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Royal Opera House Muscat, Royal Opera House Muscat
16 May 2024, Thu
•
7:30 PM
Returning to the Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) stage, Puccini’s famously poignant opera brings to life a beautiful love story set in the Latin quarter of Paris.
Cast:
Leonardo Sini,
Monte Carlo Opera Choir,
.... + 1
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
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
17 May 2024, Fri
•
7 PM
Aigul Akmetshina and Vasilisa Berzhanskaya share the title role in Damiano Michieletto's sizzling new production of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.
Cast:
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya,
Andrei Kymach,
.... + 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
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
18 May 2024, Sat
•
4 PM
Cycle 1
Cast:
Clay Hilley,
Elisabeth Teige,
.... + 4
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
Opera
18 May 2024, Sat
•
7 PM
Preliminary evening to the stage festival play «Der Ring des Nibelungen». This is particularly exciting not least because in the new production the characters in all four parts a...
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Cast:
Christopher Purves,
Gianandrea Noseda,
.... + 5
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
Opera
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
18 May 2024, Sat
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7 PM
In cooperation with the Salzburg Easter Festival, the Semperoper presents "Don Carlo" in the four-act Italian version of 1884, supplemented by a new instrumental prologue by composer Ma...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Alexandros Stavrakakis,
.... + 6
Don Carlo
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1867,
Opéra National de Paris
Act 1
This act was omitted in the 1883 revision
The Forest of Fontainebleau, France in winter
A prelude and chorus of woodcutters and their wives is heard. They complain of their hard life, made worse by war with Spain. Elisabeth, daughter of the King of France, arrives with her attendants. She reassures the people that her impending marriage to Don Carlos, Infante and son of Philip II, King of ... Read More
Opera
Royal Opera House Muscat, Royal Opera House Muscat
18 May 2024, Sat
•
7:30 PM
Returning to the Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) stage, Puccini’s famously poignant opera brings to life a beautiful love story set in the Latin quarter of Paris.
Cast:
Leonardo Sini,
Monte Carlo Opera Choir,
.... + 1
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
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
18 May 2024, Sat
•
8 PM
The Met celebrates the New Year with a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly popular and powerful works. Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvig...
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Cast:
Clémentine Margaine,
Ailyn Pérez,
.... + 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
New National Theatre Tokyo, Opera Palace
19 May 2024, Sun
•
2 PM
After stepping in at the last moment to perform as Violetta in 2022 to great acclaim, Nakamura Eri returns to this high-profile role. Riccardo Della Sciucca, a rising Italian star, will perform as Alf...
Cast:
Eri Nakamura,
Francesco Lanzillotta,
.... + 4
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Violetta, a courtesan in Paris, opens her heart to Alfredo, a son of a wealthy man, though she is hesitant to accept his sincere courtship. They begin to enjoy each other’s company living together in the suburbs of the city.
One day during Alfredo’s absence, his father Germont calls on Violetta to ask her to give up his son so that marriage arrangements for his daughter will proceed sm ... Read More
Opera
20 May 2024, Mon
•
4 PM
First Day of the Scenic Festival «Der Ring des Nibelungen», Libretto by Richard Wagner.
Cast:
Camilla Nylund,
Christof Fischesser,
.... + 6
Die Walküre
Premiere of this production:
26 June 1870,
Königliches Hof- und National-Theater in Munich
Prior history
During the lengthy time that has passed since the gods entered Valhalla at the end of Das Rheingold, Fafner has used the Tarnhelm to assume the form of a dragon, and guards the gold and the ring in the depths of the forest. Wotan has visited Erda seeking wisdom, and by her has fathered a daughter, Brünnhilde; he has fathered eight other daughters, possibly also by Erda. These, ... Read More
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
20 May 2024, Mon
•
4 PM
Cycle 1
Cast:
Albert Pesendorfer,
Annika Schlicht,
.... + 7
Götterdämmerung
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
Opera
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
20 May 2024, Mon
•
6 PM
There are few operas, which from the very first bar endure such intense pressure, few in which the temperature swings from ice-cold calculation to overheating in mere seconds. And scarcely any in whic...
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Anja Harteros,
Charles Castronovo,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
20 May 2024, Mon
•
7 PM
Aigul Akmetshina and Vasilisa Berzhanskaya share the title role in Damiano Michieletto's sizzling new production of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.
Cast:
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya,
Andrei Kymach,
.... + 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
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
21 May 2024, Tue
•
7:30 PM
Cycle 2
Cast:
Annika Schlicht,
Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin,
.... + 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
Opera
New National Theatre Tokyo, Opera Palace
22 May 2024, Wed
•
2 PM
After stepping in at the last moment to perform as Violetta in 2022 to great acclaim, Nakamura Eri returns to this high-profile role. Riccardo Della Sciucca, a rising Italian star, will perform as Alf...
Cast:
Eri Nakamura,
Francesco Lanzillotta,
.... + 4
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Violetta, a courtesan in Paris, opens her heart to Alfredo, a son of a wealthy man, though she is hesitant to accept his sincere courtship. They begin to enjoy each other’s company living together in the suburbs of the city.
One day during Alfredo’s absence, his father Germont calls on Violetta to ask her to give up his son so that marriage arrangements for his daughter will proceed sm ... Read More
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
22 May 2024, Wed
•
5 PM
Cycle 2
Cast:
Annika Schlicht,
Derek Welton,
.... + 6
Die Walküre
Premiere of this production:
26 June 1870,
Königliches Hof- und National-Theater in Munich
Prior history
During the lengthy time that has passed since the gods entered Valhalla at the end of Das Rheingold, Fafner has used the Tarnhelm to assume the form of a dragon, and guards the gold and the ring in the depths of the forest. Wotan has visited Erda seeking wisdom, and by her has fathered a daughter, Brünnhilde; he has fathered eight other daughters, possibly also by Erda. These, ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
22 May 2024, Wed
•
7 PM
The Met celebrates the New Year with a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly popular and powerful works. Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvig...
Cast:
Clémentine Margaine,
Ailyn Pérez,
.... + 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
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
23 May 2024, Thu
•
7 PM
There are few operas, which from the very first bar endure such intense pressure, few in which the temperature swings from ice-cold calculation to overheating in mere seconds. And scarcely any in whic...
Cast:
Anja Harteros,
Charles Castronovo,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
23 May 2024, Thu
•
7 PM
Aigul Akmetshina and Vasilisa Berzhanskaya share the title role in Damiano Michieletto's sizzling new production of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.
Cast:
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya,
Andrei Kymach,
.... + 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
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
24 May 2024, Fri
•
4 PM
Cycle 2
Cast:
Clay Hilley,
Donald Runnicles,
.... + 4
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
Opera
24 May 2024, Fri
•
5:30 PM
Second Day of the Scenic Festival «Der Ring des Nibelungen», Libretto by Richard Wagner.
Cast:
Camilla Nylund,
Christopher Purves,
.... + 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
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