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Oslo Opera House, Main Stage
1 Dec 2025, Mon
•
7 PM
Cinematic opera magic from Barrie Kosky. Mozart’s The Magic Flute is one of the world's most beloved operas – a fantastical blend of comedy, magic and profound human insight. Experienc...
Cast:
Aage Richard Meyer,
Alina Wunderlin,
.... + 6
The Magic Flute
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last.
Act 1
Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape
Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" segued into trio: "Stirb, Ungeheuer, durch uns're Macht!"). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear an ... Read More
The Magic Flute
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
2 Dec 2025, Tue
•
7:30 PM
Based on the eponymous play by Victorien Sardou, Puccini’s opera brings together all the elements of a melodrama: love, politics, violence and religion.
Cast:
Jonas Kaufmann,
Oksana Lyniv,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
ACT I
The church of Sant’Andrea della Valle Cesare Angelotti, former Consul of the Roman Republic, has escaped from the Castel Sant’Angelo, where he was being held for political reasons. He has taken refuge in the church, where his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti, has hidden woman’s clothing in the family chapel so that he can escape without being recognised. The sacristan is sur ... Read More
Tosca
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
3 Dec 2025, Wed
•
6 PM
The combination of Mozart's marvellous music and Schikaneder's coming-of-age storyline has something to tell us at every stage of life. No matter if you are discovering or rediscovering the wo...
Cast:
Péter Halász,
Anija Lombard,
.... + 7
The Magic Flute
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last.
Act 1
Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape
Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" segued into trio: "Stirb, Ungeheuer, durch uns're Macht!"). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear an ... Read More
The Magic Flute
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
3 Dec 2025, Wed
•
7:30 PM
Lieutenant Pinkerton has fallen in love with the geisha Cio-Cio-San, known as Madama Butterfly, and wants to marry her according to Japanese custom without entering into a permanent relationship.
Cast:
Brian Jagde,
Staatskapelle Berlin,
.... + 5
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
1. A short orchestral prelude with a busy, fugal opening theme, followed by a second theme of more overtly Japanese character, leads straight into the opening scene.
2. E soffitto e pareti ("And ceiling and walls"). Pinkerton and Goro are inspecting a small house which sits on a hill and overlooks the bay. Goro has found the house for Pinkerton and his bride, and is showing him t ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
Oslo Opera House, Main Stage
4 Dec 2025, Thu
•
7 PM
Cinematic opera magic from Barrie Kosky. Mozart’s The Magic Flute is one of the world's most beloved operas – a fantastical blend of comedy, magic and profound human insight. Experienc...
Cast:
Kristiina Poska,
Aleksander Nohr,
.... + 6
The Magic Flute
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last.
Act 1
Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape
Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" segued into trio: "Stirb, Ungeheuer, durch uns're Macht!"). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear an ... Read More
The Magic Flute
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
4 Dec 2025, Thu
•
7:30 PM
With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking.
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
David Bizic,
Stephen Costello,
.... + 5
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
ACT I
Paris, in the 1830s. In their Latin Quarter garret, the near-destitute artist Marcello and poet Rodolfo try to keep warm on Christmas Eve by feeding the stove with pages from Rodolfo’s latest drama. They are soon joined by their roommates—Colline, a philosopher, and Schaunard, a musician, who brings food, fuel, and funds he has collected from an eccentric nobleman. While th ... Read More
La Bohème
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
5 Dec 2025, Fri
•
6:30 PM
The poetic production by the Hollywood director Anthony Minghella, who died in 2008, worked with Japanese stylistic elements and was co-produced by the Metropolitan Opera New York, the English Nationa...
Cast:
Giampaolo Bisanti,
Daria Sushkova,
.... + 4
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
A Lieutnant of the US Navy, Pinkerton by name, is having a look at a house near Nagasaki which he hopes to rent from his owner, Goro, for his honeymoon with Cho-Cho-San whom, as was then the custom, he is thinking of making his temporary wife while in Japan. Nothing that Suzuki, Cho-cho-San's maid, and Goro tell him about her will induce him to change his mind, and the warning of the US ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
5 Dec 2025, Fri
•
7 PM
At the time of its premiere in 1896, Puccini’s best-known work broke new ground in Italian opera through its prosaic scenery and everyday subject matter. This staging by Christine Mielitz of Puc...
Cast:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Matteo Beltrami,
.... + 6
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
First act
Christmas Eve, in an icy-cold garret looking onto the roofs of the Latin Quarter in Paris, around the turn of the century. Just as Marcel, fingers numb with cold, attempts to finish his painting which seems to remain eternally unfinished, Rodolfo compels himself to write. Both fail. To save the last chair from being broken up and burnt, Rodolfo sacrifices the manuscript of his play, act ... Read More
La Bohème
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
5 Dec 2025, Fri
•
7:30 PM
Based on the eponymous play by Victorien Sardou, Puccini’s opera brings together all the elements of a melodrama: love, politics, violence and religion.
Cast:
Jonas Kaufmann,
Oksana Lyniv,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
ACT I
The church of Sant’Andrea della Valle Cesare Angelotti, former Consul of the Roman Republic, has escaped from the Castel Sant’Angelo, where he was being held for political reasons. He has taken refuge in the church, where his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti, has hidden woman’s clothing in the family chapel so that he can escape without being recognised. The sacristan is sur ... Read More
Tosca
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
6 Dec 2025, Sat
•
1 PM
With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking.
Cast:
David Bizic,
Stephen Costello,
.... + 5
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
ACT I
Paris, in the 1830s. In their Latin Quarter garret, the near-destitute artist Marcello and poet Rodolfo try to keep warm on Christmas Eve by feeding the stove with pages from Rodolfo’s latest drama. They are soon joined by their roommates—Colline, a philosopher, and Schaunard, a musician, who brings food, fuel, and funds he has collected from an eccentric nobleman. While th ... Read More
La Bohème
Opera
6 Dec 2025, Sat
•
7 PM
After stints at the Metropolitan Opera New York and with shooting star Johanna Wallroth as Pamina, this globally acclaimed production of Mozart's most famous opera returns to Basel.
Cast:
Jörg Halubek,
André Morsch,
.... + 7
Die Zauberflöte
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last.
Act 1
Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape
Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" segued into trio: "Stirb, Ungeheuer, durch uns're Macht!"). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear an ... Read More
Die Zauberflöte
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
6 Dec 2025, Sat
•
7:30 PM
Lieutenant Pinkerton has fallen in love with the geisha Cio-Cio-San, known as Madama Butterfly, and wants to marry her according to Japanese custom without entering into a permanent relationship.
Cast:
Brian Jagde,
Staatskapelle Berlin,
.... + 5
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
1. A short orchestral prelude with a busy, fugal opening theme, followed by a second theme of more overtly Japanese character, leads straight into the opening scene.
2. E soffitto e pareti ("And ceiling and walls"). Pinkerton and Goro are inspecting a small house which sits on a hill and overlooks the bay. Goro has found the house for Pinkerton and his bride, and is showing him t ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
7 Dec 2025, Sun
•
7 PM
The poetic production by the Hollywood director Anthony Minghella, who died in 2008, worked with Japanese stylistic elements and was co-produced by the Metropolitan Opera New York, the English Nationa...
Cast:
Giampaolo Bisanti,
Daria Sushkova,
.... + 4
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
A Lieutnant of the US Navy, Pinkerton by name, is having a look at a house near Nagasaki which he hopes to rent from his owner, Goro, for his honeymoon with Cho-Cho-San whom, as was then the custom, he is thinking of making his temporary wife while in Japan. Nothing that Suzuki, Cho-cho-San's maid, and Goro tell him about her will induce him to change his mind, and the warning of the US ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
8 Dec 2025, Mon
•
7:30 PM
Based on the eponymous play by Victorien Sardou, Puccini’s opera brings together all the elements of a melodrama: love, politics, violence and religion.
Cast:
Jonas Kaufmann,
Oksana Lyniv,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
ACT I
The church of Sant’Andrea della Valle Cesare Angelotti, former Consul of the Roman Republic, has escaped from the Castel Sant’Angelo, where he was being held for political reasons. He has taken refuge in the church, where his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti, has hidden woman’s clothing in the family chapel so that he can escape without being recognised. The sacristan is sur ... Read More
Tosca
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
9 Dec 2025, Tue
•
7 PM
The poetic production by the Hollywood director Anthony Minghella, who died in 2008, worked with Japanese stylistic elements and was co-produced by the Metropolitan Opera New York, the English Nationa...
Cast:
Giampaolo Bisanti,
Daria Sushkova,
.... + 4
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
A Lieutnant of the US Navy, Pinkerton by name, is having a look at a house near Nagasaki which he hopes to rent from his owner, Goro, for his honeymoon with Cho-Cho-San whom, as was then the custom, he is thinking of making his temporary wife while in Japan. Nothing that Suzuki, Cho-cho-San's maid, and Goro tell him about her will induce him to change his mind, and the warning of the US ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
10 Dec 2025, Wed
•
6 PM
The combination of Mozart's marvellous music and Schikaneder's coming-of-age storyline has something to tell us at every stage of life. No matter if you are discovering or rediscovering the wo...
Cast:
Péter Halász,
Anija Lombard,
.... + 7
The Magic Flute
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last.
Act 1
Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape
Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" segued into trio: "Stirb, Ungeheuer, durch uns're Macht!"). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear an ... Read More
The Magic Flute
Opera
Oslo Opera House, Main Stage
10 Dec 2025, Wed
•
7 PM
Cinematic opera magic from Barrie Kosky. Mozart’s The Magic Flute is one of the world's most beloved operas – a fantastical blend of comedy, magic and profound human insight. Experienc...
Cast:
Aage Richard Meyer,
Alina Wunderlin,
.... + 6
The Magic Flute
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
The opera begins with the overture, which Mozart composed last.
Act 1
Scene 1: A rough, rocky landscape
Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is pursued by a serpent and asks the gods to save him (aria: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" segued into trio: "Stirb, Ungeheuer, durch uns're Macht!"). He faints, and three ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night, appear an ... Read More
The Magic Flute
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
10 Dec 2025, Wed
•
7:30 PM
Lieutenant Pinkerton has fallen in love with the geisha Cio-Cio-San, known as Madama Butterfly, and wants to marry her according to Japanese custom without entering into a permanent relationship.
Cast:
Brian Jagde,
Staatskapelle Berlin,
.... + 5
Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
1. A short orchestral prelude with a busy, fugal opening theme, followed by a second theme of more overtly Japanese character, leads straight into the opening scene.
2. E soffitto e pareti ("And ceiling and walls"). Pinkerton and Goro are inspecting a small house which sits on a hill and overlooks the bay. Goro has found the house for Pinkerton and his bride, and is showing him t ... Read More
Madama Butterfly
Opera
Teatro Real, Main Auditorium
10 Dec 2025, Wed
•
7:30 PM
Carmen is Georges Bizet's final opera and masterpiece, based on the novel by Prosper Mérimée. Great voices, like those of Aigul Akhmethsina, Michael Fabiano, Charles Castro...
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Cast:
Aigul Akhmetshina,
Charles Castronovo,
.... + 6
Carmen
Premiere of this production:
03 March 1875,
Opéra-Comique, Paris
Place: Seville, Spain, and surrounding hills
Time: Around 1820
Act 1
A square, in Seville. On the right, a door to the tobacco factory. At the back, a bridge. On the left, a guardhouse.
A group of soldiers relaxes in the square, waiting for the changing of the guard and commenting on the passers-by ("Sur la place, chacun passe"). Micaëla appears, seeking José. Moralè ... Read More
Carmen
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
11 Dec 2025, Thu
•
7 PM
A treasured holiday tradition, Mozart’s heartwarming fairy tale takes the stage in the Met’s abridged, English-language production by Julie Taymor - the Tony Award–winning director o...
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast:
The Met Orchestra,
Erina Yashima,
.... + 6
The Magic Flute - Holiday Presentation
Premiere of this production:
30 September 1791,
Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
A mythical land between the sun and the moon. Three ladies in the service of the Queen of the Night save Prince Tamino from a serpent. When they leave to tell the queen, the birdcatcher Papageno appears. He boasts to Tamino that it was he who killed the creature. The ladies return to give Tamino a portrait of the queen’s daughter, Pamina, who they say has been enslaved by the evil Saras ... Read More
The Magic Flute - Holiday Presentation
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