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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Alexander Marev on Performing at the Opéra de Liège, the Challenges of Being a Young Artists & Dream Roles

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Bulgarian tenor Alexander Marev is one of the rising stars of the opera world who has won numerous national singing competitions in his native Poland. He has also been a young talent program of the Opera La Monnaie/De Munt in Brussels and made his stage debut in March 2022 in a production of “Rigoletto.” Since then he has appeared at {…}

Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist of the Week: Alexander Marev

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(Credit: Simon van Rompay) This week, the Opéra Royal de Wallonie Liège is set to perform Liszt’s “Faust Symphonie,” a piece inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s drama, “Faust.” For the tenor role, which appears at the end of the piece, Alexander Marev will take centerstage. The rising star has performed with the Opéra Royal de Wallonie over many years {…}

News, Season Announcement

Benjamin Bernheim, Sabine Devieilhe, Olga Peretyatko, Magdalena Kožená, Klaus Florian Vogt, Nadine Sierra, Elza van den Heever, Michael Volle & Miina-Liisa Värelä Lead Philharmonie de Paris’ 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/benjamin-bernheim-sabine-devieilhe-olga-peretyatko-magdalena-kozena-klaus-florian-vogt-nadine-sierra-elza-van-den-heever-michael-volle-miina-liisa-varela-lead-philharmonie-de-paris-2026-27/

The Philharmonie de Paris has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances for the season. Yannick Nezet-Seguin will conduct Elza van den Heever and the Met Orchestra in a program of Strauss music. Performance Date: Sept. 1, 2026 Yannick Nezet-Seguin and Joyce DiDonato team up with the Met Orchestra for Mahler and Kaija Saariaho. Performance Date: Sept. 2, {…}

News, Season Announcement

Jessica Pratt, John Osborn, Nino Machaidze, Francesca Dotto, Markus Werba & Kristine Opolais Lead Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s 2025-26 Season

https://operawire.com/jessica-pratt-john-osborn-nino-machaidze-francesca-dotto-markus-werba-kristine-opolais-lead-opera-royal-de-wallonie-lieges-2025-26-season/

The Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Giampaolo Bisanti conducts Gound’s “Faust” in Thaddeus Strassberger’s production. The cast includes John Osborn, Erwin Schrott, Nino Machaidze, Markus Werba, and Elmina Hasan. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-20, 2025 Sieva Borzak conducts Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” with a cast that includes Francesca Dotto, Josè Maria Lo Monaco, Maxim Mironov, Vittorio Prato, {…}

News

Irina Lungu, Nicola Alaimo, Vittorio Grigolo, Arturo Chacón-Cruz & Lianna Haroutounian Lead Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s 2024-25 Season

https://operawire.com/irina-lungu-nicola-alaimo-vittorio-grigolo-arturo-chacon-cruz-lianna-haroutounian-lead-opera-royal-de-wallonie-lieges-2024-25-season/

The Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Giampaolo Bisanti conducting a production by Thaddeus Strassberger. Irina Lungu, Dmitry Korchak, and Simone Piazzola star. Performance Dates: Sept. 13-24, 2024 Leoš Janáček’s “Kát’a Kabanová” will star Anush Hovhannisyan, Anton Rositskiy, Nino Surguladze, Sergei Skorokhodov, Jana Kurucová, Dmitry Cheblykov, {…}

News

Joyce El-Khoury Leads ‘Norma’ at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus

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(Credit: Tom Volf) Joyce El-Khoury is set to make her role debut as Bellini’s “Norma” on August 28 in Athens, Greece. The production by Tom Volf will be under the auspices of the Paris-based Maria Callas Foundation, which was co-founded in 2017 by her close friends as well as Tom Volf and is the largest international organization aiming to protect {…}

News

Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Cancels ‘Il Turco in Italia’ & ‘Ursule et Hirsute’

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(Credit: Wallonia Belgium Tourism website) Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège has announced the cancelation of its production of Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia,” which was scheduled for performance between Jan. 29 and Feb. 6 2021. The showcase was canceled due to COVID-19 measures imposed by the government of Belgium. The opera was set to star Guido Loconsolo as Selim, Nino Machaidze {…}

Special Features

Opera History Flashbacks Pt. 3: The Year Was 2019

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Photo Credit: Opéra national du Rhin A multitude of operas are premiered every year, some of which never really get as publicly highlighted as they should. Often this is because other operas take the limelight, funds, and critical attention. Thus, in this three-month series, “Opera History Flashbacks,” we will be taking a look at three historically important years and the {…}