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20 Nov 2026, Fri
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7 PM
Puccini’s beloved masterpiece returns in a striking new Washington National Opera production. Set in Japan, Madama Butterfly follows the heartbreaking story of Cio-Cio-San, a young geisha whose ...
Cast:
Erina Yashima,
Karah Son,
.... + 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
Opera
20 Nov 2026, Fri
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7 PM
Does love and friendship exist in the bohemian circle, or is there only a semblance of relationships in this world? Will the characters be able to fulfil their ...
Cast:
Mikhailovsky Theatre Orchestra
La Boheme
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Place: Paris
Time: Around 1830.
Act 1
In the four bohemians' garret (Christmas Eve)
Marcello is painting while Rodolfo gazes out of the window. They complain of the cold. In order to keep warm, they burn the manuscript of Rodolfo's drama. Colline, the philosopher, enters shivering and disgruntled at not having been able to pawn some books. Schaunard, the musician of the group, arrives w ... Read More
Opera
Prague National Theatre, The Estates Theatre
20 Nov 2026, Fri
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7 PM
The famed musical fairy tale about fidelity and wisdom, as it all played out in Mozart’s imagination.
Cast:
Prague Philharmonic Children's Choir,
The National Theatre Chorus,
.... + 1
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
Opera
Prague National Theatre, The State Opera
20 Nov 2026, Fri
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7 PM
Falling in love with a courtesan is doomed from the very start!
Cast:
The State Opera Chorus, The State Opera Orchestra
La traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
La traviata
Opera
Opera de Monte-Carlo, Grimaldi Forum - Salle des Princes
20 Nov 2026, Fri
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7:30 PM
Carmen is an opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella of the same title by Prosper Mérim...
Cast:
Benjamin Bernheim,
Axelle Saint-Cirel,
.... + 9
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
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
20 Nov 2026, Fri
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8 PM
Three thrilling leading ladies trade off as the volatile diva Floria Tosca.
Cast:
Oksana Lyniv,
Aleksandra Kurzak,
.... + 3
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
21 Nov 2026, Sat
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11 AM
The productions by the Catalan director Calixto Bieito, the “Quentin Tarantino of the opera stage”, cut incisively into the reality of their stories, making them shockingly provocative. An...
Cast:
Hungarian State Opera Chorus,
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra,
.... + 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
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
21 Nov 2026, Sat
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6 PM
All of Paris is magically transported onto the stage here. So beautiful you could cry!
Cast:
Bavarian State Orchestra,
Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera,
.... + 12
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Act I
Poet Rodolfo and painter Marcello are sitting in their cold garret on Christmas Eve, freezing, hungry and flat broke as usual. To warm up the room just a little, Rodolfo burns a play script he had been working on. Downtrodden, Colline the philosopher returns home after finding the pawnshop closed for the holidays. Musician Schaunard, the final member of this quartet of friends, has been a bi ... Read More
Opera
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
21 Nov 2026, Sat
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7 PM
Pure drama: a life dedicated to art is destroyed by jealousy and greed.
Cast:
Natalya Romaniw,
Staatskapelle Dresden,
.... + 6
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
In the church, in the morning Cesare Angelotti, the former consul of the Roman Republic, has escaped from imprisonment by the new rulers. His first place of refuge is the family chapel of his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti. The Marchesa has hidden clothing there so that he can continue his flight unrecognised. The Sacristan is giving the painter Mario Cavaradossi a meal. Looking at the pain ... Read More
Opera
Warsaw Grand Theatre - Polish National Opera (Teatr Wielki), Moniuszko Auditorium
21 Nov 2026, Sat
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7 PM
It is a great, canonic production. The first choice for opera beginners and a favorite with advanced opera lovers.
Cast:
Chorus of the Polish National Opera,
Orchestra of the Polish National Opera,
.... + 4
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
ACT I
An American naval ship has stopped for an extended period in a Japanese port. Pinkerton, a young lieutenant, is finding his monotonous life hard to bear; to brighten up his life he uses the services of Goro, a Japanese matchmaker who – for a fee – introduces him to the young geisha Cio-Cio-San, also known as B ... Read More
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
21 Nov 2026, Sat
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7:15 PM
The untamable heroine of Bizet’s ever-popular opera returns.
Cast:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,
Russell Thomas,
.... + 7
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
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
22 Nov 2026, Sun
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2 PM
Experience the festival to the fullest with RING passes!
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Cast:
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
Sinéad Campbell-Wallace,
.... + 6
RING Festival: Götterdämmerung. Cycle 2
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
Opera
22 Nov 2026, Sun
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3:30 PM
In the Fondazione Arena production, the encounters, pranks, and clashes are Puccini's, always against the backdrop of a youth revolution in Paris, which, however, on stage in Verona, will be that ...
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Gianna Fratta,
Bianca Tognocchi,
.... + 4
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Place: Paris
Time: Around 1830.
Act 1
In the four bohemians' garret (Christmas Eve)
Marcello is painting while Rodolfo gazes out of the window. They complain of the cold. In order to keep warm, they burn the manuscript of Rodolfo's drama. Colline, the philosopher, enters shivering and disgruntled at not having been able to pawn some books. Schaunard, the musician of the group, arrives w ... Read More
La Bohème
Opera
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
22 Nov 2026, Sun
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6 PM
In cooperation with the Salzburg Easter Festival, the Semperoper presents "Don Carlo" in the four-act Italian version of 1884, supplemented by a new instrumental prologue by composer Ma...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Angel Blue,
Staatskapelle Dresden,
.... + 8
Don Carlo
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1867,
Opéra National de Paris
Act 1
This act was omitted in the 1883 revision
The Forest of Fontainebleau, France in winter
A prelude and chorus of woodcutters and their wives is heard. They complain of their hard life, made worse by war with Spain. Elisabeth, daughter of the King of France, arrives with her attendants. She reassures the people that her impending marriage to Don Carlos, Infante and son of Philip II, King of ... Read More
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
22 Nov 2026, Sun
•
6 PM
The productions by the Catalan director Calixto Bieito, the “Quentin Tarantino of the opera stage”, cut incisively into the reality of their stories, making them shockingly provocative. An...
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Cast:
Hungarian State Opera Chorus,
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra,
.... + 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
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
22 Nov 2026, Sun
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7 PM
The most world-renowned opera in a classically beautiful production, the legacy of stage director August Everding. The snake still breathes "real" fire, the Queen of the Night is still reall...
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast:
Bavarian State Orchestra,
Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera,
.... + 14
Die Zauberflöte
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
Background
When Pamina's father died his wife, the Queen of the Night, lost her power, because he had handed the seal of the seven circles of the sun to the initiates. Sarastro is now administering the Sun King's legacy.
The Queen of the Night is not willing to submit to being directed by the wise men around Sarastro. She endeavours to regain her former power.
In order to foil her plans ... Read More
Opera
Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky II
23 Nov 2026, Mon
•
7 PM
La bohème is an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murg...
Cast:
Mariinsky Orchestra,
Mariinsky Chorus,
.... + 1
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
The opera is set in Paris in the 1930s.
Act I
An attic in the Latin Quarter; Christmas Eve
Rodolfo and Marcello complain of the bitter cold. They need to light their stove: Marcello suggests using a chair, but Rodolfo offers the manuscript of the play he is writing and they banter ironically as they enjoy the fleeting warmth. Colline enters and the remainin ... Read More
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
24 Nov 2026, Tue
•
6 PM
The productions by the Catalan director Calixto Bieito, the “Quentin Tarantino of the opera stage”, cut incisively into the reality of their stories, making them shockingly provocative. An...
Cast:
Hungarian State Opera Chorus,
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra,
.... + 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
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
24 Nov 2026, Tue
•
7 PM
All of Paris is magically transported onto the stage here. So beautiful you could cry!
Cast:
Bavarian State Orchestra,
Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera,
.... + 12
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Act I
Poet Rodolfo and painter Marcello are sitting in their cold garret on Christmas Eve, freezing, hungry and flat broke as usual. To warm up the room just a little, Rodolfo burns a play script he had been working on. Downtrodden, Colline the philosopher returns home after finding the pawnshop closed for the holidays. Musician Schaunard, the final member of this quartet of friends, has been a bi ... Read More
Opera
24 Nov 2026, Tue
•
7 PM
One of the opera world's most iconic pieces – Tosca.
Cast:
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus, Royal Swedish Orchestra
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
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