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Andrew G. Manea Replaces Artur Ruciński At San Francisco Opera

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The San Francisco Opera has announced that Romanian-American baritone Andrew G. Manea will make a major role debut. The baritone will replace Artur Ruciński in the role of the Duke of Nottingham. The company announced that Ruciński withdrew due to lung injuries sustained in a serious bicycling accident involving a car in his native Poland. He is expected to make {…}

News, Season Announcement

Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Eric Greene, Laurynn Favières, & Pene Pati Perform in Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie’s 2026-27 Season

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The Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie announces its 2026-27 season. Listed below are the opera events. Marie-Nicole Lemieux takes on the title role in Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Thomas Corneille’s “Medea.” Petr Nekoranec, Juliette Mey, Frédéric Caton, Etienne Bazola, Camille Poul, and Claire Lefilliâtre perform with the Namur Chamber Choir and Les Épopées. Stéphane Fuget conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2026 Carl {…}

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Opera Company of Middlebury Unveils Spring 2026 Showcases

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The Opera Company of Middlebury has announced its 2026 spring season productions. Filippo Ciabatti conducts Verdi’s “La Traviata,” directed by Douglas Anderson and set in the 1920s. The cast features Avery Boettcher as Violetta Valéry, Jared Esguerra as Alfredo Germont, and Andrew Manea as Giorgio Germont, with Nicholas Tocci as Baron Douphol. Performance Dates: June 5 – 13, 2026 The {…}

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Opéra National Montpellier Occitanie to Present ‘Falstaff’

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Opéra National Montpellier Occitanie is set to present a new production of “Falstaff” this January. The production, directed by David Hermann, will be conducted by Michael Schønwandt. The title role of Verdi’s final masterpiece will be performed by baritone Bruno Taddia, with American-Romanian baritone Andrew Manea as Ford and tenor Kevin Amiel—an ADAMI Classical Discovery and AROP Prize winner—as Fenton. {…}

News, Season Announcement

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie 2025-26 Season to Feature Kathryn Lewek, Bruno Taddia, Sheva Tehoval, & Maciej Kwasnikowski

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The Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie announces its 2025-26 season. This article features operatic events only. A double bill of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” open the season. Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Azer Zada, Julie Pasturaud, Tomasz Kumięga, Reut Venturo, Giuseppina Merli, Galina Cheplakova, Maciej Kwasnikowski, and Leon Kim are among the cast. Silvia Paoli directs. Yoel Gamzou conducts. Performance Dates: October {…}

News, Season Announcement

Nicole Cabell, Caitlin Gotimer, Efraín Solís, Jonathan Burton Headline North Carolina Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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North Carolina Opera has unveiled its 2025-26 season. First up is Massenet’s “Cendrillon” with Nicole Cabell as Cinderella, Kate Farrar as the Prince, and Lucia Bradford as Madame de la Haltière. Joseph Mechavich conducts the production by Joseph Marvel. Performance Dates: Oct. 17 & 19, 2025 Then comes “Madama Butterfly,” starring Caitlin Gotimer as Cio-Cio-San, Efraín Solís as Sharpless, and Lisa {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Lyric Opera of Chicago 2024-25 Review: Rigoletto

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(Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography) Lyric Opera of Chicago’s first season without erstwhile General Director Anthony Freud began as his last concluded: with Verdi. Lyric opened 2024-25 and John Mangum’s tenure far more successfully than last season’s dispiriting staging of “Aida,” with Verdi’s indestructible mid-career masterpiece “Rigoletto.” On opening nights, Lyric usually mounts either a new production or one new-to-Chicago, {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Maryland Opera 2023-24 Review: Tosca

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(Photo credit Madeline Grey) Lacking public monies common in Europe, opera becomes ever harder to produce in the USA, but its enthusiasts are a determined lot. The Old Line State used to enjoy a typical American setup for presenting opera, an established twentieth-century organization, the Baltimore Opera Company, situated in a sizable venue in Maryland’s largest city, the Lyric Opera {…}