MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE Opera & Dance by Year
Opera Performances
1970 1978-1979 1984-1985 •The Barber of Seville •The Pearl Fishers •The Merry Widow •Show Boat •The Magic Flute 1971-1972 •La Traviata •Sweeny Todd •Joseph and the Amazing •I Pagliacci & •Aida Technicolor Dreamcoat The Emperor Jones •La Rondine •The Tender Land (Midland) 1985-1986 •The Perfect Fool •Madame Butterfly (Midland) •Gianni Schicci & I Pagliacci •Martha 1972-1973 1979-1980 •West Side Story •Cosi fan tutte •The Most Happy Fella •Turandot •Tosca •Il Trovatore •The Telephone & The •La Bohème 1986-1987 Medium •Joan of Arc •Orpheus in the Underworld •Madame Butterfly 1973-1974 1980-1981 •My Fair Lady •Rigoletto •Die Fledermaus •Tosca •Madame Butterfly •Of Mice and Men •The Barber of Seville •The Merry Widow •Don Giovanni •Porgy and Bess •Rigoletto 1974-1975 •Fidelio (with Detroit 1987-1988 •La Traviata Symphony Orchestra) •Falstaff •Boris Godunov •The Pearl Fishers (Midland) •Man of La Mancha •The Elixir of Love •Kismet •Die Fledermaus 1981-1982 •Il Trovatore •Tosca •Die Fledermaus 1975-1976 •Carmen •La Bohème •Porgy and Bess •Anoush (American Premiere) •Pavarotti in Concert •La Bohème •The Mikado •Lucia di Lammermoor •Porgy and Bess 1988-1989 •The Barber of Seville •The Ballad of Baby Doe 1982-1983 •Follies 1976-1977 •The Haunted Castle •The Pirates of Penzance •Washington Square (American Premiere) •Norma (World Premiere) •Lucia di Lammermoor •The Marriage of Figaro •Madame Butterfly •Treemonisha •Carmen •Naughty Marietta •The Marriage of Figaro •Orlando •The Magic Flute •The Sound of Music 1989-1990 1977-1978 1983-1984 •Les Miserables •Regina •La Traviata •Hansel and Gretel •Carmen •Faust •Swan Lake (ballet) •The Student Prince •A Little Night Music •Don Giovanni •Faust •Anna Bolena •La Traviata •Amahl and the Night Visitors •Romeo and Juliet
1990-1991 1996-1997 2003-2004 •Rigoletto •Carmen •A Masked Ball •Show Boat •Rigoletto •Madame Butterfly •Coppelia (Cleveland Ballet) •The Marriage of Figaro •The Magic Flute •Ariadne auf Naxos •The Flying Dutchman •The Pirates of Penzance •The Magic Flute •The Pearl Fishers •Madame Butterfly 1997-1998 •Aida 2004-2005 1991-1992 •The Magic Flute •Rigoletto •Pavarotti in Concert •Manon •Faust •Candide •The Elixir of Love •Tosca •The Mikado •Porgy and Bess •Margaret Garner •King Roger (World Premiere) (Midwest Premiere) 1998-1999 •The Daughter of the •Samson and Delilah •Turandot Regiment •Lucia di Lammermoor •Lucia di Lammermoor •Madame Butterfly 2005-2006 1992-1993 •Eugene Onegin •Norma •Side by Side by Sondheim •Samson and Delilah •La Bohème •The Music Man •The Three Tenors Concert •Aida •La Bohème (Tiger Stadium) •Cinderella •Aida •Salome •The Sleeping Beauty 1999-2000 (ballet) •The Barber of Seville 2006-2007 •Werther •Porgy and Bess 1993-1994 •Der Rosenkavalier •The Barber of Seville •The Barber of Seville •Tosca •Turandot •The Merry Widow •Peter Grimes •The Abduction from •Turandot the Seraglio •Cinderella (ballet) 2000-2001 •Romeo and Juliet •Faust •La Bohème •Cosi fan tutte 2007-2008 1994-1995 •La Traviata •Cyrano (World Premiere) •Madame Butterfly •Falstaff •The Marriage of Figaro •The Daughter of the •Tales of Hoffmann •La Sonnambula •Regiment •La Rondine •Don Giovanni 2001-2002 •La Traviata •Swan Lake (ballet) •Carmen •Tosca •Anoush 2008-2009 •Otello •Margaret Garner 1996 •Lakmé •Madame Butterfly •Gala concert for the opening •Marriage of Figaro •The Elixir of Love of the Detroit Opera House •Carmen •La Bohème 2002-2003 •La Traviata •Il Trovatore 2009-2010 •Romeo and Juliet (ballet) •Don Pasquale •Nabucco •Salome •Don Giovanni •A Little Night Music •Die Fledermaus •Don Giovanni •Dead Man Walking •Tosca
2010-2011 •The Mikado •La Bohème •The Magic Flute •Rigoletto
2011-2012 •The Medium & Carmina Burana •The Marriage of Figaro •The Pearl Fishers •I Pagliacci
2012-2013 •The Barber of Seville •Julius Caesar •Fidelio •Aida
2013-2014 •The Flying Dutchman •La Traviata •A View from the Bridge •Turandot
2014-2015 •Elektra •Madame Butterfly •Frida •The Merry Widow •Faust
2015-2016 •La Bohème •The Passenger •The Tender Land •Macbeth •The Magic Flute
Dance Performances
1996-1997 2002-2003 2006-2007 •American Ballet Theatre •Georgian State Ballet •The Royal Winnipeg Ballet Mixed Repertory & •Bolshoi Ballet Dracula Swan Lake •Cincinnati Ballet •Joffrey Ballet •Cleveland San Jose Ballet The Nutcracker The Nutcracker Blue Suede Shoes •Alvin Ailey American Dance •Dayton Contemporary Dance Theater Co. 1997-1998 •Joffrey Ballet Color-ography •Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre •American Ballet Theatre Dracula 2003-2004 Swan Lake •American Ballet Theatre •Kirov Ballet •Grand Rapids Ballet Giselle La Bayadere Where The Wild Things Are •Alvin Ailey American Dance •Cincinnati Ballet Theater The Nutcracker 2007-2008 •Dance Theatre of Harlem •Ballet Folklorico de Mexico 1998-1999 •Les Ballets Africains •Miami City Ballet •Les Ballets de Monte Carlo •North Carolina Dance Agon, Raymonda Variations, Romeo et Juliette Theatre & In the Upper Room •American Ballet Theatre Streetcar Named Desire •Alvin Ailey Don Quixote Revelations •Paul Taylor Dance Company 2004-2005 •Joffrey Ballet •National Ballet of Canada Giselle 1999-2000 The Four Seasons •Grand Rapids Ballet •Ballet Hispanico Firebird Peter Pan •Stuttgart Ballet •Joffrey Ballet •American Ballet Theatre The Nutcracker 2008-2009 Swan Lake •”A Celebration of •Hubbard Street Dance Contemporary African- Chicago 2000-2001 American Dance” •Joffrey Ballet •Les Ballets de Monte Carlo Dayton Contemporary The Nutcracker Cinderella Dance Company, •Alvin Ailey American Dance •Alvin Ailey American Dance Philadanco, Theater Theater Alonzo Kings LINES Ballet •Grand Rapids Ballet •American Ballet Theater •Les Ballets de Monte Carlo Aladdin Merry Widow Cinderella •American Ballet Theatre •Les Ballets Trocadero de Romeo and Juliet Monte Carlo 2005-2006 •Joffrey Ballet •Kirov Ballet 2009-2010 The Sleeping Beauty •Pilobolus 2001-2002 •Savion Glover •The Cincinnati Ballet •Tango Pasion Classical Savion The Nutcracker •Ballet Internationale •Joffrey Ballet •Ballet Hispanico The Nutcracker The Nutcracker •Tchaikovsky Ballet •Dance Theater of Harlem •Les Grands Ballets Canadiens Sleeping Beauty •Joffrey Ballet de Montreal •American Ballet Theatre •Alvin Ailey American Dance Le Corsaire Theater
2010-2011 •Grand Rapids Ballet The Nutcracker •Joffrey Ballet •Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater •Eisenhower Dance Ensemble Motown in Motion
2011-2012 •Bad Boys of Dance •BalletMet Columbus The Nutcracker •Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater •Corella Ballet Swan Lake
2012-2013 •NYC Ballet Moves •BalletMet Columbus The Nutcracker •Eisenhower Dance Ensemble Red, Hot & Blue •Dance Theatre of Harlem •Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
2013-2014 •Diavolo •BalletMet Columbus The Nutcracker •Dance Theatre of Harlem •Joffrey Ballet •Ballet du Grand Theâtre de Genéve
2014-2015 •Houston Ballet Giselle •BalletMet Columbus The Nutcracker •Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
2015-2016 •BalletMet Columbus The Nutcracker •Eisenhower Dance Ensemble •Dance Theatre of Harlem •American Ballet Theatre Sleeping Beauty