| 2 Geneva, Grand Théâtre. Christopher Ventris, Soile Isokoski, Jukka Rasilainen and Petra Lang lead the cast in Daniel Slater’s new production of Lohengrin, c. Klaus Weise |
19 Glyndebourne. Season opens with Emmanuelle Haïm conducting Robert Carsen’s new production of L’incoronazione di Poppea, with Danielle de Niese, Alice Coote, Paolo Battaglia and Christophe Dumaux |
| 3 Leeds, Grand Theatre. Stuart Stratford conducts Martin Duncan’s new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with Jeni Bern, James Laing and Henry Waddington |
23 Zurich, Opernhaus. Cecilia Bartoli sings in the first modern performance of Halévy’s Clari, c. Adam Fischer, p. Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser |
9 Leipzig, Oper. Riccardo Chailly conducts Giancarlo Del Monaco’s new production of Manon Lescaut, with Sondra Radvanovsky, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Aleksandrs Antonenko
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24 St Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center. Season opens with Stephen Lord conducting Renaud Doucet’s new Tales of Hoffmann, with Garrett Sorenson, Ailyn Pérez and Pamela Armstrong |
9 Salzburg, Haus für Mozart. Whitsun Festival opens with Riccardo Muti conducting Paisiello’s Il matrimonio inaspettato, p. Andrea De Rosa
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27 Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre. Zvetelina Vassileva and Dennis O’Neill lead the cast in WNO’s new production of Aida, c. Carlo Rizzi, p. John Caird |
13 Barcelona, Teatre del Liceu. Thomas Moser sings Aschenbach in Willy Decker’s new production of Death in Venice, c. Sebastian Weigle
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31 Brecon, Theatr Brycheiniog. Premiere of For You, by Michael Berkeley and Ian McEwan, c. Michael Rafferty, p. Michael McCarthy |
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The May 2008 issue of OPERA
also includes a comprehensive calendar of opera performances
in the UK and overseas, along with season plans for Covent Garden, Opéra National de Paris and the Met |
