2011 in opera

Events relating to 2011 in opera:

Premieres

List of operas which premiered in 2011:

DateOperaComposerTheatre
17 FebruaryAnna NicoleMark-Anthony TurnageRoyal Opera House
18 MarchKommilitonen!Peter Maxwell DaviesRoyal Academy of Music
26 MarchRisorgimento!Lorenzo FerreroTeatro Comunale Modena[1]
9 & 10 AprilSonntag aus LichtKarlheinz StockhausenStaatenhaus of the Kölner Messe (auspices of the Cologne Opera)
13 AprilThe Juniper PassionMichael F. WilliamsGallagher Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato
9 JuneRockland the OperaJukka LinkolaNivala Ice Arena, Finland
24 JuneTwo BoysNico MuhlyEnglish National Opera
1 JulyDr DeeDamon AlbarnPalace Theatre, Manchester, 2011 Manchester International Festival
30 JulyMansfield ParkJonathan DoveBoughton House
11 SeptemberManifest Destiny 2011Keith BursteinKing's Head Theatre, London
15 OctoberOne Night StandOlli KortekangasHelsinki Music Centre
1 NovemberHeart of DarknessTarik O'ReganLinbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
12 NovemberSilent NightKevin PutsOrdway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul, Minnesota
31 DecemberThe Enchanted IslandHandel, Vivaldi, RameauMetropolitan Opera

Deaths

28 JanuaryMargaret Price, 69, Welsh soprano
2 FebruaryArmando Chin Yong, 52, Malaysian opera singer
5 FebruaryBeatrice Krebs, 86, American mezzo-soprano
6 FebruaryPer Grundén, 88, Swedish tenor
10 FebruaryClaus Helmut Drese, 88, German opera manager
21 FebruaryAntonín Švorc, 77, Czech bass-baritone
13 MarchHans Christian , 81, Austrian baritone
28 MarchLee Hoiby, 85, American composer and pianist
29 MarchRobert Tear, 72, Welsh tenor and conductor
8 AprilDonald Shanks, 70, Australian bass-baritone
8 AprilDaniel Catán, 62, Mexican composer
15 AprilVincenzo La Scola, 53, Italian tenor
7 MayJane Rhodes, 82, French soprano/mezzo-soprano
30 MayGiorgio Tozzi, 88, American bass
4 JulyGerhard Unger, 95, German tenor
23 JulyDavid Aiken, 93, American baritone
26 JulyDenise Scharley, 94, French contralto
1 AugustMilada Šubrtová, 87, Czech soprano
25 AugustAnne Sharp, 94, Scottish coloratura soprano
5 SeptemberSalvatore Licitra, 43, Italian tenor
8 OctoberIngvar Wixell, 80, Swedish baritone
22 NovemberSena Jurinac, 90, Bosnian-Croat/Austrian soprano
8 DecemberMinoru Miki, 81, Japanese composer

See also

References

  1. ↑ Risorgimento! – Il prigioniero at the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti (Modena)