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National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Unveils 2025-26 Season

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The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre has unveiled its 2025-26 season. Premieres The season opens with Franz Liszt’s “Christus,” co-produced with the St. Wenceslas Music Festival. Marek Šedivý conducts a cast that includes Veronika Rovná, Lucie Hilsherová, Martin Srejma, Roman Hoza, and Martin Gurbal. Performance Dates: Sept. 18, 2025 Then comes Philip Glass’ “The Trial.” Jiří Nekvasil directs and Bruno Ferrandis conducts {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Rebeka, Karita Mattila, Benjamin Appl, Rolando Villazón, & Elsa Dreisig Lead Elbphilharmonie Hamburg’s 2025-26 Season

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The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. The Symphoniker Hamburg, alongside Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Chor Hamburg and Knabenchor Hannover, perform Rufus Wainwright’s Dream Requiem. Mandy Fredrich and Isabelle Huppert are the soloists with Lucie Leguay conducting. Performance Date: August 22 & 23, 2025 Manuel Winckhler, Mauro Peter, Kathryn Lewek, Elsa Dreisig, Äneas {…}
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Prague National Theatre to Present ‘Manon Lescaut’

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(Credit: S. Gherciu) The Prague National Theatre will present “Manon Lescaut.” The opera will open on March 27 with subsequent shows throughout April. There will also be performances in May, June, and October, and a final one on Nov. 6, 2025. Sláva Daubnerová directs and Simone Di Felice conducts. Taking on the title role will be Petra Alvarez and Šimková {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Janáček Brno Festival 2024 Review: Jenůfa

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(Photo: Marek Olbrzymek) “Every stage work takes on new meanings with each new interpretation.” So reads the opening line of the program notes by dramaturg Marta Ljubková, writing about Janáček Brno Festival’s production of “Jenůfa.” She was being somewhat disingenuous. What was presented was not a change in emphasis or an exploration of hidden themes; rather, it was a heavy-handed {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Caterina Sala, Lawrence Brownlee, Gerald Finley & Pavol Breslik Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get a chance to listen to rarely performed works from some of the great operatic composers in the world. There are also many world premiere recordings as well. Lucie di Lammermoor  Dynamic releases Donizetti’s French version of “Lucie de {…}
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Wexford Festival Opera 2022 Review: Armida

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(Photo: Clive Barda) Of Dvorak’s 10 operas, only “Rusalka” receives regular stagings outside his Czech homeland. Listening to the recordings of his other operas, it is not clear as to why this should be the case. Certainly, the dramatic quality of the music is strong and contains plenty of engaging melodies, and they would certainly bear comparison with many operas {…}
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Daniela Barcellona, Niklay Zemlianskikh, Karen Garde Azabal, Jennifer Davis Headline Wexford Opera Festival’s 2022 Season

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The Wexford Festival Opera has announced its 2022 showcase, which kicks off on Oct. 21 and runs through Nov. 6, 2022. The season opens with “La Tempesta” by Halévy. The work will star Niklay Zemlianskikh, Hila Baggio, Giiorgi Manoshvili, Andrew Morstein, Jade Phoenix, Rory Musgrave, Conor Prendiville, Richard Shaffrey, and Emma Jüngling. Roberto Catalano will direct the opera with Francesco {…}
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AIda Garifullina, Charles Castronovo & Astrik Khanamiryan Headline Top 5 International Weekend (1/10-12)

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(Credit :Joel Jöggu Schweizer/ Prague State Opera) This weekend is all about classic operas from Verdi, Donizetti, and Puccini. Many rising stars are performing this weekend so what better way to start the New Year than to focus on them. Il Trovatore – Landstheater Linz, Austria Federico Longhi leads Verdi’s popular work in his role debut as the Count de {…}

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