2009-10 European schedules

Amsterdam, Die Nederlandse Opera

season here highlights: Pierre Audi's production of Halévy's La Juive(Paris 2007) with Annick Massis and John Osborn (Léopold) conducted by Carlo Rizzi in September; Purcell's Dido and Aeneas conducted by William Christie, with Luca Pisaroni as Aeneas in late September/early October; Peter Konwitschny's production of Salomé (Nov.), Nikolaus Lehnhoff's take on Puccini's La Fanciulla del West (Dec.); Kaija Saariaho's Emilie with Karita Mattila (March 18 & 21); Audi's production of Berlioz's Les Troyens (April); Nikolaus Lehnhoff and Yannick Nézet-Séguin exploring Turandot (May); Anna Caterina Antonacci in Altre Stelle (May); René Jacobs conducting Conti's Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena (June)

Barcelona, Gran Teatre del Liceu

see there, ticket sales start on July 13 BERLIN

Berlin, Deutsche Oper

season online, premieres here

Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden

season here

Berlin, Komische Oper

season here premieres: Rigoletto (Sept.20), Lear (Nov.22), Don Pasquale (Jan.31), Orlando (Feb.26), Fidelio (Apr.26), La Périchole (June 6)

Bologna, Teatro Comunale

season here(pdf)

Brussels, Théâtre de la Monnaie

season here

highlights: Christophe Rousset and Pierre Audi will present two Gluck's pieces: Iphigénie en Aulide and Iphigénie en Tauride (coproductions with Die Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam) in December; Massenet's Don Quichotte will be directed by Laurent Pelly and conducted by Marc Minkowsky (Jose Van Dam will be Don Quichotte) in May

Copenhagen, Royal Danish Opera

See there

Dresden Semperoper see there premieres: La Traviata, Händel's Giulio Cesare In Egitto, Franz Schmidt 's Notre Dame and Gounod's Faust (June 2010)

Frankfurt, Oper

season here, premieres there

Genève, Grand Théâtre

season here highlights: Don Giovanni with Diana Damrau and Ildebrando d'Arcangelo (Dec.11 to 20); Joyce DiDonato and Gregoru Kunde in Rossini's La Donna del Lago (May 5 to 17)

Leipzig, Oper

season here

Madrid, Teatro Real

pdf here highlights: I puritani (concert version) with Juan Diego Florez, April 29 and May 2; L'incoronazione di Poppea, William Christie conducting Les Arts Florissants, Philippe Jaroussky, M.E.Cencic and Danielle DeNiese (May 2010); Simon Boccanegra with Carlos Alvarez/Placido Domingo as Simon, Angela Gheorghiu/Inva Mula as Amelia, Ferrucio Furlanetto and Marcello Giordani (July 2010)

Milano, Teatro alla Scala

season here Highlight: Carmen to open the season (Dec.7 to 23) directed by Emma Dante, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, with Jonas Kaufmann (Don José) and Erwin Schrott (Escamillo)

Munich, Bayerische Staatsoper

season here PARIS

Opéra National de Paris first season of Nicolas Joël here, my comments there

Paris, Opéra Comique see there

Paris, Salle Pleyel calendar here

highlights: Juan Diego Florez in March; Monteverdi's Poppée in May (William Christie, Danielle de Niese, Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cencic); Netrebko in October; Gustavo Dudamel; Verdi's Requiem with Jonas Kaufman and Daniel Barenboim conducting the orchestra del Teatro alla Scala on Nov.15; Waltraud Meier; Purcell's King Arthur in January; Schumann's Genoveva in June

Paris, Théâtre des Champs Elysées see there

Strasbourg, Opéra du Rhin

season here

Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole

season "hors les murs" here

Torino, Teatro Regio

season here

Vienna, Wiener Staatsoper

season here, premieres there