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Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Teatro Costanzi
27 Jun 2026, Sat
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6 PM
Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata returns to Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in a sumptuous staging by acclaimed filmmaker Sofia Coppola.
Cast:
Teatro dell`Opera di Roma Orchestra,
Francesco Ivan Ciampa,
.... + 5
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
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
27 Jun 2026, Sat
•
7 PM
The sultry atmosphere of intoxicating parties, an unbridled life of luxury, sparkling champagne – and a slow but lethal illness. This was what existence was like for the "lady of the camell...
Cast:
Hungarian State Opera Chorus,
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra,
.... + 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
27 Jun 2026, Sat
•
8 PM
Alongside Clémentine Margaine in the title role, alternating with Stéphanie d’Oustrac, and Giorgi Manoshvili as Escamillo, the production features Vittorio Grigolo as Don Jos&eacut...
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Cast:
Vittorio Grigolo,
Myung-Whun Chung,
.... + 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
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
27 Jun 2026, Sat
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8 PM
Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic ad...
Composer:
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Cast:
Asmik Grigorian,
The Met Orchestra,
.... + 6
Eugene Onegin
Premiere of this production:
29 March 1879,
Maly Theatre, Moscow
ACT I
Russia, 19th century. Autumn in the country. On the Larin estate. Madame Larina reflects upon the days before she married, when she was courted by her husband but loved another. She is now a widow with two daughters: Tatiana and Olga. While Tatiana spends her time reading novels, with whose heroines she closely identifies, Olga is being courted by their neighbor, the poet Lenski. He arrives ... Read More
Eugene Onegin
Opera
Arena di Verona, Arena
27 Jun 2026, Sat
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9:15 PM
The world’s best loved and most-performed opera in the world, La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, will open the 103rd Arena Festival. New emotions, same magic: Violetta’s story is back to move ...
Cast:
Michele Spotti,
Chorus of the Arena di Verona,
.... + 4
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
ACT I
Violetta Valéry is giving a reception at her luxurious flat in Paris. She is a high-class kept woman,
protected by Baron Duphol. Not only is she beautiful, but her sensitivity and fragility add to her charm. In the midst of the dancing, she is presented to an admirer, Alfred Germont a young man of an excellent family. He dedicates a toast to her and invites her to dance but Violetta ... Read More
La Traviata
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
28 Jun 2026, Sun
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2:30 PM
Pleasure but not love: this is the rule the heroine of La Traviata soon understands, when instructed by the self-righteous to stay in her place.
Cast:
Marta Gardolińska,
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
.... + 6
La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
ACT I
Violetta Valery, a demimondaine, is giving a large reception. A friend, Gaston, introduces the young Alfredo Germont who is secretly in love with her and has come each day for news during her recent illness. Violetta ironically remarks to her protector, Baron Douphol, that he shows less interest in her than does this unknown young man. Alfredo proposes a toast. In an adjoining room dancing ... Read More
La Traviata
Opera
Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Teatro Costanzi
28 Jun 2026, Sun
•
4:30 PM
Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata returns to Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in a sumptuous staging by acclaimed filmmaker Sofia Coppola.
Cast:
Dmitry Korchak,
Teatro dell`Opera di Roma Orchestra,
.... + 5
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
Bavarian State Opera, National Theatre
28 Jun 2026, Sun
•
5 PM
Richard Wagner wrote Die Walküre as the second of four parts of the powerful musical theatre epic, Der Ring des Nibelungen, which is based on the Medieval Nibelungenlied ...
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Cast:
Vladimir Jurowski,
Bavarian State Orchestra,
.... + 6
Die Walküre
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
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
28 Jun 2026, Sun
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6 PM
Puccini had already proved his ability as a brilliant musical colourist with EDGAR (1889) and MANON LESCAUT, but it was only with LA BOHÈME that a perfect marriage of subject matter and musical...
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Juraj Valčuha,
Alexandra Oomens,
.... + 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
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
28 Jun 2026, Sun
•
7 PM
Christmas Eve, 1871. In Cairo’s newly built opera house, the curtain rises on the premiere of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida.
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Francesco Meli,
Staatskapelle Dresden,
.... + 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
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
28 Jun 2026, Sun
•
7 PM
The young Prince Tamino is commissioned by the Queen of the Night to rescue her daughter Pamina - with whom he falls in love at the sight of a portrait - from the hands of Sarastro.
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast:
Vienna State Opera Orchestra,
Ivor Bolton,
.... + 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
Opera
29 Jun 2026, Mon
•
7 PM
It is no exaggeration to say that La traviata is the best known and most loved opera in the world. A connoisseur of human emotion, Verdi’s music...
Cast:
Mikhailovsky Theatre 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
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
30 Jun 2026, Tue
•
7 PM
The sultry atmosphere of intoxicating parties, an unbridled life of luxury, sparkling champagne – and a slow but lethal illness. This was what existence was like for the "lady of the camell...
Cast:
Hungarian State Opera Chorus,
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra,
.... + 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
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
30 Jun 2026, Tue
•
7:30 PM
Puccini had already proved his ability as a brilliant musical colourist with EDGAR (1889) and MANON LESCAUT, but it was only with LA BOHÈME that a perfect marriage of subject matter and musical...
Cast:
Juraj Valčuha,
Alexandra Oomens,
.... + 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
Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Teatro Costanzi
30 Jun 2026, Tue
•
8 PM
Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata returns to Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in a sumptuous staging by acclaimed filmmaker Sofia Coppola.
Cast:
Dmitry Korchak,
Teatro dell`Opera di Roma Orchestra,
.... + 5
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
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