Giacomo Sagripanti Joins Gran Teatre del Liceu’s ‘Tosca’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced that Giacomo Sagripanti will conduct some performances of “Tosca.” The company said that due Maestro Henrik Nánási has suffered an injury to his left shoulder and, in order not to burden it, Sagripanti will take over the performances on Jan. 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, and 20. Nánási will still conduct performances {…}

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Giacomo Sagripanti Named Music Director of Tbilisi Opera and Orchestra

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Tbilisi Opera and Orchestra has announced that Giacomo Sagripanti has been appointed as their new music director. Currently the Principal Guest Conductor at the Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Sagripanti received international acclaim in 2016 when he was named “Young Conductor of the Year” at the International Opera Awards. Since then, he has appeared with companies such as Semperoper Dresden, {…}

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Cast Change: Levy Sekgapane Replaces Francesco Demuro in Tiroler Festspiele Erl’s ‘La Sonnambula’

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(Photo by: Kartal Karagedik) The Tiroler Festspiele Erl has announced a cast change for its performance of “La Sonnambula” on Dec. 28, 2025. The company said that Levy Sekgapane will sing the role of Elvino replacing Francesco Demuro, who had to cancel his appearance at the concert performance on due to illness. Sekgapane performed “I Puritani” at the Tiroler Festspiele {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: La Fille du Régiment

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(Credit: Karen Almond) Bel Canto is having a bit of a resurgence at the Metropolitan Opera this year, with the company, after years of giving one or no offering per season, currently showcasing two works from the composers of this era. What is clear from both experiences is that the audience is responding in ways that the Met has not {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced its 2025 nominees. The nominees for Opera Company of the Year are Deutsche Oper Berlin, GöteborgsOperan, Houston Grand Opera, MusikTheater an der Wien, Opernhaus Zürich, and Teatro alla Scala. Meanwhile, in the Female Singer category, Anastasia Bartoli, Elsa Dreisig, Véronique Gens, Asmik Grigorian, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Adela Zaharia are the nominees. In the Male Singer {…}

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Sandra Oh Joins Metropolitan Opera’s ‘La Fille du Régiment’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Sandra Oh has joined the cast of “La Fille du Régiment.” The company said that Oh is coming off her acclaimed performances in Shakespeare in the Park’s “Twelfth Night” and will make her Met debut as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in Laurent Pelly’s production. Oh is a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award–winning {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Review: Zelmira

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) In 1822, Rossini’s opera “Zelmira” premiered at Naples’ Teatro San Carlo to widespread acclaim and was quickly taken up by theaters across Europe, including Vienna, London and Paris. However, like most of the composer’s works, it quickly fell by the wayside and had to wait for over 100 years to be revived, with a performance in 1965 {…}

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Festival Aix-en-Provence 2025 Review: Louise

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Full disclosure: my definition of purgatory is a Christof Loy opera staging. They are not infernal—there is always some redemption—and they used to be good. But now, they are definitely not for me. That mono-scenario, that preference for milk-aisle lighting and the somewhat surreal stagings. I get it, some people might like it. I am even friends with some of {…}

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Arte.TV to Broadcast Festival Aix-en-Provence’s ‘Louise’

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Arte.tv is set ot broadcast Charpentier’s “Louise” for the Festival Aix-en-Provence. The broadcast will take place on July 12, produced by Christof Loy. The work will star soprano Elsa Dreisig in the title role alongside Adam Smith, Nicolas Courjal, Sophie Koch, Marianne Croux, Annick Massis, Grégoire Mour, Carol Garcia, Karolina Bengtsson, Marie-Thérèse Keller, Julie Pasturaud, Marion Vergez-Pascal, Marion Lebègue, Jennifer {…}

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Giacomo Sagripanti Joins Gran Teatre del Liceu’s ‘Tosca’

Giacomo Sagripanti Named Music Director of Tbilisi Opera and Orchestra

Cast Change: Levy Sekgapane Replaces Francesco Demuro in Tiroler Festspiele Erl’s ‘La Sonnambula’

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: La Fille du Régiment

Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

Sandra Oh Joins Metropolitan Opera’s ‘La Fille du Régiment’

Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Review: Zelmira

Festival Aix-en-Provence 2025 Review: Louise

Arte.TV to Broadcast Festival Aix-en-Provence’s ‘Louise’