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Carmen @ Royal Opera House, London
Anna Caterina Antonacci stars in the Royal Opera's first new production of Bizet's classic in 15 years.
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La voix humaine Opera North @ Sadler's Wells, London
Joan Rodgers plays the suicidal heroine of Poulenc's opera, conducted by Paul Watkins.
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Peter Grimes Opera North @ Sadler's Wells
Britten's first successful opera is a knock-out at Sadler's Wells, courtesy of Opera North.
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Alessandro nell'Indie Opera Rara @ The Coliseum, London
Pacini's little-known opera gets a full-length concert performance, with Jennifer Larmore and Bruce Ford.
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The Gondoliers ENO @ The Coliseum, London
Gilbert and Sullivan's pair of sparkling guys in the first ever production by English National Opera at the Coliseum.
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Don Giovanni @ Hungarian State Opera
Mozart's dramma giocoso from the famous Budapest opera company, conducted and directed by Gergely Kesselyák.
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The Turn of the Screw Glyndebourne on Tour @ Plymouth Theatre Royal
Britten's opera based on the Henry James novel is conducted by Edward Gardner and stars Kate Royal.
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The Queen of Spades @ Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Gerald Finley stars as Prince Yeletsky in Francesco Zambello's production of Tchaikovky's opera.
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Opera Double Bill @ Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Operas by Lennox Berkeley and Paul Hindemith make an ideal pairing at the famous conservatoire.
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Die Fledermaus Glyndebourne @ Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Glyndebourne on Tour presents Johann Strauss II's operetta, conducted by the company's new music director.
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La bohčme @ Royal Opera House, London
Marcelo Álvarez and Nuccia Focile make a great impression in this revival of John Copley's classic production.
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Tosca @ The Metropolitan Opera, New York
Jose Cura makes his role debut as Cavaradossi whilst Maria Guleghina gives a stunning performance in Zeffirelli's production.
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The Marriage of Figaro ENO @ The Coliseum, London
Olivia Fuchs brings a new spin on Mozart's classic at ENO, with Diana Montague outstanding as Marcellina.
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La Serva Padrona @ Linbury Studio, London
As part of the Meet the Young Artists week, the Royal Opera presents Pergolesi's 18th Century comedy.
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Bird of Night @ Linbury Studio, London
Dominique Le Gendre and Paul Bentley's new opera based on Caribbean folk tales.
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Dido & Aeneas/Jephte ETO @ Hackney Empire, London
English Touring Opera present the earliest English opera with an oratorio by Giacomo Carissimi.
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Jenufa @ The Coliseum, London
English National Opera triumph in a new production of Janacek's opera.
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Äida Nashville Opera @ Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Nashville Opera tackles monumental Verdi with Michčle Crider in the title role and the help of the Nashville Zoo...
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Orfeo ETO @ Hackney Empire, London
English Touring Opera begin their Baroque Festival Tour with Monteverdi's stunning early opera.
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House of the Gods @ Royal Opera House, London
The chamber opera comes to the Royal Opera's Linbury Studio Theatre.
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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk @ Royal Opera House, London
John Tomlinson and Antonio Pappano are reunited in Richard Jones' award-winning production with astounding results.
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La traviata ENO @ The Coliseum, London
ENO starts the season with Emma Bell making her Verdi debut as Violetta in Conall Morrison's new production of the masterpiece.
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The Jewel Box @ St John's Smith Square, London
Bampton Opera presents this compilation of Mozart's arias, with the London Mozart Players.
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La finta giardiniera @ Royal Opera House, London
John Eliot Gardiner conducts the first-ever Royal Opera production of Mozart's early but great opera.
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La Juive @ Royal Opera House, London
Dennis O'Neill takes on one of the biggest challenges of his career with Halévy's underrated opera. Nicole Cabell co-stars.
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Faust @ Royal Opera House, London
Angela Gheorghiu and Piotr Beczala take the leads in the opening production of the ROH's 2006-7 season.
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Gaddafi: A Living Myth @ Coliseum, London
English National Opera explore the life of the Libyan dictator in collaboration with Asian Dub Foundation.
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The Assassin Tree @ Linbury Studio Theatre, London
Stuart MacRae's new opera finally comes to London. But is the staging up to scratch?
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The Magic Flute @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Mozart's valedictory opera comes to the Edinburgh Festival under the baton of Claudio Abbado, with Erika Miklósa as the Queen.
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Boris Godunov Bolshoi Opera @ Royal Opera House, London
The Bolshoi's age-old production of Musorgsky's most popular opera triumphs thanks to its musical virtues.
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The Fiery Angel Bolshoi Opera @ Royal Opera House, London
The Bolshoi opera returns to London, and goes to the Royal Opera House for the first time, to perform Prokofiev's unusual opera.
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Katerina Izmaylova Kirov Opera @ The Coliseum, London
The Kirov forces perform the revision of Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, under Valery Gergiev.
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Moscow, Cheryomushki Kirov Opera @ The Coliseum, London
The Kirov presents a semi-staging of the witty and charming operetta, under the direction of Valery Gergiev.
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The Nose Kirov Opera @ The Coliseum, London
The Kirov Opera starts the Shostakovich on Stage festival with the composer's absurd comic opera.
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The Nose @ The Opera Group, Linbury Studio, London
The Opera Group bring their witty and inventive production of Shostakovich's early comedy to the Linbury Studio.
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Rigoletto @ Opera Holland Park, London
Peter Robinson conducts Olafur Sigurdarson in Verdi's melodrama of 1851 at the popular summer festival in Kensington.
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Love Counts @ Almeida Theatre, London
Michael Nyman's latest operatic offering receives its world premiere at the renowned fringe venue, starring Andrew Slater.
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Don Pasquale @ Royal Opera House, London
Alessandro Corbelli and Bruno Campanella return to Jonathan Miller's production of Donizetti's charming comedy.
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Turandot @ Royal Opera House, London
Georgina Lukács and Ben Heppner play the leads in Puccini's unfinished masterpiece, in the classic Serban production.
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The Merry Widow @ Opera Holland Park, London
Lehar's most famous creation comes to life with freshness, thanks to an effective production and a spirited cast. John Owen Edwards conducts.
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Cosě fan tutte @ Opera Holland Park, London
Internationally-acclaimed Mozartian Lilian Watson makes a rare appearance at OHP for this new production, which celebrates the 250th birthday of Mozart.
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Mozart's Zaide @ Barbican Hall, London
Louis Langrée conducts and Peter Sellars directs in this semi-staged reconstruction of Mozart's unfinished Singspiel.
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Don Giovanni @ Barbican Hall, London
Mozart's dramma giocoso comes to the Barbican Hall's Mostly Mozart Festival under Evelino Pidň. Patrizia Ciofi plays Donna Anna.
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King Arthur @ English National Opera
Mark Morris directs and choreographs ENO's first-ever production of King Arthur, by the 'English Orpheus' Henry Purcell.
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Mazepa @ Welsh National Opera
Robert Hayward and Marianna Tarasova lead an international cast in WNO's new production of Tchaikovsky's epic.
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Il re pastore @ Barbican Hall, London
The Mostly Mozart Festival continues with the Classical Opera Company's performance of Mozart's early opera.
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Tosca @ Welsh National Opera
Peter Sidhom stars as Scarpia in WNO's revival of Puccini's masterpiece. Is it as good as the ROH's new production?
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Le nozze di Figaro @ Royal Opera House, London
Sir Colin Davis leads a new cast in the first revival of David McVicar's production. Kyle Ketelsen plays the title role.
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Cosě fan tutte @ Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Nick Hytner's brand new production stars Miah Persson as Fiordiligi. And Ivan Fischer conducts the OAE.
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Tosca @ Royal Opera House, London
For the first time in 42 years, the Royal Opera presents a new production of Puccini's masterpiece.
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Nixon in China @ English National Opera
James Maddalena and Janis Kelly recreate Richard and Pat Nixon in John Adams' extraordinary opera, directed by Peter Sellars.
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Die Fledermaus @ Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Thomas Allen and Pamela Armstrong star in Johann Strauss' popular operetta, at the Hampton Court Festival.
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Fedora @ Opera Holland Park, London
Famous soprano Yvonne Kenny makes her Opera Holland Park debut in Giordano's verismo opera about the assassination of a Count and a Princess' revenge.
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Manon Lescaut @ Opera Holland Park, London
Opera Holland Park opens its 2006 season in a blaze of glory with Puccini's underrated masterpiece.
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Ascanio in Alba @ Barbican Hall, London
The Mostly Mozart Festival at the Barbican Hall commences with Mozart's early 'wedding serenata', played by Europa Galante.
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Ariodante @ ENO, The Coliseum
British stars Alice Coote and Rebecca Evans are the young lovers in ENO's hit production of Handel's 1734 opera.
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Duke Bluebeard's Castle/Erwartung @ Royal Opera
Willy Decker's Olivier-nominated double bill returns to Covent Garden with a scintillating cast, including Albert Dohmen.
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The Makropulos Case @ The Coliseum, London
Charles Mackerras demonstrates his world-renowned expertise with Janáček in a new production by Christopher Alden.
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Le nozze di Figaro Opera North @ The Lowry, Salford Quays
Mozart's most popular comedy returns to the Lowry in Opera North's 1996 production, with a dazzling Susanna and Figaro.
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La rondine Opera North @ The Lowry, Salford Quays
The spirited touring opera company offers Puccini's overlooked mature masterpiece, in Francesco Zambello's production.
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Cyrano de Bergerac Royal Opera @ Covent Garden, London
Plácido Domingo returns to Covent Garden as the long-nosed swashbuckler, whilst Mark Elder works wonders in the pit.
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Don Giovanni Scottish Opera @ Theatre Royal Glasgow
The troubled Scottish Opera makes a return to staged productions with Mozart's Don Giovanni. Richard Armstrong conducts.
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Fidelio @ Barbican Hall, London
The London Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven's only opera under Colin Davis. Christine Brewer is Leonore.
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Götterdämmerung @ Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
The Royal Opera's Ring Cycle comes to a blazing finish. Keith Warner directs and Antonio Pappano conducts a great cast.
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Orfeo @ English National Opera
Monteverdi's groundbreaking opera is a feast for the the eye as well as the ear in Chen Shi-Zheng's new production at ENO.
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La belle Hélčne @ English National Opera
Offenbach's classical Greek opčra-bouffe gets a major reworking in a new staging at ENO. Felicity Lott stars in the title role.
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Eugene Onegin @ Royal Opera House
Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Rolando Villazón star in a new production of Tchaikovsky's best-known opera. Is it the great event it should be?
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Sir John in Love @ English National Opera, London
The first London production of Vaughan Williams' delightful Shakespearean opera since 1958 is a musical and visual treat.
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La Voix Humaine / Send @ Houston Grand Opera
Broadway soprano Audra McDonald takes on a demanding one-woman double bill in Houston, including a world premičre.
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Wozzeck @ Royal Opera, London
Berg's psychological thriller returns in Keith Warner's vision. The young Brit Daniel Harding conducts. And Susan Bullock makes her ROH debut at last...
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Porgy and Bess @ Nashville, Tenessee
John Mauceri returns to Gershwin's final conception of his operatic masterpiece in this landmark performance.
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Macbeth @ Royal Opera House, London
Verdi's masterpiece returns in Phyllida Lloyd's powerful production, with Thomas Hampson and Violeta Urmana as the leads.
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The Marriage of Figaro @ West Road, Cambridge
Alice Murray's production of Mozart's comedy for CUOS, with an outstanding cast of young soloists.
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Rigoletto @ The Coliseum, London
Jonathan Miller's updating to 1950s Mafia-ruled Little Italy still provides the thrills. Alan Opie stars in this gripping revival...
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Iolanthe @ Nashville Opera, Nashville
An American take on this most British of operettas, at the Nashville Opera.
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The Mikado @ The Coliseum, London
Jonathan Miller's classic production of the Gilbert & Sullivan favourite returns, with familiar faces in the main roles.
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Le nozze di Figaro @ Royal Opera House, London
David McVicar's new production of Figaro at the ROH is a marriage of intelligence and beauty. Pappano conducts.
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La traviata @ Royal Opera House, London
ROH brings back Sir Richard Eyre's atmospheric staging with Puerto Rican soprano Ana Maria Martinez as Violetta...
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The Bartered Bride @ Royal Opera, London
Smetana's comic opera comes back to the ROH. But is it one time too many for this cheap and cheerful production?
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