO (Egyptian Theatre, Boise, 208-387-1273; www.operaidaho.org)May 17
Susannah (Floyd). Noparstak; TBA, A. Peck, TBA; Sandell, Jobin, TBA. Also 19m
OPERA IN THE HEIGHTS (Lambert Hall, Houston, 713-861-5303; www.operaintheheights.org)May 2
Falstaff (Verdi). M. Johnson/R. Heath, Engel/Pohl, A. Anderson/Chapa, Cay; Lebron, Lombardozzi,
Meza/Nance; Carreón-Robledo, Ward, R. Smith/Scheh. Also 3, 4, 5m
OPERA LAFAYETTE (Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, D.C., 202-546-9332; www.operalafayette.org)May 1
Actéon (M.-A. Charpentier). Van Doren, Ballou, De Beck Spitzer, Mesko; Sheehan; R. Brown, S. Curran, TBA.
Also 2
OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS (Loretto-Hilton Center, 314-961-0644; www.opera-stl.org)May 25
The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan). Breiwick, Zifchak; Smoak, Plenk, H. Russell, Eck; McAdams, Curran,
Schuette. Also 29, 31, June 6, 9, 12, 14, 22m, 26m, 29
PITTSBURGH OPERA (Benedum Center, 412-456-6666; www.pittsburghopera.org)May 3
La Cenerentola (Rossini). Genaux; Espiritu, Pecchioli, Mobbs; A. Walker, McIntyre, Rom/Schuette. Also 5m
PORTLAND OPERA (Keller Auditorium, 503-241-1802; www.portlandopera.org)May 10
Falstaff (Verdi). P. Armstong, TBA, Niederloh, TBA; Chama, Phan, Hurt; Manahan, Mattaliano, TBA. Also
12m, 16, 18
SEATTLE OPERA (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 800-426-1619; www.seattleopera.org)May 4
La Voix Humaine (Poulenc). Focile. Suor Angelica (Puccini). Gavrilova, Plowright; Wedow, Uzan, Bisleri &
Trieste. Also 8, 11, 12m, 15, 18
SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA (Dock Street Theatre; Sottile Theatre, Charleston, SC,
843-579-3100; www.spoletousa.org)May 24
Matsukaze (Hosokawa). P. Jo, J. Kim; G. Simpson; Kennedy, Shi-Zheng, Barreca/E. C. Ward. Also 26, June 1,
4, 8
May 25
Le Villi (Puccini). Rowley; Crawley, L. Hernandez. Mese Mariano (Giordano). Rowley, Roark-Strummer,
Quintero; Barbacini, Vizioli, Patel/Guidi di Bagno. Also 27, 29, 31, June 2, 4, 7
TACONIC OPERA (Yorktown Stage, Yorktown Heights, 815-886-7372; www.taconicopera.org)May 3
La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti). Also 4, 5m (Yorktown Heights); May 11, 12m (Purchase)
UTAH OPERA (Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, 801-533-6683; www.utahopera.org)May 11
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also 13, 15, 17, 19m
VANCOUVER OPERA (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, BC, 604-683-0222; www.vancouveropera.ca)May 4
Tea: A Mirror of Soul (Tan Dun). Kaduce, TBA; Honeywell, C. Yuan, Eichelberger; Darlington, Miyamoto,
Matsui/Ota. Also 7, 9, 11
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA (Kennedy Center, D.C.,
202-467-4600; www.kennedy-center.org/wno)May 4
Show Boat (Kern). Holloway/Chuchman, Cambridge/Trevigne, R. Simpson; Gilfry/Rhodes, M. Robinson;
DeMain, Zambello, Davison/Tazewell. Also 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12m, 16, 17, 18, 19m, 21, 24, 25, 26m
WEST BAY OPERA (Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto, 650-424-9999; www.wbopera.org)May 24
Otello (Verdi). Also 26m, June 1, 2m
WICHITA GRAND OPERA (McPherson Opera House, McPherson; Bradley Fair, Wichita,
316-262-8054; www.wichitagrandopera.org)May 17
Don Pasquale (Donizetti). Apostolou; Powers, D. Peterson, Nansel; Hakoda, Powers, Pavlov (McPherson). Also 18 (Wichita)
YALE OPERA (Schubert Theater, 203 562-5666; music.yale.edu/opera)May 3
Iolanta (Tchaikovsky). Cast TBA; Shaindlin, Gieleta, TBA. Also 4
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER (Nationaltheater, Munich, 49 89 21 85 19 20; www.bayerische.staatsoper.de)May 2
L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). Also 4
May 3
Don Giovanni (Mozart). Also 7, 9, 12
May 5
Macbeth (Verdi). Also 8, 11, 17, July 29
May 18
Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach). Also 24, 29, June 2, 5, 8
May 20
La Traviata (Verdi). Also 23, 26, 30m, July 9
BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (47 55 21 06 30; www.fib.no)May 22
Marco Polo (Tan Dun). Also 23
DE NEDERLANDSE OPERA (Amsterdam, 31 20 625 54 55; www.dno.nl)May 1
Die Walküre (Wagner). Also 5m, 9, 12m
May 6
La Traviata (Verdi). Also 8, 10, 14, 17, 20m, 23, 26m, 29, 31
DEN NORSKE OPERA (Oslo, 47 21 42 21 21; www.operaen.no)May 4
L'Isola Disabitata (Haydn). Also 5, 10
May 10
Khairos (Vaage). Also 13, 21, 24, 27, 29
May 25
Salome (R. Strauss). Also 30, June 2, 7, 10, 12, 18, 23m
DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN (49 30 343 84 343; www.deutscheoperberlin.de)May 1
Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti). In concert
May 2 Requiem (Verdi). Also 4 (staged)
May 3
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart)
May 27
Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). In concert
DRESDEN MUSIC FESTIVAL (49 351 656 06 700; www.musikfestspiele.com)May 12
The Dream of Gerontius (Elgar). In concert
May 25
Falstaff (Verdi)
DROTTNINGHOLM COURT THEATER FESTIVAL ( 46 8 556 931 00; www.dtm.se)May 26
Il Matrimonio Segreto (Cimarosa). Also 29, 31, June 2, 5, 8, 9
FESTSPIELHAUS BADEN-BADEN (Baden-Baden, 49 72 2130 13101; www.festspielhaus.de)May 17
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 20, 23, 26
FINNISH NATIONAL OPERA (Helsinki, 358 9 4030 2211; www.opera.fi)May 4
Bluebeard's Castle (Bartók)
/Pagliacci (Leoncavallo). Also 7, 10
May 17
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner). Also 21, 25m, 29, June 3
FLANDERS OPERA (Antwerp Opera House; Ghent Opera House, 32 70 22 02 02; www.vlaamseopera.be)May 5 Requiem (Verdi). Also 8 (Ghent); May 23, 24 (Antwerp) (in concert)
May 15
Tragedy of a Friendship (Eggert). Also 17, 18, 19m (Antwerp); May 23, 24, 25 (Ghent)
GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL OPERA (East Sussex, UK, 44 1273 813813; www.glyndebourne.com)May 18
Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss). Also 22, 25, 30, June 2, 4, 7, 13, 16, 20, 23, 28, July 5, 11
May 19
Falstaff (Verdi). Also 24, 26, 29, June 1, 6, 9, 15, 22, 27, July 4, 9, 14
GOTHENBURG OPERA (46 31 13 13 00; www.opera.se)May 2
Simon Boccanegra (Verdi). Also 4, 12, 16
May 3
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also 5m, 8, 11, 15, 17, 19
GÖTTINGEN INTERNATIONAL HANDEL FESTIVAL (49 551 38 48 13 10; www.haendel.org)May 10
Siroe, Re di Persia (Handel). Also 12, 14, 15, 19, 20
May 17
Joseph and His Brethren (Handel)
GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU (Barcelona, 34 93 485 99 13; www.liceubarcelona.com)May 2
Das Rheingold (Wagner)
May 18
Il Turco in Italia (Rossini). Also 23, 28, June 1, 4, 6
May 27
L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). Also 30, June 2, 5
GRAND THÉÂTRE DE GENÈVE (Geneva, 41 22 418 31 30; www.geneveopera.ch)May 2
Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also 5m
GRANGE PARK OPERA (44 1962 73 73 66; www.grangeparkopera.co.uk)May 30
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Also June 1, 6, 9, 12, 15, 23, 27, July 5, 11
May 31
I Puritani (Bellini). Also June 8, 16, 18, 20, 26, 29
HAMBURGISCHE STAATSOPER (49 40 35 68 68; www.hamburgische-staatsoper.de)May 2
La Traviata (Verdi). Also 4
May 11
La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti). Also 16, 18
May 12
Lohengrin (Wagner). Also 12
May 14
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner). Also 14
May 15
Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner)
May 17
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner)
May 19
Parsifal (Wagner). Also 19
May 21
L'Elisir d'Amore (Donizetti). Also 30, June 1, 6
May 22
Tannhäuser (Wagner)
May 26
Das Rheingold (Wagner). Also 26
May 28
Die Walküre (Wagner). Also 28
May 31
Siegfried (Wagner). Also 31
HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA HOUSE (Magyar Állami Operaház, Budapest,
36 1 353 0170; www.opera.hu)May 2
Hunyadi László (Erkel). Also 3m, 3, 4, 5, 7m, 7, 8m, 8, 9, 10m, 10, 11, 12, June 4m, 4, 5m, 5, 6, 7m, 7, 8m, 8, 9m, 9
May 3
Arabella (Strauss). Also 8
May 4m
The King's New Clothes (Ránki). Also 5m, 18m, 19m, 25m, 26m
May 9
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Also 11m, 12, 18m, 19m
May 11
Tosca (Puccini). Also 18, 22
May 17
Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss). Also 19, 21, 23
May 25
Macbeth (Verdi). Also 28
May 26
I Vespri Siciliani (Verdi). Also 30
May 29
Simon Boccanegra (Verdi). Also 31
KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN (49 30 47 99 74 00; www.komische-oper-berlin.de)May 1
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Also 10, 20, 23
May 4
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 9, 11, 16, June 7, July 4
May 5
Le Grand Macabre (Ligeti). Also 25, May 5, 17, June 1
May 12
Don Giovanni (Mozart). Also 18
May 19
Solaris (Glanert). Also 25, June 11, 22, 29
May 24
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 26, June 2, 8, 16
MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO (Teatro Comunale, Florence,
39 55 287222; www.maggiofiorentino.com)May 2
Don Carlo (Verdi). Also 5, 8, 12
May 17
The Rape of Lucretia (Britten). Also 19, 21, 23, 25
May 28
Written on Skin (Benjamin). Also 30, 31
MALMÖ OPERA (46 40 20 85 00; www.malmoopera.se)May 2
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 4, 10, 12, 14, 16, 21, 26, 28, 30
May 5
Lear (Reimann). Also 11, 15, 22, 29
NEW NATIONAL THEATRE, TOKYO (81 3 5351 3011; www.nntt.jac.go.jp)May 19m
Nabucco (Verdi). Also 22, 25m, 29m, June 1m, 4
OPER FRANKFURT (49 69 212 49 49 4; www.oper-frankfurt.de)May 1
Lohengrin (Wagner)
May 1
Landschaft mit Entfernten Verwandten (Goebbels). Also 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
May 3
Don Carlo (Verdi). Also 5m, 9, June 26, 29, July 5
May 4
Giulio Cesare (Handel). Also 11
May 12
La Fanciulla del West (Puccini). Also 16, 19, 24, 30, June 2, 9m, 12, 15
May 17
Rienzi (Wagner). Also 20 (in concert)
May 18
Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi). Also 26, June 1, 21, 23, 28
May 25
Dido and Aeneas (Purcell)
/Bluebeard’s Castle (Bartók). Also 31, June 8, 20
May 30
Teseo (Handel). Also June 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9
OPER LEIPZIG (Opernhaus/Haus Dreilinden, 49 341 1261-275; www.oper-leipzig.de)May 4
Crazy for You (Gershwin). Also 5m, June 5, 7
May 4
Das Rheingold (Wagner). Also 18, June 8, 16
May 9m
Lend Me a Tenor! (Carroll). Also 25, 26, June 15, 16m, July 2 (in German)
May 10
Der Zarewitsch (Lehár). Also June 28
May 11
My Fair Lady (Loewe). Also 12m, July 9m
May 18
The Rocky Horror Show (O'Brien). Also 19
May 19
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner)
May 20m
Parsifal (Wagner)
May 21
Der Ring für Kinder (Wagner) (abridged, for children)
May 24
Die Feen (Wagner)
May 26
Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Also 26m
May 31
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Weill)
OPÉRA COMIQUE (Salle Favart, Paris, 33 8 25 01 01 23; www.opera-comique.com)May 25
Mârouf, Savetier du Caire (Rabaud). Also 27, 29, 31, June 2m, 3
ÓPERA DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA (34 928 37 01 25; www.operalaspalmas.org)May 19
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Also 21, 23
OPÉRA DE LYON (Place de la Comédie, 33 826 305 325; www.opera-lyon.org)May 7
Capriccio (R. Strauss). Also 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19m
OPÉRA DE MARSEILLE (Opéra Municipal, 33 4 91 55 11 10; opera.marseille.fr)May 4
La Clemenza di Tito (Mozart). Also 7, 10, 12m
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE BORDEAUX (33 5 56 00 85 95; www.opera-bordeaux.com)May 29
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 30, 31, June 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9m, 10
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE LORRAINE (33 3 83 85 33 11; www.opera-national-lorraine.fr)May 2
Iolanta (Tchaikovsky). Also May 2, 5m, 7, 9
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS (33 1 71 25 24 23; www.operadeparis.fr)Opéra BastilleMay 2
La Gioconda (Ponchielli). Also 7, 10, 13, 17, 20, 23, 26m, 31
May 21
Götterdämmerung (Wagner). Also 25, 30, June 3, 7, 12, 16m, 26m
Palais GarnierMay 3
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck). Also 6
May 23
Giulio Cesare (Handel). Also 26m, 28, 31, June 2m, 4, 6, 9m, 11, 14, 16m, 18
OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE (Palais Opéra de Liège, 32 4 221 47 22; www.operaliege.be)May 2
La Forza del Destino (Verdi). Also 21m, 23, 26, 28, May 2
May 10
I Due Foscari (Verdi). Also 12m
OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH (41 44 268 66 66; www.opernhaus.ch)May 2
Der Geduldige Sokrates (Telemann). Also 4, 6, 8
May 3
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Shostakovich). Also June 19, 21
May 4
Falstaff (Verdi). Also 7, 10, 12
May 5
La Traviata (Verdi). Also 8, 11, 15, 18
May 9m
Die Schatzinsel (Schwemmer). Also 20m, June 9m, July 13m (for children)
May 26
Don Giovanni (Mozart). Also 29, June 1, 4, 7, 9, 14, 20, 22, 25, 27
POLISH NATIONAL OPERA (Teatr Wielki, Warsaw, 48 22 69 20 208; www.teatrwielki.pl)May 5
Le Rossignol (Stravinsky). Also 7, 8
May 14
Halka (Moniuszko)
May 23
Transcryptum (Blecharz). Also 25, 28
May 24
Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Also 26, 29, 31
ROYAL DANISH OPERA (Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen, 45 33 69 69 69; www.kglteater.dk)May 1
Tannhäuser (Wagner). Also 14, 17, 22, 25, 28, 31, June 3, 7
May 2
Il Trittico (Puccini). Also 6, 11
ROYAL OPERA, U.K. (Covent Garden, London, 44 20 7304 4000; www.roh.org.uk)May 3
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 7, 9
May 4
Don Carlo (Verdi). Also 8, 11, 15, 18, 21, 25
May 17
La Donna del Lago (Rossini). Also 20, 23, 27, 31, June 4, 7, 11
ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA (Stockholm, 46 8 791 44 00; www.operan.se)May 1
Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). Also 18m, 21, 23, 25m, 31, June 2m
May 4
Peter Grimes (Britten). Also 8, 11, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, June 4
May 9m
Otello (Verdi)
May 18m
The Golden Vanity (Britten). Also 21m, 22m, 23m, 25m, 28m, 29m, 30m (staged)
SALZBURG WHITSUN FESTIVAL (43 662 8045 500; www.salzburgfestival.at)May 17
Norma (Bellini). Also 19
May 19
Isacco Figura del Redentore (Jommelli)
SCHWETZINGEN FESTIVAL (Baden-Baden, 49 7221 300 200; www.swr.de)May 1
The Indian Queen (Purcell)
May 24
Thomas (Haas). World premiere. Also 26, 28
SCOTTISH OPERA (On tour, 44 141 332 3321; www.scottishopera.org.uk)May 15
The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan). Also 16, 17, 18m, 18 (Glasgow); 23, 24, 25m, 25 (Aberdeen); 28, 30, 31, June 1m, 1 (Edinburgh); 6, 7, 8m, 8 (Inverness)
SEMPEROPER DRESDEN (49 351 4911 705; www.semperoper.de)May 1
Manon Lescaut (Puccini). Also 4, June 18, 23, 27
May 2m
Prinz Bussel (Wulff-Woesten). Also 3m, 5, 24m, 26, 28m, June 4m, 8m, 9m (for children)
May 9m
Dorina e Nibbio (Sarro). Also 19m, June 30m
May 12
La Juive (Halévy). Also m, 20m, June 2m, 29, July 2
May 14m
Orlando (Handel). Also June 6
May 23
La Cenerentola (Rossini). Also 29, 31
May 25
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 30, June 1, 8
STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN (Schiller Theater, Berlin,
49 30 2035 4555; www.staatsoper-berlin.org)May 1
Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Also 4, 10, 16, 19, 22
May 2
Der Jasager (Weill)
/Der Neinsager (Brecht). Also 5, 7, 11m, 12, 14, 17, 18, 21
May 12
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 24
May 25
Le Vin Herbé (Martin). Also 29, June 1, 7, 9, 13
STAATSTHEATER AM GÄRTNERPLATZ (Munich,
49 089 21 85 19 60; www.staatstheater-am-gaertnerplatz.de)May 2
Der Bettelstudent (Millöcker). Also 3, 4, 10, 12
STAATSTHEATER STUTTGART (49 711 20 20 90; www.staatstheater.stuttgart.de)May 2
Tosca (Puccini)
May 3
Die Glückliche Hand (Schoenberg)
/Osud (Janáček). Also 10
May 4
Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Also 11, 14
May 5
Parsifal (Wagner). Also 9, 12
May 20
Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss). Also 24, 28, June 9, 12, 15, 22, 29
May 22
La Sonnambula (Bellini). Also June 1, 7
May 26
La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz). Also 30m, June 2, 8, 11, 20
TEATRO ALLA SCALA (Milan, 39 02 72 003 744; www.teatroallascala.org)May 2
Oberto (Verdi). Also 5, 10, 14
May 18
Götterdämmerung (Wagner). Also 22, 26, 30, June 3, 7, 22, 29
TEATRO DI SAN CARLO (Naples, 39 081 7972111; www.teatrosancarlo.it)May 17
Rigoletto (Verdi). Also 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
May 29
Demetrio e Polibio (Rossini). Also 31, June 1, 4, 5, 7
TEATRO LA FENICE (Venice, 39 041 786511; www.teatrolafenice.it)May 5
Don Giovanni (Mozart). Also 10, 14, 17, 21, 24
May 5
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 11, 15, 18, 22, 25
May 12
Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Also 16, 19, 23, 26
TEATRO REAL (Madrid, 34 902 24 48 48; www.teatro-real.com)May 13
La Rappresaglia (Mercadante) Also 15, 17, 19
TEATRO REGIO DI TORINO (Turin, 39 011 8815 241; www.teatroregio.torino.it)May 17
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Also 18, 19m, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26m
THÉÂTRE DES CHAMPS ELYSÉES (In concert, except as indicated, Paris,
01 49 52 50 50; www.theatrechampselysees.fr)May 2
Requiem (Mozart)
May 3
Don Giovanni (Mozart). Also 5, 7 (staged)
May 6
Petite Messe Solennelle (Rossini)
May 15
Agrippina (Handel)
May 22
Imeneo (Handel)
THÉATRE ROYAL DE LA MONNAIE (Brussels, 32 2 70 23 39 39; www.demunt.be)May 23
Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Also 26m, 28, 30, June 2m, 5, 7, 11, 15, 18, 21, 23m
VOLKSOPER (Vienna, 43 1 513 1 513; www.volksoper.at)May 1
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Sondheim). Also 6, 12, 14
May 4
Carmen (Bizet). Also 11, 16
May 5m
Der Wildschütz (Lortzing). Also 8, 17, 22, 26, 29, June 3, 12
May 9
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 31, Feb. 7, 15, Mar. 1, 9, 22, 30, May 9, 20, 25, June 7, 17m, 22
May 10
Die Lustige Witwe (Lehár). Also 15, 19, 24, June 4, 9m
May 18
Die Csárdásfürstin (Kálmán). Also June 1
May 21
Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). Also 31
May 23
Der Ring des Nibelungen (Wagner). Also 27, 30, June 2 (abridged)
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA (Various locations, 44 29 2063 5000; www.wno.org.uk)May 23
Lohengrin (Wagner). Also 26m, 29, June 1, 8, 13, 15
May 28
Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also June 2m, 9m, 14
WIENER FESTWOCHEN (43 1589 22 0; www.festwochen.at)May 16
Il Trovatore (Verdi). Also 29, 31, June 3
WIENER STAATSOPER (Vienna, 43 1 513 1 513; www.wiener-staatsoper.at)May 1
La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti). Also 4, 7, 10, 13
May 2
Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Also 5, 9
May 3
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 6
May 8
La Traviata (Verdi). Also 11, 14, 17
May 12
Das Rheingold (Wagner). Also 12
May 15
Die Walküre (Wagner). Also 16, 23
May 16
Andrea Chénier (Giordano). Also 21, 24
May 18
Tosca (Puccini). Also June 6, 9, 12
May 19
Siegfried (Wagner). Also 19
May 20
Carmen (Bizet). Also 23, 26, 30, June 2
May 22
Götterdämmerung (Wagner). Also 22
