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John Tessier, Andrew Haji & Tessa Fackelmann Lead Edmonton Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Edmonton Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Mainstage Anna Theodosakis directs a new production of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Sivigilia” with Gordon Gerrard conducting. The production will star John Tessier, Tessa Fackelmann, Korin Thomas-Smith, Joel Balzun, and Vartan Gabriellian. Performance Dates: Nov. 5 & 7, 2026 The Rumbold Vocal Prize will take place. Performance Date: Nov. 20, 2026 Joel Ivany will {…}

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Aline Kutan, Andrew Haji, Spencer Britten, & Aviva Fortunata Perform in Orchestre Philharmonique et Chœur des Mélomanes’ 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Tam Photography) The Orchestre Philharmonique et Chœur des Mélomanes (OPCM) announces its 2025-26 season. First up is Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” The OPCM is joined by soloists soprano Aline Kutan, tenor Spencer Britten, and baritone Hugo Laporte, as well as the English Montreal School Board Choir. Performance Dates: November 7 & 9, 2025 The OPCM presents Ravel’s “Daphnis and Chloe.” {…}

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Hera Hyesang Park, Midori Marsh & Andrew Haji Lead Canadian Opera Company’s January 2022 Performances

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(Credit: Canadian Opera Company official website) The Canadian Opera Company has announced its 2022 January performances and online productions. “Voices of Mountains” features the world premiere of “Fire” by former COC Composer-in-Residence Ian Cusson. Mezzo-sopranos Rebecca Cuddy and Marion Newman perform with pianist Gordon Gerrard. Aria Evans is a dancer and choreographer. Streaming dates: Jan. 15 – June 15, 2022 {…}

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Adrianne Pieczonka, Maeve Palmer, Erica Iris Huang, Colin Ainsworth, Russell Braun Among Headliners of Off Centre Music Salon’s 30th Anniversary Season Gala

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Off Centre Music Salon will close its 30th Anniversary Season with a fundraiser gala titled “(Erik) Satie-Sfaction Guaranteed” on June 7, 2026 at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity St. Paul’s Centre in Toronto. The afternoon brings together an all-Canadian roster of celebrated artists and longtime Off Centre collaborators. Performers include sopranos Adrianne Pieczonka, Maeve Palmer, Ilana Zarankin, and Lucia Cesaroni; mezzo-sopranos {…}

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Renée Fleming, Miah Persson, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo & Clay Hilley Lead Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s 2026-27 Season

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The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal has announced its 2026-27 season. Rafael Payare conducts Miah Persson, Rose Naggar-Tremblay, Clay Hilley, and Matthias Goerne in Gustav Mahler’s “Des Knaben Wunderhorn (extraits)” and “Das klagende Lied” (version mixte). Performance Dates: Sept. 16 & 17, 2026 Asher Fish leads the Chœur and orchestra de l’OSM in Hana Ajiashvili’s “Riddle,” Adrian Mocanu’s “de l’encra escafada”(“from faded ink”), Dalit Hadass Warshaw’s “Letter {…}

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Thomas Hampson, Eleonora Buratto, Sasha Cooke & Louise Alder Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season. Klaus Mäkelä conducts Thomas Hampson in a program of music by Gabrieli, Stravinsky, and Walton. Performance Dates: Oct. 8 & 9, 2026 Klaus Mäkelä conducts Thomas Hampson in a program of music by Stravinsky, and Walton. Performance Date: Oct. 10, 2026 Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider conducts Brahms’ German Requiem with Louise Alder and Konstantin Krimmel. {…}

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New Opera Days Ostrava Announces 2026 Season

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The New Opera Days Ostrava has announced its  eighth biennial international festival. The festival will present seven productions during the final week of June. Six of them will receive their world premieres in Ostrava, while the seventh had its recent premiere in Montreal. The festival opens at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre with the world premieres of two chamber operas. “No. {…}

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Leah Hawkins, Elza van den Heever, J’Nai Bridges, Will Liverman, Soloman Howard Lead Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

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(Photo credits: Acosta, Brown, Simpson, Adjahoe) Philadelphia Orchestra announces its 2026-27 season. This article only features vocal concerts.  Opening night features soloists Leah Hawkins, J’Nai Bridges, Issachah Savage, and Ryan Speedo Green in Beethoven “Symphony” No. 9. They are joined by the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir led by Joe Miller. The U.S. premiere of Hisaishi’s “Orbis” is also slated. Yannick Nézet-Séguin {…}

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Off Centre Music Salon Opens 2025-26 Season

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Off Centre Music Salon has announced its 30th anniversary season. This article only features vocal performances. The season opens with the inaugural collaboration with the Glenn Gould School. Soprano Alyssa Bartholomew, mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabo, tenors Nicholas Kluftinger and Jeffrey Liu, and baritone James Coole-Stevenson perform under the baton of Mark Skazinetsk. Performance Date: October 19, 2025 Tenor Benjamin Butterfield, baritone {…}