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News, Season Announcement

Amanda Forsyth, Vox Luminus, Chanticleer, Haitham Haidar Among Headliners of Early Music Seattle’s 2026-27 Season

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Early Music Seattle has announced its 2026-27 Beyond Baroque Festival season. Here are the vocal performances on offer. Vox Luminis performs Monteverdi’s “Vespro della Beata Vergine” in a program of sacred music spanning the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Performance Date: Nov. 20, 2026 Soprano Amanda Forsythe leads her ensemble Opera Prima as part of the “In Her Voice” Winter Festival. {…}

News, Streaming

Aida Garifullina, Gerald Finley, & Dmitry Korchak Lead MusicScreen’s 2026 Cinema Season

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(Credit: Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala) MusicScreen has announced its 2026 opera season. The new announces season will feature operas from major Italian houses showcased in cinema audiences across the UK and Ireland. The season features productions from the Teatro alla Scala and Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. The first opera of the season will be Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” from {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Virginia Opera 2025-26 Review: Aida

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  Those accustomed to the grandeur of larger houses like the Metropolitan Opera might approach a performance at the Virginia Opera with moderated expectations, but the company proves such caution unnecessary. While the scale may be smaller and simpler, Virginia Opera consistently delivers excellent vocal talents and imaginative stagings that make the most of their admittedly limited budget. This season’s {…}

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Latvian National Opera to Host Star-Studded ‘Aida’ with Marina Rebeka, Elīna Garanča & Ludovic Tézier

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On March 15 and 17, the Latvian National Opera is set to host a star studded production of “Aida.” The production will star two of Latvia’s brightest opera stars, Marina Rebeka and Elīna Garanča as Aida and Amneris. They will be joined by baritone Ludovic Tézier as Amonasro in his first appearance in Latvia and tenor Irakli Kakhidze was Radames. {…}

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Mikhailovsky Theatre Announces Gala for Aida Garifullina

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The Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg is set to present a gala concert with Aida Garifullina on June 15, 2026. The company said, the evening’s program will feature some of the most famous and beloved arias from the operatic repertoire. The soprano has previously held gala concert at the St. Petersburg theater including in 2019 and 2022. It is also {…}

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Michelle Johnson Leads Opera Southwest’s ‘Aida’

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(Credit: Jonathan Collans for Opera Idaho) Opera Southwest is set to present Verdi’s “Aida” in a new production followinng a 10-year absence. Michelle Johnson will sing the title role alongside Olivia Vote as Amneris, Matt Hanscom as Amonasro, and tenor Dane Suarez as Radames. Stefano Sarzani will conduct the production which will be directed by Octavio Cardenas. Forty-five minutes before {…}

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Cast Change: Marigona Qerkezi Steps Into Teatro Bellini di Catania’s ‘Aida’

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The Teatro Bellini di Catania has announced a cast change for its production of “Aida.” The company said that Marigona Qerkezi would replace Valentina Boi for the performances on the Jan. 21 and 27. Qerkezi recently performed the work at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera de a Coruna, Polish National Opera Teatr Wielki in Warsaw and at Dubai Opera House, {…}

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‘Aida’ Production in Adelaide Rescheduled for 2027

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The Adelaide Oval has confirmed that Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Verdi’s “Aida” will be performed during the 2027 Adelaide Festival. The opera, which will be brought the Arena di Verona, will be presented  on Feb. 26 and 27, 2027. The production was originally set to be presented in February 2026 but was postponed due to global shipping challenges impacting the transport of {…}

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Fondazione Arena di Verona Postpones ‘Aida’ in Adelaide

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The Fondazione Arena di Verona has postponed its upcoming “Aida” in Adelaide, Verona, which was being produced by TEG Live. Limelight is reporting that the production, which was scheduled for Feb. 5 and 6, was postponed “due to unforeseen challenges related to the international transport of artistic assets”, which have upended plans to ship the production’s vast inventory of sets, {…}