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Eugénie Joneau, Matthew Cairns, Beth Taylor & Hugh Cutting Lead Opéra de Dijon’s 2026-27 Season

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The Opéra de Dijon has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera David Ireland, Marine Chagnon, Krzysztof Lachman, Mikhail Timoshenko, and Valerio Morelli lead Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” Nil Venditti conducts the production by Mirabelle Ordinaire. Performance Dates: Nov. 4-10, 2026 Eugénie Joneau leads Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” with Tadeusz Szlenkier, Elisabeth Boudreault, Polly Leech, and James Newby. Performance Dates: Feb. 7 & 9, {…}
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Beth Taylor, Peter Wedd, Kelli Ann-Masterson & Mark Stone Lead Longborough Opera Festival’s 2026 Season

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(Credit: Matthew Williams-Ellis) The Longborough Opera Festival has announced its 2026 season. Beth Taylor, Anna Devin, Katie Bray, Kelli-Ann Masterson, and Andrew Foster-Williams star in Handel’s “Orlando.” Christopher Moulds conducts the production by Sinéad O’Neill. Performance Dates: May 30-June 7, 2026 Peter Wedd and Catharine Woodward leads Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde“ alongside Catherine Carby, Alastair Miles, Robert Hayward, and Peter {…}
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Louise Alder, Beth Taylor, Ana Vieira Leite, Nick Pritchard Headline Monteverdi Choirs & Orchestras’ 2025-26 Season

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The Monteverdi Choirs & Orchestras unveiled their 2025-26 season. First up is a series of performance alongside conductor Pablo Heras-Casado and the Orchestre Révolutionaire et Romantique in London and Rimini. They will take on Mozart’s “Requiem” with such soloists as Louise Alder, Eva Zaicik, Laurence Kilsby and William Thomas, as well as Schubert’s Symphony No. 5, and Bach’s motet “Singet {…}
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Denyce Graves, Gina Perregrino, Wendy Bryn Harmer, Elizabeth DeShong & Eric Taylor Lead North Carolina Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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North Carolina Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Joseph Mechavich conducts Bizet’s “Carmen” directed by Denyce Graves. The production stars Gina Perregrino in the title role, Eric Taylor as Don José, Laureano Quant as Escamillo, and Elana Gleason as Micaela. Performance Dates: Oct. 16 & 18, 2026 Antony Walker conducts Puccini’s “Turandot” directed by John Hoomes in a company premiere. {…}
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Bach Choir of Bethlehem to Present Bach’s Easter Oratorio and Handel’s ‘Messiah’ (Part 3), Featuring Vocalists Sherezade Panthaki, Daniel Taylor, Isaiah Bell, and Harrison Hintzsche

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Marking its 125th year  The Bach Choir of Bethlehem is set to present J.S. Bach’s “Easter Oratorio” and Handel’s “Messiah,” Part 3. The Bach Festival orchestra and choir welcome soloists soprano Sherezade Panthaki, countertenor Daniel Taylor, tenor Isaiah Bell, and baritone Harrison Hintzsche. Dr. Christopher Jackson conducts. This concert completes the choir’s full cycle of Handel’s “Messiah.” Part 1 was {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Atlanta Opera 2024-25 Review: Macbeth

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(Photo: Raftermen Photography) The Atlanta Opera (TAO) thrives and even expands while many classical music organizations contract. Their spring mainstage offerings began this month with Verdi’s “Macbeth. ” But not before the announcement of their 2025-26 season, including what few companies can afford to do—“Götterdämmerung,” completing an entire “Ring” cycle. Their season also includes Philip Glass’ “La Belle et la {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams on Edmond Dédé’s Opera ‘Morgiane’

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(Photo Courtesy of Mary Elizabeth Williams.) Opera Lafayette and OperaCréole present “RE|STORE: Edmond Dédé’s ‘Morgiane’” in four cities across the U.S. including New Orleans, Washington, DC, New York City, and College Park, MD. The preview of this never-performed, long-lost masterpiece took place at the historical St. Louis Cathedral, where Dédé was baptized, featuring The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra playing modern instruments {…}
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Bach Choir of Bethlehem Announces 2022-23 Season

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The Bach Choir of Bethlehem in Pennsylvania has unveiled its 2022-23 season, which marks the organizations 125th anniversary. There will be nine “Bach at Noon” concerts led by Artistic Director and Conductor Christopher Jackson. Performance Dates: Sept. 13, 2022  – August 8, 2023 The Bel Canto Youth Chorus will also perform in a number of events. The first of these {…}
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Dame Sarah Connolly, Iestyn Davies, Roderick Williams, Dorothea Röschmann, Elizabeth Llewellyn Headline Oxford Lieder Festival 2022

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The Oxford Lieder Festival has announced its 21st season. The season opens with “Culture, Counterculture, and Conviviality,” a two-part event that features a look at the salon culture, followed by a more specific look at that music world through Pauline Viardot’s own involvement. The event features speaker Natasha Loges and such artists as Charlotte Bowden, Alexandria Moon, Zahid Siddiqui, Johnathan {…}

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