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Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Eric Greene, Laurynn Favières, & Pene Pati Perform in Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie’s 2026-27 Season

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The Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie announces its 2026-27 season. Listed below are the opera events. Marie-Nicole Lemieux takes on the title role in Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Thomas Corneille’s “Medea.” Petr Nekoranec, Juliette Mey, Frédéric Caton, Etienne Bazola, Camille Poul, and Claire Lefilliâtre perform with the Namur Chamber Choir and Les Épopées. Stéphane Fuget conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2026 Carl {…}
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Iurii Samoilov, Ana María Martínez, Kristina Mkhitaryan, Nicole Car, Barbara Hannigan Lead new CD/DVD Releases

https://operawire.com/iurii-samoilov-ana-maria-martinez-kristina-mkhitaryan-nicole-car-barbara-hannigan-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/

Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week audiences will get new opera recordings including one very famed contemporary Mexican work and two classic works. There are also some solo albums and choral works to look forward to. Eugene Onegin EuroArts releases a recording of the Teatro Real’s recent staging {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Klangvokal Music Festival Dortmund 2026 Review: Les Boréades

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(Photo: Oliver Hitzegrad) A volatile world of sonic storms, earthquakes, and lightning flashes (forces of nature tightly bound to dangerous political subversion) was completely locked away when Jean-Philippe Rameau’s last opera, “Les Boréades,” was abruptly shelved in 1763. Paranoid of the libretto’s Masonic undercurrents, French royal censorship chose to suppress an extraordinary amount of musical energy. The score’s modern resurrection {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Ailyn Pérez, Brian Jagde, Ainhoa Arteta, Ermonela Jaho, Francesco Demuro, Klaus Florian Vogt & Pavol Breslik Lead Teatro de la Maestranza’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville has announced its 2026-27 Season Opera The Bayreuth Festival Orchestra under Pablo Heras-Casado will lead scenes from the Ring Cycle with Katharina Wagner directing and Catherine Foster, Klaus Florian Vogt and Nicholas Brownlee as soloists. Performance Date: Sept. 2, 2026 Pavol Breslik, Nina Minasyan, Riccardo Fassi, Maxim Lisiin, and Anna-Doris Capitelli lead Gounod’s {…}
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Huw Montague Rendall, Pene Pati, Freddie De Tommaso, Mihai Damian, Pretty Yende, Sabine Devieilhe, Elina Garanča Perform in Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes’ 2026-27 Season

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(Photo credit: Watson, Leedom, Gibson, Filip) Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes announces 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the vocal performances. A concert version of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” stars Huw Montague Rendall, Emöke Baráth, Lauranne Oliva, Adrien Fournaison, Eva Zaïcik, Diana Montague, Jennifer Courcier, Raphaël Brémard, and Nicolas Brooymans. Francesco Corti conducts B’Rock Orchestra. Performance Date: {…}
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Opernhaus Zürich 2025-26 Review: Scylla et Glaucus

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(Photo: Monika Rittershaus) The “Zürich Barock” Festival at the Zurich Opera House presents a rarity: “Scylla et Glaucus” by Jean-Marie Leclair, a composer best known for instrumental music, especially for the violin, which he himself played with great virtuosity. The opera premiered in 1746 and enjoyed moderate success, but soon disappeared from the repertoire. Its first modern performance took place {…}
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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

https://operawire.com/sonya-yoncheva-jakub-jozef-orlinski-nadine-sierra-sabine-devieilhe-franco-fagioli-theo-imart-catherine-trottmann-lead-opera-royal-du-chateau-de-versailles-2026-27-season/

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

https://operawire.com/benjamin-bernheim-sabine-devieilhe-olga-peretyatko-magdalena-kozena-klaus-florian-vogt-nadine-sierra-elza-van-den-heever-michael-volle-miina-liisa-varela-lead-philharmonie-de-paris-2026-27/

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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Samuel Hasselhorn, Claire Lefilliatre, Anne Warthmann Lead Salle Cortot’s April 2026 Programming

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Salle Cortot has announced its April 2026 programming. Here are the vocal performances on offer. Quentin Molto conducts the Orchestre de chambre de l’École Normale de Musique de Paris in a program featuring Debussy’s “Danse sacrée et danse profane,” orchestrated songs by Duparc, and Shostakovich’s “Symphonie de chambre” Op. 110a (arr. Barshaï). Mezzo-soprano Peixin Hu, baritones Kitae Song and Yi {…}

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