Richard Strauss: Capriccio

08, 11, 14, 17, 20m, 26, 28 Sep 2007

Paris, Palais Garnier

Conductor Hartmut Haenchen
Producer Robert Carsen
Sets Michael Levine
Costumes Anthony Powell
Lighting Robert Carsen, Peter Van Praet
Choreographer Jean-Guillaume Bart
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Die Gräfin Solveig Kringelborn
Der Graf Olaf Bär
Flamand Charles Workman
Olivier Tassis Christoyannis
La Roche Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Clairon Hannah Esther Minutillo
Eine Italienische Sängerin Elena Tsallagova
Ein Italienischer Tenor Juan Francisco Gatell
Monsieur Taupe Robert Tear
Der Haushofmeister Jérôme Varnier
Diener Jason Bridges, Igor Gnidii, Mihajlo Arsenski, Etienne Dupuis
Diener Bartlomiej Misiuda, John Tessier, Vincent Delhoume, Mark Richardson

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Paul Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-bleue

13!, 17, 21, 24, 28 Sep 2007; 02, 06 Oct 2007

Paris, Opéra Bastille

Conductor Sylvain Cambreling
Producer Anna Viebrock
Sets, Costumes Anna Viebrock
Lighting David Finn
Dramaturge Malte Ubenauf
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Barbe-Bleue Willard White
Ariane Deborah Polaski
La nourrice Felicity Palmer
Sélysette Diana Axentii
Ygraine Iwona Sobotka
Mélisande Hélène Guilmette
Bellangère Jaël Azzaretti

New production

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Gaetano Donizetti: L'Élixir d'amour
(L'elisir d'amore) ("The Elixir of Love")

14, 16m, 18, 20, 23m Sep 2007

Paris, Opéra Bastille

Conductor Evelino Pidò
Producer Laurent Pelly
Sets Chantal Thomas
Costumes Laurent Pelly
Lighting Joël Adam
Dramaturge Agathe Mélinand
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Adina Désirée Rancatore
Nemorino Dmitry Korchak
Belcore Laurent Naouri
Dulcamara Ambrogio Maestri
Giannetta Jeannette Fischer

Coproduction with Royal Opera, London

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Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
("Romeo and Juliet")

07m, 08, 09, 11g, 12, 15, 16(b), 17(b), 20(b) Oct 2007 g: Gala AROP
 
**BALLET!** / Création chorégraphique
Conductor Valery Gergiev / Vello Pähn
Choreographer Sasha Waltz
Sets Thomas Schenk, Sasha Waltz
Costumes Bernd Skodzig
Lighting David Finn
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Juliette Ekaterina Gubanova
Roméo Yann Beuron
Frère Laurent Mikhail Petrenko

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Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata

15, 18, 21m(b), 24, 27(b), 30 Oct 2007; 02(b), 05, 08, 11m Nov 2007

Paris, Palais Garnier
 
Conductor Daniel Oren
Producer Christoph Marthaler
Sets, Costumes Anna Viebrock
Lighting Olaf Winter
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Violetta Valéry Christine Schäfer / Nataliya Kovalova(b)
Flora Bervoix Helene Schneiderman
Annina Michèle Lagrange
Alfredo Germont Stefano Secco
Giorgio Germont José Van Dam
Gastone Ales Briscein
Barone Douphol Michael Druiett
Il Marchese d'Obigny Igor Gnidii
Il Dottore Grenvil François Lis

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Giacomo Puccini: Tosca

24, 25(b), 26, 27(b), 29, 30(b), 31 Oct 2007; 02(b), 03, 05(b), 08, 11m(b), 13, 16(b), 17, 20(b) Nov 2007

Paris, Opéra Bastille
 
Conductor Nicola Luisotti
Producer Werner Schroeter
Sets, Costumes Alberte Barsacq
Lighting André Diot
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Floria Tosca Catherine Naglestad / Sylvie Valayre(b)
Mario Cavaradossi Vladimir Galouzine / Marcus Haddock(b)
Scarpia Franck Ferrari / Samuel Ramey(b)
Cesare Angelotti Wojtek Smilek
Spoletta Christian Jean
Il Sagrestano Jean-Philippe Marlière
Sciarrone Yuri Kissin
Un Carceriere Christian Tréguier

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George Frideric Handel: Alcina

22, 25m, 28 Nov 2007; 01, 03, 05, 09m, 13, 16m, 19, 23m, 26 Dec 2007

Paris, Palais Garnier

Ensemble Matheus
Conductor Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Producer Robert Carsen
Sets, Costumes Tobias Hoheisel
Lighting Jean Kalman
Choreographer Philippe Giraudeau
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Alcina Emma Bell /Inga Kalna(13 au 26 déc.)
Ruggiero Vesselina Kasarova
Morgana Olga Pasichnyk
Bradamante Sonia Prina
Oronte Xavier Mas
Melisso François Lis
Oberto Judith Gauthier

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Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser

06!, 09m, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27(b), 30m(b) Dec 2007

Paris, Opéra Bastille

Conductor Seiji Ozawa / Pierre Vallet(b)
Producer Robert Carsen
Sets Paul Steinberg
Costumes Constance Hoffmann
Lighting Peter Van Praet
Choreographer Philippe Giraudeau
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Hermann Franz-Josef Selig
Tannhäuser Stephen Gould
Wolfram von Eschenbach Matthias Goerne
Walther von der Vogelweide Michael König
Biterolf Ralf Lukas
Heinrich der Schreiber Andreas Conrad
Reinmar von Zweter Wojtek Smilek
Elisabeth Eva-Maria Westbroek
Venus Béatrice Uria-Monzon

New coproduction with Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona; Tokyo Opera Nomori

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Richard Strauss: La Femme sans ombre
(Die Frau ohne Schatten)

21, 24, 28, 31 Jan 2008; 03m, 07, 10m Feb 2008

Paris, Opéra Bastille

Conductor Gustav Kuhn
Producer Robert Wilson
Sets Robert Wilson
Costumes Moidele Bickel
Lighting Robert Wilson, Andreas Fuchs
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Der Kaiser Jon Villars
Die Kaiserin Eva-Maria Westbroek
Die Amme Jane Henschel
Barak Franz Hawlata
Baraks Frau Christine Brewer
Der Geisterbote Gerd Grochowski
Die Erscheinung eines Jünglings Ryan MacPherson
Die Stimme des Falken/ Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels Elena Tsallagova
Eine Stimme von oben Cornelia Oncioiu
Der Einäugige Yuri Kissin
Der Einarmige Gregory Reinhart
Der Bucklige John Easterlin

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Paul Hindemith: Cardillac

29 Jan 2008; 02, 05, 12, 16 Feb 2008

Paris, Opéra Bastille

Conductor Kazushi Ono
Producer André Engel
Sets Nicky Rieti
Costumes Chantal de La Coste Messelière
Lighting André Diot
Choreographer Frédérique Chauveaux, Françoise Grès
Dramaturge Dominique Muller
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Cardillac Franz Grundheber
Die Tochter Angela Denoke
Der Offizier Christopher Ventris
Die Dame Hannah Esther Minutillo
Der Kavalier Charles Workman
Der Goldhändler Roland Bracht
Der Anführer der Prévoté David Bizic

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Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice
(Orfeo ed Euridice) ("Orpheus and Eurydice")

04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10m, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17m, 18, 19 Feb 2008
In German

Paris, Palais Garnier

Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble
**BALLET!** / Création chorégraphique
Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock /Philippe Hui
Producer Pina Bausch
Choreographer Pina Bausch
Sets, Costumes Rolf Borzik
Lighting Rolf Borzik
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Orphée Elisabeth Kulman / Maria Riccarda Wesseling
Eurydice Svetlana Doneva / Julia Kleiter
L'Amour Hélène Guilmette / Sunhae Im

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Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller

14!, 17m, 20, 23, 26, 29 Feb 2008; 02m, 05, 08, 12 Mar 2008

Paris, Opéra Bastille

Conductor Massimo Zanetti
Producer Gilbert Deflo
Sets, Costumes William Orlandi
Lighting Joël Hourbeigt
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Il Conte di Walter Ildar Abdrazakov
Rodolfo Ramón Vargas
Federica Marina Domashenko
Wurm Kwangchul Youn
Miller Andrzej Dobber
Luisa Ana Maria Martinez
Laura Maria Virginia Savastano

New production

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Igor Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress

03!, 05, 08, 11, 14, 16m, 19g, 22, 24 Mar 2008 g: Gala AROP

Paris, Palais Garnier

Conductor Edward Gardner
Producer Luc Bondy
Sets Richard Peduzzi
Costumes Moidele Bickel
Lighting Dominique Bruguière
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Trulove René Schirrer
Anne Trulove Laura Claycomb
Tom Rakewell Toby Spence
Nick Shadow Laurent Naouri
Mother Goose Hilary Summers
Baba the Turk Jane Henschel
Sellem Ales Briscein
Keeper of the madhouse Ugo Rabec

New production

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Richard Wagner: Parsifal

04!, 07, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23m Mar 2008

Paris, Opéra Bastille

Conductor Hartmut Haenchen
Producer Krzysztof Warlikowski
Sets, Costumes Malgorzata Szczesniak
Lighting Felice Ross
Dramaturge Miron Hakenbeck
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Amfortas Alexander Marco-Buhrmester
Titurel Victor von Halem
Gurnemanz Franz-Josef Selig
Klingsor Evgeny Nikitin
Kundry Waltraud Meier
Parsifal Christopher Ventris
Zwei Gralsritter Howard Haskin, Scott Wilde
Knappen Hye-Youn Lee, Louise Callinan, Jason Bridges, Bartlomiej Misiuda
Klingsors Zaubermädchen Adriana Kučerová, Valérie Condoluci, Elisabeth Starzinger
Klingsors Zaubermädchen Yun-Jung Choi, Marie-Adeline Henry, Louise Callinan
Eine Altstimme aus der Höhe Cornelia Oncioiu

New production

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Alban Berg: Wozzeck

29! Mar 2008; 01, 07, 10, 13m, 16, 19 Apr 2008

Paris, Opéra Bastille

Conductor Sylvain Cambreling
Producer Christoph Marthaler
Sets, Costumes Anna Viebrock
Lighting Olaf Winter
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Wozzeck Simon Keenlyside
Tambourmajor Jon Villars
Andres David Kuebler
Hauptmann Gerhard A Siegel
Doktor Roland Bracht
Marie Angela Denoke
Margret Ursula Hesse von den Steinen
1. Handwerksbursch Patrick Schramm
2. Handwerksbursch Igor Gnidii
Der Narr John Graham-Hall

New production

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Luigi Dallapiccola: Le Prisonnier
(Il prigioniero) ("The Prisoner")

10!, 15, 17, 21, 27, 29 Apr 2008; 06 May 2008

Paris, Palais Garnier

Conductor Hans Zender
Producer Lluis Pasqual
Sets Paco Azorín
Costumes Isidre Prunés
Lighting Albert Faura
Chorus master Peter Burian
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La Madre Rosalind Plowright
Il Prigioniero Evgeny Nikitin
Il Carceriere, Il Grande Inquisitore Chris Merritt

New production

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Gioachino Rossini: Le barbier de Séville
(Il barbiere di Siviglia) ("The Barber of Seville")

18, 20m, 26, 30 Apr 2008; 02, 05, 07, 10, 13(b), 15(b), 19(b), 22(b), 26(b), 29(b) May 2008

Paris, Opéra Bastille

Conductor Marc Piollet
Producer Coline Serreau
Sets Jean-Marc Stehlé, Antoine Fontaine
Costumes Elsa Pavanel
Lighting Geneviève Soubirou
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Il Conte d'Almaviva Shawn Mathey
Bartolo John Del Carlo
Rosina Maria Bayo
Figaro George Petean
Basilio Samuel Ramey / Mikhail Petrenko
Fiorello Igor Gnidii
Berta Jeannette Fischer

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Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigenie en Tauride
("Iphigenia in Tauris")

22, 25m, 28, 31 May 2008; 02, 05, 08m Jun 2008

Paris, Palais Garnier

Freiburger Barockorchester
Accentus
Conductor Ivor Bolton
Producer Krzysztof Warlikowski
Sets, Costumes Malgorzata Szczesniak
Lighting Felice Ross
video Denis Guéguin
Choreographer Saar Magal
Chorus master Laurence Equilbey
Dramaturge Miron Hakenbeck
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Iphigénie Mireille Delunsch
Oreste Stéphane Degout
Pylade Yann Beuron
Thoas Franck Ferrari
Diane Salomé Haller

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Vincenzo Bellini: Les Capulets et les Montaigus
(I Capuleti e i Montecchi) ("The Capulets and the Montagues")

24, 28g, 31 May 2008; 02, 05, 08m, 11, 15m Jun 2008
g: Gala AROP

Paris, Opéra Bastille
Conductor Evelino Pidò
Producer Robert Carsen
Sets, Costumes Michael Levine
Lighting Davy Cunningham
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Capellio Giovanni Battista Parodi
Giulietta Anna Netrebko
Romeo Joyce DiDonato
Tebaldo Matthew Polenzani
Lorenzo Mikhail Petrenko

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Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo
(Don Carlos)

07, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22m(b), 26(b) Jun 2008; 01(b), 04(b), 06m(b), 11(b) Jul 2008

Paris, Opéra Bastille
Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Producer Graham Vick
Sets, Costumes Tobias Hoheisel
Lighting Thomas Webster
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Filippo II James Morris / Ferruccio Furlanetto
Don Carlo Stefano Secco
Rodrigo Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Il Grande Inquisitore Mikhail Petrenko
Un Frate Paul Gay
Elisabetta di Valois Olga Guriakova
La Principessa Eboli Yvonne Naef
Tebaldo Elisa Cenni
Il Conte di Lerma Jason Bridges
Voce dal cielo Maria Virginia Savastano

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Georg Friedrich Haas : Melancholia

09P, 12, 15m, 18, 22m, 24, 27 Jun 2008
Libretto: Jon Fosse, after his novel "Melancholia I"
In German

Paris, Palais Garnier

Klangforum Wien
Vokalensemble NOVA
Conductor Emilio Pomárico
Producer Stanislas Nordey
Sets Emmanuel Clolus
Costumes Raoul Fernandez
Lighting Philippe Berthomé
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Lars Otto Katzameier
Helene Melanie Walz
Herr Winckelmann Johannes Schmidt
Frau Winckelmann Angelika Luz
Alfred Daniel Gloger
Kellnerin Annette Elster
Bodom Martyn Hill

World premiere. New coproduction with Opera Vest, Bergen; Den Norske Opera, Oslo

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Gustave Charpentier: Louise

20, 23, 29m Jun 2008; 02, 05, 08, 10, 12 Jul 2008

Paris, Opéra Bastille

Conductor Patrick Davin
Producer André Engel
Sets Nicky Rieti
Costumes Chantal de La Coste Messelière
Lighting André Diot
Dramaturge Dominique Muller
Chorus master Peter Burian
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Louise Soile Isokoski
La mère Jane Henschel
Irma Marie-Paule Dotti
Camille Natacha Constantin
Gertrude Anne Salvan
Elise Hye-Youn Lee
Suzanne Letitia Singleton
Marguerite Cornelia Oncioiu
L'apprentie Elisa Cenni
Julien Paul Groves
Le père Alain Vernhes
Un noctambule, le pape des fous Luca Lombardo
Un chiffonnier René Schirrer
Le chansonnier Jason Bridges
Le colleur d'affiches Bartlomiej Misiuda