A season of song: Opera News's 2002-03 international opera forecast.

 
USA 
 
ALABAMA 
 
MOBILE OPERA 
(Mobile Civic Center Theater, 251-476-7372; 
  www.mobileopera.org) 
Carmen. Oct. 24, 26 
Cavalleria Rusticana/Carmina Burana. Mar. 27, 29 
 
OPERA BIRMINGHAM 
(Alabama Theatre, 205-322-6737; 
  www.operabirminqham.org) 
Carmen. Oct. 11, 13 
Orfeo ed Euridice. Apr. 4, 6 
 
ARIZONA 
 
ARIZONA OPERA 
(Tucson Convention Center Music Hall, 
  520-293-4336; www.azopera.com) 
La Traviata. Oct. 10, 11, 12, 13m (Phoenix; 
  602-266-7464); 18, 19, 20m (Tucson) 
Hansel und Gretel Nov. 15, 16, 17m (Tucson); 
  21, 22, 23, 24m (Phoenix) 
Salome. Jan. 17, 18, 19m (Tucson); 23, 24, 25, 
  26m (Phoenix) 
L'Elisir d'Amore. Feb. 21, 22, 23m (Tucson); 
  27, 28, Mar. 1, 2m (Phoenix) 
Tosca. Mar. 28, 29, 30 (Tucson); Apr. 3, 4, 
  5, 6m (Phoenix) 
 
CALIFORNIA 
 
LOS ANGELES OPERA 
(Chandler Pavilion, 213-365-3500; 
  www.losanqelesopera.com) 
La Fanciulla del West. Sept. 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22m 
Nabucco. Sept. 8, 12, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28m 
War and Peace. Oct. 23, 24, 25, 26m, 27m, 28, 29 
Les Contes al'Hoffmann. Nov. 30, Dec. 4, 8, 14m, 
  18, 21m 
L'Incoronazione di Poppea (concert). Jan. 11, 14, 
  17, 19 
Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Feb. 9, 12, 13, 14, 16,  20, 
  22m, 23 
Der Fliegende Hollander. Mar. 22, 26, 30, Apr. 2, 
  6, 8, 12m 
Don Giovanni. May 31, June 4, 8m, 11, 14, 17, 20, 22 
 
OPERA PACIFIC 
(Orange Cty. Perf. Arts Ctr., Costa Mesa, 
  800-346-7372; www.operapacific.org) 
La Boheme. Nov. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 
The Abduction from the Seraglio. Jan. 21, 23, 
  24, 25, 26m 
Salome. Feb. 25, 27, 28, Mar. 1, 2m 
Il Trovatore. Apr. 29, May 1, 2, 3, 4 
 
OPERA SAN JOSE 
(Montgomery Theater, 408-437-4450; 
  www.operasj.org) 
La Cenerentola. Sept. 7, 8m, 10, 13, 14, 15m, 17, 
  19, 21, 22m, 26, 27, 28, 29m 
Faust. Nov. 9, 10m, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17m, 19, 21, 22, 
  23, 24m, 30, Dec. 1m 
IL Trovatore. Feb. 1, 2m, 4, 7, 8, 9m, 11, 13, 15, 
  16m, 20, 21, 22, 23m 
Die Zauberflote. Apr. 12, 13m, 15, 18, 19, 20m, 
  22, 24, 26, 27m, May 1, 2, 3, 4m 
 
OPERA SANTA BARBARA 
(Lobero Theatre, 805-963-0761; 
  www.operasb.com) 
La Boheme. Nov. 23, 29, Dec. 1 
Don Giovanni. Mar. 22, 28, 30 
 
SAN DIEGO OPERA 
(Civic Theatre, 619-570-1100; 
  www.sdopera.com) 
Fidelio. Jan. 25, 28, 31, Feb. 2 
Norma. Feb. 15, 18, 21, 23, 26 
Therese Raquin (Picker). Mar. 22, 25, 28, 30 
Otello. Apr. 19, 22, 25, 27, 30 
Madama Butterfly. May 10, 13, 16, 18, 21 
 
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA 
(War Memorial Opera House, 415-864-3330; 
  www.sfopera.com) 
Turandot. Sept. 7, 10, 13, 22m, 15, 28, Oct. 2, 
  Nov. 27, 30, Dec. 2, 5, 8m 
Ariadne auf Naxos. Sept. 9, 12, 14, 21, 26, 29m 
Saint Francois d'Assise (Messiaen). Sept. 27, 
  Oct. 1, 5, 10, 13m, 17 
Otello. Oct. 9, 12, 16, 19, 22, 26m, 29, Nov. 1 
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail. Oct. 15, 18, 
  20m, 23, 27m, 31, Nov. 2 
Kata Kabanova Nov. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 20 
Hansel and Gretel. Nov. 17m, 21, 23, 30m, 
  Dec. 2, Jan. 11, 14, 16, 18 
Alcina. Nov. 19, 22, 26, 29, Dec. 1m, 4, 7 
Madama Butterfly. Jan. 10, 12m, 15, 17, 19m 
La Cenerentola. June 7, 13, 19, 22m, 25, 28, 
  July 6m 
La Damnation de Faust. June 10, 14, 17, 20, 26, 
  29m, duly 3 
IL Trovatore. June 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, .July 2, 5m 
 
COLORADO 
 
OPERA COLORADO 
(Boettcher Hall, Denver, 800-641-1222; 
  www.operacolorado.org) 
Lucia di Lammermoor. Feb. 15, 18, 21, 23m 
  (Buell Theatre) 
Sweeney Todd. Apr. 26, 29, May 2, 4m 
Don Giovanni. May 3, 6, 9, 11m 
 
CONNECTICUT 
 
CONNECTICUT GRAND OPERA 
(Palace Th., Stamford, 203-325-4466; 
  www.ctgrandopera.org) 
La Traviata. Oct. 26 
Faust. May 3 
 
CONNECTICUT OPERA 
(The Bushnell, Hartford, 860-527-0713; 
  www.connecticutopera.org) 
Turandot. Oct. 17, 19, 20m 
Salome. Mar. 13, 15, 16m 
Madama Butterfly. Apr. 24, 26, 27m 
 
DELAWARE 
 
OPERADELAWARE 
(Grand Opera House, Wilmington, 
  800-374-7263; www.operadel.org) 
Tosca. Nov. 2, 7, 9,10m 
Madama Butterfly. Feb. 8m 
The Mikado. Mar. 13, 14, 15, 16m 
La Traviata. May 3, 8, 10, 11m 
 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
 
WASHINGTON OPERA 
(Opera House, Kennedy Center, 
  202-295-2400; www.dc-opera.org) 
Lucia di Lammermoor. Sept. 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 
  29m, Oct. 2, 4, 5 
La Boheme. Sept. 21, 22m, 24, 25, 28, 30, 
  Oct. 1, 3, 6m, 6 
Vanessa (Barber). Oct. 19, 23, 26, 29, Nov. 1, 4, 
  7,10m 
Idomeneo. Nov. 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17m, 20, 23 
Aida. Feb. 22, 26, Mar. 1m, 3, 6, 8,11 (DAR 
  Constitutional Hall) 
Don Giovanni. Mar. 29, 31, Apr. 3, 6m, 9, 11 
  (DAR Constitution Hall) 
Fidelio. May 10, 13, 16, 19, 21, 24m 
  (DAR Constitution Hall) 
 
FLORIDA 
 
FLORIDA GRAND OPERA 
(Dade County Aud., Miami, 800-741-1010; 
  www.fgo.org) 
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci. Nov. 20, 23, 26, 
  29 (Miami); Dec. 13, 14 (Fort Lauderdale) 
Salome. Jan. 8, 11, 14, 17, 19m (Miami); 23, 25 
  (Fort Lauderdale) 
La Finta Giardiniera. Feb. 12, 15, 18, 21, 23m 
  (Miami); 27, Mar. 1 (Fort Lauderdale) 
Le Nozze di Figaro. Mar. 12, 15, 18, 21, 23m 
  (Miami); 27, 28, 29 (Fort Lauderdale) 
La Boheme. Apr. 15, 19, 22, 25, 27m (Miami); 
  May 1, 3 (Fort Lauderdale) 
 
OPERA TAMPA 
(Tampa Bay Perf. Arts Center, 800-955-1045; 
  www.tbpac.org) 
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci. Nov. 23, 24 
H.M.S. Pinafore. Mar. 22, 23 
Otello. Apr. 26, 27 
 
ORLANDO OPERA 
(Carr Performing Arts Centre, 407-426-1700; 
  www.orlandoopera.org) 
The Magic Flute. Nov. 22, 24, 26 
Don Pasquale. Feb. 14, 16, 18 
La Traviata. Mar. 21, 23, 25 
 
PALM BEACH OPERA 
(Kravis Center, 561-833-7888; 
  www.pbopera.org) 
Don Giovanni. Dec. 6, 7, 8m, 9m 
Lucia di Lammermoor. Jan. 24, 25, 26m, 27m 
Les Contes d'Hoffmann. Feb. 21, 22, 23m, 24m 
The Merry Widow. Mar. 28, 29, 30m, 31m 
 
PENSACOLA OPERA 
(Saenger Theatre, 850-433-6737; 
  www.pensacolaopera.com) 
Little Red Riding Hood (Barab). Oct. 19m, 
  Nov. 21m (various locations) 
The Merry Widow. Jan. 24, 26m 
Turandot. Mar. 14, 16m 
 
SARASOTA OPERA 
(Sarasota Opera House, 941-366-8450; 
  www.sarasotaopera.org) 
Macbeth. Feb. 8, 11, 16m, 19, 22m, 27, Mar. 7, 14, 
  21, 30 (1865 version) 
Die Fledermaus. Feb. 15, 18, 20, 23m, Mar. 2m, 
  5, 9, 15m, 23m, 30m 
L'Amore del Tre Re (Montemezzi). Mar. 1, 4, 6, 
9m, 12, 15, 22m, 29 
Les Pecheurs de Perles. Mar. 8, 11, 13, 16m, 19, 
  22, 29m 
Macbeth. Mar. 28, Apr. 2 (1847 version) 
 
GEORGIA 
 
ATLANTA OPERA 
(Fox Theatre, 800-356-7372; 
  www.atlantaopera.org) 
Le Nozze di Figaro. Sept. 19, 21, 22m 
Der Fliegende Hollander. Oct. 24, 26, 27m 
Die Zauberflote. Feb. 27, 28, Mar. 1, 2 
Salome. May 8, 9, 10, 11 
 
HAWAII 
 
HAWAII OPERA THEATRE 
(Blaisdell Hall, Honolulu, 800-836-7372; 
  www.hawaiiopera.org) 
Eugene Onegin. Jan. 31, Feb. 2, 4 
Die Zauberflote. Feb. 14, 16, 18 
La Boheme. Feb. 28, Mar. 2, 4, 6 
 
ILLINOIS 
 
CHICAGO OPERA THEATER 
(Athenaeum Theatre, 312-704-8414; 
  www.chicagooperatheater.org) 
The Turn of the Screw. Mar. 26, 28, 30, Apr. 3, 5 
Agrippina. Apr. 30, May 2, 4, 8,10 
Brundibar (Krasa)/Comedy on the Bridge 
  (Martinu). June 4, 6, 8, 12, 14 
 
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO 
(Civic Opera House, 312-332-2244, ext. 5600; 
  www.lyricopera.org) 
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci. Sept. 21, 24, 28, 
  Oct. 2m, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17m, 20m, 23, 26 
Susannah. Sept. 30, Oct. 4, 6m, 9, 12, 16m, 19, 
  22, 25, 29 
Die Walkure. Nov. 6, 10m, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 29, 
  Dec. 2, 6 
Sweeney Todd. Nov. 18, 21m, 23, 27m, 30, 
  Dec. 7, 10, 13, 17, 20, 22m 
Thais (Massenet). Dec. 14, 21, Jan. 6, 9m, 11, 14, 
  17, 22, 26m 
La Traviata. Jan. 18, 21m, 24, 27, 31, Feb. 4, 
  Mar. 5, 8, 12m, 15m, 17, 21 
Partenope (Handel). Feb. 1, 5, 8m, 11, 14, 17, 
  22, 26m 
Un Ballo in Maschera. Feb. 15, 19, 23m, 27, Mar. 
  3, 7, 11, 14, 18, 22 
 
INDIANA 
 
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OPERA 
  THEATER 
(Musical Arts Center, Bloomington, 812-855-7433; 
  www.music.indiana.edu/publicity) 
Don Giovanni. Sept. 27, 28, Oct. 4, 5 
Giulio Cesare. Oct. 25, 26, Nov. 1, 2 
Les Contes d'Hoffmann. Nov. 15, 16, 22, 23 
Jeppe (Sandstrom). Feb. 7, 8, 14, 15 
La Traviata. Feb. 28, Mar. 1, 7, 8 
West Side Story. Apr. 11, 12, 18, 19 
 
INDIANAPOLIS OPERA 
(Clowes Memorial Hall, 317-239-1000; 
  www.indyopera.org) 
La Traviata. Oct. 4, 6m 
Die Fledermaus. Nov. 15, 17m 
Werther. Mar. 14, 16m 
La Boheme. May 2, 4m 
 
KENTUCKY 
 
KENTUCKY OPERA 
(Whitney Hall, Louisville, 502-584-4500; 
  www.kyopera.org) 
La Traviata. Oct. 11, 13m 
Don Pasquale. Dec. 6, 8m 
Don Giovanni. Feb. 28, Mar. 2m 
 
LOUISIANA 
 
NEW ORLEANS OPERA 
(Mahalia Jackson Theatre, 504-529-3000; 
  www.neworleansopera.org) 
Tosca. Oct. 10, 12 
Salome. Nov. 14, 16 
Don Giovanni. Mar. 27, 29 
Rigoletto. May 8, 10 
 
MARYLAND 
 
ANNAPOLLS OPERA 
(Maryland Hall Aud., 410-267-8135; 
  www.annapolisopera.org) 
Die Fledermaus. Nov. 8, 10m 
La Traviata. Mar. 21, 23m 
 
BALTIMORE OPERA 
(Lyric Opera House, 410-727-6000; 
  www.baltimoreopera.com) 
Lakme. Oct. 5, 6, 9, 11, 13 
Rigoletto. Nov. 14, 16, 17, 20, 22, 24 
Die Fledermaus. Dec. 7, 8, 11, 13, 15 
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Feb. 22, 23, 26, 28, 
  Mar. 2 
Madama Butterfly. May 31, June 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 
 
MASSACHUSETTS 
 
BOSTON ACADEMY OF MUSIC 
(Emerson Majestic ...