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San Francisco Opera’s 2017 production of Verdi’s Rigoletto – © Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera The opening work of San Francisco Opera’s 103rd season is Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, his tragic tale of a father’s attempts to save his beloved daughter from a disastrous relationship. One of the most popular operas in the repertoire, this production of…

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra – photo Kaparti & Zarewicz In its fourth summer tour, the Ukranian Freedom Orchestra takes in Lithuania, Latvia and the George Enescu Festival in Romania, as well as paying return visits to Lucerne, Amsterdam, Warsaw and London. Under the patronage of Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, and led by Founder and…

Scene from Totality of parts by Lukáš Timulak Monte-Carlo Ballet closes the 2024/2025 season with two contemporary ballets – one created for the Company by Lukáš Timulak, and the other for the Kor’sia Ballet by Antonio de Rosa and Mattia Russo. The first work in the programme is one created by Slovak choreographer Lukáš Timulak…

Yui Yonezawa as Giselle and Shun Izawa as Albrecht in the National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle – Photograph by Kiyonori Hasegawa This summer the National Ballet of Japan makes its debut on the stage of the Royal Opera House, making it the first Asian company to do so in fifteen years. The Japanese company, under…

The height of summer means that once again the annual series of Concerts at the Prince’s Palace, Monaco, takes place in the magical setting of the Courtyard of Honour. This festival of music features a host of well known works by some of the best loved classical composers. The opening concert on July 10th is…

Ying Fang as Ilia and Daniela Mack as Idamante in Mozart’s IdomeneoPhoto: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera presents Mozart’s Idomeneo, directed by Australian Lindy Hume, in her debut production for the Company. A co-production with Opera Australia and Victorian Opera, this staging is new to San Francisco Opera, and stars Matthew Polenzani as…

Karen Chia-ling Ho as Mimì and Pene Pati as Rodolfo in Puccini’s La bohèmePhoto: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera stages a revival of Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème by John Caird, winner of two Tony Awards – for his staging of Les Misérables and Nicholas Nickleby – and who made his debut for the…

Scene from the Met’s production of Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades © Ken Howard/Met Opera Elijah Moshinsky’s production of Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece The Queen of Spades returns to the Metropolitan Opera. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva and tenor Brian Jagde make their role debuts as Lisa and Hermann, and Igor Golovatenko returns to take the role of…

Image courtesy of Nice Opera In a coproduction with the Anthéa Theatre of Antibes, Nice Opera stages Georges Bizet’s opera-comique, Carmen. The production stars Ramona Zaharia as the fiery, passionate and seductive Carmen, and Jean-François Barros as Don José, the army corporal who falls for Carmen’s attractions. Jean-Fernand Setti is Escamillo, the handsome toreador who…

Opéra Royale de Versailles presents Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s lyrical masterpiece, David et Jonathas, regarded by many as one of the miracles of Baroque opera. The role of David is sung by Belgian countertenor Reinoud Van Mechelen, that of Jonathas by French soprano Caroline Arnaud, and the role of Saül by French baritone David Witczak. The conductor…