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Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg 2025-26 Review: Brockes-Passion

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(Credit: Jann Wilken) Three hundred and ten years after its inception, George Frideric Handel’s “Brockes-Passion”—his only sacred work set in his native German, based on a libretto from Hamburg—came back home tonight as a living exploration of deep-seated psychological landscapes. This performance, led by Maarten Engeltjes and the ensemble PRJCT Amsterdam, succeeded in achieving a delicate balance between the work’s {…}
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Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg 2025-26 Review: L’Orfeo

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(Credit: Daniel Dittus) Leonardo García Alarcón has already established an impressive track record in early North Italian opera, with his acclaimed “Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria” at the 2024 Aix-en-Provence Festival and his masterful Cavalli’s “Pompeo Magno” at Bayreuth in 2025. His interpretation with Cappella Mediterranea and the Chœur de Chambre de Namur was imbued with the freshness and vitality {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Lisette Oropesa, Emily D’Angelo, Aigul Akhmetshina, Malin Byström, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Angel Blue & Charles Castronovo Lead Royal Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Royal Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. New Productions Evgeny Titov directs a new production of Wagner’s “Parsifal,” conducted by Jakub Hrůša. Stanislas de Barbeyrac sings the title role, with Ekaterina Gubanova as Kundry, Christian Gerhaher as Amfortas, Brindley Sherratt as Gurnemanz, and Mark Stone as Klingsor. Performance Dates: Oct. 1–17, 2026 Philipp Stölzl directs a new production of {…}
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Sonya Yoncheva, Jakub Józef Orliński, Nadine Sierra, Sabine Devieilhe, Franco Fagioli, Théo Imart & Catherine Trottmann Lead Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles’ 2026-27 Season

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The Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Salieri’s “Tarare” is set to star Reinoud Van Mechelen, Éléonore Pancrazi, Jean-François Lapointe, Gwendoline Blondeel, Enguerrand de Hys, Alexandre Adra, Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Alexandre Baldo, Clara Penalva, and Isaure Brunner. Théotime Langlois de Swarte conducts the production by Jean-Romain Vesperini. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-18, 2026 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will {…}
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Benjamin Bernheim, Sabine Devieilhe, Olga Peretyatko, Magdalena Kožená, Klaus Florian Vogt, Nadine Sierra, Elza van den Heever, Michael Volle & Miina-Liisa Värelä Lead Philharmonie de Paris’ 2026-27 Season

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The Philharmonie de Paris has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances for the season. Yannick Nezet-Seguin will conduct Elza van den Heever and the Met Orchestra in a program of Strauss music. Performance Date: Sept. 1, 2026 Yannick Nezet-Seguin and Joyce DiDonato team up with the Met Orchestra for Mahler and Kaija Saariaho. Performance Date: Sept. 2, {…}
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Iestyn Davies, Helen Charlston, Nick Pritchard, Sophie Bevan Star in Brighton Festival’s 60th Anniversary Season

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The Brighton Festival announces its 2026 and 60th anniversary season. This article only features classical voice concerts.  Nick Pritchard, Benjamin Schilperoort, Benjamin Schilperoort, and Edward Grint make up the cast of Bach’s “St John Passion.” They are joined by soloists Lauren Lodge Cambell, Helen Charlston, Bastien Rimondi, Olivier Bergeron, and the Brighton Festival Chorus and Youth Choir. James Morgan conducts {…}
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Pinchgut Opera 2025 Review: Messiah

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(Photo credit: Anna Kucera) In his notes on the work, Erin Helyard, conductor of Pinchgut Opera’s recent “Messiah,” states that there are “about 10 identifiably different versions of ‘Messiah’ that Händel appears to have approved, developed, or tolerated following its composition in 1741.” “Why perform the first version,” he asked, posing a question by which to judge this, Pinchgut’s final {…}
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Early Opera Company 2025 Review: Acis and Galatea

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Why do we still attend Baroque operas performed with minimal staging, centuries after their composition? The Early Opera Company offered a delightful answer, bringing Händel’s “Acis and Galatea” vividly to life in the Temple Church, London. The Romanesque arches and sturdy stonework lent both intimacy and a sense of historic gravitas, while the simple staging — trees near the altar {…}
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Summer Music in City Churches Festival Announces 2025 Slate

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London’s Summer Music in City Churches Festival is set to take place this June. Here is a rundown of vocal performances on offer. It opens at St. Giles Cripplegate, Fore Street, with a performance of Fauré’s “Requiem” as well as works by Debussy and Rutter. Hannah Dienes-Williams and Edward Grint are the soloists. Sir John Rutter leads the City of {…}

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