Aug 18 mat, 23, 24, 25 mat, 28
Verdi, Rigoletto
Seattle Opera
Carlo Montanaro, Conductor
Lindy Hume, Director
Richard [set designer] Roberts, Set Designer
Lester Lynch, Rigoletto
Giuseppe Altomare, Rigoletto
Madison Leonard, Gilda
Soraya Mafi, Gilda
Liparit Avetisyan, The Duke of Mantua
Yongzhao Yu, The Duke of Mantua
Ante Jerkunica, Sparafucile
Emily Fons, Maddalena
Clayton Brainerd, Monterone
Nerys Jones, Giovanna
Aug 18 mat, eve, 20, 21 mat, eve, 22, 23, 24 mat, eve, 25 mat, 27, 28 mat, eve, 29, 30, 31 mat, eve, Sep 01 mat, 03, 04 mat, 05, 06, 07 mat, eve, 08 mat, 10, 11 mat, eve, 12, 13, 14 mat, eve, 15 mat, 17, 18 mat, eve, 19, 20, 21 mat, eve, 22 mat, 24, 25 mat, eve, 26, 27, 28 mat, eve, 29 mat, Oct 01, 02 mat, eve, 03, 04, 05 mat, eve, 06 mat
Bernstein, West Side Story
Opera Australia
Donald Chan, Conductor
Joey McKneely, Director, Choreography
Paul Gallis, Set Designer
Renate Schmitzer, Costume Designer
Sophie Salvesani, Maria
Chloé Zuel, Anita
Noah Mullins, Riff
Todd Jacobsson, Tony
Lyndon Watts, Bernardo
Ritchie Singer, Doc
Opera Australia Orchestra
Sun 18 Aug at 13:00
Contestants of the Queen Sonja International Music Competition, Vocals
Sun 18 Aug at 14:00
Riga Jurmala Music Festival
Schubert, Seligkeit (Hölty), D.433
Reger, Das Kindes Gebet, Op.76 no.22
Schubert, Freude der Kinderjahre (Köpken), D.455
Brahms, 49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33: Guten Abend, mein tausiger Schatz, no.4
Schubert, Der Einsame (Lappe), D.800
Brahms, In der Fremde - Far From Home , Op.3 no.5
Schreker, Waldeinsamkeit
Brahms, Mein Mädel hat einen Rosenmund
Strauss R., Allerseelen (All Souls' Day), Op.10 no.8
Schubert, Nachtstück (Mayrhofer), D.672
Schubert, Drang in die Ferne (Leitner), D.770
Schubert, Der Wanderer an den Mond (Seidl), D.870
Strauss, Ich weiß bestimmt, ich werd dich wiedersehn! (I Know for Certain that I Shall See You Again!)
Schubert, Das Heimweh (Oft in einsam stillen Stunden) (Hell), D.456
Schubert, Der Wanderer (Ich komme vom Gebirge her) (Schmidt), D.489
Poulenc, Hyde Park
Britten, Folk song arrangement: Greensleeves
Vaughan Williams, The House of life: no. 2 Silent Noon
Bishop, Home, Sweet Home
Warlock, My own country
Warlock, The Bachelor
Ireland, If there were dreams to sell
Grieg, 6 Songs, Op.48
Benjamin Appl, Baritone
Simon Lepper, Piano
Sun 18 Aug at 14:30
Tanglewood FestivalTanglewood, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox
Sun 18 Aug at 16:00
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Cathrine Winnes, Conductor
Rickard Söderberg, Tenor
Sun 18 Aug at 17:00
Chopin and His EuropeStudio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. Witolda Lutosławskiego, Warsaw
Chopin, Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, Op.21
Kevin Kenner, Piano
Quatuor Mosaïques
Sun 18 Aug at 19:00
Chetham's International Piano Series
Sun 18 Aug at 19:00
Riga Jurmala Music FestivalDzintari Concert Hall: Small Hall, Jūrmala
Bizet, L'Arlésienne
Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.33
Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet, extracts from Suites No. 1 and 2 (arr. Pletnev)
Mischa Maisky, Cello
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor
Sun 18 Aug at 19:30
Music in Old Cracow
Sun 18 Aug at 19:30
BBC Proms
Beethoven, Symphony No. 1 in C major
Schumann C., Piano Concerto
Gubaidulina, Fairytale Poem
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1 in F minor
Sun 18 Aug at 20:00
Tanglewood FestivalProgramme to include:
Mahler, Symphony no. 4 in G major
Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor
Tanglewood Music Center Fellows
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Sun 18 Aug at 20:00
Chopin and His EuropeMoniuszko, Bajka (Fairy Tale): overture fantasy
Panufnik, A Procession for Peace
Penderecki, Threnody "For the Victims of Hiroshima"
Fujikura, Umi (海) for orchestra
Chopin, Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, Op.21
Nelson Freire, Piano
Tatsuya Shimono, Conductor
Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra
Sinfonia Varsovia
Sun 18 Aug at 21:30
Dubrovnik Summer Festival
Sun 18 Aug
Seebühne Bregenz (Festival floating stage), Bregenz
Verdi, Rigoletto
Enrique Mazzola, Conductor
Philipp Stölzl, Director, Set Designer, Lighting Designer
Kathi Maurer, Costume Designer
Scott Hendricks, Rigoletto
Vladimir Stoyanov, Rigoletto
Franco Vassallo, Rigoletto
Stacey Alleaume, Gilda
Mélissa Petit, Gilda
Ekaterina Sadovnikova, Gilda
Stephen Costello, The Duke of Mantua
Sergey Romanovsky, The Duke of Mantua
Pavel Valuzhin, The Duke of Mantua
Goderdzi Janelidze, Sparafucile
Miklós Sebestyén, Sparafucile
Rinat Shaham, Maddalena, Giovanna
Katrin Wundsam, Maddalena, Giovanna
Sebastian Holecek, Monterone
Kostas Smoriginas, Monterone
Liviu Holender, Marullo
Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger, Marullo
Taylan Reinhard, Borsa
Paul Schweinester, Borsa
Jorge Eleazar Álvarez, Count Ceprano
David Oštrek, Count Ceprano
Gloria Giurgola, Countess Ceprano
Léonie Renaud, Countess Ceprano
Daniele Squeo, Conductor
Heike Vollmer, Set Designer
Georg Veit, Lighting Designer
Bregenz Festival Chorus
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Aug 18 mat, 20, 24, 27, 29
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Verdi, Simon Boccanegra
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
Andreas Kriegenburg, Director
Harald Thor, Set Designer
Tanja Hofmann, Costume Designer
Luca Salsi, Simon Boccanegra
René Pape, Jacopo Fiesco
Marina Rebeka, Amelia Grimaldi
Charles Castronovo, Gabriele Adorno
André Heyboer, Paolo Albiani
Antonio Di Matteo, Pietro
Andreas Grüter, Lighting Designer
Julia Weinreich, Dramaturgy
Ernst Raffelsberger, Choirmaster / chorus director
Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Aug 18, 21, 22, 25 mat, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 mat, eve
Estonian National Opera House, Tallinn
Bernstein, West Side Story
Estonian National Opera
Aug 18, 25, Sep 01, Nov 03, 10, 16, 20
Purcell, Dido and Aeneas
Christopher Moulds, Conductor
Sasha Waltz, Director, Choreography, Set Designer
Thomas Schenk, Set Designer
Christine Birkle, Costume Designer
Marie-Claude Chappuis, Dido
Nikolay Borchev, Aeneas
Aphrodite Patoulidou, Belinda
Luciana Mancini, 2nd Woman
Ziad Nehme, 1st Enchantress, Sailor
Yannis François, Sorceress, Sorcerer
Michael Smallwood, Spirit
Thilo Reuther, Set Designer
Sasha Waltz & Guests
Vocalconsort Berlin
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Aug 18 mat, 23
Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown
Corigliano, The Ghosts of Versailles
Glimmerglass Opera
Joseph Colaneri, Conductor
Jay Lesenger, Director
James Noone, Set Designer
Nancy Leary, Costume Designer
Yelena Dyachek, Marie Antoinette
Jonathan Bryan, Beaumarchais
Kayla Siembieda, Susanna
Ben Schaefer, Figaro
Brian Wallin, Count Almaviva
Joanna Latini, Rosina
Katherine Maysek, Cherubino
Gretchen Krupp, Samira
Christian Sanders, Bégearss
Peter Morgan, Louis XVI
Robert Wierzel, Lighting Designer
Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra
Sun 18 Aug
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: Sala Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico City
Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin
Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major "Emperor", Op.73
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64
Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería
Javier Perianes, Piano
JoAnn Falletta, Conductor
Sun 18 Aug
Exeter College Chapel, Oxford
Corelli, Violin Sonata in D minor, "La Follia" for violin and string ensemble, Op.5 no.12
Vivaldi, Violin Sonata in A major, RV 29
Francoeur, Sonata in D minor
Bach, Sonata for violin and keyboard no. 6 in G major, BWV1019
Schmelzer, Sonata Quarta ('Unarum Fidium')
Charivari Agréable
Oliver Cave, Baroque Violin
Kah-Ming Ng, Harpsichord
Aug 18, 23
Teatro Rossini, Pesaro
Rossini, Demetrio e Polibio
Rossini Opera Festival
Paolo Arrivabeni, Conductor
Davide Livermore, Director
Jessica Pratt, Lisinga
Cecilia Molinari, Siveno
Juan Francisco Gatell, Demetrius
Riccardo Fassi, Polybius
Coro del Teatro della Fortuna "M. Agostini"
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Sun 18 Aug
Haus für Mozart, Salzburg
Handel, Alcina
Gianluca Capuano, Conductor
Damiano Michieletto, Director
Paolo Fantin, Set Designer
Agostino Cavalca, Costume Designer
Cecilia Bartoli, Alcina
Philippe Jaroussky, Ruggiero
Sandrine Piau, Morgana
Kristina Hammarström, Bradamante
Christoph Strehl, Oronte
Alastair Miles, Melisso
Alessandro Carletti, Lighting Designer
rocafilm, Video Artist
Christian Arseni, Dramaturgy
Alois Glaßner, Choirmaster / chorus director
Bachchor Salzburg
Les Musiciens du Prince
Aug 18 mat, 20 mat
Teatro Rossini, Pesaro
Rossini, Il viaggio a Reims
Rossini Opera Festival
Nikolas Nägele, Conductor
Emilio Sagi, Director, Set Designer
Pepa Ojanguren, Costume Designer
Accademia Rossiniana "Alberto Zedda"
Sun 18 Aug
Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg: Großer Saal, Salzburg
Mozart, Ouverture, Quartet and Aria of Pulcherio from the opera buffa Lo sposo deluso, K. 430 (424a)
Paisiello, Cavatina of Count Almaviva from the dramma giocoso Il barbiere di Siviglia
Mozart, Scena for Soprano, "Bella mia fiamma", K528
Mozart, Arias from the opera buffa L’oca del Cairo, K. 422
Mozart, Song, Ridente la calma, K152
Mozart, Notturno for Two Sopranos and Bass, "Se lontan", K438
Mozart, Ouverture and arietta of Madame Herz from the Singspiel Der Schauspieldirektor, K. 486
Mozart, Aria for bass "Männer suchen stets zu naschen", K433 (K416c)
Mozart, Aria for Bass, "Io ti lascio, o cara, addio", K Anh. 245 (K621a)
Mozart, Canon in A for 3 voices in 1, "Caro bell'idol mio", K562
Salieri, Duet and Sextet from the dramma giocoso La scuola de’ gelosi
Mozart, Trio from the opera buffa Lo sposo deluso, K430 (K424a)
Mozart, Canzonetta for two Sopranos and Bass, "Piu non si trovano", K549
Mozart, Choruses and Entr'actes for Thamos: König in Ägypten, K345 (K336a)
Martín y Soler, Sextet from the dramma giocoso Una cosa rara
Mozart, Recitative and Aria for Bass, "Così dunque tradisci", K432 (K421a)
Mozart, Canon in F minor or 4 voices in 1, "Nascoso e il mio sol", K557
Mozart, Aria for Soprano, "Vado, ma dove? -- oh Dei!", K583
Mozart, Sextet and chorus from the opera buffa L’oca del Cairo, K422
Mozart, Final chorus and final music to the fifth act of the play Thamos, König in Ägypten, K345
Claire de Sévigné, Soprano
Siobhan Stagg, Soprano
Lea Desandre, Mezzo-soprano
Mauro Peter, Tenor
Huw Montague Rendall, Baritone
Robert Gleadow, Bass-baritone
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Raphaël Pichon, Conductor
Aug 18, 20, 23, 25
GlyndebourneGlyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne
Handel, Rinaldo
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor
Robert Carsen, Director, Lighting Designer
Gideon Davey, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Jakub Józef Orliński, Rinaldo
Tim Mead, Goffredo
Giulia Semenzato, Almirena
Brandon Cedel, Argante
Patrick Terry, Eustazio
Kristina Mkhitaryan, Armida
James Hall, A Christian Magician
Peter van Praet, Lighting Designer
Bruno Ravella, Revival Director
Glyndebourne Chorus
Sofia Larsson, Soprano
Madison Nonoa, Soprano
Emma Kerr, Mezzo-soprano
Sun 18 Aug
BayreuthBayreuther Festspielhaus, Bayreuth
Wagner, Lohengrin
Christian Thielemann, Conductor
Yuval Sharon, Director
Neo Rauch, Set Designer
Rosa Loy, Costume Designer
Georg Zeppenfeld, Heinrich der Vogler
Klaus Florian Vogt, Lohengrin
Piotr Beczała, Lohengrin
Camilla Nylund, Elsa von Brabant
Annette Dasch, Elsa von Brabant
Tomasz Konieczny, Friedrich von Telramund
Thomas Johannes Mayer, Friedrich von Telramund
Elena Pankratova, Ortrud
Egils Siliņš, The King's Herald
Michael Gniffke, 1st Nobleman of Brabant
Tansel Akzeybek, 2nd Nobleman of Brabant
Raimund Nolte, 3rd Nobleman of Brabant
Timo Riihonen, 4th Nobleman of Brabant
Reinhard Traub, Lighting Designer
Bayreuth Festival Chorus
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Aug 18 mat, 21, 22, 23, 24 mat, eve, 25 mat, eve, 27, 28, 29 mat, eve, 31 mat, eve
Matthew Bourne's Romeo + Juliet (Sir Matthew Bourne)
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures
Brett Morris, Conductor
Dan Jackson, Conductor
Lez Brotherston, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Paule Constable, Lighting Designer
New Adventures Orchestra
Paris Fitzpatrick, Dancer
Cordelia Braithwaite, Dancer
Harrison Dowzell, Dancer
Jackson Fisch, Dancer
Reece Causton, Dancer
Ben Brown, Dancer
Sun 18 Aug at 10:00
Olin Hall, Annandale-on-Hudson
Works by Strauss II
Works by Jessel
Works by Schoenberg
Works by Stolz
Works by Benatzky
Works by Hollaender, Friedrich
Works by Korngold
Works by Krenek
Ellison, Joan, Vocals
Vettel, Chris, Vocals
Schag, Shane, Piano
Kang, Chun-Wei, Piano
Sun 18 Aug at 11:00
Bregenz Festspielhaus, Bregenz
Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger, Baritone
Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra
Ariane Matiakh, Conductor
Sun 18 Aug at 11:00
Auditorium Grafenegg, Grafenegg
Bach, Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041
Bach, Violin Concerto in E major, BWV1042
Bach, Double Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV1043
Tchaikovsky, Serenade for strings in C major, Op.48
Alexandra Conunova, Violin
Lausanne Soloists
Renaud Capuçon, Violin, Director
Sun 18 Aug at 13:30
Olin Hall, Annandale-on-Hudson
Korngold, Songs of the Clown, Op.29
Korngold, String Quartet no. 3 in D major, Op.34
Korngold, Sonnett für Wien, Op.41 (Kaltneker)
Works by Toch
Works by Eisler
Schoenberg, Phantasy for violin and piano, Op.47
Zeisl, Komm süsser Tod
Sun 18 Aug at 14:00
Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall, Sydney
Works by Britten
Works by Janáček
Vasks, Concerto for violin and strings ''Tala Gaisma'' (Distant light)
Richard Tognetti, Director
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Lior Elmaleh, Vocals
Bill Henson, Photography, Cinematography, Editing
Sun 18 Aug at 14:30
Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle NSW
Purcell, Dido and Aeneas Z 626: overture
Purcell, Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Dido's Lament "When I am laid in earth"
Handel, Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga
Elgar, Introduction and Allegro for strings, Op.47
Falla, 4 Spanish pieces (Arranged by David Banney)
Banney, Little suite for violin and strings (World premiere)
Deborah Humble, Mezzo-soprano
Christ Church Camerata
David Banney, Conductor
Sun 18 Aug at 14:30
Lucerne FestivalBach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B flat major, BWV1051
Shostakovich, Prelude and Fugue in C major, Op.87 no.1 (arr. string orchestra)
Haydn, Symphony no. 45 in F sharp minor "Farewell”
Festival Strings Lucerne
Daniel Dodds, Conductor, Violin
Dominik Fischer, Viola
Valentine Ruffieux, Viola
Sun 18 Aug at 15:00
Hallin, På judiska kyrkogården i Prag, för röst, piano, violin och cello
Hallin, Är jag intill döden trött, för röst och piano
Bacewicz, Piano Sonata no. 2
Farrenc, Trio in E flat major for Piano, Clarinet and Cello, Op.44
Henriikka Gröndal, Soprano
Karin Dornbusch, Clarinet
Cecilia Zilliacus, Violin
Kati Raitinen, Cello
Matti Hirvonen, Piano
Erik Risberg, Piano
Bengt Forsberg, Piano
Sun 18 Aug at 15:30
Dieupart, Suite no. 5 in F major (Ouverture)
Telemann, Trio Sonata in F major TWV 42:F10
Walther, Hortulus Chelicus: Suite no. 1 (Aria, Corrente, Sarabanda, Giga)
Marchand, Pièces de clavecin, Livre 2 (Mises en concert)
Corelli, Violin Sonata in F major, Op.5 no.10
Fontana, Sonata Prima
Matteis, Ground per far la mano
Josef Laming, Harpsichord
Camilla Morse-Glover, Viola da Gamba
Marguerite Wassermann, Baroque Violin
Sun 18 Aug at 16:00
Benedict Music Tent, Aspen
Bach, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit - Cantata, BWV106 ("Actus tragicus")
Mahler, Symphony no. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Robert Spano, Conductor
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupré Quigley, Conductor
Mané Galoyan, Soprano
Kelley O'Connor, Mezzo-soprano
Colorado Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, Choirmaster / chorus director
Seraphic Fire Professional Choral Institute
Sun 18 Aug at 17:00
Edinburgh International FestivalUsher Hall, Edinburgh
Elgar, The Kingdom - oratorio for soloists chorus and orchestra, Op.51
Sir Mark Elder, Conductor
Natalya Romaniw, Soprano
Alice Coote, Mezzo-soprano
Michael Fabiano, Tenor
Roderick Williams, Baritone
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Aidan Oliver, Choirmaster / chorus director
Sun 18 Aug at 17:00
Richard B Fisher Center for the Performing Arts: Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson
Korngold, Die tote Stadt (The Dead City)
Jordan fein, Director
Stephan Moravski, Set Designer
Terese Wadden, Costume Designer
Allison Oakes, Marietta
Clay Hilley, Paul
Alexander Birch Elliott, Frank
Deborah Nansteel, Brigitta
Orchestra Now
Bard Festival Chorale
Rebecca Ringle Kamarei, Mezzo-soprano
So Young Park, Soprano
Richard Troxell, Tenor
Josh Wheeker, Tenor
Mark Barton, Lighting Designer
Sun 18 Aug at 18:00
Andrée, 2 Romances, for violin and piano
Dussek, Other (a harp sonata)
Tailleferre, Sonata for harp, W114
Bacewicz, Piano Quintet no. 1
Lisa Viguier Vallgårda, Harp
Cecilia Zilliacus, Violin
Julia-Maria Kretz, Violin
Ylvali Zilliacus, Viola
Kati Raitinen, Cello
Matti Hirvonen, Piano
Bengt Forsberg, Piano
Sun 18 Aug at 19:30
Lucerne FestivalSun 18 Aug at 19:30
Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg: Großer Saal, Salzburg
Sun 18 Aug at 19:30
Wolkenturm, Grafenegg
Sun 18 Aug at 20:30
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Schoenberg, 3 Pieces for piano, Op.11
Schoenberg, Six Little Piano Pieces Op.19
Nono, ... sofferte onde serene ...
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 29 in B flat major "Hammerklavier", Op.106
Maurizio Pollini, Piano
André Richard, Sound Design
Mon 19 Aug at 13:00
BBC PromsSchubert, Gretchen am Spinnrade
Schubert, Nacht und Träume
Schubert, Die Forelle
Mendelssohn, Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
Mendelssohn, Der Mond
Mendelssohn, Neue Liebe
Hensel, Bergeslust
Hensel, Warum sind denn die Rosen so blass?
Hensel, Nach Süden
Liszt, Freudvoll und Leidvoll
Liszt, O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
Liszt, S’il est un charmant gazon
Liszt, Oh, quand je dors
Liszt, Comment, disaient-ils
Chopin, Życzenie
Chopin, Śliczny chłopiec
Rossini, Canzonetta spagnuola
Louise Alder, Soprano
Gary Matthewman, Piano
Mon 19 Aug at 17:00
Chopin and His EuropeStudio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. Witolda Lutosławskiego, Warsaw
Mon 19 Aug at 19:00
Chetham's International Piano Series
Sarah Nicolls, Piano
Mon 19 Aug at 19:30
Puccini, Madama Butterfly
Opera Australia
John Bell, Director
Jennie Tate, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Eva Kong, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
Sharon Zhai, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
Bradley Daley, Pinkerton
Matthew Reardon, Pinkerton
Andrew Moran, Sharpless
Barbara Jin, Suzuki
Steven Gallop, The Bonze
Shoumendu Schornikow, Prince Yamadori
Michael Lapina, Goro
Kristen Leich, Kate Pinkerton
Australian Chamber Orchestra