Delibes, Leo (1836-1891)
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Lakmé [*] 5 Oct-31 Dec; SNG Maribor [*] 23 Dec; Bühnen der Stadt Bielefeld [*] 23 Feb-2 Mar; Tulsa Opera
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Deqing, Wen
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The Wager [*] 30 Jul-1 Aug; Savonlinna Opera Festival
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Deschewow, Wladimir
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Eis und Stahl [*] 27 Oct-8 Dec; Saarbrucken, Saarlandisches Staatstheater
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Dessau, Paul (1894-1979)
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[>] www.schott-music.com
Verurteilung des Lukullus 'The Trial of Lucullus'. Opera in 12 scenes (Berlin, Deutsche Staatsoper 1951); The life of Lucullus, general and epicure, is weighed up in the land of the dead. How can the death of thousands of his soldiers be compared with his culinary achievements?; Libretto: Bertolt Brecht, after his radio play 'Das Verhör des Lukullus' [*] 25 Nov-24 Jul; Komische Oper Berlin
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Destouches, André Cardinal (1672-1749)
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Le Carnaval et la Folie [*] 11 Oct; Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole [*] 18 Oct; Warszawa, Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera [*] 1-2 Feb; Paris, Opéra-Comique
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DiChiera, David
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Cyrano Opera in 3 acts. Libretto: Bernard Uzan, after the play by Edmond Rostand; Orchestration: Mark Flint [*] (WP) 13-28 Oct; Detroit, Michigan Opera Theatre [*] 8-17 Feb; Opera Company of Philadelphia
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Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848)
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Anna Bolena [*] 20-29 Oct; Bilbao, Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de la Ópera
L'assedio di Calais [*] (concert) 3+ Feb; Gelsenkirchen, Musiktheater im Revier
Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali [*] 3+ May; Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Don Gregorio Versione 1826 [*] 2-4 Nov; Bergamo, Teatro Donizetti
La favorite [*] 8-13 Jun; Opéra National de Montpellier
Lucrezia Borgia [*] 30 Nov-2 Dec; Bergamo, Teatro Donizetti [*] (concert) 22 Feb-1 Mar; Barcelona, Gran Teatre del Liceu [*] 3-16 Apr; Torino, Teatro Regio
Maria Stuarda [*] (concert) 26-28 Sep; Opéra National de Lyon [*] (concert) 30 Sep; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées [*] 10-18 Nov; Baltimore Opera [*] 17 Nov-2 Dec; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden [*] 15 Jan-7 Feb; Milano, Teatro alla Scala [*] 16-24 Feb; San Diego Opera [*] 30 Apr-11 May; Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Poliuto [*] 16-25 Feb; Bilbao, Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de la Ópera
Rita [*] 2 Dec; Compiegne, Théâtre Imperial [*] 20 May; Clermont-Ferrand, Centre lyrique d'Auvergne [*] 10-16 Jun; Opéra de Rouen
Roberto Devereux [*] 10-27 Oct; München, Bayerische Staatsoper [*] 10 May; Trieste, Teatro Verdi [*] 29 Jun; München, Münchner Opern-Festspiele
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Dove, Jonathan (*1959)
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[>] www.jonathandove.com
The Adventures of Pinocchio Family opera. Libretto: Alasdair Middleton, after the book by Carlo Collodi [*] (WP) 21 Dec-26 Jan; Leeds and then tour, Opera North [*] 28 Jun; Städtische Theater Chemnitz
Flight [*] 26 Jan-3 Feb; Pittsburgh Opera
Kwasi en Kwame Two African princes confront the issues of identity and integration when they are shipped to the Holland of William of Orange; Libretto: Arthur Japin, after his book "The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi" [*] (WP) 26 Oct-27 May; Rotterdam and then tour, Opera OT
Tobias and the Angel [*] 28 Feb-2 Mar; Baltimore, Opera Vivente
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Dukas, Paul (1865-1935)
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Ariane et Barbe-bleue [*] 13 Sep-6 Oct; L'Opéra National de Paris [*] 23 Nov-1 Dec; Torino, Teatro Regio [*] 10 Feb-16 Mar; Oper Frankfurt
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Dun, see Tan Dun
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Dusapin, Pascal (*1955)
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Faustus, the Last Night [*] 1-13 Sep; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Medeamaterial [*] 16-23 Sep; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden Choreographic version
Passion [*] (WP) 5-20 Jul; Festival international d'art lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence
Roméo et Juliette [*] 28 Apr-5 May; Paris, Opéra-Comique
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Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904)
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The Devil and Kate [*] 7 Oct; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre [*] 8 Dec-12 Apr; Praha, National Theatre
Jakobín [*] 9 Sep-17 Oct; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre
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Eggert, Moritz (*1965)
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[>] www.moritzeggert.de/
[>] www.schott-music.com
Freax Desires, deceptions and the lust for power in a freak show [*] 2-29 Sep; Oper der Stadt Bonn
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Eötvös, Peter (*1944)
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[>] www.eotvospeter.com
Angels in America Opera in two parts, 140' (Paris Châtelet, 2004); An account of AIDS in the Reagan years; Libretto: Mari Mezei, after the play by Tony Kushner [*] 16 May-7 Jun; Fort Worth Opera
Lady Sarashina Atmospheric episodes from the diary of 'Lady Sarashina', a lady of court in Heian Japan around the year 1000, in a period renowned for its aesthetic sensibilities. Development of "As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams" into a full opera. [*] (WP) 4-16 Mar; Opéra National de Lyon
Tri Sestri Opera in 3 sequences (Lyon, 1998); The same episode from Chechov's play is seen from the point of view of each of the three sisters in turn [*] 4+ Nov; Oldenburgische Staatstheater
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Esenvalds, Eriks
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Joseph is a Fruitful Bough Choral opera, after the Bible [*] 23 Aug-24 Oct; Riga, Latvian National Opera
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Falla, Manuel de (1876-1946)
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La vida breve [*] 14 Sep; Bucuresti, George Enescu International Festival [*] 4-8 Apr; Saint-Etienne, Opéra Théâtre de Saint-Étienne
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Floros, Marc-Aurel (*1971)
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Gala Gala Opera in one act (Köln, Museum Ludwig, 2006); The art goddess Gala drives and inspires Dali's creativity [*] 10+ May; Stadttheater Giessen Double bill with Zádor: X-Mal Rembrandt
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Flotow, Friedrich (1812-1883)
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Martha [*] 26 Dec-19 Jan; Volksoper Wien
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Floyd, Carlisle (*1926)
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Cold Sassy Tree [*] 2-10 Feb; Atlanta Opera [*] 26 Apr; Amarillo Opera
Of Mice and Men Opera in 3 acts, 6 scenes, 120' (Seattle Opera, 1970); Libretto: the composer, after the novel by John Steinbeck [*] 31 May-8 Jun; Fort Worth Opera
Susannah A musical drama in two acts, 105' (1956); An innocent woman is victimised by a narrow Evangelical community in rural Tennessee; Libretto: Carlisle Floyd, loosely after the biblical Apocrypha [*] 19-27 Oct; Bloomington, Indiana University Opera [*] Spring 2008; English Touring Opera [*] 14-24 May; Costa Mesa, Opera Pacific
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Frid, Grigory Samuilovich (*1915)
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The Diary of Anne Frank [*] 14-15 Dec; Fuerth, Stadttheater Fürth [*] 2 Mar; Landestheater Detmold
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García, Manuel (1775-1832)
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La mort du Tasse Grand opéra, 3 acts (Paris Opéra, 1821) [*] 3 Jan; Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza
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Glanert, Detlev (*1960)
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[>] Boosey&Hawkes
Die drei Rätsel Opera in 2 acts for children and adults, 85' (Halle, 2003); A boy challenges a princess to answer three riddles or to marry him [*] 1+ May; Theater Hagen
Nijinsky Chamber opera, 90'; After the diaries of Nijinsky in the six week period between his last performance and being diagnosed schizophrenic [*] (WP) 6 Apr-14 Jun; Theater Aachen
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Glass, Philip (*1937)
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Appomattox The final weeks of the American Civil War, and the surrender of Lee to Grant in Appomattox; Libretto: Christopher Hampton [*] (WP) 5-24 Oct; San Francisco Opera
La belle et la bête [*] 3-6 Jan; Valencia, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia [*] 12 Jan; München, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
Orphée [*] 10 Dec; Landestheater Linz
Satyagraha Opera in 3 acts (Rotterdam, Netherlands Opera, 1980); The second of Glass's trilogy of portrait operas is based on Gandhi's experiences in South Africa and his proposal of non-violence as a political force; Libretto: Philip Glass and Constance DeJong, after the Bhagavad Gita [*] 11 Apr-1 May; New York, The Metropolitan Opera
Waiting for the Barbarians (Erfurt, 2005); A man begins to question the policies of a repressive regime using torture and forced confessions to wage a calculated war against the Others, but questioning is dangerous in a system that recognises no innocents .. you are either with them, or against them. Libretto: Christopher Hampton, after J M Coetzee [*] (concert) 12 Jun; London, Barbican Centre
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Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787)
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Alceste [*] 8+ Mar; Staatstheater Nürnberg Vienna version, 1767
Iphigenie en Aulide [*] 25-27 Apr; Mulhouse [*] 4 May; Colmar [*] 13-21 May; Strasbourg, L'Opéra National du Rhin
Paride ed Elena [*] 13-14 Feb; Livorno, Teatro Goldoni
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Gnecchi, Vittorio (1876-1954)
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Cassandra [*] 3 Nov-19 Jan; Deutsche Oper Berlin
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Goldmark, Karl (1830-1915)
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Merlin Children's opera [*] 10+ Apr; Theater Bremen
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Golijov, Osvaldo (*1960)
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[>] www.osvaldogolijov.com
Ainadamar Golijov's extraordinary first opera segues through opera, musical, flamenco, Sepharidic and Latin American genres. The dying actress Margarita Xirgu recalls martyred heroine Mariana Pineda, and assassinated poet Lorca, and observes that, although individuals may die, human hope lives on [*] 19-23 Oct; Opera Boston [*] 24 Nov; Staatstheater Darmstadt, European premiere. [*] 14-16 Mar; Opera Company of Philadelphia [*] 14-16 Mar; Philadelphia, Curtis Institute of Music [*] (concert) 13 Apr; London, Barbican Centre
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Gounod, Charles-Francois (1818-1893)
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La Nonne sanglante [*] 19+ Jan; Osnabruck, Stadttheater Osnabrück
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Haas, Georg Friedrich (*1953)
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Melancholia Libretto: Jon Fosse, after his novel "Melancholia I" [*] (WP) 9-27 Jun; L'Opéra National de Paris
Sieben Klangräume [*] 12+ Jun; Ulmer Theater First staged production
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Halévy, Fromental (1799-1862)
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Clari opera semiseria, 3 acts (Paris 1828) [*] 23-31 May; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
La juive [*] 18 Oct-6 Dec; Vilnius, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre [*] 22 Dec-20 Jan; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich [*] 16 Mar-8 Jun; Staatstheater Stuttgart
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Halffter, Cristóbal (*1930)
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Lazarus Lazarus, hunted by the Romans after his resurrection, hides in his own grave and dreams... [*] (WP) 4 May-13 Jun; Theater Kiel
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Hamel, Micha (*1970)
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[>] www.kv-artists.nl
Snow White Tragic Operetta in three acts (2007); Libretto: Micha Hamel, after the novel "Snow White" by Donald Barthelme. Hamel's first opera [*] (WP) 19 Jan; Enschede, Nationale Reisopera
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Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
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Acis e Galatea [*] 1+ Jun; Landestheater Linz
Agrippina [*] 14 Oct-2 Nov; New York City Opera [*] 24 Feb-29 Apr; Saarbrucken, Saarlandisches Staatstheater
Amadigi di Gaula [*] (concert) 28 May; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Flavio [*] (concert) 17 Apr; London, Barbican Centre
Oreste [*] 5 Oct-9 Nov; Komische Oper Berlin
Radamisto [*] 20 Sep-12 Oct; Staatsoper Hamburg [*] 19 Jul-20 Aug; Santa Fe Opera
Rinaldo [*] 15 Jun-8 Jul; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
Rodelinda [*] 8-16 Feb; Portland OR, Portland Opera
Semele [*] 2-5 Jan; Opera Boston [*] 25 May-28 Jun; Essen, Aalto Theater
Siroe [*] 11+ Nov; Wuppertaler Bühnen
Tamerlano [*] 16 Mar-1 Apr; München, Bayerische Staatsoper [*] 26 Mar-11 Apr; Madrid, Teatro Real [*] 30 Apr-22 May; Washington National Opera [*] 15-18 Jul; München, Münchner Opern-Festspiele
Teseo [*] 10 Feb-23 Jul; Komische Oper Berlin
Tolomeo [*] (concert) 4 Apr; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
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Haugland, Glenn Erik
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[>] www.operaomnia.no
Rebekka Libretto: Rolf Norsen [*] (WP) 28-30 Sep; Oslo, Den Norske Opera
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Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
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L'isola disabitata [*] 4+ Apr; Theater Regensburg
Il mondo della luna [*] 28 Dec-1 Jan; Opéra de Rennes [*] 10-16 Jan; Nantes, Théâtre Graslin [*] 20-23 Jan; Angers, Grand Théâtre
Orlando paladino [*] 17-29 Nov; Theater an der Wien
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Heggie, Jake (*1961)
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[>] www.jakeheggie.com
Dead Man Walking [*] 30 Aug-3 Sep; Dresden, Sächsische Staatsoper [*] 8 Sep; Theater Hagen [*] 26 Sep-10 Oct; Theater an der Wien [*] 27 Sep-8 Oct; Sydney, State Theatre [*] 18-24 Nov; Dublin, Opera Ireland
Last Acts A Musical Play in Three Parts; Lyrics: Gene Scheer, after a play by Terrence McNally; Pianists: Patrick Summers, Jake Heggie [*] (WP) 29 Feb-15 Mar; Houston Grand Opera
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Henze, Hans Werner (*1926)
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[>] www.schott-music.com
Die Bassariden [*] 19 May-3 Jun; München, Bayerische Staatsoper [*] 19 Jul; München, Münchner Opern-Festspiele
Boulevard Solitude [*] 2+ Feb; Staatstheater Nürnberg
Elegy for Young Lovers [*] 4+ Mar; Lubeck, Theater Lübeck [*] 22-24 May; Fuerth, Stadttheater Fürth
Phaedra 'Konzertoper' in 2 acts [*] (WP) 6-10 Sep; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden [*] 15-20 Sep; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
L'Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe [*] 8-19 Jan; Staatsoper Hamburg
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Hérold, Ferdinand (1791-1833)
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Zampa [*] 10-21 Mar; Paris, Opéra-Comique
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Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963)
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[>] www.schott-music.com
Cardillac [*] 29 Jan-16 Feb; L'Opéra National de Paris [*] 12 Apr; Theater Augsburg
Mathis der Maler [*] 3+ Oct; Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater
Neues vom Tage [*] 25-29 Jan; Ancona, Teatro delle Muse [*] 31 May; Landestheater Linz
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Hosokawa Toshio (*1955)
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[>] www.schott-music.com
Hanjo Opera (2004). Libretto: Hosokawa after 'Hanjo' by Mishima [*] 5-14 Mar; Opéra National de Lyon
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Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921)
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Die Königskinder [*] 21 Sep-24 Apr; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich [*] 10 Nov-14 Feb; Bühnen der Stadt Gera [*] 14-19 Dec; München, Bayerische Staatsoper [*] 23 Dec; Landestheater Altenburg
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Janácek, Leos (1854-1928)
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The Excursions of Mr Broucek [*] 25 Mar-4 Apr; Genève, Grand Théâtre [*] 27 Apr-25 May; Oper Frankfurt
From the House of the Dead [*] 2-22 Feb; Toronto, Canadian Opera Company (COC)
Vec Makropulos [*] 18-19 Apr; Opéra-Théâtre de Massy [*] 16-30 Jun; Madrid, Teatro Real
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Jarrell, Michael
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Cassandra Monodrame (Paris, 1994) [*] 5-6 Oct; Strasbourg [*] 14 Oct; Mulhouse, L'Opéra National du Rhin
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Johnson, Tom (*1939)
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[>] www.tom.johnson.org
Four Note Opera [*] 3+ Apr; Theater Basel
Riemannoper [*] 12+ Jan; Landestheater Coburg
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Jolivet, André
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Dolorès [*] 10-16 Jun; Opéra de Rouen
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Joneleit, Jens (*1968)
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Piero - Ende der Nacht [*] (WP) 30 Apr; Münchener Biennale
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Joseph, Julian
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Bridgetower: A Fable of 1807 Jazz opera (July 2007). ETO commission to celebrate 200th anniversary of abolition of slavery. Libretto: Mike Phillips after the life of George Bridgetower, son of an ex-slave and violin virtuoso [*] 23 Oct-28 Nov; English Touring Opera, on tour in UK
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Keiser, Reinhard (1674-1739)
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The Fortunes of Croesus [*] 17 Oct-10 Nov; Leeds, Opera North [*] 1-9 Mar; Minneapolis, Minnesota Opera
Fredegunda [*] 28-29 Sep; Bayreuther Barock [*] 23 Feb; Theater Bremen
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Kerger, Camille (*1957)
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Fintenzauber Opera in 7 scenes; libretto: Nico Helminger [*] 16-17 Nov; Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre de la Ville
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Kienzl, Wilhelm
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Der Evangelimann [*] 1 Mar-16 Apr; Volksoper Wien
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Kingsley, Gershon (*1922)
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[>] www.kingsleysound.com
Raoul The story of Raoul Wallenberg; Text by Michael Kunze [*] 21+ Feb; Theater Bremen
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Klebe, Giselher (*1925)
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[>] Klassika
Chlestakows Wiederkehr after "The Inspector General" by Nikolai Gogol [*] (WP) 11+ Apr; Landestheater Detmold
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Knussen, Oliver (*1952)
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Where the Wild Things Are [*] 27 Feb-2 Mar; Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie
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