Mon 17 Dec at 14:00 and 19:30
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, New York City
Fuchs, Piano Trio no. 3 in F sharp minor, Op.115
Weber, Clarinet Quintet in B flat, Op.34
Bruch, Piano Quintet in G minor
William Wolfram, Piano
Robin Scott, Violin
Lisa Shihoten, Violin
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Viola
Zlatomir Fung, Cello
Vadim Lando, Clarinet
Dec 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
Rossini, L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers)
Riccardo Frizza, Conductor
Vittorio Borrelli, Director
Claudia Boasso, Set Designer
Santuzza Calì, Costume Designer
Varduhi Abrahamyan, Isabella
Maite Beaumont, Isabella
Maxim Mironov, Lindoro
Edgardo Rocha, Lindoro
Luca Pisaroni, Mustafà
Simón Orfila, Mustafà
Giorgio Caoduro, Taddeo
Manel Esteve, Taddeo
Sara Blanch, Elvira
Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Zulma
Toni Marsol, Haly
Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Dec 17, 19, 20, 22, 23 mat, 24 mat, 26 mat, 27 mat, eve, 29 mat, eve, 30 mat, 31 mat, 2019 Jan 01
Cinderella (Christopher Wheeldon, Jacquelin Barrett)
Martin West, Conductor
Christopher Wheeldon, Director
Julian Crouch, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Daniel Brodie, Video Artist
Craig Lucas, Librettist
Het Balletorkest
Dec 17, 18
Dec 17
Bach, Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Philippe Jordan, Conductor
Julia Kleiter, Soprano
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Contralto
Werner Güra, Tenor
Andrè Schuen, Baritone
Wiener Singakademie
Heinz Ferlesch, Choirmaster / chorus director
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Dec 17, 18, 19
Handel, Messiah
Cornelia Horak, Soprano
Juliette Chauvet, Alto
Franz Gürtelschmied, Tenor
Mathias Hausmann, Baritone
Cantanima
Recreation-Großes Orchester Graz
Andreas Stoehr, Conductor
Dec 17, 19, 21, 23
Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel
Vienna State Opera
Axel Kober, Conductor
Adrian Noble, Director
Anthony Ward, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Boaz Daniel, Peter / Father
Donna Ellen, Gertrude / Mother
Margaret Plummer, Hänsel
Mariam Battistelli, Gretel
Monika Bohinec, Witch
Jean Kalman, Lighting Designer
Denni Sayers, Choreography
Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
Dec 17, 18
Sweelinck, Hodie Christus natus est
Howells, Sing lullaby
Bennett, Susanni
Traditional, The Saviour’s Work (The babe in Bethlem’s manger laid)
Walton, All This Time
Traditional, Anima nostra
Kirbye, Vox in Rama
Leighton, Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child
Traditional, Down in yon forest
Byrd, This day Christ was born
Palestrina, A solis ortu cardine
Anonymous, Puer Nobis Nascitur
de Wert, Vox in rama audita est
Traditional, It came upon a midnight clear
Phibbs, Lullay, lullay, thou lytil child
Unknown, Coventry Carol
Byrd, Lullaby, my sweet little baby
McDowall, Now may we singen
Sheppard, A solis ortu cardine
Warlock, Benedicamus Domino
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, Conductor
Dec 17
Prokofiev, Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op.34
Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F major
Bernstein, Symphony no. 1, "Jeremiah"
Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel
Johannes Willig, Conductor
Kit Armstrong, Piano
Tatia Jibladze, Mezzo-soprano
Dec 17, 21, 2019 Jan 03, 15, 20
Volksoper Vienna, Vienna
Das hässliche Entlein (Andrey Kaydanovskiy)
Tausendundeine Nacht (Vesna Orlic)
Vienna State Ballet
Alfred Eschwé, Conductor
Karoline Hogl, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Alexandra Burgstaller, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper
Mon 17 Dec at 19:00
Brompton Oratory, London
Bach, Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School
St Cecilia Players
Nicholas Mulroy, Tenor
Charles Cole, Conductor
Mon 17 Dec at 19:00
Mon 17 Dec at 19:00
Leoncavallo, La bohème (Concert performance)
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Programme to include:
Britten, A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28
Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Choir of King's College Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Organ
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Unknown, Plainchant: Conditor alme siderum
Marlow, Advent Responsory
Byrd, Rorate caeli
Daquin, Noël VI "sur les Jeux d’anches et en duo"
Traditional Basque, Gabriel's Message
Victoria, O Magnum Mysterium, motet
Praetorius, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Howells, A Spotless Rose
Parsons, Ave Maria
Young, Swete Roose
Daquin, Noël X "en Grand Jeu et en duo"
Praetorius, Quem pastores laudavere
Howells, Sing lullaby
Andrews, Sing Lullaby
Daquin, Noël Suisse
Gardner, A Gallery Carol
Gardner, Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Gardner, The Holly and the Ivy
Traditional, Of the Father's heart begotten (arr. Willcocks)
Traditional, Ding, Dong, Merrily on High (harm. Wood)
Oxford Choir of New College
Timothy Wakerell, Organ
Josef Laming, Organ
Charles Maxtone-Smith, Organ
Robert Quinney, Conductor
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a
Alexandra Dăriescu, Piano
Désirée Ballantyne, Dancer
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Handel, Messiah
Erica Eloff, Soprano
Timothy Morgan, Countertenor
Bradley Smith, Tenor
Tristan Hambleton, Bass-baritone
The Hanover Band
Hanover Choir
Andrew Arthur, Harpsichord
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Mon 17 Dec at 20:00
Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Vivaldi, Griselda, RV 718 (Apertura)
Vivaldi, Ercole su'l Termodonte, RV 710 (Apertura)
Terradellas, Bellerofonte (Aria de Bellerofonte)
Terradellas, Mitridate (Arias de Sifare)
Terradellas, La Merope (Aria de Anassandro)
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, Conductor
Carlos Mena, Countertenor
Dec 17
Trinity Church, Wall Street: Saint Paul's Chapel, New York City
Choir of Trinity Wall Street & Trinity Baroque Choir Present Handel's Messiah at St. Paul's Chapel
More infoHandel, Messiah
Choir of Trinity Church Wall Street
Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Dec 17, 19, 21, 23 mat, 25 mat, 27, 29
Thomas, Hamlet
Opéra Comique
Louis Langrée, Conductor
Cyril Teste, Director
Ramy Fischler, Set Designer
Isabelle Deffin, Costume Designer
Stéphane Degout, Hamlet
Sabine Devieilhe, Ophélie
Laurent Alvaro, Claudius
Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo, Gertrude
Julien Behr, Laërte
Jérôme Varnier, Ghost
Yoann Dubruque, Horatio
Kevin Amiel, Marcellus
Nicolas Legoux, Polonius
Choeur Les Eléments
Orchestre des Champs-Elysées
Julien Boizard, Lighting Designer
Dec 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 mat
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto
Handel, Messiah
Johannes Debus, Conductor
Claire de Sévigné, Soprano
Avery Amereau, Alto
Andrew Haji, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
Dec 17
Elbphilharmonie: Großer Saal, Hamburg
Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite
Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.33
Revueltas, La noche de los mayas
Alondra de la Parra, Conductor
Camille Thomas, Cello
Hamburg Philharmonic
Dec 17, 19
Park Avenue Armory, New York City
Works by Duparc
Works by Mahler
Thomas Oliemans, Baritone
Malcolm Martineau, Piano
Dec 17, 25 mat, eve, 27
The Nutcracker (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Vasily Medvedev, Yuri Burlaka)
Dec 17, 2019 Jan 12, Feb 14, 23, Mar 13, 29, Apr 02, 07
Landestheater, Linz
Mozart, La clemenza di Tito
Landestheater Linz
Martin Braun, Conductor
Francois de Carpentries, Director
Karine van Hercke, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Theresa Grabner, Servilia
Brigitte Geller, Vitellia
Florence Losseau, Annio
Jessica Eccleston, Sesto
Hans-Jürgen Schöpflin, Tito
Dominik Nekel, Publio
Christoph Blitt, Dramaturgy
Chor des Landestheaters Linz
Bruckner Orchester Linz
Dec 17
Laeiszhalle: Kleiner Saal, Hamburg
Bach, Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Hanna Herfurtner, Soprano
Truike van der Poel, Mezzo-soprano
Dominik Köninger, Baritone
Markus Schwind, Trumpet
Johannes Öllinger, Electric guitar
Michael Petermann, Keyboard
Dec 17, 19, 28, 31
Weber, Euryanthe
Theater an der Wien
Constantin Trinks, Conductor
Christof Loy, Director
Johannes Leiacker, Set Designer
Judith Weihrauch, Costume Designer, Euryanthe
Theresa Kronthaler, Eglantine
Norman Reinhardt, Adolar
Andrew Foster-Williams, Lysiart
Stefan Cerny, King Louis VI
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Dec 17, 19, 2019 Jan 04, 11, Apr 09, 14, 22
Staatsoper Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Prokofiev, The Love for Three Oranges
Oper Stuttgart
Alejo Pérez, Conductor
Axel Ranisch, Director
Saskia Wunsch, Set Designer
Bettina Werner, Costume Designer
Goran Jurić, King of Clubs
Matthew Anchel, Farfarello, Cook
Esther Dierkes, Princess Linetta, Ninetta
Fiorella Hincapié, Princess Nicoletta
Johannes Kammler, Pantalone
Carole Wilson, Fata Morgana
Michael Ebbecke, Tchelio
Stine Marie Fischer, Princesse Clarissa
Shigeo Ishino, Leandro
Daniel Kluge, Truffaldino
Elmar Gilbertsson, Prince
Christopher Sokolowski, Master of Ceremonies
Claudia Irro, Costume Designer
Reinhard Traub, Lighting Designer
Ingo Gerlach, Dramaturgy
Staatsopernchor Stuttgart
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Dec 17, 24 mat
Kennedy Center: Concert Hall, Washington
The Choral Arts Society of Washington
Dec 17
Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre: Main Stage, Moscow
Offenbach, Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Stanislavsky Opera
Evgeny Brazhnik, Conductor
Alexander Titel, Director
Valery Leventhal, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Chinghis Ayusheev, Hoffmann
Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Hoffmann
Lilia Gaisina, Olympia
Daria Terekhova, Olympia
Elena Bezgodkova, Antonia, Stella
Elena Guseva, Antonia, Stella
Natalia Petrozhitskaya, Antonia, Giulietta, Stella
Irina Vashchenko, Giulietta
Larisa Andreeva, Nicklausse
Ksenia Dudnikova, Nicklausse
Dmitry Ulyanov, Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, Dappertutto
Sergei Nikolaev, Andres, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio
Denis Makarov, Crespel
Mikhail Golovushkin, Hermann
Maxim Osokin, Hermann
Vladimir Svistov, Luther
Alexey Shishlyaev, Luther
Roman Ulybin, Luther
Valery Mikitsky, Spalanzani
Stanislavsky Music Theatre Chorus
Stanislavsky Music Theatre Orchestra
Dec 17, 23, 26, 2019 Jan 04
Theater Basel, Basel
Tevye (Richard Wherlock)
Basel Ballet
Dec 17, 18
Semperoper, Dresden
Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 4 in F minor, Op.36
Kyung Wha Chung, Violin
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Myung-whun Chung, Conductor
Dec 17, 21, 28, 2019 Jan 02, 05 mat, 10
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City
Verdi, Otello
Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor
Bartlett Sher, Director
Es Devlin, Set Designer
Catherine Zuber, Costume Designer
Stuart Skelton, Otello
Carl Tanner, Otello
Sonya Yoncheva, Desdemona
Željko Lučić, Iago
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Emilia
Alexey Dolgov, Cassio
James Morris, Lodovico
Gina Lapinski, Revival Director
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Dec 17, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 2019 Jan 01
Opéra Nouvel, Lyon
Handel, Rodelinda, regina de' Langobardi
Opéra de Lyon
Stefano Montanari, Conductor
Claus Guth, Director
Christian Schmidt, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Sabina Puértolas, Rodelinda
Lawrence Zazzo, Bertarido
Xavier Sabata, Bertarido
Sara Mingardo, Eduige
Krystian Adam, Grimoaldo
Jean-Sébastien Bou, Garibaldo
Christopher Ainslie, Unulfo
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Dec 17, 20, 24, 26
Rossini, La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Evelino Pidò, Conductor
Guillaume Gallienne, Director
Éric Ruf, Set Designer
Olivier Bériot, Costume Designer
Lawrence Brownlee, Don Ramiro
Florian Sempey, Dandini, valet to Ramiro
Alessandro Corbelli, Don Magnifico
Paolo Bordogna, Don Magnifico
Marianne Crebassa, Angelina (Cinderella)
Chiara Skerath, Clorinda
Isabelle Druet, Tisbe
Adam Plachetka, Alidoro
Choeurs de l'Opéra National de Paris
Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris
Dec 17, 26 mat, 2019 Jan 10, 16, 23, 26 mat, Feb 08, 13, 21, 26, Mar 01, 05
Puccini, La bohème
Royal Swedish Opera
José Cura, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Sabina Bisholt, Mimì
Andrea Carè, Rodolfo
Ola Eliasson, Marcello
Sanna Gibbs, Musetta
Markus Schwartz, Schaunard
Lennart Forsén, Colline
Simon Petersson, Benoît
Johan Rydh, Alcindoro
Jon Nilsson, Parpignol
Royal Swedish Choir
Royal Swedish Orchestra
Dec 17, 19, 23 mat
Opéra National du Rhin, Strasbourg
Offenbach, Barkouf ou un chien au pouvoir
Opéra National du Rhin
Jacques Lacombe, Conductor
Mariame Clément, Director
Julia Hansen, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Rodolphe Briand, Bababeck, grand vizir
Nicolas Cavallier, Le Grand-Mogol
Pauline Texier, Maïma
Patrick Kabongo, Saëb
Loïc Felix, Kaliboul
Stefan Sbonnik, Xaïloum
Fleur Barron, Balkis
Anaïs Yvoz, Périzade
Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin
Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse
Dec 17, 21 mat, 27, 29 mat
Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel
Royal Opera
Sebastian Weigle, Conductor
Antony McDonald, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Hanna Hipp, Hänsel
Jennifer Davis, Gretel
James Rutherford, Peter / Father
Eddie Wade, Peter / Father
Michaela Schuster, Gertrude / Mother
Gerhard Siegel, Witch
Christina Gansch, Dew Fairy
Haegee Lee, Sandman
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Isabella McGuire Mayes, Dancer
Dec 17, 18 mat, eve, 19
Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney
Cinderella (Enrico Cecchetti, Lev Ivanov, Marius Petipa, Alexei Ratmansky)
Australian Ballet
Mon 17 Dec at 19:00
Bach, Cello sonata no. 1 in G major, BWV1027
Beethoven, Seven variations for cello and piano on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46
Kurtág, For Steven Isserlis 60 (World premiere)
Schumann, Three Romances, Op.94
Fauré, Mandoline
Fauré, Aubade, Op.6 no. 1
Fauré, Cinq Mélodies de Venise: en sourdine, Op.58 no.2
Fauré, Green
Fauré, Shylock suite, Op.57: Madrigal, no.3
Fauré, Le Secret, Op.23 no.3
Fauré, Notre Amour, Op.23 no.2
Grieg, Violin Sonata no. 2 in G major, Op.13
Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B Flat Minor, BWV867
Mozart, Piano Sonata in F major K280
Brahms, Three Intermezzi for Piano, Op.117
Haydn, Il maestro e lo scolare, Hob XVIIa: Divertimento
Schubert, Rondo in A major, D.951
Steven Isserlis, Cello
Joshua Bell, Violin
Simon Keenlyside, Baritone
Connie Shih, Piano
Radu Lupu, Piano
Sir András Schiff, Piano
Ferenc Rados, Piano
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Festspielhaus, St Pölten
Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmila: overture
Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
Stravinsky, The Firebird: Suite
Augustin Hadelich, Violin
Tonkünstler Orchestra
Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
City Hall: Large Room, Waterford
Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano
Dearbhla Collins, Piano
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Traditional, Veni, veni, Emmanuel
Sheppard, Verbum Caro
Traditional, There is no rose
Praetorius, Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
Britten, Hymn to the Virgin
Poulenc, Videntes stellam
Lauridsen, O Magnum Mysterium
Traditional, The Holly and the Ivy
Traditional, The Cherry Tree Carol
Rutter, Wexford Carol
Gruber, Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
Traditional, Ding, Dong, Merrily on High
Traditional, Good King Wenceslas
Traditional, Gloucester Wassail
Anonymous, Past Three o'Clock
Hesperos Choir
Charlie Warren, Conductor
Elizabeth Leather, Conductor
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Sibelius, Karelia Suite for orchestra, Op.11
Schubert, Rosamunde, D797: overture
Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35
Beethoven, Symphony no. 1 in C major, Op.21
Elgar, The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op.1b
Arnold, Little Suite no. 1, Op.53
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Berlioz, L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25
Edward Gardner, Conductor
Karen Cargill, Mezzo-soprano
Robert Murray, Tenor
Étienne Dupuis, Baritone
Matthew Rose, Bass
BBC Symphony Chorus
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
Mozart, Symphony no. 35 in D major, K385 "Haffner”
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Dvořák, Romance in F minor, Op.11
Schubert, Symphony no. 3 in D major, D.200
Renaud Capuçon, Violin
Wiener Concert-Verein
Philippe Morard, Conductor
Mon 17 Dec at 19:30
St John the Evangelist Church, Derby
Pearsall, In dulci jubilo
MacMillan, Strathclyde Motets Set 2: O Radiant Dawn
Chilcott, Remember, O thou man
Adam, O Holy Night
Handl, Resonet in laudibus
Flecha, Riu, riu, chiu
Gardner, Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Sitwell Singers
Malcolm Goldring, Conductor
Tom Corfield, Organ