Sam Van Dam

I've started work on my massive opera perfomances calendar. See easily which shows you can combine in Paris, Berlin, Wien, Spain, ... dropbox.com/scl/fi/17rv5xm…

I'll post last year's season announcement dates here, but the new dates I'll only post as a thread on that Blue place

I've finally made the switch to that *other* place, same handle. I'll try to be a bit more active there than I was here this past year. Give me a follow there for opera pronostics and useful excels!

Salzburg 2024: Voices/orchestra were great in all 3 operas but Idiot is imo not a great work, Hoffmann's staging was a mess and Der Spieler, while spectacular, lacked depth. Carsen brought Jedermann - finally - into this century, hope I can see it again next year on the Domplatz

Salzburg 🥰🥰🥰 Der Idiot Mozart/Manze Contes d'Hoffmann Der Spieler* Bruckner 8/Muti Kate Lindsey Jedermann *still looking for a ticket 😱

@Gassmaro @unsereOEBB @SbgFestival 😱😱😱

@jsdhenderson Filth

Ok, we have video

Soap in the loo in a cafe In Canterbury!! I think I may have seen this somewhere before, but not in decades ! Wish I’d taken a slightly risqué video..

@AkselToll @operzuerich Unfortunately not 😢

@samvdam @operzuerich Are you coming to Bergen for his Tote Stadt in November?

This Friday I'm seeing my 50th (!) Calixto Bieito production 🤪😱 I vespri siciliani @operzuerich First one was Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk in Antwerp in 2014 with Ausrine Stundyte #fanboy

I've added La Scala, La Fenice, Napels, Staatsoper Berlin, Valencia, Bilbao, Flandres, ...

Tcherniakov's Aix Cosi will also travel to Baden-Baden. Announced as new co-producer for the Luxembourg performances next season #operanews

It’s a good job that Serse is more resistant to plane tree pollen and trichomes than I am, or he’d be singing ‘Ombra mai achoo’

15-May English National Opera 16-May Nationaltheater Mannheim 22-May Den Norske Opera 22-May Théâtre du Châtelet 6-Jun Bordeaux

10-Apr Deutsche Oper Berlin (update) 24-Apr Grand Théâtre de Génève 24-Apr Theater Dortmund 24-Apr Auditorio de Tenerife 6-May Opéra national du Rhin 7-May Oper Frankfurt

Season announcement season is upon us! Here are last year's dates to get an idea, I'll post known dates for this year in a thread

@keithmc101 May 13th, much later than usual!

I've started work on my massive opera perfomances calendar. See easily which shows you can combine in Paris, Berlin, Wien, Spain, ... dropbox.com/scl/fi/17rv5xm…

Four Michaels in WSO Palestrina 🤣 What a cast (and season), hope I can make it!

@TristanFaes Ik had wel al gehoord dat Barcelona zich had teruggetrokken als co-producent, maar meer niet

@samvdam Ik wou je net een bericht sturen om te vragen of jij meer inside info had…

Castellucci out for La Monnaie Ring!!! Pierre Audi will direct Siegfried and Götterdämmerung in 24/25 season!!!

Season brochures 24/25 announced today: Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar nationaltheater-weimar.de/dokumente/spie… Det Kongelige Teater issuu.com/kglteater/docs…

@dasBechstein No, first time

@samvdam Wow. Had you previously seen this opera?

Der Traumgörge @operfrankfurt : AJ Glueckert is indisposed so tonight we have the Regieassistent miming the role on stage, while assistant conductor (!) Takeshi Moriuchi will sing from the side 🤯 Toi toi toi