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Bespoke Opera Breaks Season 2017-18 repertoire

We have selected the most popular houses visited by our clients to feature in this guide for season 2017-18. Opera in style arranges everything: flights, private airport transportation, accommodation of your choice, top-category seating for performances, and, if required, privately-guided sightseeing &

excursions. If you have a favourite opera, composer or are celebrating a special anniversary we can work with you to create a memorable occasion.

To avoid disappointment, we urge you to make your selections without delay. We’d love to discuss with you, so please contact us by telephone

020 7272 0639 or email to [email protected] note – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information

supplied from the opera houses. The programmes may change.

Bespoke Opera Breaks

The Metropolitan Opera New York City 4

Teatro alla Scala Milan 6

Teatro Regio Turin 7

Gran Teatro la Fenice Venice 9

National Theater Munich 10

Deutsche Oper Berlin 12

Staatsoper unter Den Linden Berlin 14

Semper Oper Dresden 16

Opéra National de Paris Paris 18

Teatro Real Madrid 20

Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona 21

Wiener Staatsoper Vienna 22

Opernhaus Zurich 24

Prague National Theatre and Theatre of the Estates Prague 26

Hungarian State Opera Budapest 27

Royal Danish Opera Copenhagen 28

Royal Swedish Opera Stockholm 29

Den Norske Opera Oslo 29

Sizzling Summer Festivals

Arena di Verona 31

Munich Opera Festival 31

The Salzburg Summer Festival 32

Sferisterio Opera Festival In Macerata 32

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 32

Puccini Festival At Torre Del Lago 32

Festival Aix-En-Provence 33

Savonlinna Opera Festival 33

Chorégies D’orange 33

Bregenzer Festspiele 34

Rossini Festival in Pesaro 35

Santa Fe Opera Festival 35

Glimmerglass & Tanglewood Festivals 35

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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.

Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.

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The Metropolitan Opera New York CityFive new productions; 220 performances of 26 works with lavish sets and costumes and world-class casts.

Norma (Bellini) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > September 25|28 October 03|07m |11|16|20 December 01|05|08|11|16m

Les contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) 2017 > September 26|30m October 04|07|13|18|21m |24|28m

Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2017 > September 27|30 October 05|10|14m

La bohème (Puccini) 2017 > October 02|06|09|14|19|23|27 November 01|04 2018 > February 16|21|24m March 02|07|10

Turandot (Puccini) 2017 > October 12|17|21|25|28|31 November 04m |08|11|16 2018 > March 21|24m |28|31 April 05

The Exterminating Angel (Adès) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > October 26|30 November 03|07|10|14|18|21

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2017 > November 02|09|13|17|20 2018 > February 22|26 March 03m |08|13|16

Thais (Massenet) 2017 > November 11m |15|18|22|25|28 December 02

Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2017 > December 06|09|12|15|19|23m |29 2018 > January 04|10|13|19

Die lustige Witwe (Lehár) 2017 > December 14|16|20|23|27|30m 2018 > January 02|05|11

Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2017 > December 18|22|26|28m |30 2018 > January 01|06m

Tosca (Puccini) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > December 31 2018 > January 03|06|09|12|15|18|23|27m April 21|26|30 May 04|08|12

Cavalleria rusticana e I pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) 2018 > January 08|13m |17|20m |25|29

February 01

L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) 2018 > January 16|20|24|27|31

February 03|07|10m |14|17

Il trovatore (Verdi) 2018 > January 22|26|30

February 03m |06|09|15

Parsifal (Wagner) 2018 > February 05|10|13|17m |20|23|27

Semiramide (Rossini) 2018 > February 19|24|28

March 03|06|10m |14|17

Elektra (Strauss, R) 2018 > March 01|05|09|12|17m |23

Così fan tutte (Mozart) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 15|20|24|27|31m

April 04|07|10|13|16|19

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2018 > March 22|26|30

April 03|07m |11|14|25|28

May 02|05|10

Luisa Miller (Verdi) 2018 > March 29

April 02|06|09|14m |18|21m

Cendrillon (Massenet) NEW PRODUCTION

2018 > April 12|17|20|24

May 03|07|11

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) 2018 > April 23|27

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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.

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Teatro alla Scala MilanThe world’s most famous opera house presents stunning productions; and Milan is the fashionista capital of the world! Don’t forget to ask about a timed-entrance for Leonardo’s The Last Supper.

Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > September 02|04|06|08|14|16|21|24

Tamerlano (Händel) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > September 12|19|22|27|30 October 04

Der Freischütz (Weber) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > October 10|13|17|20|23|26|30 November 02

Nabucco (Verdi) 2017 > October 24|27|31 November 04|07|11|16|19m

Ti vedo, ti sento, mi perdo (Sciarrino) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > November 14|17|18|21|24|26

Andrea Chénier (Giordano) 2017 > December 10|13|16|19|22 2018 > January 02|05

Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2018 > January 19|21m |23|28|31 February 02|04m |11m

Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2018 > February 08|10|13|16|20|22 March 01|04

Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck) 2018 > February 24|28 March 03|06|11|14|17

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) 2018 > April 03|06|11|14|17|19|24|28 May 04

Francesca da Rimini (Zandonai) 2018 > April 15|18|21|26|29 May 02|06|10|13m

Aida (Verdi) 2018 > May 08|12|15|18|23|31 June 03

Fierrabras (Schubert) 2018 > June 05|09|12|15|19|27|30

Fidelio (Beethoven) 2018 > June 18|21|25|28 July 02|05|07

Il pirata (Bellini) 2018 > June 29 July 03|06|09|12|14|17|19

Ernani (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > September 29 October 02|06|09|13|18|22|25

La finta giardiniera (Mozart) 2018 > October 08|11|16|20m |23|26|29

Elektra (Strauss, R) 2018 > November 04|07|10|14|18|23|29

Fin de partie (Kurtág) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > November 15|17|20|22|24|25

Teatro Regio TurinTorino. At the foot of the Alps. Often overlooked but a gem of a city and excellent opera house with contemporary décor and good viewing; piazza San Carlo, Palazzo Carignano, Museo del Cinema.

Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > October 10|11|14|15m |17|19|22m

Falstaff (Verdi) 2017 > November 15|16|17|18|19m |21m 22|26m

Turandot (Puccini) 2018 > January 17m |18|19|20m |21m 23m |24|25

Salome (Strauss, R) 2018 > February 15|18m |20|22|25m

Orfeo/Orpheus (Monteverdi) 2018 > March 13|15|17m |18m |21

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2018 > March 16|20m |23|25m

I Lombardi alla prima crociata (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > April 17|18|19|20|22m |26|28m

Il segreto di Susanna (Wolf-Ferrari) 2018 > May 16|19m |22|24|27m

Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2018 > June 26|29

July 03|06

Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2018 > June 27|30

July 04|07

Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2018 > June 28

July 01m |05|08m

A perfect combination:

Milano & Torino

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Gran Teatro La Fenice VeniceSurely one of Europe’s most enchanting opera houses in an unforgettable city. Viva La Serenissima!

La traviata (Verdi) 2017 > September 01|06|10|12|14|15|21|22

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2017 >

September 03|05|13|17|19|24m

Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2017 > October 13|14m |15m |17|18|19|20

21m |22m |24|25|26

Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > November 24|26m |29

December 01|03m

La traviata (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > December 06|07|09m |19|21 2018 > January 03|04|05|07m |09|10

May 05|11|15|17|20m |22|24|26m |30

June 01

August 25

September 01m |06|09m |13|16m |18|21

28|30m

October 05|07m |09

Le metamorfosi di Pasquale (Spontini) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > January 19|21m |23|25|27m

Die lustige Witwe (Lehár) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > February 02|04m |08|10m |13

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > February 03|06|07|09|11m |14|15

16|18m

August 19|24|26

September 02|04|15m |19|23m |27

October 04|06m |20m |24|26|28m |30

La bohème (Puccini) 2018 > March 16|17m |18m |20|21|22| 23

24m |25m

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2018 > April 06|08m |10|12|14m |22m |24

August 31

September 05|14|20|22m |29m

L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) 2018 > April 20|28m

May 06m |12|18|23|25|27m |29|31

June 03m |05

Il signor Bruschino (Rossini) 2018 > April 27|29m

May 04

Norma (Bellini) 2018 > May 13|16|19m

Richard III (Battistelli) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 29

July 01m |03|05|07m

Semiramide (Rossini) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > October 19|21m |23|25|27m

You may also wish to ask us about:Teatro Comunale BOLOGNA, Teatro Massimo Bellini CATANIA,

Teatro Maggio Musicale in FLORENCE, Teatro Carlo Felice GENOA, Teatro Massimo, PALERMO,

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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.

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La favorite (Donizetti) 2018 > February 25|28 March 03

Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2018 > March 09|12|17|21

La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2018 > March 10|13|16

Les vepres siciliennes (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 11|15|18|22|25

La Calisto (Cavalli) 2018 > March 31 April 02|06|09

Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R) 2018 > April 01|04|08

Macbeth (Verdi) 2018 > April 07|10|13

Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) 2018 > April 27

May 02|07

Mefistofele (Adams) 2018 > April 29 May 03|06

From the House of the Dead (Janácek) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > May 21|26|30

June 03|05|08

Semiramide (Rossini) 2018 > June 02|06|10

Arabella (Strauss, R) 2018 > June 16|19|22

Rigoletto (Verdi) 2018 > June 17|20|24

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Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2017 > September 29 October 01|03|06 2018 > March 24|26|29

Il Turco in Italia (Rossini) 2017 > October 13|15|18

Carmen (Bizet) 2017 > October 21|24|27 2018 > February 16|19|21

Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > October 26|28|31 November 04|07|10

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Shostakovich) 2017 > October 29 November 01|05

Tosca (Puccini) 2017 > November 08|11|14|17

Die schweigsame Frau (Strauss, R) 2017 > November 12|15|18|24

Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2017 > November 26|30 December 03

Andrea Chénier (Giordano) 2017 > November 29 December 02|05|08

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2017 > December 09|12|15 2018 > May 13|17|20

Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2017 > December 14|16|21|21m

Il trittico (Puccini) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > December 17|20|23|27|31 2018 > January 01

La bohème (Puccini) 2017 > December 25|29 2018 > January 02|04

Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2017 > December 31 2018 > January 03|06

Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2018 > January 11|13

Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2018 > January 12|14|17

Die Walküre (Wagner) 2018 > January 19|22

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2018 > January 21|23|26|28

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2018 > January 24|27|30

Siegfried (Wagner) 2018 > January 31 February 03

Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2018 > February 08|11

L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) 2018 > February 10|13|15|18

Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) 2018 > February 24 March 01|04

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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.

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Deutsche Oper BerlinSuperb opera on Bismarckstraße with innovative and exciting programmes.

La traviata (Verdi) 2017 > August 30 September 02|06|09 2018 > May 16|19

Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2017 > September 08|22 October 27 November 18

Lohengrin (Wagner) 2017 > September 10|16 November 09|12 December 17

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2017 > September 13|17

Aida (Verdi) 2017 > September 23|29 October 02|07

Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2017 > September 30 October 13 November 28 December 27 2018 > February 23 March 11 May 26 June 14

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2017 > October 01|06 December 26|30 2018 > January 13

L’Invisible (Reimann) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > October 08|18|22|25|31

The Love for Three Oranges (Prokofiev) 2017 > October 14|20|28

Elektra (Strauss, R) 2017 > October 19|26|30

Tosca (Puccini) 2017 > October 21|24 2018 > January 05|12 February 08 March 21|24

Nabucco (Verdi) 2017 > October 29 November 01 2018 > January 06|14 May 20|24

Tannhäuser (Wagner) 2017 > November 11|19 December 02 2018 > April 02|08

Le Prophète (Meyerbeer) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > November 26|30 December 03|09|16 2018 > January 04|07

Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2017 > December 10|15|21|28

La bohème (Puccini) 2017 > December 20|23|29|31|31m 2018 > January 02

Carmen (Bizet) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > January 20|24|27 February 04|10 May 30 June 01|07|09|16

Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2018 > January 26 February 09|17 For details of Opera in Style’s special packages - please visit operainstyle.com

Salome (Strauss, R) 2018 > January 28 February 03

Il trovatore (Verdi) 2018 > February 11|15 May 09|12

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2018 > February 25 March 02|10

Turandot (Puccini) 2018 > March 03|09|17

Heliane’s Miracle (Korngold) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 18|22|30 April 01|06

Cavalleria rusticana e I pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) 2018 > March 31 April 05|13

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Shostakovich) 2018 > April 07|14|20

Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2018 > April 15|21|29

Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > April 28 May 01|05|08|29 June 03|08

Rigoletto (Verdi) 2018 > May 03|07|11|17

Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) 2018 > May 06|10|13

Don Carlo (Verdi) 2018 > May 18|21|27

Maria Stuarda (Donizetti) 2018 > May 28|31

Il viaggio a Reims (Rossini) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 15|22|24|30 July 05

Faust (Gounod) 2018 > June 23|26|29 July 03|06

La Gioconda (Ponchielli) 2018 > June 28 July 01|04|07

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Important notice – all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses & festivals. The programmes may change.

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Staatsoper unter Den Linden BerlinReturns to its completely renovated home after a multi-million euro refurbishment.

Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > December 08|11|12|23|23m 25|25m |29|29m

L’incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi)NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > December 09|10|13 2018 > July 08|12|14

La bohème (Puccini) 2017 > December 22|27|30 2018 > January 06|17

Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2017 > December 26 2018 > January 11 February 16|24 March 22 April 05|07|12

Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2018 > January 07|13|21|27 February 02

Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R) 2018 > January 12|14|19

La traviata (Verdi) 2018 > January 28 February 04|07|10|14|17 May 30 June 01|03

Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > February 11|15|18|25 March 03|11|18

Salome (Strauss, R) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 04|08|10|14|17

Falstaff (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 25|28

April 01

Parsifal (Wagner) 2018 > March 30

April 02

The Turn of the Screw (Britten) 2018 > April 08|11|14|20|22

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2018 > April 27

May 12|16|18|20|24

King Arthur (Purcell) 2018 > May 06|10|11|19|21

Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) 2018 > May 27|31

June 10|14

Tosca (Puccini) 2018 > June 02|07|09|13|16

Macbeth (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 17|21|24|29

July 02

Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck) 2018 > June 22|30

July 01|03|06

Ti vedo, ti sento, mi perdo (Sciarrino) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 07|09|11|13|15

2018 BERLIN FESTTAGE One of the most fabulous festivals now returning to its traditional location.

Opera in Style has a few places left – but you need to act swiftly!

28.3.18 Verdi’s Falstaff [Barenboim; Volle, Demuro, Piazzola, Rügamer, Sacher]29.3.18 Concert by Staatskapelle Berlin [Barenboim, Argerich, Prohaska, Crebassa,

Lapkovska, Furtwängler] at Philharmonie.30.3.18 Wagner’s Parsifal [Barenboim; Stemme, Vasar, Pape]

31.3.18 Duo-Recital [Argerich, Barenboim]

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La bohème (Puccini) 2017 > November 04|28 December 18 2018 > January 19 April 04 June 04|07|16

Rigoletto (Verdi) 2017 > November 12|17|21 December 01 2018 > March 30 April 03 May 25|30 June 03|05|08

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > November 18|22|25|29 December 08|22|28|31 2018 > April 06

Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2017 > November 20|23 December 02 2018 > January 04|11 February 09|17|22 March 04|04m May 24|27|27m

Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2017 > December 09|26|26m

Die tote Stadt (Korngold) 2017 > December 16|20 2018 > January 02|07|21 February 02

Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 2017 > December 19|21|27

Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2018 > January 01|03|12

Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2018 > January 13|29

Die Walküre (Wagner) 2018 > January 14|30

Siegfried (Wagner) 2018 > January 18 February 01

Der Freischütz (Weber) 2018 > February 10|12|16|24 March 02|05

Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2018 > February 11|15|18|23 June 29 July 02

Otello (Verdi) 2018 > March 03|09|13 April 21|30

L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 11|15|23|29 April 01

Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2018 > March 16|21 May 06|10|13|21|26

Tosca (Puccini) 2018 > April 22|26|29 May 03

La forza del destino (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > April 28 May 02|05|08|11|16|19

Fidelio (Beethoven) 2018 > May 04|09|12|17

Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2018 > June 17|20|23

Oedipus Rex/Il Prigioniero (Igor Stravinsky/Luigi Dallapiccola) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 30 July 03|06|08|11

Semper Oper DresdenThe Zwinger, the Green Vault, the Frauenkirche – and, of course, the heavenly Semperoper!

La traviata (Verdi) 2017 > September 03|16|30 October 07|12

Les contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) 2017 > September 06|09|14|23

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2017 > September 22 October 01|01m 2018 > March 18|18m |22|24 April 02

Carmen (Bizet) 2017 > October 02|14 2018 > June 22|24|27 | July 07

Les Troyens (Berlioz) NEW PRODUCTION

2017 > October 03|06|09|21|27 November 03

Salome (Strauss, R) 2017 > October 04|10|17

Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2017 > October 20|22|26|31 November 02|13

Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2017 > October 29 November 01|05 2018 > January 20 February 04

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Parsifal (Wagner) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > April 27|30 May 05|10m |13m |16|20m |23

L’heure espagnole/Gianni Schicchi (Ravel/Puccini) 2018 > May 17|19|22|27m |30 June 02|08|12|14|17m

Boris Godunov (Musorgsky) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 07|10m |13|16|19|22|26|29 July 02|06|09|12

Il trovatore (Verdi) 2018 > June 20|21|23|25|27|28|30 July 04|05|07|10|11|13|14

Opéra National de Paris ParisSix productions at the enchanting Palais Garnier; and fourteen at the formidable Opéra Bastille. Have you considered a day trip for a Sunday matinee?

PALAIS GARNIER

Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2017 > September 12|16|18|20|25|28|30

October 03|05|08m |10|14|17|21

La clemenza di Tito (Mozart) 2017 > November 15|18|20|23|25|28|30

December 03m |05|08|11|14|17m |21|25

Jeptha (Händel) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > January 13|15|17|20|22|24|28m |30

Only the sound remains (Saariaho) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > January 23|25|27

February 01|04m |07

Le Château de Barbe-Bleue/La voix humaine (Bartok/Poulenc) 2018 > March 17|21|25m |29

April 04|07|11

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 09|11|13|16|19|22|26|29

July 02|06|09|12

OPÉRA BASTILLE

Die lustige Witwe (Lehár) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > September 09|12|14|16|20|22|24m

28|30

October 05|09|11|15m |18|21

Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) 2017 > September 19|23|27

October 01m |06

Don Carlo (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > October 10|13|16|19|22m |25|28|31

November 05m |08|11

Falstaff (Verdi) 2017 > October 26|29m

November 01|04|07|10|16

Reigen (Boesmans) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > November 02|04|06|08|10|11

From the House of the Dead (Janácek) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > November 18|21|24|26m |29

December 02

La bohème (Puccini) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > December 01|04|07|10m

12|16|18|21|23|26|29|31

Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) 2018 > January 16|19|22|25|28m |31

February 03|06|10

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2018 > January 24|27|30

February 01|04m |07|09|13|16

La traviata (Verdi) 2018 > February 02|05|08|11m |17|21

25m |28

Benvenuto Cellini (Berlioz) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 20|23|26|29

April 01m |04|07|11|14

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Gran Teatre del Liceu BarcelonaA glorious escape to the exciting Mediterranean city. Must see Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia, Museu Picasso and Gothic Quarter with magnificent Cathedral.

Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > October 07|08|10|11|15|16|18|20

21|23|24|26|28|29

Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > November 28

December 02|04|07|10|12|15

L’incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) 2017 > December 01|03

L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) 2018 > January 07|09|12|14|16|18|22|24

26|28

Poliuto (Donizetti) 2018 > January 10|13

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) 2018 > February 14|17|19|22|24|27 March 02|04

Andrea Chénier (Giordano) 2018 > March 09|10|12|13|15|17|18|19|2122|24|25|27|28

Attila (Verdi) 2018 > April 06|08

Demon (Rubinstein) 2018 > April 23|26|29 May 02|05|08|11

Manon Lescaut (Puccini) 2018 > June 07|08|10|11|13|14|16|17|19 20|21|22

La favorite (Donizetti) 2018 > July 08|10|11|13|14|16|17|19|2021|22|24

Teatro Real MadridCosmopolitan and lively! Tapas, Museo del Prado (Velásquez, Goya), Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Palacio Real.

Lucio Silla (Mozart) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > September 13|15|16|17|18|20|21

22|23

Carmen (Bizet) 2017 > October 11|12|14|15|18|19|21|22

24|25|27|28|30

November 03|04|10|14|17

La favorite (Donizetti) 2017 > November 02|06

La bohème (Puccini) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > December 11|12|14|15|17|18|19|20

23|25|26|27|29|30 2018 > January 02|03|04|07|08

Dead Man Walking (Heggie) 2018 > January 26|29|31

February 03|06|09

Street Scene (Weill) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > February 13|14|16|17|18 May 26|27|29|30 June 01

Aida (Verdi) 2018 > March 07|08|09|10|11|13|14|15|16 17|19|20|21|22|23|24|25

Die Soldaten (Zimmermann) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > May 16|19|22|24|28|31 June 03

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2018 > June 22|23|25|26|28|29 July 01|02|04|05|07|08|10|11|13

Thais (Massenet) 2018 > July 26

Gloriana (Britten) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 18 2019 > April 12|13|14|16|17|18|22|23|24

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Madrid & Barcelona - an unforgettable combo

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Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2017 > December 22|25|27|29

Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2017 > December 26|30 2018 > January 02

Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2017 > December 31 2018 > January 01|03|05

I puritani (Bellini) 2018 > January 04|07|10

La fille du régiment (Donizetti) 2018 > January 11|13|16|19

Carmen (Bizet) 2018 > January 23|26|29

Faust (Gounod) 2018 > January 25|28 February 02

La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2018 > February 16|19|22

Ariodante (Händel) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > February 24|26 March 01|04|08

Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 2018 > February 25|28 March 03Macbeth (Verdi) 2018 > February 27 March 02|05

Otello (Verdi) 2018 > March 12|15|18|22

Danton’s Death (Einem) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 24|27|31 April 03|06|09

Parsifal (Wagner) 2018 > March 29 April 01|05

Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2018 > April 04

Die Walküre (Wagner) 2018 > April 08|22

Turandot (Puccini) 2018 > April 10|13|17|20

Siegfried (Wagner) 2018 > April 11

Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2018 > April 15

Fidelio (Beethoven)

2018 > April 21|24|27

Andrea Chénier (Giordano) 2018 > April 23|26|29 May 02

Aida (Verdi) 2018 > April 25|28 May 01

Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2018 > May 06|10|13

Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > May 12|15|18|21|25|28

Capriccio (Strauss, R) 2018 > May 17|20|24|27

Rigoletto (Verdi) 2018 > May 31 June 03|07|10

Der Freischütz (Weber) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 11|14|17|20|25|28

Lohengrin (Wagner) 2018 > June 15|18|22|26

Falstaff (Verdi) 2018 > June 21|24|27|30

Wiener Staatsoper ViennaThe benchmark of worldwide opera: offering the longest season and largest repertoire. Stunning imperial city of Art Nouveau, waltzes, great palaces and awesome museums.

Il trovatore (Verdi) 2017 > September 04|07|10|13

Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2017 > September 05|09|12|15 2018 > February 12|15|18

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2017 > September 06 2018 > February 04|11 April 30 May 04|07

Khovanshchina (Musorgsky) 2017 > September 08|11|14|17

Salome (Strauss, R) 2017 > September 16|18|21 November 16|19|22|25

La traviata (Verdi) 2017 > September 24|27|29 October 02 2018 > May 26|29 June 01

La bohème (Puccini) 2017 > September 30 October 06 2018 > March 14|17|20

The Gambler (Prokofiev) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > October 04|07|10|14|17|20

Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2017 > October 05|08|11|13 2018 > January 14|17|20

Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) 2017 > October 12|15|18|21

Rusalka (Dvořák) 2017 > October 19|22|25|28

Tosca (Puccini) 2017 > October 23|27|30 2018 > January 08|12 June 13|16|19

L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) 2017 > October 24 November 20 2018 > February 03|05|10 May 11

L’Italiana in Algeri (Rossini) 2017 > October 26|29 November 02

Katya Kabanova (Janácek) 2017 > November 01|04|07

Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) 2017 > November 05|08|11

Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) 2017 > November 09|12|15|18

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2017 > November 21|24 2018 > March 19|25|28

Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R) 2017 > November 23|26|29

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) 2017 > November 27|30 December 02 2018 > May 09|14|16|19

Daphne (Strauss, R) 2017 > December 01|04|07

Lulu (Berg) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > December 03|06|09|12|15

Elektra (Strauss, R)

2017 > December 05|08|11

Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2017 > December 10|13|16|19

Arabella (Strauss, R) 2017 > December 14|18|21

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Opernhaus ZurichSerious opera in this fine house. Excellent productions and world-class performers. Explore this major European financial centre with many museums and theatres; charming Old Town on the banks of Limmat river.

Salome (Strauss, R) 2017 > September 28 October 01|08m |15

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2017 > October 01m |06|11

Tosca (Puccini) 2017 > October 21|27|29 November 01|04

Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Weill) 2017 > November 05|09|12m |14|17|19 22|24

Fidelio (Beethoven) 2017 > November 26|30 December 03|08|13

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > December 10|14|17m |20|23 26m |29 2018 > January 01|05|07|10

La fille du régiment (Donizetti) 2017 > December 16|19|22

La fanciulla del West (Puccini) 2017 > December 21|26|30 2018 > January 07m |12

Le Comte Ory (Rossini) 2017 > December 31 2018 > January 02|04|06|09

L’heure espagnol/L’enfant et les sortilèges (Ravel) 2018 > January 19|21|26|28 February 01

Idomeneo (Mozart) 2018 > February 04|07|10|13|16|18|23|27 March 02

La scala di seta (Rossini) 2018 > February 09|11m |17|24

Parsifal (Wagner) 2018 > February 25m March 03|07|11

Lunea (Holliger) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 04|08|13|15|18|23|25m

Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2018 > March 18m |21|24|28|31

Maria Stuarda (Donizetti) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > April 08|11|14|17|20|26|29m

May 02|05|09|12

Luisa Miller (Verdi) 2018 > April 12|15m |21|24|27|29

La finta giardiniera (Mozart) 2018 > May 05|08|13|16|18

Werther (Massenet) 2018 > May 10m |13m |18|21|24|29

Turandot (Puccini) 2018 > May 19|25|31

June 03m

La forza del destino (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > May 27|30

June 02|07|10|13|17m |20|28

Das Land des Láchelns [Land of Smile] (Lehár) 2018 > June 10m |16|19|22|26|29

L’incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 24|27|30

July 03|05|08m |12

Carmen (Bizet) 2018 > July 01|04|07|10|14

La traviata (Verdi) 2018 > July 06|08|11|13|15

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Hungarian State Opera BudapestThe best value opera in Europe! With the River Danube bisecting the city there are many riches in this former Austro-Hungarian capital.

L’Italiana in Algeri (Rossini) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > November 18|19|23|24|25|26

Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > December 09|10|12|14|19|19m

Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2018 > February 02|03|04|06|09

Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2018 > February 17|18|22|23|25

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2018 > March 04|08|09

Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2018 > April 06|07|07m |12|13|25 May 05m

Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > April 21|22|26|27|28|29

Götterdämmerung (Wagner) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 07m |10m |13m |17m |20m

Salome (Strauss, R) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 22|24

Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2017 > September 05|09 October 14 November 13|29 December 05|27 2018 > January 07 February 08 March 03|30 April 06|22 May 23

La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2017 > October 12|21 November 22 December 02 2018 > March 12 April 24 May 17

Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2017 > December 14|20 2018 > January 12|21

Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2018 > February 01|03|04|16|28 March 24 April 17|29 May 05|18

Prague National Theatre & Theatre of the Estates PRAGUEFew cities compare with the beauty and musical heritage of Prague; and really great value as well.

Lohengrin (Wagner) 2017 > September 02|10|23 2018 > February 09|18 March 11 May 27

La traviata (Verdi) 2017 > September 08|25

2018 > January 22|30 April 10

Rusalka (Dvořák) 2017 > September 13|21 November 10

December 17

2018 > February 21 March 28|31 May 24

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 2017 > September 24 October 27 2018 > January 05 February 17 May 03|10

The Bartered Bride (Smetana) 2017 > September 27 October 19|28

November 18 December 30 2018 > January 01|14 February 07|26

April 16 May 08

Tosca (Puccini) 2017 > October 01 November 26

December 13 2018 > February 18 March 08

Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) 2017 > October 05|07|13|15

November 09|21 2018 > February 24 March 09

The Cunning Little Vixen (Janácek) 2017 > October 28 November 05|18

2018 > January 19 February 13

March 01 April 07 May 07|08

Carmen (Bizet) 2017 > October 30 November 25 December 07|26 2018 > January 09 February 02|27 March 27 April 21 May 12

The Devil and Kate (Dvořák) 2017 > November 05|25 December 26 2018 > January 14 April 21 May 12

Aida (Verdi) 2017 > November 08 2018 > March 02 April 11

Jenufa (Janácek) 2017 > December 01|15|29

Andrea Chénier (Giordano) 2017 > December 19 2018 > January 06 April 30 May 04

Billy Budd (Britten) 2018 > January 18|20|25|28 April 27

Mefistofele (Adams) 2018 > February 01|04 April 26|28

The Excursions of Mr. Broucek (Janácek) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 22|25 April 05 May 20|29

Norma (Bellini) 2018 > May 18|30 June 02

The following performances take place at The Theatre of the Estates

Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2017 > September 01|17 October 10|16 November 07 December 25 2018 > January 04 February 14|22 March 02|23 April 02|13|27 May 28

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Den Norske Opera Oslo Spectacular setting overlooking Oslo fjord. Not to be missed!Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2017 > October 12|14|27|29 November 03|05 December 29|31 2018 > January 04|10|13

Wozzeck (Berg) 2017 > November 27|29 December 03|07|13|16|18

Norma (Bellini) 2018 > January 20|23|26 February 03m |10|13|16|18|23

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2018 > March 01|03|09|11|14|19|22|24

La traviata (Verdi) 2018 > April 06|10|14|18|21|25

Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2018 > May 16|21|25|29|31 June 02|10|14|16|18|20

Royal Swedish Opera Stockholm Surrounded on all sides by water, Stockholm is set amid a seascape of countless islands and one of the world’s most beautiful cities.Manon Lescaut (Puccini) 2017 > September 20|23m |25|28 October 01m |04|07m |10|14m |21m

Jenufa (Janácek) 2017 > September 29 October 05|11|23|25|30

Die lustige Witwe (Lehár) 2017 > November 04m |08|10|18|18m 20|30 December 12|19|26m |28 2018 > February 10m |13|16 March 30m April 02m |12|14m |18|20 May 03|05m |09

La Cenerentola (Rossini) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > November 29 December 02m |05|08|11|14|27 2018 > January 02|04|18|31 February 03m

Elektra (Strauss, R) 2018 > January 10|13m |16|24|27m February 04m

Tosca (Puccini) 2018 > January 20m |23|26 February 01|06|14|17m |19|21 March 15|19|22 April 21m |25 May 02|04|08

Aida (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > February 26 March 05|08|14|17m |20|25m April 06|11

Fedora (Giordano) 2018 > March 10m |13|16|21|27 April 04|17|19|23

Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 2018 > April 30 May 07|10m |16|22 June 02

Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2018 > May 26|29 June 01|04|07|10

Royal Danish Opera COPENHAGEN Not for nothing does the song go: “Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen”. Spectacular opera house overlooking the harbour.

Rigoletto (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > September 10|14|16|19|23|29

October 05|08|12|14|18|20|25|28

November 01|08|17|21

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > September 17|20|28

October 17|21|23 2018 > April 04|10|16|22|25

May 12|19|22|26

La fanciulla del West (Puccini) NEW PRODUCTION 2017 > November 10|15|18|22|28

December 01|08|13 2018 > January 06|09|13|20|23|26

Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2017 > November 25|30

December 02|05|07|09|12|14|20 2018 > January 04|10|12|16|19|28

February 27 March 01|04|11

Lulu (Berg) 2018 > January 14m |18|21m February 01|04m |07 [NB Performances of Lulu at the Old Stage].Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > January 27 February 03|09 March 10|14|17|22 April 06|13|18 May 15|25|29|31 June 06|08

Dialogues of the Carmelites (Poulenc) 2018 > March 21|23|25

The Exterminating Angel (Adès) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > March 23|28 April 08m |12|21 May 02|06

Otello (Verdi) 2018 > April 29 May 04|13|16|24|27|30 June 04

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Munich Opera Festival 28 JUNE – 31 JULY 2018 A superb Ring cycle plus a month of outstanding productions and world-class artists. Another not to be missed!

Parsifal (Wagner) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 28 July 01|05|08|31

Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2018 > June 29 July 02

Arabella (Strauss, R) 2018 > July 04|07

L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) 2018 > July 06

Tosca (Puccini) 2018 > July 09|13

Il trittico (Puccini) 2018 > July 14|16

Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 2018 > July 15|17

Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2018 > July 20

Die Walküre (Wagner) 2018 > July 22

Siegfried (Wagner) 2018 > July 24

Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2018 > July 27

Orlando paladino (Haydn, J) 2018 > July 23|25|27|29

La traviata (Verdi) 2018 > July 25|28

Les vepres siciliennes (Verdi) 2018 > July 26|29

From the House of the Dead (Janácek) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 30

Arena di Verona Festival JUNE-SEPTEMBER 2018 The very quintessence of outdoor opera. Opera on the largest scale in the amazing setting of the Roman amphitheatre

Carmen (Bizet) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 22|29 July 06|11|15|17|21 August 03|09|12|16|22|25

Aida (Verdi) 2018 > June 23|28 July 08|10|14|19|27 August 02|05|07|11|15|19|23|26

Turandot (Puccini) 2018 > June 30 July 05|13|18|26

Nabucco (Verdi) 2018 > July 07|12|20|28 August 10|18

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 2018 > August 04|08|14|17|24

SIZZLING SUMMER FESTIVALS 2018 A Preview

Nothing can beat the experience of wonderful music under the stars!At the time of printing we are including details of those summer festivals whose

provisional dates have been announced. Why not contact us now at operainstyle.com to PRE-REGISTER

your interest and make a provisional booking.

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Savonlinna Opera Festival 06 JULY – 04 AUGUST 2018 The stunning setting in the courtyard of Olavinlinna Castle beside the lake in the central lake district of FinlandThe Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 06|10|13|19|24|27Faust (Gounod) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 07|11|16|20|25

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 09|12|17|21|26

Otello (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 14|18|23|28

Turandot (Puccini) 2018 > July 30 August 01|03

Tosca (Puccini) 2018 > July 31 August 02|04

Festival Aix-En-Provence 04-24 JULY 2018 The old capital of Provence retains much of its 17thC and 18thC character and always produces a wonderful programmes in the open-air Théâtre de l’Archevêché and the Grand Théåtre de Provence; and Domaine du Grand Saint-Jean and Théâtre du Jeu de Paume.Théâtre de l’Archevêché

Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 04|06|09|11|14|16

Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 07|10|12|13|17|18|20|23

Grand Théåtre de Provence

The Fiery Angel (Prokofiev) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 05|07|13|15

Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2018 > July 06|09|11|14|16|19|21|24

Full programme is available from OperainStyle.com

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino May/June 2018

What could be more magical than opera in the Tuscan capital on the river Arno; birthplace of the Renaissance.

Puccini Festival At Torre Del LagoJuly 2017

Close to Lucca and the Tuscan Hills; reliving Puccini’s vast repertoire in the splendid new open-air theatre beside the lake and home of the great composer

Full details on OperainStyle.com

The Salzburg Summer Festival July/August 2018

Full details available in November 2017 at OperainStyle.com

Sferisterio Opera Festival In Macerata July/August 2018

Fantastic acoustics in the spectacular 19th century Neo-classical Sferisterio of Macerata in the hilltop town in the Marches region of Italy. But early booking is essential!

The programme for 2018 will be announced shortly - check out our

website, OperainStyle.com

Chorégies D’orange July/August 2018 The enchanting Théâtre Antique d’Orange – an ancient Roman theatre with the original stage wall intact creates a special atmosphere. Limited number of performances creates great demand for this fine festival in France. Mefistofele (Adams) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 05|09

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 31 August 04

For ballet lovers! On 16 July 2018 - A performance of La Flûte enchantée [choreography Maurice Béjart]

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Glimmerglass & Tanglewood FestivalsJuly/August 2018

Two superb internationally-renowned festivals. Glimmerglass presents an annual season of opera at the Alice Busch Opera Theater on Otsego Lake 8 miles from Cooperstown in New York state; Tanglewood Music Festival is held every summer in Lenox, in the Berkshire Hills in western Massachusetts. The festival consists of a series of concerts, including symphony music, chamber and choral music, jazz and contemporary music, too.

Santa Fe Opera Festival 29 JUNE – 25 AUGUST 2018 Stunning setting in New Mexico. Not to be missed!.

Candide (Bernstein) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 29 July 04|07|13|31 August 06|11|14|25

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > June 30 July 06|11|20|30 August 04|08|13|18|22|24

Doctor Atomic (Adams) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 14|18|27 August 02|07|16

L’Italiana in Algeri (Rossini) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 21|25 August 03|09|17

Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R) NEW PRODUCTION 2018 > July 28 August 01|10|15|23

Bregenzer Festspiele 19 July – 20 August 2017 Season 2 of the New Production of Carmen at the breath-taking setting of floating stage on Lake Constance with the backdrop of the mountains. You’ll not want to miss this last opportunity to see this fabulous production of Carmen. Undoubtedly one of the most spectacular settings of any open-air festival

Carmen (Bizet) NEW PRODUCTION on Seebühne Floating Stage 2018 July 19|20|21|22|24|26|27|28|29|31 at 21h15 August 01|02|03|04|05|07|08|09|10|11|12|14|15|17|18|19 at 21h00

We suggest you try and combine with:Beatrice Cenci (Goldschmidt) NEW PRODUCTION in Festspielhaus 2018 July 18|22m|30

For your further enjoyment a series of Symphony Concerts will also take place in the Festspielhaus on: July 23 [19h30], 29 [11h00] August 06 [19h30], 19 [11h00]

For further details please contact Opera in Style

Rossini Festival in Pesaro 11-23 AUGUST 2018 Opera on the Adriatic coast with unique stagings of some of the rarer works by one of Italy’s greatest and most popular 19th century composers.

Ricciardo e Zoraide [a new production to be conducted by Giacomo Sagripante]Adina [a new production to be conducted by Diego Matheuz]

Il barbiere di Siviglia [a new Production to be conducted by Yves Abel]

NB Final performance dates are available on the Opera in Style website.

Work in progress on the extraordinary staging of Carmen at Bregenz

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