Noteworthy
Noteworthy & Now
© Jörg Meyer (Polenzani); Matthew Septimus/Courtesy WQXR (Students); Cohen Media Group (Marguerite); © Kevin Thomas Garcia (O’HARA); © Jason Bell (Ma)
April/2016
❶ Between performances of Roberto Devereux at the Met this month, Matthew Polenzani is one of the five previous George London Award winners singing on Apr. 6 at the Foundation’s Celebration Concert. On Apr. 30, he performs Die Schöne Müllerin at Northwestern University; the next day, he leads a master class at the university. In May, he repeats the Schubert cycle at Oper Frankfurt. In June, he makes his debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, as Puccini’s Rodolfo.
❷ From Apr. 8–17, WQXR hosts a used-instrument drive to benefit students throughout New York and New Jersey. WQXR’s first drive, in 2014, refurbished 3,000 instruments and made lessons possible for more than 10,000 young musicians, such as Ladayah Josiah and her classmates, above, of Brooklyn. This year, the drive’s organizers hope for 6,000 instruments. For more information on how to make a donation from any state, visit www.WQXR.org/kids.
❸ Xavier Giannoli’s French-language film Marguerite, loosely based on the life and “career” of Florence Foster Jenkins, opens in select U.S. cities on the first of the month. The film, starring Catherine Frot, features a soundtrack of numerous operatic standards and tells the story of an opera fanatic who enjoys dressing in elaborate costumes and performing for her socialite friends, who create the illusion that she is talented when she is actually terribly out of tune.
❹ Broadway stars Victoria Clark and Kelli O’Hara—who made her Met debut last season as Valencienne in The Merry Widow—sing the Sorceress and Dido, respectively, in MasterVoices performances of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, semistaged on Apr. 28 and 29. The Baroque opera will open with a world-premiere prologue, composed by Michael John LaChiusa.
❺ The 2016 Kennedy Center Arts Summit, which brings together leaders from various artistic fields for conversation and connection in Washington, D.C., will be cohosted on Apr. 25 by soprano Renée Fleming and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. This year’s third-annual summit, presented with The Aspen Institute Arts Program and Citizen University, will be live-streamed on the Kennedy Center website.
Dateline.
Alabama
MOBILE OPERA
mobileopera.org
Apr. 1 Gianni Schicchi (Puccini). Also 3m
Alaska
ANCHORAGE OPERA
anchorageopera.org
Apr. 15 The Mikado (Sullivan). Apostolou, G. A. Henderson, Shaulis; C. Olds, R. MacPherson, Z. James, C. Irvin;
Mosteller, A. Sherman. Also 16, 17
Arizona
ARIZONA OPERA
azopera.com
Apr. 1 Falstaff (Verdi). K. Slack, H. Phillips, D. B. Miller, A. Martin; Colclough, Abreu, D. A. Moore; Melear, C.
Hudson. Also 2, 3m (Phoenix); 9, 10m (Tucson)
California
LA OPERA
laopera.com
Apr. 3m Madama Butterfly (Puccini). A. M. Martínez, Kitic; Secco, Yoon; Conlon, Blakeley
LONG BEACH OPERA
longbeachopera.org
Apr. 8 La Voix Humaine (Poulenc). S. Hanson; Van Grysperre, Mitisek. Also 9, 10m, 14, 15, 16, 17m
OPERA PARALLÈLE
San Francisco, operaparallele.org
Apr. 29 The Lighthouse (Davies). T. Glenn, Orth, Cushing; Paiement, Staufenbiel. Also 30, May 1m
OPERA SAN JOSE
operasj.org
Apr. 16 A Streetcar Named Desire (Previn). Strahl, Tappan/Duchovnay; Hanscom/ Brancoveanu, Dougherty; M.
Luke, B. Dalton. Also 17m, 21, 24m, 29, May 1m
OPERA SANTA BARBARA
operasb.com
Apr. 22 Suor Angelica (Puccini). Kanyova, TBA. Gianni Schicchi (Puccini). TBA; de Peppo, TBA; Moscovich, Lamb.
Also 24m
SAN DIEGO OPERA
sdopera.com
Apr. 16 Madama Butterfly (Puccini). L. Moore, J. Bridges; Ilincăi, A. C. Evans; Abel, G. Bruce. Also 19, 22, 24m
Florida
FLORIDA GRAND OPERA
Miami, fgo.org
Apr. 2 The Passenger (Weinberg). Karanas, Miksch; Danholt, J. Moore; Mercurio, D. Pountney. Also 3m, 5, 8, 9
OPERA TAMPA
operatampa.org
Apr. 8 Don Giovanni (Mozart). Ignacio, Khalil, C. V. López; C. Álvarez, C. Austin, D. Cushing, Preisser, K. Kellogg;
TBA, TBA. Also 10m
Idaho
OPERA IDAHO
Boise, operaidaho.org
Apr. 1 The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan)
Apr. 28 Glory Denied (Cipullo). Also 29, 30
Illinois
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
lyricopera.org
Apr. 29 The King and I (Rodgers). K. Baldwin, Ewoldt, Figueroa; Montalban, Simahk; D. Chase, L. Blakeley. Also 30,
May 1m, 5m, 5, 6, 7m, 7, 8m, 10, 11m, 12m, 12, 13m, 14m, 14, 15m, 17m, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21m, 21, 22m
Indiana
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OPERA THEATER
Bloomington, music.indiana.edu/opera
Apr. 8 The Sound of Music (Rodgers). Also 9, 10m, 15, 16
Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS OPERA
neworleansopera.org
Apr. 8 Tosca (Puccini). J. Rowley; N. Stewart, S. Hendricks; TBA, TBA. Also 10
SHREVEPORT OPERA
shreveportopera.org
Apr. 23 Dead Man Walking (Heggie). G. L. Cotter, A. Johnson, N. Nobles; Gordin; J. Shannon, D. Anthony
Massachusetts
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA
blo.org
Apr. 29 The Merry Widow (Lehár). E. Wall, C. Basler; J. Tessier, Honeywell; A. Joel, Groag. Also May 1, 4, 6, 8
Michigan
MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE
Detroit, michiganopera.org
Apr. 16 Macbeth (Verdi). J. Gardner; S. Powell, Capalbo, Bigili; S. Lord, Uzan. Also 20, 23, 24m
OPERA GRAND RAPIDS
operagr.com
Apr. 8 Orpheus and Eurydice (Gluck). Rottsolk, Morris Shephard; Finkelstein; T. Nelson, T. Nelson. Also 9
Apr. 29 Roméo et Juliette (Gounod). S. J. Miller, Sogioka; J. Boyd, D. Curran, Orozco, Langan; Vordoni, Uzan. Also
30
Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI OPERA
Jackson, msopera.org
Apr. 23 Carmen (Bizet)
Missouri
LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY
kcopera.org
Apr. 23 Carmen (Bizet). Švēde, J. Brugger; Dàvila, C. Crider; Abell, Condemi. Also 27, 29, May 1m
Nebraska
OPERA OMAHA
operaomaha.org
Apr. 8 Semele (Handel). Feminear, Southwell, L. Lang; W. Ferguson, Chenez, Allicock, TBA; Stubbs, Darrah. Also 10
Nevada
NEVADA CHAMBER OPERA
unr.edu/music
Apr. 8 The Big Bonanza (Houghton). World premiere. Also 9, 10m
New Jersey
NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF VERISMO OPERA
Fort Lee, verismopera.org
Apr. 17m La Gioconda (Ponchielli)
New Mexico
OPERA SOUTHWEST
Albuquerque, operasouthwest.org
Apr. 3m Il Turco in Italia (Rossini). Mortellaro; P. Bower, M. Burns, Sumuel; Barrese, Bartholomew. Also 6, 8, 10m
New York
EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC OPERA THEATRE
Rochester, rochester.edu/eastman
Apr. 7 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 8, 9, 10
JUILLIARD OPERA
New York, juilliard.edu
Apr. 19 Die Zauberflote (Mozart). Also 21, 23m
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC OPERA THEATER
msmnyc.edu
Apr. 27 Persée et Andromède (Ibert)/L’Enfant et les Sortilèges (Ravel). Also 29, May 1
METROPOLITAN OPERA
New York, metopera.org
Apr. 1 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi). Haroutounian; Domingo, Calleja, Furlanetto; Levine, del Monaco/Einhorn. Also 5,
9m, 13, 16
Apr. 2m Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Opolais, ZIfchak; De Biasio/Alagna, Croft; Chichon, Minghella/Choa. Also 6, 9,
12
Apr. 2 L'Elisir d'Amore (Donizetti). Kurzak; M. Chang, Plachetka, Spagnoli; Mazzola/Colaneri, Sher/L. Muller. Also 7
Apr. 4 Roberto Devereux (Donizetti). Radvanovsky, Garanča; Polenzani/Zeffiri, Kwiecien/H. Yun; Benini, McVicar.
Also 8, 11, 16m, 19
Apr. 14 Elektra (R. Strauss). Stemme, Pieczonka, Meier; Ulrich, E. Owens; Salonen, Chéreau. Also 18, 23, 26, 30m,
May 4, 7
Apr. 15 La Bohème (Puccini). Agresta, A. Pérez; Hymel, Molnar, Tagliavini; Ettinger, Zeffirelli/Knighten Smit. Also 21,
25, 29, May 5
Apr. 20 Otello (Verdi). Gerzmava; Antonenko/Anile, Lučić; A. Fischer, Sher. Also 23m, 28, May 2, 6
Apr. 22 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Shagimuratova, K. Kim; Appleby/B. Bliss, B. Ryan, König; Levine,
Dexter/Pickover. Also 27, 30, May 3, 7m
NEW YORK LYRIC OPERA THEATRE
New York, newyorklyricopera.org
Apr. 30 La Rondine (Puccini)/Idomeneo (Mozart)
SYRACUSE OPERA
syracuseopera.com
Apr. 8 West Side Story (Bernstein). Also 10m
TRI-CITIES OPERA
Binghamton, tricitiesopera.com
Apr. 29 Sweeney Todd (Sondheim). Rethwisch, J. Bank; Cutlip, Stamatis, Hiers, Schreiner; Toan, Pape. Also May 1m
North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA OPERA
Raleigh, ncopera.org
Apr. 1 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). C. Hall; J. W. Kang, A. Owens, A. Lau, T. Simpson; T. Myers, Havey. Also 3m
OPERA CAROLINA
Charlotte, operacarolina.org
Apr. 10 Pagliacci (Leoncavallo). Caballero; Gwaltney, Guagliardo, Lavrov. Aleko (Rachmaninoff). Caballero; Lavrov,
Karn; Meena, TBA. Also 14, 16
Ohio
TOLEDO OPERA
toledoopera.org
Apr. 8 Roméo et Juliette (Gounod). Munger, TBA; J. Boyd, TBA, TBA, TBA; Jobin, Uzan. Also 10m
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI CCM OPERA PROGRAM
ccm.uc.edu
Apr. 8 The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček). Also 9, 10
Pennsylvania
|
Academy of Music, home of Opera Philadelphia
© George Widman |
ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS OPERA THEATRE
Philadelphia, avaopera.org
Apr. 23 Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)/Il Tabarro (Puccini). Also 26, 28, 30, May 3, 14
OPERA PHILADELPHIA
operaphila.org
Apr. 1 Charlie Parker’s Yardbird (Schnyder). A. Brown; Brownlee, W. Liverman; Rovaris, R. Daniels. Also 3
(coproduction with the Apollo Theater, New York)
Apr. 29 L'Elisir d'Amore (Donizetti). S. Shafer; Tiesi, C. Verm, Burdette; Rovaris, Lawless. Also May 1m, 4, 6, 8m
PITTSBURGH OPERA
pittsburghopera.org
Apr. 2 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). E. Fons; J. Beyer, M. Angelini, TBA, Glavin; A. Walker, TBA. Also 5, 8, 10
Apr. 30 The Rake's Progress (Stravinsky). Cast TBA; A. Walker, Rallo. Also May 3, 6, 8
Tennessee
KNOXVILLE OPERA
knoxvilleopera.com
Apr. 30 Tosca (Puccini). Marcinko; J. Burton, Bearden; Salesky, TBA
NASHVILLE OPERA
nashvilleopera.org
Apr. 7 Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). C. T. Hanson, L. Russell, K. Sanford; C. McKern, R. Troxell, Pfortmiller; D.
Williamson, J. Hoomes. Also 9
OPERA MEMPHIS
Memphis, operamemphis.org
Apr. 1 La Tragedie de Carmen (after Bizet). McKechney, Brammer; Suarez, Mobbs; TBA, Borths. Also 9
Apr. 2 L’Heure Espagnole (Ravel). M. Bernard; Schnell, Desocio, Gandy, M. Curran; TBA, TBA. Also 9m
Texas
AMARILLO OPERA
amarilloopera.org
Apr. 2 The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan). Also 3
AUSTIN OPERA
austinopera.org
Apr. 23 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). J. Rivera; T. Cook, de León, Offenbach, Carfizzi; R. Buckley, Gauthier. Also
28, May 1m
DALLAS OPERA
dallasopera.org
Apr. 15 Show Boat (Kern). Chuchman, A. Cambridge; M. T. Simpson; Villaume, Zambello/Meeker. Also 17m, 20, 23,
29, May 1m
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA
houstongrandopera.org
Apr. 16 Siegfried (Wagner). Goerke, Arwady; J. H. Morris, R. P. Fink, Rosel, Paterson; P. Summers, Padrissa. Also 20,
23, 28, May 1m
Apr. 22 Carousel (Rodgers). A. Carroll, Snouffer, Blythe; D. Rock, A. Lewis; Bado, R. Ashford. Also 24m, 27, 29, 30,
May 6, 7
OPERA IN THE HEIGHTS
Houston, operaintheheights.org
Apr. 8 Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck). Coale, Y. Park, J. Fox; TBA, Swackhamer. Also 9, 10m, 14, 15, 16, 17m
OPERA SAN ANTONIO
operasa.org
Apr. 2 Il Trovatore (Verdi). Di Giacomo, Zajick; I. Savage, L. Lynch; Lang-Lessing, Silantien (in concert)
FORT WORTH OPERA
fwopera.org
Apr. 23 JFK (Little). World premiere. D. Mack, Trevigne, Carrico, Goeldner; M. Worth, Panikkar; Osgood,
Strassberger. Also May 1m, 7
Apr. 24m Buried Alive (Myers). Weinberger; Burchett. Embedded (Soluri). Worra, Weinberger; N. Stark; Deaton,
Edelson/Helfrich. Also 26, 29, May 3, 7m
Apr. 30 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Marino; J. W. Kang, A. Stenson, T. Simpson, Albertson; Illick, Gately. Also
May 6, 8m
Virginia
VIRGINIA OPERA
vaopera.org
Apr. 8 Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Pier; Tigges, Bix, P. Volpe; A. Turner, Widzer. Also 10, 12 (Norfolk); 15, 17
(Richmond); 23, 24 (Fairfax)
Washington
TACOMA OPERA
tacomaopera.com
Apr. 29 Three Penny Opera (Weill). Altiveros, Popova; Janecke, Guhr; Van Parys, Koran. Also 30, May 1m
Wisconsin
MADISON OPERA
madisonopera.org
Apr. 15 Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach). S. Davies, Korbey; Meers, M. Smith; DeMain, K. McIntyre. Also 17m
Canada
CALGARY OPERA
calgaryopera.com
Apr. 16 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). S. Mercer, A. Braid; A. Luther, H. Russell, Dambruch; Tweten, Herriot. Also 20, 22
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
Toronto, coc.ca
Apr. 12 Carmen (Bizet). Margaine/Rachvelishvili, Osborne/Boucher; R. Thomas/Pomeroy, Van Horn/Nelson;
Carignani, Ivany. Also 17m, 20, 23, 28, 30m, May 4, 6, 8m, 10, 12, 13, 15m
Apr. 29 Maometto II (Rossini). Crocetto, DeShong; Pisaroni, B. Sledge; Bicket, D. Alden. Also May 1m, 3, 5, 7, 11, 14m
EDMONTON OPERA
edmontonopera.com
Apr. 16 Maria Stuarda (Donizetti). Lewek, Alkema, E. Turnbull; Silva, J. Howard, Bisch; R. Dean, Lamont. Also 19, 21
OPERA ATELIER
Toronto, operaatelier.com
Apr. 7 Lucio Silla (Mozart). M. Lindsay, Kriha Dye, Asselin, Kalna; K. Spicer; TBA, TBA. Also 9, 10m, 12, 15, 16m
PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA
pov.bc.ca
Apr. 14 A Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten). Rigden, Waynne Allison, Segal; Trudgen, A. Fisher, J. Brancy;
Vernon, T. Diamond. Also 16, 22, 24m
VANCOUVER OPERA
vancouveropera.ca
Apr. 30 Evita (Lloyd Webber). Also May 1m, 5, 6, 7, 8m
Austria
LANDESTHEATER LINZ
landestheater-linz.at
Apr. 1
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck). Also 5, 7, 17
Apr. 2
McTeague (Bolcom). Also 11, May 10, 14, June 2, 9
Apr. 9
Into the Woods (Sondheim). Also 12, 14, 16, 21, 28, May 5, 27, June 7, 8, 22, 24, 30, July 3, 4, 7
Apr. 13
Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy). Also 30, May 6, 20, 24, June 27
Apr. 22
Die Lustige Witwe (Lehár). Also 26, May 11
THEATER AN DER WIEN Vienna, theater-wien.at
Apr. 18
Capriccio (R. Strauss). Also 21, 23, 25, 29
Apr. 20
Arminio (Handel). In concert
Apr. 27
Lucio Silla (Mozart). In concert
VOLKSOPER WIEN Vienna, volksoper.at
Apr. 1
Prince Igor (Borodin). Also 4, 7, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24
Apr. 2
Der Kongress Tanzt (Heymann). Also 8
Apr. 3
The Sound of Music (Rodgers). Also 6, 9, 15, 23, 29, May 2, 3m, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 20, 27, 28, 31
Apr. 5
Man of La Mancha (Leigh). Also 12, 14, 17, 19, 22
Apr. 16
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 26, May 4, 7
Apr. 25
Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). Also 28, June 28
Apr. 30
Der Bettelstudent (Millöcker). Also May 1, 5, 8m, June 3, 7, 18, 22, 24
WIENER STAATSOPER Vienna, wiener-staatsoper.at
Apr. 1
La Clemenza di Tito (Mozart). Also 4, 7
Apr. 3
The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček). Also 5, 8, 11
Apr. 6
Jenůfa (Janáček). Also 10, 14, 17, 20
Apr. 9
Tosca (Puccini). Also 16
Apr. 15
Don Pasquale (Donizetti). Also 18, 21, June 24, 29
Apr. 19
Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi). Also 23, 26, 29
Apr. 24
Don Giovanni (Mozart). Also 27, 30
Apr. 28
Turandot (Puccini). Also May 1, 5, 8, 12
BelgiumFLANDERS OPERA vlaamseopera.be
Apr. 1
Der König Kandaules (Zemlinsky). Also 3m (Antwerp); 13, 16, 19, 24m (Ghent)
Apr. 30
Idomeneo (Mozart). Also May 3, 7, 8m, 10 (Antwerp); 20, 21, 22m, 24, 25 (Ghent)
OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE Liège, operaliege.be
Apr. 10
Manon Lescaut (Puccini). Also 12, 14, 16, 19
THÉÂTRE ROYAL DE LA MONNAIE Brussels, demunt.be
Apr. 1
Béatrice et Bénédict (Berlioz). Also 2, 3m, 5, 6
Czech RepublicNATIONAL THEATRE, PRAGUE narodni-divadlo.czNational Theatre
Apr. 1
Le Rossignol (Stravinsky)
/Iolanta (Tchaikovsky). Also 22
Apr. 3m
The Devil and Kate (Dvořák). Also 30m, June 4m
Apr. 3
Juliette (Martinů). Also 26, June 1
Apr. 6
Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky)
Apr. 9
Jenůfa (Janáček)
Apr. 12
La Traviata (Verdi). Also June 29
Apr. 14
The Jacobin (Dvořák)
Apr. 16m
The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček). Also 16, June 12m, 12
State Opera
Apr. 2
Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also 10, May 22, June 12, 28
Apr. 5m
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck). Also May 10m, June 1m, 1
Apr. 7
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also May 15
Apr. 8
Turandot (Puccini). Also May 5, June 2, July 2
Apr. 13
Macbeth (Verdi). Also May 19, June 15
Apr. 15
Rigoletto (Verdi). Also 29
Apr. 16
La Traviata (Verdi). Also May 6, June 5, July 1
Apr. 17
Mefistofele (Boito). Also June 9
Apr. 19
Il Trovatore (Verdi)
Apr. 21
Roméo et Juliette (Gounod). Also 23, 27, May 12, 25, June 16
Estates Theatre
Apr. 4
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also May 3, 13, June 17
Apr. 15
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also May 20, June 8
Apr. 27
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Also May 18
DenmarkROYAL DANISH OPERA Copenhagen, kglteater.dk
Apr. 17
Salome (R. Strauss). Also 20, 23, 26, May 4, 8, 22, 26, 29, June 3
Apr. 21
La Traviata (Verdi). Also 29, May 18, June 1, 4, 7, 9, 11
FinlandFINNISH NATIONAL OPERA Helsinki, opera.fi
Apr. 1
The Rake's Progress (Stravinsky). Also 9, 16m, 21, 27, 29, May 6
Apr. 6
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 14, 23, 28, 30 (in Finnish)
FranceCHÂTELET: THÉÂTRE MUSICAL DE PARIS chatelet-theatre.com
Apr. 6
Carmencita (after Bizet). Also 8, 9m, 9, 10m, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16m, 16, 17m, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24m, 24, 25, 26,
27, 28, 30m, 30
OPÉRA DE LYON opera-lyon.com
Apr. 1
Brundibár (Krása). Also 2m, 2, 3m
Apr. 1
La Juive (Halévy). Also 3m
OPÉRA DE MARSEILLE opera.marseille.fr
Apr. 19
Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Also 21, 24m, 26, 28
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE BORDEAUX opera-bordeaux.com
Apr. 19
The Turn of the Screw (Britten). Also 21, 24m, 26, 29
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE LORRAINE opera-national-lorraine.fr
Apr. 3m
Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck). Also 5, 7
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS operadeparis.frOpéra Bastille
Apr. 11
Rigoletto (Verdi). Also 14, 17m, 20, 23, 26, 28, May 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 16, 21, 24, 27, 30
Palais Garnier
Apr. 1
Iolanta (Tchaikovsky)
THÉÂTRE DES CHAMPS ELYSÉES Paris, theatrechampselysees.fr
Apr. 6
Persée (Lully). In concert
Apr. 9
Werther (Massenet). In concert
Apr. 11
La Sonnambula (Bellini). In concert
THÉÂTRE DU CAPITOLE Toulouse, theatre-du-capitole.org
Apr. 15
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 17m, 19, 22, 24m, 26
GermanyBAYERISCHE STAATSOPER Munich, staatsoper.de
Apr. 1
Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi). Also July 27, 30
Apr. 2
Turandot (Puccini). Also July 7, 10 (family opera)
Apr. 5
Albert Herring (Britten). Also 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 21, 23, 25, May 15
Apr. 12
Manon Lescaut (Puccini). Also 15, 18
Apr. 13
Elektra (R. Strauss). Also 16, 22
Apr. 20
Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti). Also 24, 28, July 13
Apr. 23
Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky). Also 25, 29
Apr. 26
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Also 30, July 29
DEUTSCHE OPER AM RHEIN Dusseldorf, deutsche-oper-am-rhein.de
Apr. 1
L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). Also 21, 28, May 31, June 16
Apr. 10
Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss)
Apr. 15
The Golden Cockerel (Rimsky-Korsakov). Also 17, 23, 27, 30, May 4, 8, 15
Apr. 16
Die Zirkusprinzessin (Kálmán). Also May 20, July 3
Apr. 23
The Snow Queen (Lange). Also 30, May 8, June 6, 7, 20, 21, July 4, 5m, 5, 6 (family opera)
DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN deutscheoperberlin.de
Apr. 1
Die Ägyptische Helena (R. Strauss). Also 8
Apr. 2
Salome (R. Strauss). Also 6
Apr. 3
Elektra (R. Strauss). Also 7, June 23, 26
Apr. 9
Die Liebe der Danae (R. Strauss)
Apr. 10
Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss). Also 14, 17
Apr. 16
Carmen (Bizet). Also 22, 24, July 2, 7
Apr. 23
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also May 15, June 3, July 8
Apr. 27
The Makropulos Case (Janáček). Also 30
Apr. 29
Morgen und Abend (Haas). Also May 3, 11, 22
HAMBURGISCHE STAATSOPER hamburgische-staatsoper.de
Apr. 2
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Also 5, 8, 10, 13
Apr. 3m
Kat'a Kabanová (Janáček). Also 23, 28, 31, Apr. 3m
Apr. 17
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner). Also 22, May 1, 5, 8m
Apr. 20
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 26, 28, May 3
KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN komische-oper-berlin.de
Apr. 2
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 16, 27, 28m, 29, May 4, 8m, 8, 13, June 14
Apr. 3
Der Vampyr (after Marschner). Also 17, 23, July 5
Apr. 13m
Das Gespenst von Canterville (Lange). Also 14m, 21m
Apr. 15
Don Giovanni (Mozart). Also 21, May 7, 14, 21, June 4
Apr. 22
Clivia (Dostal). Also 24, 30, May 5, 15, 23, June 5
OPER FRANKFURT oper-frankfurt.de
Apr. 2
Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Also 8, 16, 23
Apr. 3
Il Trittico (Puccini). Also 9
Apr. 3
Radamisto (Handel). Also 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17
Apr. 24
The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček). Also 30, May 7, 15, 22, 25, 26, June 12
OPER LEIPZIG oper-leipzig.de
Apr. 1
Rigoletto (Verdi). Also 22
Apr. 2
Nabucco (Verdi)
Apr. 3
La Traviata (Verdi)
Apr. 9
La Cenerentola (Rossini). Also 23, June 3, 19
Apr. 10
Madama Butterfly (Puccini)
Apr. 16
Tosca (Puccini). Also June 5
Apr. 30
Götterdämmerung (Wagner). Also May 8, July 3
SCHWETZINGEN FESTIVAL swr.de
Apr. 29
Veremonda, L'Amazzone di Aragona (Cavalli). Also May 1, 3, 4
SEMPEROPER DRESDEN semperoper.de
Apr. 1
Der Wildschütz (Lortzing). Also 3, 7, Apr. 15, 19
Apr. 2
Faust (Gounod). Also 5, 9
Apr. 14
Tosca (Puccini). Also 22, May 2, 7
Apr. 23
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also 29
Apr. 30
La Traviata (Verdi). Also May 21, 28, June 2, 4, 7
STAATSOPER IM SCHILLER THEATER Berlin, staatsoper-berlin.de
Apr. 3
The Tsar’s Bride (Rimsky-Korsakov). Also 6, 10, 17
Apr. 9
Mario und der Zauberer (Oliver). Also 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 29, 30
Apr. 15
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart)
Apr. 23
Amor Vien dal Destino (Steffani). Also 27, 30, May 4, 7
Apr. 28
Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also May 1, 3, 12
STAATSTHEATER STUTTGART staatstheater-stuttgart.de
Apr. 1
Carmen (Bizet). Also 8, 16, 19
Apr. 2
Tosca (Puccini). Also May 11
Apr. 3
Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach). Also 10, 15, 23, 30, May 4
Apr. 7
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also 20, July 13, 26
Apr. 24
Reigen (Boesmans). Also 29, May 6, 10, 13, 20, June 3
Apr. 27
Rigoletto (Verdi). Also May 2, 21, 28, June 18, 24, July 1, 10, 12, 15, 18, 25
HungaryHUNGARIAN STATE OPERA HOUSE Budapest, opera.hu
Apr. 1
Il Trovatore (Verdi)
Apr. 2m
Leander and Linseed (Tallér). Also 17m, 24m (children's opera)
Apr. 2m
La Serva Padrona (Pergolesi). Also 3m
Apr. 2
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni)
/Pagliacci (Leoncavallo). Also 15, 17, 27
Apr. 3
The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky). Also 7, 9, 14, 16
Apr. 8
The Rake's Progress (Stravinsky). Also 10, 13, 15, 21
Apr. 14
Der Freischütz (Weber). Also 16, 22, 24
Apr. 27m
Die Frau ohne Schatten (R. Strauss). Also 30, May 5, 8
IsraelISRAELI OPERA israel-opera.co.il
Apr. 1m
La Cenerentola (Rossini). Also 2
Apr. 18
Roméo et Juliette (Gounod). Also 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28m, 30, May 1
ItalyMAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO Florence, maggiofiorentino.com
Apr. 28
Iolanta (Tchaikovsky). Also 30, May 3, 5
TEATRO ALLA SCALA Milan, teatroallascala.org
Apr. 3
La Cena delle Beffe (Giordano). Also 6, 10, 20, 23, 28, May 4, 7
Apr. 12m
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Abridged for children
TEATRO DELL'OPERA Rome, operaroma.it
Apr. 3m
Benvenuto Cellini (Berlioz)
Apr. 17
Il Trittico (Puccini). Also 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24m
TEATRO REGIO DI TORINO Turin, teatroregio.torino.it
Apr. 14
La Donna Serpente (Casella). Also 17m, 19, 21, 24m
JapanNEW NATIONAL THEATRE, TOKYO nntt.jac.go.jp
Apr. 3
Werther (Massenet). Also 6, 9, 13, 16
Apr. 14
Andrea Chénier (Giordano). Also 17, 20, 23
LuxembourgGRAND THÉÂTRE DE LA VILLE DU LUXEMBOURG theatres.luApr. 17
Salome (R. Strauss). Also 19
MonacoOPÉRA DE MONTE-CARLO opera.mc
Apr. 22
Attila (Verdi). Also 24m, 27, 29
NorwayDEN NORSKE OPERA Oslo, operaen.no
Apr. 1
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Shostakovich). Also 5, 9, 15
Apr. 2
Elysium (Wallin).
World premiere
Apr. 30
Turandot (Puccini). Also May 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 24, 26, 29m
SpainGRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU Barcelona, liceubarcelona.cat
Apr. 12
Simon Boccanegra (Verdi). Also 17, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29
Apr. 15
Serse (Handel). Also 16 (in concert)
TEATRO REAL Madrid, teatro-real.com
Apr. 2
Parsifal (Wagner). Also 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30
Apr. 23
Luisa Miller (Verdi). Also 26
SwedenGOTHENBURG OPERA opera.se
Apr. 1
Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also 6, 16, 19, 22, 26, May 4, 13, 18
Apr. 9
Hamlet (Thomas). Also 15, 17m, 20, 23, 27, May 6, 8, 15, 19, 21
Apr. 30
Macbeth (Verdi). Also May 7, 10, 14, 20, 22m
MALMÖ OPERA malmoopera.se
Apr. 9m
The Queen's Tiara (Kraus)
Apr. 9
Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi). Also 31, Apr. 9, 12, 17m, 22, 27, May 8, 11, 19, June 5, 7
ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA Stockholm, operan.se
Apr. 1
Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy). Also 10m, 15, 19, 23m
Apr. 2
Falstaff (Verdi). Also m, 6, 8, 12, 14, May 4, 12
Apr. 7
Don Giovanni (Mozart). Also 13, 16m, 22, 28
Apr. 24
Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Also m, 26, 29, May 3, 5m, 9, 13, 16, 19, 30
Apr. 27
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also May 2
SwitzerlandGRAND THÉÂTRE DE GENÈVE Geneva, geneveopera.ch
Apr. 4
Le Médecin Malgré Lui (Gounod). Also 6, 8, 10m, 12, 14, 16
OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH opernhaus.ch
Apr. 1
King Arthur (Purcell)
Apr. 2m
The Enchanted Pig (Dove). Children's opera
Apr. 2
Carmen (Bizet). Also 7, 10m, 14
Apr. 3
Macbeth (Verdi). Also 6, 10, 13, 17, 19, 23, 28, May 5m, 7
Apr. 30
The Impresario (Mozart)
Apr. 9
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 12, 15, 21, 24
United Kingdom |
Glenn Close, Norma Desmond at ENO © Joan Marcus/Photofest |
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA London, eno.org
Apr. 1
Sunset Boulevard (Lloyd Webber). Also 2m, 2, 4, 5, 6m, 6, 7, 8, 9m, 9, 11, 12, 13m, 13, 14, 15, 16m, 16, 18, 19,
20m, 20, 21, 22, 23m, 23, 25, 26, 27m, 27, 28, 29, 30m, 30, May 2, 3, 4m, 4, 5, 6, 7m, 7
OPERA NORTH, U.K. operanorth.co.uk
Apr. 23
Das Rheingold (Wagner). Also 23, May 24 (Leeds); June 6 (Nottingham); 13 (Salford), 28 (London); July 5
(Gateshead)
Apr. 30
Die Walküre (Wagner). Also 30, May 25 (Leeds); June 7m (Nottingham); 14m (Salford); 29 (London); July
6m (Gateshead)
ROYAL OPERA, U.K. London, roh.org.uk
Apr. 1
The Importance of Being Earnest (Barry). Also 30, Apr. 1, 2, 3
Apr. 5
Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky)
Apr. 7
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). Also 11, 14, 16, 19, 22, 25, May 11, 14, 16, 19
Apr. 26
Tannhäuser (Wagner). Also 29, May 2, 5, 8m, 12, 15m
SCOTTISH OPERA scottishopera.org.uk
Apr. 5
Rusalka (Dvořák). Also 7, 9 (Glasgow); 14, 16 (Edinburgh)
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA wno.org.uk
Apr. 1
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Milton Keynes Theatre. Also 5, 8 (Plymouth)
Apr. 2
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Milton Keynes Theatre. Also 6, 9 (Plymouth)
Apr. 7
Figaro Gets a Divorce (Langer). Plymouth