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To advertise forthcoming events or performances concerned with Donizetti or other opera composers of that era,
please email:-info@donizettisociety.com. 

 

 

 

 

The following sites give extensive listings of performances:-  

 

- www.operabase.com is a world wide database that can be searched by title, composer, performer, date or location. 

- www.theoperacritic.com  gives a schedule by city and month, world wide.

- http://www.operaamerica.org/applications/schedule/index.aspx lists past and future performances in the US by members of Opera America.

 

 

Below are productions that may not feature on the above general sites, while some are repeated because of their rarity or to give additional information.   Note that some productions may be amateur, semi-professional, student or touring groups and may use an abridged, native language or reduced version of the opera. The details below are given in good faith. Please confirm details and times, as changes or cancellations do happen.

 

UK

- The Rosenblatt Recital Series, usually at St John's Smith Square, London, is a series of recitals, by both up and coming and established singers.

- Opera North plan Donizetti's Maria Stuarda, June 4 - July 3, 2010, starting in Leeds and then touring.

- Portugallo's Le Nozze di Figaro, Bampton Classical Opera, October 7, St John’s Smith Square, London.

- Rossini's  Aureliano in Palmira at the Royal Festival Hall on October 23.  Concert performance in association with an Opera Rara recording.

- Guildford Opera are planning Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, November 10-13 at the Electric Theatre, Guildford.

2011

- Chelsea Opera Group are planning a concert version of Donizetti's Belisario with Nelly Miricioiu, conducted by Richard Bonynge at the Queen Elizabeth's Hall, London on Sunday, February 13, 2011.
See http://www.chelseaoperagroup.org.uk/Plans.htm .

- Opera South are staging Lortzing's Zar und Zimmermann (in English) at Haslemere, February 22-26, 2011.

- Buxton Festival, July 9 - 27, 2011 plans to perform Donizetti's Maria di Rohan,  Thomas's Mignon and Handel's Saul.

 

Belgium

2011

- Meyerbeer, Les Huguenots, La Monnaie, Brussels, June 11 -30, 2011.

 

Denmark

- The Danish Bel Canto Society  puts on a regular series of concerts of both song and opera.

 

Germany

- Mayr, Medea in Corinto, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich , from June 7, 2010.

- Mayr's Lodoiska is planned in Ingolstadt (Concert Hall) on September 24 (concert performance)

2011

- Donizetti, Anna Bolena,  concert performance with Gruberova, Semperoper Dresden, June 6 and 10, 2011 

 

Ireland

- The Wexford Festival plans Mercadante's Virginia, October 16-30.  See www.wexfordopera.com/programme/

 

Italy

- The Rossini Festival, Pesaro, August 9 - 22 will feature La Cenerentola, Sigismondo, Il viaggio a Reims and Demetrio e Polibio plus a number of recitals.

- The Donizetti Festival in Bergamo will include Donizetti's Poliuto (September 17 & 19), Donizetti's Il Campanello and Mazzolà's Amor Ingegnoso double bill (October 15 & 17) and Donizetti's Don Pasquale (December 3 & 5) .

 

Netherlands

 - Der Nederlandse Opera plan Verdi's  Les vêpres siciliennes  from September 10 through to October 3.

- The Nationale Reisopera, Enschede, is planning Donizetti's Don Pasquale in November/December 2010.

 

South Africa

- Capetown Opera, Capetown are performing Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor , October 16 - 27.

 

USA

- Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor,  Walnut Creek Opera Festival, California,  August 7 - 15.

2011

- Minnesota Opera plan to perform Donizetti's Mary Stuart, January 29 - February 6, 2011 with Brenda Harris, Judith Howarth and Eric Cutler.  Anne Boleyn is planned for the season after.

- Opera Boston are planning Donizetti's Maria Padilla, May 6 - 10, 2011 with Barbara Quintiliani.

 

 

 

 

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