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Opera Short Breaks Guide Season 2016-17
10th Anniversary Edition
Bespoke Opera Breaks Season 2016-17 Repertoire
We have selected the most popular houses visited by our clients to feature in this guide for season 2016-17. Opera in Style arranges everything: flights, private airport transportation, accommodation of your choice, top-category seating for performances, and, if required, privately-guided sightseeing & excursions. If you have a favourite opera, composer or are celebrating a special anniversary we can
work with you to create a memorable occasion. To avoid disappointment, we urge you to make your selections without delay.
We’d love to discuss with you, so please contact us by telephone 020 7629 5559 or email to [email protected]
Please note – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses. The programmes may change.
Bespoke Opera Breaks
The Metropolitan Opera New York City 4
Teatro Alla Scala Milan 6
Teatro Regio Turin 7
Gran Teatro La Fenice Venice 9
Teatro Maliban Venice 9
National Theater Munich 10
Deutsche Oper Berlin 12
Staatsoper Im Schiller Theater Berlin 14
Semper Oper Dresden 15
Opéra National De Paris 17
Gran Teatre Del Liceu Barcelona 18
Teatro Real Madrid 19
Wiener Staatsoper Vienna 20
Opernhaus Zurich 23
Hungarian State Opera Budapest 24
Den Norske Opera Oslo 25
Sydney Opera House 26
Sizzling Summer Festivals
Arena Di Verona Festival 27
Bregenzer Festspiele 28
Chorégies D’orange 28
Savonlinna Opera Festival 28
Puccini Festival At Torre Del Lago 29
Sferisterio Opera Festival In Macerata 29
The Salzburg Summer Festival 29
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 29
Festival Aix-En-Provence 30
Rossini Festival In Pesaro 34
Santa Fe Opera Festival 31
Glimmerglass & Tanglewood 31
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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The Metropolitan Opera New York CityStunning new productions; mostly with lavish, classic productions. World-class casts and excellent value.
Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2016 November 01|04|10 2017 April 26|29 May 03|06|11
La bohème (Puccini) 2016 November 16|19|23|26m |29 December 03|08 2017 January 06|11|14m
Guillaume Tell (Rossini) New Production 2016 November 02|05|09|12m
Jenufa (Janácek) 2016 November 03|07|12|17
Aida (Verdi) 2016 November 05m |11|15|19m |22|26 December 02 2017 March 23|27|31 April 06|10|15m |20
Manon Lescaut (Puccini) 2016 November 14|18|21|25|30 December 03m |07|10
L’Amour de Loin (Saariaho) New Production 2016 December 01|06|10m |14|17|21|24m |29
Salome (Strauss, R) 2016 December 05|09|13|17m |24|28
Nabucco (Verdi) 2016 December 12|16|19|22|27|30 2017 January 03|07m
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 December 20|23|26|29m |30m 2017 January 02|05
Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) 2016 December 31 2017 January 04|07|10|14|17|21m |25|28 March 03|08|11|15|18m
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2017 January 09|13|18|21|24|28m February 01|04|08|11
Carmen (Bizet) 2017 January 19|23|27|31 February 03|07|11m |15|18
Rigoletto (Verdi) 2017 January 20|26|30 February 04m April 19|22|27
Rusalka (Dvořák) New Production 2017 February 02|06|09|13|17|21|25m March 02
I puritani (Bellini) 2017 February 10|14|18m |22|25|28
Werther (Massenet) 2017 February 16|20|23|27 March 04m |09
La traviata (Verdi) 2017 February 24 March 01|04|07|11m |14|18|22|25|29 April 11|14
Idomeneo (Mozart) 2017 March 06|10|13|17|21|25m
Fidelio (Beethoven) 2017 March 16|20|24|28 April 01m |05|08
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 2017 March 30 April 03|07|12|15|18|22m
Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) New Production 2017 April 13|17|21|24|28 May 01|05|09|13m
Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2017 April 25|29m May 04|08|12
Cyrano de Bergerac (Alfano) 2017 May 02|06m |10|13
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Teatro alla Scala MilanThe world’s most famous opera house presents stunning productions; and Milan is the fashionista capital of the world! Don’t forget to ask about a timed-entrance for Leonardo’s The Last Supper.
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) New Production 2016 November 02|05|08|10|16|24|27
Fin de partie (Kurtág) New Production 2016 November 06|11|18|23|25|30
Porgy & Bess (Gershwin) New Production 2016 November 15|17|19|20|22
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) New Production 2016 December 10|13|16|18|23 2017 January 03|08m
Don Carlo (Verdi) 2017 January 17|22|26|29m February 01|04|08|12m
Falstaff (Verdi) 2017 February 02|05|07|10|15|17|19m |21
La traviata (Verdi) 2017 February 28 March 03|05m |09|11|14
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) 2017 March 16|19m |23|26m |30 April 02|05
Anna Bolena (Donizetti) 2017 March 31 April 04|08|11|14|20|23
La gazza ladra (Rossini) New Production 2017 April 12|15|18|22|26|29 May 02|05|07m
Don Giovanni (Mozart) New Production 2017 May 06|09|12|14m |17|19|28|31
June 03|06
La bohème (Puccini) 2017 June 07|10|13|15|20|30 July
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Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2017 June 17|19|21|27|29 July 01
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) New Production 2017 September 02|04|06|08|14|16|21|24
Tamerlano (Händel) New Production 2017 September 12|19|22|27|30
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Der Freischütz (Weber) New Production 2017 October 10|13|17|20|23|26|30
November 02
Nabucco (Verdi) 2017 October 24|27|31
November 04|07|11|16|19m
Ti vedo, ti sento, mi perdo (Sciarrino) New Production 2017 November 14|17|18|21|24|26
Teatro Regio TurinTorino. At the foot of the Alps. Often overlooked but a gem of a city and excellent opera house with contemporary décor and good viewing; piazza San Carlo, Palazzo Carignano, Museo del Cinema.
La bohème (Puccini) New Production 2016 October 12|13|14|15|16m |18m |19|20|23m
Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens) New Production 2016 November 15|16m |17|19|20m |22|23|26m
West Side Story (Bernstein) 2016 December 06|07|07m |09|09m |10|10m |11m
Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) New Production 2017 January 11|12|14|15m |17|18m |19|22m
Katya Kabanova (Janácek) New Production 2017 February 15|18m |19m |21|23
Manon Lescaut (Puccini) 2017 March 14|16|18|19m |21m |22|23|26m
L’incoronazione di Dario (Vivaldi) New Production 2017 April 13|14|19|22m |23m
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2017 May 16|17|18|20|21m |23m |24|26|27|28m
Macbeth (Verdi) New Production 2017 June 21|22|25m |27m |28|30 July 01|02m
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Gran Teatro La Fenice VeniceOne of Europe’s most enchanting opera houses in an unforgettable city.
Attila (Verdi) New Production 2016 December 09|11|13|15|17
Tannhäuser (Wagner) New Production 2017 January 20|24|28 February 01|05
La bohème (Puccini) 2017 February 16|17|19m |22|24|25|26m |28 March 01|02
Carmen (Bizet) 2017 March 24|25m |26m |28|29|30|31 April 01m |02m |04
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2017 April 21|22|23m |26|27|28|29m |30m May 02
La traviata (Verdi) 2017 May 19|24|26|28m |30 June 01|03 July 12|13|14|16
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2017 May 23|25|27|31 June 04m |06
Orfeo/Orpheus (Monteverdi) 2017 June 16
Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria (Monteverdi) 2017 June 17m |20
L’incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) 2017 June 18m |21
La sonnambula (Bellini) 2017 June 30 July 02m |04|06|08m
La traviata (Verdi) 2017 August 22|27|29 September 01|06|10|12|14|15|21|22
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2017 August 25|26 September 03|05|13|17|19|24m
L’occasione fa il ladro (Rossini) 2017 September 02|07|16m |20|23m
Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2017 October 13|14m |15m |17|18|19|20|21m |22m |24|25|26
And at Teatro Malibran, Venice
IIl medico dei Pazzi (Battistelli) New Production 2016 October 14|16|18|20|22
Gina (Cilea) New Production 2017 February 10|12|18|21|23
Giulietta e Romeo (Zingarelli)(Zingarelli) New Production 2017 April 29
L’aumento (Chailly) New Production 2017 May 27
Dittico: Cefalo e procri & la favola di Orfeo (Ceccherini) New Production 2017 September 29 October 01|03|05|07
You may also wish to ask us about:Teatro Comunale BOLOGNA, Teatro Massimo Bellini CATANIA,
Teatro Maggio Musicale in FLORENCE, & Teatro Carlo Felice GENOA
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2017 March 24|30m |31
Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R) 2017 March 26|29 April 01
Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2017 April 12|15|18
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) 2017 April 13|17|21
Roberto Devereux (Donizetti) 2017 April 16|22|27
La traviata (Verdi) New Production 2017 April 26|29 May 02
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2017 May 06|09|12
Guillaume Tell (Rossini) 2017 May 07|10|14|17
Nabucco (Verdi) 2017 May 20|24|27|30Tannhäuser (Wagner) New Production 2017 May 21|25|28 June 04|08
La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2017 June 01|03|07|10
Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) New Production 2017 June 11|14|17
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National Theater MunichThe Bavarian capital is, some would say, is Germany’s most beautiful city; certainly a thriving centre for art, music & culture. And, the Bavarian State Opera is one of the finest and most dependable opera houses in Europe.
Fidelio (Beethoven) 2016 October 01|04|06
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2016 October 11|14|17|21
la juive (Halevy) New Production 2016 October 22|26|30
La favorite (Donizetti) New Production 2016 October 23|28|31 November 03|06|09
Mefistofele (Adams) New Production 2016 November 04|07|10
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2016 November 13|16|18|20
La bohème (Puccini) 2016 November 19|23|26
L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) 2016 November 27|30 December 02
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Shostakovich) New Production 2016 December 01|04|08|11
Turandot (Puccini) 2016 December 03|07|10|14|17
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2016 December 16|17m |20|20m |26|26m
Macbeth (Verdi) 2016 December 18|21|27
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 December 28|31 2017 January 01|04
Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2016 December 31 2017 January 02|05|08
Carmen (Bizet) 2017 January 07|10|13
Don Carlo (Verdi) 2017 January 15|19|22
South Pole (Srnka) New Production 2017 January 18|21|23
Boris Godunov (Musorgsky) 2017 January 26|29 February 01
Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2017 February 05|08|11
Elektra (Strauss, R) 2017 February 10|13|17
Semiramide (Rossini) New Production 2017 February 12|15|18|23|26 March 03
The Fiery Angel (Prokofiev) New Production 2017 February 19|22|25
Jenufa (Janácek) 2017 March 05|08|11|14
Andrea Chénier (Giordano) New Production 2017 March 12|15|18|22|26|30 April 02
Falstaff (Verdi) 2017 March 13|17|19
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Deutsche Oper BerlinSuperb opera on Bismarckstraße with innovative and exciting programmes.
Così fan tutte (Mozart) New Production 2016 October 01|08|11|14 2017 February 25 March 03|11
Carmen (Bizet) 2016 October 02 December 03|29
L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) 2016 October 03|06 2017 May 23|27
La traviata (Verdi) 2016 October 15|20 2017 April 21|30
Parsifal (Wagner) 2016 October 16|22|30
Rigoletto (Verdi) 2016 October 21|23|29 November 12
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 October 27 November 16 December 13 2017 January 07 March 24 April 22 July 08
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Tosca (Puccini) 2016 November 08|15 December 10|14 2017 May 28
Die Hugenotten (Les Huguenots)(Meyerbeer) New Production 2016 November 13|17|20|23|26|29 2017 January 29 February 04
Salome (Strauss, R) 2016 November 18|22 December 02 2017 January 13|20
Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) 2016 November 19|25
Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2016 November 24|30 December 06
Lohengrin (Wagner) 2016 December 04|11|17 2017 February 02|05
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 2016 December 12|15|20
Aida (Verdi) 2016 December 16|21|26 2017 January 04
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2016 December 18|18m |19|23|23m 2017 January 01
La bohème (Puccini) 2016 December 25|27 2017 January 03|06
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2016 December 31|31m 2017 January 08
Nabucco (Verdi) 2017 January 12|14|25|28 June 08|12
Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2017 January 15|21|26
Tannhäuser (Wagner) 2017 January 27 February 12 March 12|18
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2017 February 13|18
Edward II (Scartazzini) New Production 2017 February 19|24 March 01|04|09
Faust (Gounod) 2017 February 23 March 02|05|10
Death in Venice (Britten) New Production 2017 March 19|22|25 April 23|28
Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2017 April 01|13
Die Walküre (Wagner) 2017 April 02|14
Siegfried (Wagner) 2017 April 05|15
Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2017 April 09|17
La rondine (Puccini) 2017 April 29 May 01|06
Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) New Production 2017 May 07|11|16|20 June 04|10
Andrea Chénier (Giordano) 2017 May 13|17|21|25
Billy Budd (Britten) 2017 May 24|26 June 02
Turandot (Puccini) 2017 June 03|09|22
Boris Godunov (Musorgsky) New Production 2017 June 17|23|27 July 01|04|07
Don Carlo (Verdi) 2017 June 24|29 July 02|06LA
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Semper Oper DresdenThe Zwinger, the Green Vault, the Frauenkirche – and, of course, the heavenly Semperoper!
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 October 09|09m |11|14|27 November 07|08|14|18 December 25|25m 2017 January 03|06|12 February 05|09
Les contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) New Production 2016 December 04|07|10|16|19|23 2017 January 02|07
La bohème (Puccini) 2016 December 05 2017 January 15 February 10 June 04|08|10
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2016 December 09|21|26|26m
Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2016 December 27|31 2017 January 01|01m |05
Der Freischütz (Weber) 2017 January 04|08|13|20
Carmen (Bizet) 2017 January 23|25|27 June 16|18|23|27
Otello (Verdi) New Production 2017 February 23|26 March 01|05 May 10|13|28
Doktor Faust (Busoni) New Production 2017 March 19|25 April 20|23 May 07
Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2017 March 20|24 April 19|28 May 06|08
La clemenza di Tito (Mozart) 2017 April 05|14|27
Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) New Production 2017 April 15|18|24|30|30m May 05|15|19 June 09|11|11m
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2017 April 16|22
Der Wildschütz “The Poacher” (Lortzing) 2017 May 10|16|25
Die lustige Witwe (Lehár) 2017 May 22|31 June 19|21
The Great Gatsby (Harbison) 2017 May 29|30 June 01
Die Passagierin “The Passenger” (Weinberg) New Production 2017 June 24|30 July 05|09
Cavalleria rusticana e I pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) 2017 June 29 July 04|06
Staatsoper im Schiller Theater BerlinAnother tremendous programme in the sixth season at their temporary home at Schiller Theater in Bismarckstrasse. Superb productions and great value.
Tosca (Puccini) 2016 October 02 2017 February 10|12|17|19
Comeback (Renne) New Production 2016 October 02|04|07|09|12|15|16
Fidelio (Beethoven) New Production 2016 October 03|07|09|14|16|25|28
Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck) 2016 October 08|13|15|19
Elektra (Strauss, R) New Production 2016 October 23|26|29 November 01|04
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2016 October 27|30 November 02|11 2017 March 20|23|25
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 November 17|27 December 02|10|18|23|25|27|30 2017 January 01 February 09|16 April 17|21|23
Manon Lescaut (Puccini) New Production 2016 December 04|08|11|16|19|22
La bohème (Puccini) 2016 December 09|15|17|21|26|28 2017 February 11|15|24
King Arthur (Purcell) New Production 2017 January 15|17|19|21|22
Tannhäuser (Wagner) 2017 February 26 March 05|19
Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R) New Production 2017 March 04|09|11|18
Parsifal (Wagner) 2017 April 08|14
Die Frau ohne Schatten (Strauss, R) New Production 2017 April 09|13|16
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2017 April 22|25|28|30 May 02|04
La traviata (Verdi) 2017 April 27|29 May 03|05|07
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2017 May 06|13|18|20|30
Don Carlo (Verdi) 2017 May 14|17|21|26
Macbeth (Verdi) 2017 May 25|28|31
La damnation de Faust (Berlioz) New Production 2017 May 27 June 01|04|09|11
Katya Kabanova (Janácek) 2017 June 14|18|22|25
Les Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) New Production 2017 June 24|30 July 02|04
Why not combine Berlin with a visit to Dresden?
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Opéra National de Paris ParisSix productions at the enchanting Palais Garnier; and fourteen at the formidable Opéra Bastille. Have you considered a day trip for a Sunday matinee?
PALAIS GARNIER
Eliogabalo (Cavalli) New Production 2016 October 02m |05|07|11|13|15
Iphigénie en Tauride (Gluck) 2016 December 02|04m|07|09| 12|15|19|22|25
Così fan tutte (Mozart) New Production 2017 January 26|28|31 February 04|07|10|13|16|19m
Trompe-La-Mort (Francesconi) New Production 2017 March 16|18|25|30 April 02m |05
Béatrice et Bénédict (Berlioz) 2017 March 24
La Cenerentola (Rossini) New Production 2017 June 10|14|17|20|23|25m |30 July 02|06|08|11|13
OPÉRA BASTILLE
Tosca (Puccini) 2016 October 03|06|09m |12|15|18
Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens) New Production 2016 October 04|07|10|13|16m|19|24| 27|30m November 02|05
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2016 October 14|17|23m |26|29 November 04|08|11|14|16
Les contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) 2016 November 03|06m |09|12|15|18|21|24|27m
Owen Wingrave (Britten) New Production 2016 November 19|22|24|26|28
Cavalleria Rusticana/Sancta Suanna (Mascagni/Hindemith) New Production 2016 November 30 December 03|06|09|12|15|18m |20|23
Lohengrin (Wagner) New Production 2017 January 18|21|24|27|30 February 02|05m |08|11|15|18
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2017 January 23|26|28|29m |31 February 01|03|04|06|07|09|10|16|17|20|21|23
Carmen (Bizet) New Production 2017 March 07|10|13|16|19m |22|25|28|31 April 02m |05|08|11|14 June 13|16|19|22|25m |28 July 02m |04|07|10|13|16
Les Fêtes d’Hébé (Rameau) New Production 2017 March 22|23|25
Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden) (Rimsky Korsakov) New Production 2017 April 15|17m |20|22|25|28|30m May 03
Wozzeck (Berg) 2017 April 26|29 May 02|05|09|12|15
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 2017 May 16|19|22|25|28m |31 June 03|06|11m |14
Rigoletto (Verdi) 2017 May 27|30 June 02|05m |09|12|15|18m |21|24|27
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Gran Teatre del Liceu BarcelonaA glorious escape to the exciting Mediterranean city. Must see Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia, Museu Picasso and Gothic Quarter with magnificent Cathedral.
Macbeth (Verdi) 2016 October 07|08|10|11|13|14|16|19|20|22|23
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2016 November 07|10|12|14|16|19|20
Elektra (Strauss, R) 2016 December 07|11|15|19|23
Werther (Massenet) 2017 January 15|17|18|19|23|24|25|27|28|29|31 February 01|03|04
Quartett (Francesconi) 2017 February 22|26|27 March 02|03
Teuzzone (Vivaldi) 2017 February 24|25
Thais (Massenet) 2017 March 01|04
Rigoletto (Verdi) 2017 March 21|22|24|25|26|28|29|30 April 01|02|03|05|06
Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2017 May 02|06|10|14|18|22|26|28
La fille du régiment (Donizetti) 2017 May 16|19|21|24|27|29
Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2017 June 19|20|21|22|26|27|28|30 July 01|02
Teatro Real MadridCosmopolitan and lively! Tapas, Museo del Prado (Velásquez, Goya), Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Palacio Real.
Otello (Verdi) New Production 2016 October 02|03
Norma (Bellini) New Production 2016 October 20|21|23|24|26|28|29|30|31 November 01|02|04
La clemenza di Tito (Mozart) 2016 November 19|20|21|23|24|25|26|27|28
Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2016 December 17|18|20|23|26|27|29|30 2017 January 02|03
Billy Budd (Britten) New Production 2017 January 31 February 03|06|09|12|15|18|22|25|28
Rodelinda (Händel) New Production 2017 March 24|25|26|29|30|31 April 01|02|05
The Golden Cockerel (Rimsky-Korsakov)New Production 2017 May 25|28|29|31 June 01|03|04|05|09
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2017 June 27|28|30 July 01|03|04|06|07|09|12|13|15|16|19|20|21
Macbeth (Verdi) 2017 July 11|14|17
Barcelona and Madrid - an Unforgettable Combo!
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Wiener Staatsoper ViennaThe benchmark of worldwide opera: offering the longest season and largest repertoire. Stunning imperial city of Art Nouveau, waltzes, great palaces and awesome museums.
Salome (Strauss, R) 2016 September 21|24 2017 January 30 February 02
Aida (Verdi) New Production 2016 October 02|05|09
Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2016 October 03|06
Tosca (Puccini) 2016 October 07|10|13 2017 January 31 February 03 May 05|08|11
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2016 October 15|18|21 2017 April 28 May 02|04
Armide (Lully) New Production 2016 October 16|19|22|25|29
Alcina (Händel) New Production 2016 October 20|23|26|30
Don Pasquale (Donizetti) 2016 October 28|31 2017 June 09|14|16
La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2016 November 03|06|10|14|17|20
Manon (Massenet) 2016 November 07|11|13|16
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2016 November 12|15 December 20
La bohème (Puccini) 2016 November 14|17|20
La traviata (Verdi) 2016 November 19|23|26|29 December 01
La fanciulla del West (Puccini) 2016 November 27|30 December 03|06 2017 January 11|14|18|21
Falstaff (Verdi) New Production 2016 December 04|07|09|12|15
L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) 2016 December 05|10 2017 February 17|26 June 22|25|28
Macbeth (Verdi) 2016 December 08|11|14|17
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 December 23|28
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2016 December 29 2017 January 02|05
Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2016 December 31 2017 January 01|04|06
La sonnambula (Bellini) 2017 January 07|10|13
Die tote Stadt (Korngold) 2017 January 09|12|15|20
Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) 2017 January 22|25|28 February 01
Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2017 January 23|26|29 March 02|05|09
Turandot (Puccini) 2017 February 28 March 03|08
Nabucco (Verdi) 2017 February 04|08|11|14
Il trovatore (Verdi) New Production 2017 February 05|09|12|15|18
Otello (Verdi) 2017 February 06|10|13|16
Arabella (Strauss, R) 2017 March 11|14|17|20
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) 2017 March 12|15|19
Faust (Gounod) 2017 March 18|21|25
Werther (Massenet) 2017 March 26|28|31 April 03
L’Italiana in Algeri (Rossini) 2017 March 29 April 01|05|08
Parsifal (Wagner) New Production 2017 March 30 April 02|06|09|13|16
Medea (Reimann) 2017 April 07|11|15|19
Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) 2017 April 17|20|23|26
Katya Kabanova (Janácek) 2017 April 18|21|24|27
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Shostakovich) 2017 April 22|25|29 May 03
Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2017 April 30 May 20
Die Walküre (Wagner) 2017 May 01|21
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 2017 May 06|09|13
Siegfried (Wagner) 2017 May 07|28
Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2017 May 10 June 05
Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2017 May 23|27|31 June 03
Fidelio (Beethoven) 2017 May 24|26|30 June 02
Rigoletto (Verdi) 2017 June 06|10|13|17
Don Carlo (Verdi) 2017 June 11|15|21
Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) New Production 2017 June 18|20|24|27|30
Elektra (Strauss, R) 2017 June 19|23|26
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Der Freischütz (Weber) New Production 2016 September 18|21|25m October 02|05|09|13|16m |19|22
Faust (Gounod) 2016 September 20|23|25 October 02m |07
Cavalleria rusticana e I pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) 2016 September 24|28 October 04|09m |12
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2016 October 15|20|23m |27|29
I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Bellini) 2016 October 30 November 02|04|09|13m
Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) New Production 2016 November 06|11|20|26 December 02|09|15|18m |21
The Wizard of Oz (Valtinoni) New Production 2016 November 19|27m December 04m |10m |26m |31m 2017 January 02m |21m |27|29m February 05m
Don Carlo (Verdi) 2016 November 27 December 01|04|07|10
I puritani (Bellini) 2016 December 11m |14|17|22|26
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Shostakovich) 2016 December 27|30 2017 January 07|14
Alcina (Händel) 2016 December 31 2017 January 02|04|06|08|10
Medea (Cherubini) New Production 2017 January 22|26|28|31 February 03|05|08|12m |18
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2017 February 04|07|10|12|15|19m
Otello (Verdi) 2017 March 05|08|12m |16|19|23
Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2017 March 11|15|17|26m |31
Werther (Massenet) New Production 2017 April 02|05|08|11|17|20|23|27|30m
Der Schauspieldirektor (Mozart) 2017 April 07|08|11 May 21
L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) 2017 April 07|09|12|17m |21
La bohème (Puccini) 2017 April 15|19|22|29 May 06|10
Macbeth (Verdi) 2017 April 23m May 05|09|13|24|26
L’heure espagnol/L’enfant et les sortilèges (Ravel) New Production 2017 May 04|06|10|12|14
The Fiery Angel (Prokofiev) New Production 2017 May 07|11|14m |25|28m |31 June 01|05
Orlando paladino (Haydn, J) 2017 May 16|18|21m |25m June 03
Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) 2017 June 07|11m |14|17|20|24
Lohengrin (Wagner) 2017 July 04|08|12|16
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2017 July 07|09m |11|14
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Hungarian State Opera BudapestWith the River Danube bisecting the city there are many riches in this former Austro-Hungarian capital. With beautifully restored opera house.
Carmen (Bizet) 2017 February 16|17|18|19
The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) 2017 March 02|03|04|05|08|09
Siegfried (Wagner) 2017 March 19|23|26 April 02
Otello (Verdi) 2017 March 22|24|25|30|31 April 01
Parsifal (Wagner) 2017 April 14|17
Werther (Massenet) 2017 April 28|30 May 04|06
Elektra (Strauss, R) 2017 May 05|07|10|14
Duke Bluebeard’s Castle (Bartók) 2017 June 02|09
Háry János (Kodály) 2017 June 04|06|07|11
Rigoletto (Verdi) 2017 June 15|17|21|23
Il trovatore (Verdi) 2017 June 16|18|22|24
Den Norske Opera Oslo Spectacular setting overlooking Oslo fjord. Not to be missed!
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2016 October 08|10|13|17|20|28 November 08|11|16
Così fan tutte (Mozart) New Production 2016 November 17|19|23|26 December 03|13|28|30 2017 January 08|13
Cavalleria rusticana e I pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) 2016 December 17|21|29|31 2017 January 03|05|07|14|17
La Cenerentola (Rossini) New Production 2017 January 21|24|27|30 February 02|06|11|13|17|20|22
Carmen (Bizet) 2017 January 28 February 01|10|16|18 March 02|04|07|10|15|23|29|31 April 08|21|23
Fidelio (Beethoven) 2017 April 01|06
Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) New Production 2017 April 07|19|22|24|28|30
La bohème (Puccini) 2017 May 13|15|20|25|27m |30 June 02
Tosca (Puccini) New Production 2017 June 11|14|17m |20|24
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Sydney Opera HouseUndoubtedly the most recognisable opera house in the world. Why not enjoy some terrific opera and winter sunshine on a trip of a lifetime!
La bohème (Puccini) New Production 2017 January 04|06|07|14m|17|19|21|23 February 24|27 March 01|04m|09|11|15|18m|20|24
Cavaleria rusticana (Mascagni)/Pagliacci (Leoncavallo). 2017 January 12|14|18|21m|24|27|30 February 01|4m|
King Roger (Szymanowski) 2017 January 20|28|31 February 02|04|08|11m|15
La Traviata (Verdi) 2017 February 03|0911|14|16|18|23|25 March 02|04|0608|11m|13|16|18|21|2325|28|30 April 01
Tosca (Puccini) 2017 February 17|21|25m|28 March 03|07|10|14|17|22|25m|29|31
Carmen (Bizet) – On Sydney Harbour 2017 March 24|25|26|28|29|30|31 April 01|02|04|05\06|07|08|0911|12|13|15|16|18|19|20|21|22|23
Two Weddings, One Bride 2017 April 27|29|30 May 02|03|04|05|06|0709|10|11|12|13|14|16|17|18|19|20|21 June 07|08|09|10|11|13|14|15|16|17|18|20|21|22|23|24|25 October 12|13|14|15|17|18|19|20|21|22
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2017 October 24|25|26|27|28|29|31 November 01|02|04
To make your bookings and to discuss your Around-the-World-Itinerary please contact Andrew Blair without delay on 020 7629 5559 or email [email protected]
SIZZLING SUMMER FESTIVALS 2017 A Preview
Nothing can beat the experience of wonderful music under the stars!At the time of printing we are including details of those summer festivals whose
provisional dates have been announced. Why not contact us now at operainstyle.com to PRE-REGISTER
your interest and make a provisional booking.
Arena di Verona Festival 23 June - 27 August 2017 The very quintessence of outdoor opera. Opera on the largest scale in the amazing setting of the Roman amphitheatre.
Nabucco (Verdi) New Production 2017 June 23|29
July 07|12|15|18
August 04|09|12|18|23|26
Aida (Fura dels Baus)(Verdi) New Production 2017 June 24|30
July 05|09|11|16|20|23
Rigoletto (Verdi) 2017 July 01|06|14|19|27
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2017 July 08|13|22|29 August 11|19
Aida (Verdi) 2017 July 28 August 03|06|08|13|16| 20|22|24|27
Tosca (Puccini) 2017 August 05|10|17|22|25
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Bregenzer Festspiele 19 July – 20 August 2017 A New Production at the breath-taking setting of floating stage on Lake Constance with the backdrop of the mountains. You’ll want to be among the first to see this fabulous production of Carmen. Undoubtedly one of the most spectacular settings of any open-air festival.
Carmen (Bizet) New Production on Seebühne Floating Stage 2017 July 19|21|22|23|25|26|27|28|29|30 at 21h15 August 01|02|03|04|05|06|08|09|11|12|13|15|16|18|19|20 at 21h00
Moses in Egypt (Rossini) New Production in Festspielhaus 2017 July 20|23m|31
Savonlinna Opera Festival 07 - 29 July 2017 The stunning setting in the courtyard of Olavinlinna Castle beside the lake in the central lake district of Finland.
Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) New Production 2017 July 07|11|14|19|21
Kullervo (Sallinen) New Production 2017 July 08|12|17
Rigoletto (Verdi) New Production 2017 July 10|13|15|18|20|22
Missa solemnis (Beethoven) New Production 2017 July 23
Iolanthe (Iolanta)(Tchaikovsky) New Production 2017 July 25|27|28|29m Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 2017 July 26
Chorégies D’orange 08 July - 04 August 2017 The enchanting Théâtre Antique d’Orange – an ancient Roman theatre with the original stage wall intact creates a special atmosphere. Limited number of performances creates great demand for this fine festival in France.
Rigoletto (Verdi) New Production 2017 July 08|11
Bryn Terfel Concert 2017 July 10
Beethoven IX Symphony 2017 July 16
Aida (Verdi) New Production 2017 August 02|05
The Planets (Holst) 2017 August 04
Puccini Festival At Torre Del LagoJuly 2017
Close to Lucca and the Tuscan Hills; reliving Puccini’s vast repertoire in the splendid new open-air theatre beside the lake and home of the great composer. FULL DETAILS ON OPERAINSTYLE.COM
Rossini Festival In Pesaro 10-22 August 2017
Opera on the Adriatic coast with unique stagings of some of the rarer works by one of Italy’s greatest and most popular 19th century composers.Le siège de Corinthe [a new production to be conducted by Roberto Abbado]La pietra del paragone [a new production to be conducted by Daniele Rustioni]Torvaldo e Dorliska [a very rarely performed production to be conducted by Franceso Lanzilloitta]The programme will be completed by Il viaggio a Reims, Stabat Mater, the Concerti di Belcanto, Rossinimania and an Ildar Abdrazakov recital. NB EARLY BOOKING STRONGLY ADVISED
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino May/June 2017
What could be more magical than opera in the Tuscan capital on the river Arno; birthplace of the Renaissance.
Sferisterio Opera Festival In Macerata 21 July - August 14 2017Fantastic acoustics in the spectacular 19th century Neo-classical Sferisterio of Macerata in the hilltop town in the Marches region of Italy. But early booking is essential!
Turandot (Puccini) 2017 July 21|29 August 04|13
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2017 July 22|28 August 06|12
Aida (Verdi) 2017 July 30 August 05|11|14
The Salzburg Summer Festival July/August 2017
FULL DETAILS AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER 2016 AT OPERAINSTYLE.COM
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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.
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Festival Aix-En-Provence 03-22 July 2017 The old capital of Provence retains much of its 17thC and 18thC character and always produces a wonderful programmes in the open-air Théâtre de l’Archevêché and the Grand Théåtre de Provence; and Domaine du Grand Saint-Jean and Théâtre du Jeu de Paume. THE PROGRAMME FOR 2017 WILL COMPRISE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTIONS:
Théâtre de l’Archevêché
Don Giovanni (Mozart) New Production Conducted by Jérémie Rhorer Directed byJean-François Sivadier Le Cercle de l’Harmonie 8 performances The Rake’s Progress (Stravinsky) New Production Conducted by Daniel Harding Directed by Simon McBurney Orchestre de Paris 5 performances Grand Théâtre de Provence
Carmen (Bizet) New Production Conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado Directed by Dmitry Chernyakov Orchestre de Paris 8 performances
Pinocchio (Philippe Boesmans) Command Festival World Premiere Libretto and directed by Joel Pommerat Conducted by Emilio Pomarico Klangforum 6 performances Théâtre du Jeu de Paume
Erismena (Francesco Cavalli) New production Academy Conducted by Leonardo García Alarcón Directed by Jean Bellorini Cappella Mediterranea 8 performancesFULL PROGRAMME IS AVAILABLE FROM OPERAINSTYLE.COM
Santa Fe Opera Festival 30 June – 26 August 2017 Stunning setting in New Mexico. Not to be missed.
Die Fledermaus (Strauss) New Production 2017 June 30 July 05|08|14 August 01|07|14|19|26
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) New Production 2017 July 01|07|12|21|31 August 05|08|12|1|6|24
The Golden Cockerel (Rimsky-Korsakov) New Production 2017 July 15|19|28 August 03|09|18
The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (Bates) New Production 2017 July 222|26 August 04|10|15|25
Alcina (Handel) New Production 2017 July 29 August 02|11|17|23
Glimmerglass & Tanglewood FestivalsJuly/August 2017
Two superb internationally-renowned festivals. Glimmerglass presents an annual season of opera at the Alice Busch Opera Theater on Otsego Lake 8 miles from Cooperstown in New York state; Tanglewood Music Festival is held every summer in Lenox, in the Berkshire Hills in western Massachusetts. The festival consists of a series of concerts, including symphony music, chamber and choral music, jazz and contemporary music, too.
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