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68th Season 2023-24
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66th Season 2021-22
65th Season 2020-21
64th Season 2019-20
63rd Season 2018-19
62nd Season 2017-18
Il trittico
(Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi)
Giacomo Puccini
Feb, 17, 19, 25 & 26, 2017
Salome
Richard Strauss
May 26, 28, Jun 3 and 4, 2017
Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct 16 18, 24 and 25, 2015
Yevgeny Onegin
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
Feb 19, 21, 27 and 28, 2016
Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
May 20, 22, 25, 28, 29, 2016
Il trovatore
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct 17, 19, 25 and 26, 2014
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
(The Abduction from the Seraglio)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Feb 13, 15, 21 and 22, 2015
Faust
Charles Gounod
May 22, 24, 30 and 31, 2015
Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Oct 11, 13, 19 and 20, 2013
L'elisir d'amore
(The Elixir of Love)
Gaetano Donizetti
Feb 14, 16, 22 and 23, 2014
Die Zauberföte
(The Magic Flute)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
May 23, 25, 31 and June 1, 2014
Les contes d'Hoffmann
(The Tales of Hoffmann)
Jaques Offenbach
Oct 12, 14, 20 and 21, 2012
Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti
Feb 15, 17, 23 and 24, 2013
Otello
Giuseppe Verdi
May 24, 26, Jun 1 and 2, 2013
Opera Classics
Donizetti, Gluck, Mozart, Offenbach, Puccini, Saint-Saenz, Verdi
Dec 8, 2012
Samson et Dalila
Camille Saint-Saëns
Oct 14, 16, 22 and 23, 2011
Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Feb 17, 19, 25 and 26, 2012
Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
May 25, 27, June 2 and 3, 2012
La forza del destino
(The Power of Fate)
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Oct 15, 17, 23 and 24, 2010
Turandot
Giacomo Puccini
Feb 18, 20, 26 and 27, 2011
Dido and Aeneas - La vida breve
Henry Purcell - Manuel de Falla
May 20, 22, 28 and 29, 2011
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Oct 16, 18, 24 and 25, 2009
Der Freischütz
Carl Maria von Weber
Feb 19, 21, 27 and 28, 2010
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
May 21, 23, 29 and 30, 2010
Carmen
Georges Bizet
October 17, 19, 25, 26, 2008
Orfeo ed Euridice
Christoph Willibald Gluck
February 20, 22, 28, March 1, 2009
Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
May 22, 24, 30, 31, 2009
Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci
Music by Pietro Mascagni (Cav) and Ruggero Leoncavallo
October 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21, 2007
Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
February 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24, 2008
Der fliegende Holländer
(The Flying Dutchman)
Richard Wagner
May 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and June 1, 2008
Macbeth
Giuseppe Verdi
October 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22, 2006
Pikovaya Dama
(Pique Dame)
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Feb 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25, 2007
The Merry Widow
Music by Franz Lehár
May 25, 26, 27 and Jun 1, 2 and 3, 2007
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
October 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 & 23, 2005
Manon Lescaut
Giacomo Puccini
February 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26, 2006
The Rake's Progress
Igor Stravinsky
May 27, 28, June 2, 3 & 4, 2006
Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti
February 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 & 27, 2005
The Threepenny Opera
Kurt Weill
May 27, 28, 29, June 3, 4 & 5, 2005
Viva la mamma!
Gaetano Donizetti
October 10 & 12, 2003
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioacchino Rossini
February 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 & 22, 2004
Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
May 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 & 30, 2004
Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
October 11, 12, 13, 28, 19 & 20, 2002
Un ballo in maschera (Masked Ball)
Giuseppe Verdi
February 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 & 23, 2003
La Pèrichole
Jaques Offenbach
May 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 & June 1, 2003
Faust
Charles Gounod
October 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21, 2001
The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
February 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 & 24, 2002
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
May 24, 25, 26, 31, June 1 & 2, 2002
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
October 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 & 22, 2000
Tartuffe
Kirke Mechem
February 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25, 2001
Les contes d'Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
May 25, 26, 27, June 1, 2 & 3, 2001
Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
October 15, 16, 17, 21, 22 & 23, 1999
Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
February 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 & 27, 2000
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Kurt Weill
May 26, 27, 28, June 2, 3 & 4, 2000
The Italian Girl in Algiers
Gioacchino Rossini
October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25, 1998
Carmen
Georges Bizet
February 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27 & 28, 1999
The Consul
Gian Carlo Menotti
May 28, 29, 30, June 4 & 5, 1999
Don Pascuale
Gaetano Donizetti
October 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 & 19, 1997
Il trovatore
Giuseppe Verdi
February 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 & 22, 1998
The Turn of the Screw
Benjamin Britten
May 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31, 1998
The Barber of Seville
Gioacchino Rossini
October 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20, 1996
Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
February 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 & 23, 1997
The Magic Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
May 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, & June 1, 1997
Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini
October 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 & 24, 1995
Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
February 16, 17, 18, 22, 24 & 25, 1996
Candide
Leonard Bernstein
May 24, 25, 26, 31, June 1 & 2, 1996
La cenerentola
Gioacchino Rossini
October 14, 15, 15, 21, 22 & 23, 1994
Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti
February 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26, 1995
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
May 26, 27, 28, 31, June 2, 3 & 4 1995
Le Comte Ory
Gioacchino Rossini
October 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 & 17, 1993
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
February 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 29, 1994
The Face on the Barroom Floor | Mollicone and Pagliacci| Leoncavallo
May 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 & 29, 1994
Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss
February 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21, 1993
Carmen
Georges Bizet
May 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 & 30, 1993
The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
October 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 & 19, 1991
Norma
Vincenzo Bellini
February 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 & 15, 1992
L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love)
Gaetano Donizetti
May 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23 & 30, 1992
Emperor Norton | Mollicone
Cavalleria Rusticana| Mascagni
October 12, 13, 14, 18., 19 & 20, 1990
Faust
Charles Gounod
February 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 & 9, 1991
The Turk in Italy
Gioacchino Rossini
May 17, 18, 19, 23, 24 & 25, 1991
Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
October 20, 21, 22, 26, 27 & 28, 1989
Der Freischütz
Carl Maria von Weber
February 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 & 10, 1990
The Daughter of the Regiment'
Gaetano Donizzetti
May 18, 19, 20, 24, 25 & 26, 1990
The Barber of Seville
Gioacchino Rossini
October 21, 22, 23, 27, 28 & 29, 1988
The Tales of Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
February 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 & 11, 1989
Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
May 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 & 27, 1989
Cosi fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
October 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 & 31, 1987
Eugene Onegin
Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky
February 5,6,7, 11, 12 & 13, 1998
Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss
May 20, 21, 22, 26, 27 & 28, 1988
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
October 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 & November 1, 1986
Manon
Jules Massenet
January 30, 31, February 1, 5, 6 & 7, 1987
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
May 15, 16, 16, 21, 22, 23 & June 6, 1987
Pagliacci | Leoncavallo
Gianni Schicchi | Giacomo Puccini
November 8, 9, 10, 14, 15 & 16, 1985
The Flying Dutchman
Richard Wagner
February 21, 22, 23, 27, 28 & March 1, 1986
La cenerentola
Gioacchino Rossini
May 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 & 31, 1986
Carmen
Georges Bizet
October 12, 13, 14, 18, 19 &20, 1984
Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi
March 8, 9, 10, 14, 15 & 16, 1985
The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgnag Amadeus Mozart
May 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 & June 1, 1985
Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetaon Donizetti
October 14, 15, 15, 20, 21 & 22, 1983
Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
January 27, 28, 29
February 2, 3 & 4, 1984
Falstaff
Giuseppe Verdi
May 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 & 19, 1984
Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
October 15, 16, 17, 21, 22 and 23, 1982
The Ballad of Baby Doe
Douglas Moore
February 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 & 19, 1982
Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
May 13, 14, 15, 19, 20 & 21, 1983
Albert Herring
Benjamin Britten
September 11, 12, 13, 18 & 19, 1981
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
November 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 & 14, 1981
Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
April 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25, 1982
The Elixir of Love
Gaetano Donizetti
February 13, 14, 15, 19, 20 & 21, 1981
The Gypsy Baron
Johann Strauss
May 15, 16, 17, 21, 22 & 23, 1981
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Otto Nicolai
October 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 & 27, 1979
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
February 8, 9, 10, 14, 15 & 16, 1980
Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss
May 16, 17, 18, 22, 23 & 24, 1980
Comedy on the Bridge | Martinu
Pagliacci| Leoncavallo
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29, 1978
The Bartered Bride
Bedrich Smetana
February 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 & 18, 1979
Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti
May 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 & 27, 1979
Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
October 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 & 30, 1977
Carmen
Georges Bizet
February 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26, 1978
The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
May 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28, 1978
The Tales of Hoffmann
Jaques Offenbach
October 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31, 1976
Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
February 18, 19 and 20, 1977
The Daughter of the Regiment
Gaetano Donizetti
May 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29, 1977
The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
November 7, 8, 9, 15 and 16, 1975
Un ballo in maschera
(Masked Ball)
Giuseppe Verdi
February 20, 21 and 22, 1976
The Bear | Walton
Il campanello | Donizetti
May 21, 22 and 23, 1976
The Magic Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
October 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27, 1974
Macbeth
Giuseppe Verdi
February 14, 15 and 16, 1975
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
May 30, 31 and June 1, 1975
Angélique | Ibert
Pagliacci| Leoncavallo
February 15, 16 and 17, 1974
The Elixir of Love
Gaetano Donizetti
May 17, 18 and 19, 1974
Il tabarro
Giacomo Puccini
July 1974
Old Maid and the Thief | Menotti Cavalleria rusticana | Mascagni
February 23, 24 and 25, 1973
The Bartered Bride
Bedrich Smetana
June 1, 2 and 3, 1973
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini
July 1973
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
Fall 1971
The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
February 25, 26 and 27, 1972
The Mikado
Gilbert & Sullivan
May 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21, 1972
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
October 23, 24, and 25, 1970
Faust
Charles Gounod
February 19, 20 and 21, 1971
Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss
May 14, 15 and 16, 1971
Macbeth
Giuseppe Verdi
October 24, 25 and 26, 1969
Fidelio
Ludwig van Beethoven
February 13, 14 and 15, 1970
The Gypsy Baron
Johann Strauss
May 15, 16 and 17, 1970
Otello
Giuseppe Verdi
February 14, 15 and 16, 1969
Manon
Jules Massenet
May 16, 17 and 18, 1969
Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
October 27, 28 and 29, 1967
The Flying Dutchman
Richard Wagner
February 16, 17 and 18, 1968
Bastien and Bastienne | Mozart and
Il campanello| Donizetti
April 19, 20 and 21, 1968
Carmen
Georges Bizet
October 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 and 30, 1966
The Elixir of Love
Gaetano Donizetti
February 10, 11 and 12, 1967
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
May 12, 13 and 14, 1967
The Tales of Hoffmann
jacques Offenbach
October 22, 23 and 24, 1965
Cavalleria rusticana | Mascagni and
Gianni Schicchi | Puccini
February 18, 19 and 20, 1966
Fidelio - Act 1, Scene 1 | Beethoven;
Il trovatore - Act 2 | Verdi;
The Marriage of Figaro| Mozart
May 20, 21 and 22, 1966
The Magic Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
October 23, 24, and 25, 1964
The Gypsyt Baron
Johann Strauss
February 19, 20 and 21, 1965
Un ballo in maschera (Masked Ball)
Giuseppe Verdi
May 21, 22 and 23, 1965
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
October 25, 26 and 27, 1963
Faust
Charles Gounod
February 14, 15 and 16, 1964
Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss
May 15, 16 and 17, 1964
Tiefland
Eugen d'Albert
October 26, 27 and 28, 1962
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Otto Nicolai
February 22, 23, and 24, 1963
Pagliacci | Leoncavallo
and Angélique | Ibert
May 17, 18 and 19, 1963
Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
October 27, 28 and 29, 1961
Carmen
Georges Bizet
February 16, 17, 18 and 24, 1962
Il trovatore
Giuseppe Verdi
May 25, 26, 27 and June 2, 1962
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
October 21, 22, 23 and 24, 1960
Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss
February 17, 18, 19 and 24, 1961
Cavalleria Rusticana | Mascagni and The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Elkus
May 12, 13 and 14, 1961
The Flying Dutchman - Acts 1 and | Wagner and Comedy on the Bridge | Martinu
October 23 and 24, 1959
The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
February 19, 20 and 21, 1960
Un ballo in maschera - Act 1 | Verdi
Suor Angelica | Puccini
May 20, 21 and 22, 1960
Otello - Act I | Verdi
Der Rosenkavalier- scenes | Strauss Trouble in Tahiti | Bernstein
November 7 and 8, 1958
The Tales of Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
February 13, 14 and 15, 1959
Madama Butterfly - Act I | Puccini
Gianni Schicchi | Puccini
The Bartered Bride- Act III | Smetana
May 15, 16 and 17, 1959
Il trovatore - Act 2 | Verdi;
Falstaff- Act 1, Scene 2 | Verdi
Der Freischütz- Act 2, Act 3 finale | von Weber
February 15 and 16, 1957
Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss
January 10, 11 and 12, 1958
Don Giovanni scenes | Mozart
Aida - Act IV | Verdi
Angélique| Ibert
May 16 and 17, 1958
La bohème - Act 3 | Puccini; Scenes from Faust |
Gounod, Der Rosenkavalier|
Strauss, Carmen| Bizet and Boris Godunov| Moussorgsky
November 16, 1956
The Marriage of Figaro - Act 2 | Mozart; Scenes from Cavalleria Rusticana | Mascagni, Lakmé| Delibes, Rigoletto| Verdi and Carmen| Bizet
February 15, 16, 1957
Scenes from Aida | Verdi, Faust| Gounod, Pagliacci| Leoncavallo and Martha| Flotow
May 3, 1957
