2004
Austria, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Italy

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Travel 1: February 13-15 Vienna
2004-02-13 Andrea Chenier (Giordano), Wiener Staatsoper
Andrea Chenier = José Cura
Maddalena di Coigny = Norma Fantini
Carlo Gérard = Renato Bruson

Travel 2: February 27-29 Vienna
2004-02-27 José Carreras Gala, Wiener Staatsoper
Carmen = Agnes Baltsa
Don José / Sly = Josep Carreras
Dolly = Isabelle Kabatu
2004-02-28 I Puritani (Bellini), Wiener Staatsoper
Lord Arturo Talbot = Joseph Calleja
Elvira = Stefania Bonfadelli

Travel 3: March 14-22 Study trip to York (Manchester, York, London)
2004-03-20 Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns), ROH (London)
Samson = José Cura
Dalila = Denyce Graves
High Priest = Bruno Caproni

Travel 4: May 7-10 Zurich
2004-05-07 La Fanciulla del West (Puccini), Opernhaus Zurich
Dick Johnson (Ramirez) = José Cura
Minnie = Sylvie Valayre
Jack Rance = Juan Pons
2004-05-09 La Fanciulla del West (Puccini), Opernhaus Zurich
Dick Johnson (Ramirez) = José Cura
Minnie = Sylvie Valayre
Jack Rance = Juan Pons

Travel 5: May 29 - June 7 Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, Zurich
2004-05-29 Otello (Verdi), Hamburgische Staatsoper 
Otello = José Cura
Desdemona = Barbara Frittoli
Jago = Lado Ataneli
2004-05-30 Romeo et Juliette (Gounod), Bayerische Staatsoper
Romeo = Marcelo Alvarez
Juliette = Angela-Maria Blasi
2004-05-31 L'Italiana in Algeri (Rossini), Wiener Staatsoper
Isabella = Agnes Baltsa
Lindoro = Juan Diego Florez
Mustafà = Ferruccio Furlanetto
June
2004-06-02 I Vespri Siciliani (Verdi), Opernhaus Zurich
Elena = Paoletta Marrocu
Arrigo = Marcello Giordani
Procida = Ruggero Raimondi
2004-06-03 L'Italiana in Algeri (Rossini), Wiener Staatsoper
Isabella = Agnes Baltsa
Lindoro = Juan Diego Florez
Mustafà = Ferruccio Furlanetto
2004-06-05 Otello (Verdi), Hamburgische Staatsoper 
Otello = José Cura
Desdemona = Barbara Frittoli
Jago = Lado Ataneli
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Travel 6: July 6-8 Berlin
2004-07-06 Viva la opera (José Cura & Montserrat Caballé), Classic Open Air Berlin
José Cura, tenor & conductor
Montserrat Caballé, soprano
Golo Berg, conductor 
2004-07-07 Die Sache Makropulos (Janacek), Deutsche Oper Berlin
Emilia Marty = Anja Silja
Albert Gregor = Pär Lindskog

Travel 7: July 21-24  Munich, Ingolstadt, Regensburg
2004-07-21 Greek songs with Agnes Baltsa, Ingolstadt
Agnes Baltsa, mezzo
Stavros Xarhakos, conductor
2004-07-22 Greek songs with Agnes Baltsa, Thurn und Taxis Schlossfestspiele (Regensburg)
Agnes Baltsa, mezzo
Stavros Xarhakos, conductor

September
2004-09-11 Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Den Norske Opera, Oslo
Figaro = Magne Fremmerlid
Susanna = Kari Postma

Travel 8: September 25-27 Berlin, Zurich
2004-09-25 Carmen (Bizet), Deutsche Oper Berlin
Carmen = Agnes Baltsa
Don José = Julian Gavin
Escamillo = Laurent Naouri
2004-09-26 Stiffelio (Verdi), Opernhaus Zurich
Stiffelio = José Cura
Lina = Emily Magee
Stankar = Leo Nucci

Travel 9: October 2-3 London
2004-10-02 Werther (Massenet), Royal Opera House London
Werther = Marcelo Alvarez
Charlotte = Ruxandra Donose

Travel 10: October 7-11 Zurich, Bologna, Parma
2004-10-07 Stiffelio (Verdi), Opernhaus Zurich 
Stiffelio = José Cura
Lina = Emily Magee
Stankar = Leo Nucci
2004-10-10 Buon Compleanno Maestro Verdi, Teatro Regio Parma 
José Cura, tenor
Adriana Damato, soprano
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Renato Palumbo, conductor

Travel 11: November 6-7 London
2004-11-06 La Forza del Destino (Verdi), Royal Opera House London
Don Alvaro = Salvatore Licitra
Leonora = Violeta Urmana

Travel 12: November 18-21 Vienna
2004-11-19 Stiffelio (Verdi), Wiener Staatsoper
Stiffelio = José Cura
Lina = Hui He
Stankar = Renato Bruson