Petit, Arnaud
Cantatrix Sopranica Opéra Bouffe. Libretto: Georges Perec [*] 25 Apr; Besancon, Opéra Théâtre
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Pintscher, Matthias (*1971)
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L'Espace dernier Musiktheater in vier Teilen (Paris, Opéra Bastille, 2004); Nach das Leben und Schaffen von Arthur Rimbaud [*] (concert) 17 May; Oper Frankfurt
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Pizzetti, Ildebrando (1880-1968)
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Fedra [*] 24+ May; Theater Erfurt
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Ponchielli, Amilcare (1834-1886)
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La Gioconda [*] 1-5 Feb; Saint-Etienne, Opéra Théâtre de Saint-Étienne [*] 16 Feb-9 Mar; Madrid, Teatro Real [*] 3-20 Apr; Deutsche Oper Berlin [*] (concert) 19-25 Apr; Theater Erfurt
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Poppe, Enno (*1969)
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Arbeit Nahrung Wohnung 'Work Nourishment Apartment'; Libretto: Marcel Beyer [*] (WP) 17 Apr; Münchener Biennale
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Portman, Rachel
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The Little Prince [*] 23 Oct-6 Nov; Vilnius, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre [*] 2-11 May; San Francisco Opera
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Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
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Un Bal masqué and Les mamelles de Tirésias [*] 8-11 Dec; Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre de la Ville
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Previn, Andre
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A Streetcar named Desire [*] 24 Nov-1 Dec; Melbourne Opera Company [*] 11+ Jan; Landestheater Coburg
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Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953)
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Betrothal in a Monastery [*] 26 Jan-10 Feb; Valencia, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia
The Gambler [*] 17-22 Oct; Theater an der Wien [*] 15-23 Mar; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden [*] 27 Mar-12 Apr; New York, The Metropolitan Opera [*] 16-30 Jun; Milano, Teatro alla Scala
War and Peace [*] 10 Dec-3 Jan; New York, The Metropolitan Opera
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Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)
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Edgar [*] (concert) 13 Apr; Opera Orchestra of New York [*] 25 Jun-6 Jul; Torino, Teatro Regio
La rondine [*] 7-29 Nov; San Francisco Opera [*] 8 Mar-12 Apr; Sarasota Opera [*] 4 Jun; Trieste, Teatro Verdi [*] 7-28 Jun; Los Angeles Opera
Le villi [*] 5-9 Oct; Théâtre de Metz [*] 18-20 Jan; Novara, Teatro Coccia
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Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
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The Fairy Queen [*] 21+ Oct; Osnabruck, Stadttheater Osnabrück [*] 2-10 Feb; Opéra de Rennes
King Arthur [*] 14-15 Sep; Bayreuther Barock [*] 5-15 Mar; New York City Opera
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Rakhmaninov, Sergey Vasil'yevich (1873-1943)
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Aleko and Francesca da Rimini [*] (concert) 8-11 Mar; Lisboa, Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos
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Ramdohr, Niclas
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Halle.Julia.1202 A historical revue of Halle's first 1000 years [*] 29 Feb-15 Jun; Opernhaus Halle
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Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
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Castor et Pollux [*] 16+ Nov; Oper der Stadt Bonn [*] 18-31 Jan; Amsterdam, De Nederlandse Opera
Dardanus [*] 6+ Apr; Theater Trier
La Guirlande and Zéphyre Actes de ballet [*] 29 Apr-3 Jun; Wiener Kammeroper
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Rasch, Torsten (*1965)
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Rotter Opera in 2 acts; Libretto: Katharina Thalbach and Christoph Schwandt, after the play by Thomas Brasch [*] (WP) 23 Feb-13 Apr; Köln, Oper der Stadt Köln
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Rebel, François and Francoeur, François
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Zélindor, roi des Sylphes Opéra-ballet (1745) [*] 4-17 Oct; Washington, Opera Lafayette
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Reimann, Aribert
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Die Gespenstersonate Kammeroper after August Strindberg [*] 22 Feb-3 Mar; Staatsoper Hamburg
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Rihm, Wolfgang (*1952)
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Das Gehege [*] 21-30 Oct; München, Bayerische Staatsoper [*] 26-29 Jul; München, Münchner Opern-Festspiele
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Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich (1844-1908)
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The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh [*] 24 Apr-4 May; Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
Mozart et Salieri [*] 23 Oct; Minsk, National Academic Bolshoy Theatre Opera and Ballet [*] 5 Nov; Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre
The Tsar's Bride [*] 31 Oct; Minsk, National Academic Bolshoy Theatre Opera and Ballet [*] 2-3 Nov; Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre [*] 5-13 Dec; Catania, Teatro Massimo Bellini [*] 15 Feb-2 Mar; Oper Frankfurt
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Rinaldo da Capua (c1710-c1780)
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La zingara Intermezzo (Paris, 1753) [*] 19-27 Oct; Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie
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Ropartz, Joseph Guy (1864-1955)
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Le Pays Opera in 3 acts (Nancy, 1912), after 'L'islandaise' by Charles Le Goffic. A Breton sailor shipwrecked in Iceland is torn between new and old loves. [*] 25-29 Jan; Grand Théâtre de Tours
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Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)
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Adelaide di Borgogna [*] (concert) 19-22 Aug; Pesaro, Rossini Opera Festival
Bianca e Falliero [*] (concert) 13 Apr; Washington Concert Opera
Ciro in Babilonia [*] (concert) 12 Jan; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Le comte Ory [*] 8 Sep-28 Oct; Gelsenkirchen, Musiktheater im Revier [*] 14-21 Dec; Nantes, Théâtre Graslin [*] 28-31 Dec; Angers, Grand Théâtre [*] 17 May-23 Jul; Staatstheater Stuttgart
La donna del lago [*] (concert) 7-12 Dec; Deutsche Oper Berlin
Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra [*] (concert) 10 Apr; Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre de la Ville [*] (concert) 16-22 Apr; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
L'equivoco stravagante [*] 11-20 Aug; Pesaro, Rossini Opera Festival
Ermione [*] 10-22 Aug; Pesaro, Rossini Opera Festival
La gazza ladra [*] 18-20 Jan; Opéra-Théâtre de Massy
Guillaume Tell [*] 24 Nov-29 Jan; Weimar, National-Theater
Maometto II [*] 12-23 Aug; Pesaro, Rossini Opera Festival
Mosé in Egitto [*] 27 Nov-2 Dec; Roma, Teatro dell'Opera
La scala di seta [*] 21+ Oct; Nationaltheater Mannheim
Tancredi [*] 5-21 Dec; Madrid, Teatro Real Original happy ending (Venezia, Feb 1813) [*] 7-22 Dec; Madrid, Teatro Real Revised tragic ending (Ferrara, Mar 1813)
Torvaldo e Dorliska [*] 22 Sep-2 Oct; Napoli, Teatro di San Carlo
Il viaggio a Reims [*] 9 May-14 Jun; Oper Frankfurt [*] 20 Jun-6 Jul; Oper Leipzig
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Rota, Nino (1911-1979)
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Il cappello di paglia di Firenze [*] 20-28 Nov; Opera di Genova
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Roussel, Albert (1869-1937)
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Padmâvati Opéra-ballet in two acts (Paris, 1923) [*] 14-24 Mar; Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet
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Rubbert, Reiner (*1957)
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Kleist Oper in 5 Bildern; Libretto: Tanja Langer [*] (WP) 22+ Mar; Brandenburger Theater
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Rudzinski, Zbigniew
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Antygona [*] 3 Oct; Wroclaw, Opera Wrocławska
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Rushton, Edward (*1972)
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[>] www.gioulamirushton.net
Im Schatten des Maulbeerbaums 'In the Shade of the Mulberry Tree' - "an opera for children (and adults)" [*] (WP) 27 Jan-12 Mar; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
The Shops The exploits and trial of a shoplifter gradually reveal his dark secret. Libretto: Dagny Gioulami [*] 19-22 Sep; London, Linbury Studio Theatre
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Saariaho, Kaija (*1952)
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Adriana Mater A woman is raped and her son vows vengeance on his father, but which parent will he take after? Libretto Amin Maalouf [*] 23 Feb-28 Mar; Helsinki, Finnish National Opera [*] (concert) 24 Apr; London, Barbican Centre [*] 26 Jul-12 Aug; Santa Fe Opera
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Sallinen, Aulis (*1935)
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The Red Line It's 1907, and the introduction of universal suffrage in Finland doesn't help crofters living on the edge [*] 17 May-2 Jun; Helsinki, Finnish National Opera
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Santos, Carles (*1940)
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El fervor de la perseverança 'Visual Musictheatre' [*] 6-7 Oct; Staatstheater Darmstadt
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Sári, Joszef
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Der Hutmacher Opera. Libretto: Franz Csiky after Thomas Bernhard [*] (WP) 29 Mar; Theater Regensburg
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Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725)
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La Giuditta [*] 13+ Oct; Staatstheater Mainz
Griselda [*] 26+ Jan; Bühnen der Stadt Bielefeld
Telemaco [*] 25 Sep-26 Oct; Duisburg, Deutsche Oper am Rhein
La Vergine dei dolori Oratorio à quatre voix, after "La Vergine addolorata" (Salerno, 1717) [*] 9-11 Jul; Opéra National de Bordeaux
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Scarlatti, Domenico
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La Dirindina Scarlatti's La Dirindina, with fragments of Marcello's Il Teatro alla Moda [*] 21-23 Sep; Spoleto, Teatro Lirico Sperimentale
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Schoeck, Othmar (1886-1957)
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Penthesilea Opera in one act (Dresden, Semperoper, 1927); Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons, may only mate with a man she has defeated in battle. When her lover, the Greek Achilles, presents himself unarmed, she kills him and savages the body in a fit of madness. Libretto: Schoeck, after the tragedy by von Kleist [*] 3 Nov-25 Feb; Theater Basel [*] 10 Feb-5 Jul; Dresden, Sächsische Staatsoper
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Schoenberg, Arnold
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Erwartung [*] 1 Dec-8 Mar; Theater Mönchengladbach [*] 5-26 Apr; Oper Leipzig
Die glückliche Hand [*] 5-26 Apr; Oper Leipzig
Von heute auf morgen [*] 5-26 Apr; Oper Leipzig
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Schubert, Franz
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Das Dreimäderlhaus [*] 12 Jan-7 Mar; Baden bei Wien, Stadttheater Baden
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Schulhoff, Erwin (1894-1942)
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Flammen (Brno, 1932); The Commendatore condemns Don Juan to an eternal life of loveless coupling; Libretto: Karel Beneš and Max Brod [*] 6+ Dec; Catania, Teatro Massimo Bellini [*] 19 Apr; Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
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Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
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Genoveva [*] 17 Feb-4 Mar; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
Das Paradies und die Peri [*] (concert) 8 Dec; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Szenen aus Goethes Faust [*] 21 Apr; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
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Sciarrino, Salvatore (*1947)
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Da gelo a gelo [*] 23 Jan-7 Feb; Genève, Grand Théâtre
Infinito nero Chamber opera in one act [*] 13-16 Oct; Deutsche Oper Berlin
Superflumina A woman has a solitary existence among the flows of people in a crowded railway station [*] (WP) 12+ Apr; Nationaltheater Mannheim
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Shore, Howard (*1946)
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[>] www.howardshore.com
The Fly Libretto: David Henry Hwang, after the cult horror film by David Cronenberg; The first opera from award-winning film score composer Shore [*] (WP) 30 Jun-13 Jul; Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet [*] 7 Sep 2008; Los Angeles Opera
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Smetana, Bedrich
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The Secret [*] 6 Oct-29 May; Praha, National Theatre
The Two Widows [*] 20-21 Jun; Litomysl, Smetana Opera Festival
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Stäbler, Gerhard
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Letzte Dinge Text: Alexander Jansen, Hermann Schneider; After the novel 'In the Country of Last Things' by Paul Auster [*] (WP) 30+ Nov; Mainfrankentheater Würzburg
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Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
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Capriccio [*] 28 Aug-1 Sep; Edinburgh International Festival [*] 8-28 Sep; L'Opéra National de Paris [*] 7-21 Jun; Wiener Staatsoper Dafne [*] 29 Nov-29 Dec; Amsterdam, De Nederlandse Opera [*] (concert) 13-24 Apr; Staatsoper Hamburg
Die Frau ohne Schatten [*] 27+ Oct; Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater [*] 16 Nov-20 Dec; Lyric Opera of Chicago [*] 21 Jan-10 Feb; L'Opéra National de Paris [*] 6 Apr-22 Jun; Staatsoper Hamburg [*] 14-29 Jun; Essen, Aalto Theater
Intermezzo [*] 9 Mar-2 Apr; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
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Streul, Eberhard
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Papageno spielt auf der Zauberflöte Children's opera [*] 24 Oct-26 Dec; Theater Krefeld [*] 27 Mar; Opernhaus Halle
Spuk im Händelhaus Children's opera [*] 24 Jan; Opernhaus Halle
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Suchý, Jiří
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A Walk Worthwhile Jazz opera [*] 22 Sep-5 Jun; Praha, National Theatre
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Susa, Conrad
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The Dangerous Liaisons [*] 21 Feb-2 Mar; New York, Dicapo Opera Theatre
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Sutermeister, Heinrich (*1910)
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Die schwarze Spinne [*] 22 Sep-9 Dec; Theater St Gallen
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Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937)
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Król Roger [*] 1 Sep-16 Dec; Wroclaw, Opera Wrocławska [*] 28 Sep-12 Oct; Warszawa, Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera [*] 12 Nov; Opera Krakowska
The Lottery for Husbands Operetta (composed 1908-9). First performance of Szymanowski's first stage work [*] (WP) 5 Nov-23 Dec; Opera Krakowska
Mandragora Celebrating the Szymanowski Year; Also featuring music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Richard Strauss [*] 26-28 Oct; Warszawa, Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera
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Tan Dun
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The First Emperor (New York Met, Dec 2006); An absolute ruler sacrifices personal happiness to unify his country [*] 10-17 May; New York, The Metropolitan Opera
The Gate 'Orchestral theatre' (1999); Three tragic heroines who died for love argue their cases for resurrection at the Gate of Judgement [*] 5-8 Dec; New York, Brooklyn Academy of Music
Tea: The Mirror of the Soul The future of the Emperor's daughter is decided by the competition of her brother and lover to find the true Book of Tea. The music is a melding of eastern and western musical traditions, and includes instruments of water, paper, ceramics; Based on various sources, including the Chinese fable of the Journey to the West [*] 11-22 Sep; Neue Oper Wien [*] 7 Jun; Opera di Genova
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Taralli, Marco
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La maschera di Punkitititi Opera in un atto (tre scene); Ideazione e Libretto di Quirino Conti [*] (WP) 18-23 Dec; Roma, Teatro dell'Opera
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Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
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Emma und Eginhard (Hamburg, 1728) [*] 8+ Mar; Stadttheater Giessen
Flavius Bertaridus (Hamburg, 1729) [*] 1+ Mar; Magdeburg, Theater der Landeshauptstadt
Der geduldige Sokrates Comic opera in 3 acts (Hamburg, 1721); Socrates and prince Melito wrestle with the consequences and complexities of a law requiring Athenians to take two wives. [*] 29 Sep-11 Oct; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden
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Testi, Flavio (*1923)
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Mariana Pineda One of liberal Spain's heroines, her execution in 1831 for not revealing the names of her collegues, was given mythic dimension by Lorca in a play of the same name [*] (WP) 8 Sep-26 Oct; Theater Erfurt Double bill with Testi: La brocca rotta
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Thomas, Ambroise (1811-1896)
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Le Caïd Opéra-comique, 2 acts. (Salle Favart, 1849) [*] 30 Nov-2 Dec; Théâtre de Metz
Mignon Opéra comique in 3 acts (Paris, Salle Favart, 1866); Libretto: Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after the novel 'Wilhelm Meister Lehrjahre' by Goethe [*] (concert) 30 Sep; Opera Lyra Ottawa [*] (concert) 28 Oct; Stadttheater Bremerhaven [*] 23 Nov-3 May; Anhaltisches Theater Dessau
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Tihanyi, László
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Genitrix Libretto: László Tihanyi and Alain Surrans, after François Mauriac [*] (WP) 25 Nov-1 Dec; Opéra National de Bordeaux
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Traetta, Tommaso (1727-1779)
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Antigona [*] 7+ Mar; Bühnen der Stadt Gera
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Trojahn, Manfred
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La Grande Magia When a woman is trapped inside a magician's trick for seven years, her husband imagines her ageing, changing, developing. How will the imagined woman compare with the real woman who emerges, and how will he react? Libretto: Christian Martin Fuchs, after Eduardo de Filippo [*] (WP) 10 May-6 Jul; Dresden, Sächsische Staatsoper
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Trojan, Václav (1907-1983)
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Merry-Go-Round Opera. Completed 1939, premiered 1960 [*] 29+ Mar; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre
Mrs Marjanka, Mother of the Regiment [*] 13 Sep-12 Dec; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre
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Tutino, Marco (*1954)
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La Lupa One act opera commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of verismo [*] 31+ May; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre
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