Tüür, Erkki-Sven (*1959)
Wallenberg (Dortmund, 2001) The story of Raoul Wallenberg [*] 21-22 Sep; Tallinn, Estonian National Opera
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Ullmann, Viktor (1898-1944)
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Der Kaiser von Atlantis [*] 6-7 May; Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre de la Ville [*] 20-21 May; Théâtre de Caen
Der zerbrochene Krug [*] 17 Feb-8 Mar; Los Angeles Opera
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Vacchi, Fabio (*1949)
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Teneke The clash of civilisations in Turkey in the first half of the 20th century. Libretto: Franco Marcoaldi, after "Teneke" by the Kurdish writer Yashar Kemal [*] (WP) 22 Sep-4 Oct; Milano, Teatro alla Scala
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Valtinoni, Pierangelo
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Pinocchio Children's opera (2001, revised 2006) [*] 10 Feb-2 Mar; Staatsoper Hamburg [*] 14 Feb-23 Apr; Komische Oper Berlin
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Van Hove, Luc
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La Strada Opera in 2 Parts; Libretto by Eric de Kuyper, after the film 'La Strada'. The culmination of the Vlaamse Opera's four year cycle of operas based on Fellini films [*] (WP) 29 Jan-9 Feb; Antwerpen [*] 17-24 Feb; Gent, De Vlaamse Opera
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Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
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La battaglia di Legnano [*] 12-21 Apr; Bilbao, Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de la Ópera
I due Foscari [*] 25+ Oct; Stadttheater Biel [*] (concert) 13 Dec; Opera Orchestra of New York [*] 22 Mar-13 Apr; Sarasota Opera
Ernani [*] 22+ Nov; Trieste, Teatro Verdi [*] 17 Mar-10 Apr; New York, The Metropolitan Opera [*] 2-6 May; Opera Boston
Un giorno di regno [*] 24-25 Oct; Warsaw Chamber Opera
I lombardi alla prima crociata [*] 16-24 May; Napoli, Teatro di San Carlo
I masnadieri [*] 15+ Mar; München, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
I vespri siciliani [*] 9-28 Oct; Opera di Genova [*] 31 May-12 Jun; Wiener Staatsoper
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Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
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Bajazet [*] 5-14 Oct; Venezia, La Fenice [*] (concert) 26 Mar; Théâtre de Caen [*] (concert) 27 Mar; Madrid, Teatro Real
Fida Ninfa [*] (concert) 5 May; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Giustino [*] 17 Jan; Oldenburgische Staatstheater
Juditha Triumphans [*] 5-10 Dec; Sydney, Pinchgut Opera
Motezuma [*] 16+ Sep; Luzerner Theater [*] (concert) 6 Oct; Theater an der Wien [*] (concert) 10 Oct; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées [*] 19 Oct; Teatro Arriaga de Bilbao [*] 20 Nov; Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza
Tito Manlio [*] (concert) 19 Feb; London, Barbican Centre
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Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
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Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen [*] 16 Nov-9 Dec; Oper Leipzig
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Walton, William
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The Bear [*] 11+ Apr; Oldenburgische Staatstheater
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Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
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Euryanthe Grosse heroisch-romantische Oper, in 3 acts (Vienna, 1823); Libretto: Helmina von Chezy, after an early French romance [*] (concert) 2 Jan; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Oberon Romantische Oper, in 3 acts (London, Covent Garden, 1826); Libretto: Planché, after the poem 'Oberon' by Christoph Martin Wieland [*] 13 Apr-23 May; Innsbruck, Tiroler Landestheater
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Weill, Kurt (1900-1950)
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Der Jasager [*] 18-20 Jan; Opéra de Rouen [*] 12-15 Mar; Opéra National de Lyon
Die sieben Todsünden [*] 15+ Apr; Trieste, Teatro Verdi
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Weinberger, Jaromír (1896-1967)
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Svanda Dudák [*] 3+ Oct; Theater Augsburg
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Weir, Judith (*1954)
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Blond Eckbert Opera in 2 acts (London Coliseum, 1994), revised as chamber opera (2006). A fairy tale of a dark secret, leading to jealousy, murder and insanity; After a folk tale by Ludwig Tieck [*] 24-30 Oct; Berliner Kammeroper [*] 2 Nov-6 Dec; Innsbruck, Tiroler Landestheater [*] 21 Feb-18 Mar; Wiener Kammeroper
A Night at the Chinese Opera Opera in 3 acts (Cheltenham, 1987); Libretto: Judith Weir, after the Yuan dynasty play "The Chao Family Orphan" [*] 11 Apr-22 May; Glasgow, Scottish Opera
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Wirth, Stefan
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Merlin oder Das wüste Land [*] (WP) 27 Sep-5 Oct; Ruhr Triennale
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Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno (1876-1948)
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I quatro rusteghi [*] 29 Feb-9 Mar; Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole
Il segreto di Susanna Intermezzo 45' (Munich, 1909); Susanna's husband's jealousy is aroused when he smells tobacco smoke in the house [*] 26-31 Mar; Montreal, L'Opéra de Montréal
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Yamada, Kosaku (1886-1965)
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The Black Ships Opera in 3 acts (1940); The conspiracy of a samurai and a geisha to murder the American consul is overtaken by events. The first Japanese opera in the Western style [*] 22-24 Feb; Tokyo, New National Theatre
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Yoshida, Susumu (*1947)
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Sumidagawa A woman searches for her missing child, and on the bank of the Sumida river which separates the living from the dead, finds a ferryman who will lead her from despair to acceptance and reunion [*] 8+ Nov; Quimper, Théâtre de Cornouaille [*] 12-16 Nov; Nantes, Théâtre Graslin [*] 20-21 Nov; Opéra de Rennes [*] 23-24 Nov; Angers, Grand Théâtre
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Zádor, Eugene (1894-1977)
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X-Mal Rembrandt Opera in 1 act (Gera, 1930); There are so many portraits of Rembrandt, and so many dealers, and so many forgers -- who can tell which is the true portrait any more? [*] 10+ May; Stadttheater Giessen
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Zemlinsky, Alexander (1871-1942)
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Eine florentinische Tragödie [*] 27 Oct-22 Nov; Oper Frankfurt [*] 24-31 May; Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza
Der König Kandaules [*] 24 Nov; Amsterdam, Het Concertgebouw
Der Traumgörge [*] 15 May-15 Jun; Deutsche Oper Berlin
Der Zwerg [*] 27 Oct-22 Nov; Oper Frankfurt [*] 17 Feb-8 Mar; Los Angeles Opera [*] 24-31 May; Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza
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Zimmermann, Bernd Alois (1918-1970)
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Die Soldaten Opera in 4 acts (composed 1957-64; Köln, 1965); Can soldiers be moral? The downfall of a girl at the hands of the military, told in a massive multi-layered, multi-media collage of scenes and music [*] 4-13 Oct; Ruhr Triennale [*] 5-10 May; Tokyo, New National Theatre
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Zimmermann, Udo (*1943)
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Weiße Rose Scenes for Two Singers and Fifteen Instrumentalists, 75' (1967, revised 1986); The story of Hans and Sophie Scholl and their White Rose resistance movement, told in a series of flash backs from their final hour; Libretto: Ingo Zimmermann revised Wolfgang Willaschek, after contemporary documents [*] 2+ Nov; Landestheater Coburg [*] 18 Apr; Stadttheater Biel
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