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Puccini’s last opera "Turandot" gifted the world one of the greatest operatic hits of all time: "Nessun Dorma". The world-class ensemble that Philipp Stölzl has assembled for his recent production of the work at the Staatsoper Berlin stars Elena Pankratova, Aida Garifullina, Siegfried Jerusalem, and René Pape. At the rostrum, moreover, will be grand maestro Zubin Mehta.

From the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin

Philipp Stölzl’s recent staging of Puccini’s last opera with a star-studded cast.

Giacomo Puccini: Turandot

The prisoner of a promise made to Neptune, King Idomeneus is faced with a cruel dilemma... From the Théâtre de l’Archevêché, the most romantic of Mozart’s operas, directed by Satoshi Miyagi and conducted by Raphaël Pichon, with soprano Sabine Devieilhe, promises to be the operatic event of the 2022 Aix festival season.

Aix-en-Provence Festival 2022

The most romantic of Mozart’s operas, conducted by Raphaël Pichon, with soprano Sabine Devieilhe.

Mozart: Idomeneus, King of Crete

Two friends set off in search of art and love in the realm of the birds, which is as colourful as it is unreal. At first glance, Walter Braunfels’s Late Romantic opera Die Vögel (The Birds) has all the ingredients necessary of an amusing adventure story. But then the opera takes an unexpectedly serious turn in the form of some oblique allusions to the First World War. This new production at Strasbourg's Opéra national du Rhin is the work’s French premiere!

At the Opéra national du Rhin

The French premiere of a key work by the Late Romantic composer Walter Braunfels.

Walter Braunfels: The Birds

The Ring of the Nibelung at the Staatsoper Berlin is conducted by Christian Thielemann who is standing in for the indisposed Daniel Barenboim. This is only the second time that Thielemann, one of the world’s great Wagnerians, has collaborated with the Staatskapelle Berlin and it will actually mark his debut at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden!

Berlin State Opera

Christian Thielemann to stand in for the Staatskapelle’s own Daniel Barenboim, who is indisposed.

Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold

Die Walküre, the second part of The Ring of the Nibelung tetralogy at the Staatsoper Berlin, conducted by Christian Thielemann.

Part two of Richard Wagner’s monumental tetralogy in a new staging by Dmitri Tcherniakov

Richard Wagner: Die Walküre

“An ecstatic celebration of singing, sounds, ideas, and stagecraft” – gushed one critic in a review of this new production of Siegfried at the Staatsoper Berlin. Christian Thielemann again takes the place of Daniel Barenboim at the rostrum and both visually and vocally, Andreas Schager in the title role is a casting coup of the first order!

Part three of Richard Wagner’s monumental tetralogy in a new staging by Dmitri Tcherniakov

Richard Wagner: Siegfried

At the Berlin State Opera, “Twilight of the Gods” marks the end of “The Ring of the Nibelung” – an extremely ambitious undertaking for any opera house. A musical triumph for all the singers and the conductor Christian Thielemann.

The final part of Richard Wagner’s monumental tetralogy in a new staging by Dmitri Tcherniakov.

Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung

Live from the Teatro Real in Madrid, an adaptation of Prokofiev’s flamboyant masterpiece by the ever-radical Calixto Bieito.

An adaptation of Sergei Prokofiev’s flamboyant masterpiece by radical director Calixto Bieito.

Prokofiev’s "The Fiery Angel" at the Teatro Real in Madrid

The literary source for Richard Strauss’s opera immortalizing the degeneracy of Herodes Antipas, King of Judea, and his step-daughter Salome, was supplied by Oscar Wilde. It tells of Herodes, who is keeping the prophet Jochanaan captive inside a cistern. Salome tries to seduce him and on being rebuffed, forces her stepfather to serve her the prophet’s head on a silver platter.

Directed by Christof Loy in Helsinki

Rejected by the prophet Jochanaan, Salome forces her abusive stepfather to exact revenge.

Richard Strauss: Salome

Conductor Raphaël Pichon and director Cyril Teste team up to bring Beethoven’s Fidelio to the stage of the Opéra Comique.

Beethoven’s only opera conducted by Raphaël Pichon.

Beethoven's "Fidelio" at the Opéra Comique

Léo Delibes’ masterpiece returns to the Opéra Comique in a production conducted by Raphaël Pichon, staged by Laurent Pelly and featuring a superb vocal ensemble.

Sabine Devieilhe at the Opéra Comique

Léo Delibes’ masterpiece returns to the Opéra Comique.

Léo Delibes: Lakmé

As part of the ARTE Opera Season, the Czech National Theatre is showing a classic from the Czech repertoire: In this opera, Bedřich Smetana tells the story of an avenger figure from Czech history, whom he elevates to the rank of national hero. The opera is conducted by Jaroslav Kyzlink while Jiří Nekvasil signs the stage direction.

At the Czech National Theatre

At the National Theatre in Prague, Smetana’s Dalibor recounts the legend of the eponymous knight.

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Giacomo Puccini: Turandot

From the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin

Mozart: Idomeneus, King of Crete

Aix-en-Provence Festival 2022

Walter Braunfels: The Birds

At the Opéra national du Rhin

Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold

Berlin State Opera

Richard Wagner: Die Walküre

From the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin

Richard Wagner: Siegfried

From the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin

Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung

From the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin

Prokofiev’s "The Fiery Angel" at the Teatro Real in Madrid

Richard Strauss: Salome

Directed by Christof Loy in Helsinki

Beethoven's "Fidelio" at the Opéra Comique

Léo Delibes: Lakmé

Sabine Devieilhe at the Opéra Comique

"Dalibor" by Bedřich Smetana

At the Czech National Theatre