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Luciano Pavarotti, Pene Pati, Ermonela Jaho Sandrine Piau, Lea Desandre, Maria Brea, Dame Sarah Connolly, & Arsen Soghomonyan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

https://operawire.com/luciano-pavarotti-pene-pati-ermonela-jaho-sandrine-piau-lea-desandre-maria-brea-dame-sarah-connolly-arsen-soghomonyan-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, Decca celebrates Pavarotti while many artists release solo albums. There are also some historical performances that audiences will not want to miss. Songs of Passion  The new album is a collection of vocal and instrumental music by John Dowland and Henry {…}
News, Season Announcement

Chelsea Lehnea, Anna Bonitatibus, Jeanine De Bique, Stéphane Degout, Samuel Hasselhorn & Lea Desandre Lead Opéra de Rouen’s 2025-26 Season

https://operawire.com/chelsea-lehnea-anna-bonitatibus-jeanine-de-bique-stephane-degout-samuel-hasselhorn-lea-desandre-lead-opera-de-rouens-2025-26-season/

The Opéra de Rouen Normandie has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Chelsea Lehnea, Leonardo Sanchez, and Anthony Clark Evans lead Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Dayner Tafur-Diaz conducts the production by Jean-François Sivadier. The opera will be livestreamed on Oct. 4, 2025. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 7, 2025 Elsa Benoit and Samuel Hasselhorn lead Brahms’ Deutsche Requiem. Laurence Equilbey conducts the production {…}
News, Season Announcement

Joyce DiDonato, Lea Desandre, Michael Spyres, Véronique Gens, Emőke Baráth & Dario Solari Headline Opéra de Dijon’s 2025-26 Season

https://operawire.com/joyce-didonato-lea-desandre-michael-spyres-veronique-gens-emoke-barath-dario-solari-headline-opera-de-dijons-2025-26-season/

The Opéra de Dijon has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. The Orchestre National de France performs alongside Cristian Măcelaru and Joyce DiDonato. The program includes music by Alma and Gustav Mahler and Strauss. Performance Date: Oct. 9, 2025 Lea Desandre stars as Händel’s “Theodora” with Hugh Cutting, Véronique Gens, Laurence Kilsby, and Alex Rosen. Thomas Dunford {…}
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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

https://operawire.com/sally-matthews-olga-peretyatko-simon-keenlyside-lea-desandre-stephane-degout-enea-scala-leah-hawkins-john-osborn-lead-la-monnaies-2025-26-season/

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 {…}
News, Season Announcement

Michael Fabiano, Lea Desandre, Jessica Pratt, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Matthias Goerne Lead Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse’s 2025-26 Season

https://operawire.com/michael-fabiano-lea-desandre-jessica-pratt-rachel-willis-sorensen-matthias-goerne-lead-opera-national-du-capitole-de-toulouses-2025-26-season/

The Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Hervé Niquet conducts a production of Massenet’s “Thaïs” with Stefano Poda directing. Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Tassis Christoyannis, and Jean-François Borras star. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 5, 2025 Thomas Dunford conducts Handel’s “Theodora” in concert with Lea Desandre, Véronique Gens, Hugh Cutting, Laurence Kilsby, and Alex Rosen. Performance Date: {…}
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Lea Desandre & Anthony Roth Costanzo Headline Opening Performance of Frick Collection’s Spring Music Festival

https://operawire.com/lea-desandre-anthony-roth-costanzo-headline-opening-performance-of-frick-collections-spring-music-festival/

The Frick Collection is set to present a star-studded concert to kick off its Spring Music Festival. The concert, set for April 26, 2025, will be headlined by the Jupiter Ensemble, Lea Desandre, and Anthony Roth Costanzo. Desandre and the Jupiter Ensemble will lend their talents to music by Händel, followed by Bach, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, and Händel. To cap off {…}
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Rolando Villazon, Ying Fang, Fatma Said, Benjamin Appl & Lea Desandre Lead Dresdner Musikfestspiele’s 2025 Season

https://operawire.com/rolando-villazon-ying-fang-fatma-said-benjamin-appl-lea-desandre-lead-dresdner-musikfestspieles-2025-season/

The Dresdner Musikfestspiele has announced the 2025 season with the theme of “LOVE.” For this article, we will focus on the vocal performances. Fabio Luisi NHK Symphony Orchestra is set to join perform Haydn and Mahler with Ying Fang and Jan Vogler. Performance Date: May 18, 2025 The works by Arvo Pärt will be performed by Kadri Toomoja and the {…}
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Pretty Yende & Lea Desandre Headline Acte 4’s 2024-25 Season

https://operawire.com/pretty-yende-lea-desandre-headline-acte-4s-2024-25-season/

Acte 4 has announced its 2024-25 season. This article only features vocal works. Sopranos Emőke Baráth and Lauranne Oliva, countertenor Tim Mead, tenor Robin Tritschler, and baritone Benjamin Appl are soloists in Handel’s “Messiah.” They are joined by The Spiritual Concert orchestra and choir and directed by Hervé Niquet. Performance Dates: December 11, 2024 Mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre sings Sapho, Iphise and Eglé {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Salzburg Festival 2024 Review: Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford, & Ensemble Jupiter

https://operawire.com/salzburg-festival-2024-review-lea-desandre-thomas-dunford-ensemble-jupiter/

(Photo credit: SF/Marco Borrelli) Thomas Dunford and Lea Desandre are pop. Young, synergetic, and talented, they exude a pop quality even when they are not singing the Beatles. It is a fresh thing that makes them desirable and somehow accessible. But how many people can play the lute like Thomas and sing like Lea? In their Salzburg recital, their pop-ness {…}

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