Press Informations of the Bavarian State Opera
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The press releases will remain here in the order of publication. Please note the release date.
Live streaming at the Bavarian State Opera
The Bavarian State Opera is starting a pilot project at the beginning of 2012: For the first time, audiences from all over the world will be able to experience a complete evening of opera from the stage of the National Theatre online via video streaming. The broadcast is free to users.
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Première "Turandot" on December 3
On December 3, after almost a decade’s absence, Giacomo Puccini’s opera "Turandot" will be returning to the stage of the Bavarian State Opera.
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200th Anniversary of the Musical Academy of the Bavarian State Orchestra
At the beginning of December, the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Bavarian State Orchestra’s Musical Academy will reach its thrilling climax. The high point of the Festival Concert on December 9 and 11 in the Nationaltheater commemorating the Musical Academy’s round birthday will be performances of works that were heard at the inaugural concert on December 9, 1811.
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Start of the 2011/12 Season at the Bavarian State Opera
The new production of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” on 31 October under the musical direction of Constantinos Carydis marks the first high point of the 2011/12 season at the Bavarian State Opera. This is followed in December by the production debut of the Spanish theatre group La Fura dels Baus, which will be staging Puccini's “Turandot” on 3 December. The Musical Academy of the Bavarian State Orchestra will be celebrating its 200th anniversary at the end of the year with a number of celebratory concerts. Once again, the curtain-raiser to the season will be the OktoberMusikFest, which will be offering a varied concert programme following the Japanese tour.
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This was the 2011 Munich Opera Festival
All in all, the Munich Opera Festival welcomed audiences numbering over 96.000 people to its events. A widely varied program made up of over 80 operatic performances, ballet evenings, concerts and other performances were presented this year.
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Concert for Japan
The Bavarian State Opera will be presenting a Solidarity Concert for the Japanese people at Munich’s Cathedral of Our Lady on April 3. The Bavarian State Orchestra under the direction of Kent Nagano will play Brahms’s “A German Requiem”. The vocal soloists will be Soile Isokoski and Christian Gerhaher.
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Première “I Capuleti e i Montecchi”
For the first time since its first Munich performance in 1834, Vincenzo Bellini’s opera will be back on the stage of the Nationaltheater as of March 27. Rehearsal photos are already on display in the blog, and on March 20, the participating artists will be reporting on their rehearsal work at an introductory matinee.
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Kirill Petrenko Will be the new General Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera
Kirill Petrenko will be the new General Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera. He will assume the position on September 1, 2013 for an initial period of five years as successor to Kent Nagano, who will not be extending his contract beyond 2013. Opera Director Nikolaus Bachler: “The acquisition of Krill Petronko’s services for the bost of General Music Director at the Bavarian State Opera sets a sign toward the future.”
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The New Productions in the 2010/2011 Season
The Bavarian State Opera will be presenting six premières during the 2010/2011 season in addition to a repertoire featuring a selection of some 30 works drawn from the full scope of music history.
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Débuts and Role Débuts in the 2010/2011 Season
A sizable number of débuts and role débuts along with the usual mixture of internationally renowned stars and promising up-and-coming young singers will set the tone once again next season for the cast lists of the individual operatic productions, which include almost 40 débuts and more than double that number of role débuts at next year’s performances.
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The Concert Program of the Bavarian State Orchestra for the 2010/2011 Season
Even before the new season at the Nationaltheater opens, the Bavarian State Orchestra under the direction of General Music Director Kent Nagano will be making guest appearances on tour in September of 2010 in the concert halls of 13 European and Russian cities.
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Program “Pavillon 21 MINI Opera Space”
With the publication of the 2010 Munich Opera Festival preview, the Bavarian State Opera presents the main program for the Pavillon 21 MINI Opera Space. The new temporary performance venue will be opened on June 24 with Christoph Schlingensief’s first project from the Opera Village in Burkina Faso.
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Première L’elisir d’amore
A first-class cast, imbued with the joy of performing, will be featured in this new production of Donizetti's opera with Giuseppe Filianoti and Nino Machaidze in the principal roles.
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Pavillon 21
MINI Opera Space
At the 2010 Munich Opera Festival, the Bavarian State Opera will inaugurate a new temporary performance venue on Marstallplatz. The architects at COOP HIMMELB(L)AU have designed a mobile and flexible playing area for this venture.
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New on DVD: Lucrezia Borgia
In the title role of this acclaimed production: "the prima donna assoluta of bel canto" Edita Gruberova.
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New Production of Don Giovanni: Première on October 31
Hardly any other operatic character has been as ambivalently interpreted over the course of its history of reception as has Mozart’s "dissoluto punito". At the première, the curtain at the Bavarian State Opera will rise on a new view of the
Don Giovanni mythos.
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The Munich Opera Festival 2009
Since 1875, the Munich Opera Festival has formed both the climax and the conclusion of the Munich theatre season. The first Opera Festival to be given under the direction of Nikolaus Bachler – from June 27 to July 31, 2009 – will also offer an extraordinary program.
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Season 2009/10: New Productions
Damned bodies, saved souls – this juxtaposition sets the tone for the annual preview of the coming season at the Bavarian State Opera.
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Season 2009/10: Overview
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Season 2009/10: New Artists on the Roster of the Bavarian State Opera
Gabriele Scherer and Levente Molnár are new in the Bavarian State Opera's ensemble.
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Season 2009/10: The Concert Program for the Bavarian State Opera
The concert program for the 2009/2010 season will be launched for the third time now with the OktoberMusikFest.
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Season 2009/10: The Opera Studio of the Bavarian State Opera in CAMPUS
From this season on all the activities of the Bavarian State Opera, Bavarian State Ballet and Bavarian State Orchestra directed toward children, adolescents and young adults with the objective of communicating knowledge and the enjoyment of music and theatre, as well encouraging talent, will be presented under the name CAMPUS.
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Season 2009/10: Open House
Events such as audience conversations, theme evenings on composers and their time have all motivated audiences since the beginning of the season to get better acquainted with the new productions at the Bavarian State Opera.
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Season 2009/10: The Visual-Dramaturgical Guideline for the Annual Preview
The visual-dramaturgical guideline for this year’s annual preview is formed by a selection of works by British artist Antony Gormley, who was born in 1950 in London.
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Cast change: tile-role Aida
In the new production of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Kristin Lewis will act in the title role instead of Barbara Frittoli.
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Jenůfa – Première on April 8
Barbara Frey directs Leoš Janáček’s opera as her first operatic production.
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Première of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia on February 23, 2009
Following Roberto Devereux, Edita Gruberova and stage director Christof Loy are now continuing their successful collaboration.
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Première of Pfitzner’s Palestrina on January 19
The first première of the New Year on January 19 is devoted to Hans Pfitzner’s large-scale artist’s drama Palestrina, which was first performed in 1917 in Munich under the musical direction of Bruno Walter.
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Kent Nagano Conducts the New Production of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck
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Première of Verdi's Macbeth on October 02
This new production also concurrently marks the inauguration of Nikolaus Bachler as the new general manager.
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Max Joseph, the new magazine of the Bavarian State Opera
The Bavarian State Oper presents a surprisingly unusual magazine, which addresses itself beyond the circle of its own audience and the borders of the city to anyone fascinated by music, opera and dance.
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New Recording: Bruckner’s 4th Symphony – The Bavarian State Orchestra Presents its First Release Under General Music Director Kent Nagano
The Bavarian State Orchestra is not only Germany’s oldest opera orchestra, it has a tradition as a symphony orchestra dating back to 1811.
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The Second Munich Opera Festival Under the Artistic Direction of Kent Nagano Also Closed With Record Results
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The 2008 Munich Opera Festival: June 28th - July 31st
This week the Munich Opera Festival will open with a veritable array of exciting events, centering around the festival première: Doktor Faust (Doctor Faustus).
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Ariadne auf Naxos
The second festival première and highlight of an emphasis on Strauss will follow on July 24th with Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne on Naxos) in the Prinzregent Theatre.
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Kent Nagano Presents the Program for Festspiel+ in Conjunction With the 2008 Munich Opera Festival
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The 2008/2009 Season at the Bavarian State Opera – Designated General Director Nikolaus Bachler Presents His Plans
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Especially notable vocalist role débuts in Munich
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Première: Die Bassariden
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Telecast of “Idomeneo” on 6/14/2008
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"Maximiliansorden" Awarded to Sir Peter Jonas and Zubin Mehta
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Richard Strauss Concert “For All” Commemorating Munich’s Anniversary and an Additional Gala Festival Concert with Karita Mattila and Thomas Hampson
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New Production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” on October 31, 2007
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Unsuk Chin's "Alice in Wonderland" is "World Première of the Year"
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Press Conference Sep 20, 2007: The Linde Group Reinforces the Cultural Capital of Munich and Becomes Season Partner of the Bavarian State Opera
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First Munich Opera Festival under the Artistic Direction of Kent Nagano closes with record figures
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Première: Giuseppe Verdi's "Luisa Miller" on May 28, 2007
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Festspiel+ 2007 - Kent Nagano presents the new artistic concept
Press conference with Diana Thater
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The 2007/2008 Season: Metamorphosis, Part 2
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Conductors, stage directors and singers débuts
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Networking, concerts and youth activities
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Media and sponsoring
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"Ball der Künste" on May 18, 2007
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Ivor Bolton Must Cancel the Première of “Werther”- Daniel Oren To Take Over
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Première of Massenet's "Werther"
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Kent Nagano Opens the Opera Season with a Double Première of “Das Gehege” (“The Enclosure”) and “Salome”
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The 2006 Munich Opera Festival: Farewell to Sir Peter Jonas and Zubin Mehta
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Return to Normal Operations at the Bavarian State Opera and the Bavarian State Ballet. Ballet Week with its Opening Night Première Can Take Place.
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Annual Press Conference of the Bavarian State Opera
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New Production of Richard Wagner's "Der fliegende Holländer" on February 26, 2006
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New Production of Vincenzo Bellini's "Norma" on January 21, 2006
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World Première of Medusa on November 13, 2005
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Première of Königskinder on October 29, 2005 at the Nationaltheater
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2005 Munich Opera Festival Breaks All Records
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Munich Opera Festival 2005
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New Production of Francesco Cavalli's "La Calisto" on 5/9/2005
at the Bavarian State Opera
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Revised Production at the Bavarian State Opera:
"Die Zauberflöte", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
October 31, 2004
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2004 Munich Opera Festival - Schedule
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New Production: Roméo et Juliette
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Festspiel+ 2004 - Program
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Sir Peter Jonas presents the 2004/2005 season at the Bavarian State Opera
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Vesselina Kasarova singt im Barbiere di Siviglia
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Bayerische Staatsoper im Januar und Februar: Inoffizielle "Winter-Festspiele"
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Vorverkauf für die Münchner Opern-Festspiele 2004
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Premiere von Donizettis "Roberto Devereux" am 19.1. im Nationaltheater
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Zusatzvorstellung La traviata mit Anna Netrebko am 22.1. 2004 um 19.30 Uhr im Nationaltheater
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Kammersänger Hans Hotter verstarb am 6.12.2003
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Meistersinger Medaille an Astrid Varnay
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3. Akademiekonzert des Bayerischen Staatsorchesters - Asher Fisch dirigiert
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Biermösl Blosn an Silvester wieder zu Gast bei Prinz Orlofsky in der Fledermaus im Nationaltheater.
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Wolfgang Sawallisch verleiht die Richard-Strauss-Plakette 2003
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2. Kammerkonzert des Bayerischen Staatsorchesters
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Bedrich Smetanas "Die Verkaufte Braut" wieder auf dem Spielplan der Bayerischen Staatsoper ab 21. November im Nationaltheater.
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"Il barbiere di Siviglia" mit neuer Besetzung am 19. November im Nationaltheater
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Puccinis "Manon Lescaut" in neuer Besetzung wieder auf dem Spielplan der Bayerischen Staatsoper ab 12. November im Nationaltheater.
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Verleihung der Münchner Opern-Festspiel-Preise 2003
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Pierre Mendell gewinnt den 1. Preis der 9. Internationalen Theaterplakat-Biennale mit dem Plakat zu "Il ritorno d'Ulisse" in patria.
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Sir Peter Jonas wird der "Kulturelle Ehrenpreis", die höchste Auszeichnug der Stadt München, vergeben.
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1. Akademiekonzert des Bayerischen Staatsorchesters
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Un ballo in maschera am 26. Oktober im Nationaltheater
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1. Kammerkonzert des Bayerischen Staatsorchesters mit Ivor Bolton
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Tschaikowskys Pique Dame in neuer Besetzung wieder auf dem Spielplan der Bayerischen Staatsoper am 19.10. im Nationaltheater
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"Giulio Cesare in Egitto" für Kinder
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Besetzungsänderung bei I Puritani
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Richard Strauss Arabella in einer neuen Besetzung am 30.9. im Nationaltheater
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Die Bayerische Staatsoper beginnt die neue Spielzeit mit Händels "Rodelinda" am 17. September im Nationaltheater.
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Das Münchner Nationaltheater wird ab Januar 2004 wieder zum Festspielhaus.
Ab dem 21. Januar wird Richard Wagners "Der Ring des Nibelungen" zweimal zyklisch aufgeführt. Tickets können jetzt schon bestellt werden.
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Beginning of the news season 2003/2004
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Spielzeitbeginn an der Bayerischen Staatsoper
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Bilanz der Münchner Opern-Festspiele 2003
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Simon Keenlyside singt statt dem erkrankten Jonathan Lemalu am 25. Juli Schuberts Die Winterrreise im Cuvilliés-Theater um 20.00 Uhr
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Kartenstand bei den Münchner Opern-Festspielen
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"Le pas du chat noir" am 24. Juli um 21.00 Uhr im Prinzregententheater
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"Rodelinda" auf DVD-Audio
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Wiederaufnahme von Claudio Monteverdis "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria" am 13. Juli um 18.30 Uhr im Prinzregententheater.
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Ausstellung während der Münchner Opern-Festspiele von Nani Simonis: Foto-Übermalungen "Das Knäuel hat seinen Anfang innen"
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"Oper für alle" am Max-Joseph-Platz am 13. Juli um 19.00 Uhr
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Angebote für Jugendliche und Kinder während der Münchner Opern-Festspiele
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Die Münchner Opern-Festspiele
27. Juni bis 31. Juli 2003
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Die verkaufte Braut am 17. Mai als Familienvorstellung
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Beginn des Kartenverkaufs für die Münchner Opern-Festspiele am 3. Mai
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XX/XXI – USA plus
Neue Kammermusik in der Pinakothek der Moderne am 21. März
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La Cenerentola an der Bayerischen Staatsoper
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4. Kammerkonzert des Bayerischen Staatsorchesters
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Festspiel+ 2003 mit dem Thema "Gegen.Welten"
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Mozarts Don Giovanni an der Bayerischen Staatsoper am 2. März um 19.00 Uhr im Nationaltheater
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Biermösl Blosn wieder zu Gast bei Prinz Orlofsky am 1. März im Nationaltheater
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Noch Karten vorhanden für Das Rheingold am 6. Februar im Nationaltheater
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Wiederaufnahme Don Carlo an der Bayerischen Staatsoper am 2. Februar
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Umbesetzungen bei Il barbiere di Siviglia und Das Rheingold
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Umbesetzung Il barbiere di Siviglia am 23. Januar
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Ivor Bolton dirigiert das 4. Akademiekonzert des Bayerischen Staatsorchesters
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Kostüm- und Stoffverkauf an der Bayerischen Staatsoper
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Tagung der Deutschen Opernkonferenz in München vom 21. bis 22. November
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P.I. Tschaikowskys Pique Dame am 16.11. wieder an der Bayerischen Staatsoper
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Die Mitarbeiter der Bayerischen Staatsoper bitten um Spenden für das flutgeschädigte Theater in Döbeln/Sachsen
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Don Giovanni an der Bayerischen Staatsoper in neuer Besetzung am 9. November
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Mehli Mehta verstorben
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B. Smetanas Die verkaufte Braut an der Bayerischen Staatsoper am 27. Oktober
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Richard Wagner Siegfried
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Liederabend Julie Kaufmann am 22. Oktober im Cuvilliés-Theater
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Änderungen bei "Fidelio" am 10. Oktober
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1. Kammerkonzert des Bayerischen Staatsorchesters am 13. und 15.10. im Cuvilliés-Theater
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Saison–Abonnements an der Bayerischen Staatsoper
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1. Akademiekonzert des Bayerischen Staatsorchesters am 30.9. um 20.00 Uhr im Nationaltheater
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Elektra in neuer Besetzung
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Wiederaufnahme von Puccinis Manon Lescaut in neuer Besetzung
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Saisonbeginn der Bayerischen Staatsoper mit R. Wagners Die Walküre (18.9.), G. Verdis Falstaff (19.9.) und G. Puccinis La bohème (20.9.)
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Kinder-Einführung zur Oper "Das schlaue Füchslein" von Leos Janácek am 20. und 22. Juli 2002
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Umbesetzung "The Rake's Progress"
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Kultur live aus der Bayerischen Staatsoper am Samstag, den 29. Juni um 10.00 Uhr im Königssaal des Nationaltheaters
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Wiederaufnahme "Der Freischütz"
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Umbestzung beim 6. Akademiekonzert des Bayerischen Staatsorchesters
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Konzertantes Sprechtheater im Rahmen von Festspiel+ muß verschoben werden
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Le nozze di Figaro an der Bayerischen Staatsoper am 5. Juni
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G.F. Händels Ariodante am 26. Mai um 18.00 Uhr wieder auf dem Spielplan der Bayerischen Staatsoper
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"Auf der Suche nach dem Taktstock".
Führungen durch das Nationaltheater für Kinder (3-10 Jahre) am 19.5. jeweils um 10 und um 11 Uhr
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Kartenverkauf für die Münchner Opern-Festspiele 2002
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"Der Ring des Nibelungen" nach dem Tod Herbert Wernickes
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AUDI AG als Hauptsponsor für den "Ring des Nibelungen"
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Ein Opernportal fürs Publikum
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Opernkonferenz in Paris
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Der Schalter- und Telefonverkauf für die Münchner Opern-Festspiele 2001 beginnt am 5. Mai 2001
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Neu: Online-Bestellung
Die Bayerische Staatsoper mit neuem Internet-Auftritt
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Kultur live aus der Bayerischen Staatsoper
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Season 2009/10: Repertoire and Casts
In the coming season there will be a number of opportunities to discover new singers as well as to rediscover repertoire performances with new artists in the cast.
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