Bass Markus Hollop will make his debut at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and as Der Einarmige in Richard Strauss' Die Frau ohne schatten conducted by M° Zubin Mehta in a new production of the opera directed by Yannis Kokkos for the opening of the 2010 Maggio Musicale Fiorentino at Teatro Comunale in Florence. Performance dates are: April 29, May 2, 5, 8, 2010.

Soprano Patrizia Biccirè will make her debut at ABAO in Bilbao and as Marcellina in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro with Al Ayre Español conducted by Edoardo López Banzo in a production directed by Emilio Sagi. Performance dates are: April 24, 26, 28, 30, May 1, 2010.

Tenor Mark Milhofer makes his debut at  Grand Théâtre de Genève and as Linfea in Pier Francesco Cavalli's La Calisto in a new production directed by Philipp Himmelmann and conducted by M° Andreas Stoehr. Performance dates are: April 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 2010.

Soprano Patrizia Bicciré, mezzo Manuela Custer and bass Mirco Palazzi sing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem KV 626 with the Orchestra and chorus of Gran Teatro La Fenice in Venice conducted by M° Alain Altinoglu at Gran Teatro La Fenice di Venezia in two concerts on April 2, 3, 2010.