Opera Short Breaks Guide SEASON 2015-16

Opera Short Breaks Guide SEASON 2015-16 operainstyle.com +44 (0) 20 7629 5559

Renée Turandot Felming foto - The Ennevi Merry Courtesy Widow of Fondazione Brigitte Lacombe/Met Arena di Verona Opera Bespoke Opera Breaks Season 2015-16 Repertoire We have selected the most popular houses visited by our clients to feature in this guide for season 2015-16. 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 7629 5559 or email 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 2016 31 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

Les Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) The Metropolitan Opera NEW YORK CITY 2016 > February 25 29 4 Stunning new and lavish productions; with world-class casts and 2015 > December 31 March 03 07 12 16 19 22 26m 5 2016 > January 04 08 12 16m 20 23m 27 30m excellent value. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) February 04 2016 > March 04 09 12m 15 18 Otello (Verdi) 2015 > October 02 06 10m 14 17m 2016 > April 20 23m 28 May 02 06 Anna Bolena (Donizetti) 2015 > October 09 13 2016 > January 05 09m Rigoletto (Verdi) 2015 > October 20 23 28 31 November 04 07 10 13 16 19 December 02 05 08 12m 17 2015 > November 02 06 11 14m 18 21 25 28m December 01 Turandot (Puccini) 2015 > November 03 07 12 2016 > January 11 15 18 22 26 30m Lulu (Berg) 2015 > November 05 09 14 17 21m 24 28 December 03 2015 > November 23 27 30 December 05m 09 12 2016 > January 09 13 16 19 23m April 15 21 29 May 05 Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2015 > December 04 07 10 14 18 23 28 30 2016 > January 07 La donna del lago (Rossini) 2015 > December 11 15 19m 22 26 2015 > December16 19 21 24 26m 29 30m 2016 > January 02 Cavalleria rusticana e I pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) 2016 > January 21 25 28 February 02 06m 10 13 17 20 23 26 Maria Stuarda (Donizetti) 2016 > January 29 February 01 05 08 11 16 20m Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > February 03 06 09 13m Manon Lescaut (Puccini) 2016 > February 12 15 24 27m March 01 05m 08 11 2016 > February 19 22 27 March 02 05 17 21 25 29 April 02m 06 09 12 L elisir d amore (Donizetti) 2016 > March 10 14 19m 23 26 30 April 02 07 Roberto Devereux (Donizetti) 2016 > March 24 28 31 April 04 08 11 16m 19 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2016 > April 01 05 09m 13 16 Elektra (Strauss, R) 2016 > April 14 18 23 26 30m May 07 Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2016 > April 22 27 30 May 03 07m

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 03 06 08 11 13 Giovanna d Arco (Verdi) 2015 > December 07 10 13 15 18 21 23 2016 > January 02 Rigoletto (Verdi) 2016 > January 13 17 20 22 24 29 February 06 Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno (Händel) 2016 > January 28 30 February 03 05 07 10 12 14 I due Foscari (Verdi) 2016 > February 25 March 01 04 09 12 15 18 22 25 La cena delle beffe (Giordano) 2016 > April 03 06 10 20 23 28 La fanciulla del West (Puccini) 2016 > May 03 06 10 13 18 21 25 28 L heure espagnol/l enfant et les sortilèges (Ravel) 2016 > May 17 20 22 24 26 31 June 03 06 Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 6 2016 > June 04 07 10 14 17 21 24 29 7 July 02 A perfect combination: Milano & Torino Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2016 > June 18 22 25 28 July 01 05 08 La Scala, Milan Placido Domingo Greg Gorman The Turn of the Screw (Britten) 2016 > September 14 16 20 28 30 October 13 17 L incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) 2016 > September 22 24 27 29 October 01 2016 > October 26 29 November 02 05 08 10 16 24 27 Fin de partie (Kurtág) 2016 > November 06 11 18 23 25 30 Porgy & Bess (Gershwin) 2016 > November 15 17 19 20 22 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 24 26 28m Carmina burana (Orff) 2015 > December 17 18 19m 20m 22 The Cunning Little Vixen (Janácek) 2016 > January 19 20 23m 24m 26 2016 > February 09 10 11 12 14m 16m 17 18 20 21m La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2016 > March 15 17 18m 19m 20m 22m 23 24 La donna serpente (Casella) 2016 > April 14 17m 19 21 24m Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2016 > May11 13 14 15m 17m 18 19 21 22m Pollicino (Henze) 2016 > May 28 29m 30m 31 31m Tosca by Ramella & Giannese Teatro Regio Torino

Gran Teatro La Fenice VENICE One of Europe s most enchanting opera houses in an unforgettable city Idomeneo (Mozart) 2015 > November 20 22 24 26 28 Stiffelio (Verdi) 2016 > January 22 24 28 30 February 03 2016 > January 29 February 05 06 07 09 10 11 2016 > March 18 20 22 24 26 2016 > April 08 09 10m 12 17m 22 24 La favorite (Donizetti) 2016 > May 06 10 15 18 21 2016 > January 23 23m 26 31 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. 9 2016 > May 07 11 13 19 22m 26 June 01 2016 > May 08 12 14 20 28 June 05 L amico Fritz (Mascagni) 2016 > May 27 29 31 June 03 04 Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Weill) 2016 > July 01 03 09 12 14 L elisir d amore (Donizetti) 2016 > August 25 27 30 September 07 16 24 28 October 01m 09 Norma (Bellini) 2016 > August 26 28 September 04 14 18m 2016 > September 06 08 11m 13 15 17 23 25m 29 October 02m 08 Il signor Bruschino (Rossini) 2016 > September 22 27 30 And at Teatro Malibran, Venice Il segreto di Susanna/Agenzia matrimoniale (Wolf-Ferrari/Hazon) Les chevaliers de la table ronde (Hervé) 2016 > February 07m 09 11 12 13m Le Cinesi (Gluck) 2016 > March 02 03 04 Il Ritorno dei Chironomidi (Mancuso) 2016 > March 20 22 23 Il medico dei Pazzi (Battistelli) 2016 > October 14 16 18 20 22 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 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 Carmen (Bizet) 2015 > December 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 The Merry Widow [La Veuve Joyeuse] (Lehár) 2016 > January 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 February 02 03 Norma (Bellini) 2016 > February 21 23 24 26 27 28 March 01 Falstaff (Verdi) 2016 > March 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 Fedora (Giordano) 2016 > May 03 05 07 08 10 11 Goyescas/Suor Angelica (Granados/ Puccini) 2016 > May 28 29 31 June 01 07 08 2016 > July 14 16 20 22 24 27 29 31 Aida (Verdi) 2016 > July 15 19 21 23 26 28 30 August 02 2016 > September 24 25 27 28 30 October 02 04 Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) 2016 > October 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 Achille in Sciro (Sarro) 2016 > November 04 05 Der Zwerg/Il tabarro (Zemlinski/Puccini) 2016 > November 17 18

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 18 20 23 27 29 Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2016 > January 28 31 February 02 04 Attila (Verdi) 2016 > February 19 20 21 24 26 La fille du régiment (Donizetti) 2016 > March 13 15 Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2016 > March 30 31 April 01 02 03 05 Le Streghe di Venezia (Glass) 2016 > April 29 30 30m May 03 04 05 2016 > September 16 17 18 20 21 23 24 25 Jenufa (Janácek) 2016 > October 23 25 27 30 November 02 Carmen (Bizet) 2016 > November 26 27 29 30 December 01 02 03 04 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 20 23 27 29m December 02 04 06 08 10 12 Capriccio (Strauss, R) 2016 > January 19 22 25 27 31m February 03 06 10 14m Iolanta/Casse-Noisette (Tchaikovsky) 2016 > March 07 09 11 14 17 19 21 23 25 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) 26 28 30 La Cenerentola (Rossini) April 01 2016 > March 01 05 09 13m 21 25 28 10 2016 > April 19 21 22 24 26 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 06 08 11 13 15 17 2015 > December 04 06m 09 11 13m La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2016 > January 22 23 24m 26 27 28 29 February 12 19 2016 > February 11 13 14m 16 17 18 20 21m Benvenuto Cellini (Berlioz) New Production 2016 > March 22 24 26 29 31 April 03m Il Trittico [Il tabarro/suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi] (Puccini) 2016 > April 17 19 20 21 22 23 24m 2016 > May 24 25 26 27 29m 31 June 03 04 05m 21 23 25 30 Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti) 2016 > June 17 19m 22 24 26m 28 Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) 2016 > September 14 15 17 18m Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) 2016 > October 16 18 20 22 23m 25 27 30m 2016 > May 20 23 26 29m June 01 06 09 12 OPÉRA BASTILLE Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2015 > October 02 06 11m 16 18m Moses und Aron (Schönberg) 2015 > October 17 20 23 26m 31 November 03 06 09 L elisir d amore (Donizetti) 2015 > November 02 05 08m 11 14 18 21 25 Vol retour (Lee) 2015 > December 04 05 09 09m 11 12 12m 18 19 La damnation de Faust (Berlioz) 2015 > December 05 08 11 13m 15 17 20m 23 27m 29 Werther (Massenet) 2016 > January 20 26 29 February 01 04 Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > January 28 31 February 03 08 11 15 20 24 27 29 March 03 06m 10 15 2016 > February 02 05 09 12 16 21m 25 28m March 02 04 2016 > April 09 11 14 17m 20 23 26 28 May 02 05 07 10 14 16 21 24 27 30 Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2016 > May 09 12 15m 19 22m 25 28 31 2016 > May 20 23 26 29m June 01 04 07 11 14 17 20 26m 29 Capriccio, Opéra national de Paris Élisa Haberer/OnP

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 01 06 10 15 2016 > July 21 24 Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2015 > November 07 11 14 2016 > April 26 30 July 29 Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2015 > November 20 22 24 Die Walküre (Wagner) 2015 > November 28 December 02 05 The Fiery Angel (Prokofiev) Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) Carmen (Bizet) 2015 > November 29 December 03 06 09 12 Festspielhaus 12 2016 > May 13 17 20 13 2016 > July 16 2016 > March 06 09 19 23 28 April 01 BADEN-BADEN Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Götterdämmerung (Wagner) July 27 30 A great spa town in south-west 2015 > December 13 16 19 Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > May 16 22 26 29 June 04 July 28 31 Germany close to French border on 2016 > March 10 13 17 the edge of the Black Forest. Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2015 > December 14 15 18 21 22m Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > December 23 25 27 29 2016 > January 02 2015 > December 30 2016 > January 03 05 July 03 06 Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2015 > December 31 2016 > January 01 04 06 08 Arabella (Strauss, R) 2016 > January 13 16 19 Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2016 > January 14 17 20 July 23 25 Dialogues of the Carmelites (Poulenc) 2016 > January 23 28 30 February 01 South Pole (Srnka) 2016 > January 31 February 03 06 09 11 July 05 Fidelio (Beethoven) 2016 > February 07 10 14 16 20 Norma (Bellini) 2016 > February 27 March 01 04 Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2016 > March 05 08 11 July 19 22 Lohengrin (Wagner) 2016 > March 20 24 27 31 July 02 Turandot (Puccini) 2016 > March 26 30 April 02 July 07 10 Manon Lescaut (Puccini) 2016 > April 12 15 18 Elektra (Strauss, R) 2016 > April 13 16 22 Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) 2016 > April 20 24 28 July 13 Boris Godunov (Musorgsky) 2016 > April 23 25 29 2016 > May 08 11 14 June 25 28 July 01 The Makropulos Affair (Janácek) 2016 > May 18 21 24 Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2016 > May 25 28 31 2016 > June 01 05 08 July 15 18 2016 > June 11 14 18 la juive (Halevy) 2016 > June 26 30 July 04 08 Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2016 > July 14 17 Les Indes galantes (Rameau) 2016 > July 24 26 27 29 30 Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) 2016 > March 19 22 25 28 Il mondo della luna (Haydn, J) 2016 > March 20m 23 Mefistofele (Adams) 2016 > May 13 16 19 Die Walküre (Wagner) 2016 > July 07 10 Die Walkuere National Theater, Munch

Deutsche Oper BERLIN Superb opera on Bismarckstraße with innovative and exciting programmes. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2015 > October 16 21 2016 > May 01 04 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > October 25 November 13 December 12 29 2016 > January 02 February 12 April 23 May 15 June 03 July 08 2015 > October 26 December 26 2016 > January 03 February 05 13 Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2015 > October 28 November 01 12 Tannhäuser (Wagner) Peter Grimes (Britten) Morgen und Abend (Haas) 2015 > October 31 November 15 2016 > February 07 11 18 2016 > April 29 May 03 11 22 Tue 22 March 14 2016 > March 24 27 Solo-Recital [Yo-Yo Ma] Philarmonie 15 The Makropulos Affair (Janácek) Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Norma (Bellini) 2016 > May 07 12 2015 > November 05 14 2016 > March 13 17 2016 > February 19 25 28 April 27 30 2015 > November 21 December 20 2016 > January 06 10 March 28 May 14 June 09 15 Aida (Verdi) 2015 > November 22 25 28 December 03 06 10 Turandot (Puccini) 2015 > November 24 27 La favorite (Donizetti) 2015 > December 02 05 08 2015 > December 04 09 11 13 13m 28 31 31m The Cunning Little Vixen (Janácek) 2015 > December 17 19 23 27 27m L elisir d amore (Donizetti) 2015 > December 18 22 2016 > March 04 06 May 20 27 Nabucco (Verdi) 2016 > January 07 23 30 2016 > January 09 17 22 February 21 27 May 02 06 Salome (Strauss, R) 2016 > January 24 29 February 03 06 April 02 06 Lohengrin (Wagner) 2016 > January 31 February 14 May 05 08 Rienzi (Wagner) 2016 > February 26 March 05 11 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 12 18 April 09 Die ägyptische Helena (Strauss, R) 2016 > March 19 April 01 08 Cavalleria rusticana e I pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) 2016 > March 23 26 Rigoletto (Verdi) 2016 > March 25 31 June 24 30 Elektra (Strauss, R) 2016 > April 03 07 June 23 26 Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2016 > April 10 14 17 Carmen (Bizet) 2016 > April 16 22 24 July 02 07 Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > May 28 June 04 08 11 16 Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) 2016 > June 05 12 18 Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2016 > June 17 22 25 28 July 01 06 Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2017 > April 01 13 Die Walküre (Wagner) 2017 > April 02 14 2016 Berlin Festtage 18-28 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 05 15 Mon 28 March Götterdämmerung (Wagner) PARSIFAL [Wagner] 2017 > For April details 09 17 of Opera in Style s special packages - please visit operainstyle.com

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 02 06 2016 > May 14 16 19 22 2015 > October 13 16 23 28 2016 > May 21 25 29 New Production Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R) 2016 > January 17 20 22 24 The Turn of the Screw (Britten) 2016 > January 31 February 03 06 10 17 20 Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) 2016 > February 25 27 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 17 24 2015 > November 01 06 2016 > April 14 22 May 02 07 Der Freischütz (Weber) 2015 > November 02 08 12 15 2016 > January 09 15 21 2015 > November 13 20 29 December 04 07 2016 > January 04 07 18 24 31 June 26 26m Why not combine with: Die Walküre (Wagner) 2016 > February 20 23 28 Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Händel) 2016 > March 18 22 24 Alcina (Händel) 2016 > March 19 25 27 Der Wildschütz The Poacher (Lortzing) 2016 > April 01 03 07 15 19 Faust (Gounod) 2016 > April 02 05 09 2015 > November 07 09 11 13 15 19 21 2016 > April 03 06 10 17 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > November 21 Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2016 > February 10 19 22 March 2016 > April 23m 29 16 2015 > November 12 16 20 22 25 2016 > April 28 May 01 03 12 05 06 11 13 June 11 17 2016 > April 30 May 21 28 Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) The Great Gatsby (Harbison) June 02 04 07 (Händel) 2016 > May 05 08 11 2015 > December 06 09 11 15 18 21 Mathis der Maler (Hindemith) 2015 > November 14 17 23 Tagebuch eines verschollenen/la voix Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) humaine (Janacek/Poulenc) 2016 > May 01 04 10 15 20 2015 > December 12 12m 14 16 26 26m 2016 > May 07 08 10 13 14 2015 > November 29 December 05 06m 30 Macbeth (Verdi) 2016 > January 01 03 03m 06 15 Juliette (Martinů) 2015 > December 17 22 2016 > May 03 11 June 03 10 23 March 10 12 April 15 2016 > May 28 June 02 05 07 10 14 18 2016 > 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 10 12 17 20 23 2016 > January 01 03 08 10 2016 > May 19 22 25 29 Don Giovanni (Mozart) Das Rheingold 2016 > June 11 25 Cavalleria rusticana e I pagliacci Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2015 > December 13 18 26 29 Die Walküre 2016 > June 12 26 (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) 2016 > June 12 16 18 24 29 July 03 2016 > January 16 19 22 February 03 06 Siegfried 2016 > June 15 30 L elisir d amore (Donizetti) Orlando (Händel) 2016 > June 19 25 July 01 2015 > December 19 22 25 27 31 Götterdämmerung 2016 > June 18 July 02 2016 > February 07 12 March 26 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky)New Il trovatore (Verdi) Don Carlos (Verdi) Production 2016 > January 08 16 19 2016 > July 08 11 14 2016 > February 18 21 26 2016 > June 30 July 02 06 09

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 05 08 11 14 17 20 Lucio SIlla (Mozart) 2015 > December 12 16 19 21 Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens) 2016 > January 02 14 17 20 23 Aida (Verdi) 2016 > February 25 28 March 02 05 09 Idomeneo (Mozart) 2016 > April 21 24 28 May 01 04 Café Kafka (Coll) 2016 > May 22 25 28 31 A Midsummer Night s Dream (Britten) 2016 > June 10 12 14 16 18 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 08 10 12 14 16 19 Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 2015 > December 04 05 07 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 20m 23 27m 29 Otello (Verdi) 2016 > January 21 26 27 29 31 February 01 04 05 07m Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2016 > February 28m March 03 07 11 14 19 Teatro Real MADRID Rigoletto (Verdi) 2015 > November 30 December 02 03 05 06 08 10 11 15 16 19 20 23 26 27 29 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 > January 16 17 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 The Knight of the Sad Countenance (Marco) 2016 > January 26 28 30 The Ban on Love (Wagner) 2016 > February 19 22 25 27 28 March 01 03 04 05 Written on Skin (Benjamin) 2016 > March 17 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2016 > April 12 17m 22 23 25 26 28 29 I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Bellini) 2016 > May 17 20 22m 23 25 26 28 29m 31 June 01 2016 > June 18 19 20 21 22 27 28 July 01 02 03m 06 07 08 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 > July 18 20 21 22 23 24m 26 27 28 A Unforgettable Combo with: Parsifal (Wagner) 2016 > April 02 06 09 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 Luisa Miller (Verdi) 2016 > April 23 26 Moses und Aron (Schönberg) 2016 > May 24 28 June 01 05 09 13 17 Der Kaiser von Atlantis (Ullmann) 2016 > June 10 12 14 16 18 I puritani (Bellini) 2016 > July 04 06 07 11 13 14 17 19 20 24 I due Foscari (Verdi) 2016 > July 12 15 18

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 01 24 27 2016 > June 10 13 2015 > October 03 2016 > January 05 08 February 29 March 03 Macbeth (Verdi) 2015 > October 04 07 10 13 17 21 2016 > June 08 12 15 18 Anna Bolena (Donizetti) 2015 > October 09 14 19 23 Rusalka (Dvořák) Jenufa (Janácek) Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2016 > February 09 13 18 21 2016 > April 06 10 14 17 20 20 The Tempest (Adès) 2015 > December 31 21 2015 > October 12 16 18 2016 > January 01 03 Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2015 > October 22 26 30 November 01 2016 > April 24 27 30 Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 2015 > October 25 28 November 02 05 2015 > November 07 09 12 15 2016 > March 19 22 26 Elektra (Strauss, R) 2015 > November 13 17 21 25 Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2015 > November 19 22 26 29 December 01 04 2015 > November 27 30 December 03 2016 > June 22 25 28 2015 > December 02 05 08 2016 > February 07 10 April 09 16 Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R) 2015 > December 06 11 16 19 2016 > June 03 06 09 Salome (Strauss, R) 2015 > December 07 10 2016 > January 16 19 21 La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2015 > December 22 26 29 Fidelio (Beethoven) 2016 > January 07 11 14 May 03 07 11 Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2016 > January 10 Die Walküre (Wagner) 2016 > January 13 Siegfried (Wagner) 2016 > January 17 Rigoletto (Verdi) 2016 > January 22 25 28 31 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 > January 23 27 30 Götterdämmerung (Wagner) 2016 > January 24 Arabella (Strauss, R) 2016 > January 26 29 February 01 Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2016 > February 12 17 20 24 Manon (Massenet) 2016 > February 14 19 22 25 28 Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) 2016 > February 23 26 March 01 Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R) 2016 > March 04 07 12 15 Drei Schwestern [Three sisters] (Eötvös) 2016 > March 06 10 13 16 18 Aida (Verdi) 2016 > March 08 11 14 17 Parsifal (Wagner) 2016 > March 24 27 30 La clemenza di Tito (Mozart) 2016 > March 29 April 01 04 07 The Cunning Little Vixen (Janácek) 2016 > April 03 05 08 11 Don Pasquale (Donizetti) 2016 > April 15 18 21 June 24 29 Boris Godunov (Musorgsky) 2016 > May 06 09 13 16 Lohengrin (Wagner) 2016 > May 10 14 18 21 2016 > May 17 20 23 Don Carlos (Verdi) 2016 > May 22 25 29 June 02 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2016 > May 24 27 30 June 04 Alceste (Gluck) 2016 > June 14 16 19 21 Manon Lescaut (Puccini) 2016 > June 20 23 27 30

Opernhaus ZURICH Major European financial centre with many museums and theatres; charming Old Town on the banks of Limmat river. 2015 > November 01 05 08 11 15m 17 20 25 28 December 01 04 08 2015 > November 10 13 15 18 21 27 The Enchanted Pig (Dove) 2015 > November 14m 22m 29 December 05 16 17m 26m 2016 > January 02m 08 10m 17m March 13m April 02 Il viaggio a Reims (Rossini) New Production Orlando paladino (Haydn, J) 09 13m 15 18 21 23 26m 29m 22 2015 > December 06 11 13m 16 18 23 27 Spectacular setting on the lake with Ariodante (Händel) 2016 > January 01 03 05 07 09 2016 > May 07 10 18 20 22m 2016 > January 17m 20 23 25 28 31m 23 February 03 Turandot (Puccini) 2015 > December 12 15 19 22 26 30 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 17 20 23 28 30 Die Hamletmaschine (Rihm) 2016 > January 24 29 31 February 02 07m 11 14m Rigoletto (Verdi) 2016 > January 31 February 05 09 12 14 18 Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2016 > February 13 20 25 28m King Arthur (Purcell) 2016 > February 27 March 01 03 11 16 18 20m April 01 Le Comte Ory (Rossini) 2016 > March 06 09 12 17 19 Carmen (Bizet) 2016 > March 26 31 April 02 07 10 14 Macbeth (Verdi) 2016 > April 03 06 10 13 17 19 23 28 May 05m 07 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 > April 09 12 15 21 24 Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) 2016 > May 08 11 14 19 21 25 27 29m Così fan tutte Operhaus Zurich Judith Schlosser Opernhaus Zurich, continued Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2016 > May 29 June 01 03 05 10 Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky) 2016 > June 12 14 18 23 I puritani (Bellini) 2016 > June 19 22 25 29 July 03 07 10 2016 > June 24 28 July 02 06 09 La clemenza di Tito (Mozart) 2016 > July 01 03m 05 08 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 24 26 28 30 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > December 23 26 27m 28 29 30 31 2016 > January 03m 05 06 07 08 La forza del destino (Verdi) 2016 > February 01 03 05 07m Alcina (Händel) 2016 > February 15 17 19 21m 23 25 27 29 Le médecin malgré lui [The Reluctant Doctor] (Gounod) 2016 > April 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 Falstaff (Verdi) 2016 > June 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 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 07 11 13 17 19 22m 24 26 29m Les Mamelles de Tirésias (Poulenc/Britten) 2015 > November 25 27 28 29 Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) 2015 > December 03 06m Khovanshchina (Musorgsky) 2016 > February 27 March 01 04 10 13m 16 20m Only the sound remains (Saariaho) 2016 > March 15 19 22 24 27 29 Roméo et Juliette (Gounod)New Production 2016 > April 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 May 01 Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2016 > May 07 10 15m 18 21 24 26 29 Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky) 2016 > June 09 12m 15 18 21 24 27 30 July 03m

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 22 23 November 01 20 25 2016 > February 05 27 April 01 22 Libuse (Smetana) 2015 > October 28 2016 > January 01 May 08 2015 > October 30 November 13 30 2016 > January 19 March 02 23 April 12 June 29 The Cunning Little Vixen (Janácek) The Bartered Bride (Smetana) 2015 > October 31 November 21 24 December 30 2015 > November 27 December 27 25 2016 > January 16 February 21 March 16 2016 > January 24 February 28 March 11 27 April 16 June 12 April 20 May 26 29 June 30 Boris Godunov, National Theatre, Prague Hana Smejkalová Boris Godunov (Musorgsky) 2015 > November 06 12 2016 > January 06 February 13 25 March 05 April 06 Rusalka (Dvořák) 2015 > November 09 December 11 2016 > January 09 February 10 March 03 14 April 28 The Devil and Kate (Dvořák) 2015 > November 14 December 27 2016 > February 28 April 03 30 The Jacobin (Dvořák) 2015 > November 14 December 07 2016 > January 07 February 18 March 10 April 14 Carmen (Bizet) 2015 > December 09 2016 > January 04 February 23 March 15 April 30 June 04 Jenufa (Janácek) 2016 > February 03 16 March 31 April 09 Juliette (Martinů) 2016 > March 24 25 28 April 03 26 June 01 Andrea Chénier (Giordano) 2016 > May 05 06 10 27 June 07 From the House of the Dead (Janácek) 2016 > May 17 19 23 Enchantia (Ivanovič) 2016 > June 24 25 26 27...and then there is: Theatre of the Estates PRAGUE Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > November 05 15 December 11 2016 > January 08 February 04 08 March 04 April 15 May 20 June 08 New Production 2015 > November 07 24 December 15 2016 > January 11 31 February 17 March 01 April 04 May 03 13 31 June 17 Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2015 > November 11 December 01 16 2016 > February 26 March 17 Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2015 > November 18 December 02 20 28 2016 > January 14 February 11 March 06 20 22 April 11 May 09 24 June 02 09 14 La Cenerentola (Rossini) 2016 > January 21 22 26 February 12 24 March 09 May 12 June 03 11 Die Entfuhrüng aus dem Serail (Mozart) 2016 > April 27 May 18 28

...not to mention: Prague State Opera PRAGUE 2015 > November 06 December 26 2016 > January 17 February 10 March 09 April 07 May 15 Il trovatore (Verdi) 2015 > November 11 December 12 2016 > January 13 February 25 March 10 April 19 Salome (Strauss, R) 2015 > November 12 14 December 11 13 2015 > November 13 19 December 08 16 2016 > January 13 19 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 15 2016 > January 02 22 February 12 March 16 Werther (Massenet) Otello (Verdi) May 13 26 June 04 26 Die Fledermaus (Strauss, J) 2015 > October 25 29 31 November 05 08 2016 > May 24 27 27 Rusalka (Dvořák) 2015 > November 17 December 03 25 2016 > January 21 24 March 11 April 06 Norma (Bellini) 2015 > November 18 22 December 06 2016 > January 07 June 17 Mefistofele (Adams) 2015 > November 20 December 09 2016 > January 10 27 February 28 March 17 April 17 June 09 Carmen (Bizet) 2015 > November 21 December 04 2016 > January 30 February 18 March 23 April 01 May 28 June 11 Macbeth (Verdi) 2015 > November 24 December 17 2016 > January 14 February 21 April 13 May 19 June 15 2015 > November 25 2016 > January 03 Rigoletto (Verdi) 2015 > November 29 2016 > January 29 February 17 26 March 31 April 15 29 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 19 2016 > January 15 February 27 March 05 April 03 May 21 2015 > December 20 31 2016 > January 20 2016 > February 04 09 20 March 13 20 April 02 10 May 22 June 12 28 Turandot (Puccini) 2016 > March 12 25 April 08 May 05 2016 > March 27 April 16 May 06 June 05 July 01 Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) 2016 > April 21 23 27 May 12 25 June 16 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2016 > May 01 03 29 June 21 Elektra (Strauss, R) 2016 > June 10 14 18 22 25 Das Rheingold (Wagner) 2015 > November 07 11 13 15 Andrea Chénier (Giordano) 2015 > November 08 12 14 18 22 2015 > November 19 21 25 27 29 December 05 Il Trittico [Il tabarro/suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi] (Puccini) 2015 > December 12 16 20 29 Lear (Reimann) 2016 > January 28 30 February 02 11 13 May 29 31 Aida (Verdi) 2016 > February 27 March 04 06 12 20 23 The Tempest (Adès) 2016 > May 19 21 25 28 June 01 The Fairy Queen (Purcell) 2016 > June 17 19 21 23 whilst at Erkel Theatre Die Königin von Saba [ The Queen of Sheba ] (Goldmark) 2015 > October 24 29 November 05 07 12 14 2015 > October 25 30 November 06 08 15 21 Don Carlos (Verdi) 2015 > November 20 22 28 December 05 2016 > February 19 21 26 28 March 03 Die Walküre (Wagner) 2016 > March 03 06 10 13 17 20 Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > March 18 20 24 26 April 01 Otello Photographer: Nagy Attila, Pályi Zsófia

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 19 23 25 27 2016 > April 07 13 16m 22 28 2015 > November 21 24 26 28m 30 December 03 06m 26m 28 30 2016 > January 08 11 14 16m 18 20 27 30m February 04 06m 11 22 28m June 09 11m 14 Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2016 > April 24m 26 29 2015 > December 09 11 17 29 May 03 05m 09 13 16 19 30 2016 > January 07 10m 13 15 19 25 31m April 27 May 02 Turandot (Puccini) Medea [Börtz] (Börtz) 2016 > May 25 28m 31 June 07 10 15 28 29 Royal Danish Opera COPENHAGEN Not for nothing does the song go: Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen. Spectacular opera house overlooking the harbour. 2015 > November 04 08 12 2016 > April 21 29 May 18 June 01 04 07 09 11 Der Freischütz (Weber) 2015 > November 07 10 15 17 20 22 25 29 December 02 08 16 Il Trittico [Il tabarro/suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi] (Puccini) 2015 > November 21 24 26 28 December 03 2016 > January 05 08 10 13 15 17 20 23 27 30 Lohengrin (Wagner) 2016 > January 22 28 31 February 07 12 March 01 06 09 13 Falstaff (Verdi) 2016 > February 13 26 March 02 05 08 10 12 15 19 2016 > February 28 March 03 16 18 29 31 April 02 05 07 09 22 25 28 Powder Her Face (Adès) 2016 > March 19 22 April 01 03 09 16 Salome (Strauss, R) 2016 > April 17 20 23 26 May 04 08 22 26 29 June 03 2016 > April 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 29 2016 > January 23 29 February 01 05 13 18 21m 26 Parsifal (Wagner) 2016 > February 27 March 05m 13m 17 25m 28m Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) 2016 > March 19 22 29 April 01 10m 15 19 23m Falstaff (Verdi) 2016 > April 02 06 08 12 14 May 04 12 2016 > June 01 03 08 13 Den Norske Opera OSLO Spectacular setting overlooking Oslo fjord. Not to be missed! Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) 2015 > November 05 11 13 21 Der Jasager [He Who Says Yes] (Weill) 2015 > November 11 12 13 16 17 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) 2015 > November 28 30 December 06 10 14 17 28 30 31m 2016 > January 05 08 09 10 12 15 17 23 Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria (Monteverdi) 2016 > January 16 21 24 30 February 03 2016 > January 22 27 February 05 07 11 13 17 21 25 28m Elysium (Wallin) 2016 > March 12 14 17 19 29 31 April 02 Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Shostakovich) 2016 > April 01 05 09 15 Turandot (Puccini) 2016 > April 30 May 02 04 07 09 11 13 16 24 26 29 2016 > June 11 13 15 22 24 26

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 17 19 20 23 25 28 L elisir d amore (Donizetti) 2015 > November 21 24 26 28m The Melbourne Ring 2016 Opera Australia s largest and most ambitious production returns to Melbourne in 2016. 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) 31 2015 > December 30 2016 > March 24 26 27 29 30 31 CYCLE 1 CYCLE 3 2016 > January 02m 07 07m 09 09m 12 April 01 02 03 05 06 07 08 09 10 12 13 14 Das Rheingold Das Rheingold Monday 21 November 2016, 7pm 14 16m 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 Friday 9 December 2016, 7pm 2016 > January 02 06 08 13 16 22 25 30 March 07 09 11 15 17 19 21 23 Les Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) 2016 > January 15 21 23 27 29 February 05 09 12 15 18 20 23 27 March 03 05 08 12m 2016 > January 28 30 February 04 06 10 13m 17 20 26 March 05m 10 12 14 16 18 22 Luisa Miller (Verdi) 2016 > February 11 13 16 19 22 24 27 29 Carmen (Bizet) 2016 > June 16 18 21 23 25 29 July 01 05 09 13 15 21 23 29 August 03 06m 09 12 The Love for Three Oranges (Prokofiev) 2016 > June 22 28 30 July 02 04 06 09m Così fan tutte (Mozart) 2016 > July 19 22 25 30m August 05 11 13 Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) 2016 > July 26 28 30 August 02 04 06 08 10 13m Sydney Opera House - The Opera [The Eighth Wonder] (John) 2016 > October 28 29 November 03 04 05 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 03 05 10 12 14 17 19 21m 25 28 Les Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) 2016 > May 07 11 13 18 21 23 26 28m Luisa Miller (Verdi) 2016 > May 16 20 24 27 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 020 7629 5559 or email ab@operainstyle.com

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. 32 33 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 01 06 09 13 16 29 August 05 11 17 20 23 27 Aida (Verdi) 2016 > June 25 30 July 03 07 14 17 24 28 31 August 07 09 14 18 21 24 28 2016 > July 02 05 08 12 15 22 26 30 Turandot (Puccini) 2016 > July 23 27 August 12 19 25 Il trovatore (Verdi) 2016 > August 06 10 13 26 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 21 22 23 24 26 29 30 31 August 02 04 05 06 07 09 11 12 13 14 16 19 20 21 Hamlet (Thomas) 2016 > July 20 25 28 Opera on the Lake Turandot Bregenzer Festspiele / Ralph Larmann

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 08 12 19 21 27 29 Don Giovanni (Mozart) 2016 > July 09 18 20 22 25 Falstaff (Verdi) 2016 > July 13 15 Macbeth (Verdi) 2016 > July 14 16 From the House of the Dead (Janácek) 2016 > July 23 26 28 30 2016 > August 02 04 06 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 08 11 14 17 [at Adriatic Arena] Il Turco in Italia (Rossini) 2016 > August 09 12 15 18 [at Teatro Rossini] Ciro in Babilonia (Rossini) 2016 > August 10 13 16 19 [at Teatro Rossini] NB Early booking strongly advised. Oedipus Rex/Symphonie de Psalms MAGGIO MUSICALE July 16 20 29 August 04 09 16 25 34 PUCCINI FESTIVAL AT TORRE (Stravinsky) FIORENTINO 35 Capriccio DEL LAGO July 15 17 MAY/JUNE 2016 Close to Lucca and the Tuscan Hills; July July 23 27 August 05 11 19 [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 03 12 18 24 July 01 02 [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 15 23 30 August 12 2016 > July 16 22 August 05 Turandot [by Ferruccio Busoni] 2016 > July 24 31 August 13 [Performed in Auditorium E. Caruso] 2016 > July 29 August 10 2016 > August 06 11 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 01 02 05 08 11 13 15 17 19 [Théâtre de l Archevéché] Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) July 02 04 07 13 16 [Grand Théâtre de Provence] Il Trionfo del tempo e del disinganno (Händel) July 01 04 06 09 12 14 [Théâtre de l Archevéché] Seven Stones from the Tower of Babel (Adámek) July 02 03 [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. 2016 > July 09 12 2016 > August 03 06 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 01 06 09 15 August 02 08 13 17 23 27 Don Giovanni July 02 08 13 22 August 01 06 10 15 20 26 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.

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