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Savonlinna Opera Festival
Verdi, Otello
Hannu Lintu, Conductor
Nadine Duffaut, Director
Emmanuelle Favre, Set Designer
Katia Duflot, Costume Designer
Aleksandrs Antonenko, Otello
Carl Tanner, Otello
Marina Costa-Jackson, Desdemona
Pauliina Linnosaari, Desdemona
Alexey Markov, Iago
Anna Danik, Emilia
Tuomas Katajala, Cassio
Joska Lehtinen, Roderigo
Jongmin Park, Lodovico
Niklas Spångberg, Montano
Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir
Savonlinna Opera Festival Children's Choir
Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra
Jul 23, 25, 27, 29
Munich Opera Festival
Haydn, Orlando Paladino
Ivor Bolton, Conductor
Axel Ranisch, Director
Tara Erraught, Alcina
Adela Zaharia, Angelica
Elena Sancho, Eurilla
Guy de Mey, Licone
Dovlet Nurgeldiyev, Medoro
Mathias Vidal, Orlando
David Portillo, Pasquale
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Rodomonte
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Jul 23
Festival D'Aix en Provence
Purcell, Dido and Aeneas
Václav Luks, Conductor
Vincent Huguet, Director
Aurélie Maestre, Set Designer
Caroline de Vivaise, Costume Designer
Kelebogile Besong, Dido
Sophia Burgos, Belinda
Rachel Redmond, 2nd Woman
Tobias Greenhalgh, Aeneas
Lucile Richardot, Sorceress, Spirit
Majdouline Zerari, 2nd Enchantress
Peter Kirk, Sailor
Ensemble Pygmalion
Jul 23
Nationaltheater: Opernhaus, Mannheim
Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Benjamin Reiners, Conductor
Joachim Schlömer, Director
Jens Kilian, Set Designer
Dagmar Morell, Costume Designer
Christopher Diffey, Tamino
Joshua Whitener, Tamino
Amelia Scicolone, Pamina
Cornelia Zink, Pamina
Nikola Hillebrand, Queen of the Night
Estelle Kruger, Queen of the Night
Nikola Diskić, Papageno
Joachim Goltz, Papageno
Sung Ha, Sarastro
Patrick Zielke, Sarastro
Marie-Belle Sandis, Second Lady
Iris Marie Sojer, Second Lady
Julia Faylenbogen, Third Lady
Thomas Berau, The Speaker (Der Sprecher), First Priest
Thomas Jesatko, The Speaker (Der Sprecher), First Priest
Ji Yoon, Papagena
Uwe Eikötter, Monostatos
Raphael Wittmer, Monostatos
TBC, Second Priest
Valentin Anikin, Second Armoured Man
Philipp Alexander Mehr, Second Armoured Man
Andreas Hermann, First Armoured Man
Astrid Kessler, First Lady
Iris Kupke, First Lady
Nationaltheater Orchestra Mannheim
Opernchor des Nationaltheaters Mannheim
Jul 23, 28, 31 mat, Aug 03, 09, 11, 13, 19 mat, 25
Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown
Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Glimmerglass Opera
Joseph Colaneri, Conductor
Francesca Zambello, Director
John Conklin, Set Designer
Lynly Saunders, Costume Designer
Emily D'Angelo, Rosina
David Walton, Count Almaviva
Joshua Hopkins, Figaro
Dale Travis, Dr. Bartolo
Alexandria Shiner, Berta
Maxwell Levy, Officer
Ben Schaefer, Fiorello
Jul 23
Staatsoper Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Hosokawa, Erdbeben.Träume
Oper Stuttgart
Sylvain Cambreling, Conductor
Jossi Wieler, Director
Anna Viebrock, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Esther Dierkes, Josephe Asteron
Dominic Große, Jeronimo
Sophie Marilley, Elvire
André Morsch, Fernando Ormez
Josefin Feiler, Constanze
Torsten Hofmann, Pedrillo
Benjamin Williamson, Anführer der sadistischen Knaben
Sachiko Hara, Philipp
Sergio Morabito, Director
Christoph Heil, Choirmaster / chorus director
Staatsopernchor Stuttgart
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Kinderchor der Oper Stuttgart
Jul 23, 27
Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney
Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor
Opera Australia
Carlo Montanaro, Conductor
John Doyle, Director
Liz Ascroft, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Jessica Pratt, Lucia
Michael Fabiano, Edgardo
Giorgio Caoduro, Enrico
Richard Anderson, Raimondo
John Longmuir, Arturo
Benjamin Rasheed, Normanno
Jane Ede, Alisa
Roger Press, Revival Director
Opera Australia Chorus
Opera Australia Orchestra
Jane Cox, Lighting Designer
Jul 24
Festival D'Aix en Provence
Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Raphaël Pichon, Conductor
Simon McBurney, Director
Michael Levine, Set Designer
Nicky Gillibrand, Costume Designer
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Tamino
Mari Eriksmoen, Pamina
Kathryn Lewek, Queen of the Night
Thomas Oliemans, Papageno
Dimitry Ivashchenko, Sarastro
Judith van Wanroij, First Lady
Rosanne van Sandwijk, Second Lady
Helena Rasker, Third Lady
Christian Immler, The Speaker (Der Sprecher)
Bengt-Ola Morgny, Monostatos
Lilian Farahani, Papagena
Trystan Llŷr Griffiths, First Armoured Man, First Priest
Ensemble Pygmalion
Jul 24, 27
Savonlinna Opera Festival
Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique-Dame)
Alexander Vedernikov, Conductor
Jere Erkkilä, Director
Jani Uljas, Set Designer
Yulia Mazurova, Polina
Melis Jaatinen, Polina
Irina Churilova, Lisa
Elena Guseva, Lisa
Mika Pohjonen, Hermann
Misha Didyk, Hermann
Elena Zaremba, The Countess
Tommi Hakala, Tomsky
Kiril Manolov, Tomsky
Konstantin Shushakov, Yeletsky
Heikki Halinen, Chaplitsky
Koit Soasepp, Surin
Ilkka Hämäläinen, Chekalinsky
Jouni Kokora, Narumov
Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir
Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra
Savonlinna Opera Festival Children's Choir
Jul 24
Donizetti, La Favorite (Cast II)
Patrick Summers, Conductor
Ariel García Valdés, Director
Jean-Pierre Vergier, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Ksenia Dudnikova, Léonor de Guzman
Stephen Costello, Fernand
Mattia Olivieri, Alphonse XI
Ante Jerkunica, Balthazar
Miren Urbieta Vega, Inès
Roger Padullés, Don Gaspar
Coro del Teatro Carlo Felice
Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Jul 24, 25 mat, eve, 26, 27, 28 mat, eve, 29, 31, Aug 01, 02, 03, 04 mat, eve, 05 mat, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11 mat, eve, 12 mat, eve, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 mat, eve, 19 mat, eve, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 mat, eve, 26
Bernstein, West Side Story
Guthrie Opera Theatre Company
Hartman, Mark, Conductor
Haj, Joseph, Director
Acebo, Christopher, Set Designer
Caprio, Jen, Costume Designer
Pinero, Mia, Maria
Koeck, Marc, Tony
Isabelle, Ana, Anita
Santiago, Marco Antonio, Bernardo
Lee, Darius Jordan, Riff
Birk, Raye, Doc
Garcia, Maija, Choreography
Jul 24, 25, 26, 29, Aug 01, 02, 05
Bernstein, West Side Story
Raseborgs Sommarteater
Patricia Borgman, Conductor
Sixten Lundberg, Director
Petri Horttana, Set Designer
Kantanen, Saara, Costume Designer
Vilma Eklöv, Maria
Lerviks, Birk, Tony
Anna-Kajsa Edström, Anita
Rasmus Basilier, Bernardo
Emil Lillkung, Riff
Tapio Laasonen, Doc
Annette Lundell, Choreography
Tue 24 Jul at 17:00
Munich Opera Festival
Wagner, Siegfried
Kirill Petrenko, Conductor
Andreas Kriegenburg, Director
Harald Thor, Set Designer
Andrea Schraad, Costume Designer
Stefan Vinke, Siegfried
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Mime
Wolfgang Koch, Der Wanderer
John Lundgren, Alberich
Ain Anger, Fafner
Okka von der Damerau, Erda
Nina Stemme, Brünnhilde
Elsa Benoit, Waldvogel (the woodbird)
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Jul 24
Espace Culturel Roger Hanin, Soustons
Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Opéra des Landes
Jean-Marc Andrieu, Conductor
Olivier Tousis, Director
Kristof T'Siolle, Set Designer
Sohuta, Costume Designer
Pierre-Yves Binard, Count Almaviva
Khatouna Gadelia, Countess Almaviva
Antoin Herrera-Lopez Kessel, Figaro
Manon Lamaison, Susanna
Maela Vergnes, Cherubino
Marc Souchet, Doctor Bartolo
Laetitia Montico, Marcellina
Pierre-Emmanuel Roubet, Don Basilio
Anaïs de Faria, Barbarina
Denis Radou, Harpsichord
Jul 24
Teatro di San Carlo, Naples
Puccini, Tosca
Juraj Valčuha, Conductor
Mario Pontiggia, Director
Francesco Zito, Set Designer
Giusi Giustino, Costume Designer
Ainhoa Arteta, Floria Tosca
Monica Zanettin, Floria Tosca
Brian Jagde, Mario Cavaradossi
Roberto Frontali, Baron Scarpia
Samuel Youn, Baron Scarpia
Carlo Cigni, Cesare Angelotti
Nicola Pamio, Spoletta
Roberto Abbondanza, Sacristan
Carmine Durante, A jailer
Bruno Iacullo, Sciarrone
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
Jul 24, 26, 28 mat
Bryanston School, Coade Theatre, Blandford Forum
Massenet, Le Cid
Dorset Opera
Jeremy Carnall, Conductor
Christopher Cowell, Director
Leonardo Capalbo, Rodrigue
Lee Bisset, Chimène
Paul Gay, Don Diègue
Phillip Rhodes, Le Roi
Jul 24, 26, 28, Aug 01, 04 mat, 07, 09, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25 mat, 27, 29, 31
Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney
Verdi, Aida
Opera Australia
Andrea Battistoni, Conductor
Pier Giorgio Morandi, Conductor
Davide Livermore, Director, Set Designer
Gianluca Falaschi, Costume Designer
Amber Wagner, Aida
Natalie Aroyan, Aida
Elena Gabouri, Amneris
Clémentine Margaine, Amneris
Milijana Nikolic, Amneris
Riccardo Massi, Radamès
Yonghoon Lee, Radamès
Diego Torre, Radamès
Warwick Fyfe, Amonasro
Michael Honeyman, Amonasro
Jud Arthur, King of Egypt
Gennadi Dubinsky, King of Egypt
Roberto Scandiuzzi, Ramfis
Jane Ede, Priestess
Dean Bassett, A messenger
Opera Australia Chorus
Opera Australia Orchestra
Jul 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, Aug 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19
Seebühne Bregenz (Festival floating stage), Bregenz
Bizet, Carmen
Antonino Fogliani, Conductor
Kasper Holten, Director
Es Devlin, Set Designer
Anja Vang Kragh, Costume Designer
Gaëlle Arquez, Carmen
Lena Belkina, Carmen
Annalisa Stroppa, Carmen
Daniel Johansson, Don José
Martin Muehle, Don José
David Pomeroy, Don José
Andrew Foster-Williams, Escamillo
Kostas Smoriginas, Escamillo
Mojca Bitenc, Micaëla
Cristina Pasaroiu, Micaëla
Corinne Winters, Micaëla
Cornelie Isenbürger, Frasquita
Léonie Renaud, Frasquita
Marion Lebègue, Mercédès
Judita Nagyová, Mercédès
Jordan De Souza, Conductor
Bregenz Festival Chorus
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Jul 24
Staatsoper Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Bellini, I puritani
Oper Stuttgart
Manlio Benzi, Conductor
Jossi Wieler, Director
Anna Viebrock, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Ana Durlovski, Elvira
René Barbera, Lord Arturo Talbo
Gezim Myshketa, Sir Riccardo Forth
Diana Haller, Enrichetta
Roland Bracht, Lord Gualtiero Valton
Adam Palka, Sir Giorgio Valton
Heinz Göhrig, Sir Bruno Robertson
Sergio Morabito, Director
Christoph Heil, Choirmaster / chorus director
Reinhard Traub, Lighting Designer
Staatsopernchor Stuttgart
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Tue 24 Jul at 18:00
Mariinsky II, St Petersburg
Rimsky-Korsakov, Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
Mariinsky Opera
TBC, Conductor
Dmitri Tcherniakov, Director, Set Designer
Olga Lukina, Costume Designer
Yekaterina Goncharova, Fevroniya
Leonid Zakhozhaev, Grishka Kuterma
Alexander Trofimov, Prince Vsevolod Yuryevich
Gennady Bezzubenkov, Prince Yuriy Vsevolodovich
Nikolai Putilin, Fyodor Poyarok
Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Jul 25, 28
Munich Opera Festival
Verdi, La traviata
Asher Fisch, Conductor
Günter Krämer, Director
Andreas Reinhardt, Set Designer
Carlo Diappi, Costume Designer
Diana Damrau, Violetta Valéry
Charles Castronovo, Alfredo Germont
Simone Piazzola, Giorgio Germont
Rachael Wilson, Flora Bervoix
Matthew Grills, Gastone de Letorières
Christian Rieger, Baron Douphol
Alyona Abramowa, Annina
Andrea Borghini, Marquis d'Obigny
Kristof Klorek, Dr Grenvil
Long Long, Giuseppe
Boris Prýgl, Flora's servant
Milan Siljanov, Commissioner
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Jul 25, Aug 03, 09, 17
Santa Fe Opera
Rossini, L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers)
Santa Fe Opera
Corrado Rovaris, Conductor
Shawna Lucey, Director
Robert Innes Hopkins, Set Designer
David C. Woolard, Costume Designer
Daniela Mack, Isabella
Jack Swanson, Lindoro
Scott Conner, Mustafà
Suzanne Hendrix, Zulma
Craig Verm, Haly
Jul 25, 27
Opera Holland Park
Strauss R., Ariadne auf Naxos
Opera Holland Park
Brad Cohen, Conductor
Antony McDonald, Director, Set Designer
Mardi Byers, Primadonna (Ariadne)
Kor-Jan Dusseljee, Bacchus
Jennifer France, Zerbinetta
Julia Sporsén, Composer
Lucy Hall, Echo
Elizabeth Cragg, Naiad
Laura Zigmantaite, Dryad
Daniel Norman, Scaramuccio
Alex Otterburn, Harlequin
John Molloy, Truffaldino
Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Brighella
Eleanor Bron, The Major-Domo
Stephen Gadd, Music Master
Jamie MacDougall, Dancing Master
Thomas Humphreys, Wigmaker
Trevor Bowes, Lackey
Oliver Brignall, Officer
City of London Sinfonia
Jul 25
Savonlinna Opera Festival
Gounod, Faust
Philippe Auguin, Conductor
Vilppu Kiljunen, Director
Kimmo Viskari, Set Designer
Marjukka Tepponen, Marguerite
Tuuli Takala, Marguerite
Jesus Garcia, Faust
Diego Silva, Faust
Petri Lindroos, Méphistophélès
Tuomas Pursio, Méphistophélès
Tiina Penttinen, Marthe
Erica Back, Siébel
Clemens Unterreiner, Valentin
Tommi Hakala, Valentin
Jussi Merikanto, Wagner
Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir
Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra
Wed 25 Jul at 19:30
Salzburg FestivalFelsenreitschule, Salzburg
Mass in B minor – Collegium Vocale Gent · Herreweghe
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Bach, Mass in B minor, BWV232
Dorothée Mields, Soprano
Margot Oitzinger, Soprano
Alex Potter, Countertenor
Thomas Hobbs, Tenor
Peter Kooij, Bass
Collegium Vocale Gent
Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe, Conductor
Wed 25 Jul at 20:00
Kuressaare Castle Opera House, Kuressaare
Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Balázs Kocsár, Conductor
Judit Galgóczy, Director
Attila Csikós, Set Designer
Nelly Vágó, Costume Designer
Csaba Szegedi, Count Almaviva
Adrienn Miksch, Countess Almaviva
Krisztián Cser, Figaro
Rita Rácz, Susanna
Gabriella Balga, Cherubino
László Szvétek, Doctor Bartolo
Éva Balatoni, Marcellina
János Szerekován, Don Curzio
Tibor Szappanos, Don Basilio
András Habetler, Antonio
Nóra Ducza, Barbarina
Wed 25 Jul at 20:00
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor
Jochen Rieder, Conductor
Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real
Wed 25 Jul at 21:30
Dubrovnik Summer Festival
Mozart, Mass no.18 in C minor "Great", K427 (K417a)
Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra
Oratory Choir of St Mark's Church
Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor
Leon Košavić, Baritone
Ivana Lazar, Soprano
Marija Kuhar Šoša, Soprano
Krešimir Špicer, Tenor
Jul 25, 29, Aug 02, 06, 10
BayreuthBayreuther Festspielhaus, Bayreuth
Wagner, Lohengrin
Christian Thielemann, Conductor
Yuval Sharon, Director
Neo Rauch, Set Designer
Rosa Loy, Costume Designer
Georg Zeppenfeld, Heinrich der Vogler
Piotr Beczała, Lohengrin
Anja Harteros, Elsa von Brabant
Tomasz Konieczny, Friedrich von Telramund
Waltraud Meier, Ortrud
Egils Silins, The King's Herald
Michael Gniffke, 1st Nobleman of Brabant
Eric Laporte, 2nd Nobleman of Brabant
Raimund Nolte, 3rd Nobleman of Brabant
Timo Riihonen, 4th Nobleman of Brabant
Bayreuth Festival Chorus
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Jul 25
Teatro di San Carlo, Naples
Verdi, Rigoletto
Pier Giorgio Morandi, Conductor
Mario Pontiggia, Director
Francesco Zito, Set Designer
Giusi Giustino, Costume Designer
George Petean, Rigoletto
Ángel Ódena, Rigoletto
Patrizia Ciofi, Gilda
Marina Monzó, Gilda
Saimir Pirgu, The Duke of Mantua
Arturo Chacón-Cruz, The Duke of Mantua
George Andguladze, Sparafucile
Gianvito Ribba, Sparafucile
Nino Surguladze, Maddalena
Rossana Rinaldi, Maddalena
Giovanna Lanza, Giovanna
Gianfranco Montresor, Monterone
Donato Di Gioia, Marullo
Angela Fagnano, Countess Ceprano
Cristiano Olivieri, Borsa
Rosario Natale, Court Usher
Enrico Di Geronimo, Count Ceprano
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
Jul 25
Staatsoper Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Beethoven, Fidelio
Oper Stuttgart
Sylvain Cambreling, Conductor
Jossi Wieler, Director
Bert Neumann, Set Designer
Nina von Mechow, Costume Designer
Daniel Kirch, Florestan
Ronan Collett, Don Fernando
Michael Ebbecke, Don Pizarro
Roland Bracht, Rocco
Rebecca von Lipinski, Leonore
Ulrich Wand, Second prisoner
Young Chan Kim, First prisoner
Daniel Kluge, Jaquino
Josefin Feiler, Marzelline
Sergio Morabito, Director
Lothar Baumgarte, Lighting Designer
Christoph Heil, Choirmaster / chorus director
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Staatsopernchor Stuttgart
Jul 25, 28 mat, Aug 02, 04, 08, 11 mat, 14, 17, 21, 24
Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney
Verdi, Rigoletto
Opera Australia
Renato Palumbo, Conductor
Elijah Moshinsky, Director
Michael Yeargan, Set Designer
Tracy Grant Lord, Costume Designer
Dalibor Jenis, Rigoletto
Irina Lungu, Gilda
TBC, Gilda
Gianluca Terranova, The Duke of Mantua
Atalla Ayan, The Duke of Mantua
Taras Berezhansky, Sparafucile
Sian Pendry, Maddalena
Gennadi Dubinsky, Monterone
Dominica Matthews, Giovanna
Christopher Hillier, Count Ceprano
Ileana Rinaldi, Countess Ceprano
Benjamin Rasheed, Borsa
Luke Gabbedy, Marullo
Ryan Sharp, Court Usher
Sharon Olde, Page
Hugh Halliday, Revival Director
Opera Australia Chorus
Opera Australia Orchestra
Jul 25, 28
Trinkhalle Wildbad, Bad Wildbad
Rossini, Moïse et Pharaon (Concert performance)
Fabrizio Maria Carminati, Conductor
Alexey Birkus, Moïse
Luca Dall'Amico, Pharaon
Elisa Balbo, Anaï
Silvia Dalla Benetta, Sinaide
Patrick Kabongo, Elézer
Baurzhan Andherzanov, Osiride
Jul 25, 27, 28
Bryanston School, Coade Theatre, Blandford Forum
Puccini, La bohème
Dorset Opera
Peter Robinson, Conductor
Peter Relton, Director
Adam Smith, Rodolfo
Shelley Jackson, Mimì
Nicholas Lester, Marcello
Lauren Michelle, Musetta
Wed 25 Jul at 19:00
Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg
Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov (1872 version)
Mariinsky Opera
Stanislav Kochanovsky, Conductor
Andrei Tarkovsky, Director
Nikolai Dvigubsky, Set Designer
Evgeny Nikitin, Boris Godunov
Nadezhda Serdyuk, Marina
Sergei Skorokhodov, Grigory
Mikhail Petrenko, Pimen
Andrei Popov, Simpleton
Edem Umerov, Rangoni
Yevgeny Akimov, Prince Shuisky
Gennady Bezzubenkov, Varlaam
Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Jul 26
Savonlinna Opera Festival
Puccini, Madama Butterfly
Kalle Kuusava, Conductor
Henry Akina, Director
Dean Shibuya, Set Designer
Anne Namba, Costume Designer
Sae-Kyung Rim, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
Gaston Rivero, Pinkerton
Claudio Otelli, Sharpless
Mareike Yankowski, Suzuki
Giorgi Kirof, The Bonze
Jussi Merikanto, Prince Yamadori
Dan Karlström, Goro
Maiju Vaahtoluoto, Kate Pinkerton
Raiko Raalik, Yakuside
Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir
Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra
Jul 26, 28
West Green House OperaWest Green House, Basingstoke
Puccini, Madama Butterfly
Jonathan Lyness, Conductor
Richard Studer, Director, Set Designer
Katie Bird, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
Robyn Lyn Evans, Pinkerton
Robert Davies, Sharpless
Catherine Backhouse, Suzuki
Timothy Dawkins, The Bonze
Johnny Herford, Prince Yamadori, Yakuside
Peter Van Hulle, Goro
Ian Beadle, The Imperial Commissioner, The Official Registrar
Sophie Goldrick, Kate Pinkerton
Jul 26, 28
Opera Holland Park
Mascagni, Isabeau
Opera Holland Park
Francesco Cilluffo, Conductor
Martin Lloyd-Evans, Director
takis, Set Designer
Mikhail Svetlov, King Raimondo
Anne-Sophie Duprels, Isabeau
George Von Bergen, Cornelius
David Butt Philip, Folco
Nadine Benjamin, Ermyntrude
Joanna Skillett, Ermyngarde
Fiona Kimm, Giglietta
Oliver Brignall, Il cavalier Faidit
Thomas Humphreys, L'araldo maggiore
Opera Holland Park Chorus
City of London Sinfonia
Jul 26, 27, 28, 29 mat
Bernstein, West Side Story
New Bedford Festival Theatre
Rodriguez, Juan, Conductor
Susko, Michael, Director
Williams, Samantha, Maria
Callicutt, Tanner, Tony
Batista, John Paul, Bernardo
Wright, Taylor, Riff
Jul 26, 28, 29 mat
Leoncavallo, Pagliacci
Stuart Stratford, Conductor
Bill Bankes-Jones, Director
Tim Meacock, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Anna Patalong, Nedda
Ronald Samm, Canio
Robert Hayward, Tonio
Alasdair Elliott, Beppe
Samuel Dale Johnson, Silvio
Robert B. Dickson, Lighting Designer
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera Chorus
Jul 26, 29
Munich Opera FestivalVerdi, Les Vêpres siciliennes (in französischer Sprache)
Omer Meir Wellber, Conductor
Antú Romero Nunes, Director
Victoria Behr, Costume Designer
George Petean, Guy de Montfort
Bryan Hymel, Henri
Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Hélène
Erwin Schrott, Procida
Helena Zubanovich, Ninette
Matthew Grills, Daniéli
Galeano Salas, Mainfroid
Long Long, Thibault
Johannes Kammler, Comte de Vaudemont
Callum Thorpe, Robert
Alexander Milev, Sire de Béthune
Michael Bauer, Lighting Designer
Stellario Fagone, Choirmaster / chorus director
Rainer Karlitschek, Dramaturgy
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Thu 26 Jul at 18:00
Verbier Festival
Cilea, Adriana Lecouvreur
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
Tatiana Serjan, Adriana Lecouvreur
Marcelo Puente, Maurizio
Alexey Markov, Michonnet
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Princesse de Bouillon
Milan Siljanov, Prince de Bouillon
Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Verbier Festival Orchestra
Thu 26 Jul at 19:30
Salzburg FestivalStiftung Mozarteum Salzburg: Großer Saal, Salzburg
Stradella, San Giovanni Battista
Václav Luks, Conductor
Christophe Dumaux, San Giovanni Battista
Giulia Semenzato, Salome
Krešimir Stražanac, Herode
Krystian Adam, Consigliere
Lucile Richardot, Herodiade
Thu 26 Jul at 20:00
Massenet, Thaïs (Concert performance)
Patrick Fournillier, Conductor
Ermonela Jaho, Thaïs
Michele Angelini, Nicias
Plácido Domingo, Athanaël
Jean Teitgen, Palémon
Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Myrtale
Coro Titular del Teatro Real
Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real
Thu 26 Jul at 20:00
Verdi, La traviata
Balázs Kocsár, Conductor
Ferenc Anger, Director
Gergely Zöldy, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Polina Pasztircsák, Violetta Valéry
Erika Miklósa, Violetta Valéry
Boldizsár László, Alfredo Germont
Zoltán Kelemen, Giorgio Germont
Anatoliy Fokanov, Giorgio Germont
Krisztina Simon, Flora Bervoix
Melinda Heiter, Flora Bervoix
Gergely Ujvári, Gastone de Letorières
Tibor Szappanos, Gastone de Letorières
András Káldi Kiss, Baron Douphol
Erika Markovics, Annina
Máté Fülep, Marquis d'Obigny
András Kiss, Dr Grenvil
Thu 26 Jul at 20:15
Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival
Bizet, La Tragédie de Carmen (concert performance)
Klaus Mäkelä, Conductor
Jeni Packalén, Carmen
Jussi Myllys, Don José
Thomas Florio, Escamillo
Saara Kiiveri, Micaëla
Niall Chorell, Tenor
Florin Szigeti, Violin
Kaisa Kortelainen, Flute
Blanca Gleisner, Oboe
Lauri Sallinen, Clarinet
Jaakko Luoma, Bassoon
Jukka Harju, French horn
Mari Pakarinen, Trumpet
Darren Acosta, Trombone
Harri Lehtinen, Percussion
Tuija-Maija Nurminen, Percussion
Lior Ouziel, Harp
Laura Mikkola, Piano
Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, Violin
Vanessa Szigeti, Violin
Ivan Vukčević, Viola
James Wilson, Cello
Odile Simon, Double Bass
Jul 26, Aug 01, 08, 14, 19, 25
BayreuthBayreuther Festspielhaus, Bayreuth
Wagner, Parsifal
Semyon Bychkov, Conductor
Uwe-Eric Laufenberg, Director
Gisbert Jäkel, Set Designer
Jessica Karge, Costume Designer
Elena Pankratova, Kundry
Andreas Schager, Parsifal
Thomas Johannes Mayer, Amfortas
Derek Welton, Klingsor
Günther Groissböck, Gurnemanz
Tobias Kehrer, Titurel
Tansel Akzeybek, First knight of the Grail
Timo Riihonen, Second knight of the Grail
Alexandra Steiner, First squire, Fourth Flower Maiden
Mareike Morr, Second squire, Third Flower Maiden
Paul Kaufmann, Third squire
Stefan Heibach, Fourth squire
TBC, First Flower Maiden
Katharina Persicke, Second Flower Maiden
Bele Kumberger, Fifth Flower Maiden
Sophie Rennert, Sixth Flower Maiden
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, A voice from on high
Bayreuth Festival Chorus
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Jul 26 mat, 29 mat
Königliches Kurtheater, Bad Wildbad
Rossini, L'equivoco stravagante
José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor
Jochen Schönleber, Director
Giulio Mastrototaro, Gamberotto
Antonella Colaianni, Ernestina
Emanuel Franco, Buralicchio
Patrick Kabongo, Ermanno
Eleonora Bellocci, Rosalia
Sebastian Monti, Frontino
Jul 26
Nationaltheater: Opernhaus, Mannheim
Mozart, Don Giovanni
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Alexander Soddy, Conductor
Ekaterina Vasileva, Director
Sonya Kobozeva, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Raymond Ayers, Don Giovanni
Nikola Diskić, Don Giovanni
Bartosz Urbanowicz, Leporello
Patrick Zielke, Leporello
Estelle Kruger, Donna Anna
Ludovica Bello, Donna Elvira
Marie-Belle Sandis, Donna Elvira
Amelia Scicolone, Zerlina
Iris Marie Sojer, Zerlina
Valentin Anikin, The Commendatore
Sung Ha, The Commendatore
Juraj Hollý, Don Ottavio
Ilya Lapich, Masetto
Philipp Alexander Mehr, Masetto
Nationaltheater Orchestra Mannheim
Opernchor des Nationaltheaters Mannheim
Dani Juris, Choirmaster / chorus director
Thu 26 Jul at 19:00
Mariinsky II, St Petersburg
Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique-Dame)
Mariinsky Opera
Pavel Smelkov, Conductor
Alexei Stepanyuk, Director
Alexander Orlov, Set Designer
Irina Cherednikova, Costume Designer
Mikhail Vekua, Hermann
Elena Stikhina, Lisa
Yekaterina Krapivina, Polina
Elena Vitman, The Countess
Roman Burdenko, Tomsky
Pavel Yankovski, Yeletsky
Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra