Oct 2015 ~ Aug SEASON PROGRAMME

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1 2016 SEASON PROGRAMME LONDON ROYAL OPERA & ROYAL BALLET MILAN LA SCALA OPERA & BALLET PARIS OPÉRA DE PARIS & PARIS OPERA BALLET PALACE OPERA & BALLET presents 2016 AUSTRALIAN CINEMA SEASON Oct 2015 ~ Aug PRODUCTIONS CAPTURED LIVE IN HD FROM EUROPE S FINEST STAGES including Anna Netrebko in Il Trovatore, Jonas Kaufmann in La Damnation de Faust, Diana Damrau in La Traviata, Bryn Terfel in Boris Godunov, Joyce DiDonato in Werther Opéra de Paris Il trovatore (Anna Netrebko) Dario Acosta

2 PALACE OPERA & BALLET presents SEASON CALENDAR Fri 30 Oct-Wed 4 Nov 2015 Royal Ballet: ROMEO AND JULIET (MacMillan/Prokofiev) Sarah Lamb/ Steven McRae : Koen Kessels pg 6 Fri 6 Nov-Wed 11 Nov 2015 Royal Opera: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Mozart) Erwin Schrott/Anita Hartig : Ivor Bolton pg 7 Fri 13 Nov-Wed 18 Nov 2015 Paris Opera Ballet: ROBBINS/ MILLEPIED/BALANCHINE New! Laëtitia Pujol/Josua Hoffalt : Maxime Pascal pg 19 Fri 4 Dec-Wed 9 Dec 2015 La Scala: GALA DES ÉTOILES Svetlana Zakharova/Massimo Murru/ Roberto Bolle : David Coleman pg 14 Fri 11 Dec Wed 16 Dec 2015 Royal Ballet: QUADRUPLE BILL (Scarlett/Robbins/Balanchine/Acosta New!) Marianela Núñez/Carlos Acosta s: Emmanuel Plasson, Martin Yates pg 7 Fri 18 Dec-Wed 23 Dec 2015 La Scala: LA TRAVIATA (Verdi) Diana Damrau/Giuseppina Piunti/ Mara Zampieri : Daniele Gatti pg 15 Fri 29 Jan-Wed 3 Feb 2016 Opéra de Paris: LA DAMNATION DE FAUST New! (Berlioz) Jonas Kaufmann/ Sophie Koch/Bryn Terfel : Philippe Jordan pg 20 Fri 12 Feb-Wed 17 Feb 2016 La Scala: GIOVANNA D ARCO New! (Verdi) Anna Netrebko/ Francesco Meli/Carlos Àlvarez : Riccardo Chailly pg 15 Fri 26 Feb-Wed 2 Mar 2016 Royal Ballet: RHAPSODY/ THE TWO PIGEONS (Ashton/Messager/Rachmaninoff) Natalia Osipova/Lauren Cuthbertson/ Steven McRae/Vadim Muntagirov : Barry Wordsworth pg 8 Fri 4 Mar-Wed 9 Mar 2016 Opera Roma: LA CENERENTOLA (Rossini) Juan Francisco Gatell/ Vito Priante/Alessandro Corbelli : Alejo Pérez pg 16 Fri 11 Mar-Wed 16 Mar 2016 Paris Opera Ballet: BALLETS RUSSES (Fokine/Nijinski/Massine) Marie-Agnès Gillot/Émilie Cozette/Clairemarie Osta : Vello Pähn pg 21 Fri 18 Mar-Wed 23 Mar 2016 Royal Opera: LA TRAVIATA (Verdi) Venera Gimadieva/Luca Salsi/ Saimir Pirgu : Yves Abel pg AUSTRALIAN CINEMA SEASON Fri 1 Apr-Wed 6 Apr 2016 Royal Ballet: THE NUTCRACKER (Wright/Tchaikovsky) Matthew Golding/ Lauren Cuthbertson /Francesca Hayward : Boris Gruzin pg 9 Fri 8 Apr-Wed 13 Apr 2016 Opéra de Paris: IL TROVATORE New! (Verdi) Anna Netrebko/ Marcelo Àlvarez/Ludovic Tézier/ Ekaterina Semenchuk : Daniele Callegari pg 21 Fri 22 Apr-Wed 27 Apr 2016 Royal Opera: BORIS GODUNOV New! (Mussorgsky) Bryn Terfel/ John Graham-Hall : Antonio Pappano pg 10 Fri 29 Apr-Wed 4 May 2016 Regio di Torino: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Rossini) Roberto de Candia/Chiara Amarù/Antonino Siragusa/Marco Filippo Romano : Giampaolo Bisanti pg 16 Fri 6 May-Wed 11 May 2016 Royal Ballet: GISELLE (Petipa/Adam) Marianela Nuñez/Vadim Muntagirov : Barry Wordsworth pg 11 Fri 20 May-Wed 25 May 2016 Opéra de Paris & Paris Opera Ballet: IOLANTA/THE NUTCRACKER New! (Tchaikovsky) Sonya Yoncheva/ Alexander Tsymbalyuk /Vito Priante : Alain Altinoglu pg 22 Fri 27 May-Wed 1 Jun 2016 Royal Opera: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR New! (Donizetti) Diana Damrau/ Charles ronovo/ludovic Tézier : Daniel Oren pg 11 Fri 10 Jun-Wed 15 Jun 2016 Opéra de Paris: RIGOLETTO New! (Verdi) Michael Fabiano/ Quinn Kelsey/Olga Peretyatko : Nicola Luisotti pg 22 Fri 17 Jun-Wed 22 Jun 2016 La Scala: LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST New! (Puccini) Eva-Maria Westbroek/ Claudio Sgura/Marcelo Àlvarez : Riccardo Chailly pg 17 Fri 1 Jul-Wed 6 Jul 2016 Royal Ballet: FRANKENSTEIN New! (Scarlett/Liebermann) tbc : Koen Kessels pg 12 Fri 22 Jul-Wed 27 Jul, 2016 La Fenice: LA FAVORITA New! (Donizetti) Veronica Simeoni/ John Osborn/Vito Priante : Donato Renzetti pg 17 Fri 29 Jul-Wed 3 Aug 2016 Royal Opera: WERTHER (Massenet) Vittorio Grigolo/ Joyce DiDonato/David Bižić : Antonio Pappano pg 12 DIRECT FROM EUROPE AN EXCITING NEW SEASON OF OPERA & BALLET! This year, we re thrilled to present productions from Milan s La Scala, Venice s La Fenice, Rome s Opera Roma and Turin s Regio Di Torino alongside another wonderful new-season line-up from London s Covent Garden and Paris Opéra Bastille and Palais Garner. Experience the biggest stars of international opera and ballet as they perform live on stage at Europe s finest houses. Broadcast live around Europe, and screening in Australian cinemas only weeks later, the performances are captured in high definition from multiple vantage points, and presented in 5.1 Dolby Digital sound. Fri 22 Jan-Wed 27 Jan 2016 Royal Opera: CAVALLERIA Taking you up-close and even behind the scenes with RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI exclusive features and interviews, watching in the cinema New! (Mascagni/Leoncavallo) Eva-Maria Westbroek/Aleksandrs Antonenko is truly the next best thing to being there in person. For tickets, to view trailers and further information, visit: : Antonio Pappano pg 8 Book now the best seats in the house await. 2 3

3 LET ME PUT MY CARDS ON THE TABLE, I'M AN OPERA NUT. THAT S WHY I M THRILLED THAT LIMELIGHT IS PARTNERING WITH PALACE OPERA & BALLET AND WHY I M DELIGHTED TO ENDORSE THE EXCITING SEASON AHEAD. In recent years opera lovers have become spoiled for choice with an increasing range of top cinema offerings. Safe repertoire at home can now be supplemented with lesser-known fare abroad, while star singers who would break the budgets of a state opera company can be seen most weekends in the comfort of a cinema seat. Palace Opera & Ballet have been a front-runner in the field from the start, and their 2016 programme is a savvy mix of staple works, rare opportunities and stellar voices making role debuts. Two of the most anticipated have to be Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel as master and devil in Berlioz s Damnation of Faust from Paris, and then the mighty Welsh baritone making his role debut as the tortured Tsar in Mussorgsky s epic Boris Godunov. Diana Damrau and directed by theatrical genius Katie Mitchell have to be must-sees. Star turns from La Scala include Anna Netrebko going to the stake in Verdi s Giovanna D Arco and Diana Damrau in La Traviata. The Parisian house will see Netrebko in Il Trovatore envisioned by Àlex Ollé from iconoclastic theatre company La Fura dels Baus. Balletomanes have some treats in store with a triple bill of Robbins, Millepied and Balanchine from Paris and Carlos Acosta s new ballet adaptation of Bizet s Carmen from the Royal Ballet. But perhaps the most anticipated will be Covent Garden s world premiere of Frankenstein, Liam Scarlett s new full-length ballet inspired by Mary Shelley s Gothic masterpiece. You can expect to see me there! Direct from London THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE The Royal Opera, under the direction of Antonio Pappano, is one of the world s leading opera companies. Based in London s iconic Royal Opera House (1858) in Covent Garden, it is renowned both for its outstanding performances of traditional opera and for commissioning new works by today s leading opera composers, such as Harrison Birtwistle, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Thomas Adès. Some of the world's most famous singers have performed with the Company, including Plácido Domingo, Angela Gheorghiu, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Jonas Kaufmann, Rolando Villazón and Juan Diego Flórez, as well as the late Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland. Also based at the Royal Opera House, The Royal Ballet, led by Kevin O'Hare, is Britain s largest ballet company. The Company has a wide-ranging repertory showcasing the great classical ballets, heritage works from Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton and Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, as well as new works by the foremost choreographers of today. There are plenty of hits returning (try David McVicar s beautiful Marriage of Figaro and Richard Eyre s iconic Traviata), but a Covent Garden staging of Cav and Pag from Damiano Michieletto (he of the controversial William Tell ) and a new Lucia di Lammermoor starring Clive Paget Editor, Limelight Magazine 4 5

4 ROYAL BALLET Romeo and Juliet In Cinemas 30 & 31 Oct, 1 & 4 Nov 2015 The greatest love story of all: Kenneth MacMillan s groundbreaking ballet is a 20th-century classic and a heartbreaking match for Prokofiev s magnificent score. First performed at Covent Garden in 1965, where Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn took the title roles on the opening night, Romeo and Juliet has been at the heart of the Company s repertory ever since. Set against a wonderful evocation of 16th-century Verona, Juliet (Sarah Lamb) and Romeo (Australia s Steven McRae) fall passionately in love, but their families are sworn enemies. The lovers marry in secret, but fate intervenes Koen Kessels of the Royal Opera House Sarah Lamb, Steven McRae Sergei Prokofiev Kenneth MacMillan Nicholas Georgiadis Approx. 3h including 2 intervals London, 22 Sep 2015 ROYAL OPERA The Marriage of Figaro In Cinemas 6, 7, 8 & 11 Nov 2015 David McVicar s acclaimed production of Mozart s lively and gloriously fun comic opera about love, infidelity and forgiveness, sets the action in a French château in 1830 on the eve of revolution. Figaro (Erwin Schrott) and Susanna (Anita Hartig) are looking forward to their wedding day but Figaro s master, Count Almaviva (Stéphane Degout) has designs on Susanna. Ivor Bolton conducts what is often considered the perfect opera. ROYAL BALLET Quadruple Bill In Cinemas 11, 12, 13 & 16 Dec 2015 Enjoy four short ballets with this mix of high energy, infatuation, bravura and passion. Carlos Acosta adapts and will dance the lead role in Carmen, his hugely anticipated new ballet on Bizet s tragic tale of jealousy and desire; Liam Scarlett's Viscera features similarly audacious choreography; Jerome Robbins' seductive Afternoon of a Faun is set to Debussy; Balanchine s Tchaikovsky Pas de deux, is a breathtaking display of bravura and technique. Ivor Bolton of the Royal Opera House Erwin Schrott, Anita Hartig Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart David McVicar Tanya McCallin Approx. 3h25, including interval London, 5 Oct 2015 s Emmanuel Plasson, Martin Yates of the Royal Opera House Marianela Núñez, Carlos Acosta, Federico Bonelli, Laura Morera, Ryoichi Hirano, Sarah Lamb, Natalia Osipova, Steven McRae Lowell Liebermann, Claude Debussy, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Georges Bizet Liam Scarlett, Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Carlos Acosta Bob Crowley Approx. 3h including 2 intervals London, 12 Nov

5 ROYAL OPERA Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci In Cinemas 22, 23, 24 & 27 Jan 2016 Antonio Pappano of the Royal Opera House Eva-Maria Westbroek, Dimitri Platanias, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Carmen Giannattasio ROYAL OPERA La Traviata In Cinemas 18, 19, 20 & 23 Mar 2016 Yves Abel of the Royal Opera House Venera Gimadieva, Luca Salsi, Saimir Pirgu New Production! Two operatic masterpieces tell dark tales of passionate love and violent jeolousy. Award-winning director Damiano Michieletto sets them both in a poverty stricken village in 1980s southern Italy, where the Mafia has a hold. Antonio Pappano conducts a terrific cast including charismatic Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek, exciting Italian soprano Carmen Giannattasio and thrilling Latvian tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko. s Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero Leoncavallo Damiano Michieletto Paolo Fantin Approx. 3h including interval London, 10 Dec 2015 Drama, profound emotion and wonderful melodies combine in Verdi s tragic opera of a Parisian courtesan who sacrifices all for love, vividly conveyed in Richard Eyre s beloved staging A toast to the pleasures of life! so sings Violetta Valéry (Russian soprano Venera Gimadieva), one of opera s greatest heroines, her new admirer Alfredo (Saimir Pirgu) and her party guests in the opening scene. But beneath the surface glamour runs darker undercurrents. Giuseppe Verdi Richard Eyre Bob Crowley Approx. 3h20 incuding 2 intervals London, 4 Feb 2016 ROYAL BALLET ROYAL BALLET Rhapsody/The Two Pigeons In Cinemas 26, 27 & 28 Feb, 2 Mar 2016 Barry Wordsworth of the Royal Opera House Natalia Osipova, Steven McRae, Lauren Cuthbertson, Vadim Muntagirov, Laura Morera, Ryoichi Hirano The Nutcracker In Cinemas 1, 2, 3 & 6 Apr 2016 Boris Gruzin of the Royal Opera House Lauren Cuthbertson, Matthew Golding, Gary Avis, Francesca Hayward, Alexander Campbell Virtuoso dancing and charming romance in two enchanting works by Frederick Ashton. In Rhapsody, his sublime setting of Rachmaninoff s Theme of Paganini, the music s dark brilliance inspires some of his most thrilling choreography, here performed by Steven McRae and Natalia Osipova. An elegant counterpoint, The Two Pigeons is a charming two-act ballet on the nature of love a modernist masterpiece of gentle humour and pathos. Sergey Rachmaninoff, André Messager Frederick Ashton Frederick Ashton, Jacques Dupont TBC, check website for updated information. London, 26 Jan 2016 A Royal Ballet family treat, danced to Tchaikovsky s glittering score. Follow Clara (Francesca Hayward), a young girl who is led on an adventure to the Land of Snow and the Kingdom of the Sweets. Peter Wright s enchanting staging retains exquisite surviving fragments of the original Ivanov choreography, including the beautiful pas de deux for the Sugar Plum Fairy (Lauren Cuthbertson) and her Cavalier (Matthew Golding). Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Peter Wright, after Len Ivanov Julia Trevelyan Oman Approx 1h38 including interval London, 16 Dec

6 ROYAL BALLET Giselle In Cinemas 6, 7, 8 & 11 May 2016 ROYAL OPERA Boris Godunov In Cinemas 22, 23, 24 & 27 Apr 2016 New Production! Award-winning director Richard Jones and Antonio Pappano renew their creative collaboration with this new production of Mussorgsky s magnificent opera on the perils of power, here seen in its compact 1869 first version in seven scenes. Based on a play by Pushkin, the opera is set in Russia after the death of Ivan the Terrible, and follows Tsar Boris Godunov and his struggles with power, greed and guilt. Keenly awaited will be Bryn Terfel s assumption of the title role one of the greatest bass-baritone roles in the canon while John Graham-Hall appears as the crafty Prince Shuisky and John Tomlinson as the vagabond monk Varlaam. Antonio Pappano of the Royal Opera House Bryn Terfel, John Graham-Hall Modest Mussorgsky Richard Jones Miriam Buether TBC, please check website for updated information Sung in Russian, with English subtitles London, 21 Mar 2016 The greatest of all Romantic ballets, Peter Wright s production of Marius Petipa s classic is a tale of betrayal, the supernatural and love that transcends death. The title role, danced here by Marianela Nuñez, offers one of the great challenges of the ballet repertory, as Giselle transforms from an innocent peasant girl, duped into love, to a forgiving spirit who saves her lover from death. A beautiful production, simply stunning on the big screen. ROYAL OPERA Lucia di Lammermoor In Cinemas 27, 28 & 29 May & 1 Jun 2016 New Production! Visionary British theatre director Katie Mitchell brings Donizetti s tragic masterpiece to Covent Garden for the first time in over a decade. The story follows an ongoing feud between two families in 17th-century Scotland that has terrible consequences for two young lovers (a mad third act ensues!). Lucia will be sung by German soprano Diana Damrau, while American tenor Charles ronovo takes on the reckless Edgardo. Barry Wordsworth of the Royal Opera House Marianela Nuńez, Vadim Muntagirov Adolphe Adam, revised by Joseph Horovitz Marius Petipa, after Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot John Macfarlane : Approx 2h15 incudingl interval London, 6 Apr 2016 Daniel Oren of the Royal Opera House Diana Damrau, Charles ronovo, Ludovic Tézier, Taylor Stayton, Peter Hoare Gaetano Donizetti Katie Mitchell Vicki Mortimer Approx. 2h50 including interval London, 25 Apr

7 ROYAL BALLET Frankenstein In Cinemas 1, 2, 3 & 6 Jul 2016 New Production! The world premiere of Royal Ballet Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett s new full-length ballet, inspired by Mary Shelley s gothic masterpiece, a story of love, fear, loneliness and longing. Scarlett (known for ballets that marry highly expressive movement, sophisticated musical response and dark psychological depth) has returned to the music of Lowell Liebermann (his partner on Viscera), commissioning a new score. ROYAL OPERA Werther In Cinemas 29, 30 & 31 Jul & 3 Aug 2016 Acclaimed French filmmaker Benoît Jacquot (Farewell, My Queen) directs Massenet s tragic opera, an exploration of the conflict between duty and our most passionate desires. Based on Goethe s novel, the story follows the titular poet (tenor Vittorio Grigolo), hopelessly in love with the already betrothed Charlotte (celebrated mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato singing the role for the first time). The music is full of lyrical beauty, passion and emotional fervour. Koen Kessels of the Royal Opera House TBC Lowell Liebermann Liam Scarlett John Macfarlane TBC, please check website for updated information London, 25 Apr 2015 Antonio Pappano of the Royal Opera House Vittorio Grigolo, Joyce DiDonato, David Bižić, Heather Engebretson Jules Massenet Benoît Jacquot Charles Edwards Approx. 3h, including 2 intervals Sung in French, with English subtitles London, 27 Jun 2016 Direct from Italy LA SCALA & OPERA D ITALIA Milan's famous Teatro alla Scala (pictured) was inaugurated on 3 August 1778, under the auspices of the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, replacing the Royal Ducal Theatre. The simple exterior reserves the opulence for within: statues of Verdi, Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti (who all gave premieres of the first performances of their work here) preside over the neo-classical foyer, tiers of red, gold and white boxes encircle the auditorium and massive fluted columns frame the stage. Apart from its sheer beauty and size, La Scala's acoustics are said to be perfect. One of the leading opera and ballet theatres in the world, the venue is home to the La Scala Theatre Chorus, La Scala Theatre Ballet and La Scala Theatre, as well as the La Scala Theatre Academy. The exceptional Teatro La Fenice (the Phoenix) in Venice first opened in 1792 to replace the Teatro San Benedetto, destroyed by fire in La Fenice itself has twice been badly damaged by fire. In 2003 the theatre was restored, closely following the Meduna brothers 1837 design. Known worldwide for its dramatic beauty, La Fenice is also known for being the cradle of many great operas. It was the site of the infamous fiasco at the premiere of La Traviata, and of the great triumphs of Tancredi, Ernani and Rigoletto that helped launch the careers of Rossini and Verdi. Inaugurated in 1740, Turin's grand opera house, Teatro Regio Torino, hosted the world premieres of Puccini s Manon Lescaut and La Bohème, and the Italian premiere of Strauss s Salome. Destroyed by fire in 1936, the amazing new Carlo Mollinodesigned building was opened in Taking its current name at the advent of the republic, Rome s beautiful opera house, Teatro dell Opera di Roma was first inaugurated in 1880, as Teatro Costanzi. This iconic venue hosted the world premiere of Mascagni s Cavalleria Rusticana and Puccini s Tosca among others

8 LA SCALA OPERA La Traviata In Cinemas 18, 19, 20 & 23 Dec 2015 Daniele Gatti of Teatro all Scala Diana Damrau, Giuseppina Piunti, Mara Zampieri, Piotr Beczala, Željko Lučić LA SCALA BALLET Gala des Étoiles In Cinemas 4, 5, 6 & 9 Dec 2015 Join us at La Scala to celebrate the closing of the 2015 Milan World Expo, a highly prestigious evening made accessible through cinema. For this programme, La Scala étoiles, Svetlana Zakharova, Massimo Murru and Roberto Bolle dance alongside the world s brightest stars Natalia Osipova, Polina Semionova, Marianela Nuñez, Federico Bonelli, Evgenia Obraztsova, Sergei Polunin, Claudio Coviello, Leonid Sarafanov, Lucia Lacarra, Ivan Vasiliev, Maria Eichwald and Maria Vinogradova to name just some. On stage, beloved works from the classical repertory including Carmen, Manon, Swan Lake, Don Quixote and many more. An unmissable feast! David Coleman of the Teatro alla Scala Svetlana Zakhorova, Massimo Murru, Roberto Bolle plus guests Bach, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Massenet, Khachaturian, Auber, Mahler, Drigo, Delibes, Bizet, Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Minkus Petit, Petipa, Grigorovich, MacMillan, Arpino, Balanchine, Fokine, Gsovsky, Galili, Neumeier Approx. 3h20 including 2 intervals Captured live from Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 30 Oct 2015 One of his most sublime compositions, Verdi s ode to love and sacrifice is adored the world over. Cutting-edge director and designer Dmitri Tcherniakov s captivating production is set in the present day. German soprano Diana Damrau is matchless in the role of the tragic Violetta Valéry. Alongside her, the tenor Piotr Beczala as Alfredo and Željko Lučić as Germont, his valiant father, beg for her pardon. Daniele Gatti conducts. LA SCALA OPERA Giovanna d Arco In Cinemas 12, 13, 14 & 17 Feb 2016 New Production! Your invitation to the official gala opening of the La Scala season, featuring Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier s staging of Verdi's opera, based on one of France's most romantic stories - that of Joan of Arc. This star-studded new production features Anna Netrebko as the heroic Giovanna, Carlos Álvarez as her father Giocomo and Francesco Meli as Carlo VII, King of France. La Scala's Principal Riccardo Chailly conducts. Giuseppe Verdi Dmitri Tcherniakov Dmitri Tcherniakov Approx. 2h35, including interval Captured live from Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Premiere European cinema broadcast 17 Nov 2015 Riccardo Chailly of Teatro all Scala Anna Netrebko, Francesco Meli, Carlos Àlvarez, Dmitri Beloselsky Guiseppe Verdi s Moshe Leiser, Patrice Caurier Christian Fenouillat Approx. 2h20, including interval Captured live from Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 7 Dec

9 OPERA ROMA La Cenerentola In Cinemas 4, 5, 6 & 9 Mar 2016 Alejo Pérez of Teatro dell Opera di Roma Juan Francisco Gatell, Vito Priante, Alessandro Corbelli, Serena Malfi LA SCALA OPERA La Fanciulla del West In Cinemas 17, 18, 19 & 22 Jun 2016 Riccardo Chailly of the Teatro alla Scala Eva-Maria Westbroek, Claudio Sgura, Marcelo Álvarez A magically entertaining work, Rossini s version of the Cinderella folk tale features neither pumpkin nor glass slipper. Don Ramiro the prince (Argentinean tenor Juan Francisco Gatell) changes identities with his servant (Vito Priante) in the hopes of finding a girl who likes him simply for himself. Italian mezzo-soprano Serena Malfi stars as Angelina (Cenerentola). Emma Dante's innovative production is brimming with talent. Gioacchino Rossini Emma Dante Carmine Maringola Approx. 2h57, including interval Captured live from Teatro dell Opera di Roma, Rome, 22 Jan 2016 New Production! Set in 1850, The Girl of the Golden West was opera s first spaghetti western. Bursting with life, Puccini s sumptuous music transports us right to the Polka saloon where passions, as well as humanity and brotherhood, triumph. Minnie (Eva-Maria Westbroek) is the bar s manageress, Dick Johnson (Marcelo Álvarez) is the stranger she falls for. Graham Vick s new production promises to be one of this season s real jewels. Giacomo Puccini Graham Vick Paul Brown Approx. 2h35, including interval. Captured live from Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 20 May 2016 TEATRO REGIO DI TORINO LA FENICE OPERA Il Barbiere di Siviglia In Cinemas 29 & 30 Apr, 1 & 4 May 2016 Giampaolo Bisanti of the Teatro Regio Torino Roberto de Candia, Antonino Siragusa, Marco Filippo Romano, Chiara Amarù La Favorita In Cinemas 22, 23, 24 & 27 Jul 2016 Donato Renzetti of Teatro La Fenice Veronica Simeoni, John Osborn, Vito Priante Without a doubt, the most famous comic opera in the history of music and an eternal source of delight. In 18th Century Seville, the young Rosina (Chiara Amarù) is cloistered away by her tutor, the old doctor Bartolo (Marco Filippo Romano), who has got it into his head to marry her. But Rosina is in love with the young Count Almaviva (Antonino Siragusa) who, with the help of jovial Figaro (Roberto de Candia), will try anything to get close to his beloved. Gioachino Rossini Vittorio Borrelli Claudia Boasso Approx. 2h47, including interval Captured live from Teatro Regio Torino, Turin, 2015 Premiere European cinema broadcast 15 Mar 2016 New Production! On stage at La Fenice for the first time in French (after its 20th-century revivals in Italian in 1965 and 1988), Donizetti s great romantic opera unfolds against the background of the Moorish invasions of Spain and power struggles between church and state. The story charts a love triangle involving Alfonso, King of ile (Vito Priante), his mistress ('the favourite') Léonore (Veronica Simeoni), and her lover Fernand (John Osborn). Gaetano Donizetti Rosetta Cucchi Claudio Marino Moretti Approx. 3h19, including interval Sung in French, with English subtitles Captured live from Teatro La Fenice, Venice, 14 Jun

10 Direct from Paris OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS Founded more than three centuries ago by Louis XIV, Opéra national de Paris is one of the world's greatest opera and ballet companies. Under the new directorship of Stéphane Lissner, the company holds performances in two theatres, the seat Palais Garnier (1875) (pictured above) and the 2700-seat Opéra Bastille (1989) (pictured below) and remains committed to preserving and developing our operatic and ballet heritage, holding more than 350 performances per year. The current musical director is eminent conductor Philippe Jordan. Great composers such as Rameau, Gluck, Rossini, Verdi, Wagner, Gounod, Massenet, Poulenc and Messiaen all gave the first performances of their works here. The birthplace of classical dance, the Paris Opéra Ballet stages some 180 performances per season in Paris, the French regions and abroad. Over the years it has played host to many of the world s greatest choreographers: George Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Rudolf Nureyev, Roland Petit, Maurice Béjart, and of course Pina Bausch. The 2015/16 season is Benjamin Millepied's first as of Dance. PARIS OPERA BALLET Robbins/Millepied/ Balanchine In Cinemas 13, 14, 15 & 18 Nov 2015 New Production! New Paris Opera Ballet of Dance Benjamin Millepied pays tribute to his masters, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, two truly great choreographers, who led the American School, and dance in general, to rarely attained heights. Robbins elegant Opus 19/The Dreamer is set to Prokofiev s First Violin Concerto. Balanchine s Thème et Variations is a classical and virtuoso group ballet, one of the repertoire s most demanding. Between these two masterpieces is Creation, Millepied s artistic collaboration with composer Nico Muhly, a new work that highlights the significance of classical technique for dance today. Maxime Pascal de l Opera national de Paris Laëtitia Pujol, Mathias Heymann, Josua Hoffalt, Laura Hecquet Sergei Prokofiev, Nico Muhly, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Jerome Robbins, Benjamin Millepied, George Balanchine Approx. 1h55, including interval Captured live from the Palais Garnier, Paris, 1 Oct

11 PARIS OPERA BALLET OPÉRA DE PARIS Ballets Russes In Cinemas 11, 12, 13 & 16 Mar 2016 Experience four essential works performed in their unsurpassable original choreography. At the beginning of the last century, Serge Diaghilev shook conventions and threw open the door to modernity by bringing the artistic elite of the era - choreographers, painters and musicians - under one breathtaking playbill: Debussy, Stravinsky, Falla, Picasso, Bakst, Massine, Nijinsky, Fokine This tribute reveals an unexpected diversity of inspiration. Vello Pähn Orchestre de l Opéra national de Paris Émilie Cozette, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Mathias Heymann, Benjamin Pech, Clairemarie Osta Carl Maria von Weber, Claude Debussy, Manuel de Falla, Igor Stravinsky Michel Fokine, Vaslav Nijinski, Léonide Massine Léon Bakst, Pablo Picasso, Alexandre Benois Approx. 1h42, including interval Premiere European cinema broadcast 14 Jan 2016 La Damnation de Faust In Cinemas 29, 30 & 31 Jan & 3 Feb 2016 New Production! Superstars Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel return to the Paris Opera with Alvis Hermanis s new staging of this forceful légende dramatique, the first of a Berlioz cycle which is to continue over several seasons. Goethe s story of a man who sells his soul to the devil so fascinated the composer, and as if swept away, Berlioz became as one with his eventual creation. The voice that invokes immense, impenetrable and proud nature is entirely his own, its extraordinary breadth transcending traditional forms to become a symphonic and operatic dream. Philippe Jordan conducts. Philippe Jordan Orchestre de l Opera national de Paris Jonas Kaufmann, Sophie Koch, Bryn Terfel Hector Berlioz Alvis Hermanis Alvis Hermanis Approx. 2h40 including interval Sung in French, with English subtitles Captured live from Opéra Bastille, Paris, 17 Dec 2015 OPÉRA DE PARIS Il Trovatore In Cinemas 8, 9, 10 & 13 Apr 2016 New Production! Alex Ollé directs a dream cast. Rather than true characters excepting perhaps Azucena the Gypsy (Ekaterina Semenchuk), who guards the secret that will destroy them all Verdi s music portrays almost abstract figures consumed by passion. As the sacrificial heroine Leonora, Anna Netrebko carries this enraptured music to new heights, accompanied by Marcelo Àlvarez as Manrico and Ludovic Tézier as Il Conte di Luna... Daniele Callegari Orchestre de l Opéra national de Paris Anna Netrebko, Marcelo Àlvarez, Ludovic Tézier, Ekaterina Semenchuk Giuseppe Verdi Alex Ollé Alfons Flores Approx. 2h55 including interval Captured live from Opéra Bastille, Paris, 11 Feb

12 OPÉRA DE PARIS & PARIS OPERA BALLET Iolanta/The Nutcracker In Cinemas 20, 21, 22 & 25 May 2016 New Production! Directed for the stage by Dmitri Tcherniakov, and conducted by Alain Altinoglu, this exceptional programme of two works by Tchaikovsky combines all the talents of the Paris Opera (, Chorus and Ballet). Brilliant Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role in Iolanta, the romantic story of a king's blind daughter. For the new staging of The Nutcracker, five first-rate choreographers will each present a specific passage. OPÉRA DE PARIS Rigoletto In Cinemas 10, 11, 12 & 15 Jun 2016 Alain Altinoglu Orchestre de l Opera national de Paris Sonya Yoncheva, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Vito Priante, Étoiles, Premiers Danseurs and Corps de Ballet Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Édouard Lock, Benjamin Millepied, Arthur Pita, Liam Scarlett and Sets Dmitri Tcherniakov Approx. 3h30 including 1 interval Sung in Russian, with English subtitles Captured live from the Palais Garnier Opera House, Paris, 17 Mar 2016 Nicola Luisotti Orchestre de l Opera national de Paris Michael Fabiano, Quinn Kelsey, Olga Peretyatko TICKETING INFORMATION GENERAL ADMISSION Adult: $24.00 Student: $21.00 Senior/Pensioner: $18.00 Child (14yrs & under): $15.00 Family Pass (2Ad/2Ch or 1Ad/3Ch): $60.00 Palace Movie Club/Luna Privilege Club: $21.00 (max 2 per cardholder, per session) Palace Golden Club (max 2): $16.00 (max 2 per cardholder, per session) MULTI-SESSION PASS 8-Session Pass: $ Multi-session passes are for separate, pre-selected sessions for one person. All tickets must be chosen in advance to different productions at the time of purchase. Multi-session passes are only available at the box office in person, for sessions at that venue only. GROUPS 20 people or more $15.00 per ticket Enquiries and bookings: info@palaceoperaandballet.com.au ADVANCE TICKETS NOW ON SALE! AT VENUES in person during regular box office hours or ONLINE 24HRS securely via (excludes Multi-Session passes, which are available in person at the box office only). All listed prices include GST. Productions, cast lists, screening venues, dates and times were correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change. Finalised durations for each production will be confirmed/advised online 10 days prior to the production commencing. New Production! Verdi wrote in 1855 that Rigoletto, based on a play by Victor Hugo, was his best opera. Between the frivolous, licentious Duke (brilliant American tenor Michael Fabiano), and Gilda (Russian soprano Olga Peretyatko), a victim of the ignorance which holds her captive, stands the double-faceted character of the hunchback Rigoletto (Quinn Kelsey), monstrous and heartrending, grotesque and sublime. Claus Guth directs. Giuseppe Verdi Claus Guth Christian Schmidt Approx. 2h45 including interval Captured live from Opéra Bastille, Paris, 26 Apr 2016 STAY UP TO DATE Register for news on this and future seasons, including updated listings, durations, reviews and more:

13 VENUES & SCREENING TIMES See below for session details for your local cinema. Melbourne PALACE BALWYN CINEMA 231 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn Fri/Sat/Sun 12:00pm, Wed 11:00am PALACE BRIGHTON BAY CINEMA 294 Bay St, Brighton Fri 11:00am, Sat/Sun 1:00pm, Wed 1:00pm PALACE CINEMA COMO Cnr Toorak Rd & Chapel St, South Yarra Fri 1:00pm, Sat/Sun 2:00pm, Wed 12:00pm Brisbane PALACE BARRACKS CINEMA 61 Petrie Tce, Brisbane Fri 11:00am, Sat/Sun 1:00pm, Wed 11:00am Adelaide PALACE NOVA EASTEND CINEMA 250 Rundle St, Adelaide Fri 11:00am, Sat 1:00pm, Sun 11:00am, Wed 11:00am Byron Bay PALACE BYRON BAY CINEMA 108 Jonson St, Byron Bay Sun 1:00pm, Wed 11:00am Sydney PALACE NORTON STREET CINEMA 99 Norton St, Leichhardt Fri 11:00am, Sat/Sun 1:00pm, Wed 11:00am PALACE VERONA CINEMA 17 Oxford St, Paddington Fri/Sat 11:30am, Sun 12:00pm, Wed 11:30am RIVERSIDE THEATRES Cnr Church & Market Sts, Parramatta Selected productions only, check website Canberra PALACE ELECTRIC CINEMA 2 Phillip Law St, NewActon Fri/Sat/Sun 1:00pm, Wed 6:30pm Perth CINEMA PARADISO 164 James St, Northbridge Fri 10.30am, Sun 10:30am Hobart STATE CINEMA 375 Elizabeth St, North Hobart Sat 11:00am, Wed 1:00pm Selected productions only, check website For tickets, to view trailers and further information, visit: