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Anna Netrebko, Ailyn Pérez, Brian Jagde, Ainhoa Arteta, Ermonela Jaho, Francesco Demuro, Klaus Florian Vogt & Pavol Breslik Lead Teatro de la Maestranza’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville has announced its 2026-27 Season Opera The Bayreuth Festival Orchestra under Pablo Heras-Casado will lead scenes from the Ring Cycle with Katharina Wagner directing and Catherine Foster, Klaus Florian Vogt and Nicholas Brownlee as soloists. Performance Date: Sept. 2, 2026 Pavol Breslik, Nina Minasyan, Riccardo Fassi, Maxim Lisiin, and Anna-Doris Capitelli lead Gounod’s {…}
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Pretty Yende, Anna Netrebko, Philippe Jaroussky, Natalie Dessay & Benjamin Bernheim Lead Théâtre des Champs-Élysées’ 2024-25 Season

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The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Opera in Production  Bach’s “Passion selon Saint” will be conducted by Leonardo García Alarcón and directed by Sasha Waltz. The cast will include Sophie Junker, Georg Nigl, Christian Immler, Benno Schachtner, Valerio Contaldo, and Mark Milhofer. Performance Dates: Nov. 4 & 5, 2024 Poulenc’s “Dialogues des {…}
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Philharmonie Luxembourg 2024-25 Review: Le Nozze di Figaro

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  On March 24, “Le Nozze di Figaro” was offered at the Philharmonie Luxembourg in a concert version with the Basel Chamber Orchestra conducted by Giovanni Antonini. A chamber orchestra is not only well-suited to the Grand Auditorium of the Philharmonie Luxembourg, but also allows us to better appreciate Mozart’s orchestral structure than with a symphony orchestra, thanks to a {…}
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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Cast Change for ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its performance of Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” on June 7, 2022. The company noted that the role of Zerbinetta and Dryade will be sung by Sara Blanch and Eleonora Filipponi. Blanch will replace Jessica Pratt as Zerbinetta while Filipponi will replace Anna Doris Capitelli as Dryade. Blanch is a rising {…}
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Winners of 9th Leyla Gencer Voice Competition Announced

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Turkish mezzo Ezgi Karakaya is the winner of the ninth annual Leyla Gencer Voice Competition. She also took home the audience award. The second place winner was German-Italian mezzo Anna Doris Capitelli with Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski coming in third place. Karakaya walks away with a 12,500 euro prize while Doris gets 7,500 euros and Buszewski wins 3,500 euros. It {…}
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Sky Classica to Broadcast Rossini Opera Festival’s ‘Le Siège de Corinthe’

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(Credits: Rossini Opera Festival) On Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 9:15 p.m., Sky Classica is set to present the broadcast premiere of “Le Siège de Corinthe.” The new production comes from the 2026 Rossini Opera Festival and was conducted by Carlo Rizzi. The cast included Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Pamyra), Adrian Sâmpetrean (Mahomet II), Maxim Mironov (Néoclès), Matteo Roma (Cléomène), Simón Orfila (Hièros), {…}
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Cast Change: Dave Monaco Takes Over Rossini Opera Festival’s Stabar Mater

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The Rossini Opera Festival has announced a cast change for the “Stabat” Mater on August 23, 2026. The company said that Dave Monaco will replace Dmitry Korchak, who has canceled for personal reasons. This season at the Rossini Opera Festival, Monaco has already performed a solo recital and starred in the production of “L’occasione fa il ladro,”for which OperaWire said, {…}
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Rossini Opera Festival 2026 Review: Le siège de Corinthe

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(Credits: Rossini Opera Festival ©) Gioachino Rossini’s “Le siège de Corinthe” occupies a fundamental place both in the evolution of the composer born in Pesaro and in the history of the modern revival of his works. Premiered at the Théâtre de l’Académie Royale de Musique in Paris on October 9, 1826, this tragédie lyrique represents Rossini’s first major foray into {…}
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Juan Diego Flórez, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Maxim Mironov, Adrian Sâmpetrean, Dave Monaco & Alasdair Kent Lead Rossini Opera Festival’s 2026 Season

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The Rossini Opera Festival has announced the 2026 edition, which will celebrate its 47th edition. The festival will take place between August 11 and 23, 2026. The festival will open with a new production of “Le Siège de Corinthe” conducted by Carlo Rizzi and directed by Davide Livermore. The production will star Adrian Sâmpetrean, Matteo Roma, Maxim Mironov, Simon Orfila, {…}

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