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Category: 2008-2009 Season Previews

  • SF Symphony’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 3 2008: Gala (Chabrier, Bernstein, Rachmaninoff)September 4-7 2008: Ligeti, Poulenc, Prokofiev's 5thSeptember 10-12 2008: Knussen's 3rd, Beethoven's 9thSeptember 15 2008: Pension Fund Concert (Beethoven's 9th)September 17-19 2008: BernsteinOctober 8-11 2008: Mozart, Szymanowski, R. Strauss, TchaikovskyOctober 12 2008: Beethoven Piano SonatasOctober 16-18 2008: Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann's 2ndOctober 19 2008: Beethoven Piano SonatasOctober 23-25 2008: R.…

  • Den Norske Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    April 26- May 5 2008: OperafestMay 29- June 13 2008: OrfeoJune 16-24 2008: Det Store BankranetAugust 9-29 2008: Porgy and BessSeptember 20- October 20 2008: Don CarloOctober 1-5 2008: MelancholiaOctober 17-23 2008: Dead Beat EscapementOctober 18- November 20 2008: La Clemenza di TitoNovember 6-8 2008: JennyNovember 22-24 2008: Thora på RimolDecember 19 2008- January 19…

  • Opera Boston’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 17-21 2008: Der FreischützFebruary 27- March 3 2009: The NoseMay 1-5 2009: The Bartered Bride Opera Boston is certainly not following the herd next season. 2008-2009 Season | Official Site

  • Arizona Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 11-19 2008: RigolettoNovember 15-23 2008: The MikadoJanuary 17-25 2009: L'Elisir d'AmoreFebruary 21- March 1 2009: Don GiovanniMarch 26- April 5 2009: Tosca Stephanie Blythe sings in The Mikado and Twyla Robinson sings Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni. 2008-2009 Season Site | Official Site

  • Boston Lyric Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    November 7-18 2008: Les Contes d'HoffmannMarch 20-31 2009: RusalkaApril 24- May 5 2009: Don Giovanni Boston Lyric Opera's next season is nicely balanced. Former Adler Fellow Kimwana Doner sings Donna Elvira. Press Release [PDF] | Official Site

  • Dicapo Opera Theatre’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 11-14 2008: The CrucibleOctober 10-18 2008: TurandotDecember 13-21 2008: Fantastic Mr. FoxJanuary 16-17 2009: LilyFebruary 19- March 1 2009: Šárka/La mort de Sainte AlméenneApril 16-19 2009: L'Italiana in Algieri Next season includes a world premiere of Kurt Weill's Lily and the US premieres of Janácek's Šárka and Honegger's La mort de Sainte Alméenne. Dicapo…

  • Pittsburgh Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 18-26 2008: Samson et DalilaNovember 15-23 2008: The Grapes of WrathFebruary 7-15 2009: Don PasqualeMarch 28- April 5 2009: La BohèmeMay 2-10 2009: L'Italiana in Algeri Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is singing Dalila, which should be interesting. Vivica Genaux and William Burden sing the lead roles in L'Italiana, as they did in San Francisco a…

  • Opera San José’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 6-21 2008: Eugene OneginNovember 8-23 2008: L'Elisir d'AmoreFebruary 7-22 2009: Così fan tutteApril 18- May 3 2009: Carmen Press Release | Official Site

  • Houston Grand Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 17- November 1 2008: Cavalleria Rusticana/PagliacciOctober 30- November 14 2008: Beatrice and BenedictJanuary 23- February 6 2009: A Midsummer Night's DreamJanuary 30- February 6 2009: Chorus!April 17- May 2 2009: RigolettoMay 1-9 2009: Brief Encounter Next season, Elizabeth Futral and Nathan Gunn sing in the world premiere of André Previn's Brief Encounter. Dolora Zajick…

  • Nixon in China Canceled

    The Northern California premiere of Nixon in China has been canceled and Trinity Lyric Opera plans to present Robert Ward's The Crucible instead. Boosey & Hawkes rescinded the performance license mistakenly given to Trinity Lyric Opera. Press Release