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Alain Altinoglu Extends Contract at La Monnaie until 2031

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(Credit: © Simon Van Rompay) Alain Altinoglu has renewed his contract with La Monnaie until 2031. He will remain Music Director throughout Christina Scheppelmann’s tenure. She and the French conductor have known each other for many years and have already had the opportunity to work together. With this renewed appointment as music director, Altinoglu wishes to continue his educational role {…}

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Alain Altinoglu Extends His Contract At La Monnaie

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Alain Altinoglu has extended his contract with La Monnaie De Munt opera house in Brussels until 2025. Alongside his commitment with La Monnaie, Altinoglu will also become the Music Director of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony starting from the 2021-22 season. Altinoglu began his tenure at La Monnaie in 2015 and noted, “I look forward to continuing the innovative programming in {…}

News, Season Announcement

Natalie Dessay, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Sofia Nesje Enger, Léontine Maridat-Zimmerlin Star in Colmar International Festival 2026 Season

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(Photo credits: Vacek, Kondra, Zimmerlin) The Colmar International Festival has announced its 2026 season. This article only features opera-related events. Sopranos Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and Sofia Nesje Enger present a concert with La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra. Alain Altinoglu conducts. Performance Date: July 6, 2026 Mezzo-soprano Léontine Maridat-Zimmerlin and pianist Louis Dechambre perform works by Faure, Schumann, Enesco, Mendelssohn, and Tchaïkovski. {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

La Monnaie 2025-26 Review: Benvenuto Cellini

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Though “Benvenuto Cellini” (1838) was Berlioz’s first opera, premiering five years before Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer” (1843), thirteen years before Verdi’s “Rigoletto” (1851), and two decades before Gounod’s “Faust” (1859), the work sounds positively avant-garde compared to contemporaneous works and even compared to those written long after it. The most astounding innovation was Berlioz’s use of syncopation, especially in his {…}

News, Season Announcement

Asmik Grigorian, Kate Lindsey, Jonathan Tetelman, Benjamin Bernheim, Elīna Garanča, Lisette Oropesa & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2026 Season

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The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Franck Ollu conducts Pascal Dusapin and Rita de Letteriis’s “Passion” starring Sarah Aristidou, Georg Nigl, and Schola Heidelberg. Performance Date: July 23, 2026 Asmik Grigorian stars as Bizet’s “Carmen” alongside Jonathan Tetelman, Kristina Mkhitaryan, and Davide Luciano. Teodor Currentzis conducts the production by Gabriela {…}

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Marina Rebeka, Asmik Grigorian & Nicholas Brownlee Lead International Opera Award Winners

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The International Opera Awards have announced their 2025 winners. The big prize of the evening, Opera Company of the Year, went to Theater an der Wien. The singers who took top prizes included Marina Rebeka, who won the coveted Reader’s Choice Award, while Adèle Charvet and Hugh Cutting received the Rising Star Award. Meanwhile, Nicholas Brownlee won the Male Singer {…}

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La Monnaie 2025-26 Review: Falstaff

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From September 21 to October 9, the Brussels opera house “La Monnaie” revived Laurent Pelly’s 2018 production of “Falstaff” at the Ópera Real in Madrid. Setting the drama in the present day, the French director successfully blends realism, comedy, and fantasy with constant inventiveness. There are dozens of inventive touches in the staging, and they never grow tiresome. From the {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced its 2025 nominees. The nominees for Opera Company of the Year are Deutsche Oper Berlin, GöteborgsOperan, Houston Grand Opera, MusikTheater an der Wien, Opernhaus Zürich, and Teatro alla Scala.  Meanwhile, in the Female Singer category, Anastasia Bartoli, Elsa Dreisig, Véronique Gens, Asmik Grigorian, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Adela Zaharia are the nominees.  In the Male Singer {…}