May Performance Listings!

by Erica Papillion-Posey

 

NORTH AMERICA

METROPOLITAN OPERA (Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 212-362-6000; www.metopera.org)
May 1m Armida (Rossini). Fleming; Brownlee, Osborn, Banks; Frizza, Zimmerman, Hudson
May 1 Carmen (Bizet). Aldrich, Kovalevska; Kaufmann, Kwiecien; Altinoglu, Eyre, Howell
May 3 Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Voigt; Uusitalo, Gould, König; Ono, Everding, Schavernoch/Haas
May 4 Armida (Rossini). Same as May 1m
May 5 Tosca (Puccini). Dessì; Giordani, Gagnidze; Auguin, Bondy, Peduzzi/Canonero
May 6 Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Same as May 3
May 7 Armida (Rossini). Same as May 1m
May 8m Lulu (Berg). Petersen, von Otter; Schade, Lehman, J. Morris; Levine, Dexter, Herbert
May 8 Tosca (Puccini). Same as May 5
May 10 Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Same as May 3
May 11 Armida (Rossini). Same as May 1m
May 12 Lulu (Berg). Same as May 8m
May 13 Tosca (Puccini). Same as May 5
May 14 Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Same as May 3 exc. Webb for Gould
May 15m Lulu (Berg). Same as May 8m
May 15 Armida (Rossini). Same as May 1m

ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS OPERA THEATRE (Helen Corning Warden Theater; various locations, Philadelphia, 215-735-1685; www.avaopera.org )
May 1 La Bohème (Puccini). J. Cornelius/N. L. Youm, Aleaida/C. Schaefer; S. Arnold/Borichevsky, A. Lawrence/LaBrie, Conner/N. Masters; Macatsoris, McDowell, TBA. Also 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15

ARIZONA OPERA (Tucson Music Hall, 602-266-7464; www.azopera.com)
May 1 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Risley/DeShong; Pop/J. Hopkins, V. R. Robertson/B. Stucki, Link, Strummer; Revzen, Uzan, Gano/Björnsdotter. Also 2

ATLANTA OPERA (Cobb Energy Centre, 800-356-7372; www.atlantaopera.org)
May 2m Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Cabell, K. Kim; Panikkar, H. Russell, Sedov; Fagen, Zvulun, Higgins

AUSTIN LYRIC OPERA (Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, 512-472-5992; www.austinlyricopera.org)
May 2 Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck). Zabala, Berneche, TBA, Byrne; D. Small; Buckley, Grabarkewitz, Conklin/Oliver

BOSTON LYRIC OPERA (The Shubert Theatre, 617-542-6772; www.blo.org)
May 2m Idomeneo (Mozart). Zamora, Worra, Eddy; Collins, Ferreira; Angus, Groag, Conklin/Hoffman. Also 4

BROOKLYN COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (Whitman Hall, 718-951-5286; http://bcmusic.org )
May 1 Il Trittico (Puccini). Also 2m

CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY (Four Seasons Centre, Toronto, 800-250-4653; www.coc.ca)
May 1m Maria Stuarda (Donizetti). Farnocchia, Pendatchanska, Montalbetti/Osborne; Cutler, W. Hurt, Carfizzi; Walker, Lawless, Dugardyn/Bernerth. Also 4, 10, 13, 22, 26, 28, 30m
May 2m Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Makerov; Nikitin, Künzli, Almgren; Debus, C. Alden, Moyer. Also 8m, 11, 14, 17, 20
May 9m Idomeneo (Mozart). Bayrakdarian, T. Wilson, Szabò; Groves, Luther; Bicket, de Carpentries, Mayer/Van Hercke. Also 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, 27, 29m

CHICAGO OPERA THEATER (Harris Theater, Millennium Park, 312-704-8414; www.chicagooperatheater.org)
May 2m Giasone (Cavalli). Cooke, Doronzio, Chuchman; Fagioli, Rideout, E. Boyer, Ahn; Curnyn, Way, Lupes/Kovac
May 8 Three Decembers (Heggie). Von Stade, Jukubiak; M. Worth; Hargreaves, Foglia, Galdino/Foglia. Also 12, 14, 16m

CONNECTICUT LYRIC OPERA (Belding Theater, The Bushnell Center for the Perf. Arts, Hartford, 860-527-0713; www.ctlyricopera.org)
May 8 Pagliacci (Leoncavallo). Svedaite; Hartman, Karl, Ivanov. Gianni Schicchi (Puccini). Svedaite; Ivanov, Hartman; Mackiewicz, Maizel, Podkowiak. Also 15, 23

CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC OPERA THEATRE (Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia, 215-893-7902; www.curtis.edu )
May 6 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). S. Shafer; Ray/Madore, J. Stewart/D. Silva, Boxer, Barron/Cedel; Hayes, Canty, Chiment. Also 7, 8, 9m

DALLAS OPERA (Winspear Opera House, 214-443-1000; www.dallasopera.org)
May 2m Moby-Dick (Heggie). World premiere. Trevigne; Heppner, Costello, M. Smith, Lemalu; Summers, Foglia, Brill/Greenwood. Also 5, 8, 13, 16m
May 7 Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Nitescu, Zifchak; Jovanovich, Westman; Jenkins, Zambello/ Bruce, Yeargan/Yavich. Also 9m, 12, 15, 23m

DAYTON OPERA (Schuster Center, 937-228-3630; www.daytonopera.org )
May 14 The Mikado (Sullivan). Also 15, 16

FLORENTINE OPERA COMPANY (Marcus Center for the Perf. Arts, Milwaukee, 800-326-7372; www.florentineopera.org)
May 21 Rigoletto (Verdi). Jarman, A. Babcock; Ledesma/Castaldi, Cruz, Morscheck; Rescigno, Florescu, Stone/Assaf. Also 22, 23s **Update: Set is designed by Noele Stollmack, and the costumes are designed by Christianne Myers

FLORIDA GRAND OPERA (Adrienne Arsht Center for the Perf. Arts, Miami; Broward Center for the Perf. Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, 800-741-1010; www.fgo.org)
May 2m Carmen (Bizet). Gladen, E. Alvarez; Diegel, M. Walters; Waters, Doucet, Barbe. Also 4, 8 (Miami); 13, 15 (Ft. Lauderdale)

FORT WORTH OPERA (Bass Perf. Hall, 817-212-4280; www.fwopera.org)
May 22 Don Giovanni (Mozart). S. Phillips, Harrison, Kerr; Simpson, Portillo, Corbeil, Altman, Treviño; Illick, Cagey, Brumley/Malabar, Ltd. Also 30m, June 4
May 23m L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). Pine; Fabiano, Bolduc, Nelman; Roberson, J. Robinson/Nicoll, Moyer/Pakledinaz. Also 28, June 5
May 29 Before Night Falls (Martín). World premiere. J. Hall; W. Mason, J. Garcia, Carico, Blalock; Illick, Gately, R. Hernandez/C. Stephens. Also June 6m

FRESNO GRAND OPERA (William Saroyan Theatre, 559-442-5699; www.fresnograndopera.org)
May 2m Macbeth (Verdi). D’Imperio; Rucker, Rawls, H. J. Tian; Ryvkin, Bascetta, Gano/ A. T. Jones Co.

HOUSTON GRAND OPERA (Wortham Center, 800-626-7372; www.houstongrandopera.org)
May 1 The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky). Monogarova, Markina, Forst; Galouzine, Ladyuk; Rizzi, Jones/Rallo, Macfarlane
May 2m Serse (Handel). Graham, L. Claycomb, Stober, Prina; Daniels, Cutlip; Lacey, Hytner/Walling, Fielding. Also 8, 12, 14

LONG BEACH OPERA (Irvine Barclay Theatre, Irvine, 562-432-5934; www.longbeachopera.org )
May 15 The Diary of Anne Frank (Frid). Maldjian, Hillman; Mitisek, Mitisek, Muraoka

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

LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY (Lyric Theatre, 816-471-7344; www.kcopera.org )
May 2m Don Giovanni (Mozart). B. Harris, Abraham, Burke; Phares, C. Johnson, Gangestad, McNichols Jr., A. Harris; Holmquist, Schlaefer, TBA/Traylor

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC OPERA THEATER (Borden Auditorium, New York, 212-749-2802, ext. 428; www.msmnyc.edu )
May 2m Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Pachecano, Dannewitz, Arky; Mellon, J. W. Kang; Reggioli, Vaughn, Rom/Crochet

MANNES OPERA (Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College, New York, 212-772-4448;www.mannes.newschool.edu)
May 6 Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Aroyan/Mastropierro, H. N. Kim/Rosen, Duncan-Brown/Sierra; P. Han/Lebow, B. S. Cho/S. Kim, Alvarado/A. Hahn; Colaneri, Alley, Hanna/Rodgers, Also 7

MERCURY OPERA ROCHESTER (Eastman Theatre, 585-454-2100; www.mercuryoperarochester.org)
May 20 Aida (Verdi). A. Brown, Maultsby; TBA, Powell, TBA, TBA; Seaman. Also 22 (in concert)

MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE (Detroit Opera House, 313-961-3500; www.motopera.org)
May 15 Tosca (Puccini). M. Williams/T. Caruso; Palombi/N. Stewart, T. Thomas; Carella, Uzan, Horn/Malabar, Ltd. Also 19, 21, 22, 23m

NEW YORK LYRIC OPERA THEATRE (Symphony Space, New York, 212-864-5400; www.newyorklyricopera.org )
May 1m Carmen (Bizet). Also 8

OPERA ATELIER (Elgin Theatre, Toronto, 416-872-5555; www.operaatelier.com)
May 1 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Huhtanen, P. K. Dye, Giunta; Laquerre, Addis; Fallis, TBA, Gauci/Mann

OPERA BOSTON (Cutler Majestic Theatre, 617-451-9944; www.operaboston.org)
May 2m La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (Offenbach). Blythe, Harmer; Ramsay, Maddalena; Rose, Kneuss, Perdziola. Also 4

OPERA CAROLINA (Blumenthal Center, Charlotte, 704-372-1000; www.operacarolina.org)
May 6 Otello (Verdi). S. Lopez; Tanner, J. Howard; Meena, Baumgarten, Sormani/Malabar, Ltd. Also 8

OPERA CLEVELAND (Playhouse Square, State Theatre, 216-575-0903; www.operacleveland.com)
May 20 Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). Riemer; Piper, TBA, Irmiter; Williamson, Zvulun, Rom/Bailey. Also 22, 23m

OPERA COLORADO (Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver, 303-778-1500; www.operacolorado.org)
May 2m Tosca (Puccini). Radvanovsky; Palombi, Grimsley; Lord, R. Daniels, Bosquet

OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA (Academy of Music, 215-732-8400; www.operaphilly.com)
May 7 La Traviata (Verdi). Partridge; Castronovo, Stone; Rovaris, Driver, Shortt/St. Clair. Also 9m, 12, 14, 16m

OPERA DELAWARE (Grand Opera House, Wilmington, 800-374-7263; www.operade.org )
May 2m Tosca (Puccini). K. S. Thomson; Lopez-Manzitti, Youngblood; Baril, Astafan, Tobias/L. Anderson. Also 7, 8

OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL (Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, 514 985 2258; www.operademontreal.com)
May 22 Cendrillon (Massenet). Boulianne, Lambert, Bleau, Lebel, Huet; Antoun, del Valle, Laperrière; Ossonce, Barbe & Doucet, Barbe & Doucet. Also 26, 29, 31, June 3

OPÉRA DE QUÉBEC (Théâtre de Québec, Québec City, 418-529-0688; www.operadequebec.qc.ca)
May 15 Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). Xanthoudakis; Hervieux, Dupuis, Savtchenko; Grazioli, Marien, Marien. Also 18, 20, 22

OPERA GRAND RAPIDS (DeVos Hall, 616-451-2741; www.operagr.com )
May 1 Porgy and Bess (Gershwin). Burnett, TBA; K. Short, Packer, Wilkinson; Lyall, Schuster-Craig, TBA

OPERA IDAHO (Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, Boise, 345-3531 X12; www.operaidaho.org)
May 21 Our Town (Rorem). Starr-Levitt, TBA; Maudlin, Bunsold, Detwiler; Crawford, Cox, TBA/R. Hoffman. Also 23m

OPERA LAFAYETTE (Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, D.C., 202-546-9332;www.operalafayette.org)
May 24 Sancho Pança (Philidor). Calleo, McCall; D. Perry, Sulayman, Boutté; Brown, Turocy (in concert)

OPERA SAN JOSE (California Theatre, 408-437-4450; www.operasj.org)
May 1 La Rondine (Puccini). Schuessler/R. Davis, Dastoor/Litster; Bengochea/A. Boyer, Dailey/J. Meyers; Rohrbaugh, Condemi, Hancock/Poindexter. Also 2m, 4, 7, 9m

OPERA SANTA BARBARA (The Granada, 805-963-0761; www.operasb.com)
May 7 Macbeth (Verdi). D’Imperio; Rucker, Berlinghieri, H. J. Tian; Ryvkin, Bascetta, TBA. Also 9m

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS (Loretto Hilton Center, 314-961-0644; www.opera-stl.org)
May 22 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Kanyova, Majeski, Van Eyck; Feigum, Parks; T. Long, J. Robinson, Schwengl/TBA. Also 26, 28, June 3, 12, 16m, 20, 23, 26m
May 29 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Kuznetsova, Ammann; Magiera, Panikkar, Gradus; Agler, Newbury, Moyer/Pakledinaz. Also June 2, 10, 19m, 23m, 25, 27

PITTSBURGH OPERA (Benedum Center, 412-456-6666; www.pittsburghopera.org)
May 2 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). S. Gruber, P. Armstrong, Cao; Gradus, Simpson; Wedow, McIntyre, Dugardyn/Stegmeir

PORTLAND OPERA (Keller Auditorium, 503-241-1802; www.portlandopera.org)
May 7 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). J. Rivera; Belcher, Phan, Woodley, Condy; Manahan, Mattaliano, Moyer/J. Scott. Also 9m, 13, 15

SEATTLE OPERA (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 206-389-7676; www.seattleopera.org)
May 8 Amelia (Hagen). World premiere. Lindsey, Bybee, Zetlan; Burden, Gunn/D. McFerrin; Schwarz, Wadsworth, T. Lynch/Hould-Ward. Also 9m, 12, 15, 16m, 19, 21, 22

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

TOLEDO OPERA (Valentine Theatre, 419-255-7464; www.toledoopera.org)
May 1 L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). H. Buck; Griffin, Mix, Nistico; T. Conlin, Buchman, Sicango/Lehmeyer. Also 7, 9m

TRI-CITIES OPERA (Forum Theater, Binghamton, 607-772-0400; www.tricitiesopera.com )
May 2 L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). Fetrow/Hamula; Dougherty, Bawden/Whitley, W. Roberts; Skrabalak, Sicilian, Eckhart/T. Haler

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI CCM OPERA PROGRAM (Corbett Auditorium, 513-556-4183; www.ccm.uc.edu )
May 13 Of Mice and Men (Floyd). Also 14, 15, 16m

UTAH OPERA (Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, 801-533-6683; www.utahopera.org)
May 15 Suor Angelica (Puccini)/Gianni Schicchi (Puccini). Also 17, 19, 21, 23m

VANCOUVER OPERA (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 604 683 0222; www.vancouveropera.ca)
May 1 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Einfeld, R. Jones, Boulianne; Okulitch, Nicholson; Darlington, C. Alexander, Benson. Also 4
May 29 Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Kinoshita, Cao; Valenti, Mattsey; Darlington, Swackhamer, Kaneko. Also June 1, 3, 5, 8, 10

VIRGINIA OPERA (Carpenter Theatre, Richmond; Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News, 866-673-7282; www.vaopera.org )
May 2m Porgy and Bess (Gershwin). K. P. Brown, N. Jenkins; Redding, L. Craig, Blevins; Mark, Ganakas, H. Jones. (Richmond.) Also May 7, 8 (Newport News)

WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA (Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, D.C., 202-364-5826; www.concertopera.org)
May 9 La Cenerentola (Rossini). Genaux; Tarver, Chama, Mobbs; Walker. In concert

WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA (Kennedy Center, D.C., 202-295-2400; www.dc-opera.org)
May 1 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Cangemi/Squitieri, Stoyanova, Losier/Pokupic; Abdrazakov, Rhodes/Scheunemann; Fournillier, Silverstein, Savage. Also 2m, 4, 5, 7
May 19 Hamlet (Thomas). Futral, Bishop; C. Alvarez, Tessier, Ramey; Domingo/Fournillier, Strassberger, Strassberger/Traylor. Also 22, 24, 27, 30m, June 1, 4

WEST BAY OPERA (Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto, 650-424-9999; www.wbopera.org )
May 21 La Traviata (Verdi). Slack; León, Gordin; Bailey, Harrell, Crompton/Floor. Also 23, 29, 30

 

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 INTERNATIONAL

BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER (Nationaltheater, Munich, 49 89 2185 1920; www.bayerische.staatsoper.de )
May 12 Aida (Verdi). H. He, Komlosi; Licitra, Ataneli, Humes, Van Horn; Callegari, Nel, Kilian/Welter-Fuchs. Also 15, 19, 23
May 13 L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). Tatulescu; Korchak, Capitanucci, Maestri; Valcuha, Bösch, Bannwart/Herold. Also 16, 21, July 21, 24, 27
May 22 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Archibald, Peretyatko; Castronovo, Conners, P. Rose; Debus, Duncan & Ultz, Ultz. Also 27, 29, June 2
May 30 Carmen (Bizet). Garanča, Kühmeier; Kaufmann, D’Arcangelo; Chichon, Wertmüller, Job. Also June 3, 6, 12

BUENOS AIRES LÍRICA (54 11 4812 6369; www.balirica.org.ar)
May 28 Madama Butterfly (Puccini). Also 30, June 1, 3, 5

CHÁTELET: THÉÂTRE MUSICAL DE PARIS (33 1 4028 2840; www.chatelet-theatre.com)
May 18 Magdalena (Villa-Lobos). Munger, Legay; Lalapantsi, Gonder, Le Roux, Nicoll; Rouland, Whoriskey, McLane/Tazewell. Also 19, 20, 21, 22
May 26 Les Misérables (Boublil). Also 27, 28, 29m, 29, 30m, 30, June 1, 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)
May 2m Les Troyens (Berlioz). Westbroek; Hymel, Lapointe; Nelson, Audi, Tsypin/Schmidt-Futterer
May 7 Turandot (Puccini). Lindstrom, A. N. Martinez; L. Ryan, Klostermann; Nézet-Séguin, Lehnhoff, Bauer/Schmidt-Futterer. Also 10, 13, 16m, 18, 21, 24m, 26, 30m

DEN NORSKE OPERA (Oslo, 47 2331 5000; www.operaen.no )
May 21 L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi). Christensen, Sølberg, Høisaeter/Bardon; Laszczkowski, Mead, Reinhart/Battista; de Marchi, Tandberg, Birkeland/Geber. Also 25, 28, 31, June 2, 4
May 21 Around the World in 80 Days (Kverndokk). Cast TBA; Eggen, Winge & Tristana, Alsaker/Schwab. Also 24, 26, 29, June 7, 9, 11, 16, 17, 19

DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN (49 30 343 8401; www.deutscheoperberlin.de)
May 2 Götterdämmerung (Wagner). Herlitzius, Kaune, Cargill; Eberz, Brück, Salminen; Runnicles, Friedrich, Sykora
May 6 Nabucco (Verdi). Tamar, Kurucová; Agache, Burchuladze, Blondelle; Brignoli, Neuenfels, der Thannen. Also 12, 22
May 8 Turandot (Puccini). Guleghina/Baird, Uhl; R. C. Smith/Cura, Kotchinian; Campellone, Fioroni, Zoller/Gault. Also 13, 23, June 5
May 9 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Monogarova, Benzinger; Skovhus, Very, Holl/Kotchinian; Lacombe, Friedrich, Reinhardt
May 11 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Krucová; Y. Kang, Petean, Kotchinian, Bracci; Mazzola, Thalbach, Röhrbein/Kretschmer. Also 14, June 18
May 21 Tosca (Puccini). Guleghina; Todorovich, Raimondi; Foremny, Barlog, Sanjust. Also 24, 29, June 1
May 30 Otello (Verdi). Harteros/Kaune; Cura/Todorovich, Lučić/Inverardi; Carignani, Kriegenburg, Thor/Schraad. Also June 2, 4, 8, 10, 13, 24, 27

ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA (London Coliseum, 44 20 7632 8300; www.eno.org)
May 1 Elegy for Young Lovers (Henze). Cast TBA; Blunier, Shaw, Pye. Also 4, 6, 8
May 18 Tosca (Puccini). Echalaz; Gavin, Michaels-Moore; Gardner, Malfitano, Schlossmann/Davey. Also 19, 20, 22, 27, 29, June 2, 5, 11, 17, 24, 27m, July 3, 7, 10

FESTSPIELHAUS BADEN-BADEN (49 72 21 30 13 101; www.festspielhaus.de )
May 22 Carmen (Bizet). Shaham, Rebeka; Schukoff, Nagy; Currentzis, Arlaud, Arlaud/Uhmann. Also 24, 26
May 28 Dido and Aeneas (Purcell). Kermes, Tiliakos, TBA; Currentzis. Also 28 (in concert)

FINNISH NATIONAL OPERA (Helsinki, 358 9 4030 2211; www.operafin.fi)
May 4 Peter Grimes (Britten). Tiihonen, Jakobsson, TBA; Silvasti/Haskin, Ruuttunen; Karri/Franck, Radok, Firth. Also 6, 10, 12
May 12 The Merry Widow (Lehár). Hakola/Korhonen, Vahevaara; Katajala/Riihimäki, Anttila/Hakala, Romu; Kopecky, Tapola, Kontek. Also 18, 24
May 14 Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi). Rutter/Galante, Dilbèr/Vahevaara, Vera/Wolak; Casciarri/Agafonov, Hiemelä/Lagunes; Hold-Farrido, Kiljunen, Pyhälä/Rinne & Niinikoski. Also 20, 26, 28

FLANDERS OPERA (Antwerp Opera House; Ghent Playhouse, 32 70 22 02 02; www.vlaamseopera.be)
May 2m Giasone (Cavalli). Bradić, R. Johannsen, Noldus; Dumaux, TBA, Ashwin, Adami; Sardelli, Clément, Hansen. Also 4, 6 (Ghent); 12, 14, 16m, 18, 20 (Antwerp)
May 8 The Rage of Life (Kats-Chernin). World premiere. Devos; Hächler; Inbal, Bauersima, Bauersima. Also 9, 12, 28, 29 (Ghent)

GOTHENBURG OPERA (46 31 13 13 00; www.opera.se)
May 2m Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner). S. Andersson, Tobiasson; Decker, Lorentzson, Zetterström, Schinkler, Zachariassen; Henzold, Dew, Balthes/Vázquez. Also 9m, 15m, 23m, 30m
May 5 The Last Five Years (Brown). Hedlund; Wollter; Sköldberg, Berggvist, Sjöstedt. Also 6, 7, 12, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22
May 6 La Bohème (Puccini). Schönberg, Sandgren; Bezdüz, Zetterström, Schinkler; Hamar, Linton, Ottosen/Stenbeck. Also 13

GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU (Barcelona, 34 93 274 6411; www.liceubarcelona.com)
May 10 Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss). Cast TBA; Boder, Lufenberg, Schubiger/Karge. Also 13, 16m, 19, 22, 25, 28
May 27 Les Mamelles de Tirésias (Poulenc). Cast TBA; Vincent, Sagi, Sanchez Cuerda/Salaberri. Also 29

GRAND THÉÂTRE DE GENÈVE (Geneva, 41 22 418 3030; www.geneveopera.ch )
May 5 La Donna del Lago (Rossini). DiDonato, M. Martinez; Botelho, B. Szabo; Arrivabeni, Loy, Murauer. Also 7, 9m, 11, 14, 17

HAMBURGISCHE STAATSOPER (49 40 35 6868; www.hamburgische-staatsoper.de)
May 1 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Rossmanith, Tola, Markina/Damian; Schwinghammer/Martirossian, Rud/Vasar; Schneider, Schaaf, Toffolutti
May 6 Carmen (Bizet). Damian, Mikneviciute/H. Kwon; F. Armiliato/Michailov, Vasar; A. Joel, Faggioni, Frigerio. Also 9, 13
May 16 Aida (Verdi). Moore, Brioli; Farina, Dobber/Almaguer, Randes, Schwinghammer; Montanaro, Joosten, Leiacher/Jara. Also 19, 22, 25, 28, June 2, 5, 10
May 21 Elektra (R. Strauss). Polaski, Dussmann, Lipovsek; Galliard, Volle; S. Young, Everding, Majewski. Also 27
May 23 Lohengrin (Wagner). J. Watson, Schnaut; Vogt/Gould, Mayer, Randes; Kamensek, Konwitschny, Brade. Also June 6
May 26 Falstaff (Verdi). Pieweck, H. Y. Lee, Mayer, TBA; Titus, J. S. Han, T. Cook; Kamensek, Marelli, Marelli/Niefind-Marelli. Also 29, June 3

HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA HOUSE (Magyar Állami Operaház, Budapest, 36 1 331 2550; www.opera.hu)
May 2 La Clemenza di Tito (Mozart). Mei, Donose; Lippert; Fischer, Boschán, Borsa/Márk. Also 4, 14, 16m
May 5 Elektra (R. Strauss). E. Johanssohn, Bátori, A. Kovács; Gulyás, Perencz; J. Kovács, Kovalik, Antal/Benedek. Also 18
May 6 Tosca (Puccini). Lukács; Pisapia, Ataneli; Medveczky, V. Nagy, Vayer/Vágó
May 7 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Beaumont; Capitanucci, Gatell, Kováts, Tóth. Also 9, 15, 23, 27
May 10 Nabucco (Verdi). Marrocu, Ulbrich; Gazale, Rácz, Fekete; Kesselyák, Mikó/Palcseo, Kézdy & V. Nagy/Schäffer. Also 12, 25, 28, June 2
May 11 Don Carlos (Verdi). Fantini, Wiedemann; Gipali, Kálmándi, Furlanetto, Szvétek; Fischer, Mikó/Boschán, Forray/Márk. Also 13
May 15 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Hajnóczy, Lõrincz; Nyári, E. Nagy, Rácz; Török, L. Marton, M. Levine/Benedek. Also 16m, 16, 20
May 22m The King’s New Clothes (Ránki). Cast TBA; Bartal, Toronykõy, Juhász. Also 22, 30m, 30
May 22 Serse (Handel). Meláth, F. Fodor, B. Fodor, Kovács; Bárány, Asztalos; Oberfrank, Kovalik, Horesnyi/Benedek. Also 23m, 26, 29, 30, June 1, 4
May 29 Tristan und Isolde (Wagner). Behnke, Németh; Franz, Konieczny, Rootering; Fischer, Parditka & Szemerédy, Parditka & Szemerédy. Also June 1, 16

ISRAELI OPERA (Tel Aviv, 972 3 692 7777; www.israel-opera.co.il)
May 7m Betrothal in a Monastery (Prokofiev). Afanasieva/Pakhar, Vashchenko/Vladimirskaya, Manistina/Chistyakova; Pavlov/Zuev, Stepanovich/Ulybin, Dolgov/Balashov, Voynarovskiy.Vekua; Gorelik, Ttiel & Naletova, Arefiev. Also 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14m

KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN (49 30 20 2600; www.komische-oper-berlin.de)
May 1 Fidelio (Beethoven). A. Petersen, M. McKay; Hartmann, Wittmoser, J. Larsen; St. Clair, von Peter, von Steiger/Wittig. Also 5, 9, 14, 20, 23, 28, June 27, July 7, 17
May 2 Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss). Doufexis, Kringelborn, Geller; J. Larsen, Kuttler, Renz; Layer, Homoki/Sauer, Schlössmann/Davey
May 3 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Landshamer, Melzer, Starzinger; Sabrowski, Janiska; Lange, Kosky, Grünberg/Haentzsche/Wünschmann
May 4m Robin Hood (Schwemmer). Cast TBA; Lange, Homoki, Schlössmann/Davey. Also June 16m, 20, 23m, 24m (for children)
May 8 La Traviata (Verdi). Aleksanyan; T. Richards, Argiris; Barbacini, Neuenfels, Hetzer/Schnizler. Also 13, 21, 29
May 12 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Eichenholz, Giebel; Strooper, Späth, J. Larsen; Hewett, Bieito, Flores/Eiermann. Also 15, 22, June 4, 12
May 16m La Périchole (Offenbach). Gumos; Chum, Smeets; Poschner, Stemann, Nottrodt/del Castillo. Also June 6, 9, 14, 18, 22, 26, 29, July 18
May 16 Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). B. Jensen, Giebel, Oertel; Kuttler, Ebenstein, Papendell; Soltesz, Homoki, Gussmann
May 19 Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach). Götz, Stefanoff, Roos, Starzinger; Caves, Sabrowski; Lange, Reinhardt, Zoller/Gault. Also 24, June 5, 13, 17, 19, 25, July 3

MALMÖ OPERA (46 40 20 84 22; www.malmoopera.se)
May 21 Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss). Damboldt, Gerhardt/A. Ryan, Resch; Eckert, Renier, Markus; Gustavsson/Prokopetz, Nekovar, Thomasberger/Becke. Also 23, 26, 28, 30, June 1, 3, 5, 8, 10

NATIONAL THEATRE, PRAGUE (420 2 2422 4351; www.narodni-divadlo.cz )
May 1 Rusalka (Dvořák). Kobielska, Pecková, Pecková; Berger, Gurbal; Hrůša, Heřman, Bönisch/Grusková. Also 11, 19
May 8 Libuše (Smetana). Cast TBA; O. Dohnányi, Novotný, Židek/Greifová
May 11 La Traviata (Verdi). Kohútková; Černý, Kusnjer; Lenárd, Kališová, Kališ/Růžička
May 12 The Miracles of Mary (Martinů). Cast TBA; Švec, Heřman, Svoboda/Grusková
May 14 Jenůfa (Janáček). Burešová, Urbanovea; Prolat, Černý; Lenárd, Nekvasil, D. Dvořák
May 15m The Devil and Kate (Dvořák). Cast TBA; Chalupecký, Chudovský, Born. Also Jun 12m
May 15 The Bartered Bride (Smetana). Vykopalová; Briscein, Voráček, Plech; Lenárd, Švecová, Matásek/Přidalová
May 16m Kytice (Martinů). Also 16
May 18 Carmen (Bizet). Fogašová, Kobielska; Prolat, Janál; Jindra, Bednárik, Čáp/Várossová. Also Jun 12
May 22 Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach). Masaryková, Svobodová, Van Kooten, Jalovcová; Prolat, Konieczny; Swierczewski, Havelka, Černý/Zbořilová. Also 24
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May 6 Idomeneo (Mozart). Janková, Boross, Minutillo; Workman, Lemberk; Netopil, Oida, T. Schenk/Mannini. Also 9, 13, 26, June 5m, 29
May 10 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Houda-Šaturová, Bernáthová; Briscein, Zahradníček, Podskalský; Švec, Radok, Hollá & T. Firth
May 20 Don Giovanni (Mozart). Kohútková, Svobodová, Poláčková; Bárta, Briscein, Vele, Podskalský; Jindra, Kašlík & Nekvasil, Svoboda/Pištĕk
May 21 Così Fan Tutte (Mozart). Vykopalová, Kuncio, Máčiková; Briscein, Hájek, Mikuláš; Jindra, Čičvák, Ciller/Havran

NEW NATIONAL THEATRE, TOKYO (81 3 5352 9999; www.nntt.jac.go.jp)
May 20 Die Frau ohne Schatten (R. Strauss). Magee, Friede, Henschel; Baba, Lukas; Guard, Krief, TBA. Also 23m, 26, 29m, June 1

OPER FRANKFURT (49 69 134 0400; www.oper-frankfurt.de )
May 1 Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). Rae; Calleja, Argiris, Tosi; Barbacini, Joeclyn, Petit/Lagarde. Also 8, 10, 13, 16m
May 2 Das Rheingold (Wagner). Dike, Arwady; Stensvold, Streit, Schmeckenbecher; Weigle, Nemirova, Kilian/Bernerth. Also 7, 15, 22, June 3, 6, 12
May 9 Billy Budd (Britten). Mattei, Daszak, Bayley; P. Daniel, R. Jones, Burge. Also 12, 14, 20, 23
May 21 Don Carlo (Verdi). Raspagliosi, Baumgartner; Ventre, Christoyannis, Youn, Tirasoglu; Franci, McVicar, R. Jones/Reiffenstuel. Also 24, 29, June 5, 11

OPÉRA COMIQUE (Salle Favart, Paris, 33 8 2500 0058; www.opera-comique.com)
May 12 Les Boulingrin (Asperghis). Lamprecht, Michel-Dansac; Bou, Peintre; Deroyer, Deschamps, Peduzzi/Makeïeff. Also 14, 16m, 18, 20

OPÉRA DE LYON (Place de la Comédie, 33 4 7200 4500; www.opera-lyon.org)
May 2m The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky). Guryakova, Maximova, Tarasova; Didyk, Markov; Petrenko, Stein, Wögerbauer/Heinreich. Also 4, 9m, 16m, 21
May 6 Mazeppa (Tchaikovsky). Guryakova, Tarasova; Putilin, Kotscherga, Didyk; Petrenko, Stein, Wögerbauer/Heinreich. Also 13, 18
May 7 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Mykytenko, Maximova; Markov, Montvidas, Schelomianski; Petrenko, Stein, Wögerbauer/Heinreich. Also 11, 14, 19

OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS (Opéra Bastille, 33 1 72 29 35 35; www.operadeparis.fr)
May 3 Billy Budd (Britten). Also 8, 10, 13, 15
May 7 Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach). Also 9m, 12, 17, 20, 23m, 26, 29, June 1, 3
May 31 Die Walküre (Wagner). Also June 5, 9, 13m, 16, 20m, 23, 26, 29

OPÉRA DE MARSEILLE (Opéra Municipal, 33 4 9155 1110; opera.marseille.fr)
May 26 Hamlet (Thomas). Ciofi, Todorovitch; Pomponi, Berry, Cavallier; Abbassi, Boussard, Lemaire. Also 29, June 1, 3, 6m

OPÉRA NATIONAL DE LORRAINE (44 08 83 85 33 11; www.opera-national-lorraine.fr)
May 9m Die Tote Stadt (Korngold). Juntunen; Hendrick, Oliemans; Klajner, Himmelmann, Bauer/Walter. Also 12, 16m, 18

OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS (Opéra Bastille, 33 1 72 29 35 35; www.operadeparis.fr)
May 3 Billy Budd (Britten). Meachem, Begley, Saks; Tate, Zambello, Chitty. Also 8, 10, 13, 15
May 7 Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach). Aikin, Uria-Monzon, Mula, Gubanova; Filianoti, TBA; López-Cobos, Carsen, M. Levine. Also 9m, 12, 17, 20, 23m, 26, 29, June 1, 3
May 31 Die Walküre (Wagner). Dalayman, Merbeth, Naef; R. D. Smith, Struckmann/Mayer, Groissböck. Also June 5, 9, 13m, 16, 20m, 23, 26, 29

OPERA NORTH (GB) (Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds; The Lowry, Salford Quays; Theatre Royal, Newcastle; Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 44 11 3243 9999; www.operanorth.co.uk)
May 4 La Bohème (Puccini). Fox, Bern; Di Toro, Bronikowski, Borreau/Mirfin; Ringborg, Lloyd/Relton, Ward. Also 8, 15, June 3, 8 (Leeds); 16, 18 (Salford Quays); 22, 24 (New Castle); 29, July 1 (Nottingham)
May 22 Rusalka (Dvořák). G. Allen, Glanville, A. Owens; Berkeley-Steele, Angas; Dohnányi, Fuchs, Turner. Also 27, June 5, 9, 11 (Leeds); 17 (Salford Quays); 25 (Newcastle); July 2 (Nottingham)

OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE (Théâtre Royal, Liege, 32 4 221 47 22; www.operaliege.be)
May 7 Rita (Donizetti)/Il Campanello di notte (Donizetti). Cast TBA; Scimone, Mazzonis Di Pralafera, Lecat/Ruiz. Also 9m, 11, 13, 15

OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH (41 1268 6666; www.opernhaus.ch)
May 1 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner). Haller, Lehmkuhl; R. D. Smith, Muff, Volle, Salminen, Sonn; Jordan, Lehnhoff, Aeschlimann/Bickel & A. Haas. Also 8, July 3
May 2 Luisa Miller (Verdi). Frittoli; F. Armiliato, Nucci, Polgár, Drole; Zanetti, Michieletto, Fantin/Teti. Also 5, 7, 16
May 2 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Schnitzer, Schlosser; Hampson, Beczala, Daniluk; Fedoseyev, Asagaroff, Kleber/von der Thannen. Also 6, 12, 14m
May 9 Der Ferne Klang (Schreker). Cast TBA; Metzmacher, Herzog, TBA. Also 13, 15, 20, 22, June 2, 6m, 9
May 16m Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky). Kasarova; Salminen, Zvetanov, Daniluk, Schasching; Fedoseyev, Grüber, E. Arroyo/Sabounghi. Also 19, 24, 29, June 4, 10
May 21 La Traviata (Verdi). Mei; Villazón, Nucci; López-Cobos, Flimm, Wonder/von Gerkan. Also 24, June 24, 30, July 4
May 28 Carmen (Bizet). Kasarova, Trattnigg; Álvarez, Cavalletti; Hamar, Hartmann, Hintermeier/Bühler. Also June 13m, 26, July 8, 11
May 30 Rusalka (Dvořák). Stoyanova, Breedt, Nikiteanu; Beczala, Muff. Also June 1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 16

ROYAL DANISH OPERA (Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, 45 33 696969; www.kgl-teater.dk )
May 1 Elektra (R. Strauss). E. Johansson/Kilberg/Foster, Kilberg/Sjöberg/Mühleck, Resmark/Ejsing; van Hal, Byriel/Lundgren; Schønwandt, Konwitschny, Schlieker
May 1 My Fair Lady (Loewe). Cast TBA; Firman/H. V. Christensen, Holten, Dali. Also 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15m, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22m, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30m, 30, June 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
May 2m Skin Deep (Sawer). Cast TBA; Søndergård, R. Jones, Laing. Also 5, 15, 17, 19
May 6 Carmen (Bizet). Semenchuk/Jansson/Grigorian, Dam-Jensen/Bundgaard; Clarke/Cleveman, Reuter/Lundgren/Pedersen; Gómez-Martínez, McVicar/Blakely, Vale/Blane. Also 8, 10, 12, 14, 16m, 18, 22m, 25, 28, 30m, June 3, 6m, 8, 10, 12
May 9m Waiting in Nowhere (Hadziselimovic). World premiere. Cast TBA; Nordin, Berdal, Martinsen. Also 11, 13m, 15, 17, 19, 21, 26, 29, 31, June 2, 4, 7

ROYAL OPERA, U.K. (Covent Garden, London, 44 20 7304 4000; www.royalopera.org)
May 1 Aida (Verdi). Carosi, Cornetti; Álvarez, Vratogna, Prestia, Lloyd; Luisotti, McVicar, Puissant/Junge. Also 4, 7, 10, 13, 16m
May 3 Powder Her Face (Adès). Cast TBA; Redmond, C. Wagner, Murphy. Also 5, 7
May 11 La Traviata (Verdi). Jaho; Pirgu, Hvorostovsky; Abel, Eyre, Crowley. Also 14, 19, 21, 24
May 17 La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti). Dessay, D. French; Flórez/C. Lee, Corbelli; Campanella, Pelly, C. Thomas/Pelly. Also 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, June 1, 4
May 31 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Nakamura, Dasch/Isokoski, Schäfer/Adamonyte; Schrott, Kwiecien/Imbrailo, Lloyd, Hoare; C. Davis/Syrus, McVicar, McCallin. Also June 3, 9, 12, 15, 17, 20, 23, 30, July 3m

ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA (Stockholm, 46 8 791 44 00; www.operan.se )
May 3 Tosca (Puccini). Vetter/Angeletti; Antonenko, Edholm/Kalmandi; Morandi/Slobodeniouk, Hendriksen, Brusewitz/Anttila. Also 7, 10, 12, 18, 20
May 4 Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). Nordin/Vetter, Hellgren-Staykov/Avemo/Wedin, Kyhli/Malmsjö; Taube/Falkman, Degerfeldt/Weinius, Lundberg/Jupither; Solyom/Klingele/Gustavsson, A. M. Pettersson, Östbergh/Fyregård. Also 7, 20
May 5 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Rombo, Olsson/Fontosh, Végh/Dragojevic, Edholm, Eliasson; Klingele, Tandberg, Tandberg/Geber. Also May 14
May 13 Falstaff (Verdi). S. Olsson, Tynan, Eklöf/Tobiasson, Végh; Falkman, Degerfeldt, Taube; Morandi, A. M. Pettersson, Jirlow/Fyregård. Also 16m, 19, 22, 25, 27, 29, June 1, 3, 14, 16

SALLE PLEYEL (Paris, 33 01 42 56 13 13; www.sallepleyel.fr)
May 30m L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi). De Niese, Quintans, Bonitatibus; Jaroussky, Cencic, Abete; Christie. In concert

STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN (Berlin, 49 30 2035 4555; www.staatsoper-berlin.org)
May 1 Carmen (Bizet). Shaham, Queiroz; Y. Lee/Fritz, Vinogradov; Wellber, Kušej, Kilian/Kackl. Also 9, 15
May 2 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). S. Schwartz, Samuil, Kammerloher; Müller-Brachmann/Fischesser, Kataja; Beermann, Langhoff, Kapplmüller/Yabara. Also 7
May 16 L’Étoile (Chabrier). Kožená, Lascarro; Fouchécourt, Furlanetto, Nasrawi; Rattle, Duesing, Kudlička/Glarner. Also 19, 23, 27, 30
May 18 L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). Machaidze; Capalbo, Daza, Antoniozzi; Allemandi, Adlon, Schössmann/Maurer. Also 22, 24, 28

STAATSTHEATER STUTTGART (49 711 20 20 90; www.staatstheater.stuttgart.de )
May 2 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart). S. Im, Ziesak/C. Smith, Raj; Van Horn, Agiris/Ishino; Honeck/Handschuh, Lowery, Lowery. Also 16, 21, 24, May 2, 8, 14, 22, June 4, 18, 22, 25
May 3 Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner). Schneider-Hofstetter; Y. Zhang, van Aken, A. Jun; Handschuh, Bieito, Sschwender & Ringst/Eiermann. Also 13, 16, 21, 25, 28
May 9 Káťa Kabanová (Janáček). Mills, Hörhold, Overmann; Černoch, TBA, T. Hormann, Tilli; Schønwandt, Wieler & Morabito, Neumann/von Mechow. Also 12, 15, 20, 24, 27, June 10
May 30 Bluebeard’s Castle (Bartók). Meláth; T. You. Quartett (Müller). Hartwig, Janke; Einheit. Erwartung (Schoenberg). Nebera; Piollet, Bischoff, Kala. Also June 3, 8, 14, 20

TEATRO ALLA SCALA (Milan, 39 02 72 003 744; www.teatroallascala.org)
May 4 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi). Harteros/Damato; Domingo/Alvarez, Sartori, Furlanetto; Barenboim, Tiezzi, Balò/Buzzi. Also 7
May 13 Das Rheingold (Wagner). Larsson, Samuil; Pape, Ruegamer, Kraenzle; Barenboim, Cassiers, Steenbergen/Bagnoli. Also 16, 19, 22, 26, 29

TEATRO ARGENTINA (Centro de las Artes, 54 0800 666 5151; www.teatroargentino.gba.gov.ar)
May 2 Don Giovanni (Mozart). Bugallo/Tabernig, Filipcic/Oddone, Stelman/Menéndez; Radó/Garay, Seguel/Peregrino, Burgi/De Gennaro, De Salvo/Chlopecki; Juncos, Marzal, Boni/Zuccheri. Also 6, 8, 9
May 24 Ainadamar (Golijov). Oddone/Pavón, Fagioli/Ramírez, P. Gonzáles/Menéndez; Fischer, Billorou, Greco. Also 28, 30

TEATRO REAL (Madrid, 34 91 516 0606; www.teatro-real.com)
May 2 I Puritani (Bellini). Gutiérrez; Flórez, Capitanucci, Ulivieri; Ortega, Burian, TBA. In concert
May 16 L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi). De Niese, Quintans, Bonitatibus; Jaroussky, Cencic, Abete; Christie, Pizzi, Pizzi. Also 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28
May 20 Norma (Bellini). Urmana, Ganassi; Aronica, Colombara; Zenetti, Burian, TBA. Also 23, 26 (in concert)

TEATRO REGIO DI TORINO (Turin, 39 011 881 5241; www.teatroregio.torino.it )
May 2m Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Comparato; De Candia, Siragusa/Gatell, Lo Piccolo, Bordogna, Galoppini, Borrelli, Boasso/Spinatelli. Also 4, 6, 8m, 12
May 9m L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti). Bruera; Mužek, Matamoros, Fabbian; Veses, Bianchi, Fteita. Also 11, 13
May 21 La Bohème (Puccini). Frittoli/Grimaldi, Mori/Buratto; Álvarez/Terranova, Viviani/De Candia, Ulivieri; Noseda/Rustioni, Griffi/Borrelli, Terlizzi. Also 25m, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30m

THEATER AN DER WIEN (Vienna, 43 1 588 85; www.theater-wien.at)
May 3 Der Freischütz (Weber). Van den Heever, Erdmann; O’Neill, Struckmann; de Billy, Ruzowitzky, TBA/Fischnaller

THÉÂTRE DU CAPITOLE (Toulouse, 32 5 6163 1313; www.theatre-du-capitole.org)
May 2m Elektra (R. Strauss). Bullock, Dussmann, Baltsa; Kaasch, Peeters; Haenchen/Althammer, N. Joel, Monloup. Also 5, 9m

THÉÂTRE ROYAL DE LA MONNAIE (Brussels, 33 2 70 233 939; www.demunt.be)
May 4 Don Quichotte (Massenet). Santafé/Larmore; Van Dam/Le Texier, Van Mechelen/Lhote; Minkowski/Jenkins, Pelly, De Limburg Stirum/Pelly. Also 5, 6, 7, 8, 9m, 11, 12, 14, 16m, 18, 19

VOLKSOPER (Vienna, 43 1 51444 3318; www.volksoper.at )
May 1 My Fair Lady (Loewe). Cast TBA; Tomaschek, Herzl, Langenfass. Also 10, 13, 14, 23, 24, 29, June 3, 13, 14m
May 3 Antonia und der Reissteufel (Kolonovits). Cast TBA; Kolonovitz, Meyer, Cremer. Also 27
May 4 The Love for Three Oranges (Prokofiev). Vilsmaier, Bahrmann, Soukop; Montazeri, Hemm, Drescher, TBA, Huml; Eschwé, Richter, Herrmann/Jara. Also 9, 12
May 5 Die Lustige Witwe (Lehár). Pfitzner, Schüttengruber; Montazeri, Hausmann, Németh; Mancusi, Dollé, Dollé/Strub. Also June 4
May 6 Tosca (Puccini). Ramos; Ende, Silins; Eschwé, Kirchner, Kneidl. Also 16, 22, June 7, 19, 24, 28
May 7 Orphée aux Enfers (Offenbach). Payha; Reinthaller, Baumgärtel; Schüller, Baumann, M. Fischer-Dieskau/Loher. Also 11, 17, 28, June 5, 8
May 15 Die Lustigen Nibelungen (Straus). Cast TBA; Schüller, Meyer, Cremer. Also 21, 25, 31, June 2, 11

WIENER STAATSOPER (43 1 51444 7880; www.wiener-staatsoper.at)
May 1 Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss). Selinger, Isokoski, Fally; TBA, TBA, Hawlata; Schneider, Schenk, Heinrich/Kniepert
May 2 Werther (Massenet). Kasarova, TBA; Vargas, Eröd; de Billy, Serban, Pabst/Reinhardt
May 3 Carmen (Bizet). Garanca, Netrebko; Giordano, D’Arcangelo; Jansons, Zeffirelli, Zeffirelli/Bei. Also 6, 9, 12, 15
May 4 Tosca (Puccini). Dessì; F. Armiliato, Silins; Wilson, Wallmann, Benois. Also 8
May 7 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Damrau; T. J. Yang, Camarena, Fischesser, Sramek; Carignani, Rennert/Bletschacher, Siercke. Also 11
May 13 Macbeth (Verdi). Sunnegardh; Keenlyside, Pittas, Kocán; Gatti, Nemirova, Leiacker. Also 16, 20, 23, 26
May 18 Manon (Massenet). Damrau; Vargas, Eiche; de Billy, Serban, Pabst. Also 21
May 19 L’Italiana in Algeri (Rossini). Santafé, TBA; Camarena, TBA, Furlanetto; Ettinger, Ponnelle, Ponnelle. Also 22, 25, 28
May 24 Salome (R. Strauss). Merbeth, Kulman; Easterlin, W. Koch; Schirmer, Barlog, Rose. Also 27
May 29 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky). Guryakova, TBA; Jenis, Brenciu, Anger; Ozawa, Richter, Hoffmann/Kraemer. Also June 2, 5, 7
May 30 Lohengrin (Wagner). Schnitzer, P. Lang; Seiffert, Koch, Anger; Segerstam, Kosky, Grünberg/Mayerhofer. Also 7, 11, May 30, June 3, 6

 

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