Magdeburg Telemann Festival 2026 Review: Festmusik & Otto

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(Photo: Viktoria Kühne) The 2026 biennial Magdeburg Telemann Festival reached its zenith this week, offering a rewarding musical marathon that spanned centuries of political and musical history. Over the course of a single day, the festival presented two contrasting faces of Georg Philipp Telemann: the celebratory architect of Habsburg dynastic splendor and the pragmatic, experimental operatic bridge-builder. From the daylight {…}

News, Season Announcement

Joyce El-Khoury, Magdalena Kožená, Jakub Józef Orliński, Sabine Devieilhe, Thomas Blondelle, Max Emanuel Cencic, Marina Monzó, & Alasdair Kent Lead Theater an der Wien’s 2025-26 Season

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The Theater an der Wien’s 2025-26 season. Rossini’s “L’occasione fa il ladro” opens the season in a production by Marcos Darbyshire. The cast includes Inna Demenkova, Alberto Robert, Roberto Lorenzi, Petra Radulovic, Ilyà Dovnar, and Lazar Parežanin. Pedro Beriso conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 14, 2025 Johann Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” will star Thomas Blondelle, Hulkar Sabirova, Alina Wunderlin, Leon Košavić, Krešimir Stražanac, David Fischer, Jana {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Will Liverman, Philippe Jaroussky, & Victoria de los Ángeles Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week several new solo albums will be released. There will also be an album released for the centennial of Victoria de los Ángeles. Here is a look at the new releases. Forgotten Arias Philippe Jaroussky releases his latest album which pays tribute {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Olga Peretyatko, Marina Rebeka & Reginald Mobley Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to see a Rossini work, a debut album and a rarely performed work. Boulder Bach Festival Sono Luminus releases Boulder Bach Festival which includes works by J.S. Bach and his admired older contemporary Johann Christoph Bach that were recorded immediately following the festival week at the conclusion of the Boulder Bach Festival’s 41st year. The {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 2021-22 Review: Acis et Galatée

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Photo: Michele Monasta Born in Florence in 1632, Gianbattista Lulli left his native city at the age of 14 in the service of Roger de Lorraine for a life in France. He went on to become a master composer of French baroque music, and along with his librettist Philippe Quinault went on to establish a distinctly French form of opera, {…}

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Magdeburg Telemann Festival 2026 Review: Festmusik & Otto

Joyce El-Khoury, Magdalena Kožená, Jakub Józef Orliński, Sabine Devieilhe, Thomas Blondelle, Max Emanuel Cencic, Marina Monzó, & Alasdair Kent Lead Theater an der Wien’s 2025-26 Season

Will Liverman, Philippe Jaroussky, & Victoria de los Ángeles Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Olga Peretyatko, Marina Rebeka & Reginald Mobley Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 2021-22 Review: Acis et Galatée