Audrey Babcock, Chauncey Packer, Curt Olds, David Blalock, Jeni Houser Headline Charlottesville Opera’s 2025 Season Aubrey Babcock, Chauncey Packer, Curt Olds, David Blalock, Jeni Houser Headline Charlottesville Opera’s 2025 Season

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Charlottesville Opera has unveiled its 2025 slate. “We’re excited to have so many accomplished singers and returning favorites back for the 2025 season,” said Leanne Clement, General Director of Charlottesville Opera, per an official press release. “It’s an incredible opportunity for our community to have professional singers who regularly perform at some of the world’s greatest houses to join us {…}

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Toledo Opera Announces Annual Fundraising Gala Starring Tenor Chauncey Packer

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Toledo Opera has announced its annual fundraising Opera Gala starring Met Opera tenor Chauncey Packer at the Toledo Club on May 6, 2022. Packer appeared as Spinner in the Met run of Terrence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” and will reprise the role with the Lyric Opera of Chicago later this month. For the Gala, the tenor will perform {…}

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Elaine Alvarez, Samina Aslam, Wendy Bryn Harmer, Chauncy Packer Headline Chautauqua Opera’s 2022 Season

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Chautauqua Opera is set to kick off its 2022 festival this July. This season’s repertory was originally announced back in 2020 but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article represents an updated version of that announcement with a full rundown of the casts. The season opens with Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz’s “Thumbprint.” The opera will star Samina {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Cecilia Bartoli, Asmik Grigorian, Ludovic Tézier, Lisette Oropesa, Benjamin Bernheim, Leah Hawkins, Jonathan Tetelman Lead Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s 2026-27 Season

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The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced its 2026-27 season. Jonathan Tetelman and James Vaughan open the season with a recital. Performance Date: Nov. 7, 2026 Michael Sumuel and Brittany Olivia Logan lead the Gerswhin’s “Porgy and Bess” with Bongani Kubheka, Leah Hawkins, Brandie Sutton, Adriana Bignagni Lesca, Donovan Singletary, and Chauncey Packer. Lee Reynolds conducts the production by Jean-Louis Grinda. {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Elīna Garanča, Philippe Jaroussky, Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Ailyn Pérez, Pretty Yende, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’ 2026-27 Season

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The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances: Opera – Staged Lorenzo Passerini conducts Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” in a production by Oliver Mears. The cast includes Ailyn Pérez, Roberto Alagna, Lionel Lhote, and Nicola Ulivieri. Performance Dates: Nov. 2-15, 2026 Pretty Yende, Amitai Pati, Florian Sempey, and Sulkhan Jaiani lead Bizet’s “Les Pêcheurs de perles.” Marc Minkowski conducts {…}

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Tichina Vaughn to Headline SAS Performing Arts Company & LC Vaughn Sankofa Memorial Arts Funds’ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert

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SAS Performing Arts Company, Inc., in partnership with the LC Vaughn Sankofa Memorial Arts Fund, will present “Tichina Vaughn and Friends Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Day” on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at 7 p.m. The concert, set to take place at Christ and St. Stephen’s Church in New York City, honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a program {…}

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Washington National Opera to Perform ‘Porgy and Bess’

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The Washington National Opera is set to present “Porgy and Bess” in Artistic Director Francesca Zambello’s acclaimed production. Zambello’s production was first seen on the Kennedy Center stage in the 2005–2006 season and the return marks the 90th anniversary of this work. In a statement, Zambello said, “It is hard to believe it’s been 20 years since I first directed {…}

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Opera Lafayette & OperaCreole 2025 Review: Morgiane, ou Le Sultan d’Ispahan

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(Photo Credit: Jennifer Packard Photos, Courtesy of Opera Lafayette) “Defying harsh laws, braving even death, I was able to change my fate,” the titular Morgiane sings proudly in Edmond Dédé’s “Morgiane, ou Le Sultan d’Ispahan.” The same could be said of the composer. Born free in New Orleans in 1827, Dédé defied expectations of what a Black man in the {…}

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Winter Storm Forces Rescheduling of New Orleans Premiere of ‘Morgiane’

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Opera Creole and Opera Lafayette’s performance of Edmond Dédé’s “Morgiane” in New Orleans has been rescheduled due to a winter storm. The showcase of the earliest extant complete opera by a Black American will now take place on Jan. 24 at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. The preview performance kicks off at 7:30 p.m. CT. Following the New {…}

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Audrey Babcock, Chauncey Packer, Curt Olds, David Blalock, Jeni Houser Headline Charlottesville Opera’s 2025 Season Aubrey Babcock, Chauncey Packer, Curt Olds, David Blalock, Jeni Houser Headline Charlottesville Opera’s 2025 Season

Toledo Opera Announces Annual Fundraising Gala Starring Tenor Chauncey Packer

Elaine Alvarez, Samina Aslam, Wendy Bryn Harmer, Chauncy Packer Headline Chautauqua Opera’s 2022 Season

Anna Netrebko, Cecilia Bartoli, Asmik Grigorian, Ludovic Tézier, Lisette Oropesa, Benjamin Bernheim, Leah Hawkins, Jonathan Tetelman Lead Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s 2026-27 Season

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Elīna Garanča, Philippe Jaroussky, Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Ailyn Pérez, Pretty Yende, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’ 2026-27 Season

Tichina Vaughn to Headline SAS Performing Arts Company & LC Vaughn Sankofa Memorial Arts Funds’ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert

Washington National Opera to Perform ‘Porgy and Bess’

Opera Lafayette & OperaCreole 2025 Review: Morgiane, ou Le Sultan d’Ispahan

Winter Storm Forces Rescheduling of New Orleans Premiere of ‘Morgiane’