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Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
1 Oct 2025, Wed
•
4 PM
The Ring of the Nibelung - Cycle I
Cast:
Christian Thielemann,
Michael Volle,
.... + 5
Siegfried
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
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
1 Oct 2025, Wed
•
7 PM
As spectacularly as Gioachino Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" failed at its premiere in 1816, it was quick to materialise into a worldwide success for the ages, with many a musi...
Composer:
Gioachino Rossini
Cast:
Erwin Schrott,
Liparit Avetisyan,
.... + 5
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
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
1 Oct 2025, Wed
•
7:30 PM
While the context of the work’s creation owes much to the Egyptomania in vogue in the 19th century, the themes of Aida are as timeless as they are universal. This is reflecte...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
Piotr Beczala,
.... + 6
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Aida
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
2 Oct 2025, Thu
•
7 PM
Violetta Valéry is a noble courtesan in Paris who has "strayed from the path of virtue" and leads a life that oscillates between splendour and misery. For her everything is a gam...
Cast:
Aida Garifullina,
Staatskapelle Berlin,
.... + 4
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
2 Oct 2025, Thu
•
7 PM
This revival performance series of Puccini’s operatic thrill Tosca is notable for the stars it brings together on the stage.
Cast:
Jonas Kaufmann,
Bryn Terfel,
.... + 5
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
Tosca
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
2 Oct 2025, Thu
•
7:30 PM
Before seeing their names at the top of the bill, how many artists have endured poverty? The writer Henri Murger knew precisely what he was talking about when he wrote his Scènes de la vie...
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Étienne Dupuis,
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
.... + 6
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
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
2 Oct 2025, Thu
•
7:30 PM
The splendour of Rome. The devastation of war. Puccini’s operatic thriller returns in an epic new production.
Cast:
Jakub Hrůša,
Aleksandra Kurzak,
.... + 4
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
Tosca
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
3 Oct 2025, Fri
•
4 PM
The Ring of the Nibelung - Cycle I
Cast:
Christian Thielemann,
Staatskapelle Berlin,
.... + 8
Götterdämmerung
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
Opera
3 Oct 2025, Fri
•
7 PM
Verdi's opera classic continues to seduce audiences: one of the must-sees of the opera repertoire, a performance that has been praised by both audiences and critics.
Cast:
Royal Swedish Orchestra,
Vincenzo Milletari,
.... + 6
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Act I
The Ethiopian princess Aida has been captured and enslaved, but her captors do not know of her importance. Radames is a commander in the Egyptian army and is in love with Aida, but also wants to be victorious on the battlefield – Aida’s father, the Ethiopiann King Amonasro, is invading Egypt in order to find and free his daughter.
Amneris is in love with Radames but knows that ... Read More
Aida
Opera
Royal Danish Theatre, The Opera House - Main Stage
3 Oct 2025, Fri
•
8 PM
The opera season opens with Puccini’s masterful work in a new staging by Kasper Holten.
Cast:
Francesca Tiburzi,
Johan Reuter,
.... + 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
Tosca
Opera
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
4 Oct 2025, Sat
•
2 PM, 7 PM
(2 events)
In answer to Tamino’s question about who he is, Papageno says "A man like you". Tamino’s reply to the counter-question is that he comes from "princely blood". Thus it i...
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
James Ley,
.... + 5
Die Zauberflöte
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
First elevator
Prince Tamino is chased by a wild snake. At the last minute, three mysterious women, emissaries of the Queen of the Night, save him. When the bird catcher Papageno shows up and brags about the heroic deed, they punish him. On the other hand, they give the prince a picture of Pamina, the daughter of the queen, who is imprisoned by the ruler of the sun temple, Sarastro. Tamino falls ... Read More
Die Zauberflöte
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
4 Oct 2025, Sat
•
7 PM
Violetta Valéry is a noble courtesan in Paris who has "strayed from the path of virtue" and leads a life that oscillates between splendour and misery. For her everything is a gam...
Cast:
Aida Garifullina,
Staatskapelle Berlin,
.... + 4
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
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
4 Oct 2025, Sat
•
7 PM
As spectacularly as Gioachino Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" failed at its premiere in 1816, it was quick to materialise into a worldwide success for the ages, with many a musi...
Cast:
Erwin Schrott,
Liparit Avetisyan,
.... + 5
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
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
4 Oct 2025, Sat
•
7:30 PM
While the context of the work’s creation owes much to the Egyptomania in vogue in the 19th century, the themes of Aida are as timeless as they are universal. This is reflecte...
Cast:
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
Piotr Beczala,
.... + 6
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Aida
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
5 Oct 2025, Sun
•
2:30 PM
Before seeing their names at the top of the bill, how many artists have endured poverty? The writer Henri Murger knew precisely what he was talking about when he wrote his Scènes de la vie...
Cast:
Étienne Dupuis,
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
.... + 6
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
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
5 Oct 2025, Sun
•
3 PM
The splendour of Rome. The devastation of war. Puccini’s operatic thriller returns in an epic new production.
Cast:
Jakub Hrůša,
Aleksandra Kurzak,
.... + 4
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
Tosca
Opera
Royal Danish Theatre, The Opera House - Main Stage
5 Oct 2025, Sun
•
3 PM
The opera season opens with Puccini’s masterful work in a new staging by Kasper Holten.
Cast:
Daniele Squeo,
Daniel Luis de Vicente,
.... + 4
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
Tosca
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
5 Oct 2025, Sun
•
6 PM
The Ring of the Nibelung - Cycle II
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Cast:
Christian Thielemann,
Michael Volle,
.... + 8
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
6 Oct 2025, Mon
•
7 PM
Verdi's opera classic continues to seduce audiences: one of the must-sees of the opera repertoire, a performance that has been praised by both audiences and critics.
Cast:
Royal Swedish Orchestra,
Vincenzo Milletari,
.... + 6
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Act I
The Ethiopian princess Aida has been captured and enslaved, but her captors do not know of her importance. Radames is a commander in the Egyptian army and is in love with Aida, but also wants to be victorious on the battlefield – Aida’s father, the Ethiopiann King Amonasro, is invading Egypt in order to find and free his daughter.
Amneris is in love with Radames but knows that ... Read More
Aida
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