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Beethoven: Fidelio
Deborah Voigt, Ben Heppner, Günter von Kannen, Thomas Quasthoff, Bavarian Radio Symphony and Chorus/Sir Colin Davis (RCA/BMG 68344)
January 11, 2004
Donizetti: Maria di Rudenz
Nelly Miricioiu, Bruce Ford, Philharmonia Orchestra/David Parry (Opera Rara 16)
January 18, 2004
Delibes: Lakmé
Natalie Dessay, Gregory Kunde, José van Dam, Capitole de Toulouse Chorus and Orchestra /Michel Plasson (Angel/EMI 56569)
January 25, 2004
Schubert: Fierrabras
Karita Mattila, Josef Protschka, Thomas Hampson, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Chamber Orchesta of Europe/Claudio Abbado (DG 427 341)
February 1, 2004
Verdi: Otello
Leonie Rysanek, Jon Vickers, Tito Gobbi, Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Tullio Serafin (RCA 63180)
February 8, 2004
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Fiorenza Cossotto, Carlo Bergonzi, La Scala Chorus and Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan (DG 419 257)
Puccini: Suor Angelica
Cristina Gallardo-Domas, Bernadette Manca di Nissa, Philharmonia Orchestra/Antonio Pappano (Angel/EMI 56587)
February 15, 2004
Weber: Der Freischütz
Gundula Janowitz, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Dresden State Orchestra/Carlos Kleiber (DG 415 432)
February 22, 2004
Portman: The Little Prince
Nathaniel Irvin, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra/Patrick Summers
February 29, 2004
TBD
March 7, 2004
Puccini: Tosca
Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus/Victor de Sabata (Angel/EMI 47174)
March 14, 2004
Verdi: I Lombardi
Cristina Deutekom, Placido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi, Ambrosian Singers, Royal Philharmonic/Lamberto Gardelli (Philips 422 420)
March 21, 2004
Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann
Beverly Sills, Stuart Burrows, Norman Treigle, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra/Julius Rudel (DG 471 247)
March 28, 2004
Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys
Dolores Ziegler, Barbara Hendricks, Eduardo Villa, Radio France Chorus and Orchestra/Armin Jordan (Erato 45015)
April 4, 2004
Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals Concert
April 11, 2004
Verdi: Aida
Aprile Millo, Dolora Zajick, Plácido Domingo, James Morris, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra/James Levine (CBS/Sony 45973)
April 18, 2004
Leoncavallo: La Bohème
Lucia Popp, Bernd Weikl, Munich Radio Orchestra/Heinz Wallberg (Orfeo 023 822)
April 25, 2004
Blow: Venus and Adonis
Rosemary Joshua, Gerald Finley, Clare College Chapel Choir/René Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi 90.1684)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Emily Van Evera, Ben Parry, Taverner Choir and Players/Andrew Parrott (CBS/Sony 62993)
May 2, 2004
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride
Marina Shaguch, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Kirov Chorus and Orchestra/Valery Gergiev (Philips 462 618)
May 9, 2004
Gilbert and Sullivan: Iolanthe
Mary Sansom, Yvonne Newman, Alan Styler, John Reed, D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Isidore Godfrey (London/Decca 414 145)
May 16, 2004
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Cecilia Bartoli, William Matteuzzi, Alessandro Corbelli, Enzo Dara, Bologna Communale Orchestra and Chorus/Riccardo Chailly (London/Decca 436 902)
May 23, 2004
R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos
Deborah Voigt, Anne Sofie von Otter, Natalie Dessay, Ben Heppner, Dresden State Opera Orchestra/Giuseppe Sinopoli (DG 471 323)
May 30
Verdi: Rigoletto (Minnesota Opera production)
Italian baritone Enrico Marrucci and Chinese baritone Chen-Ye Yuan make their company debuts in the title role of the double-cast production. Tenors Vinson Cole and Scott Piper debut as the Duke, and sopranos Evelyn Pollock and Genevieve Christianson share the role of Gilda. Twin Cities director Casey Stangl (Norma) returns to direct this new Minnesota Opera production, which is being designed by the company's Scenic and Lighting Director Tom Mays, with costumes by Costume Director Gail Bakkom. John Keenan (Otello, Norma) returns to conduct.
June 6
Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia (Minnesota Opera production)
The Minnesota Opera has assembled an international star-studded cast for its first performances of this work, which promises to be the Bel Canto event of the year. Leading the cast are Bruce Ford (La clemenza di Tito) as Lucrezia's unwitting son Gennaro, Minnesota Opera favorite Vivica Genaux (La cenerentola, Semiramide, The Capulets and the Montagues) as the gang leader Maffio Orsini, and Dean Peterson (Don Carlos) as Alfonso. Camil Marinescu conducts, and British director David Edwards makes his company debut with this new Minnesota Opera production, which is designed by Scenic and Lighting Director Tom Mays and Costume Director Gail Bakkom.
June 13
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine: Passion (Minnesota Opera production)
Giorgio: William Burden; Fosca: Patricia Racette; Clara: Evelyn Pollock; Conductor:Dean Williamson.
June 20
To be announced
June 27
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute
Guido Johannes Rumstadt returns to conduct this beloved 1997 Minnesota Opera production, which features enchanting sets and costumes by Susan Benson. In this double-cast presentation, Patrick Marquez and Daniel Montenegro alternate as the romantic hero Tamino, and Pamela Armstrong and Karin Wolverton (Lucia di Lammermoor, Norma) appear as the heroine Pamina. Basses Alfred Walker (La clemenza di Tito) and Matt Boehler (La boheme, The Merry Widow) alternate as Sarastro, soprano Amand Pabyan is the Queen of the Night, baritones Carlos Archuleta (La boheme, Little Women) and Andrew Wilkowske (Tosca, The Merry Widow) share the role of Papageno, and Genevieve Christianson appears as Papagena.
July 11, 2004
Offenbach: La Périchole
—Teresa Berganza, José Carreras, Gabriel Bacquier, Toulouse Capitole Chorus and Orchestra/Michel Plasson (Angel/EMI 47361)
July 18, 2004
Massenet: Chérubin
—Frederica von Stade, June Anderson, Dawn Upshaw, Samuel Ramey, Munich Radio Chorus and Orchestra/Pinchas Steinberg
(RCA/BMG 60593)
July 25, 2004
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
—Mariella Devia, Roberto Alagna, Pietro Spagnoli, Bruno Praticó, Tallis Chamber Choir, English Chamber Orchestra/Marcello Viotti (Erato 91701)
August 1, 2004
Donizetti: The Elixir of Love
—Mariella Devia, Roberto Alagna, Pietro Spagnoli, Bruno Praticó, Tallis Chamber Choir, English Chamber Orchestra/Marcello Viotti (Erato 91701)
August 8, 2004
Beethoven: Fidelio
—Christine Brewer, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Minnesota Chorale, Minnesota Orchestra/Andrew Litton (rec. at Minnesota Orchestra Sommerfest)
August 15, 2004
Rossini: La pietra del paragone (The Touchstone)
—Agata Bienkowska, Raffaele Costantini, Czech Chamber Chorus and Orchestra/Alessandro de Marchi (Naxos 8.660093)
August 22, 2004
Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice
—Mireille Delunsch, Marion Harousseau, Richard Croft, Musicians of the Louvre Chorus and Orchestra/Marc Minkowski (Archiv 471 582)
August 29, 2004
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
—Ruth Ziesack, Jennifer Larmore, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Donald Runnicles (Teldec 94549)
September 5, 2004
Dvorak: The Spectre's Bride
—BBC Proms production
September 12, 2004
Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera
—Martina Arroyo, Placido Domingo, Piero Cappucilli, New Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti (Angel/EMI 66510)
September 19, 2004
Puccini: The Girl of the Golden West
—Eva Marton, Dennis O'Neill, Munich Radio Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (RCA/BMG 60597)
September 26, 2004
Vicente Martín y Soler: La capricciosa corretta
—Marguerite Krull, Katia Vellataz, Raffaella Milanesi, Josep Miquel Ramon, Yves Saelens, Carlos Marin, Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset (Naïve 8887)
October 3, 2004
Garrison Keillor: Mr. and Mrs. Olson
—Soloists/Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra [MPR recording]
October 10, 2004
Verdi: Il trovatore
—Veronica Villaroel, Elena Zaremba, Andrea Bocelli, Carlo Guelfi, Catania Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Steven Mercurio (London/Decca 2629)
October 17, 2004
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
—Ileana Cotrubas, Alain Vanzo, Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Georges Prêtre (Angel/EMI 85764)
October 24, 2004
Janáček: Jenůfa
Performance TBD
October 31, 2004
Moniuszko: The Haunted Manor
—Iwona Hossa, Anna Lubańska, Dariusz Stachura, Piotr Nowacki, Zbigniew Macias, Polish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Jacek Kaspzyk (Angel/EMI 57489)
November 7, 2004
Gilbert and Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard
—Sylvia McNair, Thomas Allen, Bryn Terfel, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner (Philips 438 138)
November 14, 2004
Puccini: Il tabarro
—Maria Guleghina, Neil Shicoff, London Symphony Orchestra/Antonio Pappano (Angel/EMI 56587)
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
—Joan Carlyle, Carlo Bergonzi, La Scala Chorus and Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan (DG 419 257)
November 21, 2004
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
—Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Luciano Pavarotti, Bologna Theater Orchestra/Richard Bonynge (London 425 110)
November 28, 2004
Bellini: Norma
—Maria Callas, Christa Ludwig, Franco Corelli, Nicola Zaccaria, La Scala Chorus and Orchestra/Tullio Serafin (Angel/EMI 66428)
December 8, 2004
Mozart: Il Re Pastore—Reri Grist, Lucia Popp, Luigi Alva, Orchestra of Naples/Denis Vaughan (RCA/BMG 50165)
December 15, 2004
Donizetti: The Daughter of the Regiment – Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra and Chorus of Covent Garden/Richard Bonynge (London 414 520)
December 19, 2004
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors – Rosemary Kuhlmann, Chet Allen/Thomas Schippers (RCA/BMG 6485)
December 22, 2004
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel (in English) – Anna Christy, Judith Forst, Heidi Grant Murphy, Milwaukee Children's Chorus, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Andreas Delfs (Milwaukee SO recording)
December 29, 2004
Massenet: Cendrillon (Cinderella)—Frederica von Stade, Nicolai Gedda, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra/Julius Rudel (CBS 35194)
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