Thomas Hampson: Debut as Nixon in Adams’ Nixon in China at Opéra national de Paris

Thomas Hampson makes his debut as Richard Nixon in John Adams’ Nixon in China at Opéra national de Paris. The baritone shares the stage with Renée Fleming as First Lady Pat Nixon, Xiaomeng Zhang as Chou En-lai, John Matthew Myers as Mao Tse-Tung, Joshua Bloom as Henry Kissinger, and Kathleen Kim as Chiang Ch’ing. Gustavo Dudamel conducts.
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Emily Pogorelc: La sonnambula at the Semperoper Dresden

Rising soprano Emily Pogorelc will take on the role of Amina in a new production of Bellini's La Sonnambula directed by Rolando Villazón at Semperoper Dresden. The production will be conducted by Evelino Pidò and can be seen on March 19 & 22.
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Javier Camarena: La traviata at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Javier Camarena will make his much-anticipated debut as Alfredo in Jean-Louis Grinda’s production of La traviata. It's Monte Carlo Opera's first season under its new director and Verdi's famous opera will bring a supreme cast to the stage: Plácido Domingo as Giorgio Germont, Aida Garifullina as Violetta Valéry and many more. Performances are on March 17, 19, 21 & 23.
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Rolando Villazón: Directing La sonnambula at the Dresden Semperoper

Rolando Villazón directs a new production of Bellini's La sonnambula at the Semperoper. It's a co-production with the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Metropolitan Opera and the Opéra de Nice Côte d'Azur and will have its premiere on March 19.
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Hanna-Elisabeth Müller: Figaro at Vienna State Opera

Soprano Hanna Elisabeth Müller takes on the role of Countess Almaviva in Barry Kosky's long-awaited new production of Le Nozze di Figaro at Vienna State Opera. Performances take place on March 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23 and 26.
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Mojca Erdmann: Debut at Ópera de Tenerife in Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg

Mojca Erdmann makes her debut at the Ópera de Tenerife as Doña Clara in Alexander Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg. Alessandro Palumbo conducts the production by Daniel Jeanneteau. The performances take place on March 7, 9 and 11. For more information click here.
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Jessica Pratt: Bach cantata at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence

Jessica Pratt performs Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51 - a famous, festive cantata of Johann Sebastian Bach scored for a solo soprano and trumpet. The soprano peforms it under the baton of Daniele Gatti at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence on March 10th. The program also has works by Vivaldi and Stravinsky.
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Olga Kuchynksa: role debut as Natasha Rostova in a new production of War and Peace

Olga Kulchynska makes her highly anticipated role debut as Natasha Rostova in Munich's first ever production of Sergei Prokofiev's monumental opera War and Peace at the Bavarian State Opera. Directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov, the production will premiere under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski on March 5.
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Saioa Hernandez and Jonathan Tetelman: Tosca at the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Saioa Hernandez and Jonathan Tetelman return to the Deutsche Oper Berlin to sing the role of Tosca (Hernandez) and Mario Cavaradossi (Tetelman) in Puccini's Tosca. They can be seen on March 03 & 10.
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