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Prague National Theatre, The State Opera
22 Dec 2026, Tue
•
7 PM
A celebration of youth, love and joie de vivre through the eyes of Parisian bohemians.
Cast:
The State Opera Chorus, The State Opera Orchestra
La bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Place: Paris
Time: Around 1830.
Act 1
In the four bohemians' garret (Christmas Eve)
Marcello is painting while Rodolfo gazes out of the window. They complain of the cold. In order to keep warm, they burn the manuscript of Rodolfo's drama. Colline, the philosopher, enters shivering and disgruntled at not having been able to pawn some books. Schaunard, the musician of the group, arrives w ... Read More
La bohème
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
22 Dec 2026, Tue
•
7:30 PM
Mozart's MAGIC FLUTE is the most frequently performed opera in the German-speaking world.
Cast:
Tomáš Netopil,
Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin,
.... + 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
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
23 Dec 2026, Wed
•
11 AM
There are also legendary opera productions, such as this one directed by Kálmán Nádasdy. With Gusztáv Oláh's marvellous scenery, it is a genuine example of theat...
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Hungarian State Opera Chorus,
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra,
.... + 6
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Place: Paris
Time: Around 1830.
Act 1
In the four bohemians' garret (Christmas Eve)
Marcello is painting while Rodolfo gazes out of the window. They complain of the cold. In order to keep warm, they burn the manuscript of Rodolfo's drama. Colline, the philosopher, enters shivering and disgruntled at not having been able to pawn some books. Schaunard, the musician of the group, arrives w ... Read More
La Bohème
Opera
Staatsoper Hamburg, Main Stage
23 Dec 2026, Wed
•
7 PM
“How ice-cold is this little hand” – a hand held by the poet Rodolfo in the darkness of his artists’ commune!
Cast:
Choir of the Hamburg State Opera,
Alexander Joel,
.... + 6
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Act 1
In their studio above the roofs of Paris live Rodolfo, the poet, and Marcello, the painter, with their friends Colline and Schaunard. Having nothing to heat the cold room, Rodolfo decides to sacrifice the manuscript of his tragedy to the needs of the stove. Ill-humoured Colline returns from the pawnshop, without, however, having effected his object, because today, on Christmas Eve, the shop ... Read More
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
23 Dec 2026, Wed
•
7:30 PM
In poetic images, Lindy Hume presents the work as a nostalgic retrospective of a carefree, all-too transient youth. In poetic images, Lindy Hume presents the work as a nostalgic retrospective of a car...
Cast:
Friedrich Hamel,
Riccardo Massi,
.... + 8
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Place: Paris
Time: Around 1830.
Act 1
In the four bohemians' garret (Christmas Eve)
Marcello is painting while Rodolfo gazes out of the window. They complain of the cold. In order to keep warm, they burn the manuscript of Rodolfo's drama. Colline, the philosopher, enters shivering and disgruntled at not having been able to pawn some books. Schaunard, the musician of the group, arrives w ... Read More
La Bohème
Opera
23 Dec 2026, Wed
•
8 PM
In his interpretation of Traviata, director David Hermann elaborates on the sketch about the downfall of the noble courtesan, interpreting it as a portrait study of a modern-day high-class escort...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Joana Mallwitz,
Zurich Opera Chorus,
.... + 6
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
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
24 Dec 2026, Thu
•
12 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
Opera
Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky II
24 Dec 2026, Thu
•
7 PM
The preliminary evening of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in four scenes
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Cast:
Valery Gergiev
Das Rheingold
Premiere of this production:
22 September 1869,
National Theatre Munich
Scene I
The Rhine-maidens, Woglinde, Wellgunde and Flosshilde, are three fabulous childish beings watching over the gold of the Rhine for their father. Alberich, a miserable specimen of a dwarf, comes creeping along the rocky outcrop. He is seeking love, understanding and affection. He hopes to find these things with the Rhine M ... Read More
Opera
Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky II
25 Dec 2026, Fri
•
5 PM
The first day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts
Cast:
Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra
Die Walküre
Premiere of this production:
26 June 1870,
Königliches Hof- und National-Theater in Munich
Although Wotan, the ruling God, governs the giants, people and dwarves with the aid of treaties and agreements engraved on the staff of his spear, he himself has broken these agreements. Wotan had promised to give the Godess Freia to two of the giants – Fasolt and Fafner – as payment for building Valhalla, the home of the gods, but when work was completed he refused to surrender F ... Read More
Opera
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera), Staatsoper Unter den Linden
25 Dec 2026, Fri
•
6 PM
In poetic images, Lindy Hume presents the work as a nostalgic retrospective of a carefree, all-too transient youth. In poetic images, Lindy Hume presents the work as a nostalgic retrospective of a car...
Cast:
Friedrich Hamel,
Riccardo Massi,
.... + 8
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Place: Paris
Time: Around 1830.
Act 1
In the four bohemians' garret (Christmas Eve)
Marcello is painting while Rodolfo gazes out of the window. They complain of the cold. In order to keep warm, they burn the manuscript of Rodolfo's drama. Colline, the philosopher, enters shivering and disgruntled at not having been able to pawn some books. Schaunard, the musician of the group, arrives w ... Read More
La Bohème
Opera
Prague National Theatre, The State Opera
25 Dec 2026, Fri
•
6 PM
A celebration of youth, love and joie de vivre through the eyes of Parisian bohemians.
Cast:
The State Opera Chorus, The State Opera Orchestra
La bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Place: Paris
Time: Around 1830.
Act 1
In the four bohemians' garret (Christmas Eve)
Marcello is painting while Rodolfo gazes out of the window. They complain of the cold. In order to keep warm, they burn the manuscript of Rodolfo's drama. Colline, the philosopher, enters shivering and disgruntled at not having been able to pawn some books. Schaunard, the musician of the group, arrives w ... Read More
La bohème
Opera
Hungarian State Opera House, Opera House
25 Dec 2026, Fri
•
6:30 PM
There are also legendary opera productions, such as this one directed by Kálmán Nádasdy. With Gusztáv Oláh's marvellous scenery, it is a genuine example of theat...
Cast:
Hungarian State Opera Chorus,
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra,
.... + 6
La Bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Place: Paris
Time: Around 1830.
Act 1
In the four bohemians' garret (Christmas Eve)
Marcello is painting while Rodolfo gazes out of the window. They complain of the cold. In order to keep warm, they burn the manuscript of Rodolfo's drama. Colline, the philosopher, enters shivering and disgruntled at not having been able to pawn some books. Schaunard, the musician of the group, arrives w ... Read More
La Bohème
Opera
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
26 Dec 2026, Sat
•
4 PM
La Traviata was Verdi's only opera to be set among the Parisian middle classes of the day. It is based on the acclaimed novel "The Lady of the Camellias" by Alexandre Dumas fils, which i...
Cast:
Michele Spotti,
Attilio Glaser,
.... + 7
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
Opera
Theater Bonn, Opernhaus Bonn
26 Dec 2026, Sat
•
4 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:
Dirk Kaftan,
Beethoven Orchester Bonn,
.... + 4
La bohème
Premiere of this production:
01 February 1896,
Teatro Regio, Turin
Place: Paris
Time: Around 1830.
Act 1
In the four bohemians' garret (Christmas Eve)
Marcello is painting while Rodolfo gazes out of the window. They complain of the cold. In order to keep warm, they burn the manuscript of Rodolfo's drama. Colline, the philosopher, enters shivering and disgruntled at not having been able to pawn some books. Schaunard, the musician of the group, arrives w ... Read More
La bohème
Opera
Prague National Theatre, The State Opera
26 Dec 2026, Sat
•
5 PM
Falling in love with a courtesan is doomed from the very start!
Cast:
The State Opera Chorus, The State Opera Orchestra
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
Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky II
26 Dec 2026, Sat
•
5 PM
The second day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts
Cast:
Valery Gergiev
Siegfried
Premiere of this production:
16 August 1876,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Act I
Until recently, the universe shook from the fighting between the gods, giants and Nibelungs in the struggle for the Rhine’s fateful legacy. Now that the storms and disquiet have passed, the earth has become still; everything is peaceful, awaiting the coming of great new events…The dwarf Nibelung gnome Mime, a blacksmith, lives in a&nb ... Read More
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
26 Dec 2026, Sat
•
6 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...
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
Opera
Staatsoper Hamburg, Main Stage
26 Dec 2026, Sat
•
6 PM
Rossini’s comic masterpiece follows Count Almaviva as he tries to win Rosina’s heart with the help of the resourceful barber Figaro. Disguises, deceptions and romantic rivalry create a cha...
Composer:
Gioachino Rossini
Cast:
Choir of the Hamburg State Opera,
George Petrou,
.... + 5
The Barber of Seville
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
Opera
Semperoper Dresden, Semperoper Dresden
26 Dec 2026, Sat
•
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,
Lorenzo Passerini,
.... + 7
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
Opera
Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky II
27 Dec 2026, Sun
•
5 PM
The third day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts with prologue
Cast:
Valery Gergiev
Götterdämmerung
Premiere of this production:
17 August 1876,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Prologue
By night on the rocky banks of the Rhine, three prophetic Noms are spinning the rope of Fate. The end of the gods´ power is nigh: in the castle of Valhalla, the supreme god Wotan is surrounded by gods and heroes, waiting for the last day. His death has been predestined by a chain of crimes, the first of which was Alberich´s stealing the gold of the Rhine and renouncing love. W ... Read More
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How to choose an opera? Mozart or Verdi? Love tragedy or comedy?
Marriage of Figaro or Aida?
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