March Performance Listings
METROPOLITAN OPERA (Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 212-362-6000; www.metopera.org)
Mar. 1 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Damrau; Vassallo, Banks, Ramey, Muraro; Benini, Sher, Yeargan/Zuber
Mar. 2 La Bohème (Puccini). Netrebko, Cabell; Beczala, Finley, Gradus; Armiliato, Zeffirelli, Zeffirelli/Hall
Mar. 3 Attila (Verdi). Urmana; Abdrazakov, Meoni, Vargas; Muti, Audi, Prada & Herzog & de Meuron
Mar. 4 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Same as Mar. 1 exc. Brownlee for Banks
Mar. 5 The Nose (Shostakovich). Gietz, Szot, Ognovenko, Popov; Gergiev, Kentridge, Kentridge & Theunissen/Goiris
Mar. 6m Attila (Verdi). Same as Mar. 3
Mar. 6 La Bohème (Puccini). Same as Mar. 2 exc. Shenyang for Gradus
Mar. 9 Attila (Verdi). Same as Mar. 3
Mar. 10 La Bohème (Puccini). Same as Mar. 2 exc. Swenson for Cabell, Petean for Finley
Mar. 11 The Nose (Shostakovich). Same as Mar. 5
Mar. 12 Attila (Verdi). Same as Mar. 3
Mar. 13m The Nose (Shostakovich). Same as Mar. 5
Mar. 13 La Bohème (Puccini). Same as Mar. 10
Mar. 14 National Council Grand Finals Concert
Mar. 15 Attila (Verdi). Same as Mar. 3
Mar. 16 Hamlet (Thomas). Petersen, Larmore; Keenlyside, Spence, J. Morris; Langrée, Caurier & Leiser, Fenouillat/Cavalca
Mar. 17 La Bohème (Puccini). Same as Mar. 10
Mar. 18 The Nose (Shostakovich). Same as Mar. 5
Mar. 19 Attila (Verdi). Same as Mar. 3 exc. R. Thomas for Vargas, Vassallo for Meoni, Armiliato for Muti
Mar. 20m La Bohème (Puccini). Same as Mar. 10
Mar. 20 Hamlet (Thomas). Same as Mar. 16
Mar. 22 Attila (Verdi). Same as Mar. 3 exc. Vassallo for Meoni, Armiliato for Muti
Mar. 23 The Nose (Shostakovich). Same as Mar. 5
Mar. 24 Hamlet (Thomas). Same as Mar. 16
Mar. 25 The Nose (Shostakovich). Same as Mar. 5 exc. Smelkov for Gergiev
Mar. 26 Aida (Verdi). H. He, Zajick; Licitra, Guelfi, Colombara, Kocán; Armiliato, Frisell/Pickover, Quaranta/Saligeri
Mar. 27m Hamlet (Thomas). Same as Mar. 16
Mar. 27 Attila (Verdi). Same as Mar. 22
Mar. 29 La Traviata (Verdi). Gheorghiu; Valenti, Hampson; Slatkin, Zeffirelli/Meyers, Zeffirelli/Gaetani
Mar. 30 Hamlet (Thomas). Same as Mar. 16 Mar. 31 Aida (Verdi). Same as Mar. 26
ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS OPERA THEATRE (Helen Corning Warden Theater, Philadelphia, 215-735-1685; www.avaopera.org)
Mar. 2 Capriccio (R. Strauss)
AMARILLO OPERA (Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 806-372-7464;
www.amarilloopera.org)
Mar. 27 Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
ANNAPOLIS OPERA (Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 410-267-8135;
www.annapolisopera.org)
Mar. 12 Tosca (Puccini). Richter; J. Burton, Gieseler; Gretz, Br. Peters, Linquist/vom Saal. Also 14m
ATLANTA OPERA (Cobb Energy Centre, 800-356-7372; www.atlantaopera.org)
Mar. 2 Aida (Verdi). M. E. Williams, E. Bishop; Palombi, Delavan, M. Robinson, TBA; Levi, Ross, TBA. Also 5, 7m
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA (The Shubert Theatre, 617-542-6772; www.blo.org)
Mar. 12 Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss). M. Owens, Gilmore, Kulczak; Jovanovich; Nielsen,
Armfield/Sayers, Ferguson. Also 14m, 17, 19, 21m, 23
CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC OPERA THEATRE (Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia, 215-893-7902; www.curtis.edu)
Mar. 17 Antony and Cleopatra (Barber). Cast TBA; Manahan, Rader-Shieber, TBA. Also 19, 21
DALLAS OPERA (Winspear Opera House, 214-443-1000; www.dallasopera.org)
Mar. 7m Don Pasquale (Donizetti). Kucerova; D. DiStefano, Shankle, Gunn; Ranzani, Evans, Ponnelle
DICAPO OPERA THEATRE (Dicapo Theatre, New York, 212-288-9438; www.dicapo.com)
Mar. 5 Il Caso Mortara (Cilluffo). World premiere. Cast TBA; Mazzagatti, Capasso, Farrell/Huff. Also 7
EUGENE OPERA (Hult Center for the Performing Arts, 541-687-5000; www.eugeneopera.com)
Mar. 12 Faust (Gounod). Pier, Pojanowski; Ramsay, Nicolson, Gallop; Bisantz, Beudert, TBA/Mikkelsen. Also 14m
FLORENTINE OPERA COMPANY (Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee, 800-326-7372; www.florentineopera.org)
Mar. 19 Elmer Gantry (Aldridge). Risley; Phares, Fislinger; Boggs, Hoomes, Stone/Assaf. Also 21
FLORIDA GRAND OPERA (Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, 800-741-1010; www.fgo.org)
Mar. 4 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). S Coburn; R. Williams, Antoun, Corbeil, Sylvan; Wedow, Doucet, Barbe. Also 6
HAWAII OPERA THEATRE (Blaisdell Hall, Honolulu, 800-836-7372; www.hawaiiopera.org)
Mar. 2 La Bohème (Puccini). Chernisheva, Pollock; D. Taylor, Dupuis, Bindel; Flint, Tiller, Rodgers
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OPERA THEATER (Musical Arts Center, 812-855-7433; www.music.indiana.edu/opera)
Mar. 5 La Rondine (Puccini). Also 6
INDIANAPOLIS OPERA (Clowes Memorial Hall, 317-283-3470; www.indyopera.org)
Mar. 19 The Mikado (Sullivan). Also 21m
KNOXVILLE OPERA COMPANY (Tennessee Theatre, 865-524-0795; www.knoxvilleopera.com)
Mar. 12 The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan). R. A. Moore, C. Stevens; D. Keith, Schreiner, C. Freeman, Rodescu; Salesky, C. Freeman, TBA. Also 14m
LONG BEACH OPERA (Various locations, 562-439-2580; www.longbeachopera.org)
Mar. 20 Nixon in China (Adams). Hanson, Maldjian; Chioldi, Duykers, R. Gomez; Mitisek, Pawlik, Holzbauer/Weston. Also 28m
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO (Civic Opera House, 312-332-2244; www.lyricopera.org)
Mar. 2 La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz). Graham; Groves, Relyea, Van Horn; A. Davis, S. Langridge, Souglides. Also 5, 8, 13m, 17
Mar. 3m Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). De Niese, Schwanewilms, DiDonato; Ketelsen, Kwiecien; Gardner, Hall/Kellner, Bury. Also 6, 9, 12m, 15, 18m, 20, 22, 24, 27
LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY (Lyric Theatre, 816-471-7344; www.kcopera.org)
Mar. 20 Rigoletto (Verdi). Dunleavy, Ratliff; Fink, Pomeroy, Short; Holmquist, Bruce, Schafer/Traylor. Also 24, 26, 28m
LYRIC OPERA SAN DIEGO (North Park Theatre, 619-239-8836; www.lyricoperasandiego.org)
Mar. 26 The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan). Weston, Hartshorn; Sewailam, B. Robinson, J. S. Montgomery, DuMelle; TBA, TBA, TBA. Also 28, Apr. 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
MINNESOTA OPERA (Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, 612-333-6669; www.mnopera.org)
Mar. 6 La Bohème (Puccini). Dehn/J. Black, Wolverton/N. Ruiz; Valenti/Diegel, Yun/Barrett, Kimple/Nieto; Joel-Hornak, Way, Brill/Kopischke. Also 7m, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14m
MOBILE OPERA (Civic Center Theater, 251-432-6772; www.mobileopera.org)
Mar. 25 Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Also 27
NEW ORLEANS OPERA (Mahalia Jackson Theatre, 504-529-2278; www.neworleansopera.org)
Mar. 19 Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Lindstrom; Nikitin, R. C. Smith, Aceto; Lyall, Lyall, Kritikos/Lang. Also 21m
NEW YORK CITY OPERA (David H. Koch Theater, 212-721-6500; www.nycopera.com)
Mar. 18 L’Étoile (Chabrier). Boulianne, Zetlan; Fouchécourt, Loup, D. Armstrong; Plasson, Lamos, Lieberman/C. Hoffman. Also 20, 26, 28m, Apr. 1, 3m
Mar. 21m Madama Butterfly (Puccini). S. Y. Lee, Nelsen; Harrison, Kelsey; Manahan, Lamos & Grabarkewitz, Yeargan/C. Hoffman. Also 25, 27, Apr. 2, 4m, 8, 10m, 16, 18m
NEW YORK LYRIC OPERA THEATRE (Carnegie Hall, New York; www.newyorklyricopera.org)
Mar. 6 Rigoletto (Verdi)
OBERLIN OPERA THEATER (Hall Auditorium, 440-775-8169; http://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/departments/vocal-studies/opera-theater)
Mar. 17 Candide (Bernstein). Also 19, 20, 21m
OPERA BIRMINGHAM (Alabama Theatre, 205-322-6737; www.operabirmingham.org)
Mar. 19 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Areqzaga, S. Phillips, Egger; J. Hardy, McKern; L. Seigel, J. D. Jones, Rusnak/Lehmeyer. Also 21m
OPERA BOSTON (Cutler Majestic Theatre, 617-451-9944; www.operaboston.org)
Mar. 2 Madame White Snake (Long). World premiere. Y. Huang; Maniaci, Tantsits, D.-J. Gong; G. Rose, Woodruff, Zinn
OPERA CAROLINA (Blumenthal Center, Charlotte, 704-372-1000; www.operacarolina.org)
Mar. 13 Carmen (Bizet). Chávez, Bird; Tanner, Irmiter; Meena, Uzan, Uzan & Baumgarten/Hibbert. Also 14m, 18, 20
OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA (Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, 215-732-8400; www.operaphilly.com)
Mar. 17 Antony and Cleopatra (Barber). Also 19, 21m
OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL (Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, 514 985 2258; www.operademontreal.com)
Mar. 6 Nelligan (Gagnon). Also 8, 10, 11, 13m
Mar. 13 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi). Omura; Gazale, Lozano, Bilgili; K. Wilson, Gately, Coyne. Also 17, 20, 22, 25
OPERA IN THE HEIGHTS (Lambert Hall, Houston, 713-861-5303; www.operaintheheights.org)
Mar. 26 La Bohème (Puccini). Carvalho/Spilianaki, Bowlby; Ramos/Guzman, Y. Lee, Resika; Weibel, Byrnes, Kidd/Scheh. Also 27, Apr. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10
OPERA SOUTHWEST (KiMo Theatre, Albuquerque, 505-243-0591; www.operasouthwest.org)
Mar. 20 Carmen (Bizet). Gaissert, Harms; Warschawski, Mix; Di Costanzo, Bartholomew, Malolepsy/Allred. Also 23, 26, 28 KiMo Theatre
PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA (Royal Theatre, 250-385-0222; www.pov.bc.ca)
Mar. 2 Capriccio (R. Strauss). E. Wall, Burgess; K. Lehmann, Westman, J. Hopkins, Hodges; Vernon, R. McQueen, Poddubiuk. Also 4, 6
PALM BEACH OPERA (Kravis Center, 561-833-7888; www.pbopera.org)
Mar. 1m Don Giovanni (Mozart). Deshorties, Losier, I. Roberts; Okulitch, Marsiglia, Tittoto; Aprea, Poda, Poda
PENSACOLA OPERA (Saenger Theatre, 850-433-6737; www.pensacolaopera.com)
Mar. 12 Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni)/Pagliacci (Leoncavallo). D. B. Miller, TBA, TBA; Rawls, Jesse, TBA; Shannon, Marrero, New Orleans/Utah ####. Also 14m
PITTSBURGH OPERA (Benedum Center, 412-456-6666; www.pittsburghopera.org)
Mar. 20 Carmen (Bizet). Aldrich, Y. Williams; Honeywell, Markgraf; Walker, Einhorn, Klein/Mork. Also 23, 26, 28
PORTLAND OPERA (Newmark Theatre, 503-241-1802; www.portlandopera.org)
Mar. 26 Trouble in Tahiti (Bernstein)/Il Ballo delle Ingrate (Monteverdi)/Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (Monteverdi). Also 28m, Apr. 1, 3
SACRAMENTO OPERA (Community Center Theater, 916-737-1000; www.sacopera.org)
Mar. 2 La Traviata (Verdi). Slack; Boyer, Overton; Rolek, Marvel, Beck/Allred
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE (Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, 212-288-2520; www.smssconcerts.org)
Mar. 24 Requiem (Mozart)/Mass for Double Chorus(Martin). Rosales, Lane; Stucki, Boehler; Tritle (in concert)
SAN DIEGO OPERA (Civic Theatre, 619-533-7000; www.sdopera.com)
Mar. 13 Roméo et Juliette (Gounod). Pérez, Castle; Costello, Moore, Sorensen, Langan; Keltner, Stokes, Fielding/Allred. Also 16, 19, 21m
SARASOTA OPERA (Sarasota Opera House, 941-366-8450; www.sarasotaopera.org)
Mar. 2 Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck). H. Johnson, Mortellaro, Zambalis, Kopinski; Brummel; Barrese, Buchman, D. Gordon/Kaplan. Also 4, 7m, 10, 13m
Mar. 3 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). D’Amato, Ohse; Kohl, S. Anderson, Y. B. Kim; Tweten, A. Grant, Hourie/Kaplan. Also 7, 13, 18, 21m
Mar. 5 Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni). K. Thomson, Lauricella; Manzitti, Corvino. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo). A. Moore; Manzitti, Corvino, Brummel; DeRenzi, Sundine, D. Gordon/Kaplan. Also 12, 19, 21
Mar. 6 Giovanna d’Arco (Verdi). Castaldi; Dávila, Nisticò; DeRenzi, Collins, Dean/Kaplan. Also 9, 11, 14m, 17, 20m
SEATTLE OPERA (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 206-389-7676; www.seattleopera.org)
Mar. 3 Falstaff (Verdi). Vassileva/Wolf, Matanovic, Blythe, Cooke; Rose/Chama, Nacoski, Alberghini/Won; Frizza, Kazaras, Eastman. Also 6, 7m, 10, 12, 13
SHREVEPORT OPERA (Riverview Theater, 318-227-9503; www.shreveopera.org)
Mar. 13 La Bohème (Puccini)
TACOMA OPERA (Pantages Theater, WA, 253-627-7789; www.tacomaopera.com)
Mar. 5 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Milanese, K. Evans, Penn; Forde, Teadt; Jobin, Sandell, TBA. Also 7
TEMPESTA DI MARE (Philadelphia, 215-755-8776; www.tempestadimare.org)
Mar. 26 Lamentations of Jeremiah (Zelenka). Gratis; Sheehan, Newman; Roberts/R. Stone. Also May 16
TOLEDO OPERA (Valentine Theatre, 419-255-7464; www.toledoopera.org)
Mar. 13 The Rape of Lucretia (Britten). Also 14m
TRI-CITIES OPERA (Forum Theater, Binghamton, 607-772-0400; www.tricitiesopera.com)
Mar. 20 The Old Maid and the Thief (Menotti). Also 21, 22m
TULSA OPERA (Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 918-587-4811; www.tulsaopera.com)
Mar. 5 Rigoletto (Verdi). Trevigne, Babcock; Hyman, Sledge, Ames; Protopapas, TBA, Rusnak/Lehmeyer. Also 7m
UTAH OPERA (Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, 801-533-6683; www.utahopera.org)
Mar. 13 L’Italiana in Algeri (Rossini). Wool, Vikre; Stucki, Belcher, Nelman; Larkin, Weinmann, Shortt/Allred. Also 15, 17, 19, 21m
VANCOUVER OPERA (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 604 683 0222; www.vancouveropera.ca)
Mar. 13 Nixon in China (Adams). Dibblee, Dahl; Orth, Woodrow, Yuan; DeMain, Cavanagh, Rom/Mirhady. Also 16, 18, 20
VIRGINIA OPERA (Richmond, 866-673-7282; www.vaopera.org)
Mar. 5 Don Giovanni (Mozart). Foland, Nassif, McMahon; Worth, C. Johnson, Carle, TBA, Stark; Walsh, Groag, Rom. Also 7m
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA (Kennedy Center, D.C., 202-295-2400; www.dc-opera.org)
Mar. 20 Porgy and Bess (Gershwin). Fadayomi/Mahajan, Cambridge; Owens/Lynch, J. Smith/Beaty, T. Cook; Mauceri, Zambello, P. Davison/Tazewell. Also 21m, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28m, 30, 31, Apr. 1, 3
WICHITA GRAND OPERA (Century II Performing Arts Center, 316-262-8054; www.wichitagrandopera.org)
Mar. 27 Carmen (Bizet). A. Babcock, Canterbury; Giordani, Lara; Mercurio, Marvel, Pavlov/Craig
INTERNATIONAL LISTINGS
BADISCHES STAATSTHEATER KARLSRUHE (49 721 3557 323; www.staatstheater.karlsruhe.de)
Mar. 20 Feuerwerk (Burkhard)
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER (Nationaltheater, Munich, 49 89 2185 1920; www.bayerische.staatsoper.de)
Mar. 3 Roberto Devereux (Donizetti). Also 26, Mar. 3, 8, June 30, July 4
Mar. 6 Die Tragödie des Teufels (Eötvös). World premiere. Also 9, July 12
Mar. 7 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 11, 14, 19, 22, July 14, 17
Mar. 10 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also 13, 18, 21
Mar. 27 Don Giovanni (Mozart). Also 30, Apr. 3, 7, 10, July 3, 6, 8
Mar. 28 Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc). Also Apr. 1, 8, 14, 17, 23, July 9, 13
CHÁTELET: THÉÂTRE MUSICAL DE PARIS (33 1 4028 2840; www.chatelet-theatre.com)
Mar. 31 Treemonisha (Joplin). Also Apr. 2, 4, 6, 8, 9
DE NEDERLANDSE OPERA (Amsterdam, 31 20 625 5455; www.dno.nl)
Mar. 5 Il Prigioniero (Dallapiccola). Marrocu; Vasar, Kaasch. Bluebeard’s Castle (Bartók).Zhidkova; Bretz; Fischer, Stein, Wögerbauer & G. Dessì/Heinreich. Also 8, 10, 12, 14m
Mar. 18 Émilie (Saariaho). World premiere. Mattila; Ono, Girard, Séguin/Vancraenenbroeck. Also 20, 21
DEN NORSKE OPERA (Oslo, 47 2331 5000; www.operaen.no)
Mar. 6 Tannhäuser (Wagner). Strid/Sørensen, Németh/Knihtilä; Keyes/Lehman, Bär/Nagy, Sagbråten; Badea, Herheim, Scheele. Also 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27
Mar. 17 Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss). Stenkina, Hanssveen, Knihtilä; Falch; Fiore, Duncan, Hatley. Also 19, 23, Apr. 6, 10
DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN (49 30 343 8401; www.deutscheoperberlin.de)
Mar. 4 Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss). Coote, Serafin, Crowe; Kang, Brück, Sigmundsson; Runnicles, Friedrich, Pilz/Glathar. Also 7, #####
Mar. 5 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Fleischer/Stober/Welschenbach, Uyar/Sabirova; Y. Kang/Davislim/Blondelle/Bieber, Pauly, Hagen/Jerkunica; Foremny/Rogister, Krämer, Reinhardt. Also 31, Apr. 2
Mar. 6 Tosca (Puccini). Serjan/Guleghina/Pieczonka; Antonenko/Licitra/Shicoff/Todorovich/Aronica, Almaguer/Delavan/Raimondi/Gallo; Allemandi/Foremny, Barlog, Sanjust. Also 25, 30, May 21, 24, 29, June 1
Mar. 10 Manon Lescaut (Puccini). Carosi; Didyk, N. Meyers; Runnicles/Rogister, Deflo, Orlandi. Also 13, 21
Mar. 17 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Kaune/Serjan, Benzinger; Skovhus, Very, Holl/Kotchinian; Lacombe, Friedrich, Reinhardt. Also Apr. 8, May 9
Mar. 20 Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). Damrau/Uyar; Alagna/Kang, Stoyanov, H. Lee; . Also 24, 27
Mar. 26 Oberst Chabert (Waltershausen). Also 28 (in concert)
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA (London Coliseum, 44 20 7632 8300; www.eno.org)
Mar. 3 L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). Tynan; Tessier, Kempster, Shore; Heras-Casado, J. Miller, Bywater. Also 5, 11, 16, 23
Mar. 4 Satyagraha (Glass). Also 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 26
Mar. 15 Káťa Kabanová (Janáček). Racette, Grevelius, Bickley; Skelton, Boe, J. G. Hall, Bayley; Wigglesworth, Alden, Edwards/Morrell. Also 17, 20, 22, 24, 27
FINNISH NATIONAL OPERA (Helsinki, 358 9 4030 2211; www.operafin.fi)
Mar. 2 Albert Herring (Britten). Also 4, 6
Mar. 3 Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi). Also 22, 26, Apr. 7, 9, 13, May 14, 20, 26, 28
Mar. 5 La Traviata (Verdi). Also 11, 13, 17, 24
Mar. 6 Don Giovanni (Mozart)
FLANDERS OPERA (Antwerp Opera House; Ghent Playhouse, Brussels, 32 70 22 02 02; www.vlaamseopera.be)
Mar. 3 Don Carlos (Verdi). Also 7m, 10, 13 (Antwerp)
Mar. 23 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Also 26, 28m, 31, Apr. 3 (Ghent); 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 25m (Antwerp)
GOTHENBURG OPERA (46 31 13 13 00; www.opera.se)
Mar. 3 Guys and Dolls (Loesser). Also 4, 10, 17, 19, 20m, 20, 26, 28
Mar. 7 Thaïs (Massenet). Also 12, 14, 21, 24, 27, 31, Apr. 8, 14, 17
Mar. 6 The Last Five Years (Brown). Also 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27, Apr. 9, 10, 14, 17, May 5, 6, 7, 12, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22
GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU (Barcelona, 34 93 274 6411; www.liceubarcelona.com)
Mar. 7m La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti). Also 9, 10, 12, 13, 14m, 16, 19, 20, 22, 25
GRAND THÉÂTRE DE GENÈVE (Geneva, 41 22 418 3030; www.geneveopera.ch)
Mar. 18 Parsifal (Wagner). Also 24, 21m, 27, 30, Apr. 2
HAMBURGISCHE STAATSOPER (Hamburg, 49 40 35 6868; www.hamburgische-staatsoper.de)
Mar. 2 Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Mar. 7 Trilogie der Frauen: Erwartung/Le Bal/Das Gehege (Schoenberg). Also 10, 14, 18, 23, 26
Mar. 9 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 11, Apr. 27, 29, May 1
Mar. 19 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also 25, Apr. 4
Mar. 21 Salome (R. Strauss). Also 28, 31
HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA HOUSE (Magyar Állami Operaház, Budapest, 36 1 331 2550; www.opera.hu)
Mar. 2 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Also 7m, 11
Mar. 3 Turandot (Puccini). Also 5, 10, 13, 17
Mar. 6m Bánk Bán (Erkel). Also 12, 14m, 21m, 27m
Mar. 6 L’Anima del Filosofo (Haydn). Also 9, 16
Mar. 20 Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss). Also 21, 26, Apr. 4, 11, 20, 25
Mar. 24 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Also 25, 27, 28m, Apr. 8, 9, 23, 24, May 15, 16m, 16, 20
Mar. 28 The Wooden Prince (Bartók)/Spinning Room (Kodály). Also 31, Apr. 4m, 9
Mar. 30 Love and Other Demons (Ëotvos)
ISRAELI OPERA (Tel Aviv, 972 3 692 7777; www.israel-opera.co.il)
Mar. 12m Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also 13, 14, 16, 18, 19m, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26m, 27
KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN (49 30 20 2600; www.komische-oper-berlin.de)
Mar. 3 Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). B. Jensen, N. Karl, Gumos; Lie, Ebenstein, Janiska; Soltesz, Homoki, Gussmann. Also 14m, 31, Apr. 11, 24, 29, May 16
Mar. 4 Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Weill). Mulhern, Oertel; J. Elliott, Dusseljee, Ebenstein, Renz, Larsen, Lamnek, Sabrowski; St. Clair, Homoki, H. Meyer, Seipel
Mar. 6 The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky). Melzer, van Oijen, Gilhofer; Dusseljee, Lie; Lange, Reinhardt, Zoller/Gault
Mar. 7 Orlando (Handel). M. Martinez, Geller, Giebel, Starzinger, TBA; TBA; de Mar.i, Mørk-Eidem, Birkeland/Gyllenhoff. Also 13, 18, 27, Apr. 3, 18, July 16
Mar. 10 Robin Hood (Schwemmer). Also 21, 24, 30, Apr. 2m, 7, 28m, May 4m, June 16m, 20, 23m, 24m
Mar. 11 Don Pasquale (Donizetti). Karg; J. Larsen, Strooper, Papendell; Barbacini, Mijnssen, Zoller/de Vries. Also 20, Apr. 5, 8, 16, July 6, 15
Mar. 19 Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss). Doufexis, Kringelborn, Geller; T. Richards, Kuttler, J. Larsen; Layer, Homoki/Sauer, Schlössmann/Davey. Also 28, Apr. 4, 10, May 2
Mar. 23 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Landshame, Kringelborn, Vermeulen; Rönnebeck, Lie, TBA; Lange, Kosky, Grünberg/Haentzsche/Wünschmann. Also Apr. 1, 6, 9, 23, May 3
MALMÖ OPERA (46 40 20 84 22; www.malmoopera.se)
Mar. 2 Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc). Also 4, 9, 12, 14m, 17, 19, 21m, 23, 26, 28m
NATIONAL THEATRE, PRAGUE (420 2 2422 4351; www.narodni-divadlo.cz)
Mar. 4 La Traviata (Verdi). Also May 11
Mar. 6 Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach). Also 7, 12, 28, Apr. 11, 23, May 22, 24
Mar. 14 Jenu°fa (Janáček). Also 17, 24
Mar. 14 The Devil and Kate (Dvočák). Also June 12
Mar. 18 The Makropoulos Case (Janáček). Also 23
Estates Theatre
Mar. 13 Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Also Apr. 16, May 21
Mar. 24 La Clemenza di Tito (Mozart). Also 26, Apr. 7
NEW NATIONAL THEATRE, TOKYO (81 3 5352 9999; www.nntt.jac.go.jp)
Mar. 18 Götterdämmerung (Wagner). Also 21m, 24, 27m, 30m
OPER FRANKFURT (Frankfurt, 49 69 134 0400; www.oper-frankfurt.de)
Mar. 5 Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Also 13, 19, 27
Mar. 6 Orlando Furioso (Vivaldi). Also 12, 14, 20, 31
Mar. 6 La Rondine (Puccini). Also 9 (in concert)
Mar. 7 Parsifal (Wagner). Also 18, 21m, Apr. 2, 5
Mar. 28 Daphne (R. Strauss). Bengtsson/Ruzzafante, Baumgartner; Behle, Ryan, M. Best; Weigle, Guth, Schmidt. Also Apr. 1, 4, 10, 18, 23, 25, June 19, 26
Alte Oper
Mar. 9 La Rondine (Puccini). In concert
OPÉRA COMIQUE (Salle Favart, Paris, 33 8 2500 0058; www.opera-comique.com)
Mar. 2 Béatrice et Bénédict (Berlioz). Also 4, 6
Mar. 15 L’Amant Jaloux (Grétry). Also 17, 19, 21m
Mar. 16 Zémire et Azor (Grétry). Also 18
Mar. 20 Sancho Pança (Philidor). In concert
OPÉRA DE LYON (Place de la Comédie, 33 4 7200 4500; www.opera-lyon.org)
Mar. 1 Émilie (Saariaho). World premiere. Also 4, 7m, 10, 13
Mar. 3 The Tender Land (Copland). Also 5, 6, 9, 12, 14m
Mar. 18 After Life (van der Aa). Also 20, 21m
OPÉRA DE MARSEILLE (Opéra Municipal, 33 4 9155 1110; opera.marseille.fr)
Mar. 11 Il Viaggio a Reims (Rossini). Philiponet/H. M. Kang, Gorshunova/Bailey, Y. J. Choi/Shilova; Moralez/Eliott, Perry/Kudrya, Labonnette/Stojanovic; Acocella, Berloffa, Buzzi. Also 12, 13, 14m
Mar. 27 Attila (Verdi). Valayre; Prestia, Gipali, Vitelli; Carella, Coudray, TBA. Also 30, Apr. 1, 4m
OPÉRA DE MONTE-CARLO (Monte-Carlo, 377 98 06 28 28; www.opera.mc)
Mar. 19 Falstaff (Verdi). Also 21m, 23, 26
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE LORRAINE (44 08 83 85 33 11; www.opera-national-lorraine.fr)
Mar. 19 Trouble in Tahiti (Bernstein)/L’Enfant et les Sortilèges (Ravel). Also 21m, 23, 25, 26
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS (33 1 72 29 35 35; www.operadeparis.fr)
Opéra Bastille
Mar. 2 Don Carlo (Verdi). Radvanovsky, D’Intino; Secco, Tézier, Prestia, Halem; Rizzi, Vick, Hoheisel. Also 5, 8, 12, 14m
Mar. 4 Das Rheingold (Wagner). Also 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28m
Mar. 26 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Also 30, Apr. 3, 5, 8, 10, 14, 18m, 21, 23
Palais Garnier
Mar. 17 Faust (Fénelon). Also 20, 23, 29, 31
OPERA NORTH (GB) (Various locations (Theatre Royal, Newcastle; Theatre Royal, Nottingham), Leeds, Yorks., 44 11 3243 9999; www.operanorth.co.uk)
Mar. 2 La Bohème (Puccini). Duprels, Fox; Bezdüz, Bronikowski, Bourreau; Farnes/Paterson, Lloyd/Relton, Ward. Also 5 (Newcastle), 9, 12 (Nottingham)
Mar. 3 Ruddigore (Sullivan). Cast TBA; J. Wilson/Kraus, TBA, TBA. Also 6 (Newcastle), Mar. 10, 13 (Nottingham)
Mar. 4 Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Atherton, Simmonds, Ellett; Murray, Imbrailo, Dolton; Parrott[Feb.]/Doyle[Mar.], Albery, Hoheisel. In Newcastle. Also 11 (Nottingham)
OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE (Théâtre Royal, Liege, 32 4 221 47 22; www.operaliege.be)
Mar. 18 Rigoletto (Verdi). Also 19, 20, 21m, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28m, Apr. 3, 9
OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH (41 1268 6666; www.opernhaus.ch)
Mar. 2 Idomeneo (Mozart). Also 4, 7
Mar. 5 Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss). Also 9, 14m
Mar. 13 Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach). Also 16, 18, 21, 24, 26, 31, Apr. 3
Mar. 17 La Clemenza di Tito (Mozart). Also 19, 21m
Mar. 20 La Bohème (Puccini). Also 28
Mar. 23 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi). Also Nov. 1m, 4, 6, Mar. 23
ROYAL DANISH OPERA (Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, 45 33 696969; www.kgl-teater.dk)
Mar. 2 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Gundgaard/Itani, TBA; B. K. Jensen/Lodahl, Møller/Knudsen, Milling/Christiansen/Høyer; Stoehr, Melbye, Belbye. Also 4, 8, 10, 23, 28m
Mar. 3 The Rake’s Progress (Stravinsky). Stille, Stene; Kristensen, Lundgren; Marin, Radok, Thessmann/Erskine. Also 6, 9, 13, Apr. 7, 9, 12
Mar. 20 Jephtha (Handel). Also 22, 25, 27, 30, Apr. 6, 8, 11, 13, 17
Mar. 26 Elektra (R. Strauss). Also 31, Apr. 10, 16, 20, 24, 27, May 1
ROYAL OPERA, U.K. (Covent Garden, London, 44 20 7304 4000; www.royalopera.org)
Mar. 5 Tamerlano (Handel). Also 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20
Mar. 19 The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček). Also 22, 25, 29, Apr. 1
ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA (Stockholm, 46 8 791 44 00; www.operan.se)
Mar. 8 Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck). Also 10, 17, 20, 25, 30, Apr. 5
Mar. 9 Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). Also 16, 22, 24, Apr. 8, 9, 11m, 14, 16, 19, 21, 28
Mar. 12 Così Fan Tutte (Mozart)
Mar. 27 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 29, 31, Apr. 3, 7, 10m, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 26, May 5, 14
STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN (Berlin, 49 30 2035 4555; www.staatsoper-berlin.org)
Mar. 7 Faust (Gounod). Poplavskaya, Kammerloher; Castronovo, Daza, Pape; Altinoglu, Wiegand, Hohmann/Welter
Mar. 9 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). S. Schwartz, Samuil/TBA, Kammerloher; Müller-Brachmann/Fischesser, Kataja/TBA; Beermann, Langhoff, Kapplmüller/Yabara. Also May 2, 7
Mar. 10 Carmen (Bizet). Shaham, Queiroz; Y. Lee/Fritz, Vinogradov; Wellber, Ku ej, Kilian/Kackl. Also 13, 20, 22, May 1, 9, 15
Mar. 21 Tristan und Isolde (Wagner). Meier/Dalayman, Gubanova/DeYoung; Seiffert/Gambill, Trekel, Pape; Berenboim, Kupfer, Schavernoch/Shiff. Also 28, Apr. 5
Mar. 26 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Samuil, Gortsevskaya; Rucinski, Villazón, Pape; Barenboim, Freyer, Freyer/Lukjanova/Amanda Freyer. Also 31, Apr. 2, June 5
Mar. 27 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi). Harteros/Damato; Domingo, Sartori, Youn/Furlanetto; Barenboim, Tiezzi, Balò/Buzzi. Also 30
STAATSTHEATER STUTTGART (49 711 20 20 90; www.staatstheater.stuttgart.de)
Mar. 2 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Also 5, 19, 22
Mar. 3 Turandot (Puccini). Also 12, 18, 21
Mar. 6 Pinocchio (Menozzi). Also 7, 13, 14
Mar. 26 Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy). Also 31, Apr. 18, 29
Mar. 28 Parsifal (Wagner). Also Apr. 1, 5, 11, 25
TEATRO ALLA SCALA (Milan, 39 02 72 003 744; www.teatroallascala.org)
Mar. 2 From the House of the Dead (Janáček). ; Stoklossa, W. White, Mattei; Salonen, Chéreau/Niang, Peduzzi/De Vivaise. Also 5, 9, 13, 16
Mar. 17 Tannhäuser (Wagner). Harteros, Gertseva; R. D. Smith, Trekel, Zeppenfeld; Mehta, La Fura dels Baus/Carlus Padrissa. Also 20, 24, 27, 30, Apr. 2
TEATRO REAL (Madrid, 34 91 516 0606; www.teatro-real.com)
Mar. 17 L’Arbore di Diana (Martín y Soler). Also 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26
TEATRO REGIO DI TORINO (Turin, 39 011 881 5241; www.teatroregio.torino.it)
Mar. 4 Peter Grimes (Britten). Gustafson/Orciani, Wulkopf, Zilio/Bandera; Shicoff/Ketilsson, Doss; Sado, Decker/de Carpentries, Macfarlane. Also 5m, 7m, 10
Mar. 16 Tannhäuser (Wagner). Also 20 (in concert)
THEATER AN DER WIEN (Vienna, 43 1 588 85; www.theater-wien.at)
Mar. 14 Iphigénie en Tauride (Gluck). Also 16, 18, 20, 23
THÉÂTRE DU CAPITOLE (Toulouse, 32 5 6163 1313; www.theatre-du-capitole.org)
Mar. 16 Erwartung (Schoenberg)/Pierrot Lunaire (Schoenberg)/La Voix Humaine (Poulenc). Also 19, 21m, 23, 25
Mar. 26 Iolanta (Tchaikovsky). Also 28m, 30, Apr. 2, 4m
THÉÂTRE ROYAL DE LA MONNAIE (Brussels, 33 2 70 233 939; www.demunt.be)
Mar. 15 Ismène (Aperghis). Also 16, 18, 19, 20
Mar. 16 Idomeneo (Mozart). Also 21m, 23, 24, 26, 28m, 30, Apr. 1, 3
Mar. 27 Norma (Bellini). Also Apr. 2 (in concert)
VOLKSOPER (Vienna, 43 1 51444 3318; www.volksoper.at)
Mar. 1 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)
Mar. 2 Tiefland (D’Albert). Also 5, 8, 11
Mar. 3 Die Blume von Hawaii (Abraham). Also 13, 21m, 24, 29, Apr. 10, 12
Mar. 4 Kehraus um St. Stephan (Krenek). Also 7, 10,
Mar. 6 Carmen (Bizet). Also 20, 26, Apr. 1, 9, 20, 24
Mar. 9 Der Vetter aus Dingsda (Künneke). Also 12, 19, 22, 28, 31, Apr. 7, 11m, 13, 18
Mar. 14m La Traviata (Verdi). Also 18, 23, 30, Apr. 3, June 18, 22, 26
Mar. 15m Antonia und der Reissteufel (Kolonovits). Also 15, 16, May 3, 27
Mar. 25 Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). Flechl, Bobro, Peebo; Lippert, Behle, Schmutzhard; Bibl, Zednik, Dessyllas/Engl/Frank. Also Apr. 4, 15, 27, June 1
WIENER STAATSOPER (Vienna, 43 1 51444 7880; www.wiener-staatsoper.at)
Mar. 2 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi). Guryakova; Grundheber, Aronica, Furlanetto; Abel, Stein, Mayer/Bickel. Also 5, 7
Mar. 3 Medea (Reimann). Petersen; Eröd, Roider; Boder, Marelli, Marelli/Niefind. Also 6, 9, 12
Mar. 10 Moses und Aron (Schoenberg). Also 13, 16
Mar. 11 Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Stemme; Uusitalo, Gould, TBA; Jenkins, Mielitz, Mayer. Also 14, 17
Mar. 15 Arabella (R. Strauss). Piczonka, Kühmeier, TBA; Reuter, Schade, TBA; Schirmer, Bechtolf, R. Glittenberg/M. Glittenberg. Also 18, 23, 27
Mar. 20 Das Rheingold (Wagner). Baechle, A. Larsson, TBA; Uusitalo, Eröd, Konieczny; Welser-Möst, Bechtolf, R. Glittenberg/M. Glittenberg
Mar. 21 Die Walküre (Wagner). Johansson, Stemme, Baechle; R. D. Smith, Uusitalo, Anger; Welser-Möst, Bechtolf, R. Glittenberg/M. Glittenberg
Mar. 22 L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). T. Gheorghiu; Breslik, Capitanucci, Maestri; Eschwé, Schenk, Rose. Also 24, 26, Apr. 12
Mar. 25 Siegfried (Wagner). Stemme, TBA; Gould, TBA, W. Schmidt, Uusitalo; TBA, TBA, TBA
Mar. 28 Götterdämmerung (Wagner). Johansson, TBA, TBA; Gould, TBA, Salminen; Welser-Möst, Bechtolf, R. Glittenberg/M. Glittenberg
Mar. 29 Tosca (Puccini). Dessi; Armiliato, Silins; Wilson, Wallmann, Benois. Also May 4, 8
source: Opera News


