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The La Monnaie Theater in Brussels has announced a new performance schedule for the 2020/2021 season. The original schedule was reorganized in response to the spread of the new coronavirus.

The new schedule will start in February 2021, and the opening will be the concert “Mozart Academy” on February 7. Under the direction of Raphaël Pichon, Sabine Devieilhe will appear and feature Mozart’s work.

The recitals are scheduled for Julian Pregardien, Bejun Mehta, Stephanie d’Oustra, Eva-Maria Westbroek and Simon Keenlyside. The opera lineup is as follows.


Mozart “Der Schauspieldirektor” ＝ Semi-stage
Feb 12 – 16
［PRODUCTION］Michael de Cock and Fabrice Murgia
［CONDUCTOR］Alain Altinoglu
［CAST］Mieke de Groote　/　Achille Ridolfi　/　Dietrich Henschel　/　Marie-Aurore D’Awans　/　Nadine Baboy　/　Hervé Loka Sombo　/　Lenneke Ruiten　/　Evelien Van Hamme　/　Simona Šaturová

“The Queen and her Favourite” ＝ Highlights from Rossini’s “Elisabetta, ReginaD’Inghilterra.”
Mar 5 – 11
［PRODUCTION］Jordi Blanch Tordera
［CONDUCTOR］Francesco Lanzillotta
［CAST］Salome Jicia　/　Sergey Romanovsky　/　Lenneke Ruiten　/　Enea Scala　/　Valentina Mastrangelo

“The King and his Favourite” ＝ Highlights from Donizetti’s “La Favorita.”
Mar 6 – 12
［PRODUCTION］Jordi Blanch Tordera
［CONDUCTOR］Francesco Lanzillotta
［CAST］Vittorio Prato　/　Raffaella Lupinacci　/　Luca Tittoto　/　Enea Scala　/　Valentina Mastrangelo　/　Gavan Ring

Wantenaar “A Song For The Moon”
Apr 17 – 22
［PRODUCTION］Beatricé Lachaussée

Britten “The Turn of the Screw”
Apr 27 – May 11
［PRODUCTION］Andrea Breth
［CONDUCTOR］Ben Glassberg
［CAST］Ed Lyon　/　Sally Matthews　/　Thomas Heinen　/　Henri de Beauffort　/　Katharina Bierweiler　/　Carole Wilson　/　Giselle Allen　/　Julian Hubbard

Puccini “Tosca”
Jun 11 – Jul 2
［PRODUCTION］Rafael R. Villalobos
［CONDUCTOR］Alain Altinoglu
［CAST］Pavel Černoch ・ Andrea Carè　/　Laurent Naouri ・ Franco Vassallo　/　Myrtò Papatanasiu ・ Davinia Rodriguez　

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