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Anna Caterina Antonacci, Roberto Aronica, Devid Cecconi & Enea Scala Lead Teatro Goldoni di Livorno’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro Goldoni di Livorno has announced its 2026-27 season. Anna Caterina Antonacci, Penelope Kendros, Erica Zulikha Benato, Margherita Sala, Anita Montserrat, Valentina Coletti, and Enea Scala star in Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” Attilio Cremonesi conducts the production by Francesco Bondì. Performance Dates: Nov. 6 & 8, 2026 Cherubini’s “L’Adriano in Siria” will be directed by Massimo Gasparon Pizzi Contarini {…}
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Mariangela Sicilia, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Enea Scala & Roberto Aronica Headline Teatro Verdi di Pisa’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro Verdi di Pisa has announced its 2026-27 season. Anna Caterina Antonacci, Enea Scala, Penelope Kendros, Erica Zulikha Benato, Margherita Sala, Anita Monserrat, and Valentina Coletti star Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” Attilio Cremonesi conducts and Francesco Bondì directs. Performance Dates: Oct. 23 & 25, 2026 Rossini’s “L’occasione fa il ladro ossia Il cambio della valigia” will star Yukang Zheng, {…}
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Händel-Festspiele Halle 2026 Review: Talestri, regina delle Amazzoni (1760)

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(Photo: Anna Kolata) History is not entirely devoid of female composers. Similarly, history books readily note reigning monarchs who successfully wielded the musical quill. Yet, the convergence of the two remains an exceedingly rare phenomenon. Under the baton of Attilio Cremonesi, the Handel Festival Orchestra Halle brought this rarity to vibrant life. Their performance of Maria Antonia Walpurgis’s 1760 opera {…}
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Giulia Montanari, Eric Jurenas, Jeremy Ovenden Among Headlines of ‘St. Matthew Passion’ at Beethoven Hall

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(Photo Credit: Lea-Frank) Beethoven Hall is set to present “St. Matthew Passion” on April 3, 2026. The performance of Bach’s famed work will be conducted by Attilio Cremonesi who leads the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn. The soloists include soprano Giulia Montanari, countertenor Eric Jurenas, tenor Jeremy Ovenden, tenor Kangyoon Shine Lee, baritone Armin Kolarczyk, and baritone Michael Borth. Joining the vocalists {…}
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Jacquelyn Wagner, Eduardo Aladrén, Ramona Zaharia, Maria Kataeva, Liana Aleksanyan & Alexey Zelenkov Lead Deutsche Oper am Rhein’s 2025-26 Season

https://operawire.com/jacquelyn-wagner-eduardo-aladren-ramona-zaharia-maria-kataeva-liana-aleksanyan-alexey-zelenkov-lead-deutsche-oper-am-rheins-2025-26-season/

The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2025-26 season. Premiere  Jacquelyn Wagner, John Matthew Myers, Simon Neal, Hans-Peter König, Anna Sophia Theil, Lavinia Dames, Riccardo Romeo, Henry Ross, Luke Stoker, and Žilvinas Miškinis star in Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Vitali Alekseenok and Harry Ogg conduct the concert performances.  Performance Dates: Sept. 10-Oct. 24, 2025 Antonino Fogliani conducts Donizetti’s “Prima La Mamma” {…}
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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, {…}
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Quinn Kelsey, Paula Murrihy, Saimir Pirgu & Fleuranne Brockway Lead Hessische Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s 2025-26 Season

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The Hessische Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres  Gershwin’s “Summertime” will star Fleuranne Brockway, Inna Fedorii, Hovhannes Karapetyan, Josefine Mindus, Alyona Rostovskaya, Joshua Sanders, and Camille Sherman. Leo McFall conducts. Premiere Date: August 30, 2025 Menotti’s “The Telephone” will be performed in a double bill with Monteverdi’s “­Il combattimento.” Tim Hawken conducts the production by Kilian Bohnensack. Premiere {…}
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International Händel Festspiele, Karlsruhe 2025 Review: Siroe, re di Persia

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(Photo: Felix Grünscloß) Although “Siroe, re di Persia” managed a good run of 17 performances, following its premiere at the King’s Theatre, London in 1728, Händel never revived the work. Apart from a couple of productions in Brunswick in 1730 and 1735, it lay dormant until the 20th century, has never managed to establish itself in the repertoire, and remains {…}
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Internationale Händel Festspiele, Karlsruhe 2025 Review: Phèdre

https://operawire.com/internationale-handel-festspiele-karlsruhe-2025-review-phedre/

(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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