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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Alessandro De Marchi on the Innsbruck Festival For Early Music

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Each summer, Innsbruck hosts its Festival for Early Music. Established in 1976, it specializes in presenting historically informed performances of early music, including operas, many of which have not been heard for hundreds of years. Currently it is under the artistic direction of the early music specialist, Alessandro De Marchi, who has been in the post since 2010. Over the {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik 2026 Review: Gioseffo che interpreta i sogni

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(Photo: Amir Kaufmann) As a court composer in 1720s Vienna, Antonio Caldara occupied a unique position in Baroque music. His style—characterized by dense, contrapuntal orchestral textures, intricate imitative writing, and a strict avoidance of cheap theatrical indulgence—gives his operas and oratorios an almost scholarly quality. Much like Alessandro Scarlatti, Caldara was a master of deep psychological portraiture, yet his commitment {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik 2026 Review: Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno

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(Photo: Amir Kaufmann) What was originally billed as a grand homecoming concert—part of the Innsbruck Festival’s 50th-anniversary celebrations, which, much like with former music director Alessandro De Marchi, was set to mark the return of René Jacobs alongside his loyal musical partners and the Freiburger Barockorchester—ultimately met with a shift that brought a note of poignant regret to his many {…}

News, Season Announcement

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Xabier Anduaga, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli & Jessica Pratt Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera The season opens with Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” with Michele Mariotti conducting a new production byRafael R. Villalobos.The cast includes Lawrence Brownlee, Jennifer Larmore,Daniela Barcellona, Alex Esposito, Rosalia Cid, Simone Alberghini, and Ya-Chung Huang. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 5, 2026 Two cast will perform Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier.”  Sonya Yoncheva, {…}

News, Season Announcement

Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Benjamin Bernheim, Derek Welton, Gerald Finley, Freddie de Tommaso, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, & Piotr Beczała Lead Wiener Konzerthaus’ 2026-27 Season

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The Wiener Konzerthaus has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. VOCES8 leads a program of music by William Byrd, Virgil Thomson, Caroline Shaw, Morten Lauridsen, William Billings, Bobby McFerrin, Eric Whitacre, Taylor Scott Davis, Samuel Barber, Richard Rodgers, and Billy Strayhorn.  Performance Date: Sept. 16, 2026 The Mahler Academy Orchestra will be joined by Fleur Barron and Philipp von Steinaecker in music by Mahler. Performance {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Artistic Director Christoph von Bernuth on the Multi-Faceted Identity of the Karlsruhe Handel Festival

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(Photo: Arno Kohlem) Christoph von Bernuth is the Opera Director and Artistic Director of the International Handel Festival at Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. With nearly 19 years at the Innsbruck Early Music Festival alongside René Jacobs, he is a leading expert in Baroque opera productions. Formerly Deputy General Director at Oldenburg, he is also an accomplished director, known for staging works {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Joyce DiDonato, Louise Alder, Nadine Koutcher & Nicholas Phan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week, audiences are in for a world premiere recording from one of the great mezzos, a Strauss album from a rising star soprano, a contemporary album of rediscovered works, and a lot of baroque music. Here is a look at some of the {…}

News, Season Announcement

Asmik Grigorian, Rolando Villazón, Xabier Anduaga, Jonathan Tetelman, Aigul Akhmetshina, Anastasia Bartoli, Camilla Nylund, Clay Hilley & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Deutsche Oper) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres  Detlev Glanert ‘s “Die drei Rätsel” will be conducted by Dominic Limburg and directed by Brigitte Dethier. The production will star Martina Baroni, Philipp Jekal, Chance Jonas-O’Toole, Joel Allison, Padraic Rowan, Maria Vasilevskaya, and Alexandra Oomens. Performance Dates: Oct. 11, 2025-Feb. 15, 2026 Sir Donald Runnicles will {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music 2024 Review: Händel & Greber

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(Photo: ©pissarek) Innsbruck Festival of Early Music’s “Händel & Greber” program featured works that compliment and celebrate works by both composers in tandem with musical ideas that resonate across space and time. The evening included soprano Silvia Frigato and mezzo-soprano Mathilde Ortscheidt. Ortscheidt is the recipient of the first prize at last year’s “Pietro Antonio Cesti” Baroque Opera Competition in {…}