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Escena Escorial Festival 2026-27 Review: Carmen – The Reel Story

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(Photo: “Carmen” is the most performed opera in the world by number of productions, and its heroine dies in every generation for the same reason: for the right to rule her own life. Now let’s ask ourselves how many of those productions were, and still are, staged through the male gaze. Taking a Closer Look Bárbara Lluch‘s new production of {…}
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Andrea Rey & Manel Esteve to Headline Opening of Otoño Musical Soriano Festival

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(©-Gemma-Escribano) Mezzo-soprano Andrea Rey and baritone Manel Esteve will open the 34th edition of the Otoño Musical Soriano festival on Sept. 10 at the Auditorio Odón Alonso in Soria. They will perform alongside the Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid (ORCAM) under conductor Alondra de la Parra, with Javier Carmena leading the chorus. Titled “Todo Zarzuela,” the program {…}
News, Season Announcement

Serena Saénz & Gaëlle Arquez Star in Escena Escorial’s 2026 Lineup

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The Escena Escorial festival in Madrid announces its 2026 program. This article only features vocal works. Soprano Serena Saénz, mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez, and the RTVE Choir, along with the Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid perform Mahler’s “Symphony” No. 2. Alondra de la Parra conducts. ‍Performance Date: Sept. 4, 2026 The Choir of the Community of Madrid presents a {…}
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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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Serena Sáenz, Leonor Bonilla, Emöke Baráth, Airam Hernández & Pablo García López Lead Ópera de Tenerife’s 2026-27 Season

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Spain’s Ópera de Tenerife has announced its 2026-27 season. Ópera en minúscula The season opens with “Luciérnaga” by Gabriela Ortiz. Ludwig Carrasco conducts the Classical Laguna Experience Orchestra, and César Martín will direct the production starring Carmen Acosta and Javier Santos.   Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2026 The second work will be “Svadba (La boda)” by Ana Sokolović in a production by {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Sondra Radvanovsky, Saioa Hernández, Brian Jagde, Ludovic Tézier, Lisette Oropesa, Jakub Józef Orliński, Sonya Yoncheva, Marina Rebeka, Xabier Anduaga, Mané Galoyan, & Benjamin Bernheim lead Teatro Real de Madrid’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Sondra Radvanovsky and Saioa Hernández lead Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” with Lucas Meachem, Szymon Mechliński, Brian Jagde,, Michael Fabiano and Jorge de Leon. Nicola Luisotti conducts Carlos Wagner’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 11, 2026 Paul Agnew conducts Handel’s “Riccardo Primo, rè d’Inghilterra” with Jakub Józef Orliński, Melissa Petit, Alex Rosen, {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro Carlo Felice Genova 2025-26 Review: Tristan und Isolde

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(Photo: Marcello-Orselli) “Tristan und Isolde” is a colossal work, not only for its length (five hours, including two 30-minute intermissions), or for the influence of the famous Tristan chord on Western music, but also for the symbolism it represents. Wagner was hugely influenced by Schopenhauer’s philosophy when he wrote this masterpiece, while conducting an affair with Mathilde, the wife of {…}
News, Streaming

Gran Teatre del Liceu to Stream Lise Davidsen’s First ‘Tristan und Isolde’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu is set to stream “Tristan und Isolde” on Feb. 15, 2026. The company announced that the production, which was recorded during the company’s run, will be presented on Liceu OPERA+. Lise Davidsen and Clay Hilley lead the cast which also includes Tomasz Konieczny, Roger Padullés, Ekaterina Gubanova, Albert Casals, and Milan Perišić. Bárbara Lluch directed {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Gran Teatre del Liceu 2025-26 Review: Tristan und Isolde

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Barcelona’s venerable Teatro Liceu hasn’t experienced this level of anticipation in a decade. It may be surprising that Wagner would stimulate such activity in a Mediterranean city, but the city of Gaudí is the most Wagnerian of Spanish locales and it’s long had a connection to the composer’s works. But that aside, the likely reason for the excessive buzz was {…}

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