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Svetlina Stoyanova, Josh Lovell, Anush Hovhannisyan Headline Regeneration Festival

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The New Generation Festival will be transformed into The Regeneration Festival this summer. The showcase will take place between August 26-29 at the Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens in a co-presentation with Uffizi Gallerias and in association with the City of Florence, Italy. The centerpiece of the festival will be a staged production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” with Svetlina Stoyanova {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Tenor Josh Lovell on Mythology, Funding in Opera, & Opera’s Impact on Society

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(Credit: Simon Pauly) Canadian tenor Josh Lovell’s career started in his native home before shifting to Chicago and will now take its next big step in Vienna this fall. He is a 2018 Grand Prize and Opera Prize winner at the 52nd Annual International Vocal Competition ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the second place winner of the 2018 Dallas Opera Competition, third place winner of the Marcello Giordani {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Review: L’Italiana In Algeri

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) This summer’s Rossini Opera Festival’s imaginative and fast-moving production of the composer’s 1813 comic opera, “L’Italiana in Algeri,” hit the mark in so many ways: it was funny, colorful and energetic; the cast were fully engaged with their characters, which they hammed up brilliantly for laughs; the underlying dynamics of the narrative were expertly handled by the {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Atlanta Opera 2025 Review: Semele

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(Photo credit Raftermen Photography) The Atlanta Opera (TAO) closed their 2024-25 mainstage season with Georg Frideric Handel’s 1744 semi-oratorio, or quasi-opera, “Semele.” General Director Tomer Zvulun structured the season around art’s transnational commonplace, the Hero’s Journey. But interestingly, all four works selected also play with genre and they address the nearly unanswerable question, ‘what is opera, anyway?’ They began with {…}

News, Season Announcement

Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

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Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}

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Karen Chia-ling Ho, Olga Kulchynska, Mattia Olivieri, Lucia Lucas & Iestyn Davies Lead Santa Fe Opera’s 2026 Season

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2026 season. Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will open the season with a revival production directed by Melanie Bacaling. The cast will include Karen Chia-ling Ho, Stephen Costello, Jonathan Burton, Jarrett Ott, and Sun-Ly Pierce. John Fiore conducts. Performance Dates: July 3-29, 2026 Harry Bicket conducts Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in a production by Christopher Luscombe. Josh Lovell, Joélle Harvey, Rainelle {…}

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Lauren Snouffer Lead Atlanta Opera’s Production of ‘Semele’

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The Atlanta Opera is set to present a new production of George Frideric Handel’s “Semele.” The production, which opens on June 7, 2025, at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and runs through June 15, 2025 will be directed and produced by The Atlanta Opera’s Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun. Zvulum blends modern mythology and theatrical {…}

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Sally Matthews, Olga Peretyatko, Simon Keenlyside, Lea Desandre, Stéphane Degout, Enea Scala, Leah Hawkins, & John Osborn Lead La Monnaie’s 2025-26 Season

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La Monnaie de Mont has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Falstaff” starring Simon Keenlyside in the title role, Lionel Lhote, Bogdan Volkov, Sally Matthews, Benedetta Torres, and Daniela Barcellona. Alain Altinoglu and Ouri Bronchti alternate and Laurent Pelly directs the new production. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 9, 2025 Ricard Soler Mallol and Grey Filastine showcase {…}