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Andreas Schager, Scott Hendricks, Elena Guseva, Maria Barakova & Annalisa Stroppa Lead Bregenz Festival 2022 Season

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(Credit: Bregenz Festival official website) The Bregenz Festival has announced its 2022 slate, featuring four operas and international stars. Here is the full slate. Operas Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri” stars Maria Barakova as Isabella, Alberto Comes as Mustafa, Sarah Yang as Elvira, and Spencer Britten as Lindoro. The cast also includes Florence Losseau, Hubert Kowalczyk, and Pierpaolo Martella. Jonathan Brandani {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Barno Ismatullaeva on ‘Madama Butterfly,’ Preparing Isolde & Never Being Put in a Box

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(Credit: Juan Carlos Blanco Olea) Barno Ismatullaeva is a rising star in the opera world. Born in Andijan, Uzbekistan, she studied at the State Conservatory in Tashkent and went on to join the Alisher Navoi Opera House in Tashkent as a permanent ensemble member shortly after graduation. In 2017, she participated in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition {…}
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Deutsche Oper am Rhein Announces 2026-27 Season

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The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres Zemlinsky’s “Der Kreidekreis” will be conducted by Hendrik Vestmann and directed by David Bösch. The cast includes Lavinia Dames, Katarzyna Kuncio, Maria Gulik, Richard Šveda, Riccardo Romeo, Cornel Frey, Joachim Goltz, Marcel Brunner, Sarah Ferede, Jorge Espino, Romana Noack, and Mathilde Guedj. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 22, 2026 Wagner’s “Die Meisterisnger von Nurnberg” {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

National Theatre in Prague 2025-26 Review: Parsifal

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(Photo: Serghei Gherciu) A week before Good Friday, the National Theatre in Prague premiered a “Parsifal” that seemed less a ritual of inherited faith than an inquiry into the architecture of knowledge itself. Richard Wagner’s final work–his self-styled Bühnenweihfestspiel of 1882–has always invited metaphysical inflection. In “Parsifal,” Richard Wagner distills a vast philosophical meditation into a deceptively simple narrative: A {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opernhaus Zürich 2025-26 Review: Carmen

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(Credit: Toni Suter) Few operas are as iconic or as enduringly popular as Georges Bizet’s “Carmen.” Since its 1875 premiere at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, the work has captivated audiences with its indelible melodies and its unsentimental, ground-level portrayal of passion, obsession, and freedom. Set in 19th-century Spain, “Carmen” charts the collision between a woman’s fierce independence and a man’s {…}
Season Announcement

Eri Nakamura, Brandon Jovanovich, Aya Wakizono, Carmen Giannattasio, Kristina Mkhitaryan Headline New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2026-27 Season

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The New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2026-27 season. First up is Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” under the baton of Alessandro Bonato, with production and costume design by Laurent Pelly. The cast includes Giorgi Manoshvili, Claudia Muschio, Paolo Bordogna, Ruzil Gatin, Bruno Taddia, Yuka Tajima, and Yasuhiro Yamamoto. Performance Dates: Oct. 2–12, 2026 A new production of Britten’s {…}
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Ludovic Tézier & Marina Rebeka Lead Teatro San Carlo’s ‘Nabucco’

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The Teatro San Carlo is set to present Verdi’s “Nabucco” in a production by Andreas Homoki. The production will be shown from Jan. 18 to 31, 2026 and will be conducted by Riccardo Frizza. Ludovic Tézier will take on the title role alongside Marina Rebeka as Abigaille. They will be joined by Piero Pretti as Ismaele and Michele Pertusi as {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Komische Oper Berlin 2025 Review: Jesus Christ Superstar

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(Photo: Jan Windszus Photography) The Komische Oper Berlin’s colonization of Tempelhof Airport has by now hardened into ritual. Once again, Hangar 4 – cavernous, echoing with its aviation past – becomes a stage for the improbable. Tickets to “Jesus Christ Superstar” sold out so quickly, that two shows were added to meet the demand, proof that the company has mastered {…}
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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 {…}

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