Work: Iolanta

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Composer	Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)
Period	Romantic
Year	1891
Work type	Opera / Oratorio

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BordeauxIolantaNew production

Grand Théâtre, Nov 12, 14, 16 mat, 18

Tchaikovsky: Iolanta

Pierre Dumoussaud; Stéphane Braunschweig; Opéra National de Bordeaux; Thibault Vancraenenbroeck; Marion Hewlett; Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine

Finnish National Opera: Main Hall (Suomen Kansallisoopera: päänäyttämö), 2026 May 15, 20, 22, 26, 28, 30

Sibelius, Tchaikovsky

Kristian Sallinen; Antony McDonald; Finnish National Opera; Lucy Carter; Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera

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Paging Dr Freud! Iolanta and the Nutcracker at the Volksoper Wien

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Mark Pullinger, 05 Dec

When is The Nutcracker not The Nutcracker? When's it's mashed together with Tchaikovsky's Iolanta to represent the blind princess’ inner world in a dark interpretation.

****1

Seeing double: Iolanta and The Nutcracker reunited

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Dominic Lowe, 08 Nov

Tchaikovsky's final opera and ballet were always intended to be paired; at the Royal Albert Hall Petrenko and the RPO present them together in a rewarding double-bill, marred by microphones.

***11

Wolf-Ferrari entertains, Tchaikovsky bewitches at Holland Park

David Karlin, 22 Jul

Wolf-Ferrari's Il segreto di Susanna provides an airy bon-bouche to Tchaikovsky's Iolanta, brilliantly sung by Natalya Romaniw and David Butt Philip and conducted to fairy-tale perfection by Sian Edwards

***11

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ParisIolanta/Casse-NoisetteNew production

On demand from Opéra national de Paris: Palais Garnier, Until 31 Aug 23:59

Tchaikovsky

Alain Altinoglu; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Opéra national de Paris; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

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On demand from Opéra national de Paris: Palais Garnier, Until 31 Aug 23:59

Tchaikovsky

Alain Altinoglu; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Opéra national de Paris; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

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Taking another fearless leap: Sonya Yoncheva

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Mark Pullinger, 21 Mar

“I don't fear anything!” Sonya Yoncheva discusses her career, from leaping from the Castel Sant’Angelo as Tosca to preparing a new Iolanta in Vienna, and setting up her own production company.