Opera Short Breaks Guide SEASON

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1 Opera Short Breaks Guide SEASON operainstyle.com +44 (0)

2 Renée Turandot Felming foto - The Ennevi Merry Courtesy Widow of Fondazione Brigitte Lacombe/Met Arena di Verona Opera Bespoke Opera Breaks Season Repertoire We have selected the most popular houses visited by our clients to feature in this guide for season 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 or to info@operainstyle.com Please note all programmes are correct at the time of printing and are based on information supplied from the opera houses. The programmes may change. Contents Bespoke Opera Breaks The Metropolitan Opera New York City 4 Teatro Alla Scala Milan 6 Teatro Regio Turin 7 Gran Teatro La Fenice Venice 8 Teatro Di San Carlo Naples 9 Teatro Massimo Palermo 10 Teatro Dell Opera Rome 10 Opéra National De Paris Paris 11 National Theater Munich 12 Festspielhaus Baden-Baden 13 Deutsche Oper Berlin 14 Staatsoper Im Schiller Theater Berlin 16 Semper Oper Dresden 17 Palau De Les Arts Reina Sofia Valencia 18 Gran Teatre Del Liceu Barcelona 19 Teatro Real Madrid 19 Wiener Staatsoper Vienna 20 Opernhaus Zurich 22 Grand Théâtre Geneve Geneva 23 Dutch National Opera Amsterdam 23 Prague National Theatre Prague 24 Theatre Of The Estates Prague 25 Prague State Opera Prague 26 Hungarian State Opera Budapest 27 Royal Danish Opera Copenhagen 28 Royal Swedish Opera Stockholm 29 Sydney Opera House 30 The Melbourne Ring Sizzling Summer Festivals Arena Di Verona Festival 32 Bregenzer Festspiele 33 Savonlinna Opera Festival 34 Puccini Festival At Torre Del Lago 34 Festival Aix-En-Provence 34 Rossini Festival In Pesaro 34 Sferisterio Opera Festival In Macerata 34 The Salzburg Summer Festival 35 Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 35 Chorégies D orange 35 Santa Fe Opera Festival 35 Glimmerglass & Tanglewood 35

3 Les Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) The Metropolitan Opera NEW YORK CITY 2016 > February Stunning new and lavish productions; with world-class casts and 2015 > December 31 March m > January m 20 23m 27 30m excellent value. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) February > March m Otello (Verdi) 2015 > October m 14 17m 2016 > April 20 23m 28 May Anna Bolena (Donizetti) 2015 > October > January 05 09m Rigoletto (Verdi) 2015 > October November December m > November m m December 01 Turandot (Puccini) 2015 > November > January m Lulu (Berg) 2015 > November m December > November December 05m > January m April May 05 Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2015 > December > January 07 La donna del lago (Rossini) 2015 > December m > December m 29 30m 2016 > January 02 Cavalleria rusticana e I pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) 2016 > January February 02 06m Maria Stuarda (Donizetti) 2016 > January 29 February m Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > February m Manon Lescaut (Puccini) 2016 > February m March 01 05m > February March April 02m L elisir d amore (Donizetti) 2016 > March m April Roberto Devereux (Donizetti) 2016 > March April m 19 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2016 > April m Elektra (Strauss, R) 2016 > April m May 07 Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2016 > April May 03 07m

4 Teatro alla Scala MILAN The 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. Fin de partie (Kurtág) New Productin 2015 > November Giovanna d Arco (Verdi) 2015 > December > January 02 Rigoletto (Verdi) 2016 > January February 06 Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno (Händel) 2016 > January February I due Foscari (Verdi) 2016 > February 25 March La cena delle beffe (Giordano) 2016 > April La fanciulla del West (Puccini) 2016 > May L heure espagnol/l enfant et les sortilèges (Ravel) 2016 > May June Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) > June July 02 A perfect combination: Milano & Torino Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2016 > June July La Scala, Milan Placido Domingo Greg Gorman The Turn of the Screw (Britten) 2016 > September October L incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) 2016 > September October > October November Fin de partie (Kurtág) 2016 > November Porgy & Bess (Gershwin) 2016 > November Teatro Regio TURIN Torino. 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. Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) 2015 > November 19 22m m Carmina burana (Orff) 2015 > December m 20m 22 The Cunning Little Vixen (Janácek) 2016 > January m 24m > February m 16m m La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2016 > March m 19m 20m 22m La donna serpente (Casella) 2016 > April 14 17m m Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2016 > May m 17m m Pollicino (Henze) 2016 > May 28 29m 30m 31 31m Tosca by Ramella & Giannese Teatro Regio Torino

5 Gran Teatro La Fenice VENICE One of Europe s most enchanting opera houses in an unforgettable city Idomeneo (Mozart) 2015 > November Stiffelio (Verdi) 2016 > January February > January 29 February > March > April m 12 17m La favorite (Donizetti) 2016 > May > January 23 23m Fully restored to its former glory, Teatro di San Carlo is the oldest working 8 February 02 04m theatre in Europe, in the birthplace of Enrico Caruso > May m 26 June > May June 05 L amico Fritz (Mascagni) 2016 > May June Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Weill) 2016 > July L elisir d amore (Donizetti) 2016 > August September October 01m 09 Norma (Bellini) 2016 > August September m 2016 > September m m 29 October 02m 08 Il signor Bruschino (Rossini) 2016 > September And at Teatro Malibran, Venice Il segreto di Susanna/Agenzia matrimoniale (Wolf-Ferrari/Hazon) Les chevaliers de la table ronde (Hervé) 2016 > February 07m m Le Cinesi (Gluck) 2016 > March Il Ritorno dei Chironomidi (Mancuso) 2016 > March Il medico dei Pazzi (Battistelli) 2016 > October 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 di San Carlo NAPLES 2015 > November Carmen (Bizet) 2015 > December The Merry Widow [La Veuve Joyeuse] (Lehár) 2016 > January February Norma (Bellini) 2016 > February March 01 Falstaff (Verdi) 2016 > March Fedora (Giordano) 2016 > May Goyescas/Suor Angelica (Granados/ Puccini) 2016 > May June > July Aida (Verdi) 2016 > July August > September October Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) 2016 > October Achille in Sciro (Sarro) 2016 > November Der Zwerg/Il tabarro (Zemlinski/Puccini) 2016 > November 17 18

6 Teatro Massimo PALERMO An amazing city: founded by the Phoenicians and conquered by the Romans. The 12th century Norman royal palace is a terrific sight, bustling piazza Pretoria and terrific opera house. Siegfried (Wagner) 2015 > December Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2016 > January February Attila (Verdi) 2016 > February La fille du régiment (Donizetti) 2016 > March Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2016 > March April Le Streghe di Venezia (Glass) 2016 > April m May > September Jenufa (Janácek) 2016 > October November 02 Carmen (Bizet) 2016 > November December Opéra National de Paris PARIS Four productions at the enchanting Palais Garnier; and twelve at the formidable Opéra Bastille. Have you considered a day trip for a Sunday matinee? PALAIS GARNIER Le Château de Barbe-Bleue/La voix humaine (Bartok/Poulenc) 2015 > November m December Capriccio (Strauss, R) 2016 > January m February m Iolanta/Casse-Noisette (Tchaikovsky) 2016 > March Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) La Cenerentola (Rossini) April > March m > April Lear (Reimann) Rigoletto (Verdi) 11 Teatro dell Opera ROME Vatican City, St. Peter s, Trevi Fountain & Pantheon. The Eternal City has it all. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Weill) 2015 > October > December 04 06m m La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2016 > January m February > February m m Benvenuto Cellini (Berlioz) New Production 2016 > March April 03m Il Trittico [Il tabarro/suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi] (Puccini) 2016 > April m 2016 > May m 31 June m Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti) 2016 > June 17 19m m 28 Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) 2016 > September m Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) 2016 > October m m 2016 > May m June OPÉRA BASTILLE Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2015 > October m 16 18m Moses und Aron (Schönberg) 2015 > October m 31 November L elisir d amore (Donizetti) 2015 > November m Vol retour (Lee) 2015 > December m m La damnation de Faust (Berlioz) 2015 > December m m 23 27m 29 Werther (Massenet) 2016 > January February Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > January February March 03 06m > February m 25 28m March > April m May Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2016 > May m 19 22m > May m June m 29 Capriccio, Opéra national de Paris Élisa Haberer/OnP

7 National Theater MUNICH The Bavarian capital is, some would say, is Germany s most beautiful city; certainly a thriving centre for art, music & culture. And, the Bavarian State Opera is one of the finest and most dependable opera houses in Europe. Mefistofele (Adams) 2015 > November > July Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2015 > November > April July 29 Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2015 > November Die Walküre (Wagner) 2015 > November 28 December The Fiery Angel (Prokofiev) Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) Carmen (Bizet) 2015 > November 29 December Festspielhaus > May > July > March April 01 BADEN-BADEN Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Götterdämmerung (Wagner) July A great spa town in south-west 2015 > December Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > May June 04 July Germany close to French border on 2016 > March the edge of the Black Forest. Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2015 > December m Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > December > January > December > January July Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2015 > December > January Arabella (Strauss, R) 2016 > January Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2016 > January July Dialogues of the Carmelites (Poulenc) 2016 > January February 01 South Pole (Srnka) 2016 > January 31 February July 05 Fidelio (Beethoven) 2016 > February Norma (Bellini) 2016 > February 27 March Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2016 > March July Lohengrin (Wagner) 2016 > March July 02 Turandot (Puccini) 2016 > March April 02 July Manon Lescaut (Puccini) 2016 > April Elektra (Strauss, R) 2016 > April Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) 2016 > April July 13 Boris Godunov (Musorgsky) 2016 > April > May June July 01 The Makropulos Affair (Janácek) 2016 > May Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2016 > May > June July > June la juive (Halevy) 2016 > June July Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2016 > July Les Indes galantes (Rameau) 2016 > July Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) 2016 > March Il mondo della luna (Haydn, J) 2016 > March 20m 23 Mefistofele (Adams) 2016 > May Die Walküre (Wagner) 2016 > July Die Walkuere National Theater, Munch

8 Deutsche Oper BERLIN Superb opera on Bismarckstraße with innovative and exciting programmes. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2015 > October > May Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > October 25 November 13 December > January 02 February 12 April 23 May 15 June 03 July > October 26 December > January 03 February Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2015 > October 28 November Tannhäuser (Wagner) Peter Grimes (Britten) Morgen und Abend (Haas) 2015 > October 31 November > February > April 29 May Tue 22 March > March Solo-Recital [Yo-Yo Ma] Philarmonie 15 The Makropulos Affair (Janácek) Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Norma (Bellini) 2016 > May > November > March > February April > November 21 December > January March 28 May 14 June Aida (Verdi) 2015 > November December Turandot (Puccini) 2015 > November La favorite (Donizetti) 2015 > December > December m m The Cunning Little Vixen (Janácek) 2015 > December m L elisir d amore (Donizetti) 2015 > December > March May Nabucco (Verdi) 2016 > January > January February May Salome (Strauss, R) 2016 > January February April Lohengrin (Wagner) 2016 > January 31 February 14 May Rienzi (Wagner) 2016 > February 26 March I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Bellini) 2016 > February 29 March 03 Das Rheingold, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bettina Stöß Die Liebe de Danae (Strauss, R) 2016 > March April 09 Die ägyptische Helena (Strauss, R) 2016 > March 19 April Cavalleria rusticana e I pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) 2016 > March Rigoletto (Verdi) 2016 > March June Elektra (Strauss, R) 2016 > April June Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2016 > April Carmen (Bizet) 2016 > April July Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > May 28 June Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) 2016 > June Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2016 > June July Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2017 > April Die Walküre (Wagner) 2017 > April Berlin Festtage March Fri 18 March ORFEO ED EURIDICE [Gluck] [Barenboim; Prohaska, Mehta, Sierra] Sat 19 March Concert: Wiener Philharmoniker [Barenboim] Philarmonie Sun 20 March PARSIFAL [Wagner] [Barenboim; Pape, Koch, Tómasson, Schager, Meier] Mon 21 March Concert: Staatskapelle Berlin [Barenboim; Kaufmann] Philarmonie Wed 23 March ORFEO ED EURIDICE [Gluck] [Barenboim; Prohaska, Mehta, Sierra] Thu 24 March Staatskapelle Berlin [Barenboim, Ma] Philarmonie Fri 25 March [Good Friday] PARSIFAL [Wagner] [Barenboim; Pape, Koch, Tómasson, Schager, Meier] Sat 26 March Duo-Recital [Barenboim, Argerich] Philharmonie Sun 27 March ORFEO ED EURIDICE [Gluck] [Barenboim; Prohaska, Mehta, Sierra] Siegfried (Wagner) 2017 > April Mon 28 March Götterdämmerung (Wagner) PARSIFAL [Wagner] 2017 > For April details of Opera in Style s special packages - please visit operainstyle.com

9 Staatsoper im Schiller Theater BERLIN Another tremendous programme in the sixth season at their temporary home at Schiller Theater in Bismarckstrasse. Superb productions and great value. Der Freischütz (Weber) 2015 > October > May > October > May New Production Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R) 2016 > January The Turn of the Screw (Britten) 2016 > January 31 February Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) 2016 > February The Tsar s Bride (Rimsky-Korsakov) Semper Oper DRESDEN The Zwinger, the Green Vault, the Frauenkirche and, of course, the heavenly Semperoper! Arabella (Strauss, R) 2015 > October > November > April May Der Freischütz (Weber) 2015 > November > January > November December > January June 26 26m Why not combine with: Die Walküre (Wagner) 2016 > February Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Händel) 2016 > March Alcina (Händel) 2016 > March Der Wildschütz The Poacher (Lortzing) 2016 > April Faust (Gounod) 2016 > April > November > April Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > November 21 Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2016 > February March 2016 > April 23m > November > April 28 May June > April 30 May Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) The Great Gatsby (Harbison) June (Händel) 2016 > May > December Mathis der Maler (Hindemith) 2015 > November Tagebuch eines verschollenen/la voix Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) humaine (Janacek/Poulenc) 2016 > May > December 12 12m m 2016 > May > November 29 December 05 06m 30 Macbeth (Verdi) 2016 > January m Juliette (Martinů) 2015 > December > May June March April > May 28 June > January 02 Carmen (Bizet) Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2016 > May 08 08m 14 Faust (Gounod) Der Ring des Nibelungen (Wagner) 2015 > December 23 Lohengrin (Wagner) 2015 > December > January > May Don Giovanni (Mozart) Das Rheingold 2016 > June Cavalleria rusticana e I pagliacci Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2015 > December Die Walküre 2016 > June (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) 2016 > June July > January February Siegfried 2016 > June L elisir d amore (Donizetti) Orlando (Händel) 2016 > June July > December Götterdämmerung 2016 > June 18 July > February March 26 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky)New Il trovatore (Verdi) Don Carlos (Verdi) Production 2016 > January > July > February > June 30 July

10 18 19 Cosmopolitan and lively! Tapas, Museo del Prado [Velásquez, Goya], Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Palacio Real. Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia VALENCIA Port city on Spain s southeastern Orange Blossom Coast, where the Turia River meets the Mediterranean Sea. It s known for its City of Arts and Sciences. Spectacular Palau de les Arts opera house. Macbeth (Verdi) 2015 > December Lucio SIlla (Mozart) 2015 > December Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens) 2016 > January Aida (Verdi) 2016 > February March Idomeneo (Mozart) 2016 > April May Café Kafka (Coll) 2016 > May A Midsummer Night s Dream (Britten) 2016 > June Gran Teatre del Liceu BARCELONA A glorious escape to the exciting Mediterranean city. Must see Gaudi s La Sagrada Familia, Museu Picasso and Gothic Quarter with magnificent Cathedral. Benvenuto Cellini (Berlioz) 2015 > November Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2015 > December m 23 27m 29 Otello (Verdi) 2016 > January February m Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2016 > February 28m March Teatro Real MADRID Rigoletto (Verdi) 2015 > November 30 December Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 > January The Knight of the Sad Countenance (Marco) 2016 > January The Ban on Love (Wagner) 2016 > February March Written on Skin (Benjamin) 2016 > March 17 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2016 > April 12 17m I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Bellini) 2016 > May m m 31 June > June July m Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 > July m A Unforgettable Combo with: Parsifal (Wagner) 2016 > April Luisa Miller (Verdi) 2016 > April Moses und Aron (Schönberg) 2016 > May June Der Kaiser von Atlantis (Ullmann) 2016 > June I puritani (Bellini) 2016 > July I due Foscari (Verdi) 2016 > July

11 Wiener Staatsoper VIENNA The benchmark of worldwide opera: offering the longest season and largest repertoire. Stunning imperial city of Art Nouveau, waltzes, great palaces and awesome museums. L elisir d amore (Donizetti) 2015 > October > June > October > January February 29 March 03 Macbeth (Verdi) 2015 > October > June Anna Bolena (Donizetti) 2015 > October Rusalka (Dvořák) Jenufa (Janácek) Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2016 > February > April The Tempest (Adès) 2015 > December > October > January Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2015 > October November > April Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 2015 > October November > November > March Elektra (Strauss, R) 2015 > November Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2015 > November December > November December > June > December > February April Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2015 > December > June Salome (Strauss, R) 2015 > December > January La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2015 > December Fidelio (Beethoven) 2016 > January May Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2016 > January 10 Die Walküre (Wagner) 2016 > January 13 Siegfried (Wagner) 2016 > January 17 Rigoletto (Verdi) 2016 > January Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 > January Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2016 > January 24 Arabella (Strauss, R) 2016 > January February 01 Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2016 > February Manon (Massenet) 2016 > February Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) 2016 > February March 01 Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R) 2016 > March Drei Schwestern [Three sisters] (Eötvös) 2016 > March Aida (Verdi) 2016 > March Parsifal (Wagner) 2016 > March La clemenza di Tito (Mozart) 2016 > March 29 April The Cunning Little Vixen (Janácek) 2016 > April Don Pasquale (Donizetti) 2016 > April June Boris Godunov (Musorgsky) 2016 > May Lohengrin (Wagner) 2016 > May > May Don Carlos (Verdi) 2016 > May June 02 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2016 > May June 04 Alceste (Gluck) 2016 > June Manon Lescaut (Puccini) 2016 > June

12 Opernhaus ZURICH Major European financial centre with many museums and theatres; charming Old Town on the banks of Limmat river > November m December > November The Enchanted Pig (Dove) 2015 > November 14m 22m 29 December m 26m 2016 > January 02m 08 10m 17m March 13m April 02 Il viaggio a Reims (Rossini) New Production Orlando paladino (Haydn, J) 09 13m m 29m > December m Spectacular setting on the lake with Ariodante (Händel) 2016 > January > May m 2016 > January 17m m 23 February 03 Turandot (Puccini) 2015 > December Die Gänsemagd [ The Goose Girl ] (Schiphorst) 2015 > December 19 19m 20m 23m 26m 2016 > January 30m 31m February 03m 06m 07m Don Pasquale (Donizetti) 2016 > January Die Hamletmaschine (Rihm) 2016 > January February 02 07m 11 14m Rigoletto (Verdi) 2016 > January 31 February Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2016 > February m King Arthur (Purcell) 2016 > February 27 March m April 01 Le Comte Ory (Rossini) 2016 > March Carmen (Bizet) 2016 > March April Macbeth (Verdi) 2016 > April May 05m 07 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 > April Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) 2016 > May m Così fan tutte Operhaus Zurich Judith Schlosser Opernhaus Zurich, continued Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2016 > May 29 June Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky) 2016 > June I puritani (Bellini) 2016 > June July > June July La clemenza di Tito (Mozart) 2016 > July 01 03m Grand Théâtre Geneve GENEVA the backdrop of the Alps; very high standard of productions and worldclass artists. A Midsummer Night s Dream (Britten) 2015 > November 20 22m Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > December m > January 03m La forza del destino (Verdi) 2016 > February m Alcina (Händel) 2016 > February m Le médecin malgré lui [The Reluctant Doctor] (Gounod) 2016 > April Falstaff (Verdi) 2016 > June Dutch National Opera AMSTERDAM A wealth of history and culture with fascinating museums, fine art, unique architecture and superb opera company & orchestra. Dialogues of the Carmelites (Poulenc) 2015 > November m m Les Mamelles de Tirésias (Poulenc/Britten) 2015 > November Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2015 > December 03 06m Khovanshchina (Musorgsky) 2016 > February 27 March m 16 20m Only the sound remains (Saariaho) 2016 > March Roméo et Juliette (Gounod)New Production 2016 > April May 01 Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2016 > May m Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky) 2016 > June 09 12m July 03m

13 Prague National Theatre PRAGUE Achingly beautiful and with music everywhere. This is a city no music-lover must miss. Le Rossignol/Iolanta (Stravinsky/ Tchaikovsky) 2015 > October November > February April Libuse (Smetana) 2015 > October > January 01 May > October 30 November > January 19 March April 12 June 29 The Cunning Little Vixen (Janácek) The Bartered Bride (Smetana) 2015 > October 31 November December > November 27 December > January 16 February 21 March > January 24 February 28 March April 16 June 12 April 20 May June 30 Boris Godunov, National Theatre, Prague Hana Smejkalová Boris Godunov (Musorgsky) 2015 > November > January 06 February March 05 April 06 Rusalka (Dvořák) 2015 > November 09 December > January 09 February 10 March April 28 The Devil and Kate (Dvořák) 2015 > November 14 December > February 28 April The Jacobin (Dvořák) 2015 > November 14 December > January 07 February 18 March 10 April 14 Carmen (Bizet) 2015 > December > January 04 February 23 March 15 April 30 June 04 Jenufa (Janácek) 2016 > February March 31 April 09 Juliette (Martinů) 2016 > March April June 01 Andrea Chénier (Giordano) 2016 > May June 07 From the House of the Dead (Janácek) 2016 > May Enchantia (Ivanovič) 2016 > June and then there is: Theatre of the Estates PRAGUE Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > November December > January 08 February March 04 April 15 May 20 June 08 New Production 2015 > November December > January February 17 March 01 April 04 May June 17 Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2015 > November 11 December > February 26 March 17 Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2015 > November 18 December > January 14 February 11 March April 11 May June La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2016 > January February March 09 May 12 June Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2016 > April 27 May 18 28

14 ...not to mention: Prague State Opera PRAGUE 2015 > November 06 December > January 17 February 10 March 09 April 07 May 15 Il trovatore (Verdi) 2015 > November 11 December > January 13 February 25 March 10 April 19 Salome (Strauss, R) 2015 > November December > November December > January March 16 May 11 Hungarian State Opera BUDAPEST With the River Danube bisecting the city there are many riches in this former Austro-Hungarian capital. With beautifully restored opera house. Nabucco (Verdi) 2015 > November > January February 12 March 16 Werther (Massenet) Otello (Verdi) May June Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2015 > October November > May Rusalka (Dvořák) 2015 > November 17 December > January March 11 April 06 Norma (Bellini) 2015 > November December > January 07 June 17 Mefistofele (Adams) 2015 > November 20 December > January February 28 March 17 April 17 June 09 Carmen (Bizet) 2015 > November 21 December > January 30 February 18 March 23 April 01 May 28 June 11 Macbeth (Verdi) 2015 > November 24 December > January 14 February 21 April 13 May 19 June > November > January 03 Rigoletto (Verdi) 2015 > November > January 29 February March 31 April Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2015 > December 02 02m 05m 2016 > January 31 31m February 14 14m April 06 May 10 June 01 01m Aida (Verdi) 2015 > December > January 15 February 27 March 05 April 03 May > December > January > February March April May 22 June Turandot (Puccini) 2016 > March April 08 May > March 27 April 16 May 06 June 05 July 01 Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) 2016 > April May June 16 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 > May June 21 Elektra (Strauss, R) 2016 > June Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2015 > November Andrea Chénier (Giordano) 2015 > November > November December 05 Il Trittico [Il tabarro/suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi] (Puccini) 2015 > December Lear (Reimann) 2016 > January February May Aida (Verdi) 2016 > February 27 March The Tempest (Adès) 2016 > May June 01 The Fairy Queen (Purcell) 2016 > June whilst at Erkel Theatre Die Königin von Saba [ The Queen of Sheba ] (Goldmark) 2015 > October November > October November Don Carlos (Verdi) 2015 > November December > February March 03 Die Walküre (Wagner) 2016 > March Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > March April 01 Otello Photographer: Nagy Attila, Pályi Zsófia

15 Oslo Opera House Erik Berg 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. Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2015 > October 31m November 08m > April m > November m 30 December 03 06m 26m > January m m February 04 06m m June 09 11m 14 Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2016 > April 24m > December May 03 05m > January 07 10m m April 27 May 02 Turandot (Puccini) Medea [Börtz] (Börtz) 2016 > May 25 28m 31 June Royal Danish Opera COPENHAGEN Not for nothing does the song go: Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen. Spectacular opera house overlooking the harbour > November > April May 18 June Der Freischütz (Weber) 2015 > November December Il Trittico [Il tabarro/suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi] (Puccini) 2015 > November December > January Lohengrin (Wagner) 2016 > January February March Falstaff (Verdi) 2016 > February March > February 28 March April Powder Her Face (Adès) 2016 > March April Salome (Strauss, R) 2016 > April May June > April > January February m 26 Parsifal (Wagner) 2016 > February 27 March 05m 13m 17 25m 28m Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) 2016 > March April 01 10m m Falstaff (Verdi) 2016 > April May > June Den Norske Opera OSLO Spectacular setting overlooking Oslo fjord. Not to be missed! Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2015 > November Der Jasager [He Who Says Yes] (Weill) 2015 > November Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > November December m 2016 > January Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria (Monteverdi) 2016 > January February > January February m Elysium (Wallin) 2016 > March April 02 Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Shostakovich) 2016 > April Turandot (Puccini) 2016 > April 30 May > June

16 Sydney Opera House Undoubtedly the most recognisable opera house in the world. Why not enjoy some terrific opera and winter sunshine on a trip of a lifetime! The Melbourne Arts Centre 2015 > November 12 14m L elisir d amore (Donizetti) 2015 > November m The Melbourne Ring 2016 Opera Australia s largest and most ambitious production returns to Melbourne in Wagner s Ring Cycle, directed by Neil Armfield and conducted by Pietari Inkinen, will be performed three times at Arts Centre Melbourne between 21 November and 16 December 2016.Lise Lindstrom will sing her first full Ring Cycle as Brünnhilde and some wonderful Australian singers make their role debuts, including Cheryl Barker as Sieglinde and Bradley Daley as Siegmund. Stefan Vinke retuns with his phenomenal performance as Siegfried and Daniel Sumegi & Warwick Fyfe reprise their outstanding interpretations. 30 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) Turandot (Puccini) > December > March CYCLE 1 CYCLE > January 02m 07 07m 09 09m 12 April Das Rheingold Das Rheingold Monday 21 November 2016, 7pm 14 16m Friday 9 December 2016, 7pm 2016 > January March Les Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) 2016 > January February March m 2016 > January February m March 05m Luisa Miller (Verdi) 2016 > February Carmen (Bizet) 2016 > June July August 03 06m The Love for Three Oranges (Prokofiev) 2016 > June July m Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2016 > July m August Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2016 > July August m Sydney Opera House - The Opera [The Eighth Wonder] (John) 2016 > October November Die Walküre Wednesday 23 November 2016, 5pm Siegfried Friday 25 November 2016, 5pm Götterdämmerung Monday 28 November 2016, 4pm CYCLE 2 Das Rheingold Wednesday 30 November 2016, 7pm Die Walküre Friday 2 December 2016, 5pm Siegfried Monday 5 December 2016, 5pm Götterdämmerung Wednesday 7 December 2016, 4pm 2016 > May m Les Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) 2016 > May m Luisa Miller (Verdi) 2016 > May And the Event everyone s been waiting for Die Walküre Monday 12 December 2016, 5pm Siegfried Wednesday 14 December 2016, 5pm Götterdämmerung Friday 16 December 2016, 4pm To make your bookings and to discuss your around-the-world-itinerary please contact andrew blair without delay on or ab@operainstyle.com

17 SIZZLING SUMMER FESTIVALS 2016 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 ARENA DI VERONA FESTIVAL JUNE-SEPTEMBER 2016 The very quintessence of outdoor opera. Opera on the largest scale in the amazing setting of the Roman amphitheatre Carmen (Bizet) 2016 > June 24 July August Aida (Verdi) 2016 > June July August > July Turandot (Puccini) 2016 > July August Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > August La Traviata foto Ennevi, Courtesy of Fondazione Arena di Verona BREGENZER FESTSPIELE JULY/AUGUST 2016 Breath-taking setting of floating stage on Lake Constance with the backdrop of the mountains. Following the success of the new production in 2015, Turandot is bound to prove enormously popular. Undoubtedly one of the most spectacular settings of any open-air festival. Turandot (Puccini) 2016 > July August Hamlet (Thomas) 2016 > July Opera on the Lake Turandot Bregenzer Festspiele / Ralph Larmann

18 SAVONLINNA OPERA FESTIVAL The stunning setting in the courtyard of Olavinlinna Castle beside the lake in the central lake district of Finland Otello (Verdi) 2016 > July Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2016 > July Falstaff (Verdi) 2016 > July Macbeth (Verdi) 2016 > July From the House of the Dead (Janácek) 2016 > July > August ROSSINI FESTIVAL IN PESARO Opera on the Adriatic coast with unique staging of one of Italy s greatest 19th century composers. La donna del lago (Rossini) 2016 > August [at Adriatic Arena] Il Turco in Italia (Rossini) 2016 > August [at Teatro Rossini] Ciro in Babilonia (Rossini) 2016 > August [at Teatro Rossini] NB Early booking strongly advised. Oedipus Rex/Symphonie de Psalms MAGGIO MUSICALE July August PUCCINI FESTIVAL AT TORRE (Stravinsky) FIORENTINO 35 Capriccio DEL LAGO July MAY/JUNE 2016 Close to Lucca and the Tuscan Hills; July July August [Grand Théâtre de Provence] What could be more magical than opera reliving Puccini s vast repertoire in the in the Tuscan capital on the river Arno; Vanessa World Premiere splendid new open-air theatre beside the Kalila wa Dimna (Adwan)* July 30 August July [remaining dates to be announced] birthplace of the Renaissance. lake and home of the great composer *first opera ever composed in Arabic. Turandot (Puccini) 2016 > July August > July August 05 Turandot [by Ferruccio Busoni] 2016 > July August 13 [Performed in Auditorium E. Caruso] 2016 > July 29 August > August FESTIVAL AIX-EN-PROVENCE JULY 2016 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 Così fan tutte (Mozart) June 30 July [Théâtre de l Archevéché] Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) July [Grand Théâtre de Provence] Il Trionfo del tempo e del disinganno (Händel) July [Théâtre de l Archevéché] Seven Stones from the Tower of Babel (Adámek) July [remaining dates to be announced] SFERISTERIO OPERA FESTIVAL IN MACERATA JULY/AUGUST 2016 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 2016 will be announced shortly - check-out our website, operainstyle.com CHORÉGIES D ORANGE JULY/AUGUST 2016 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 > July > August THE SALZBURG SUMMER FESTIVAL July/August 2015 Full details available in November 2015 at operainstyle.com and in the USA: SANTA FE OPERA FESTIVAL 01 JULY 27 AUGUST 2016 Stunning setting in New Mexico. La Fanciulla del West July August Don Giovanni July August Roméo et Juliette GLIMMERGLASS & TANGLEWOOD FESTIVALS JULY/AUGUST 2016 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.

19 ??? La Scala, Milan - Simon Boccanegra Brescia e Amisano Suite 4, Netherleigh House, 10A Hornsey Lane London N6 5LZ Telephone info@operainstyle.com operainstyle.com All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays in this brochure are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed on it. Please see our booking conditions for further information or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: Front Cover Image - ARENA foto Ennevi Courtesy of Fondazione Arena di Verona Opera in Style Short Breaks Guide Distribution date: 10/2015