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Category: 2008-2009 Season Previews

  • SF Opera 2008-2009 Preview

    San Francisco Opera's 2008-09 Season Preview CD set came in the mail recently, and today I noticed that their podcast has also been updated. This the third season of David Gockley's tenure, and likewise the third time San Francisco Opera has sent out such CDs, in lieu of the yearbook of previous years. The cover of the CD…

  • Opera Australia’s 2009 Season

    January 3- March 23 2009: Madama ButterflyJanuary 10- February 14 2009: Cavalleria / PagliacciJanuary 22- April 30 2009: Die ZauberflöteMarch 3-April 29: Lady Macbeth of MtsenskMarch 12-26 2009: WertherApril 14-September 9 2009: I Capuleti e i MontecchiMay 12-31 2009: A Little Night MusicJune 27- July 18 2009: Dido & Aeneas / Acis & GalateaJuly 7-…

  • Ruth Ann Swenson News

    Ruth Ann Swenson is to debut the role of Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus at Opera New Jersey next February. Press Release| Opera New Jersey's Official Site

  • CAMA’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 16 2008: Piotr Anderszewski October 29 2008: Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra November 17 2008: Thomas Adès December 2 2008: Christian Tetzlaff January 24 2009: San Francisco Symphony February 19 2009: Cecilia Bartoli March 18 2009: Academy of Ancient Music March 26 2009: Estonian National Symphony April 22 2009: Australian Chamber Orchestra May 2 2009: Los…

  • Cincinnati Opera’s 2009 Season

    June 11-13 2009: Le Nozze di Figaro June 25- 27 2009: Don Carlo July 9-11 2009: Ainadamar July 23-31 2009: Carmen Cincinnati Opera’s 2009 season includes Michelle DeYoung singing Princess Eboli in Don Carlo, Dawn Upshaw as Margarita Xirgu in Ainadamar, and William Burden as Don José in Carmen. Cincinnati Opera Official Site | 2009…

  • Long Beach Opera’s 2009 Season

    January 17-25 2009: The Cunning Little VixenMarch 28- April 5 2009: MotezumaMay 9-17 2009: The Emperor of Atlantis / The Clever One Vivaldi’s Motezuma will have its U.S. premiere with these performances, 276 years after it was written. LA Times Article | Official Site

  • Glimmerglass Opera’s 2009 Season

    July 18- August 25 2009: La TraviataJuly 19- August 23 2009: La CenerentolaJuly 25- August 24 2009: The ConsulAugust 2-23 2009: Dido and Aeneas Press Release [PDF] | Official Site

  • City Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 4 2008: Looking Forward Concert in Staten IslandNovember 2 2008: Looking Forward Concert in BrooklynNovember 16 2008: Looking Forward Concert in the BronxJanuary 15-16 2009: Antony and Cleopatra (concert presentation)March 7 2009: Looking Forward Concert in QueensApril 11 2009: Looking Forward Concert in ManhattanMay 2009: VOX Showcase of American Composers Press Release | Official…

  • La Scala’s 2008-2009 Season

    December 4 2008- January 15 2009: Don CarloJanuary 16- February 3 2009: The Makropoulos CaseFebruary 5-25 2009: Tristan und IsoldeMarch 10-27 2009: AlcinaMarch 24- April 4 2009: I Due FoscariApril 7- May 10 2009: Il Viaggio a ReimsApril 24- May 17 2009: The Rake's ProgressMay 22- June 12 2009: Assassino nella CattedraleJune 6-17 2009: A…

  • Oakland Opera Theater’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 2008: Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du SoldatMay 2009: Mary Watkin's Dark RiverOctober 2009: Cornelius Boots' An American Faust Official Site