Koering, René
Scènes de chasse Opera after the play 'Penthesilea' by Heinrich von Kleist [*] (WP) 7-9 Mar; Opéra National de Montpellier
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Kofron, Petr
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Mai 68 Opera comparing and contrasting the events in Paris and Prague in May 1968 [*] 24 Jan-14 Feb; Praha, Theatre of the Estates
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Korngold, Erich Wolfgang (1897-1957)
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[>] www.schott-music.com
Die tote Stadt [*] 20+ Jan; Oper der Stadt Bonn [*] 2-16 May; Wiener Staatsoper
Das Wunder der Heliane [*] (concert) 21 Nov; London, South Bank Centre
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Krása, Hans (1899-1944)
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Brundibár [*] 7-13 Oct; National Theatre Brno [*] 10-11 Nov; Bergamo, Teatro Donizetti
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Kraus-Hübner, Hans
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Ganna oder die Wahnwelt [*] 18 Oct-9 Dec; Fuerth, Stadttheater Fürth
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Krenek, Ernst (1900-1991)
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Jonny spielt auf [*] 16+ Feb; Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
Orpheus und Eurydike Opera in 3 acts (1923); Libretto: Oskar Kokoschka [*] (concert) 25-27 Apr; Madrid, Teatro Real
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Künneke, Eduard (1885-1953)
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Glückliche Reise [*] 26+ Apr; Landestheater Coburg
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Kurpinski, Karol Kazimierz
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Superstition [*] 27-30 Oct; Warszawa, Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera
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Kverndokk, Gisle
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[>] www.kverndokk.com
Around the World in Eighty Days Opening work of new opera house in Oslo; Opera buffa in 2 acts; Libretto: Øystein Wiik, after the novel by Jules Verne [*] (WP) Apr; Oslo, Den Norske Opera
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Lalo, Edouard (1823-1892)
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Le Roi d'Ys [*] 5-14 Oct; Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole [*] (concert) 3-9 Mar; Opéra de Rennes [*] 28 Mar-5 Apr; Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie
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Landi, Stefano (1587-1639)
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Sant'Alessio Dramma musicale in 3 acts (Roma, 1631 or 1632) [*] 16-20 Oct; Théâtre de Caen [*] 21-24 Nov; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées [*] 14-16 Feb; Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre de la Ville
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Lang, Bernhard (*1957)
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Der Alte vom Berge (Schwetzinger Festspiele, May 2007). The story of the 'Old Man of the Mountains', Hassan-i-Sabbah (1034-1124), whose followers gave us the word 'assassin' [*] 13 Oct-27 Nov; Theater Basel
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Lang, Klaus (*1971)
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Die Architektur des Regens 'The Architecture of Rain' [*] (WP) 19 Apr; Münchener Biennale
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Lanza, Mauro (*1975)
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Descrizione del diluvio [*] (WP) 11+ Mar; Lyon, Biennale Musiques en scène [*] 18-19 Apr; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
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Laruette, Jean-Louis (1731-1792)
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Cendrillon Opéra comique (1759) [*] 6 Feb; Dijon, Le duo dijon
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Lecocq, Charles (1832-1918)
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Les cent vierges Opéra bouffe (Bruxelles, 1872) [*] 9-10 Feb; Théâtre d'Opérette de Lyon
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Leoncavallo, Ruggero (1857-1919)
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La reginetta delle rose Operetta, 3 acts (Rome/Naples, 1912); A London flower-girl makes good in society [*] 1+ Mar; Theater Erfurt
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Leoni, Franco (1864-1949)
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L'Oracolo [*] 13 Nov; New York, Teatro Grattacielo
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Ligeti, Gyorgy (1923-2006)
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[>] www.schott-music.com
Le grand macabre [*] 21+ Sep; Theater Bremen, Revised 1996 version
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Lleó, V
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La corte del faraón [*] 24-30 Jun; Valencia, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia
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Lortzing, Albert (1801-1851)
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Undine [*] 12 Oct-27 Nov; Bühnen der Stadt Gera
Der Wildschütz [*] 21 Sep-22 Nov; Saarbrucken, Saarlandisches Staatstheater [*] 20 Oct; Staatstheater Darmstadt [*] 6 Jun; Landestheater Coburg
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Lully, Jean-Baptiste (1632-1687)
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Cadmus et Hermione [*] 21-27 Jan; Paris, Opéra-Comique [*] 3-6 Feb; Opéra de Rouen
Thésée [*] 20-29 Feb; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
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Maazel, Lorin (*1930)
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1984 [*] 10-17 Nov; Valencia, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia [*] 2-17 May; Milano, Teatro alla Scala
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MacMillan, James (*1959)
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The Sacrifice A general attempts to end a civil war with an arranged marriage, but will it be enough to heal the divide?; Libretto: Michael Symmons Roberts, after The Mabinogion [*] (WP) 22 Sep-6 Oct; Cardiff, Welsh National Opera
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Maconchy, Elizabeth (1907-1994)
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The Departure Opera in one act (1961) [*] 13-17 Nov; London, Sadlers Wells
The Sofa Comic opera in one act (1957); A philanderer is turned into a sofa by his grandmother until such time as a couple make love on him. After his 'disappearance', his fiancée has a new admirer ... Libretto: Ursula Vaughan Williams, after Crébillon [*] 13-17 Nov; London, Sadlers Wells
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Majo, Gian Francesco de (1732-1770)
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Alessandro [*] 31+ May; Nationaltheater Mannheim
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Mancuso, Giovanni
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Obra Maestra Libretto: Pilar Garcia, after an unrealised project of Frank Zappa. Winner of the 2005/6 Orpheus competition for new opera [*] (WP) 6-9 Sep; Spoleto, Teatro Lirico Sperimentale
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Manel, Zé
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[>] www.sahelopera.com
Bintou Were A project of the late Crown Prince Claus of the Netherlands to encourage and support the creation of an opera by musicians of the Sahel countries of Africa (Mali, Senegal, Togo ..) to showcase the region's musical, dance, and design skills; The former child soldier Bintou-Were is expecting a love-child and she makes the dangerous odyssey to the barbed wire fences of Morocco and Spain. If she makes it to the far side, will there be a right of asylum for the men claiming to be the father? [*] 25-27 Oct; Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet
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Manzoni, Giacomo (*1932)
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La legge azione scenica in un atto (1955) [*] (WP) 7 Oct; La Biennale di Venezia
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Marchetti, Filippo
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Gustavo Wasa [*] (concert) 5 Jun; Theater Erfurt opera at the piano
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Marschner, Heinrich August
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Der Vampyr [*] 29 Mar-20 Jul; Mainfrankentheater Würzburg
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Martin, Frank (1890-1974)
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Le vin herbé Secular Oratorio (Salzburg, 1948); After the 'Roman de Tristan et Iseut' by Joseph Bédier [*] 2-10 Sep; Ruhr Triennale
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Martin y Soler, Vicente (1754-1806)
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L'arbore di Diana 'Dramma giocoso' in two acts. Libretto: Da Ponte (Wien, 1787) [*] 24+ Nov; Bühnen der Stadt Bielefeld
Il burbero di buon cuore [*] 1-18 Nov; Madrid, Teatro Real
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Martinu, Bohuslav
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[>] www.schott-music.com
The Greek Passion Tensions run high in a Greek village mounting their traditional Easter Passion play, and events in the village begin to mirror those in the play. Opera in 4 acts, after the novel 'Christ Recrucified' by Kazantzakis (Zürich, 1961) [*] 6 Mar-14 Apr; Praha, National Theatre
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Mascagni, Pietro (1863-1945)
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Iris [*] 12+ Feb; Trieste, Teatro Verdi
Zanetto [*] 30 Oct; Livorno, Teatro Goldoni
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Massenet, Jules (1842-1912)
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Ariane [*] 9-13 Nov; Saint-Etienne, Opéra Théâtre de Saint-Étienne
Cendrillon [*] 13-26 Oct; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie [*] 27 Oct-18 Nov; New York City Opera [*] 1 Dec-2 May; Stadttheater Bern [*] 12-22 Dec; Opéra National de Montpellier [*] 15-17 Feb; Maastricht, Opera Zuid
Le Cid [*] 13 Jan-9 Feb; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
Don Quichotte [*] 25-27 Jan; Limoges, Grand Théâtre
Thaïs [*] 14-20 Oct; Ópera de Oviedo [*] 21-30 Oct; Venezia, La Fenice [*] 1-5 Apr; Las Palmas, Amigos Canarios de la Ópera [*] 4-8 Apr; Théâtre de Metz
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Matthus, Siegfried (*1934)
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Cosima [*] 9 Mar; Landestheater Altenburg
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Maxwell Davies, Peter (*1934)
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[>] www.schott-music.com
The Lighthouse [*] 13+ Dec; Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
The Two Fiddlers [*] 20+ Jan; Theater Augsburg
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Mechem, Kirke (*1925)
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John Brown The story of abolitionist John Brown and events in Kansas leading up to the civil war [*] (WP) 3-11 May; Lyric Opera of Kansas City
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Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
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Die Soldatenliebschaft 'The Soldier's Love Affair'. Singspiel in one act (private performance 1820); First complete staged performance, of the 11 year old Mendelssohn's Singspiel; Libretto: Johann Ludwig Casper [*] 27+ Jun; Bühnen der Stadt Gera
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Menotti, Gian Carlo
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A Bride from Pluto Children's opera (Washington, 1982) [*] 16+ Nov; Magdeburg, Theater der Landeshauptstadt
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Messager, Andre (1853-1929)
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Fortunio [*] 31 Dec-20 Jan; Opéra de Fribourg [*] 1-3 Feb; Dijon, Le duo dijon [*] 8 Feb; Besancon, Opéra Théâtre de Besançon
Véronique [*] 9-11 Nov; Limoges, Grand Théâtre [*] 21-31 Jan; Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet [*] 2-4 Jun; Théâtre de Metz
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Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992)
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Saint François d'Assise [*] 1-29 Jun; Amsterdam, De Nederlandse Opera
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Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864)
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L'Africaine [*] 20+ Apr; Gelsenkirchen, Musiktheater im Revier
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Millocker, Karl
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Gasparone [*] 10+ May; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre
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Montemezzi, Italo (1875-1952)
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L'Incantesimo [*] 13 Nov; New York, Teatro Grattacielo
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Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643)
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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria [*] 2 Sep-1 Oct; Amsterdam, De Nederlandse Opera [*] 27 Oct-3 Nov; Toronto, Opera Atelier
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Moore, Douglas (1893-1969)
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The Ballad of Baby Doe [*] 26 Jan-1 Feb; Calgary Opera
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Mosca, Luca (*1957)
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Signor Goldoni Dramma giocoso in due atti; Commission for the tercentenary of Carlo Goldoni's birth. Historical and fictional characters from Goldoni plays meet at a masked ball. Libretto: Gianluigi Melega [*] (WP) 21-29 Sep; Venezia, La Fenice
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Moser, Roland (*1943)
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[>] www.editiongravis.de
Rahel und Pauline A portrait of an era through the letters exchanged by two very different women in the first third of the 20th century in Berlin. An epilogue brings the story up to date [*] 12+ Sep; Luzerner Theater [*] 12 Sep; Internationale Musikfestwochen Luzern
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
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Apollo et Hyacinthus [*] 3+ Nov; Staatstheater Darmstadt
La finta semplice [*] 20 May-26 Oct; Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
Lucio Silla [*] 11 Nov-7 Jun; Staatstheater Stuttgart [*] 21 Dec-1 Feb; København, Royal Danish Opera [*] 21 Jun; Dusseldorf, Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Mitridate, re di Ponto [*] 13 Oct-4 Jan; Theater Aachen [*] 16 Oct-11 Nov; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots [*] 3+ Nov; Staatstheater Darmstadt
Zaïde [*] 25+ May; Theater Bremen
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Musorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881)
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Khovanshchina [*] 21-28 Feb; München, Bayerische Staatsoper
Sorochinskaya yarmarka [*] 9-26 Sep; Oper der Stadt Bonn
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Narboni, François
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Au bois lacté Libretto: the composer, after 'Under Milk Wood' by Dylan Thomas [*] (WP) 18-20 Jan; Théâtre de Metz
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Naske, Elisabeth
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[>] www.schott-music.com
Die Feuerrote Friederike [*] 16 Oct; Landestheater Linz
Die rote Zora Libretto: Theresita Colloredo, after the story by Kurt Held [*] (WP) 4+ May; Luzerner Theater
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Nathan, Isaac (1790-1864)
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Don John of Austria The rivalry in love of Philip II of Spain and his half-brother, Don John of Austria; Generally believed to be the first opera to be both written and staged in Australia [*] 18-20 Oct; Sydney, State Theatre
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Neuwirth, Olga (*1968)
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Lost Highway Music theatre, 95' (Graz, 2003); Libretto: Elfriede Jelinek, Olga Neuwirth, after the film 'Lost Highway' by David Lynch and Barry Gifford [*] 4-11 Apr; London, English National Opera (ENO)
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Nicolai, Otto (1810-1849)
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Il Templario [*] 7+ Mar; Städtische Theater Chemnitz
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Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)
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Maskarade [*] 7 Dec-10 Feb; København, Royal Danish Opera
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Nilsson, Anders
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Zarah Libretto: Claes Fellbom, after the life of Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and diva in Nazi Germany. How far do you go for the adulation you need? [*] (WP) 23 Sep-11 Nov; Stockholm, Folkoperan
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Nimsgern, Frank
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[>] www.schott-music.com
Der Ring - Das Musical Libretto: Daniel Call [*] 16+ Dec; Oper der Stadt Bonn
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Nunes, Emmanuel (*1941)
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Das Märchen [*] (WP) 5-29 Jan; Lisboa, Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos
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Nyman, Michael
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The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat [*] 18-19 Sep; Bodo, Den Nye Opera
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Obermüller, Karola
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Dunkelrot Opera in seven pictures [*] (WP) 29+ Sep; Staatstheater Nürnberg
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Obieta, Francisco
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Destino Tango [*] (WP) 1+ Mar; Theater St Gallen
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Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880)
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Ba-ta-clan [*] 8 Nov-31 Dec; Hannover, Niedersächsische Staatstheater [*] 1 Jan; Clermont-Ferrand, Centre lyrique d'Auvergne
Barbe-bleue [*] 1 Dec-24 Mar; Oper Leipzig [*] 7 Jun; Theater Hagen
Les brigands [*] 24-25 May; Reims, Grand Théâtre
La chatte métamorphosée en femme Operetta, in one act [*] 10-11 Jun; Opéra de Rennes
Les Fées du Rhin [*] 6 Oct; Staatstheater Cottbus [*] 14-16 Oct; Bolzano, Nuovo Teatro Comunale [*] 25 Dec; Stadttheater Bremerhaven
La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein [*] 16-18 May; Dijon, Le duo dijon
Un Mari à la porte [*] 20 May; Clermont-Ferrand, Centre lyrique d'Auvergne
Monsieur Choufleuri [*] 6 Oct; Opera de Vichy [*] 8 Nov-31 Dec; Hannover, Niedersächsische Staatstheater
Pépito [*] 2 Dec; Compiegne, Théâtre Imperial
Le Roi carotte opéra bouffe-féerie, in 4 acts. (Paris, 1872); Libretto: Sardou, after Hoffmann [*] 14-31 Dec; Dijon, Le duo dijon
Le voyage dans la lune [*] 3 Oct-22 Dec; Staatstheater Stuttgart
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Orff, Carl (1895-1982)
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[>] www.schott-music.com
Die Kluge [*] 18 Oct-15 Nov; Volksoper Wien [*] 31 Dec; Staatstheater Darmstadt
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Paisiello, Giovanni (1740-1816)
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Il barbiere di Siviglia [*] 6-16 Sep; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
Il socrate immaginario Revisione musicale di Roberto De Simone [*] 10-12 Oct; Milano, Teatro alla Scala
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Palomar, Enric
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Juana Chamber opera in 3 acts (2005); The story of Juana la Loca; Libretto: Rebecca Simpson [*] 2 Oct; Staatstheater Darmstadt [*] 30 Oct-29 Nov; Opernhaus Halle
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Pécou, Thierry
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Les Sacrifiées [*] 16 Feb; Opéra-Théâtre de Massy [*] 27 Mar; Opéra de Rouen
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Pedrotti, Carlo (1817-1893)
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Tutti in maschera Commedia lirica in 3 acts (Verona, Teatro Nuovo, 1856); After the play L'impresario delle Smirne by Carlo Goldoni. A co-production with the Wexford Festival, where it is scheduled in autumn 2008 [*] 12-14 Oct; Savona, Opera Giocosa
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Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista
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Adriano in Siria Music drama in 3 acts (Napoli, 1734); Libretto: Metastasio [*] 7-9 Sep; Jesi, Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini
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