June Performance Listings!

by Erica Papillion-Posey

 

NORTH AMERICA

CENTRAL CITY OPERA (Central City Opera House, 303-292-6700; www.centralcityopera.org )
June 26 Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Y. Lee, Shigematsu; Shelton, Youngblood; Halls, Malfitano, Lyne. Also 30m, July 7m, 9m, 11m, 13m, 15, 17, 24m, 27m, 30, Aug. 1m, 7m

CHELSEA OPERA (New York, 212-260-1796; www.chelseaopera.org )
June 10 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Also 11, 12, 13m

CINCINNATI OPERA (Music Hall, 513-241-2742; www.cincinnatiopera.com )
June 23 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner). H. K. Hong, Zifchak; Margison, Morris, Allen, Nikitin, N. Ernst; Keenan, Alexander, Schneider-Siemssen/Diettrich. Also 26

DES MOINES METRO OPERA (Blank Performing Arts Center, Indianola, 515-961-6221;
www.dmmo.org )
June 25 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). McMahon, K. Roberts, Crider; Irvin, Mayes; Neely, Farlow, Saegar & Colberg/Malabar, Ltd. Also 27m, July 2, 10, 13, 18m
June 26 Macbeth (Verdi). B. Harris; T. Thomas, Bongers, Bindel; Neely, Larsen & Parry, Brumley/Malabar, Ltd. Also July 4m, 6, 9, 14, 17

FORT WORTH OPERA (Bass Performing Hall, 817-212-4280; www.fwopera.org )
June 4 Don Giovanni (Mozart). Su. Phillips, Harrison, Kerr; Simpson, Portillo, Corbeil, Altman, Treviño; Illick, Cagey, Brumley/Malabar, Ltd.
June 5 L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). Pine; Fabiano, Bolduc, Nelman; Robertson, J. Robinson/Nicoll, Moyer/Pakledinaz
June 6m Before Night Falls (Martín). World premiere. J. Hall; W. Mason, J. Garcia, Carico, Blalock; Illick, Gately, R. Hernandez/C. Stephens

GREEN MOUNTAIN OPERA FESTIVAL (Joslyn Round Barn; Barre Opera House, Waitsfield,
802-496-7722; www.greenmountainoperafestival.com )
June 18 Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). Einfeld; Ramsay, Shanahan, Andreassen; Vordoni, Bruce, Eckhart. Also 20

GREENWICH MUSIC FESTIVAL (Theater at St. Catherine‘s, 203-637-0536; www.greenwichmusicfestival.org )
June 10 The Runaway Slave (Henze). Perry; Ainsley, Huffman, Doshi/Scarlett. Also 12, 13

LONG BEACH OPERA (Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool, 562-439-2580; www.longbeachopera.org )
June 11 Orpheus and Euridice (Gordon). Futral; Palmer; White, Mitisek, Muraoka/Froehlich. Also 12, 13

LOS ANGELES OPERA (Chandler Pavilion, 213-972-8001; www.laopera.com )
May 29 Das Rheingold (Wagner). DeYoung, Grove; Kowaljow, Bezuyen, Fink; Conlon, Ac. Freyer, Ac. Freyer/Ac. Freyer & Am. Freyer. Also June 8, 18
May 30 Die Walküre (Wagner). L. Watson, DeYoung, Semenchuk; Domingo, Kowaljow, Halfvarson; Conlon, Ac. Freyer, Ac. Freyer/Ac. Freyer & Am. Freyer. Also June 10, 20m
June 3 Siegfried (Wagner). L. Watson, Grove; Treleaven, Fink, G. Clark, Kowaljow; Conlon, Ac. Freyer, Ac. Freyer/Ac. Freyer & Am. Freyer. Also 13m, 23
June 6 Götterdämmerung (Wagner). L. Watson, J. Wilson; Treleaven, Held, Halfvarson; Conlon, Ac. Freyer, Ac. Freyer/Ac. Freyer & Am. Freyer. Also 16, 26

LUMINATO FESTIVAL (Royal Conservatory; Elgin Theatre, Toronto, 866-577-4277; www.luminato.com)
June 11 Dark Star Requiem (Staniland). World premiere. Also 12 (in concert)
June 14 Prima Donna (Wainwright). Also 16, 18, 19

NICKEL CITY OPERA (Riviera Theatre, 716-692-2413; www.nickelcityoperaco.com )
June 25 Rigoletto (Verdi). Buck, Q. Patrick; Packard, Fennel, Ruminski; Kampler, MacAdam, TBA/TBA. Also 27

NEW YORK LYRIC OPERA THEATRE (Symphony Space, New York, 212-864-5400; www.newyorklyricopera.org)
June 5m Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). Also 12

OPERA COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY (Town Hall Theater, 802-382-9222; www.ocmvermont.org )
June 4 Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Bizet). S. K. Merrill; Morgan, A. Cummings, Burton; Shapiro, Do. Anderson, B. Allred/Do. Anderson/De. Anderson. Also 6m, 8, 10

OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA (Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, 215-732-8400; www.operaphilly.com )
June 19m Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck). Donose, McKay, Reither; Rovaris, Driver, Amand/St. Clair. Also 23, 25

OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL (Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, 514-985-2258; www.operademontreal.com )
June 3 Cendrillon (Massenet). Boulianne, Lambert, Bleau, Lebel, Huet; Antoun, del Valle, Laperrière; Ossonce, Barbe & Doucet, Barbe & Doucet

OPERA IN THE OZARKS AT INSPIRATION POINT (Inspiration Point Fine Arts Center, Eureka Springs, AR, 479-253-8595; www.opera.org )
June 18 Tosca (Puccini). Also 20, 23, 27m, July 1, 5, 8, 16
June 19 Carmen (Bizet). Also 21, 25, 30, July 2, 6, 10m, 14
June 26 Don Giovanni (Mozart). Also 29, July 3, 7, 9, 12, 15

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS (Loretto Hilton Center, 314-961-0644; www.opera-stl.org )
June 2 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Kuznetsova, Ammann; Magiera, Panikkar, Gradus; Agler, Newbury, Moyer/Pakledinaz. Also 10, 19m, 23m, 25, 27
June 3 The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart). Kanyova, Majeski, Van Eyck; Feigum, Parks; T. Long, J. Robinson, Schwengl/TBA. Also 12, 16m, 20, 23, 26m
June 6 A Little Night Music (Sondheim). Irving, Squitieri, Holland, Si. Phillips; Raines, Gregory; Lord, Mizrahi, Mizrahi. Also 9, 11, 15m, 17, 19
June 13 The Golden Ticket (Ash). World premiere. Dahl, Rivera; Okulitch, Meo, Kelley; Redmond, J. Robinson, Schwengl/Pakledinaz. Also 16, 18, 22m, 24, 26

OREGON BACH FESTIVAL (Eugene, 800-457-1486; www.oregonbachfestival.com )
June 25 Requiem (Verdi). S. Schneider, TBA; J. Kang, N. Berg; Rilling. Also 27 (in concert)

PRINCETON FESTIVAL (McCarter Theater, NJ, 800-595-4849; www.princetonfestival.org )
June 12 The Threepenny Opera (Weill). Egan, Semkiw; Putnam, P. James; Gray, Kellett, TBA/M. Miller. Also 16, 18, 19m, 20m, 22, 23, 25, 26
June 19 Ariodante (Handel). Ringle, Worra, J. Lane, Richardson; Morscheck, Allbritten; R. T. Yuk, LaCosse, H. Jones/M. Miller. Also 27m
June 12 (Weill). Egan, Semkiw; Putnam, P. James; Gray, Kellett, TBA/M. Miller. Also 16, 18, 19m, 20m, 22, 23, 25, 26June 19 (Handel). Ringle, Worra, J. Lane, Richardson; Morscheck, Allbritten; R. T. Yuk, LaCosse, H. Jones/M. Miller. Also 27m

SAN ANTONIO OPERA (Municipal Auditorium, 210-225-5972; www.lyricoperasa.com )
June 18 Rigoletto (Verdi). Luna, D. B. Miller; Sutin, M. W. Lee, Trevino; de Rueda, Scarola, Sormani/Malabar, Ltd. Also 19, 20

SAN FRANCISCO OPERA (War Memorial Opera House, 415-864-3330; www.sfopera.com )
June 5 Faust (Gounod). Racette, Mack; Secco, Mulligan, Relyea; Benini, Condemi, Perdziola. Also 8, 11, 16, 20m, 23, 26m, July 1
June 9 La Fanciulla del West (Puccini). Voigt; Licitra, Frontali; Luisotti, Mariani, I. Robertson. Also 12, 15, 18, 24, 27m, 29, July 2
June 10 Die Walküre (Wagner). Stemme, Westbroek, Baechle; Ventris, Delavan, Aceto; Runnicles, Zambello, Yeargan/Zuber. Also 13m, 19, 22, 25, 30

SKYLIGHT OPERA THEATRE (Cabot Theatre, Milwaukee, 414-291-7800; www.skylightopera.com )
May 21 Rent (Larson). Also 22, 23m, 23, 25m, 26m, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30m, June 2m, 2, 3, 4, 5m, 5, 6m, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12m, 12, 13m, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19m, 19, 20m

SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA (Dock Street Theatere; Emmett Robinson Theatre; Memminger Auditorium, Charleston, SC, 843-579-3100; www.spoletousa.org )
June 1m Flora (Bruce). Cast TBA; Bruce, Pascoe, Pascoe. Also 3, 5, 7, 10, 12
June 1 Philemon and Baucis (Haydn). Yunus, Dooley; Vera, Sully; Production TBA
June 4 Proserpina (Rihm). H. Buck; Bruffy; Kennedy, Schmoll, Ginsberg. Also 9

VANCOUVER OPERA (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 604 683 0222; www.vancouveropera.ca )
June 1 Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Kinoshita, Cao; Valenti, Mattsey; Darlington, Swackhamer, Kaneko. Also 3, 5, 8, 10

WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA (Kennedy Center, D.C., 202-295-2400; www.dc-opera.org )
June 1 Hamlet (Thomas). Damrau, Bishop; Bonner/Chioldi, Tessier, Ramey; Domingo, Strassberger, Strassberger/Traylor. Also 4

WOLF TRAP OPERA COMPANY (The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA, 703-218-6500;
www.wolf-trap.org )
June 11 Zaide (Mozart). H. Park; Appleby, Billings, Peake, Sumuel; Wedow, Marvel, Rom/Ullrich. Also 13m, 15, 19

 

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INTERNATIONAL

 

BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER (Nationaltheater, Munich, 49 89 2185 1920; www.bayerische.staatsoper.de )
June 2 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Archibald, Peretyatko; Castronovo, Conners, P. Rose; Debus, Duncan & Ultz, Ultz.
June 3 Carmen (Bizet). Garanča, Kühmeier; Kaufmann, D’Arcangelo; Chichon, Wertmüller, Job. Also 6, 12
June 7 Medea in Corinto (Mayr). N. Michael, Tsallagova; Vargas, Miles, Shrader; Bolton, Neuenfels, Viebrock/Schnizler. Also 10, 13, 16, 20, 29
June 28 Tosca (Puccini). Mattila; Kaufmann, Uusitalo; Luisi, Bondy, Peduzzi/Canonero. Also July 2, 7, 10, 15, 19
June 30 Roberto Devereux (Donizetti). Gruberova, Ganassi; Bros, Petrozzi, Gavanelli, Humes; Haider, Loy, Murauer. Also July 4

CHÁTELET: THÉÂTRE MUSICAL DE PARIS (33 1 4028 2840; www.chatelet-theatre.com )
June 1 Les Misérables (Boublil). Also 2, 3, 4, 5m, 5, 6m, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12m, 12, 13m, 13, 15, 16m, 16, 18, 19m, 19, 20m, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26m, 26, 27m, 27, 29, 30, July 1, 2, 3m, 3, 4m, 4

DE NEDERLANDSE OPERA (Amsterdam, 31 20 625 5455; www.dno.nl )
June 7 A Dog’s Heart (Raskatov). World premiere. Also 10, 13m, 16, 18, 23, 27m, 29
June 20 Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena (Conti). Also 21, 23, 24, 26, 27m
June 28 L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). Also 30, July 2, 4m, 7, 9, 11m

DEN NORSKE OPERA (Oslo, 47 2331 5000; www.operaen.no )
June 2 L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi). Christensen, Sølberg, Høisæter/Bardon; Laszczkowski, Mead, Reinhart/Battista; de Marchi, Tandberg, Birkeland/Geber. Also 4
June 7 Around the World in 80 Days (Kverndokk). Cast TBA; Eggen, Winge & Tristana, Alsaker/Schwab. Also 9, 11, 16, 17, 19

DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN (49 30 343 8401; www.deutscheoperberlin.de)
June 1 Tosca (Puccini). Serjan/Guleghina/Pieczonka; Antonenko/Licitra/Shicoff/Todorovich/Aronica, Almaguer/Delavan/Raimondi/Gallo; Allemandi/Foremny, Barlog, Sanjust.
June 2 Otello (Verdi). Harteros/Kaune; Cura/Todorovich, Lučić/inverardi; Carignani, Kriegenburg, Thor/Schraad.Also 4, 8, 10, 13, 24, 27
June 5 Turandot (Puccini). Guleghina/Baird/Lindstrom, Uhl; R. C. Smith/Cura, Kotchinian; Campellone, Fioroni, Zoller/Gault
June 9 Arabella (R. Strauss). Pieczonka, Kleiter, Keegan; Volle, Homrich, Bronk; Schirmer, von Pfeil, Damovsky/Blickenstorfer. Also 12, 16
June 18 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Papoulkas/Krucová; Brownlee/Kang, Brück/Capitanucci/Petean, Jerkunica/Burchuladze/Kotchinian, Muraro/Bracci; Mazzola, Thalbach, Röhrbein/Kretschmer.
June 23 La Bohème (Puccini). Focile/Harteros, F. McCarthy/Welschenbach; Secco/Costello, Brück, Kotchinian, Jerkunica; Rogister/Abel, Friedrich, Sykora. Also 28, July 2
June 26 Carmen (Bizet). Gubisch/Kasarova/Antonacci, Welschenbach/Kaune/J. Wagner; Shicoff/Alagna/Giordano, Bronk, McKinny; Campellone/Abel, Schuhmacher, Samaritani. Also 29, July 3

ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA (London Coliseum, 44 20 7632 8300; www.eno.org )
June 1 The Pearl Fishers (Bizet). Alattar; Boe, Kelsey/R. Wood, Tong; Macdonald, Woolcock, Bird/Pollard. Also 4, 10, 12, 19, 23, 26, 29, July 1, 4m, 8
June 2 Tosca (Puccini). Echalaz; Gavin, Michaels-Moore; Gardner, Malfitano, Schlossmann/Davey. Also 5, 11, 17, 24, 27m, July 3, 7, 10
June 18 Idomeneo (Mozart). Tynan, Beli; Nikon, R. Murray, TBA; Gardner, Mitchell, Mortimer & Eales/Mortimer. Also 22, 25, 30, July 2, 6, 9

FLANDERS OPERA (Antwerp Opera House; Ghent Playhouse, Brussels, 32 70 22 02 02; www.vlaamseopera.be )
June 13 Peter Grimes (Britten). Howarth, Ferri, C. Wilson; Silvasti, Sidhom; Segerstam/Pouspourikas, Alden, Steinberg/Reiffenstuel. Also 16, 19, 22, 24, 27m (Antwerp); July 3, 6, 8, 10 (Ghent)

GARSINGTON OPERA (Garsington Manor, 44 1865 361636; www.garsingtonopera.org )
June 2 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Bevan, Jayasinghe, Grevelius; Oldfield, Doyle; Boyd, Cox, Perdziola. Also 6, 12, 18, 23, 27, July 1, 3
June 5 Armida (Rossini). Pratt; V. R. Robertson, Mihai, Alegret; Parry, Duncan, Martin-Davis. Also 7, 13, 19, 22, 25, 29
June 17 A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Britten). Bottone, Manley, Stéphany; Laing, Staples, von Bergen; Bedford, Slater, O’Connor. Also 20, 24, 26, 30, July 2

GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU (Barcelona, 34 93 274 6411; www.liceubarcelona.com )
June 19 The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky). Magee, Zaremba, Podles´; Heppner, Teezier; Boder, Deflo, Orlandi. Also 22, 25, 28, July 1, 4m
June 26 The Gambler (Prokofiev). Guryakova, Savova, Obraztsova; Galouzine, Ognovenko, Rügamer; Anissimov. Also 29 (in concert)

GRAND THÉÂTRE DE GENÈVE (Geneva, 41 22 418 3030; www.geneveopera.ch )
June 11 Alice in Wonderland (Chin). Gilmore, K. Armstrong, Sieden, Nykänen; Henschel, de Mey, Stilwell; Chien, Bartov, T. Schwab. Also 14, 17, 20m, 22, 24

HAMBURGISCHE STAATSOPER (49 40 35 6868; www.hamburgische-staatsoper.de )
June 2 Aida (Verdi). Moore, Brioli; Farina, Dobber/Almaguer, Randes, Schwinghammer; Montanaro, Joosten, Leiacher/Jara. Also 5, 10
June 3 Falstaff (Verdi). Pieweck, H. Y. Lee, Mayer, TBA; Titus, J. S. Han, T. Cook; Kamensek, Marelli, Marelli/Niefind-Marelli
June 4 Der Freischütz (Weber). Kwon, Lund; König, S. Youn; Foster, Konwitschny, Koerbl. Also 9
June 6 Lohengrin (Wagner).J. Watson, Schnaut; Gould, Linn, Randes; Kamensek, Konwitschny, Brade
June 8 La Traviata (Verdi). Rebeka; Chung, Vitelli; Di Martino, Abenius, Businger/Willerscheidt. Also July 2
June 19 Les Indes Galantes (Rameau).Cast TBA; TBA, Krietsch, Guardia. Also 21, 23, 27, 28, July 5
June 30 Die Lustige Witwe (Lehár). Rossmanith, Tretyakova; J. S. Han, Gogg, G. Neumann; Kamensek, Kupfer, Schavernoch/Tax. Also July 8, 10

HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA HOUSE (Magyar Állami Operaház, Budapest, 36 1 331 2550;
www.opera.hu )
June 1 Serse (Handel). Meláth, F. Fodor, B. Fodor, Kovács; Bárány, Asztalos; Oberfrank, Kovalik, Horesnyi/Benedek. Also 4
June 1 Tristan und Isolde (Wagner). Behnke, Németh; Franz, Konieczny, Rootering; Fischer, Parditka & Szemerédy, Parditka & Szemerédy. Also 16
June 2 Nabucco (Verdi). Farkasréti, Ulbrich; Perencz, Rácz, Fekete; Kesselyák, Mikó, Palcsó/Schäffer
June 3 Carmen (Bizet). Pánczél, Frankó; Wendler, Fokanov; Medveczky, Szinetár, Csikós/Schmitzer. Also 6m, 8, 18, 23, 26
June 9 I Vespri Siciliani (Verdi). Sümegi; Fekete, Fokanov, Rácz; Kesselyák, von Stegmann, Schlössmann/V. Nagy. Also 12, 15, 19m, 22, 25
June 11 Don Giovanni (Mozart). Kolonits, Bátori, Herczenik; Molnár, Szappanos, Bretz, Gábor; Kesselyák, Kesselyák, Valcz/Zeke. Also 13m, 16, 19
June 20 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner). Gonzalez, Gál; Molnár, Perencz, Kálmán, Berczelly, Beöthy-Kiss; Kovács, Vidnyánszky, Belozub. Also 24, 27

ISRAELI OPERA (Tel Aviv, 972 3 692 7777; www.israel-opera.co.il )
June 25m The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky). Bertman/Tetuev, Grodnikaite, Sandler; TBA, Petrov/Smoriginas; Wellber, Trelinski, Kudlicka/Teslawska & Grabarczyk. Also 26, 27, 29, 30, July 2m, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9m, 10

KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN (49 30 20 2600; www.komische-oper-berlin.de )
June 4 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). TBA, Giebel; Strooper, Späth, J. Larsen; Hewett, Bieito, Flores/Eiermann. Also 12
June 5 Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach). Novikova, Rettinghaus, Melzer, Starzinger; T. Richards, Wittmoser; production TBA.Also 13, 17, 19, 25, July 3
June 6 La Périchole (Offenbach). Gumos; Chum, Smeets; Poschner, Stemann, Nottrodt/del Castillo. Also 9, 14, 18, 22, 26, 29, July 18
June 16m Robin Hood (Schwemmer). Cast TBA; Lange, Homoki, Schlössmann/Davey. Also 20, 23m, 24m
June 27 Fidelio (Beethoven). TBA, M. McKay; Hartmann, Keremidtchiev, J. Larsen; St. Clair, von Peter, von Steiger/Wittig. Also July 7, 17

MALMÖ OPERA (46 40 20 84 22; www.malmoopera.se )
June 1 Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss). Damboldt, Gerhardt/A. Ryan, Resch; Eckert, TBA, U. Markus; Swensen/Prokopetz, Nekovar, Thomasberger/Becke. Also 3, 5, 8, 10

NATIONAL THEATRE, PRAGUE (420 2 2422 4351; www.narodni-divadlo.cz )
June 12 The Devil and Kate (Dvořák). Cast TBA; Müller/Jindra, Bednárik, Čáp/Várossová.
June 26 Káťa Kabanová (Janáček). Cast TBA; Netopil, R. WIlson, R.Wilson/Tabassomi. Also 28, 30, July 1
Estates Theatre
June 5m Idomeneo (Mozart). Janková, Boross, Minutillo; Workman, Lemberk; Netopil, Oida, T. Schenk/Mannini. Also 29

NEW NATIONAL THEATRE, TOKYO (81 3 5352 9999; www.nntt.jac.go.jp )
June 1 Die Frau ohne Schatten (R. Strauss). Magee, Friede, Henschel; Baba, Lukas; Guard, Krief, TBA.
June 10 Carmen (Bizet). Chávez, Rie; Kerl, Wegner; Barbacini, Hitoshi, Jiro/Kikuko. Also 13m, 15m, 18, 20m
June 24 Rokumeikan (Shinichiro). World premiere. Yukie/Akemi, Hiroko/Toko; Hiroshi/Kei, Ikuo/Masumitsu, Yasuhiko/Keiro; Ryusuke, Hitoshi, TBA. Also 25, 26m, 27m

OPER FRANKFURT (Frankfurt, 49 69 134 0400; www.oper-frankfurt.de )
June 3 Das Rheingold (Wagner). Dike, Arwady; Stensvold, Streit, Schmeckenbecher; Weigle, Nemirova, Kilian/Bernerth. Also 6, 12
June 5 Don Carlo (Verdi). Raspagliosi, Baumgartner; Ventre, Christoyannis, Youn, Tirasoglu; Franci, McVicar, R. Jones/Reiffenstuel. Also 11
June 12 La Giuditta (de Almeida). Rae, Karg; Prégardien, Rexroth; Venanzoni, Bernardi, Becker/Jara. Also 14, 16, 18, 20, 21
June 13 La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz). Coote; Polenzani, Bailey, Brümbel; J. Jones, Kupfer, Schavernoch/Tax. Also 17, 21, 24, 27, July 2, 4
June 19 Daphne (R. Strauss). Ruzzafante, Baumgartner; Behle, Ryan, Best; Weigle, Guth, C. Schmidt. Also 26
June 20 Palestrina (Pfitzner). Mahnke, Stallmeister ; Bronder, Reiter, W. Koch; Petrenko, Kupfer, Schavernoch/Tax. Also 25, 30, July 3
June 27 Offene Wunden (Weill/Oehring). Kammer, Nopper; Wilkendorf; Keil, Oehring & Wördemann, Klennert. Also 28, July 1, 2, 4

OPÉRA COMIQUE (Salle Favart, Paris, 33 8 2500 0058; www.opera-comique.com )
June 14 Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy). Vourc’h, Stutzmann; Addis, Barrard, Hollop; Gardiner, Braunschweig, Braunschweig/Vancraenenbroeck. Also 16, 18, 22, 24, 27m, 29

OPÉRA DE LYON (Place de la Comédie, 33 4 7200 4500; www.opera-lyon.org )
June 8 Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck). Selinger, Novikova; Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Vilsmaier, Kuttler; Willig, Pelly/Marlot, de Limburg. Also 10, 12, 13m, 15, 16

OPÉRA DE MARSEILLE (Opéra Municipal, 33 4 9155 1110; opera.marseille.fr )
June 1 Hamlet (Thomas). Ciofi, Todorovitch; Pomponi, Berry, Cavallier; Abbassi, Boussard, Lemaire/TBA. Also 3, 6m

OPÉRA NATIONAL DE LORRAINE (44 08 83 85 33 11; www.opera-national-lorraine.fr )
June 13m Otello (Verdi). Omura; Webb, Meoni; Olmi/Esandi, Berutti, Sabounghi.Also 16, 20m, 22

OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS (33 1 72 29 35 35; www.operadeparis.fr )
Opéra Bastille
June 1 Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach). Aikin, Uria-Monzon, Gubanova; Filianoti, Ferrari; López-Cobos, Carsen, M. Levine. Also 3
June 5 Die Walküre (Wagner). Dalayman, Merbeth, Naef; R. D. Smith, Struckmann/Mayer, Groissböck; Jordan, Krämer, Bäckmann/Bauer. Also 9, 13m, 16, 20m, 23, 26, 29
June 25 The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček). Cast TBA; Schønwandt, Engel, Rieti/Neumuller. Also 28, July 1, 3, 6, 9, 12
Palais Garnier
June 14 La Donna del Lago (Rossini). DiDonato/Deshayes, Barcellona; Flórez/Camarena, Orfila; Abbado, Pasqual, Frigerio/Squarciapino. Also 18, 21, 24, 27m, 30, July 2, 5, 7, 10

OPERA NORTH (GB) (Various locations, 44 11 3243 9999; www.operanorth.co.uk )
June 3 La Bohème (Puccini). Fox, Bern; Di Toro, Bronikowski, Borreau/Mirfin; Ringborg, Lloyd/Relton, Ward. Also 8 (Leeds); 16, 18 (Salford Quays); 22, 24 (Newcastle); 29, July 1 (Nottingham)
June 4 Maria Stuarda (Donizetti). Connolly, Cifrone, M. Walton; Bezduz, Kempster, Bourreau; Rumstadt, McDonald, McDonald. Also 7, 10, 12 (Leeds); 19 (Salford Quays); 23, 26 (Newcastle); 30, July 3 (Nottingham)
June 5 Rusalka (Dvořák). G. Allen, Glanville, A. Owens; Berkeley-Steele, Angas; Dohnányi, Fuchs, Turner. Also 9, 11 (Leeds); 17 (Salford Quays); 25 (Newcastle); July 2 (Nottingham)

OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE (Théâtre Royal, Liège, 32 4 221 47 22; www.operaliege.be )
June 15 Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky). Privoznova; Raimondi, Dolgov/Polyakov, Tikhomirov, TBA; Arrivabeni, Ionesco, Ionesco/Kendaka. Also 17, 20m, 23, 26

OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH (41 1268 6666; http://www.opernhaus.ch )
June 1 Rusalka (Dvořák). Stoyanova, Breedt, Nikiteanu; Beczala, Muff; Fedoseyev, Hartmann, Herrmann & Kinzlmaier/Behr. Also 3, 6, 11, 13, 16
June 2 Der Ferne Klang (Schreker). Banse; Saccà; Metzmacher, Herzog, Neidhardt. Also 6m, 9
June 4 Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky). Kasarova; Salminen, Zvetanov, Daniluk, Schasching; Fedoseyev, Grüber, E. Arroyo/Sabounghi. Also 10
June 13m Carmen (Bizet). Kasarova, Trattnigg; Álvarez, Cavalletti; Hamar, Hartmann, Hintermeier/Bühler. Also 26, July 8, 11
June 19 Salome (R. Strauss). Barkmin, Kallisch; Schasching, Silins; Dohnányi, Bechtolf, R. Glittenberg/M. Glittenberg. Also 22, 25, 27, 29, July 2, 4m
June 20m Der Freischütz (Weber).Schnitzer, Hartelius; Seiffert, Salminen; Schneider, Berghaus, H. Meyer/Strandt. Also 23, July 1, 6
June 24 La Traviata (Verdi). Mei; Villazón, Nucci; López-Cobos, Flimm, Wonder/von Gerkan. Also 30, July 4

ROYAL DANISH OPERA (Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, 45 33 696969; www.kgl-teater.dk )
June 1 My Fair Lady (Loewe). Also 2, 3, 4, 5
June 2 Waiting in Nowhere (Hadziselimović). World premiere. Halling, Rydberg; Byriel, J. B. Hansen, Kristensen; Nordin, Berdal, Martinsen. Also 4, 7
June 3 Carmen (Bizet). Semenchuk/Jansson/Grigorian, Dam-Jensen/Bundgaard; Clarke/Cleveman, Reuter/Lundgren/Pedersen; Gómez-Martínez, McVicar/Blakely, Vale/Blane. Also 6m, 8, 10, 11

ROYAL OPERA, U.K. (Covent Garden, London, 44 20 7304 4000; www.royalopera.org )
June 1 La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti). Dessay, D. French; Flórez/C. Lee, Corbelli; Campanella, Pelly, C. Thomas/Pelly. Also 4
June 3 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Nakamura, Dasch/Isokoski, Schäfer/Adamonyte; Schrott, Kwiecien/Imbrailo, Lloyd, Hoare; C. Davis/Syrus, McVicar, McCallin. Also 9, 12, 15, 17, 20, 23, 30, July 3m

ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA (Stockholm, 46 8 791 44 00; www.operan.se )
June 1 Falstaff (Verdi). Olsson, A. Tynan, Eklöf, Végh; Falkman, Degerfeldt, Taube; Morandi, Pettersson, Jirlow/Fyreg. Also 3, 14, 16
June 5 Macbeth (Verdi). Nordin; Jupither, Duran, Forsén; Morandi, Kiljunen, Fellbom/M. Uusitalo. Also 8, 10, 12, 15, 18

STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN (Berlin, 49 30 2035 4555; www.staatsoper-berlin.org )
June 5 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Samuil, Gortsevskaya; Rucinski, Villazón, Pape; Barenboim, Freyer, Freyer/Lukjanova/Amanda Freyer

STAATSTHEATER STUTTGART (49 711 20 20 90; www.staatstheater.stuttgart.de )
June 3 Bluebeard’s Castle (Bartók). Meláth; T. You. Quartett (Müller). Hartwig, Janke; Einheit. Erwartung (Schoenberg). Nebera; Piollet, Bischoff, Kala. Also 8, 14, 20
June 4 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). S. Im, Ziesak/C. Smith, Raj; Van Horn, Agiris/Ishino; Honeck/Handschuh, Lowery, Lowery. Also 18, 22, 25
June 6 Tosca (Puccini). Shaham, Kancheva; J. W. Hartmann, T. You; Piollet, Nübling, Gerstner. Also 9, 11, 28, July 12
June 10 Káťa Kabanová (Janáček). Mills, Hörhold, Overmann; Černoch, TBA, T. Hormann, Tilli; Schønwandt, Wieler & Morabito, Neumann/von Mechow
June 15 Carmen (Bizet). Babajanyan; K. C. Park, Y. Zhang; Søndergård, Decker, Gussmann. Also 23, 26, July 3, 10, 13, 18, 24 

TEATRO ALLA SCALA (Milan, 39 02 72 003 744; www.teatroallascala.org )
June 18 Faust (Gounod). Lungu, Surguladze; Giordani, Jenis, Scandiuzzi; Denève, Nekrosius, Nekrosius/Gultiajeva. Also 21, 23, 26, 30, July 2, 5

TEATRO REAL (Madrid, 34 91 516 0606; www.teatro-real.com )
June 14 Die Tote Stadt (Korngold). Uhl/Kringleborn; Vogt/Fritz, Meachem; Steinberg, Decker, Gussmann.Also 15, 17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 30

TEATRO REGIO DI TORINO (Turin, 39 011 881 5241; www.teatroregio.torino.it )
June 11 Manfred (Schumann). Loliée; Noseda, De Rosa, Tramonti. Also 12, 13m, 15, 16 (Teatro Carignano); 19m, 19, 20m, 22, 23 (Teatro Regio)

THÉÂTRE DU CAPITOLE (Toulouse, 32 5 6163 1313; www.theatre-du-capitole.org )
June 18 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Harnisch, Archibald; Cutler, Pogossov, Sigmundsson; Flor, Joel, Favre/Audier. Also 20m, 22, 25, 27m, 29

THÉÂTRE ROYAL DE LA MONNAIE (Brussels, 33 2 70 233 939; www.demunt.be )
June 11 Macbeth (Verdi). Tamar/Houben; Hendricks, A. Richards, Colombara; Daniel, Warlikowski, Szcześniak.Also 13m, 15, 17, 19, 22, 25, 27m, 29, 30
June 29 Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena (Conti). Cast TBA; Minkowski/Jenkins, Pelly, de Limburg/Pelly (in concert)

VOLKSOPER (Vienna, 43 1 51444 3318; www.volksoper.at )
June 1 Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). Steinsky, Bahrmann, Kloose; Kerschbaum, Elgr, Schmutzhard; Eschwé, Zednik, Dessyllas/Engl/Frank
June 2 Die Lustigen Nibelungen (Straus). Cast TBA; Schüller, Meyer, Cremer. Also 11
June 3 My Fair Lady (Loewe). Cast TBA; Tomaschek, Herzl, Langenfass. Also 13, 14mJune 4 Die Lustige Witwe (Lehár). Pfitzner, Schüttengruber; Montazeri, Hausmann, Németh; Mancusi, Dollé, Dollé/Strub.
June 5 Orphée aux Enfers (Offenbach). Payha; Reinthaller, Baumgärtel; Schüller, Baumann, M. Fischer-Dieskau/Loher. AAlso 8
June 7 Tosca (Puccini). Ramos; Bieck, M. F. Larsen; Schüller, Gratzer, Gratzer/Naujok. Also 19, 24, 28
June 12 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). K. Kaiser, Bogner; Behle, Ifrim, TBA; Goetzel, Malkowsky, Franke. Also 15, 20, 23, 27m
June 18 La Traviata (Verdi). Ramos; Bieck, M. F. Larsen; Schüller, Gratzer, Gratzer/Naujok. Also 22, 26

WIENER STAATSOPER (43 1 51444 7880; www.wiener- staatsoper.at )
June 2 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Guryakova, TBA; Jenis, Brenciu, Anger; Ozawa, Richter, Hoffmann/Kraemer. Also 5, 7
June 3 Lohengrin (Wagner). Schnitzer, P. Lang; Seiffert, Koch, Anger; Segerstam, Kosky, Grünberg/Mayerhofer. Also 6
June 8 Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Angeletti, TBA; Talaba, Unterreiner; Nelsons, Gielen, Foujita. Also 11, 14
June 13m Tannhäuser (Wagner). Kampe, Schuster; Botha, Gerhaher, Anger; Welser-Möst, Guth, Schmidt. Also 16, 20, 24, 27
June 15 Capriccio (R. Strauss). Fleming, Kirchschlager; Schade, M. F. Larsen, Eröd, Bankl; Schneider, Marelli, Marelli/Niefind. Also 17
June 19 La Forza del Destino (Verdi). Stemme, Krasteva; F. Hong, di Felice, Furlanetto; Carignani, Pountney, Hudson. Also 23, 28
June 21 La Juive (Halévy). Also 25, 29
June 30 Parsifal (Wagner). Meier; Gould, Hampson, Salminen, TBA; Welser-Möst, Mielitz, Mayer

 

Source: Opera News