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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

In Less Than Five Minutes, Get To Know – Tenor Jorge Navarro Colorado

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(Photo: Alciro Theodoro Da Silva) At the end of February, start of March this year, the Badisches Staatstheater, Karlsruhe is presenting a Händel festival, which includes productions of “Rinaldo,” and “Siroe, Re di Persia,” among many other events. During a recent performance of “Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria” in Ravenna, OperaWire met up with Spanish tenor Jorge Navarro Colorado, {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Monteverdi Festival Cremona 2026 Review: L’incoronazione di Poppea

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(Photo: Lorenzo Gorini) Claudio Monteverdi’s “L’incoronazione di Poppea” (first performed in 1643) was the composer’s last opera to have survived into the modern day. His works’ left a lasting impression on the Baroque period that continues to resonate today. Monteverdi’s music in “L’incoronazione di Poppea” is a palette of emotional expression, evolving and expanding into worlds of heightened complexity. Monteverdi {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Monteverdi Festival Cremona 2026 Review: Le Nozze di Teti e Peleo

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(Photo: Antonio Dimondo) Monteverdi Festival Cremona featured Francesco Cavalli’s “Le Nozze di Teti e Peleo” with libretto by Orazio Persiani as a world premiere in modern times: a major experiment in textual reconstruction and innovative staging at Teatro Ponchielli on June 19, 2026. Cavalli was one of Monteverdi’s favorite students. He was a Venetian composer, organist, and singer of the {…}

News, Season Announcement

Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla Announces 2026-27 Season Featuring Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Marina Rebka, Leonor Bonilla & Saioa Hernández

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The Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Silvia Tro Santafé, Enea Scala, and Marko Mimica perform Verdi’s “Requiem” with Lucas Macías conducting. Performance Dates: Sept. 17 & 18, 2026 Leonor Bonilla, Rachel Wilson, Jorge Navarro Colorado, and Julien Ségol lead Händel’s “Messiah” with Martyna Pastuszka conducting. Performance Dates: Dec. {…}

News, Season Announcement

Antonio Poli, Adela Zaharia, Saioa Hernandez, Roberta Mantegna & Gregory Kunde Headline Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2026 Season

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has anounced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the operatic performances. Roberto Abbado conducts Mozart’s “Idomeneo” in a production by Mariano Bauduin. Antonio Poli, Francesca Di Sauro, Mariangela Sicilia, Salome Jicia, and  Leonardo Cortellazzi star.  Performance Dates: Jan. 24-Feb. 1, 2026 Adela Zaharia and Julia Muzychenko star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with  Liparit {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Händel Festspiele Halle 2025 Review: La Santissima Annunziata

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(Photo: Thomas Ziegler) Among the lesser-known gems presented at this year’s Halle Handel Festival, Alessandro Scarlatti’s “La Santissima Annunziata” stood out for its spiritual focus and musical refinement. Composed around 1700/1703 and revived in 1708 under the patronage of Prince Ruspoli, this early Roman oratorio—with a libretto attributed to Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni—offers a deeply meditative take on the Annunciation. Unlike {…}

News, Season Announcement

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Announces 2025-26 Season Featuring Chiara Isotton, Benedetta Torre, Siobhan Stagg & Antonio Poli

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The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Chiara Isotton, Szilvia Vörös, Antonio Poli, and Manuel Fuentes Perform Verdi’s Requiem. Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 14-16, 2025 Handel’s Messiah will be performed by Giulia Semenzato, Lorrie Garcia, Jorge Navarro Colorado, and Fabrizio Beggi. Fabio Biondi Conducts. Performance Dates: Dec. 12 & 14, 2025 Massimo Fiocchi {…}

News, Season Announcement

Natalya Romaniw, Michael Volle, Golda Schultz, Ailyn Pérez & Corinne Winters Lead Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia’s 2025-26 Season

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The Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia have announced its 2025-26 season. Concerts  Daniel Harding conducts a staged version of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” by Vincent Huguet. The opera will star Michael Volle, Miina‐Liisa Värelä, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Jamez McCorkle, Stephen Milling, and Okka von der Damerau. Performance Dates: Oct. 23-27, 2025 Antonio Pappano conducts Natalya Romaniw, Szilvia Vörös, {…}