Bayerische Staatsoper's 2008-2009 Season
October 2 2008- July 24 2009: Macbeth
October 4-11 2008: Das Gehege / Salome
October 5 2008- July 13 2009: Norma
October 19-25 2008: Die Bassariden
October 23- November 2 2008: Eugene Onegin
November 1-6 2008: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
November 8 2008- May 21 2009: Der fliegende Holländer
November 10 2008- January 31 2009: Wozzeck
November 22 2008- March 27 2009: Tamerlano
November 24 2008- July 26 2009: Luisa Miller
November 28 2008- July 7 2009: Werther
December 9-14 2008: Doktor Faustus
December 13-18 2008: Hänsel und Gretel
December 17 2008- May 31 2009: La Bohème
December 21-28 2008: Die Zauberflöte
December 23 2008- June 15 2009: La Traviata
December 31 2008- February 24 2009: Die Fledermaus
January 4-10 2009: Carmen
January 19- July 14 2009: Palestrina
February 2-18 2009: Elektra
February 7- July 22 2009: Nabucco
February 20-26 2009: La Calisto
February 23- July 6 2009: Lucrezia Borgia
March 1- July 31 2009: Falstaff
March 14- July 30 2009: Otello
April 8- July 9 2009: Jenůfa
April 9-12 2009: Parsifal
April 26- May 2 2009: Così fan tutte
May 13-15 2009: Madama Butterfly
May 16-23 2009: Le Nozze di Figaro
June 8-30 2009: Aida
July 5-19 2009: Lohengrin
July 13-20 2009: Ariadne auf Naxos
June 14- July 30 2009: Idomeneo
Nicola Luisotti is conducting a new production of Macbeth next season at the Bavarian State Opera. Željko Lučić sings the title role, Nadja Michael sings Lady Macbeth, and Dimitri Pittas is Macduff. Anna Netrebko sings in the May performances of La Bohème, with Joseph Calleja as her Rodolfo. John Relyea sings Colline. Relyea is also singing the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro, with Lucas Meachem as the Count. Angela Gheorghiu is Violetta Valéry in the June performances of La Traviata, singing opposite Jonas Kaufmann. Simon Keenlyside is Germont. Paolo Gavanelli sings the title role of Nabucco during the Münchner Opernfestspiele 2009. Earlier in the year he also sings Sharpless in Madama Butterfly.
I realize that this is laziness on my part, but is my favourite soprano and a regular of this company, Miss Susan Gritton, singing in any of these productions?
J. V.
Posted by:J. Vaughan | May 11, 2008 at 02:49 AM
Yes, she's singing Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, this November. I've seen this production but not heard Susan Gritton.
Posted by:The Opera Tattler | May 11, 2008 at 08:14 AM
Do you like Susan Gritton??
Posted by:SG-Fan | May 25, 2008 at 10:34 AM
I've only heard YouTube clips of her, so it's hard to say. Hopefully I'll get to hear her live one day.
Posted by:The Opera Tattler | May 26, 2008 at 11:45 AM
yes but do you know her only from youtube?
Posted by:SG-Fan | May 28, 2008 at 10:53 AM
Yes, only from YouTube. Can you recommend some recordings?
Posted by:The Opera Tattler | May 29, 2008 at 02:38 PM
Yes I can!For example
Paride ed Elena by Gluck or
Theodora by G.F.Handel or
Sacred Music by Vivaldi.
They all are very good!!
Posted by:SG-Fan | May 30, 2008 at 02:18 AM
Wonderful, thank you.
Posted by:The Opera Tattler | May 30, 2008 at 12:22 PM
where have you heard first about her?
Posted by:SG-Fan | May 30, 2008 at 01:10 PM
Right here from J. Vaughan. I'm sorry to have not heard her when I lived in Munich, as she seems to sing the sort of music I like best.
Posted by:The Opera Tattler | May 30, 2008 at 01:26 PM
Which music do you like best??
You lived in munich!!
How long??=)
Posted by:SG-Fan | May 31, 2008 at 10:18 AM
I like Mozart and Baroque music most of all. I lived in Munich for 10 months.
Posted by:The Opera Tattler | May 31, 2008 at 12:23 PM
That's funny I like Mozart and Baroque most too!!
Do you like Munich?
Posted by:SG-Fan | June 01, 2008 at 12:18 PM
:)
Munich has its good points and its bad points too. There are certainly things I miss. How about you?
Posted by:The Opera Tattler | June 02, 2008 at 04:39 PM
I like munich!! In summer it's very great there!!
But I really love LONDON!!!
Posted by:SG-Fan | June 05, 2008 at 10:32 AM