DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
An opera in two acts, with one intermission
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder

Performed in German with German and English subtitles

James will be performing on Sep 6th and 13th; and on Jan 5th, 12th, 19th, and 31st.

Featuring:

• Sarastro  Georg Zeppenfeld

• Königin der Nacht  Julia Sitkovetsky

• Pamina  Victoria Randem

• Tamino  James Ley

• Papageno  Michael Nagl

• Erste Dame  Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk

• Zweite Dame  Dominika Škrabalová

• Dritte Dame  Michal Doron

• Monostatos  Timothy Oliver

• Sprecher  Markus Marquardt

• Papagena  Sofia Savenko

• Erster Priester  Anton Beliaev

• Zweiter Priester  Aaron Pegram

• Erster Geharnischter  Jürgen Müller

• Zweiter Geharnischter  Matthias Henneberg

• Drei Knaben  Dresdner Kreuzchor

Free introductory talk held in the Semper Opera House basement 45 minutes before curtain

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
An opera in two acts, with one intermission
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder

Performed in German with German and English subtitles

James will be performing on Sep 6th and 13th; and on Jan 5th, 12th, 19th, and 31st.

Featuring:

• Sarastro  Georg Zeppenfeld

• Königin der Nacht  Julia Sitkovetsky

• Pamina  Victoria Randem

• Tamino  James Ley

• Papageno  Michael Nagl

• Erste Dame  Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk

• Zweite Dame  Dominika Škrabalová

• Dritte Dame  Michal Doron

• Monostatos  Timothy Oliver

• Sprecher  Markus Marquardt

• Papagena  Sofia Savenko

• Erster Priester  Anton Beliaev

• Zweiter Priester  Aaron Pegram

• Erster Geharnischter  Jürgen Müller

• Zweiter Geharnischter  Matthias Henneberg

• Drei Knaben  Dresdner Kreuzchor

Free introductory talk held in the Semper Opera House basement 45 minutes before curtain

Rejoice greatly! Jean-Sébastien Vallée leads your TSO and the vibrant voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir along with four outstanding soloists in a resplendent rendition of Handel’s beloved oratorio. Gather friends and family for Toronto’s grand musical holiday tradition—a majestic performance that will leave you singing "Hallelujah!"

Jean-Sébastien Vallée: Conductor & TMC Artistic Director

Sherezade Panthaki: Soprano

Nicholas Burns: Countertenor

James Ley: tenor

Enrico Lagasca: Bass-baritone

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Rejoice greatly! Jean-Sébastien Vallée leads your TSO and the vibrant voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir along with four outstanding soloists in a resplendent rendition of Handel’s beloved oratorio. Gather friends and family for Toronto’s grand musical holiday tradition—a majestic performance that will leave you singing "Hallelujah!"

Jean-Sébastien Vallée: Conductor & TMC Artistic Director

Sherezade Panthaki: Soprano

Nicholas Burns: Countertenor

James Ley: tenor

Enrico Lagasca: Bass-baritone

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Rejoice greatly! Jean-Sébastien Vallée leads your TSO and the vibrant voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir along with four outstanding soloists in a resplendent rendition of Handel’s beloved oratorio. Gather friends and family for Toronto’s grand musical holiday tradition—a majestic performance that will leave you singing "Hallelujah!"

Jean-Sébastien Vallée: Conductor & TMC Artistic Director

Sherezade Panthaki: Soprano

Nicholas Burns: Countertenor

James Ley: tenor

Enrico Lagasca: Bass-baritone

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Rejoice greatly! Jean-Sébastien Vallée leads your TSO and the vibrant voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir along with four outstanding soloists in a resplendent rendition of Handel’s beloved oratorio. Gather friends and family for Toronto’s grand musical holiday tradition—a majestic performance that will leave you singing "Hallelujah!"

Jean-Sébastien Vallée: Conductor & TMC Artistic Director

Sherezade Panthaki: Soprano

Nicholas Burns: Countertenor

James Ley: tenor

Enrico Lagasca: Bass-baritone

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Rejoice greatly! Jean-Sébastien Vallée leads your TSO and the vibrant voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir along with four outstanding soloists in a resplendent rendition of Handel’s beloved oratorio. Gather friends and family for Toronto’s grand musical holiday tradition—a majestic performance that will leave you singing "Hallelujah!"

Jean-Sébastien Vallée: Conductor & TMC Artistic Director

Sherezade Panthaki: Soprano

Nicholas Burns: Countertenor

James Ley: tenor

Enrico Lagasca: Bass-baritone

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

First performed in Dresden in 1924, Richard Strauss’s Intermezzo provides all manner of insights into his turbulent married life. A comedy with symphonic interludes in two acts.

(Libretto by the composer)

Performed in German with German and English supertitles

Starting Time: 7 pm

Venue: Semperoper Dresden

Free introductory talk held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up

• Conductor  Patrick Hahn

• Staging  Axel Ranisch

• Set Design  Saskia Wunsch

• Costume Design  Alfred Mayerhofer

• Lighting Design  Fabio Antoci

• Video  Falko Herold

• Choreography  Michael Tucker

• Dramaturgy  Jörg Rieker

• Christine  Maria Bengtsson

• Hofkapellmeister Robert Storch  Christoph Pohl

• Anna  Ute Selbig

• Baron Lummer  James Ley

• Der Notar  Bernhard Hansky

• The Frau des Notars  Sabine Brohm

• Ein Kapellmeister  Jürgen Müller

• Ein Kommerzienrat  Anton Beliaev

• Ein Justizrat  Martin-Jan Nijhof

• Ein Kammersänger  Tilmann Rönnebeck

• Resi  Sofia Savenko

• Pauline  Katharina Pittelkow

• Richard  Erik Brünner

First performed in Dresden in 1924, Richard Strauss’s Intermezzo provides all manner of insights into his turbulent married life. A comedy with symphonic interludes in two acts.

(Libretto by the composer)

Performed in German with German and English supertitles

Starting Time: 7 pm

Venue: Semperoper Dresden

Free introductory talk held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up

• Conductor  Patrick Hahn

• Staging  Axel Ranisch

• Set Design  Saskia Wunsch

• Costume Design  Alfred Mayerhofer

• Lighting Design  Fabio Antoci

• Video  Falko Herold

• Choreography  Michael Tucker

• Dramaturgy  Jörg Rieker

• Christine  Maria Bengtsson

• Hofkapellmeister Robert Storch  Christoph Pohl

• Anna  Ute Selbig

• Baron Lummer  James Ley

• Der Notar  Bernhard Hansky

• The Frau des Notars  Sabine Brohm

• Ein Kapellmeister  Jürgen Müller

• Ein Kommerzienrat  Anton Beliaev

• Ein Justizrat  Martin-Jan Nijhof

• Ein Kammersänger  Tilmann Rönnebeck

• Resi  Sofia Savenko

• Pauline  Katharina Pittelkow

• Richard  Erik Brünner

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
An opera in two acts, with one intermission
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder

Performed in German with German and English subtitles

James will be performing on Sep 6th and 13th; and on Jan 5th, 12th, 19th, and 31st.

Featuring:

• Sarastro  Georg Zeppenfeld

• Königin der Nacht  Julia Sitkovetsky

• Pamina  Victoria Randem

• Tamino  James Ley

• Papageno  Michael Nagl

• Erste Dame  Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk

• Zweite Dame  Dominika Škrabalová

• Dritte Dame  Michal Doron

• Monostatos  Timothy Oliver

• Sprecher  Markus Marquardt

• Papagena  Sofia Savenko

• Erster Priester  Anton Beliaev

• Zweiter Priester  Aaron Pegram

• Erster Geharnischter  Jürgen Müller

• Zweiter Geharnischter  Matthias Henneberg

• Drei Knaben  Dresdner Kreuzchor

Free introductory talk held in the Semper Opera House basement 45 minutes before curtain

First performed in Dresden in 1924, Richard Strauss’s Intermezzo provides all manner of insights into his turbulent married life. A comedy with symphonic interludes in two acts.

(Libretto by the composer)

Performed in German with German and English supertitles

Starting Time: 7 pm

Venue: Semperoper Dresden

Free introductory talk held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up

• Conductor  Patrick Hahn

• Staging  Axel Ranisch

• Set Design  Saskia Wunsch

• Costume Design  Alfred Mayerhofer

• Lighting Design  Fabio Antoci

• Video  Falko Herold

• Choreography  Michael Tucker

• Dramaturgy  Jörg Rieker

• Christine  Maria Bengtsson

• Hofkapellmeister Robert Storch  Christoph Pohl

• Anna  Ute Selbig

• Baron Lummer  James Ley

• Der Notar  Bernhard Hansky

• The Frau des Notars  Sabine Brohm

• Ein Kapellmeister  Jürgen Müller

• Ein Kommerzienrat  Anton Beliaev

• Ein Justizrat  Martin-Jan Nijhof

• Ein Kammersänger  Tilmann Rönnebeck

• Resi  Sofia Savenko

• Pauline  Katharina Pittelkow

• Richard  Erik Brünner

First performed in Dresden in 1924, Richard Strauss’s Intermezzo provides all manner of insights into his turbulent married life. A comedy with symphonic interludes in two acts.

(Libretto by the composer)

Performed in German with German and English supertitles

Starting Time: 7 pm

Venue: Semperoper Dresden

Free introductory talk held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up

• Conductor  Patrick Hahn

• Staging  Axel Ranisch

• Set Design  Saskia Wunsch

• Costume Design  Alfred Mayerhofer

• Lighting Design  Fabio Antoci

• Video  Falko Herold

• Choreography  Michael Tucker

• Dramaturgy  Jörg Rieker

• Christine  Maria Bengtsson

• Hofkapellmeister Robert Storch  Christoph Pohl

• Anna  Ute Selbig

• Baron Lummer  James Ley

• Der Notar  Bernhard Hansky

• The Frau des Notars  Sabine Brohm

• Ein Kapellmeister  Jürgen Müller

• Ein Kommerzienrat  Anton Beliaev

• Ein Justizrat  Martin-Jan Nijhof

• Ein Kammersänger  Tilmann Rönnebeck

• Resi  Sofia Savenko

• Pauline  Katharina Pittelkow

• Richard  Erik Brünner

First performed in Dresden in 1924, Richard Strauss’s Intermezzo provides all manner of insights into his turbulent married life. A comedy with symphonic interludes in two acts.

(Libretto by the composer)

Performed in German with German and English supertitles

Starting Time: 7 pm

Venue: Semperoper Dresden

Free introductory talk held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up

• Conductor  Patrick Hahn

• Staging  Axel Ranisch

• Set Design  Saskia Wunsch

• Costume Design  Alfred Mayerhofer

• Lighting Design  Fabio Antoci

• Video  Falko Herold

• Choreography  Michael Tucker

• Dramaturgy  Jörg Rieker

• Christine  Maria Bengtsson

• Hofkapellmeister Robert Storch  Christoph Pohl

• Anna  Ute Selbig

• Baron Lummer  James Ley

• Der Notar  Bernhard Hansky

• The Frau des Notars  Sabine Brohm

• Ein Kapellmeister  Jürgen Müller

• Ein Kommerzienrat  Anton Beliaev

• Ein Justizrat  Martin-Jan Nijhof

• Ein Kammersänger  Tilmann Rönnebeck

• Resi  Sofia Savenko

• Pauline  Katharina Pittelkow

• Richard  Erik Brünner

First performed in Dresden in 1924, Richard Strauss’s Intermezzo provides all manner of insights into his turbulent married life. A comedy with symphonic interludes in two acts.

(Libretto by the composer)

Performed in German with German and English supertitles

Starting Time: 7 pm

Venue: Semperoper Dresden

Free introductory talk held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up

• Conductor  Patrick Hahn

• Staging  Axel Ranisch

• Set Design  Saskia Wunsch

• Costume Design  Alfred Mayerhofer

• Lighting Design  Fabio Antoci

• Video  Falko Herold

• Choreography  Michael Tucker

• Dramaturgy  Jörg Rieker

• Christine  Maria Bengtsson

• Hofkapellmeister Robert Storch  Christoph Pohl

• Anna  Ute Selbig

• Baron Lummer  James Ley

• Der Notar  Bernhard Hansky

• The Frau des Notars  Sabine Brohm

• Ein Kapellmeister  Jürgen Müller

• Ein Kommerzienrat  Anton Beliaev

• Ein Justizrat  Martin-Jan Nijhof

• Ein Kammersänger  Tilmann Rönnebeck

• Resi  Sofia Savenko

• Pauline  Katharina Pittelkow

• Richard  Erik Brünner

Ana Maria Labin | Fiordiligi
Angela Brower | Dorabella
James Ley | Ferrando
Leon Košavić | Guglielmo 
Miriam Albano | Despina
Alexandre Duhamel | Don Alfonso

Marc Minkowski | direction
Chœur et orchestre Les Musiciens du Louvre

The nineteenth century attempted to consign Così to oblivion. It was accused of being immoral. Yet the work is actually one of the gems of the libertine movement which, despite originally being a literary trend, spread across Enlightenment Europe and fed into many other artistic spheres. Light-hearted, fickle and misogynistic, the work was criticised on almost every level at the time. Yet this is Mozart at his tenderest and most sensual. The libretto is full of delicious permutations and offers musicians a wide variety of situations and vocal ensembles. Is this all about the carefree attitude of youth challenged by the notion of fidelity or is it the perfect guide to the art of loving? Everyone can draw their own conclusion.

Production Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

A musical tour with members of the Semperoper ensemble

Conductor  Johannes Wulff-Woesten

• Moderation  Nora Schmid

• Performers  Rosalia Cid, Valerie Eickhoff, Nicole Chirka, Clara Nadeshdin, Magdalena Lucjan, Marjukka Tepponen, Mario Lerchenberger, James Ley, Bekhzod Davronov, Danylo Matviienko, Neven Crnić, Alexandros Stavrakakis, Krzysztof Bączyk, Tuuli Takala

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
An opera in two acts, with one intermission
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder

Performed in German with German and English subtitles

James will be performing on Sep 6th and 13th; and on Jan 5th, 12th, 19th, and 31st.

Featuring:

• Sarastro  Georg Zeppenfeld

• Königin der Nacht  Julia Sitkovetsky

• Pamina  Victoria Randem

• Tamino  James Ley

• Papageno  Michael Nagl

• Erste Dame  Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk

• Zweite Dame  Dominika Škrabalová

• Dritte Dame  Michal Doron

• Monostatos  Timothy Oliver

• Sprecher  Markus Marquardt

• Papagena  Sofia Savenko

• Erster Priester  Anton Beliaev

• Zweiter Priester  Aaron Pegram

• Erster Geharnischter  Jürgen Müller

• Zweiter Geharnischter  Matthias Henneberg

• Drei Knaben  Dresdner Kreuzchor

Free introductory talk held in the Semper Opera House basement 45 minutes before curtain

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
An opera in two acts, with one intermission
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder

Performed in German with German and English subtitles

James will be performing on Sep 6th and 13th; and on Jan 5th, 12th, 19th, and 31st.

Featuring:

• Sarastro  Georg Zeppenfeld

• Königin der Nacht  Julia Sitkovetsky

• Pamina  Victoria Randem

• Tamino  James Ley

• Papageno  Michael Nagl

• Erste Dame  Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk

• Zweite Dame  Dominika Škrabalová

• Dritte Dame  Michal Doron

• Monostatos  Timothy Oliver

• Sprecher  Markus Marquardt

• Papagena  Sofia Savenko

• Erster Priester  Anton Beliaev

• Zweiter Priester  Aaron Pegram

• Erster Geharnischter  Jürgen Müller

• Zweiter Geharnischter  Matthias Henneberg

• Drei Knaben  Dresdner Kreuzchor

Free introductory talk held in the Semper Opera House basement 45 minutes before curtain

Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid
Young Singers of the ORCAM
Marzena Diakun CONDUCTOR
Josep Vila i Casañas CHOIR DIRECTOR
Ana González CONDUCTOR YOUNG SINGERS
James Ley TENOR
Teresa Iervolino MEZZO-SOPRANO


A. Pärt
Te Deum (1984)

A. Scriabin
Symphony nº1, op. 26 (1900)

A. Pärt
Te Deum (1984)

A. Scriabin
Symphony No. 1, op. 26 (1900)

Handel’s Messiah is a masterpiece of classical music that has stood the test of time, and is beloved by music lovers the world over. Handel’s exquisite choral and orchestral writing, and a foundational Biblical text find expression in the grandeur and emotional depth of this titanic work. For a fitting Lenten remembrance, come see and hear John William Trotter’s semi-staged Messiah that will be fresh and renewing. The performance will feature soprano Olivia Doig Skaff and tenor James Ley, among others. The acclaimed Wheaton College Concert Choir, a core ensemble for previous major choral works, will enfold the new Armerding Concert Hall with this powerful rendition of this iconic work. The Concert Choir will be joined by distinguished guest soloists and string orchestra.

Royal Northern Sinfonia
Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
Durham University Choral Society
Thomas Zehetmair conductor
Elizabeth Watts soprano
Hannah Hipp mezzo-soprano
James Ley tenor
Mark Stone baritone

Anton Bruckner Mass No. 3 ‘Great’

With Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Koncz conducts Britten’s Nocturne with soloist James Ley making his debut in the house. The performance takes place on 8 February. The programme also includes Brahms’ Variations on a theme of Joseph Haydn, and Haydn’s Symphony No.100 (The Military).

A poetic and passionate concert that shows how the genius of the past shines as a frame of understanding for the future - and hits us with raw and authentic emotions.

The light and the dark - the past and the present. These are the contrasts that we encounter in Brahms, Britten and Haydn.

The "Military Symphony" is a whirlwind of energy, humor and surprises. Haydn plays with the contrast between the idyllic and the warlike: Here there is both stately elegance and humor – and a touch of very real horror in the encounter with the horrors of war.

Brahms shows all his love for the music of his great predecessors in the variations on a theme from Haydn's time. It is absolutely wonderful music that radiates Brahms' joy in exploring the great musical community.

We round off the concert with an encounter with the dark at Britten's. Through the greatest English poets, Britten shows us the restless universe of death and sleep. Nocturne is varied and playful music – and the piece gives us a chance to hear a number of the orchestra's musicians in a solo role.

James Ley sings Bruckner’s Te Deum with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra led by Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann on 18 and 20 January at the Atlanta Symphony Hall.

James Ley sings Bruckner’s Te Deum with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra led by Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann on 18 and 20 January at the Atlanta Symphony Hall.

https://my.jaxsymphony.org/handel-messiah-23

https://my.jaxsymphony.org/handel-messiah-23

In Copenhagen, James Ley makes his debut as the tenor soloist in Scriabin’s Symphony No.1 with Danish National Symphony Orchestra led by Chief Conductor Fabio Liusi. The concert takes place on 23 November at the DR Konserthus and is broadcast live on Danish Radio and recorded for CD release.

KATJA KABANOVA
Opera in three acts

Leoš Janáček / Music
Leoš Janáček / Libretto
based on Alexander Ostrovsky’s drama The Storm, translated by Vincenc Červinka

4th, 6th, 8th and 10th of November 2023
Grieghallen

Sung in Czech, surtitles in Norwegian and English
Duration 2 hour 15 minutes, including 30 min intermission after act 2.

ON STAGE
Ausrine Stundyte / Katja
Stephan Rügamer / Tichon
Katarina Daylaman/ Kabanicha
Håvard Stensvold / Dikoj
Ladislav Elgr / Boris
Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir / Varvara
James Ley / Kudrjáš
Ludvig Lindström / Kuligin
Siv Oda Hagerupsen / Glaša
Mathilda Bryngelsson / Fekluša

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 
Edvard Grieg Vocal Ensemble and singers from the Bergen Philharmonic Choir

A new production by Bergen National Opera
Presented by Bergen National Opera in collaboration with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Edvard Grieg Choirs

CREATIVE TEAM
Jiří Rožeň / Conductor
Barbora Horáková Joly / Stage director
Thilo Ullrich / Set design
Eva-Maria Van Acker / Costume design
Sascha Zauner / Lighting design
Håkon Matti Skrede / Chorus master

Ingunn Korsgård Hagen/ Asst. conductor
Ann-Terese Aasen/ Asst. stage director

KATJA KABANOVA
Opera in three acts

Leoš Janáček / Music
Leoš Janáček / Libretto
based on Alexander Ostrovsky’s drama The Storm, translated by Vincenc Červinka

4th, 6th, 8th and 10th of November 2023
Grieghallen

Sung in Czech, surtitles in Norwegian and English
Duration 2 hour 15 minutes, including 30 min intermission after act 2.

ON STAGE
Ausrine Stundyte / Katja
Stephan Rügamer / Tichon
Katarina Daylaman/ Kabanicha
Håvard Stensvold / Dikoj
Ladislav Elgr / Boris
Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir / Varvara
James Ley / Kudrjáš
Ludvig Lindström / Kuligin
Siv Oda Hagerupsen / Glaša
Mathilda Bryngelsson / Fekluša

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 
Edvard Grieg Vocal Ensemble and singers from the Bergen Philharmonic Choir

A new production by Bergen National Opera
Presented by Bergen National Opera in collaboration with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Edvard Grieg Choirs

CREATIVE TEAM
Jiří Rožeň / Conductor
Barbora Horáková Joly / Stage director
Thilo Ullrich / Set design
Eva-Maria Van Acker / Costume design
Sascha Zauner / Lighting design
Håkon Matti Skrede / Chorus master

Ingunn Korsgård Hagen/ Asst. conductor
Ann-Terese Aasen/ Asst. stage director

KATJA KABANOVA
Opera in three acts

Leoš Janáček / Music
Leoš Janáček / Libretto
based on Alexander Ostrovsky’s drama The Storm, translated by Vincenc Červinka

4th, 6th, 8th and 10th of November 2023
Grieghallen

Sung in Czech, surtitles in Norwegian and English
Duration 2 hour 15 minutes, including 30 min intermission after act 2.

ON STAGE
Ausrine Stundyte / Katja
Stephan Rügamer / Tichon
Katarina Daylaman/ Kabanicha
Håvard Stensvold / Dikoj
Ladislav Elgr / Boris
Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir / Varvara
James Ley / Kudrjáš
Ludvig Lindström / Kuligin
Siv Oda Hagerupsen / Glaša
Mathilda Bryngelsson / Fekluša

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 
Edvard Grieg Vocal Ensemble and singers from the Bergen Philharmonic Choir

A new production by Bergen National Opera
Presented by Bergen National Opera in collaboration with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Edvard Grieg Choirs

CREATIVE TEAM
Jiří Rožeň / Conductor
Barbora Horáková Joly / Stage director
Thilo Ullrich / Set design
Eva-Maria Van Acker / Costume design
Sascha Zauner / Lighting design
Håkon Matti Skrede / Chorus master

Ingunn Korsgård Hagen/ Asst. conductor
Ann-Terese Aasen/ Asst. stage director