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Lisette Oropesa, Amitai Pati, Ville Rusanen, Dong-won Seo, & Dorottya Láng Headline Savonlinna Opera Festival 2023

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(Photo Credit: Steven Harris) The Savonlinna Opera Festival is set to open later this month. Here is a rundown of the 2023 slate. First up is “Romeo et Juliette,” conducted by Yves Abel and directed by Amy Lane. The opera stars superstar Lisette Oropesa and Amitai Pati in Cast A, with Marjukka Tepponen and Antonio Poli in the second cast. {…}

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Opernhaus Zürich 2025-26 Review: Cardillac

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(Photo: Monika Rittershaus) Paul Hindemith’s “Cardillac” remains one of the most insightful operatic examinations of artistic obsession ever written. Premiered in 1926 amidst the cultural turbulence of the Weimar Republic, this psychological thriller follows a Parisian goldsmith so consumed by his creations that he murders to reclaim them, unable to tolerate his masterpieces in anyone else’s possession. Beyond its surface {…}

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Berlin Philharmonic 2025 Review: Das Lied von der Erde

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  Mahler creates worlds. Each brings a musical feast. “Das Lied von der Erde” (The Song of the Earth), performed at the Berlin Philharmonic under Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo brought us another one. The “superstitious” Mahler did not want to label this work the Ninth, since both Beethoven and Schubert died after writing theirs, so he called it a symphony {…}

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Louise Alder, Gerald Finley, Carolina López Moreno, Erin Morley, Golda Schultz & Aigul Akhmetshina Lead BBC Proms’ 2025 Season

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The BBC Proms has announced its 2025 season. Here is a list of the vocal performances. Sakari Oramo conducts the First Night of the Proms with soloists Lisa Batiashvili, Caspar Singh, and Gerald Finley. The program includes music by Arthur Bliss, Felix Mendelssohn, Jean Sibelius, Errollyn Wallen, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Performance Date: July 18, 2025 Tenor Allan Clayton gives {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Elīna Garanča, Golda Schultz, Sonya Yoncheva, Cecilia Bartoli & Benjamin Bernheim Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s 2025-26 Season

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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the productions and concerts. Premieres  Simon Steen-Andersen and Liliana Nikiteanu lead “Wie du warst! Wie du bist!”  Performance Dates: Sept. 20, 2025-July 11, 2026 Diana Damrau, Günther Groissböck, Angela Brower, Bo Skovhus, and Emily Pogorelc star in a new production Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier.” Joana Mallwitz conducts the {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Rihab Chaieb, Attilio Glaser, & Johan Reuter Lead Bregenz Festival’s 2025 Season

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The Bregenz Festival has announced its 2025 season. Opera The festival will present Weber’s “Der Freischütz” in a production by Philipp Stölzl. The cast will include Liviu Holender, Johannes Kammler, Franz Hawlata, Raimund Nolte, Mandy Fredrich, Elissa Huber, Irina Simmes, Hanna Herfurtner, Gloria Rehm, Katharina Ruckgaber, Christof Fischesser, David Steffens, Oliver Zwarg, Thomas Blondelle, Attilio Glaser, and Mauro Peter. Performance Dates: July 17-August 17, 2025 Enescu’s {…}

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Haydneum Festival of Sacred Music Reveals 2023 Slate

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The Haydneum Festival of Sacred Music in Budapest has unveiled its 2023 slate. The season opens with a performance of music by Charpentier and Strattner featuring such soloists as Katalin Szutrély, Csilla Tillai, Péter Bárány, Péter Meszáros, Márton Komáromi, Lórant Najbauer, Zoltán Melkovics, and Ákos Borka. József Gál conducts the Purcell Choir and Orfeo Orchestra. Performance Date: June 9, 2023 {…}

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Emőke Baráth, Erika Miklosa, Gábor Bretz, Ildiko Komlosi Headline Hungarian State Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Hungarian state Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring premieres and repertory staples. Here is a look at the extensive season. Premieres Puccini’s “Tosca” will be conducted by Gergely Kesselyák and will star Csilla Boross and Zsuzsanna Ádám in the title role. The cast will be rounded by Attila Fekete, Adorján Pataki, Péter Kálmán, and Michele Kalmandy. Performance Dates: {…}

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Adela Zaharia, Maria Kataeva, Elena Sancho Pereg & Elisabet Strid Headline Deutsche Oper am Rhein’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: Jens Wegener) The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Opera Premieres Dorottya Láng and Bogdan Taloş star in Demis Volpi’s production of Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” with Axel Kober conducting. Performance dates: Sep. 10 – Oct. 2, 2021 Mieczysław Weinberg’s opera “MaselTov!” spotlights Lavinia Dames, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anna Harvey, Sylvia Hamvasi, {…}