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30 Mar 2026, Mon
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7 PM
The Stanislavsky Theatre, located in XIX century historical building just 750 metres (9-minute walk) from the Bolshoi, offers audiences the unique opportunity to enjoy world-class opera in an in...
Composer:
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin
Premiere of this production:
29 March 1879,
Maly Theatre, Moscow
Time: The 1820s
Place: St Petersburg and surrounding countryside
Act 1
Scene 1: The garden of the Larin country estate
Madame Larina and the nurse Filippyevna are sitting outside in the garden. They can hear Madame Larina's two daughters, Tatyana and her younger sister Olga, singing a love song. Madame Larina begins to reminisce about her own courtship and marriage. A group of peasants ent ... Read More
Opera
Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky II
30 Mar 2026, Mon
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7 PM
Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial probl...
Cast:
Mariinsky Orchestra, Mariinsky Chorus
Rigoletto
Premiere of this production:
11 March 1851,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
The action takes place in Mantua and its environs in the 16th century.
Act I
A ball is underway in a magnificent hall at the Duke's palace. The corrupt ruler boasts of his love conquests to the courtier Borsa: soon he will seduce the beautiful stranger whom he meets at church. At the ball, the Duke also begins to flatter the&nbs ... Read More
Opera
Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Main Stage
31 Mar 2026, Tue
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4:30 PM
An epic tale of courage and transformation. Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky return for the triumphant third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Cast:
Sir Antonio Pappano,
Christopher Maltman,
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Siegfried
Premiere of this production:
16 August 1876,
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Act 1
Scene 1
A cave in rocks in the forest. An orchestral introduction includes references to leitmotifs including themes relating to the original hoard plundered by the Nibelung Alberich, and one in B-flat minor associated with the Nibelungs themselves. As the curtain rises, Alberich's brother, the dwarf Mime, is forging a sword. Mime is plotting to obtain the ring of power originally ... Read More
Siegfried
Opera
Prague National Theatre, The State Opera
31 Mar 2026, Tue
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6 PM
The State Opera production of Puccini’s Tosca features Josef Svoboda’s legendary scenery dating from the era of the May the Fifth Grand Opera; it premiered on 4 May 1947. In June 1999, the...
Cast:
Hilary Griffiths,
Daniel Čapkovič,
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Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Act 1
Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Scene depicting a church interior with high stained-glass windows and heavy ornamental columns. The central figure is a high dignatory around whom several figures are kneeling, while in the background can be seen the tall pikes of the Swiss Guard.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, ru ... Read More
Tosca
Opera
Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
31 Mar 2026, Tue
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7 PM
A beloved mainstay of the repertory, Verdi’s great tragedy stirs the soul and breaks the heart like only opera can.
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Lisette Oropesa,
Luca Salsi,
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La Traviata
Premiere of this production:
06 March 1853,
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Set in and around Paris in about 1850.
Act I
Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan, greets the guests at her salon. Among them are Flora Bervoix, the Marchese D’Obigny, Baron Douphol and Gastone, who introduces Violetta to a new admirer of hers, Alfredo Germont. The young Germont, who has been admiring her from afar, joins her in a drinking song. An orchestra strikes up in an adjace ... Read More
La Traviata
Opera
Opera National de Paris, Opéra Bastille
31 Mar 2026, Tue
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7:30 PM
Based on the eponymous play by Victorien Sardou, Puccini’s opera brings together all the elements of a melodrama: love, politics, violence and religion.
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris,
Sondra Radvanovsky,
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Tosca
Premiere of this production:
14 January 1900,
Teatro Costanzi, Rome
ACT I
The church of Sant’Andrea della Valle Cesare Angelotti, former Consul of the Roman Republic, has escaped from the Castel Sant’Angelo, where he was being held for political reasons. He has taken refuge in the church, where his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti, has hidden woman’s clothing in the family chapel so that he can escape without being recognised. The sacristan is sur ... Read More
Tosca
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