Marina Rebeka, Cecilia Bartoli, Juan Diego Flórez, Ismael Jordi, Marigona Qerkezi & Marina Monzó Lead Teatro de la Maestranza’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro de la Maestranza has announced its 2025-26 season. Two casts will perform Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Alessio Arduini and Jan Antem star alongside Ekaterina Bakanova, Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir, Marco Ciaponi, Pablo Martínez, George Andguladze, Luis López, Julie Boulianne, Karen Gardeazabal, David Menéndez, Emmanuel Franco, Marina Monzó, Montserrat Seró, Ricardo Seguel, and Yoshihiko Miyashita. Iván López Reynoso and Mariano García Valladares {…}

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Teatro Real 2024-25 Review: Mitridate (Cast B)

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The title role of “Mitridate” is by far the most difficult Mozart role and one of the hardest of the entire tenor repertoire. It requires extreme security in the high register, as it is constantly going up to high Bs and high Cs, and a strong middle and low register, too. Teatro Real‘s production featured tenor Siyabonga Maqungo in the {…}

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Teatro Real de Madrid to Live Stream Claus Guth Production of ‘Mitridate, Re di Ponto’

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The Teatro Real de Madrid will stream its production of “Mitridate, re di Ponto” on April 4, 2025. Audiences will get a chance to broadcast the performance on MyOperaPlayer starting at 7:30 p.m. local time. The opera is presented in a production by Claus Guth, inspired by the award-winning TV series “Succession.” The opera production features two casts starring Juan {…}

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OperaWire’s 10 Operas to See in the 2025 Spring/Winter Season

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The year is at an end. But a new year brings new opera experiences and here at OperaWire, we are pumped for the potential of numerous performances. Here are the 10 productions we are most excited for in the first half of the 2025, in alphabetical order (and each company is limited to a single production on the list). Die {…}

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Innsbruck Festival of Early Music 2024 Review: Dido, Königin von Carthago

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(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Christoph Graupner was a prolific German composer and harpsichordist from the late 17th and 18th centuries. Born near to the German city of Zwickau in 1683, he decided to study law in Leipzig before changing to follow a career in music. By 1705, he found himself working at the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg as a harpsichordist {…}

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Arianna Vendittelli, Jakub Józef Orliński, Luigi De Donato, & Benedetta Mazzucato Star in the 2024 Innsbruck Festival of Early Music

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Programming for the 2024 Innsbruck Festival of Early Music has been announced. This article only features vocal performances. First up is a workshop for the upcoming performances of Giacomelli’s “Cesare in Egitto.” Soloists include Arianna Vendittelli, Emőke Barath, Filippo Mineccia, Margherita Maria Sala, Valerio Contaldo, and Federico Fiorio. Ottavio Dantone conducts the Accademia Bizantina. Performance Date: July 27, 2024 (Tyrolean {…}

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Eleonora Buratto Headlines Palau de les Arts’ ‘Anna Bolena’

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) Eleonora Buratto is set to make her role debut as “Anna Bolena” in Donizetti’s masterpiece. The Italian soprano will sing the role at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain. The production, which opens on Oct. 1 will run through Oct. 13, will be conducted by Maurizio Benini. In a statement, the soprano said, “in my {…}

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Palau de les Arts to Perform ‘Ariodante’

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The Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain is set to perform a production of Handel’s “Ariodante.” The opera, which is set to be performed in a production by Richard Jones, will be conducted by Andrea Marcon. The cast will include Luca Tittoto as the King of Scotland, Ekaterina Vorontsova in the title role, Jane Archibald as Ginevra, David Portillo {…}

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Leo Nucci Highlights Ópera de Tenerife’s 2019-20

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The Ópera de Tenerife has announced its 2019-20 featuring six operas, many rising stars, and one legendary artist. Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” opens the season with Maria Rita Combattelli and Beatriz de Sousa sharing the role of Adina and Klodjan Kaҫani, and César Arrieta alternating as Nemorino. Alberto Bonifazio and Jacobo Ochoa Piedrahita alternate as Belcore, while Givi Gigineishvili and Matteo Andrea Mollica are Dulcamara. Antonio {…}

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Marina Rebeka, Cecilia Bartoli, Juan Diego Flórez, Ismael Jordi, Marigona Qerkezi & Marina Monzó Lead Teatro de la Maestranza’s 2025-26 Season

Teatro Real 2024-25 Review: Mitridate (Cast B)

Teatro Real de Madrid to Live Stream Claus Guth Production of ‘Mitridate, Re di Ponto’

OperaWire’s 10 Operas to See in the 2025 Spring/Winter Season

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music 2024 Review: Dido, Königin von Carthago

Arianna Vendittelli, Jakub Józef Orliński, Luigi De Donato, & Benedetta Mazzucato Star in the 2024 Innsbruck Festival of Early Music

Eleonora Buratto Headlines Palau de les Arts’ ‘Anna Bolena’

Palau de les Arts to Perform ‘Ariodante’

Leo Nucci Highlights Ópera de Tenerife’s 2019-20