La finta giardiniera, K196 Directed by: Doris Dörrie John Graham Hall, Alexandra Reinprecht, John Mark Ainsley, Véronique Gens, Ruxandra Donose, Adriana Kucerova & Markus Werba Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Ivor Bolton Il re pastore, K208 Kresimir Spicer, Annette Dasch, Marlis Petersen, Arpiné Rahdjian, Andreas Karasiak Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, Thomas Hengelbrock Lucio Silla, K135 Directed by: Jürgen Flimm Roberto Saccà, Annick Massis, Monica Bacelli, Veronica Cangemi, Julia Kleiter, Stefano Ferrari Chor und Orchester des Teatro La Fenice Venedig, Tomas Netopil Ascanio in Alba K111 Directed by: David Hermann Iris Kupke, Sonia Prina, Marie-Belle Sandis, Charles Reid, Diana Damrau, Christian Benzhaf, Katharina Vötter Chor und Orchester des Nationaltheaters Mannheim, Adam Fischer Bastien und Bastienne, K50 Directed by: Thomas Reichert Aleksandra Zamojska, Evmorfia Metaxaki, Bernhard Berchtold, Radu Cojocariu & Alfred Kleinheinz Salzburger Marionettentheater & Junge Philharmonie Salzburg, Elisabeth Fuchs Der Schauspieldirektor, K486 Directed by: Thomas Reichert Aleksandra Zamojska, Evmorfia Metaxaki, Bernhard Berchtold, Radu Cojocariu & Alfred Kleinheinz Salzburger Marionettentheater & Junge Philharmonie Salzburg, Elisabeth Fuchs La Betulia liberata, K118 Jeremy Ovenden, Marijana Mijanovic, Julia Kleiter, Franz-Josef Selig, Irena Bespalovaite & Jennifer Johnston Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Münchener Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen Il sogno di Scipione Directed by: Michael Sturminger Blagoj Nacoski, Louise Fribo, Bernarda Bobro, Iain Paton, Robert Sellier & Anna Kovalko Chor des Stadttheaters Klagenfurt & Kärntner Sinfonieorchester, Robin Ticciati Lo sposo deluso (Irrfahrten II) Conceived and directed by Joachim Schlömer, based on unfinished works: Abendempfindungen, Lo Sposo Deluso, L'Oca del Cairo, and Rex Tremendus. Josef Wagner, Marisa Martins, Jeremy Ovenden, Matthias Kliink, Malin Hartelius, Silvia Moi, Miljenko Turk, Ann Murray & Marianne Hamre Chor der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele & Camerata Salzburg, Michael Hofstetter La Finta Semplice (Irrfahrten I) Conceived and directed by Joachim Schlömer, based on La Finta Semplice. Malin Hartelius, Josef Wagner, Matthias Klink, Marina Comparato, Silvia Moi, Jeremy Ovenden & Miljenko Turk Chor der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele & Camerata Salzburg, Michael Hofstetter Zaïde, K344 Directed by: Claus Guth Noa Frenkel, Yaron Windmüller, Andreas Fischer & Paul Lorenger OENM - Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik, Johannes Kalitzke Apollo et Hyacinthus, K38 ximilian Kiener, Ekaterina Tretjakova, Anja Schlosser & Astrid Hofer Orchester der Universität Mozarteum, Josef Wallnig Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots, K35 Michiko Watanabe, Bernhard Berchtold, Monika Wäckerle & Christiane Karg Orchester der Universität Mozarteum, Josef Wallnig Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384 Directed by: Stefan Herheim Laura Aikin (Konstanze), Valentina Farcas (Blonde), Charles Castronovo (Belmonte), Dietmar Kerschbaum (Pedrillo) & Franz Hawlata (Osmin) r Staatsopernchor & Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Ivor Bolton Die Zauberflöte, K620 Directed by: Pierre Audi René Pape (Sarastro), Genia Kühmeier (Pamina), Paul Groves (Tamino), Diana Damrau (Queen of the Night), Inga Kalna (First Lady), Karine Deshayes (Second Lady), Ekaterina Gubanova (Third Lady), Christian Gerhaher (Papageno), Irena Bespalovaite (Papagena), Franz Grundheber (Speaker), Burkhard Ulrich (Monostatos), Franz Grundheber (Priest), Simon O'Neill (Man in Armour), Peter Loehle (Man in Armour) & Xavier Mas (Priest) Members of the Vienna Boys Choir, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti Don Giovanni, K527 Directed by: Martin Kusej Thomas Hampson (Don Giovanni), Ildebrando D‘Arcangelo (Leporello), Christine Schäfer (Donna Anna), Melanie Diener (Donna Elvira), Isabel Bayrakdarian (Zerlina), Robert Lloyd (Il Commendatore), Piotr Beczala (Don Ottavio) & Luca Pisaroni (Masetto) Wiener Philharmoniker & Wiener Staatsopernchor, Daniel Harding Così fan tutte, K588 Directed by: Ursel Herrmann, Karl-Ernst Herrmann Ana María Martínez (Fiordiligi), Sophie Koch (Dorabella), Shawn Mathey (Ferrando), Stéphane Degout (Guglielmo), Sir Thomas Allen (Don Alfonso) & Helen Donath (Despina) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Manfred Honeck Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K87 Directed by: Günter Krämer Richard Croft (Mitridate), Netta Or (Aspasia), Miah Persson (Sifare), Bejun Mehta (Farnace), Ingela Bohlin (Ismene), Colin Lee (Marzio), Pascal Bertin (Arbate) Les Musiciens du Louvre, Grenoble, c Minkowski Idomeneo, K366 Ramón Vargas (Idomeneo), Magdalena Kozená (Idamante), Ekaterina Siurina (Ilia), Anja Harteros (Elettra), Jeffrey Francis (Arbace), Robin Leggate (Gran Sacerdote), Günther Groissböck (La Voce) & Andreas Schlager (Neptune) Camerata Salzburg & Salzburger Bachchor, Sir Roger Norrington Le nozze di Figaro, K492 Directed by: Brian Large Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Anna Netrebko, Bo Skovhus, Dorothea Röschmann & Christine Schäfer Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt L'oca del Cairo (Irrfahrten III) Conceived and directed by Joachim Schlömer, based on unfinished works: Abendempfindungen, Lo Sposo Deluso, L'Oca del Cairo, and Rex Tremendus. Josef Wagner, Marisa Martins, Jeremy Ovenden, Matthias Kliink, Malin Hartelius, Silvia Moi, Miljenko Turk, Ann Murray & Marianne Hamre Chor der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele & Camerata Salzburg, Michael Hofstetter | 
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