The Royal Opera House announced their 2013-2014 season with Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside, Rene Pape, Karita Mattila, Erwin Schrott, Luca Pisaroni, Kristine Opolais, Bryan Hymel, Angela Gheorghiu, Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Florez, and Joyce Didonato.
Turandot
Giacomo Puccini
Dir: Andrei Serban
Cond: Henrik Nánási (Sept) / Nicola Luisotti (Feb, Mar)
Giacomo Puccini
Dir: Andrei Serban
Cond: Henrik Nánási (Sept) / Nicola Luisotti (Feb, Mar)
Cast:
- Turandot – Lise Lindstrom (Sept) / Iréne Theorin (Feb; Mar)
- Altoum – Alasdair Elliott
- Timur – Raymond Aceto (Sept) / Matthew Rose (Feb; 4 Mar), Kurt Rydl (7, 10 Mar)
- Calaf – Marco Berti (Sept) / Alfred Kim (Feb; Mar)
- Liù – Eri Nakamura (Sept) / Ailyn Pérez (Feb; Mar)
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
9 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 24 September
14 | 21 (mat) | 28 September
17 | 20 | 25 | 28 February
4 | 7 | 10 March
14 | 21 (mat) | 28 September
17 | 20 | 25 | 28 February
4 | 7 | 10 March
Le nozze di Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dir: David McVicar
Cond: John Eliot Gardiner (Sept; Oct) / Colin Davis (May)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dir: David McVicar
Cond: John Eliot Gardiner (Sept; Oct) / Colin Davis (May)
Cast:
- Figaro – Luca Pisaroni (Sept; Oct) / Alex Esposito (May)
- Susanna – Lucy Crowe (Sept; Oct) / Camilla Tilling (May)
- Cherubino – Renata Pokupic (Sept; Oct) / Anna Bonitatibus (May)
- Count Almaviva – Christopher Maltman (Sept; Oct) / Gerald Finley (May)
- Countess Almaviva – Rebecca Evans (Sept; Oct) / Sally Matthews (May)
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 September
2 | 4 | 7 October
2 | 5 | 7 | 10 (mat) | 15 May
2 | 4 | 7 October
2 | 5 | 7 | 10 (mat) | 15 May
ElektraRichard Strauss
Dir: Charles Edwards
Cond: Andris Nelsons
Dir: Charles Edwards
Cond: Andris Nelsons
Cast:
- Elektra – Christine Goerke
- Chrysothemis – Adrianne Pieczonka
- Klytämnestra – Michaela Schuster
- Orest – Iain Paterson
- Ägisth – John Daszak
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
23 | 26 September
1 | 6 | 9 | 12 October
1 | 6 | 9 | 12 October
The Wasp Factory (Linbury Studio Theatre) NewBen Frost
Dir: Ben Frost / Lib: David Poutney based on The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Dir: Ben Frost / Lib: David Poutney based on The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Cast: TBC
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 October
Les Vêpres siciliennes NewGiuseppe Verdi
Dir: Stefan Herheim
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Dir: Stefan Herheim
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Cast:
- Helene – Marina Poplavskaya
- Henri – Bryan Hymel
- Procida – Erwin Schrott
- Guy de Montfort – Michael Volle
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
17 | 21 | 24 | 29 October
1 | 4† | 7 | 11 November
†Live cinema relay
1 | 4† | 7 | 11 November
†Live cinema relay
Greek / The Killing Flower (Music Theatre Wales, Linbury Studio Theatre) NewMark-Anthony Turnage / Salvatore Sciarrino
Dir: Michael McCarthy
Cond: Michael Rafferty
Greek Cast:Dir: Michael McCarthy
Cond: Michael Rafferty
- Eddy – Marcus Farnsworth
- Eddy’s Dad/Café Manager/Chief of Police – Gwion Thomas
- Eddy’s Mum/Waitress/Sphinx – Sally Silver
- Eddy’s Sister/Waitress and Eddy’s Wife/Sphinx – Louise Winter
The Killing Flower Cast:
- Duchess – Amanda Forbes
- Visitor – William Towers
- Servant – Michael Bennett
- Duke – George Humphreys
Greek 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 October
The Killing Flower 24 October
The Killing Flower 24 October
WozzeckAlban Berg
Dir: Keith Warner
Cond: Mark Elder
Dir: Keith Warner
Cond: Mark Elder
Cast:
- Wozzeck – Simon Keenlyside
- Marie – Karita Mattila
- Captain – Gerhard Siegel
- Doctor – John Tomlinson
- Drum Major – Endrik Wottrich
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
31 October
5 | 8 | 12 | 15 November
5 | 8 | 12 | 15 November
Parsifal NewRichard Wagner
Dir: Stephen Langridge
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Dir: Stephen Langridge
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Cast:
- Parsifal – Simon O’Neill
- Kundry – Angela Denoke
- Gurnemanz – René Pape
- Amfortas – Gerald Finley
- Klingsor – Willard White
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
30 November
2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 18† December
†Live cinema relay
2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 18† December
†Live cinema relay
How the Whale Became (Linbury Studio Theatre) NewJulian Philips
Dir: Natalie Abrahami / Lib: Edward Kemp based on Ted Hughes’s How the Whale Became/Tales of the Early World/The Dreamfighter
Dir: Natalie Abrahami / Lib: Edward Kemp based on Ted Hughes’s How the Whale Became/Tales of the Early World/The Dreamfighter
Cast: TBC
10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 December
2 | 3 | 4 January
2 | 3 | 4 January
CarmenGeorges Bizet
Dir: Francesca Zambello
Cond: Daniel Oren
Dir: Francesca Zambello
Cond: Daniel Oren
Cast:
- Carmen – Elina Garanča (16, 19, 22 mat Dec; 3, 6, 9 Jan) / Christine Rice (21, 23 Dec; 1, 4 Jan)
- Don José – Roberto Alagna (16, 19, 22 mat Dec; 3, 6, 9 Jan) / Younghon Lee (21, 23 Dec; 1, 4 Jan)
- Escamillo – Vito Priante (16, 19, 22 mat Dec; 3, 6, 9 Jan) / Kostas Smoriginas (21, 23 Dec; 1, 4 Jan)
- Micaëla – Veronica Cangemi (16, 19, 22 mat Dec; 3, 6, 9 Jan) / Sarah Fox (21, 23 Dec; 1, 4 Jan)
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
16 | 19 | 21 | 22 (mat) | 23 December
1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 January
1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 January
ManonJules Massenet
Dir: Laurent Pelly
Cond: Emmanuel Villaume
Dir: Laurent Pelly
Cond: Emmanuel Villaume
Cast:
- Manon Lescaut – Ermonela Jaho (14, 17, 21, 24, 28 Jan) / Ailyn Pérez (31 Jan; 4 Feb)
- Lescaut – Audun Iversen
- Chevalier des Grieux – Matthew Polenzani
- Le Comte des Grieux – Alastair Miles
- Guillot de Morfontaine – Christophe Mortagne
- De Brétigny – William Shimell
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 31 January
4 February
4 February
Don Giovanni New
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dir: Kasper Holten
Cond: Nicola Luisotti
Dir: Kasper Holten
Cond: Nicola Luisotti
Cast:
- Don Giovanni – Mariusz Kwiecien
- Leporello – Alex Esposito
- Donna Anna – Malin Byström
- Donna Elvira – Véronique Gens
- Don Ottavio – Antonio Poli
- Zerlina – Elizabeth Watts
- Masetto – Dawid Kimberg
- Commendatore – Alexander Tsymbalyuk
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1 | 3 | 12† | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 February
†Live cinema relay
†Live cinema relay
La fille du régimentGaetano Donizetti
Dir: Laurent Pelly
Cond: Yves Abel
Dir: Laurent Pelly
Cond: Yves Abel
Cast:
- Marie – Patrizia Ciofi
- Tonio – Juan Diego Flórez (3, 6, 9, 12, 15 Mar), Frédéric Antoun (18 Mar)
- Suplice Pingot – Pietro Spagnoli
- La Marquise de Berkenfield – Ewa Podles
- La Duchess de Crackentorp – Kiri Te Kanawa
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
3 | 6 | 9 (mat) | 12 | 15 | 18 March
King Priam and Paul Bunyan (Linbury Studio Theatre)Michael Tippett and Benjamin Britten
Dir: James Conway and Liam Steel
Cond: Michael Rosewell and Philip Sutherland
Cast: TBCDir: James Conway and Liam Steel
Cond: Michael Rosewell and Philip Sutherland
February
Jonas Kaufmann Main Stage recital
6 April
Die Frau ohne Schatten NewRichard Strauss
Dir: Claus Guth
Cond: Semyon Bychkov
Dir: Claus Guth
Cond: Semyon Bychkov
Cast:
- The Emperor – Johan Botha
- The Empress – Emily Magee
- The Nurse – Michaela Schuster
- Barak – Johan Reuter
- Barak’s Wife – Elena Pankratova
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
14 | 17 | 20 | 23 (mat) | 26 | 29 March
2 April
2 April
New Brooke and New Coll (Linbury Studio Theatre) NewElspeth Brooke and Francisco Coll
Lib: Jack Underwood and Meredith Oakes
Lib: Jack Underwood and Meredith Oakes
Cast: TBC
March
New Bedford (Faust Festival, Linbury Studio Theatre) NewLuke Bedford
Lib: David Harrower
Lib: David Harrower
Cast: TBC
April
F4u5t (Faust Festival, Linbury Studio Theatre) NewMatthew Herbert
Cast: TBC
April
FaustCharles-François Gounod
Dir: David McVicar
Cond: Maurizio Benini
Dir: David McVicar
Cond: Maurizio Benini
Cast:
- Faust – Joseph Calleja
- Marguerite – Anna Netrebko
- Méphistophélès – Bryn Terfel
- Valentin – Simon Keenlyside
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 25 April
La traviataGiuseppe Verdi
Dir: Richard Eyre
Cond: Dan Ettinger
Dir: Richard Eyre
Cond: Dan Ettinger
Cast:
- Violetta Valéry – Diana Damrau (19, 21, 24, 26, 30 April; 3, 9 May) / Ailyn Pérez (6, 12, 17, 20 May)
- Alfredo Germont – Francesco Demuro (19, 21, 24, 26, 30 April; 3, 9 May) / Stephen Costello (6, 12, 17, 20 May)
- Giorgio Germont – Dimitri Hvorostovsky (19, 21, 24, 26, 30 April; 3 May) / Simon Keenlyside (6, 9, 12, 17, 20 May)
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 30 April
3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 20 May
3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 20 May
ToscaGiacomo Puccini
Dir: Jonathan Kent
Cond: Teodor Currentzis (10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 27, 30 May; 3 June) / Plácido Domingo (16, 19, 21, 26 June)
Dir: Jonathan Kent
Cond: Teodor Currentzis (10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 27, 30 May; 3 June) / Plácido Domingo (16, 19, 21, 26 June)
Cast:
- Floria Tosca – Oksana Dyka (10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 27,30 May; 3 June) / Sondra Radvanovsky (16, 19, 21, 26 June)
- Mario Cavaradossi – Roberto Alagna (10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 27,30 May; 3 June) / Riccardo Massi (16, 19, 21, 26 June)
- Baron Scarpia – Thomas Hampson (10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 27,30 May; 3 June) / Sebastian Catana (16, 19, 21, 26 June)
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 30 May
3 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 26 June
3 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 26 June
Les Dialogues des Carmelites New to The Royal OperaFrancis Poulenc
Dir: Robert Carsen
Cond: Simon Rattle
Dir: Robert Carsen
Cond: Simon Rattle
Cast:
- Blanche – Magdalena Kožená
- Constance – Anna Prohaska
- Madame Lidoine – Emma Bell
- Mère Marie – Sophie Koch
- Madame de Croissy – Deborah Polaski
- Marquis de la Force – Thomas Allen
- Chevalier de la Force – Yann Beuron
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
29 May
2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 June
2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 June
Manon Lescaut NewGiacomo Puccini
Dir: Jonathan Kent
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Dir: Jonathan Kent
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Cast:
- Manon Lescaut – Kristine Opolais
- Lescaut – Christopher Maltman
- Chevalier des Grieux – Jonas Kaufmann
- Geronte de Ravoir – Maurizio Muraro
- Edmondo – Benjamin Hulett
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
17 | 20 | 24† | 28 June
1 | 4 | 7 July
†Live cinema relay
1 | 4 | 7 July
†Live cinema relay
Quartett New (Linbury Studio Theatre)Luca Francesconi
June
Ariadne auf NaxosRichard Strauss
Dir: Christof Loy
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Dir: Christof Loy
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Cast:
- Ariadne/The Prima Donna – Karita Mattila
- Bacchus/The Tenor – Roberto Saccà
- Zerbinetta – Jane Archibald
- The Composer – Ruxandra Donose
- Harlequin – Markus Werba
- A Music Master – Thomas Allen
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
25 | 30 June
3 | 10 | 13 July
3 | 10 | 13 July
Maria Stuarda NewGaetano Donizetti
Dir: Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier
Cond: Maurizio Benini
Dir: Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier
Cond: Maurizio Benini
Cast:
- Maria – Joyce DiDonato
- Elisabetta – Carmen Giannattasio
- Roberto – Charles Castronovo
- Lord Cecil – Jeremy Carpenter
- Giorgio – Matthew Rose
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 July
La bohèmeGiacomo Puccini
Dir: John Copley
Cond: Cornelius Meister
Dir: John Copley
Cond: Cornelius Meister
Cast:
- Mimì – Ermonela Jaho (9, 13 mat, 17, 19 mat July) / Angela Gheorghiu (12, 15, 19 eve July)
- Rodolfo – Giuseppe Filianoti (9, 13 mat, 17, 19 mat July) / Vittorio Grigolo (12, 15, 19 eve July)
- Marcello – Markus Werba (9, 13 mat, 19 mat July) / Massimo Cavalletti (12, 15, 17, 19 eve July)
- Musetta – Simona Mihai (9, 13 mat, 19 mat July) / Irina Lungu (12, 15, 17, 19 eve July)
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
9 | 12 | 13 (mat) | 15 | 17 | 19 (mat) | 19 July (eve)
Gloria – a pigtale (The Opera Group, Linbury Studio Theatre)H.K. Gruber
Cast TBC
Cast TBC
July
Moses und Aron (Welsh National Opera)Arnold Schoenberg
Dir: Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito
Cond: Lothar Koenigs
Dir: Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito
Cond: Lothar Koenigs
Cast:
- Moses – Richard Angas
- Aron – Rainer Trost
- A Young Maiden/First Naked Virgin – Elizabeth Atherton
- A Young Man – Alexander Sprague
- Another Man/Ephraimite – Daniel Grice
- A Priest – David Soar
25 | 26 July
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