Festival Verdi Announces 2027 Season

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Festival Verdi has announced its 2027 season. Michele Spotti conducts “La Traviata” in a new production by Emma Dante. Performance Dates: Oct. 2-24, 2027 Roberto Abbado conducts “Aroldo” in a production by Daniele Menghini. Performance Dates: Oct. 1-16, 2027 Gianluca Capuano conducts “Stiffelio” with Cecilia Ligorio directing. Performance Dates: Oct. 7-23, 2027 The festival will perform its annual Gala Verdiano. {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Kissinger Sommer 2026 Review: Orfeo ed Euridice

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(Photo: Julia Milberger) Any disappointments from the previous two nights were completely swept away in this grand finale. The final evening of the festival wrapped up with a performance full of genuine dramatic tension, keeping the audience completely hooked throughout. This revival of Bartoli’s Salzburg 2023 production is based on Gluck’s 1769 Parma version. Originally compressed into a single act {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Lisette Oropesa, Cecilia Bartoli, Ying Fang, Emily D’Angelo, Michael Spyres, Julie Roset 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 another “Maria Stuarda” recording and a new recording of “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.” There are also a number oratorios and world premiere recordings. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Deutsche Grammophon and C Major Entertainment release Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” {…}

Stage Reviews

Kissinger Sommer 2026 Review: Baroque Queen

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(Photo: Julia Milberger) The 2026 Kissinger Sommer festival reached its final weekend with a highly anticipated event: the return of Cecilia Bartoli after a ten-year absence. To welcome back the popular Italian mezzo-soprano, the festival organizers took the unusual step of extending its schedule by an entire week. This extension created a special festival-within-a-festival, giving audiences three concerts over three {…}

News, Streaming

Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman, Cecilia Bartoli & Christina Nilsson Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2026 Broadcasts

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The Salzburg Festival has announced three opera broadcasts. The first broadcast will be Bizet’s “Carmen” in a new production by Gabriela Carrizo and conducted by Teodor Currentzis. Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman, Kristina Mkhitaryan, and Davide Luciano star. ORF and Mezzo will broadcast. Broadcast Date: August 8, 2026 Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Viotti, Mélissa Petit, Tara Erraught, Edgardo Rocha, Dmitry Korchak, Ildebrando {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Xabier Anduaga, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli & Jessica Pratt Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera The season opens with Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” with Michele Mariotti conducting a new production byRafael R. Villalobos.The cast includes Lawrence Brownlee, Jennifer Larmore,Daniela Barcellona, Alex Esposito, Rosalia Cid, Simone Alberghini, and Ya-Chung Huang. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 5, 2026 Two cast will perform Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier.” Sonya Yoncheva, {…}

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Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2026: Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria

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(Photo: © SF/Marco Borrelli) A Marionette Theatre for Monteverdi The Salzburg Whitsun Festival presents a production of Claudio Monteverdi’s “Il ritorno d’Ulisse” in patria by Franco Citterio and Giovanni Schiavolin as a marionette performance, in collaboration with Italy’s most renowned puppet company, the Compagnia Marionettistica Carlo Colla & Figli of Milan. A small puppet theatre is constructed on the stage {…}

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Brian Jagde, Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Luca Salsi, Francisco Meli, Juan Diego Flórez, Adela Zaharia, Eleonora Buratto, Anastasia Bartoli & Diana Damrau Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Myung–Whun Chung conducts Verdi’s “Otello” for opening night in a production by Damiano Michieletto. The cast will include Brian Jagde, Luca Salsi, and Eleonora Buratto accompanied by Juan Francisco Gatell and Szilvia Vörös. A second cast will star Arsen Soghomonyan, Roberto Frontali and Roberta Mantegna. Performance Dates: Dec. 7, 2026-Jan. 5, 2027 Bizet’s {…}

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Philharmonie Luxembourg Announces 2026-27 Season Featuring Andrè Schuen, Magdalena Kožená, Christian Gerhaher, Julia Lezhneva, Franco Fagioli

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The Philharmonie Luxembourg has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. The Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst perform works by Strauss with Golda Schultz as the soloist. Performance Sate: Oct. 5, 2026 Elionor Martínez and Josep Maria Martí Duran join forces for works by Caccini, Campmany, Dowland, Ferrabosco, Händel, Hidalgo, Monteverdi, Nicholson, Purcell, and Strozzi. Performance Sate: Oct. 27, {…}

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Festival Verdi Announces 2027 Season

Kissinger Sommer 2026 Review: Orfeo ed Euridice

Lisette Oropesa, Cecilia Bartoli, Ying Fang, Emily D’Angelo, Michael Spyres, Julie Roset Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Kissinger Sommer 2026 Review: Baroque Queen

Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman, Cecilia Bartoli & Christina Nilsson Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2026 Broadcasts

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Xabier Anduaga, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli & Jessica Pratt Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2026-27 Season

Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2026: Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria

Brian Jagde, Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Luca Salsi, Francisco Meli, Juan Diego Flórez, Adela Zaharia, Eleonora Buratto, Anastasia Bartoli & Diana Damrau Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2026-27 Season

Philharmonie Luxembourg Announces 2026-27 Season Featuring Andrè Schuen, Magdalena Kožená, Christian Gerhaher, Julia Lezhneva, Franco Fagioli