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Deutsche Oper Berlin, Main Stage
31 Dec 2026, Thu
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6 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...
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Michele Spotti,
Attilio Glaser,
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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
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Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky II
31 Dec 2026, Thu
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6 PM
Two months before his own death, the thirty-five-year-old Mozart presented the world with one of his most cheerful and poetic compositions, and although the shadow of death, no, no, and even flickers ...
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast:
Mariinsky Orchestra, Mariinsky Chorus
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
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Staatsoper Hamburg, Main Stage
31 Dec 2026, Thu
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7 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,
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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
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Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland Theatre
31 Dec 2026, Thu
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7:45 PM
Dress up to the nines, kick up your heels and prepare for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve at the Sydney Opera House.
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Opera Australia Children`s Chorus, Opera Australia Chorus
La Bohème on New Year’s Eve
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 on New Year’s Eve
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