Sam Park, Joshua Sanders, Theo Hoffman, Signe Heiberg, Fleuranne Brockway & Galina Benevich Lead Staastheater Wiesbaden’s 2026-27 Season

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The Staastheater Wiesbaden has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres The season kicks off with Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” Performance Dates: August 22 & 29, 2026 “Metropolis Wiesbaden” will be based on Fritz Lang’s masterpiece with a film score by Gottfried Huppertz, Sebastian Nübling. Performance Dates: Sept. 12, 2026-Jan. 10, 2027 Dennis Krauß directs a new production of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” {…}

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Artist of the Week: Joshua Sanders

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(Photo credit: Kristen Loken) On Sept. 9, Opera San José will open its 40th anniversary with a new production of Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” by Shawna Lucey. The production will mark the role debuts of several artists who are also rising stars in the opera world. One of those artists is Joshua Sanders who will take on the lead role {…}

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Melissa Sondhi, Efraín Solís & Joshua Sanders Lead Opera San José’s 2023-24 season

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Opera San José has announced its 2023-24 season celebrating the company’s 40th anniversary. The season opens with an all-new production of Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Shawna Lucey. The production will star Indian-American soprano Melissa Sondhi in the role of Juliet and tenor Joshua Sanders as Romeo. Alex Boyer returns to the California Theatre in the role of Tybalt, {…}

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Joshua Jeremiah, Laura Corina Sanders, Taka Komagata, Efrain Solis, Andrew Stenson Headline Hawai’i Opera Theatre’s 2022-23 Season

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The Hawai’i Opera Theatre has announced its 2022-23 season, which will include three operas. First up will be Nolan Gasser and Carey Harrison’s “The Secret Garden.” Karen Tiller directs the opera which will star Laura Corina Sanders and Taka Komagata. Elizabeth Askren conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 14 & 16, 2022 Next up will be Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” The opera will {…}

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Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Erin Morley, Ying Fang & Joshua Hopkins Lead Tanglewood’s 2026 Season

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The Tanglewood Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons lead a Mozart and Mahler program with soloists pianist Emanuel Ax and soprano Erin Morley. Performance Date: July 11, 2026 Les Arts Florissants and William Christie will perform Charpentier’s “Les Arts florissants and La Descente d’Orphée aux {…}

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Manon Ogwen Parry, Redmond Sanders & Seohyun Go Named Finalists of 2025 Gold Medal Competition

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Guildhall School of Music & Drama has announced the finalists for its 2025 Gold Medal competition, the institution’s most prestigious prize for musicians. The final is set to take place on Thursday, May 8 at Barbican Hall. This year’s finalists are Manon Ogwen Parry (soprano), Redmond Sanders (baritone), and Seohyun Go (soprano). Parry will be accompanied by pianist Zany Denyer {…}

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BARN OPERA’s Artistic Director Joshua Collier on Keeping the Barn Doors Open

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The Brandon, Vermont Chamber of Commerce describes the home of BARN OPERA as “the quintessential New England town.” It sits in the middle of the state, closer to the border with Upstate New York than that of New Hampshire. A beautiful, yet simple, old white church, complete with a clock tower and a sky-piercing steeple, sits in the center of {…}

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Munich Biennale Announces 20th Season

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In 2026 the Münchener Biennale celebrates its 20th edition. This article only includes classical vocal works being presented. Nontobeko Bhengu, Florian Stern, and Julien Horbatuk star in Zara Ali’s “Codeborn.” Florentine Klepper and Deva Schubert serve as stage directors. Hansjörg Sofka conducts Ensemble Phace. Performance Dates: May 8-10, 2026 “V01CES//B0D1EZ” is a new work by Piyawat Louilarpprasert that honors Hans {…}

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Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci 2025 Review: Didone abbandonata

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(Photo: Noah Shaye) On June 28, 2025, Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci presented a rare revival of Baldassare Galuppi’s opera “Didone abbandonata” — the 1752 Madrid version. Commissioned by the legendary castrato Farinelli to honor King Ferdinand VI of Spain, this adaptation brought together three giants of the 18th century opera: Farinelli himself, librettist Pietro Metastasio, and composer Galuppi. More concise and {…}

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Sam Park, Joshua Sanders, Theo Hoffman, Signe Heiberg, Fleuranne Brockway & Galina Benevich Lead Staastheater Wiesbaden’s 2026-27 Season

Artist of the Week: Joshua Sanders

Melissa Sondhi, Efraín Solís & Joshua Sanders Lead Opera San José’s 2023-24 season

Joshua Jeremiah, Laura Corina Sanders, Taka Komagata, Efrain Solis, Andrew Stenson Headline Hawai’i Opera Theatre’s 2022-23 Season

Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Erin Morley, Ying Fang & Joshua Hopkins Lead Tanglewood’s 2026 Season

Manon Ogwen Parry, Redmond Sanders & Seohyun Go Named Finalists of 2025 Gold Medal Competition

BARN OPERA’s Artistic Director Joshua Collier on Keeping the Barn Doors Open

Munich Biennale Announces 20th Season

Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci 2025 Review: Didone abbandonata