Hawai'i Opera Theatre
Shows at the Blaisdell Concert Hall; 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays (and, when scheduled, Thursdays). Season tickets: $75-$270. Single tickets: $27 to $95; discounts for students and groups. The box office will reopen Sept. 9. 596-7858 or www.hawaiiopera.org.
• "Eugene Onegin," by Peter Tchaikovsky, Jan. 31, Feb. 2 and 4. A timeless story of cocksure youth, learning painfully difficult lessons about arrogance and willfulness. Cast: David Templeton as Onegin, Aimee Willis as Tatiana, Elena Bocharova as Olga and Dorothy Byrne as Filipievna. Sung in Russian. William Fred Scott of the Atlanta Opera conducts the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra.
• "The Magic Flute," by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Feb. 14, 16 and 18. True love is tested in this favorite, in which music speaks of reason and goodness and ultimately triumphs over darkness and deceit. With Jacqueline Venable as Pamina, Justin Vickers as Tamino, Lea Woods Friedman as Papagena, John Mount as Sarastro. Sung in German. Matthew Latta conducts.
• "La Boheme," by Giacomo Puccini, Feb. 28, and March 2, 4 and 6. An enduring coming-of-age story, about young lovers and their bohemian lifestyle as they cope with jagged realities and human mortality. With Jay Hunter Morris as Rodolfo, Juliana Rambaldi as Mimi, Wilber Pauley as Colline, Allison England as Musetta and Quinn Kelsey as Marcello. Sung in Italian. Joerg Pitschman conducts.