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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Upcoming Productions by Tcherniakov & Bieito

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a series of upcoming productions. The company revealed that it would be presenting new showcases of “War and Peace” and “Giulio Cesare.” The Prokofiev opera will arrive in the next few seasons and will be featured in a co-production with the Bayerische Staatsoper, where it will premiere in March of 2023. Dmitri Tcherniakov {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Mirella Freni, Joan Sutherland & Renée Fleming Headline Week 62 & 63 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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The Met has announced themed lineups for two weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams featuring such stars as Nadine Sierra, Anna Netrebko, Mirella Freni, René Pape, Renée Fleming, Joan Sutherland, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Diana Damrau. The first week’s theme will be “Unhinged Mad Scenes” while the second will shine a spotlight on “Rare Gems.” Week 62 – Unhinged Mad {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Festival d’Aix-En-Provence 2017 Review – Carmen: Tcherniakov’s Production Will Change the Way You See Bizet’s Masterpiece

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“Carmen,” Georges Bizet’s Spanish-inspired masterpiece, was performed at the Festival d’arLyriqueue d’Aix-en-Provence’s 2017 season in an unconventional production. Russian director Dmitri Tcherniakov’s has consigned the traditional Sevillan mantillas, toreros, and abrigos de luz to distant memory and, for the hugely popular opera’s return to Aix for the first time in 60 years, has fully reviewed the story to give it {…}

Business, News

Elisabeth Teige Joins Roster of Askonas Holt

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Elisabeth Teige has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. The Norwegian soprano is a regular fixture on the world’s greatest stages, including the Bayreuth Festival where she performed Senta in Dmitri Tcherniakov’s production of “Der fliegende Holländer.” She has also performed at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Real, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Bayeriche Staatsoper, and Oper {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Anna Netrebko, Aigul Akhmetshina, Anthony Davis, Edward Nelson, Miles Mykkanen, Olga Kulchynska Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week, audiences will get to see a new production of “Nabucco” with a great diva, while another great mezzo releases a new album. There is also a world premiere recording of an opera from the Metropolitan Opera. Here are the new releases of {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Bayreuth Festival 2026 Review: Der fliegende Holländer

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(Photo: Enrico Nawrath) The night, replete with artistry on all sides, belonged to the Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian, who spun a brilliant column of sound throughout her fiercely emotional storytelling. Vocal pyrotechnics were amplified by Grigorian’s astonishing physical dexterity, her restless, near-gymnastic body language. Her interpretation of the role of Senta, daughter of influential villager Daland, unleashed a rebellion against {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Bayerische Staatsoper 2025-26 Review: Der Freischütz

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(Photo: Geoffroy Schied) This performance proved an excellent revival of “Der Freischütz” for the summer Festival. First seen five years ago, Dmitri Tcherniakov’s production strips away any Romantic origins the piece has and replaces them with a cool and calculated tale for our time: be warned, spoiler alerts follow. Production Details During the Overture a film shows the main protagonists {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Polish Baritone Artur Ruciński on Count di Luna & How Opera is a Bridge to Humanity

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(Photo: Karpati & Zarewicz) Polish baritone Artur Ruciński is one of those artists for whom opera has never been merely a display of vocal mastery. For more than 25 years, he has built an extensive Verdi repertoire, returning to its great roles with fresh eyes each time. In Madrid, where Ruciński is performing Count di Luna in Giuseppe Verdi’s “Il {…}

Interviews

Q & A: Svetlana Aksenova on Contemporary Opera and the Psychological Depth of Her Characters

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Svetlana Aksenova is a name that, in today’s operatic world, has become synonymous with a rare synthesis of flawless vocal command and confessional dramatic truth. A soprano from St. Petersburg, she trained at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, where she first drew critical attention as a student with her performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta.” Aksenova belongs to that select category of artists often {…}