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Opéra Royal de Wallonie - Liège
Veruska Reho
Casting manager at Opéra Royal de Wallonie - Liège
Uso quotidianamente Operabase per ricerche, info e aggiornamenti sugli artisti, sulle agenzie, su debutti di nuovi ruoli o su debutti in nuovi teatri. Uso spesso la sez Casting tool per ricerche sul repertorio degli artisti o in caso di jump in per la ricerca di artisti che hanno già debuttato il ruolo e sono liberi in quel preciso momento. Ho scoperto oggi la funzione Noleggi e la trovo molto interessante, forse si potrebbe sviluppare meglio con l'aggiunta di alcuni filtri.
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
Ivan van Kalmthout
Teatro Nacional São Carlos (Lisboa)
Ever since Operabase emerged it has been a great help for all of us who are responsible for the casting of singers. The new features will even make it more useful.
Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Gandlmayr
Artistic Administrator at Cleveland Orchestra
There are so many moving parts in mounting a successful opera production and in many aspects, it is even more challenging for us as we don’t operate year-round as an opera house. The resources and detailed information that Operabase provides us have been invaluable, from the early stages of research and casting to the inevitable last-minute cancellations.
The Metropolitan Opera
Michael Heaston
Assistant General Manager, Artistic at The Metropolitan Opera
Operabase is an indispensable resource for the work we do in casting and artistic planning at The Met. Whether identifying last-minute replacements with the casting tool, viewing casts at other opera houses, or researching individual artists, I rely on Operabase as part of my daily work.
Detroit Opera
Christine Goerke
Associate Artistic Director
I am always pleased to have the ability to look to Operabase for the most recent information in our industry. The new additions to the casting tool box have been especially helpful. Thanks for making this platform so user friendly and easily accessible.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Brad Trexell
Director of Artistic Administration / Lyric Opera of Kansas City
I have been using Operabase for many years in my work as an artistic administrator for several opera companies. It has been a very useful and accurate shortcut for me, in finding artists who have sung particular repertoire, determining whether artists are already engaged in particular periods, and especially for last-minute replacements for jump-ins due to illness, or cancellations for other reasons. It has been a lifesaver! I look forward to becoming more familiar with the many new and exciting functions of the service.
Washington National Opera
Samuel Gelber
Director of Artistic Planning & Operations at The Washington National Opera
Operabase is an important instrument for the contemporary Artistic Administrator’s toolbox. Its vast repository of valuable information and user-friendly interface have made it a beneficial resource in our day-to-day operations at Washington National Opera. Conceiving of suitable talents for our productions has never been easier, thanks in part to the Operabase Casting tool and its real-time amalgamation of artist activity. Operabase.com is an effective contributor to our operational endeavors, and I endorse the platform to opera companies worldwide.
Opéra de Toulon
Pierre Ribemont
Artistic administrator Toulon Opera House
It is a chance having such tool. It helps every day to improve our experience and really helpful for the choice we have to make, especially in case of emmergency.
Salzburger Festspiele
Evamaria Wieser
Casting Director at Salzburg Festival
Honestly, I wonder how we managed casting and short-note cancellations before Operabase, but the way of working in theatres, like in all other fields, has changed so much with digitalization. When I started my first job in a theatre a long time ago, my first duty was to read newspapers and opera magazines from the past 2 years, and make lists of who is singing which roles where. We had a big box with file cards for each bigger part, and whenever needs, we consulted these cards. On top, we had our so-called "Bibel", into which my colleague put each performance in handwriting with title, date, conductor, director and all roles + singers ! This was also helpful as thus we knew who had already done our productions. All this had to be done very carefully and accurate, in the same way as you and your colleagues are now doing it now for Operabase, but it was a huge, time-consuming work and the range of information was much smaller. After the first rather limited information about singers, roles and theaters on Operabase (I have been using it from the very beginning), this platform has developped enormously during the past years, offering more and more useful, interesting and different information. Thus it has become an indispensable component of my work. I also find it inspiring for the creative casting process, if used in the right way. On top, it's incredibly helpful for a first availability check, especially in case of cancellations. And I know that many of my colleagues feel the same ! I also want to underline that all people who work for Operabase are doing an excellent job - all information is carefully checked and there are hardly any mistakes. One can definitely rely on the information it offers. I have not always been totally happy with the outlook resp. handling of the pages, but now I have gotten used to and it works extremely well. So I am not just a user, but a fan of Operabase !
GöteborgsOperan
Göran Gademan
Casting coordinator, Opera of Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden
I use Operabase many times, to find a quick replacement for an ill singer, but also when we search for a singer in a certain part later on that we don't have in the ensemble and that is a bit tricky to cast. Often a very demanding role then. In this way, you can see everywhere what happens, who has sung what etc.
Productions and Performances
Opera
StagedNew ProductionTickets
Königskinder (The King's Children), Humperdinck
Theater MünsterC: Henning EhlertD: Clara Kalus
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Sat19:00
Germany (Theater Münster)+ 7 more dates (Oct 16, Nov 03, 12, 21, 30, Dec 29 2025 Jan 18)
Opera
StagedNew ProductionTickets
Sat19:30
Canada (Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts)+ 4 more dates (Oct 17, 19, 23, 25)
Opera
StagedNew ProductionTickets
Sat20:00
United States (Metropolitan Opera House)+ 2 more dates (Oct 16, 19)
Oratorio / Orchestral
ConcertMatinéeProgramme 4 worksTickets
Forbidden Love, Schumann, ClaraWagner, RichardStraussDebussy
Melbourne Symphony OrchestraC: Fabien Gabel
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Opera
StagedNew ProductionTickets
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Mozart
Opera NordfjordC: Eva Holm FoosnæsD: Ronald Rørvik
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Sat17:00
Norway (Operahuset Nordfjord)+ 1 more dates (Oct 13)
Oratorio / Orchestral
ConcertProgramme 3 worksTickets
Mozart’s Masterworks, IbertMozart
West Australian Symphony OrchestraC: Umberto Clerici
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Oratorio / Orchestral
ConcertMatinéeProgramme 2 worksTickets
Temporada OSESP: Coro da Osesp, Coro Acadêmico, Katharina Wincor e Solistas, Schubert
São Paulo Symphony OrchestraC: Katharina Wincor
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Symphony
ConcertProgramme 5 worksTickets
Rhapsody In Blue, BernsteinGershwinColeridge, S. T.Tchaikovsky, P. I.Verdi
Detroit Symphony OrchestraC: Jader Bignamini
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Sat20:00
United States (Orchestra Hall)+ 1 more dates (Oct 13)
Opera
StagedTickets
Sat19:00
Germany (Semperoper)+ 2 more dates (Oct 17, 26)
Opera
StagedTickets
Opera
StagedProgramme 2 worksTickets
Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi, Puccini
Welsh National Opera ( WNO )C: Alexander JoelD: David McVicar
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Sat19:30
United Kingdom (Venue Cymru)+ 2 more dates (Oct 19, Nov 13)
Opera
StagedNew ProductionTickets
Les Brigands (The Bandits), Offenbach
Opéra National de ParisC: Stefano MontanariD: Barrie Kosky
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Sat19:30
France (Palais Garnier)+ 8 more dates (2025 Jun 26, 29, Jul 01, 02, 04, 09, 10, 12)
Oratorio / Orchestral
ConcertProgramme 2 worksTickets
Sinfónico 03, BerliozMendelssohn
Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de EspañaC: Andrés Orozco-Estrada
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Music-theatre
StagedTickets
The Phantom of the Opera, Lloyd Webber
Finnish National OperaC: Atso AlmilaD: Tiina Puumalainen
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Sat19:00
Finland (Finnish National Opera)+ 4 more dates (Oct 17, 19, 23)
Concerto
ConcertMatinéeProgramme 2 worksTickets
The 694th Subscription Concert, MozartMussorgsky
Kyoto Symphony OrchestraC: David Reiland
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