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1 Oct 2026, Thu
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7 PM
The Stanislavsky Theatre, located in XIX century historical building just 750 metres (9-minute walk) from the Bolshoi, offers audiences the unique opportunity to enjoy world-class opera in an intimate...
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
Opera
Bolshoi Theatre, New Stage
1 Oct 2026, Thu
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7 PM
You can't argue with Rossini! Il Barbiere di Siviglia is so musically convincing that charms everyone who gets a chance to listen to it. Verdi considered it the most beautiful opera-buff...
Cast:
Bolshoi Theatre Chorus, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Premiere of this production:
20 February 1816,
Teatro Argentina, Rome
ACT I
Seville. Night. Count Almaviva comes to the house of Doctor Bartolo and serenades Rosina, whom Bartolo keeps confined to the house. Figaro an old friend of Count, who knows all the town’s secrets and scandals, explains to Almaviva that Rosina is Bartolo’s ward, not his daughter, and that the doctor intends to marry her. Figaro devises a plan: the count will disguise himself as a ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
1 Oct 2026, Thu
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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:
Karel Mark Chichon,
Aleksandra Kurzak,
.... + 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
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
1 Oct 2026, Thu
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7:30 PM
Damiano Michieletto places Rossini’s rhythm at the heart of his staging: the action revolves around a huge, colourful building, progressively transformed as the opera progresses.
Composer:
Gioachino Rossini
Cast:
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
Jader Bignamini,
.... + 5
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Premiere of this production:
20 February 1816,
Teatro Argentina, Rome
Place: Seville, Spain
Time: 18th century
Act 1
The square in front of Bartolo's house
In a public square outside Bartolo's house a band of musicians and a poor student named Lindoro are serenading, to no avail, the window of Rosina ("Ecco, ridente in cielo"; "There, laughing in the sky"). Lindoro, who is really the young Count Almaviva in disguise, hopes to make the b ... Read More
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Opera
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Main Stage
1 Oct 2026, Thu
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7:30 PM
A visual ritual in which beauty and conflict are in constant dialogue.
Cast:
Anna Netrebko,
Ekaterina Semenchuk,
.... + 6
Aida with Anna Netrebko
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Aida with Anna Netrebko
Opera
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
2 Oct 2026, Fri
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7 PM
For many viewers, Margarethe Wallmann's Tosca production is a particularly successful and atmospheric production. It is the oldest directorial work in the Haus am Ring (premiere in 1958)...
Cast:
Jonathan Tetelman,
Vienna State Opera Orchestra,
.... + 4
Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Opera
Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky II
2 Oct 2026, Fri
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7 PM
Aida is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had it...
Cast:
Mariinsky Orchestra, Mariinsky Chorus
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Opera
Mariinsky Theatre, Concert Hall
2 Oct 2026, Fri
•
7 PM
La bohème is an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murg...
Cast:
Mariinsky Orchestra,
Mariinsky Chorus,
.... + 1
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
The opera is set in Paris in the 1930s.
Act I
An attic in the Latin Quarter; Christmas Eve
Rodolfo and Marcello complain of the bitter cold. They need to light their stove: Marcello suggests using a chair, but Rodolfo offers the manuscript of the play he is writing and they banter ironically as they enjoy the fleeting warmth. Colline enters and the remainin ... Read More
Opera
Bolshoi Theatre, New Stage
2 Oct 2026, Fri
•
7 PM
You can't argue with Rossini! Il Barbiere di Siviglia is so musically convincing that charms everyone who gets a chance to listen to it. Verdi considered it the most beautiful opera-buff...
Cast:
Bolshoi Theatre Chorus, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Premiere of this production:
20 February 1816,
Teatro Argentina, Rome
ACT I
Seville. Night. Count Almaviva comes to the house of Doctor Bartolo and serenades Rosina, whom Bartolo keeps confined to the house. Figaro an old friend of Count, who knows all the town’s secrets and scandals, explains to Almaviva that Rosina is Bartolo’s ward, not his daughter, and that the doctor intends to marry her. Figaro devises a plan: the count will disguise himself as a ... Read More
Opera
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Main Stage
2 Oct 2026, Fri
•
7:30 PM
A visual ritual in which beauty and conflict are in constant dialogue.
Cast:
Anna Pirozzi,
Piotr Beczala,
.... + 5
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Aida
Opera
2 Oct 2026, Fri
•
8 PM
This evocative and poetic staging returns to the stage in 2026, conducted by Michele Gamba, who in recent years has led major productions at La Scala including Rigoletto, Médée...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Nadine Sierra,
Teatro alla Scala Ballet,
.... + 5
La traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
La traviata
Opera
2 Oct 2026, Fri
•
8 PM
Giuseppe Verdi’s monumental masterpiece Aida returns to the Festival Verdi 2026 in a production that combines grandeur, passion, and timeless theatrical beauty. Performed at the intimate yet his...
Cast:
Giuseppe Mengoli,
Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma,
.... + 5
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Aida
Opera
Palau de la Musica Catalana, Concert Hall
2 Oct 2026, Fri
•
8 PM
Òpera Popular de Barcelona
Cast:
Josep Miquel Mindán,
Choir of the Popular Opera of Barcelona,
.... + 4
La traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
La traviata
Opera
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Main Stage
3 Oct 2026, Sat
•
6 PM
A visual ritual in which beauty and conflict are in constant dialogue.
Cast:
Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar,
Arsen Soghomonyan,
.... + 5
Aida
Premiere of this production:
24 December 1871,
Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Backstory: The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Act 1
Scene 1: A hall in the King's palace; ... Read More
Aida
Opera
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
3 Oct 2026, Sat
•
7 PM
The myth of Carmen and her unparalleled fight for freedom and self-determination.
Composer:
Georges Bizet
Cast:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
State Opera Chorus Dresden,
.... + 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
Bolshoi Theatre, New Stage
3 Oct 2026, Sat
•
7 PM
You can't argue with Rossini! Il Barbiere di Siviglia is so musically convincing that charms everyone who gets a chance to listen to it. Verdi considered it the most beautiful opera-buff...
Cast:
Bolshoi Theatre Chorus, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Premiere of this production:
20 February 1816,
Teatro Argentina, Rome
ACT I
Seville. Night. Count Almaviva comes to the house of Doctor Bartolo and serenades Rosina, whom Bartolo keeps confined to the house. Figaro an old friend of Count, who knows all the town’s secrets and scandals, explains to Almaviva that Rosina is Bartolo’s ward, not his daughter, and that the doctor intends to marry her. Figaro devises a plan: the count will disguise himself as a ... Read More
Opera
3 Oct 2026, Sat
•
8 PM
This evocative and poetic staging returns to the stage in 2026, conducted by Michele Gamba, who in recent years has led major productions at La Scala including Rigoletto, Médée...
Cast:
Nadine Sierra,
Teatro alla Scala Ballet,
.... + 5
La traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
La traviata
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
3 Oct 2026, Sat
•
8 PM
With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking.
Cast:
Karel Mark Chichon,
Aleksandra Kurzak,
.... + 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
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
4 Oct 2026, Sun
•
2:30 PM
Damiano Michieletto places Rossini’s rhythm at the heart of his staging: the action revolves around a huge, colourful building, progressively transformed as the opera progresses.
Cast:
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
Jader Bignamini,
.... + 5
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Premiere of this production:
20 February 1816,
Teatro Argentina, Rome
Place: Seville, Spain
Time: 18th century
Act 1
The square in front of Bartolo's house
In a public square outside Bartolo's house a band of musicians and a poor student named Lindoro are serenading, to no avail, the window of Rosina ("Ecco, ridente in cielo"; "There, laughing in the sky"). Lindoro, who is really the young Count Almaviva in disguise, hopes to make the b ... Read More
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
4 Oct 2026, Sun
•
4 PM
Georges Bizet’s CARMEN was a deliberate and direct affront to the Romantic operatic tradition. The fiercely independent spirit of the eponymous heroine was the polar opposite of the passive suff...
Cast:
Gaëlle Arquez,
Alejo Pérez,
.... + 8
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
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