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| Andechs | | Festival Orff |
9 Jun-28 Jul. Staged performances of Carl Orff works in a converted outbuilding of the monastery in which he is buried
Die Bernauerin Orff. Florian Fisch, Katharina Kram, Sebastian Goller, Konrad Wipp. C Christian von Gehren, P Marcus Everding. Florian Stadl: Jun 21, 22, 23(m), 28, 29, 30(m). 
[NP] Carmina Burana Orff New Production. Bele Kumberger, Manuel König, Wolfgang Newerla. C Christian von Gehren. Florian Stadl: Jul 18, 19, 20, 21(m), 26, 27, 28(m). 
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| Bad Aibling | | Opernbühne Bad Aibling |
13-20 Jul. A rarity is given each summer, at the Reithalle of the Schloss Maxlrein, between Munich and Salzburg
Carmen Bizet. Ulrike Mayer, Evmorfia Metaxaki, Florian Voss, Matthias Ludwig, Neivi Martinez, Sora Korkmaz, Andreas Stauber, Christoph Schöffmann. C Richard van Schoor. Schloss Maxlrain: Jul 13, 14, 19, 20. 
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| Bad Ems | | Offenbach Festival |
17-25 Oct (2008). Symposia, chamber and piano music and of course operetta, in the town where Offenbach wrote and tested eight of his operettas
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| Bad Hersfeld | | Bad Hersfelder Opernfestspiele |
22 Jun-21 Aug.
Carmen Bizet. C Siegfried Heinrich, P Rainer Wenke. Stiftsruine: Aug 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21. 
Die Entführung aus dem Serail Mozart. Gunter Emmerlich. C Karel Mitás, P Hugo Wieg. Stiftsruine Bad Hersfeld: Aug 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. 
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| Bad Kissingen | | Kissinger Sommer Festival |
9 Jun-14 Jul. Festival promoting young talent as well as established stars in a wide range of concert halls, churches, castles and monasteries in the region
Concert Arien und Ouvertüren aus Agostino Steffanis Opern. Cecilia Bartoli. C Diego Fasolis. Regentenbau, Max-Littmann-Saal: Jun 11. 
Concert Wagner, Dvorak. Christianne Stotijn. C Andris Nelsons. Regentenbau, Max-Littmann-Saal: Jun 16. 
Stabat Mater Pergolesi. Stabat Mater; Arien, Duette und Konzertstücke von Vivaldi. Anna Lucia Richter, Valer Barna-Sabadus. Erlösenkirche: Jun 16(m). 
Recital 200 Jahre Verdi & Wagner. Emily Magee, Endrik Wottrich, Daniel Kotlinski. Regentenbau, Max-Littmann-Saal: Jun 20. 
Recital Schumann, Brahms. Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Anna Lucia Richter. Regentenbau, Schmuckhof: Jun 23. 
Concert Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Mozart... Alex Penda, Joseph Calleja. C Massimiliano Murrali. Regentenbau, Max-Littmann-Saal: Jun 26. 
Recital Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti... Felicitas Fuchs, David Lomelí, Daniel Kotlinski. Regentenbau, Schmuckhof: Jun 27. 
Die Entführung aus dem Serail Mozart. Mozart für Kids und Junggebliebene. Kurtheater: Jun 29. 
Roméo et Juliette Berlioz Concert Performance. Roméo et Juliette; Arien und Duette aus Faust, Carmen, Elisir d'amore... David Lomelí, Marianne Crebassa, Daniel Kotlinski. C Lawrence Foster. Regentenbau, Max-Littmann-Saal: Jul 3. 
Concert Fauré, Wagner, Berlioz, Debussy. Magdalena Kozená. C Robin Ticciati. Regentenbau, Max-Littmann-Saal: Jul 5. 
Concert Schubert, Cornelius, Liszt... Felicitas Fuchs, Olivia Vermeulen, Karol Kozłowski, Hans Christoph Begemann. Regentenbau, Rossini-Saal: Jul 6. 
Recital Schubert, Brahms, Berg... Aleksandra Kurzak. Regentenbau, Rossini-Saal: Jul 6(m). 
Concert Reimann, Rihm, Ruzicka, Killmayer, Eggert... Felicitas Fuchs, Olivia Vermeulen, Karol Kozłowski, Hans Christoph Begemann. Regentenbau, Rossini-Saal: Jul 7. 
Recital Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini. Dmitry Korchak. Regentenbau, Rossini-Saal: Jul 7(m). 
Concert Arien, Duette und Terzette aus Opern von Mozart. Pretty Yende, Dmitry Korchak, Daniel Kotlinski. C Claudio Desderi. Kurtheater: Jul 9. 
Concert Wagner, Dvorak, Weber, Puccini... Klaus Florian Vogt, Ricarda Merbeth. C Johan Arnell. Regentenbau, Max-Littmann-Saal: Jul 10. 
Concert Mozart, Donizetti, Bizet, Verdi... Diana Damrau, Dmitry Korchak, Nicolas Testé. C Dan Ettinger. Regentenbau, Max-Littmann-Saal: Jul 14. 
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| Bayreuth | | Bayreuther Barock |
Festival presenting early opera rarities in the baroque Markgräfliches Opernhaus. The theatre closed in 2010 for several years refurbishment and redevelopment
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25 Jul-28 Aug.
Die Feen Wagner Concert Performance. Igor Durlovski, Elisabet Strid, Jennifer Porto, Arnold Bezuyen, Milcho Borovinov, Jean Broekhuizen, Olena Tokar, Detlef Roth, Eun Yee You, Guy Mannheim, Matthew Anchel, Roland Schubert. C Ulf Schirmer, P Renaud Doucet. Festspielhaus: Jul 9. 
Der fliegende Holländer Wagner. Martin Eidenberger, Franz-Josef Selig, Ricarda Merbeth, Michael König, Christa Mayer, Benjamin Bruns, Samuel Youn. C Christian Thielemann, P Jan Philipp Gloger. Festspielhaus: Jul 25; Aug 3, 6, 13, 20, 24. 
Das Rheingold Wagner. Wolfgang Koch, Oleksandr Pushniak, Lothar Odinius, Norbert Ernst, Günther Groissböck, Sorin Coliban, Martin Winkler, Burkhard Ulrich, Claudia Mahnke, Elisabet Strid, Nadine Weissmann, Mirella Hagen, Julia Rutigliano, Okka von der Damerau. C Kirill Petrenko, P Frank Castorf. Festspielhaus: Jul 26; Aug 10, 14, 22. 
Die Walküre Wagner. Johan Botha, Franz-Josef Selig, Wolfgang Koch, Anja Kampe, Catherine Foster, Claudia Mahnke, Allison Oakes, Claudia Mahnke, Nadine Weissmann, Christiane Kohl, Julia Rutigliano, Alexandra Petersamer. C Kirill Petrenko, P Frank Castorf. Festspielhaus: Jul 27(m); Aug 15(m), 23(m). 
Siegfried Wagner. Lance Ryan, Burkhard Ulrich, Wolfgang Koch, Martin Winkler, Sorin Coliban, Nadine Weissmann, Catherine Foster, Mirella Hagen. C Kirill Petrenko, P Frank Castorf. Festspielhaus: Jul 29(m); Aug 17(m), 25(m). 
Götterdämmerung Wagner. Lance Ryan, Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester, Attila Jun, Martin Winkler, Catherine Foster, Allison Oakes, Claudia Mahnke, Okka von der Damerau, Claudia Mahnke, Christiane Kohl, Mirella Hagen, Julia Rutigliano, Okka von der Damerau. C Kirill Petrenko, P Frank Castorf. Festspielhaus: Jul 31(m); Aug 19(m), 27(m). 
Tannhäuser Wagner. Christopher Kondek, Günther Groissböck, Torsten Kerl, Michael Nagy, Lothar Odinius, Thomas Jesatko, Martin Snell, Camilla Nylund, Michelle Breedt, Katja Stuber. C Axel Kober, P Sebastian Baumgarten. Festspielhaus: Aug 1(m), 4(m), 7(m), 12(m), 18(m), 28(m). 
Lohengrin Wagner. Björn Verloh, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Klaus Florian Vogt, Annette Dasch, Thomas Johannes Mayer, Petra Lang, Samuel Youn, Stefan Heibach, Willem van der Heyden, Rainer Zaun, Christian Tschelebiew. C Andris Nelsons, P Hans Neuenfels. Festspielhaus: Aug 2(m), 5(m), 8(m), 11(m), 26(m). 
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| Berlin | | Musikfest Berlin |
4-21 Sep (2008). Orchestral and lyric concerts from leading orchestras in the Berlin Philharmonie
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| Berlin | | MaerzMusik |
15-24 Mar. Berlin's festival of contemporary music
[WP] Pills or Serenades Mello World Premiere. Eine Stimmungsstudie / A study in moods and modes (2013) WP. Fernanda Farah, Ruth Rosenfeld, Rainer Killius, Chico Mello. P Adeline Rosenstein, Yvonne Harder. Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Mar 16, 17, 18. 
Cassandra Jarrell. Monodrama for actress, instrumental ensemble and electronics (1993/1997). Dalibor Pyš, Anna Clementi. Nimrod Opera Zurich. C Andrea Pestalozza, P Pamela Hunter. Radialsystem V: Mar 17. 
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14-25 Aug.
Die Csárdásfürstin Kálmán. Barbara Bordás/Mónika Fischl, Zsolt Vadász/Gergely Boncsér, Szilvi Szendy/Mara Kékkovács, Károly Peller/Dávid Szabó, Tamás Földes, Bori Kállay. C László Makláry, P Miklós-Gábor Kerényi. Seebühne Wannsee: Aug 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. 
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| Bremen | | Musikfest Bremen |
22 Aug - 14 Sep. Formerly centred on the main square in Bremen, the festival has grown to encompass other cities in the north west of Germany
Lucio Silla Mozart. Rolando Villazón. Aug 26, 27. 
Concert Rossini, Giordigiani. Eva Mei, Josè Maria Lo Monaco, Filippo Adami, Ugo Guagliardo. Die Glocke, Großer Saal: Aug 31. 
Das Lied von der Erde Mahler Concert Performance. Andrew Staples, Christianne Stotijn. C Nicholas Collon. Emden, Johannes a Lasco Bibliothek: Sep 1. 
L'Incoronazione di Dario Vivaldi Concert Performance. Anders J Dahlin, Sara Mingardo, Delphine Galou, Riccardo Novaro, Franco Fagioli, Yuriy Mynenko, Giuseppina Bridelli. C Ottavio Dantone. Die Glocke, Großer Saal: Sep 14. 
Fidelio Beethoven Concert Performance. Detlef Roth, Evegeny Nikitin, Emily Magee, Burkhard Fritz, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Mojca Erdmann, Julian Prégardien. C Paavo Järvi. Die Glocke, Großer Saal: Sep 25. 
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| Dessau | | Kurt-Weill-Festival |
22 Feb-10 Mar. Annual Weill festival of operas, songs, film screenings, concerts and talks
Die Dreigroschenoper Weill. C Daniel Carlberg, P Éva Adorján, Jürgen Esser. Marienkirche: Feb 23, 24(m), 25. 
The Promise Weill Concert Performance. C Antony Hermus. Anhaltisches Theater: Feb 28; Mar 1. 
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| Dresden | | Dresdner Musikfestspiele |
11 May-2 Jun.
The Dream of Gerontius Elgar Concert Performance. Marlene Lichtenberg, Tomás Cerný, René Pape. C Roderich Kreile. Kreuzkirche: May 12. 
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| Erfurt | | Domstufen-Festspiele |
4-21 Jul. Performances of a music-theatre work, often with a religious aspect, given on the steps outside Erfurt's cathedral
[NP] Turandot Puccini New Production. C Samuel Bächli, P Marc Adam. Jul 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. 
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| Eutin | | Eutiner Festspiele |
11 Jul-24 Aug. Open air festival at a waterside arena in Eutin's Castle Gardens
Carmen Bizet. Freilichtbühne am Schlossgarten: Jul 12, 14, 19, 20, 28, 31; Aug 2, 10. 
Die Zauberflöte Mozart. Freilichtbühne am Schlossgarten: Jul 26, 27; Aug 3, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16. 
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| Garmisch | | Richard Strauss Festival |
8-14 Jun.
Recital Lieder by Richard Strauss. Daniel Behle. Partenkirchen, Kongresshaus, Konzertsaal Richard Strauss: Jun 10. 
Recital Schubert, Mahler, Strauss. Michael Volle. Partenkirchen, Kongresshaus, Konzertsaal Richard Strauss: Jun 13. 
Ariadne auf Naxos Strauss Concert Performance. Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Stephanie Houtzeel, Burkhard Fritz, Herwig Pecoraro, Marcus Pelz, Íride Martínez, Ricarda Merbeth, Clemens Unterreiner, Carlos Osuna, Wolfgang Bankl, Benjamin Bruns, Valentina Naforni, Juliette Mars, Anita Hartig. C Patrick Lange. Partenkirchen, Kongresshaus, Festsaal Werdenfels: Jun 14. 
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| Gotha | | Ekhof Festival |
28-30 Jun. The Ekhof Theatre in Gotha's Schloss Friedenstein is the world's oldest working baroque theatre with original stage machinery. Every summer, it welcomes operas and plays, concerts and readings
[NP] Acis e Galatea Handel New Production. C Sebastian Breuing, P Ute M Engelhardt. Schloss Friedenstein: Jun 28, 29; Jul 5, 6, 7, 12, 13. 
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| Gottingen | | Internationale Händel-Festspiele |
9-20 May. Göttingen claims to be the world's longest-standing early music festival, and features Handel's operas, sacred works and rediscoveries, together with chamber concerts, recitals and talks
Siroe Handel. Opera in 3 acts (1728). Yosemeh Adjei, Anna Dennis, Aleksandra Zamojska, Antonio Giovannini, Lisandro Abadie, Ross Ramgobin. C Laurence Cummings, P Immo Karaman. Göttingen, Deutsches Theater: May 10, 12(m), 14, 15, 19(m), 20. 
Concert Monteverdi to Handel. Anne Sofie von Otter, Elin Rombo. C Leonardo García Alarcón. Göttingen, Stadthalle: May 16. 
Concert Galakonzert: eine Brücke zwischen Orient und Okzident. Sandrine Piau, Yaniv d'Or. C Laurence Cummings. Göttingen, Stadthalle: May 18. 
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| Gut Immling | | Opernfestival Gut Immling |
15 Jun-11 Aug.
La traviata Verdi. Sonia Ciani, Mario Zhang, Adrian Marcan, Gulom Nazirov, Jacek Janiszewski, Julia Stein, Alik Abrahimov, Katharina Wittmann. C Cornelia von Kerssenbrock, P Waltraud Lehner. Halfing, Gut Immling, Festivalhaus: Jun 15, 21, 26; Jul 7, 21, 28; Aug 3, 10. 
Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti. Tatiana Larina, Xavier Moreno, Kirill Borchaninov, Max An, Gheorghe Stelian. C Cornelia von Kerssenbrock, P Verena von Kerssenbrock. Halfing, Gut Immling, Festivalhaus: Jul 6, 13, 19, 27; Aug 4. 
Der Brandner Kasper Auer. Armin Stockerer, Michael Schlenger, Christian Futterknecht, Sieglinde Zehetbauer, Manuel Ried, Corinna Ruba, Julia Stein, Annette Lubosch. C Cornelia von Kerssenbrock, P Verena von Kerssenbrock. Halfing, Gut Immling, Festivalhaus: Jul 12, 14, 20, 26; Aug 2, 9. 
Alcina Handel. Julia Stein, Corinna Ruba. C Cornelia von Kerssenbrock. Halfing, Gut Immling, Festivalhaus: Aug 1, 8. 
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| Halle | | Händel-Festspiele |
6-16 Jun. Handel festival in the city of his birth, with operas, oratorios, concerts and lectures
Concert Franco Fagioli. C Bernhard Forck. Händel-Halle: Jun 6. 
The Messiah Handel Concert Performance. Mhairi Lawson, Clint van der Linde, Charles Daniels, Huub Claessens. C Paul Dombrecht. Marktkirche zu Halle: Jun 7. 
Almira Handel. Mehr Infos und Besetzung unter Oper Halle. Opernhaus: Jun 7, 9, 14. 
Concert Lorna Anderson. C Robert King. Konzerthalle Ulrichskirche: Jun 7. 
Alessandro Handel. Max Emanuel Cencic, Vivica Genaux, Adriana Kučerová, Xavier Sabata, Pavel Kudinov, Juan Sancho, Vasily Khoroshev. C George Petrou, P Lucinda Childs. Bad Lauchstädt, Goethe-Theater: Jun 8(m), 10. 
Concert Scarlatti, Handel. María Espada. Händel-Haus: Jun 8. 
Giulio Cesare in Egitto Handel Concert Performance. Sonia Prina, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Filippo Mineccia, Paolo Lopez, Marina De Liso, Sergio Foresti, Benedetta Mazzucato, Enrico Marchesini. C Ottavio Dantone. Händel-Haus: Jun 8. 
Concert Handel, Purcell, Green, Boyce... Julian Prégardien. C Michael Schneider. Konzerthalle Ulrichskirche: Jun 9. 
Judas Maccabeus Handel. Maria Grazia Schiavo, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Jörg Dürmüller, Andrew Foster-Williams. C Philipp Ahmann. Marktkirche: Jun 11. 
Concert Handel, Croft. Elizabeth Watts, Delphine Galou, Thomas Hobbs, Roderick Williams. C Ottavio Dantone. Marktkirche: Jun 13. 
Concert Magdalena Kozená. C Andrea Marcon. Händel-Haus: Jun 14. 
[NP] Acis e Galatea Handel New Production. Catalina Bertucci, Harald Maiers, Lukasz Konieczny, Hannah Medlam, Sibylla Maria Müller, Monika Reinhard, Julia Spies, Wolfgang Klose. C Sebastian Breuing, P Ute M Engelhardt. Bad Lauchstädt, Goethe-Theater: Jun 14, 15, 16. 
Concert Handel, Kauffmann, Guilmant, Ritter. Gesine Adler, David Erler, Albrecht Sack, Tobias Berndt. C Michael Schönheit. Merseburg, Merseburger Dom: Jun 15. 
Concert Handel, Elgar, Arne... Undine Dreißig. C Jan Michael Horstmann. Galgenbergschlucht: Jun 16. 
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| Heidenheim | | Opernfestspiele Heidenheim |
5-27 Jul (20132). Open-air production in the remains of the Rittersaal of the Schloß Hellenstein.
Turandot Puccini. Rachael Tovey, Jens Krogsgaard, Woong-Jo Choi, Luis Chapa, Michaela Maria Mayer/Ashley Thouret, Timothy Sharp, Christoph Wittmann, Andrés Felipe Orozco, Felix Rathgeber. C Marcus R Bosch/Marijn Simons, P Michael Helle. Schloss Hellenstein: Jul 5, 7, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27. 
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| Konstanz | | Kammeroper im Rathaushof Konstanz |
14-21 Aug.
Pagliacci Leoncavallo. C Peter Felix Bauer, P Nada Kokotovic. Rathaushof: Aug 14, 16, 17, 19, 21. 
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| Ludwigsburg | | Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele |
17-25 Aug.
Concert Cecilia Bartoli. C Diego Fasolis. Forum am Schlosspark: Jun 8. 
Concert Dowland, Danyel. Mariana Flores. Residenzschloss: Jun 13. 
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| Monschau | | Monklassik auf der Burg |
17-25 Aug.
Concert Wagner. Barbara Krieger, Christian Tschelebiew, Willem von der Heyden. C Juri Gilbo. Burg: Aug 17. 
Concert Lloyd-Webber, Bernstein, Loewe... Anna Maria Kaufmann. Burg: Aug 18. 
Rigoletto Verdi. Burg: Aug 24. 
Concert Strauss, Lehar, Zeller, Kalman... René Kollo, Barbara Cramm. Burg: Aug 25. 
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| Munchen | | Münchner Opern-Festspiele |
24 Jun-31 Jul (2012). The Munich Opera Festival is a distillation of the Bayerische Staatsoper season, with the year's new productions being bought back and new ones added
Der fliegende Holländer Wagner. Hans Peter König, Anja Kampe, Klaus Florian Vogt, Heike Grötzinger, Kevin Conners, Johan Reuter. C Asher Fisch, P Peter Konwitschny. München, Nationaltheater: Jun 28. 
Tannhäuser Wagner. Christof Fischesser, Robert Dean Smith, Matthias Goerne, Ulrich Reß, Goran Juric, Kenneth Roberson, Christoph Stephinger, Anne Schwanewilms, Petra Lang. C Kent Nagano, P David Alden. München, Nationaltheater: Jun 29. 
[NP] Il trovatore Verdi New Production. Alexey Markov, Anja Harteros, Elena Manistina, Jonas Kaufmann, Kwangchul Youn, Golda Schultz. C Paolo Carignani, P Olivier Py. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 1, 5, 8. 
Lohengrin Wagner. Hans Peter König, Klaus Florian Vogt, Annette Dasch, Evgeny Nikitin, Michaela Schuster, Markus Eiche, Francesco Petrozzi. C Lothar Koenigs, P Richard G Jones. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 3. 
Ariadne auf Naxos Strauss. Johannes Klama, Eike Wilm Schulte, Sophie Koch, Burkhard Fritz, Francesco Petrozzi, Thomas Blondelle, Christian Rieger, Jane Archibald, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Markus Eiche, Ulrich Reß, Tareq Nazmi, Kevin Conners, Anna Virovlansky, Okka von der Damerau, Hanna Elisabeth Müller. C Bertrand de Billy, P Robert Carsen. München, Prinzregententheater: Jul 4, 7, 10. 
Recital Pavol Breslik. München, Prinzregententheater: Jul 5. 
Falstaff Verdi. Ambrogio Maestri, Levente Molnár, Javier Camarena, Ulrich Reß, Kenneth Roberson, Tareq Nazmi, Véronique Gens, Anna Virovlansky, Ewa Podles, Anaïk Morel. C Paolo Carignani, P Eike Gramss. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 6. 
Recital Anja Harteros. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 9. 
La traviata Verdi. Marina Rebeka, Heike Grötzinger, Tara Erraught, Piotr Beczala, Fabio Capitanucci, Kevin Conners, Christian Rieger, Tareq Nazmi, Christoph Stephinger, Dean Power, Tim Kuypers. C Dan Ettinger, P Günter Krämer. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 9. 
Tristan und Isolde Wagner. Gary Lehman, René Pape, Petra Maria Schnitzer, Markus Eiche, Francesco Petrozzi, Ekaterina Gubanova, Kevin Conners, Christian Rieger, Ulrich Reß. C Kent Nagano, P Peter Konwitschny. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 11(m). 
Simon Boccanegra Verdi. Zeljko Lucic, Krassimira Stoyanova, Vitalij Kowaljow, Ramón Vargas, Levente Molnár, Goran Juric. C Bertrand de Billy, P Dmitri Tcherniakov. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 12. 
Das Rheingold Wagner. Johan Reuter, Levente Molnár, Sergey Skorokhodov, Stefan Margita, Tomasz Konieczny, Ulrich Reß, Diogenes Randes, Steven Humes, Sophie Koch, Aga Mikolaj, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Hanna Elisabeth Müller, Angela Brower, Okka von der Damerau. C Kent Nagano, P Andreas Kriegenburg. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 13. 
Die Walküre Wagner. Simon O'Neill, Hans Peter König, Bryn Terfel, Petra Lang, Katarina Dalayman, Sophie Koch, Erika Wueschner, Danielle Halbwachs, Golda Schultz, Heike Grötzinger, Okka von der Damerau, Roswitha C Müller, Alexandra Petersamer, Anaïk Morel. C Kent Nagano, P Andreas Kriegenburg. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 14. 
Siegfried Wagner. Stephen Gould, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Juha Uusitalo, Wolfgang Koch, Steven Humes, Qiu Lin Zhang, Catherine Naglestad, Anna Virovlansky. C Kent Nagano, P Andreas Kriegenburg. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 15(m). 
Otello Verdi. Johan Botha, Claudio Sgura, Pavol Breslik, Francesco Petrozzi, Diogenes Randes, Goran Juric, Peter Mazalan, Anja Harteros, Okka von der Damerau. C Paolo Carignani, P Francesca Zambello. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 16. 
Rigoletto Verdi. Joseph Calleja, Franco Vassallo, Patrizia Ciofi, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Nadia Krasteva, Tim Kuypers, Francesco Petrozzi, Christian Rieger, Goran Juric. C Fabio Luisi/Marco Armiliato, P Árpád Schilling. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 17, 20, 24. 
Götterdämmerung Wagner. Stephen Gould, Iain Paterson, Hans Peter König, Tomasz Konieczny, Nina Stemme, Erika Wueschner, Michaela Schuster, Hanna Elisabeth Müller, Angela Brower, Jennifer Johnston. C Kent Nagano, P Andreas Kriegenburg. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 18. 
Babylon Widmann. Claron McFadden, Anna Prohaska, Rainer Trost, Willard White, Gabriele Schnaut, Kai Wessel, Iulia Maria Dan, Golda Schultz, Silvia Haue, Kenneth Roberson, Dean Power, Tim Kuypers, Tareq. C Kent Nagano, P Carlos Padrissa. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 21. 
[NP] Written on Skin Benjamin New Production. Christopher Purves, Barbara Hannigan, Iestyn Davies, Victoria Simmonds, Allan Clayton. C Kent Nagano, P Katie Mitchell. München, Prinzregententheater: Jul 23. 
Don Carlos Verdi. René Pape, Jonas Kaufmann, Mariusz Kwiecien, Taras Shtonda, Goran Juric, Anja Harteros, Sonia Ganassi, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Francesco Petrozzi, Anna Virovlansky. C Zubin Mehta, P Jürgen Rose. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 25, 28. 
Boris Godunov Musorgsky. Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Yulia Sokolik, Anna Virovlansky, Heike Grötzinger, Gerhard A Siegel, Markus Eiche, Anatoli Kotscherga, Sergey Skorokhodov, Vladimir Matorin, Ulrich Reß, Okka von der Damerau, Kevin Conners, Goran Juric, Tareq Nazmi, Christian Rieger. C Kent Nagano, P Calixto Bieito. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 26, 30. 
Macbeth Verdi. Zeljko Lucic, Diogenes Randes, Nadja Michael, Golda Schultz, Woo-Kyung Kim, Emanuele D'Aguanno, Christoph Stephinger, Tareq Nazmi, Rüdiger Trebes, Christian Rieger. C Massimo Zanetti, P Martin Kusej. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 29. 
Parsifal Wagner. Thomas Hampson, Diogenes Randes, Kwangchul Youn, Michael Weinius, Evgeny Nikitin, Petra Lang, Kevin Conners, Tareq Nazmi, Dean Power, Kenneth Roberson. C Kent Nagano, P Peter Konwitschny. München, Nationaltheater: Jul 31(m). 
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| Potsdam | | Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci |
7-23 Jun.
Peters Bryllup Schultz. Singspiel. (Copenhagen, 1793). Tobias Westman, Hannah Husahr, Eva-Lotta Ohlsson, Johan Rydh. C Werner Ehrhardt, P Isabel Ostermann. Sanssouci, Schlosstheater: Jun 7, 8. 
Recital Bengt Forsberg, Klavier. Anne Sofie von Otter. Nikolaisaal, Großer Saal: Jun 14. 
Proserpina Kraus. Elisabeth Meyer, Erika Roos, Isa Katharina Gericke, David Danholt, Lars Arvidson, Ludvig Lindström. C Olof Boman, P Elisabeth Linton. Schlosstheater im Neuen Palais: Jun 19, 20, 22, 23. 
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| Putbus | | Putbus Festspiele |
11-25 May.
Rigoletto Verdi. C Golo Berg, P Dirk Löschner. Theater Putbus: May 9. 
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| Rheinsberg | | Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg |
22 Jun-10 Aug. The International Festival of Young Singers, presenting open-air operas in the castle's main courtyard and in the park
Der Zigeunerbaron J Strauss. C Georg Menskes, P Detlef Soelter. Schlosstheater, Schlosshof: Jun 22. 
Tannhäuser Binder. Opera parody by Nestroy, 1857. C Olav Kröger, P Claudia Eder. Schlosstheater: Jul 12, 13, 14. 
Il barbiere di Siviglia Rossini. C Stefan Sanderling, P Frank Matthus. Schlosstheater: Jul 19, 20, 23, 26, 27. 
Les contes d'Hoffmann Offenbach. C Leo Siberski, P Matthias Oldag. Heckentheater: Aug 2, 3, 6, 9, 10. 
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| Ruhr | | Ruhr Triennale |
17 Aug-30 Sep (2012). The festival is based in and around the industrial buildings of the Ruhr, now converted into venues for music, theatre, literature and dance
[NP] Delusion of the Fury Partch New Production. Music theatre in 2 acts, for 3 solo voices and instrumental ensemble. P Heiner Goebbels. Bochum, Jahrhunderthalle: Aug 23, 24, 30, 31; Sep 1, 6, 7, 8(m). 
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| Schleswig-Holstein | | Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival |
7 Jul-25 Aug (2012). 130 classical and jazz concerts in venues spread around the region
Tristan und Isolde Wagner Concert Performance. Violeta Urmana, Sophie Koch, Peter Seiffert, David Wilson Johnson, Franz-Joseph Selig. C Semyon Bychkov. Lübeck, Musik- und Kongresshalle: Aug 1. 
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| Schwetzingen | | Schwetzingen SWR Festspiele |
27 Apr-16 Jun (2012). Historical and contemporary opera performances, recitals, orchestra concerts and chamber music
[NP] The Indian Queen Purcell New Production. Ruby Hughes, Mireille Lebel, Mathias Vidal, Anders J Dahlin, Marc Labonnette. Le Concert Spirituel. C Hervé Niquet, P Joachim Schloemer. Rokokotheater: Apr 26, 28, 30; May 1(m). 
Recital Tschaikowsky, Rachmaninov, Puccini, Berg. Krassimira Stoyanova. Mozartsaal: Apr 27. 
Recital Wolf, de Falla, Ravel, Britten... Christiane Karg. Mozartsaal: May 2. 
Concert Georg Friedrich Haas: Hertervig-Studien, SCHWEIGEN, Dido. Sarah Wegener. C Walter Nussbaum. Jagdsaal: May 9. 
Recital Wolf, Schumann, Schoeck, Korngold. Michael Nagy. Mozartsaal: May 15. 
[WP] Thomas Georg Haas World Premiere. Heta Multanen, Otto Katzameier, Wolfgang Newerla, Kai Wessel, Daniel Gloger, Michael Feyfar, Raminta Babickaite, Ruth Weber, Sarah Wegener. C Michel Galante, P Elisabeth Gabriel. Rokokotheater: May 24, 26, 28. 
Recital R. Strauss, Britten, Schumamnn, Poulenc, Walton. Hanna-Elisabeth Müller. Jagdsaal: May 26. 
Concert Koechlin, Boulanger, Fauré, Poulenc. Christina Landshamer, Michael Nagy. C Stéphane Denève. Speyer, Dom: Jun 6. 
Concert Mozart, Grétry. Sophie Karthauser. C Michi Gaigg. Rokokotheater: Jun 7. 
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| Trier | | Antikenfestspiele Trier |
25 Jun-18 Jul (2010). A festival of one or two operas and a play, usually from a classical source
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| Wildbad | | Rossini in Wildbad |
8-22 Jul (2012). Belcanto festival presenting young singers and little-known works from Rossini and his contemporaries.
Le Chalet A Adam. Artavazd Sargsyan, Marco Filippo Romano, Diana Mian. C Federico Longo, P Nicola Berloffa. Trinkhalle: Jul 11, 19. 
[NP] Guillaume Tell Rossini New Production. Full length original version. Andrew Foster-Williams, Michael Spyres, Judith Howarth, Silvia Beltrami, Tara Stafford, Raffaele Facciolà, Nahuel di Pierro, Nahuel di Pierro, Giulio Pelligra, Celso Albelo, Marco Filippo Romano. C Antonino Fogliani, P Jochen Schönleber. Trinkhalle: Jul 11(m), 13(m), 16(m), 18(m), 21(m). 
Ricciardo e Zoraide Rossini. Randall Bills, Alessandra Marianelli, Maxim Mironov, Nahuel di Pierro, Silvia Beltrami, Artavazd Sargsyan, Diana Mian. C José Miguel Perez Sierra. Trinkhalle: Jul 17, 20. 
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| Xanten | | Sommerfestspiele Xanten |
9-26 Aug (2012). Opera, musicals, operettas and musical tribute shows in the Roman amphitheatres of Xanten
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| Zwingenberg | | Schlossfestspiele Zwingenberg |
2-12 Aug.
Der Freischütz Weber. Daniel Zihlmann, Annett Arnold, André Eckert, Laura Faig, Holger Ries, Ute Ellenberger, Manfred Troll, Wulf Möller, Alexander Yagudin. C Jan Hoffmann, P André Wittlich. Schloss Zwingenberg: Aug 2, 9, 10. 
Die Fledermaus J Strauss. , Sonja Maria Westermann, Alexander Yagudin, Holger Ries, Lukas Kargl, Wulf Möller, Nicole Tamburro, Ute Ellenberger, André Wittlich. C Karsten Huschke/Christopher Schmitz, P Andreas Lachnit. Schloss Zwingenberg: Aug 3, 4(m), 8, 11(m). 
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