Rossini Opera Festival Concert in celebration of Maria Malibran Maestro Leonardo Vordoni August 19 Wigmore Hall Season Opening Night Recital Vivaldi, Gershwin, Chausson, Turina, and Copland September 6 Royal Opera House Don Giovanni (Elvira, role debut) September 8, 10, 12, 15, 18 (For the UK Cinema listings, please click here.) Kansas City Symphony (Debut) Chausson's "Poéme de l'amour et de la mer" September 26, 27, 28 Houston Grand Opera Béatrice and Bénédict (Role Debut) October 30, November 2, 8, 12, 14 "FURORE" Handel Tour Arias from Teseo, Imeneo, Admeto, Hercules Les Talens Lyriques Teatro Real, Madrid December 3 Concertgebouw December 7 Salle Pleyel, Paris December 9 Barbican Center, London December 13 Vallodolid December 15 Bilbao December 17 Zaragoza December 19
Carnegie Hall Celebrating Marilyn Horne! January 18 "FURORE" Handel Tour (con't) Harriman-Jewell Series, Kansas City January 21 Carnegie Hall Presents, New York Zankel Hall January 23 The MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall , New York With Maestro James Levine Mozart's "Ch'io mi scordi di te", and Rossini's "La Regata Veneziana" January 25 Théàtre des Champs Élysées Béatrice and Bénédict Sir Colin Davis, Conducting February 5 and 7 Deutsche Oper Berlin (House debut) Der Rosenkavalier Closing of the Strauss Festival February 15 Opéra National de Paris Idomeneo February 27, March 3, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 22 Wiener Staatsoper (House Debut) Il Barbiere di Siviglia April 14 Wichita Grand Opera Barber of Seville April 25, 26 New York Philharmonic Peter Lieberson's "The World in Flower" World Premiere, NY Phil commission May 7, 8, 9 Royal Opera House Il Barbiere di Siviglia July 4, 7, 10, 13, 15, 18
Photography by Bill Cooper
Wigmore Hall Lunchtime Recital January 16 New York Philharmonic Mozart Vesperae solennes and Coronation Mass January 26, 27, 28 Trinity Church, Wall Street Scenes from "Dead Man Walking" with Frederica von Stade, Sr. Helen Prejean, and Jake Heggie January 31 Brooklyn Academy of Music Hercules February 14, 16, 18, 19 Teatro Comunale di Bologna Il Barbiere di Siviglia February 28; March 2, 4, 7 and 9 Barbican Centre Hercules March 16,18,19 Grand Théâtre de Genève La Clemenza di Tito April 26, 28, 30; May 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 Gran Teatre del Liceu Nabucco in Concert May 21 and 25 Harriman Arts Program, Kansas City Recital June 1 Santa Fe Opera Cendrillon July 15, 19, 28; August 3, 9, 18, 21, 24 Teatro Real Madrid Ariadne auf Naxos – KOMPONIST (role debut) September 27, 30; October 2, 5, 7, 10 Gran Teatre del Liceu La Clemenza di Tito October 19 Théàtre des Champs Élysées Berlioz’s Romeo et Juliette – Soloist October 26 and 27 Opera National de Paris Idomeneo – IDAMANTE November 30; December 3, 5, 11, 15, 18, 22, 27 and 29
Houston Grand Opera La Cenerentola January 27, 30; February 4, 7 and 9 Grinnell College Recital: Bizet, Rossini, Granados, de Falla, & Montsalvatge February 24 Washington Vocal Arts Society Recital February 27 Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall March 1 Spivey Hall, Atlanta Recital March 3 Metropolitan Opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia – ROSINA March 14, 17, 21, 24 (LIVE BROADCAST) Marquis Theatre, New York City "Broadway Cares: Equity Fights AIDS" Benefit Mar 19 Wigmore Hall Recital March 29 Moscow State Philharmonic Recital April 1 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Recital April 3 Salle Gaveau, Paris Recital April 5 Teatro de la Zarzuela Recital April 9 Zaragoza, Spain Recital April 11 Grand Théâtre de Genève Recital Apr 16 Metropolitan Opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia – ROSINAApr 26, 30; May 5, 11 San Francisco Opera Merola 50th Anniversary Gala May 19 San Francisco Opera Der Rosenkavalier – (Octavian role debut) June 9, 15, 19, 21, 24, 27 and July 1 BBC Proms Stabat Mater (Rossini) July 16 Il Complesso Barocco Alcina recording and concerts: MITO Festival, Milano Alcina in Concert September 26 Poissy, Paris Alcina in Concert September 29 Teatro alla Scala Recital October 21 Grand Théâtre de Genève Ariodante – (role debut) November 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 Théâtre de Champs-Elysées Concert of Handel Arias Jean-Christophe Spinosi, direction Ensemble Matheus November 30 Teatro alla Scala Recital Oct 21 Grand Théâtre de Genève Ariodante – (role debut) Nov 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 Gran Teatro del Liceu La Cenerentola Dec 23, 27, 30; Jan 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 18 Lyric Opera of Chicago Il Barbiere di Siviglia – (House Debut) February 16, 19, 22, 26, 29; March 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 19, 22 Chicago Classical Action Fundraising Recital David Zobel, Piano March 24 Lincoln Center Great Performers Recital March 26 Palais Montcalm, Quebec Vivaldi, Gershwin, Chausson, Turina, and Copland March 28 Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Vivaldi, Rossini, Chausson, Bolcom, and Copland March 30 La Monnaie, Brussels Concerts and recording of Handel Arias April 19, 22 Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal Benefit Gala also featuring: Renée Fleming, Diana Damrau and Matthew Polenzani May 4 Opéra National de Paris I Capuleti e i Montecchi –(role debut) May 24, 28, 31; June 2, 5, 8, 11, 15 Opéra Comique, Paris Recital with David Zobel Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin June 7 Teatro Real, Madrid Idomeneo July 18, 20, 23, 25, 27