Christina Gansch, Sarah Connolly, Hilary Cronin, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha Headline The Glasshouse & Royal Northern Sinfonia’s 2026–27 Season

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The Glasshouse has announced its 2025–26 season with Royal Northern Sinfonia. Here are the vocal performances on offer. Music Director Dinis Sousa conducts Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” with the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia in the first installment of a multi-year Mozart–Da Ponte opera project. The cast features soprano Christina Gansch as Fiordiligi, mezzo-soprano Alexandra Oomens as Dorabella, tenor Jonas {…}

Season Announcement

Joélle Harvey, Hilary Cronin, Christopher Lowrey, Robert Murray, Roderick Williams & Reginald Mobley Lead Handel and Haydn Society’s 2026-27 Season

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The Handel and Haydn Society (H + H) has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances: Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen conducts Händel’s “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato” with the H+H Orchestra and Chorus. The cast includes soprano Joélle Harvey. Massachusetts Poet Laureate Regie Gibson joins as speaker. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 & 4, 2026 Conductor Laureate Harry {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Musikfest Bremen 2026 Review: Schicksalslied & Lobgesang

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(Photo: Nikolai Wolff) The European tour of The Constellation Choir & Orchestra leading up to this Bremen stop was originally framed around Sir John Eliot Gardiner. However, ever since the Leipzig incident occurred earlier this year, this specific concert had been shrouded in deep uncertainty, with clear answers only emerging barely two weeks before showtime, when his assistant conductor Finan {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Buxton International Festival 2026 Review: Amadigi

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(Photo: Genevieve Girling) Händel’s magic operas, with their complicated love plots, sorceresses, gods, monsters and magical transformations set in an era of chivalric sensitivities, alongside a rigid musical structure of recitatives separated by arias that hold up the narrative, can be a nightmare for directors. Yet in the right hands, they become visually exciting and dramatically engaging spectacles, and Olivia {…}

News, Season Announcement

Britten Pears Arts Unveils Autumn Winter 2026 Season

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(Photo credits: Sharp, Clarke, Williams) Britten Pears Arts’ Autumn Winter 2026 season has been announced. Here is a look at the vocal works on the program. The Britten Pears Young Artist Programme presents a vocal and chamber recital. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2026 The Gesualdo Six present “Death of Gesualdo.” Owain Park directs. Performance Date: Oct. 18, 2026 Baritone Roderick {…}

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 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” from {…}

News, Season Announcement

Nardus Williams, Helen Charlston, Nicholas Mulroy, & Ed Lyon Perform in Dunedin Consort’s 2026-27 Season

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The Dunedin Consort announces its 2026-27 lineup. This article only features vocal performances. Nardus Williams stars in ”Handel’s Leading Ladies.” John Butt directs. Performance Dates: Nov. 24 – 27, 2026 The singers and instrumentalists of Dunedin Consort present “Children’s Messiah” under the direction of Matthew Truscott. Performance Dates: Dec. 10 & 17, 2026 Rowan Pierce, Anita Monserrat, Ed Lyon, and Marcus Farnsworth {…}

Season Announcement

Bryn Terfel, Lucy Crowe, Natalie Lewis, Guy Johnston Headline Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s 2026-27 Season

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The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season, led by Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan. Here are the vocal performances on offer. Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan opens his sixth season with Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection,” featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir alongside soloists soprano Lucy Crowe and mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis. Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2026 Soprano Sarah Brady {…}

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Mahogany Opera & Britten Pears Arts to World Premiere Errollyn Wallen’s ‘A Christmas Miracle’

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Mahogany Opera and Britten Pears Arts will present the world premiere of a new community opera by Errollyn Wallen, Master of the King’s Music, this November. “A Christmas Miracle” is a retelling of the Christmas story for the 21st century and is inspired by Benjamin Britten’s own unrealized plans for a community opera on the same subject. Drawing on texts {…}

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