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Tomasz Konieczny, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Regine Hangler, Rene Pape, Jerzy Butryn, Monica Radecka Headline Baltic Opera Festival’s 2026 Season

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The Baltic Opera Festival has announced its 2026 season. The opera that will be performed this season is Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” Artistic Director Tomasz Konieczny will sing the role of Wotan making his first appearance with the festival. Joining him are Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Siegmund, Izabela Matuła as Sieglinde, Regine Hangler as Brünnhilde, René Pape as Hunding, and Małgorzata Walewska {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Baltic Opera Festival 2026 Review: Polish Wedding

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(Photo: Krzysztof Mystkowski/ Baltic Opera Festival) Józef Beer’s “Polish Wedding” is one of those works in which history seems almost as dramatic as its plot. Premiered in Zurich in 1937 under the title “Polnische Hochzeit,” the operetta became an immediate international success, was translated into eight languages (but not Polish), and quickly established itself across Europe. Then history intervened. As {…}

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Vasilisa Berzhanskaya & Yaritza Véliz Lead Dutch National Opera’s ‘I Capuleti e i Montecchi’

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(Credit: © Hugo Thomassen) The Dutch National Opera is set to present Bellini’s rarely performed “I Capuleti e i Montecchi.” The work will be staged from Dec. 7 to 28, 2025, featuring Antonino Fogliani leading the Netherlands Philharmonic, and Chilean soprano Yaritza Véliz is making her DNO house debut in the role of Giulietta and mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya as Romeo. {…}

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Aleksandra Kurzak, Konu Kim, Izabela Matuła, Sebastian Catana & Agnieszka Rehlis Lead Polish National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Polish National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. New Productions  Agata Zubel and Joanna Freszel star in “The Best City in the World: An Opera About Warsaw.” Bassem Akiki conducts the production by Barbara Wiśniewska. Premiere Date: Sept. 19, 2025 Damian Wilma and Danuta Stenka star in “Wòlô bòskô.” Grzegorz Brajner and Damian Wilma conduct. Performance Date: Nov. 5-29, 2025 Bassem Akiki {…}

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Sara Jakubiak, Audun Iversen, Alasdair Kent, Matteo Lippi, Nardus Williams & Aigul Akhmetshina Lead Norwegian Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Norwegian Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera  Puccini’s “Tosca” will be revived. Performance Dates: August 23-Sept. 4, 2025 Sara Jakubiak headlines Dvořák’s “Rusalka” alongside Dmytro Popov, Birgitte Christensen, Jerzy Butryn, Jennifer Johnston, and Magnus Ingemund Kjelstad. Edward Gardner conducts the production by Tatjana Gürbaca. Performance Dates: August 24-Oct. 9, 2025  Sir Wayne McGregor’s “Jocasta’s Line” will be performed. Performance {…}

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Malin Byström, Natalya Romaniw, Elena Stikhina, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Jakub Józef Orliński, Federica Lombardi & Joshua Guerrero Lead Dutch National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Dutch National Opera has announce dits 2025-26 season. Elena Stikhina and Natalya Romaniw star in Puccini’s “Tosca” with Joshua Guerrero and Gevorg Hakobyan. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 3-25, 2025 “Operetta Land” will be performed featuring music by Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, and Arthur Sullivan. Steef de Jong, Raoul Stefani, Marc Pantus, Laetitia Gerards, Elenora Hu, Frederik {…}

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Aleksandra Kurzak, Atalla Ayan, Aleksandra Olczyk & Sebastian Catana Lead Polish National Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Polish National Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. New Opera Productions The first new production is Krzysztof Penderecki’s “The Black Mask” directed by David Pountney. Bassem Akiki conducts a cast that includes Jacek Laszczkowski, Natalia Rubiś, Katarzyna Drelich, Anna Lubańska, Szymon Rona, and Wojtek Gierlach. Performance Dates: Nov. 22-29, 2024 Ill-starred love is also the theme of Łukasz Godyla’s “Wòlô bòskô.”  The cycle of {…}

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Pretty Yende, Sonya Yoncheva, Juan Diego Flórez, Allan Clayton, Lise Davidsen, & Lisette Oropesa Lead Royal Opera House’s 2024-25 Season

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The Royal Opera House has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the season. Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” will open the season with a cast that includes Luca Micheletti, Ying Fang, Huw Montague Rendall, Jacquelyn Stucker, and Ginger Costa-Jackson. Performance Dates: Sept. 2-15, 2024 Verdi’s “La Traviata” will feature two casts. The first cast will be headlined {…}