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News, Season Announcement

Natalie Dessay Leads Opéra de Massy’s 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra de Massy has announced its 2025-26 season. Héloïse Poulet, Juliette Mey, and Matthieu Walendzick will perform in recital with Rodolphe Lospied. The program includes music by Mozart and Poulenc. Performance Date: Oct. 14, 2025 Bach Stagioni will be conducted by David Stern and soloists Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Lucas Pauchet, and Julien Ségol. Performance Date: Oct. 16, 2025 Bizet’s “Les {…}

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Opéra national de Lorraine 2024 Review: La Cenerentola

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(Photo Credit : ©Simon Gosselin) Opéra de Nancy, in co-production with Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg, Opéra de Reims and Théâtre de Caen, presents Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” A youthful opera – the composer was only twenty-five years old when he wrote it – this dramma giocoso is reminiscent of opera seria in its moral ending and, as is often {…}

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Opéra Grand Avignon Announces 2024-25 Season

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France’s Opéra Grand Avignon has announced its 2024-25 season Federico Santi conducts Verdi’s “La Traviata“ in a production by Chloé Lechat. Julia Muzychenko leads a cast that includes Jonas Hacker and Serban Vasile. Performance Dates: Oct. 11-15, 2024 Charles Lecocq’s “La Fille de Madame Angot” will be conducted by Chloé Dufresne and directed by Richard Brunel. Valentine Lemercier, Hélène Guilmette, {…}

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Natalie Dessay, Rosie Aldridge, Jacques Imbrailo & Rocío Pérez Lead Opéra National de Lorraine’s 2024-25 Season

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The Opéra national de Lorraine has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with “Heroine” featuring three major works. The evening begins with Hindemith’s “Sancta Susanna” followed by Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” and will conclude with Honegger’s “Danse des morts.” Anthony Almeida directs the three works. Hindemith’s opera will star Anaïk Morel, Rosie Aldridge, Apolline Rai-Westphal, Yannis François, and Soloist of the Opera Chorus while {…}

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Yolanda Auyanet, Karine Deshayes, Stéphane Degout & José Cura lead Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse’s 2024-25 Season

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The Opéra national du Capitole de Toulouse has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Verdi’s “Nabucco” with Stefano Poda directing. Gezym Myshketa, Aleksei Isaev, Yolanda Auyanet, Catherine Hunold, Jean-François Borras, Nicolas Courjal, Sulkhan Jaiani, and Irina Sherazadishvili star. Performance Dates: Sept. 24-Oct. 6, 2024 Stefan Plewniak conducts a concert performance of Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” Sonya Yoncheva stars. {…}

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Pretty Yende, Anna Netrebko, Philippe Jaroussky, Natalie Dessay & Benjamin Bernheim Lead Théâtre des Champs-Élysées’ 2024-25 Season

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The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Opera in Production  Bach’s “Passion selon Saint” will be conducted by Leonardo García Alarcón and directed by Sasha Waltz. The cast will include Sophie Junker, Georg Nigl, Christian Immler, Benno Schachtner, Valerio Contaldo, and Mark Milhofer. Performance Dates: Nov. 4 & 5, 2024 Poulenc’s “Dialogues des {…}

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Salle Cortot Unveils March 2024 Slate

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Salle Cortot in Paris has announced its March 2024 programming. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Soprano Heloïse Poulet will present “Amour et Jeunesse.” She performs music by Donizetti, Bizet, Verdi, Chausson, Massenet, Mozart, Puccini, and Gounod. Performance Date: March 2, 2024 Soprano Pervin Chakar will present a concert dedicated to ballet dancer Leyla Bedir Khan. She {…}

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Chorégies d’Orange Announce 2024 Season

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The Chorégies d’Orange has announced its 2024 season featuring pop, opera, and orchestra concerts. Here is a look at the operatic offerings this summer. Claire Antoine, Héloïse Poulet, and Léo Vermot-Desroches perform in recital alongside Kira Parfeevets. Performance Date: July 21, 2024 Aleksandra Kurzak leads Puccini’s “Tosca” in a concert performance alongside Roberto Alagna and Bryn Terfel. The Orchestre Philharmonique {…}

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Patrizia Ciofi, Olga Peretyatko & Sandrine Piau Lead Opera Grand Avignon’s 2022-23 Season

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The Opera Grand Avignon has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for season. Concert  Bertrand Cuiller conducts Handel’s “Rinaldo” in a production by Claire Dancoisne. Paul Figuier, Blandine de Sansal, Maïlys de Villoutreys, Aurore Bucher, Timothée Varon, Rita Tchenko and Marion Zaboitzeff. Performance Dates: Nov. 20 & 22, 2022 “La Sérénade” will be conductedcby Débora {…}