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Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland Theatre
1 Mar 2026, Sun
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2 PM
Fluttering beauty, caught and pinned for his pleasure, bound, yet beautiful still. When love is lost, what is left behind?
Cast:
Erina Yashima,
Angela Hogan,
.... + 5
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
1. A short orchestral prelude with a busy, fugal opening theme, followed by a second theme of more overtly Japanese character, leads straight into the opening scene.
2. E soffitto e pareti ("And ceiling and walls"). Pinkerton and Goro are inspecting a small house which sits on a hill and overlooks the bay. Goro has found the house for Pinkerton and his bride, and is showing him t ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
New National Theatre Tokyo, Opera Palace
1 Mar 2026, Sun
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2 PM
The popular work Rigoletto is a masterpiece from Verdi's middle period. This heart-breaking story unfolds around Rigoletto, the court jester, his beautiful and innocent daughter Gilda, a...
Cast:
Lawrence Brownlee,
Vladimir Stoyanov,
.... + 5
Rigoletto
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1851,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Place: Mantua
Time: the sixteenth century
Act 1
Scene 1: Mantua. A magnificent hall in the ducal palace. Doors at the back open into other rooms, splendidly lit up. A crowd of lords and ladies in grand costumes are seen walking about in the rear rooms; page boys come and go. The festivities are at their height. Music is heard from offstage. The Duke and Borsa enter from a door in the back.
At a ... Read More
Rigoletto
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
1 Mar 2026, Sun
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4 PM
"From a purely theatrical point of view I consider "Rigoletto" to be the best story that I've set to music so far […]. It has really powerful scenes, temperament, pathos, a l...
Cast:
Xabier Anduaga,
Roberto Rizzi Brignoli,
.... + 5
Rigoletto
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1851,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Place: Mantua
Time: the sixteenth century
Act 1
Scene 1: Mantua. A magnificent hall in the ducal palace. Doors at the back open into other rooms, splendidly lit up. A crowd of lords and ladies in grand costumes are seen walking about in the rear rooms; page boys come and go. The festivities are at their height. Music is heard from offstage. The Duke and Borsa enter from a door in the back.
At a ... Read More
Rigoletto
Opera
Prague National Theatre, The National Theatre
1 Mar 2026, Sun
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7 PM
Das Rheingold – the dramatic prologue to Richard Wagner’s monumental tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen, about a magic ring whose curse shapes the fates of gods and mortals alike.
Cast:
Robert Jindra,
Adam Plachetka,
.... + 6
Das Rheingold
Premiere of this production:
22 September 1869,
National Theatre Munich
Scene 1
At the bottom of the Rhine, the three Rhinemaidens, Woglinde, Wellgunde, and Floßhilde, play together. Alberich, a Nibelung dwarf, appears from a deep chasm and tries to woo them. The maidens mock his advances and he grows angry – he chases them, but they elude, tease and humiliate him. A sudden ray of sunshine pierces the depths, to reveal the Rhinegold. The maidens rejoice i ... Read More
Das Rheingold
Opera
1 Mar 2026, Sun
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8 PM
After ten years, Teatro alla Scala presents a new production of Der Ring des Nibelungen with a Maestro of absolute eminence in this repertoire, Christian Thielemann, who thus adds his name t...
Cast:
Alexander Soddy,
Andrè Schuen,
.... + 7
Das Rheingold (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Premiere of this production:
22 September 1869,
National Theatre Munich
Scene 1
At the bottom of the Rhine, the three Rhinemaidens, Woglinde, Wellgunde, and Floßhilde, play together. Alberich, a Nibelung dwarf, appears from a deep chasm and tries to woo them. The maidens mock his advances and he grows angry – he chases them, but they elude, tease and humiliate him. A sudden ray of sunshine pierces the depths, to reveal the Rhinegold. The maidens rejoice i ... Read More
Opera
3 Mar 2026, Tue
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6 PM
Led by preeminent conductor Christian Thielemann and stage director David McVicar, the Tetralogy returns to La Scala ten years after the memorable edition conducted by Daniel Barenboim and directed by...
Cast:
Alexander Soddy,
Michael Volle,
.... + 6
Die Walküre (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Premiere of this production:
26 June 1870,
Königliches Hof- und National-Theater in Munich
Prior history
During the lengthy time that has passed since the gods entered Valhalla at the end of Das Rheingold, Fafner has used the Tarnhelm to assume the form of a dragon, and guards the gold and the ring in the depths of the forest. Wotan has visited Erda seeking wisdom, and by her has fathered a daughter, Brünnhilde; he has fathered eight other daughters, possibly also by Erda. These, ... Read More
Die Walküre (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
3 Mar 2026, Tue
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7 PM
It's a story full of misunderstandings: Love is confused with desire, an affair with an exclusive relationship, affection with possession, and violence with passion. But the highest price in this ...
Cast:
Piotr Beczala,
Yves Abel,
.... + 6
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
Place: Seville, Spain, and surrounding hills
Time: Around 1820
Act 1
A square, in Seville. On the right, a door to the tobacco factory. At the back, a bridge. On the left, a guardhouse.
A group of soldiers relaxes in the square, waiting for the changing of the guard and commenting on the passers-by ("Sur la place, chacun passe"). Micaëla appears, seeking José. Moralè ... Read More
Carmen
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
3 Mar 2026, Tue
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7:30 PM
Eschewing the myth and clichés attached to Carmen, Calixto Bieito delivers a harsh, sensual production in which raw desire is nothing more than the manifestation of a woman’s passion...
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Cast:
Erwin Schrott,
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
.... + 5
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
ACT I
A group of soldiers are parading in a square. Micaela, a young peasant girl, questions them as to the whereabouts of Don José. Morales, the sergeant, informs her that he will not arrive until the changing of the guard and then tries to convince the young girl to stay. Disconcerted by his proposal, Micaela takes her leave and vows to return later. The relief guard arrives, accompanied ... Read More
Carmen
Opera
Royal Danish Theatre, The Opera House - Main Stage
3 Mar 2026, Tue
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7:30 PM
Verdi’s celebrated dramatic masterpiece is a triumph of opera, brimming with some of its greatest musical highlights.
Cast:
Johannes Witt,
Aluda Todua,
.... + 5
Rigoletto
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1851,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Place: Mantua
Time: the sixteenth century
Act 1
Scene 1: Mantua. A magnificent hall in the ducal palace. Doors at the back open into other rooms, splendidly lit up. A crowd of lords and ladies in grand costumes are seen walking about in the rear rooms; page boys come and go. The festivities are at their height. Music is heard from offstage. The Duke and Borsa enter from a door in the back.
At a ... Read More
Rigoletto
Opera
Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland Theatre
3 Mar 2026, Tue
•
7:30 PM
Fluttering beauty, caught and pinned for his pleasure, bound, yet beautiful still. When love is lost, what is left behind?
Cast:
Erina Yashima,
Angela Hogan,
.... + 5
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
1. A short orchestral prelude with a busy, fugal opening theme, followed by a second theme of more overtly Japanese character, leads straight into the opening scene.
2. E soffitto e pareti ("And ceiling and walls"). Pinkerton and Goro are inspecting a small house which sits on a hill and overlooks the bay. Goro has found the house for Pinkerton and his bride, and is showing him t ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
5 Mar 2026, Thu
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6 PM
Christian Thielemann conducts the third episode of the Tetralogy.
Cast:
Alexander Soddy,
Michael Volle,
.... + 5
Siegfried (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Premiere of this production:
16 August 1876,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Act 1
Scene 1
A cave in rocks in the forest. An orchestral introduction includes references to leitmotifs including themes relating to the original hoard plundered by the Nibelung Alberich, and one in B-flat minor associated with the Nibelungs themselves. As the curtain rises, Alberich's brother, the dwarf Mime, is forging a sword. Mime is plotting to obtain the ring of power originally ... Read More
Siegfried (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Opera
Royal Danish Theatre, The Opera House - Main Stage
5 Mar 2026, Thu
•
8 PM
Verdi’s celebrated dramatic masterpiece is a triumph of opera, brimming with some of its greatest musical highlights.
Cast:
Johannes Witt,
Aluda Todua,
.... + 5
Rigoletto
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1851,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Place: Mantua
Time: the sixteenth century
Act 1
Scene 1: Mantua. A magnificent hall in the ducal palace. Doors at the back open into other rooms, splendidly lit up. A crowd of lords and ladies in grand costumes are seen walking about in the rear rooms; page boys come and go. The festivities are at their height. Music is heard from offstage. The Duke and Borsa enter from a door in the back.
At a ... Read More
Rigoletto
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
6 Mar 2026, Fri
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7 PM
The 23-year-old Rossini composed "Il barbiere di Siviglia" in just three weeks. Witty, fiery and vibrant, it is a masterpiece of Italian opera buffa, in which, as is so often the case, ...
Composer:
Gioachino Rossini
Cast:
Staatskapelle Berlin,
Tim Fluch,
.... + 6
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Premiere of this production:
20 February 1816,
Teatro Argentina, Rome
Place: Seville, Spain
Time: 18th century
Act 1
The square in front of Bartolo's house
In a public square outside Bartolo's house a band of musicians and a poor student named Lindoro are serenading, to no avail, the window of Rosina ("Ecco, ridente in cielo"; "There, laughing in the sky"). Lindoro, who is really the young Count Almaviva in disguise, hopes to make the b ... Read More
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Opera
6 Mar 2026, Fri
•
7 PM
The Stanislavsky Theatre, located in XIX century historical building just 750 metres (9-minute walk) from the Bolshoi, offers audiences the unique opportunity to enjoy an unforgettable evening o...
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
1. A short orchestral prelude with a busy, fugal opening theme, followed by a second theme of more overtly Japanese character, leads straight into the opening scene.
2. E soffitto e pareti ("And ceiling and walls"). Pinkerton and Goro are inspecting a small house which sits on a hill and overlooks the bay. Goro has found the house for Pinkerton and his bride, and is showing him t ... Read More
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
6 Mar 2026, Fri
•
7:30 PM
Mozart's MAGIC FLUTE is the most frequently performed opera in the German-speaking world.
Cast:
Friedrich Praetorius,
Andrei Danilov,
.... + 7
The Magic Flute
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last.
Act 1
Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape
Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" segued into trio: "Stirb, Ungeheuer, durch uns're Macht!"). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear an ... Read More
The Magic Flute
Opera
Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland Theatre
7 Mar 2026, Sat
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12:30 PM
Fluttering beauty, caught and pinned for his pleasure, bound, yet beautiful still. When love is lost, what is left behind?
Cast:
Andrea Battistoni,
Angela Hogan,
.... + 5
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
1. A short orchestral prelude with a busy, fugal opening theme, followed by a second theme of more overtly Japanese character, leads straight into the opening scene.
2. E soffitto e pareti ("And ceiling and walls"). Pinkerton and Goro are inspecting a small house which sits on a hill and overlooks the bay. Goro has found the house for Pinkerton and his bride, and is showing him t ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
7 Mar 2026, Sat
•
6 PM
Led by stage director David McVicar, the Tetralogy returns to La Scala ten years after the memorable edition conducted by Daniel Barenboim and directed by Guy Cassiers.
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Cast:
Alexander Soddy,
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
.... + 5
Götterdämmerung (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Premiere of this production:
17 August 1876,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Prologue
The three Norns, daughters of Erda, gather beside Brünnhilde's rock, weaving the rope of Destiny. They sing of the past and the present, and of the future when Wotan will set fire to Valhalla to signal the end of the gods. Without warning, their rope breaks. Lamenting the loss of their wisdom, the Norns disappear.
As day breaks, Siegfried and Brünnhilde emerge from their c ... Read More
Götterdämmerung (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Opera
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
7 Mar 2026, Sat
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6 PM
A sovereign may do as he wishes. His entire surroundings depend on him, no-one is entitled to contradict him, all must suffer his moods. Only one may hold a mirror to him, is even obliged to criticise...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Bavarian State Orchestra,
Igor Golovatenko,
.... + 5
Rigoletto
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1851,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Place: Mantua
Time: the sixteenth century
Act 1
Scene 1: Mantua. A magnificent hall in the ducal palace. Doors at the back open into other rooms, splendidly lit up. A crowd of lords and ladies in grand costumes are seen walking about in the rear rooms; page boys come and go. The festivities are at their height. Music is heard from offstage. The Duke and Borsa enter from a door in the back.
At a ... Read More
Rigoletto
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
7 Mar 2026, Sat
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7 PM
The poetic production by the Hollywood director Anthony Minghella, who died in 2008, worked with Japanese stylistic elements and was co-produced by the Metropolitan Opera New York, the English Nationa...
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Marco Armiliato,
Ermonela Jaho,
.... + 4
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
A Lieutnant of the US Navy, Pinkerton by name, is having a look at a house near Nagasaki which he hopes to rent from his owner, Goro, for his honeymoon with Cho-Cho-San whom, as was then the custom, he is thinking of making his temporary wife while in Japan. Nothing that Suzuki, Cho-cho-San's maid, and Goro tell him about her will induce him to change his mind, and the warning of the US ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
7 Mar 2026, Sat
•
7 PM
After stints at the Metropolitan Opera New York and with shooting star Johanna Wallroth as Pamina, this globally acclaimed production of Mozart's most famous opera returns to Basel.
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast:
Thomas Wise,
André Morsch,
.... + 7
Die Zauberflöte
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last.
Act 1
Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape
Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" segued into trio: "Stirb, Ungeheuer, durch uns're Macht!"). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear an ... Read More
Die Zauberflöte
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