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Svetlina Stoyanova, Josh Lovell, Anush Hovhannisyan Headline Regeneration Festival

https://operawire.com/svetlina-stoyanova-josh-lovell-anush-hovhannisyan-headline-regeneration-festival/

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

https://operawire.com/q-a-tenor-josh-lovell-on-mythology-funding-in-opera-operas-impact-on-society/

(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 {…}
Streaming

OperaVision’s May 2026 Lineup Features Productions from Opéra National du Rhin, Lithuanian National Opera, La Monnaie / De Munt, Hungarian State Opera

https://operawire.com/operavisions-may-2026-lineup-features-productions-from-opera-national-du-rhin-lithuanian-national-opera-la-monnaie-de-munt-hungarian-state-opera/

(Credit: Klara Beck) OperaVision has unveiled its May 2026 programming. First up on the slate was Opéra National du Rhin’s “Le Roi d’Ys.” The recording from March 2026 stars Patrick Bollieire, Anaïk Morel, Lauranne Oliva, Julien Henric, and Jean-Kristof Bouton. Samy Rachid conducts Oliver Py’s production. Streaming Dates: May 8, 2026 – Nov. 8, 2026 Next up is La Monnaie / {…}
News, Season Announcement

Anna Netrebko, Lise Davidsen, Asmik Grigorian, Lisette Oropesa, Sondra Radvanovsky, Nicholas Brownlee, Freddie De Tommaso, Ermonela Jaho, Jack Swanson, Sara Blanch & Serena Sáenz Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/anna-netrebko-lise-davidsen-asmik-grigorian-lisette-oropesa-sondra-radvanovsky-nicholas-brownlee-freddie-de-tommaso-ermonela-jaho-jack-swanson-sara-blanch-serena-saenz-lead-gran-teatre-del/

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2026-27 season. Shirin Neshat directs Verdi’s “Aida” with four sopranos taking on the title role. Anna Netrebko, Anna Pirozzi, Olga Maslova, and Ewa Plonka star alongside Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ksenia Dudnikova, Fiorenza Cedolins, Yusif Eyvazov, Piotr Beczała, Arsen Soghomonyan, Artur Ruciński, Igor Golovatenko, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Riccardo Fassi, George Andguladze, Manuel Fuentes, Alexander Köpeczi, {…}
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Saioa Hernández, Xabier Anduaga, Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Tomasz Konieczny, Federica Lombardi, Julieth Lozano, Elsa Dreisig, & Juliana Grigoryan Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/saioa-hernandez-xabier-anduaga-aleksandra-kurzak-roberto-alagna-tomasz-konieczny-federica-lombardi-julieth-lozano-elsa-dreisig-juliana-grigoryan-lead-deutsche-oper-berlins-2026-27-season/

The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres “Mittwoch aus Licht” will be conducted by Maxime Pascal and directed by Susanne Kennedy. Performance Dates: Sept. 19-27, 2026 Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer” will be conducted by Anna Handler and Giedrė Šlekytė and directed by Milo Rau. The opera will star Tareq Nazmi, Aušrine Stundytė, Attilio Glaser, Stephanie Wake-Edwards, Omar {…}
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Jeanine De Bique, Asmik Grigorian, Kangmin Justin Kim, Gaëlle Arquez, Sir Simon Keenlyside, Susan Bullock, Clémentine Margaine & Kate Lindsey Lead La Monnaie/De Munt’s 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/jeanine-de-bique-asmik-grigorian-kangmin-justin-kim-gaelle-arquez-sir-simon-keenlyside-susan-bullock-clementine-margaine-kate-lindsey-lead-la-monnaie-de-munts-2026-27-season/

La Monnaie/De Munt has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Jeanine de Bique, Kseniia Proshina, Ismael Jordi and Airam Hernandez star in Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” with Florence Losseau, Travon D. Walker, and Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev. Valentina Peleggi conducts the production by Julia Burbach. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 17,, 2026 Alain Altinoglu conducts Berg’s “Wozzeck” in a production by Christophe Coppens. Scott {…}
News, Season Announcement

Nadine Sierra, Lise Davidsen, Pretty Yende, Juan Diego Flórez, Tamara Wilson, Brian Mulligan, Julia Bullock, Saioa Hernández & Aušrinė Stundytė Lead Opéra National de Paris’ 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/nadine-sierra-lise-davidsen-pretty-yende-juan-diego-florez-tamara-wilson-brian-mulligan-julia-bullock-saioa-hernandez-ausrine-stundyte-lead-opera-national-de-paris-2025-26-season/

The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Tyshawn Sorey’s “Perle noire : méditations pour Joséphine” will star Julia Bullock and Tyshawn Sorey on piano. Peter Sellars directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 9-19, 2026 Lea Desandre, Marina Viotti, Huw Montague Rendall, Andrzej Filończyk, Jack Swanson, Josh Lovell, Nicola Alaimo, and Adolfo Corrado star in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Review: L’Italiana In Algeri

https://operawire.com/rossini-opera-festival-2025-review-litaliana-in-algeri/

(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

https://operawire.com/the-atlanta-opera-2025-review-semele/

(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 {…}

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