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Anastasiya Taratorkina, Kihun Yoon, Christophe Dumaux, Brett Sprague, Leonardo Lee & Lead Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe’s 2025-26 Season

https://operawire.com/anastasiya-taratorkina-kihun-yoon-christophe-dumaux-brett-sprague-leonardo-lee-lead-badische-staatstheater-karlsruhes-2025-26-season/

The Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe has announced its 2025-26 season. Premiere  Rameau’s “Les Boréades” will star Ralitsa Ralinova, Anastasiya Taratorkina, Mathias Vidal, Ks. Konstantin Gorny, Ks. Tomohiro Takada, Kihun Yoon, Sébastian Monti, Martha Eason, Ks. Armin Kolarczyk, Oğulcan Yılmaz, and Michael Metzler. Attilio Cremonesi conducts the new production by Christoph von Bernuth. Performance Dates: Oct. 4, 2025-March 7, 2026 Konstantin Gorny, {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Anastasiya Taratorkina on Her Rapid Rise & Hopes for the Future

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(Photo: Anastasiya Taratorkina) Prior to the performance of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne’s rarity “Phèdre” at the Badische Staatstheater in Karlsruhe, Operawire met up with one of its stars, the young Russo-German soprano Anastasiya Taratorkina, who was performing the role of Oenone. Although only in her third year as a professional singer, she is already building a reputation as a fine singing actress {…}
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Anastasiya Taratorkina Eliminated from Queen Sonja Singing Competition Due to Double Citizenship

https://operawire.com/anastasiya-taratorkina-eliminated-from-queen-sonja-competition-due-to-double-citizenship/

The Queen Sonja Competition has eliminated soprano Anastasiya Taratorkina because she is a double citizen of Russia and Germany. OperaWire has received official emails from the soprano in which the competition states that no person with a Belorussian or Russian passport will be allowed to participate. The email read, “This year’s regulations do not allow participants with Russian or Belarusian {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Internationale Händel Festspiele, Karlsruhe 2025 Review: Phèdre

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(Photo: Felix Grünscloß) Among the offerings at this year’s Karlsruhe Händelfestspiele was a performance of “Phèdre,” an opera by the fairly obscure French composer Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. What the connection is to Händel, however, is somewhat of a mystery. There was no explanation provided in the program. The two composers never met; in fact, Lemoyne would have only been eight years {…}
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Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Ethel Smyth’s “The Wreckers” starring Dorothea Spilger, Ann-Beth Solvang, Brett Sprague, Martha Eason, Ralitsa Ralinova, Florence Losseau, Melanie Lang, Kihun Yoon, Ks. Klaus Schneider, Ks. Armin Kolarczyk, Oğulcan Yılmaz, Ks. Konstantin Gorny, and Liangliang Zhao. Georg Fritzsch conducts the new production by Keith Warner. Performance Dates: {…}
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Brandon Jovanovich, Elena Stikhina, Anna Bonitatibus & Christian Gerhaher Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s 2024-25 Season

https://operawire.com/brandon-jovanovich-elena-stikhina-anna-bonitatibus-christian-gerhaher-lead-opernhaus-zurichs-2024-25-season/

Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres  Samuel Penderbayne’s “Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenkönig” will be conducted by Thomas Barthel and Ann-Katrin Stöcker. Claudia Blersch directs the production which will star Liliana Nikiteanu, Sylwia Salamonska, Irène Friedli, Philipp Mayer, Stanislav Vorobyov, Valeriy Murga, Gary Martin, Martin Zysset, Carl Hieger, Christian Sturm, Indyana Schneider, Céline Akçağ, Sylwia Salamonska, and Rebeca {…}
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International Mai-Festival Wiesbaden Announces Cast Change for ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

https://operawire.com/international-mai-festival-wiesbaden-announces-cast-change-for-le-nozze-di-figaro/

The International Mai-Festival Wiesbaden has announced a cast change for an upcoming production. The company revealed that German-Russian soprano Anastasiya Taratorkina will take the role of Susanna in “Le Nozze di Figaro,” replacing Joyce El-Khoury. She joins a cast starring Slávka Zámecniková, Konstantin Krimmel, Heather Engebretson, Franziska Gottwald, and Erik Biegel, among others. Konrad Junghänel conducts a production directed by {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Michael Volle & Klaus Florian Vogt Lead Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s 2023-24 Season

https://operawire.com/anna-netrebko-michael-volle-klaus-florian-vogt-lead-staatstheater-wiesbadens-2023-24-season/

The Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced its 2023-24 season featuring premieres, revivals, and recitals. Premieres Wagner’s “Lohengrin” will be conducted by Michael Güttler and directed by Henriette Hörnigk. The cast will be led by Mirko Roschkowski, Marco Jentzsch, Klaus Florian Vogt, Heather Engebretson, Khatuna Mikaberidze, KS Thomas de Vries, Egils Silins, Young Doo Park, and Timo Riihonen. Performance Dates: Sept. 16, 2023-May {…}
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Staatstheater Wiesbaden Announces Cast Change for ‘Oryx and Crake’

https://operawire.com/staatstheater-wiesbaden-announces-cast-change-for-oryx-and-crake/

The Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced a cast change for its world premiere of “Oryx and Crake.” The company said that Anastasiya Taratorkina will sing the role of Oryx replacing the originally announced Heather Engebretson. Taratorkina is a first prize winner and audience award winner of the ARD International Music Competition 2021, and is now an ensemble member of the Staatstheater {…}

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