Marc Albrecht Named Next Chief Conductor of Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

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Marc Albrecht has been named the next Chief Conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Starting in the 2026-27 season, Albrecht will assume the new role. Before his official appointment, he will appear with the orchestra as Chief Conductor Designate during the 2025-26 season. The German conductor is particularly known for his interpretations of late-Romantic German-Austrian repertoire and contemporary music. He {…}

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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

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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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Opera Ballet Vlaanderen & Antwerp Symphony Orchestra Announce Merger into Single Arts Institution

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Opera Ballet Vlaanderen ⁩and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra have announced they are joining forces and will merge into a single unified arts institution. The merge will be effective March 1, 2026 and will be temporarily led by a transition management team headed by Jan Raes, current CEO of OBV. Opera Ballet Vlaanderen recently named Stephan Zilias as Music Director and {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin 2025-26 Review: Lohengrin

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(Photos: © Marcus Lieberenz / Bettina Stöß) The plot of “Lohengrin” is drawn from medieval German literature, a tale of chivalric values set in tenth-century Northern Germany. In this production, the stage during the prelude presents the aftermath of a battle, with corpses scattered across the scene and a comet—possibly Halley’s, which passed in 913 AD—brightening the night sky. Director {…}

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Dutch National Opera 2024-25 Review: Die Frau Ohne Schatten

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(Photo: Ruth Walz) Like other fairytales, Richard Strauss’ opera, “Die Frau ohne Shatten,” with its cast of human and supernatural beings, otherworldly locations and a magical plot, makes use of symbols and metaphor to carry deeper messages and thus opens itself up to a wide range of interpretations. Katie Mitchell, the director for Dutch National Opera’s recent production, certainly took {…}

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Asmik Grigorian, Rolando Villazón, Xabier Anduaga, Jonathan Tetelman, Aigul Akhmetshina, Anastasia Bartoli, Camilla Nylund, Clay Hilley & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Deutsche Oper) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres Detlev Glanert ‘s “Die drei Rätsel” will be conducted by Dominic Limburg and directed by Brigitte Dethier. The production will star Martina Baroni, Philipp Jekal, Chance Jonas-O’Toole, Joel Allison, Padraic Rowan, Maria Vasilevskaya, and Alexandra Oomens. Performance Dates: Oct. 11, 2025-Feb. 15, 2026 Sir Donald Runnicles will {…}

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Paul Haas Named Music Director of Jackson Symphony Orchestra

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Paul Haas has been named the fourth Music Director of the Jackson Symphony. The conductor and composer will step into the new role at the opening of the 2025-26 season. In a statement, Haas said, “I’m honored and energized to be joining The Jackson Symphony. This is an orchestra with deep roots and tremendous potential. I look forward to collaborating {…}

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Carolina López Moreno, Marta Torbidoni, Christopher Purves, & Adriana Bastidas-Gamboa Lead Oper Köln’s 2025-26 Season

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Oper Köln has announced its 2025-26. Premieres Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” will get a new production featuring Carolina López Moreno, Insik Choi, Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger, Gaston Rivero, and Young Woo Kim. Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Arne Willimczik conduct the new production by Carlos Wagner. Performance Dates: Sept. 28-Oct. 19, 2025 Marc Albrecht conducts Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” with Paul-Georg Dittrich directing a new {…}

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Aušrinė Stundytė & AJ Glueckert Lead Dutch National Opera’s ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’

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The Dutch National Opera is set to present a new production of “Die Frau ohne Schatten.” The opera will be presented in a new production by Katie Mitchell and will be conducted by Marc Albrecht. In Mitchell’s production, she critically dissects the opera’s conservative ideals in her own fashion. The opera will star soprano Aušrinė Stundytė as the Dyer’s Wife, {…}

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Marc Albrecht Named Next Chief Conductor of Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

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

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen & Antwerp Symphony Orchestra Announce Merger into Single Arts Institution

Deutsche Oper Berlin 2025-26 Review: Lohengrin

Dutch National Opera 2024-25 Review: Die Frau Ohne Schatten

Asmik Grigorian, Rolando Villazón, Xabier Anduaga, Jonathan Tetelman, Aigul Akhmetshina, Anastasia Bartoli, Camilla Nylund, Clay Hilley & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2025-26 Season

Paul Haas Named Music Director of Jackson Symphony Orchestra

Carolina López Moreno, Marta Torbidoni, Christopher Purves, & Adriana Bastidas-Gamboa Lead Oper Köln’s 2025-26 Season

Aušrinė Stundytė & AJ Glueckert Lead Dutch National Opera’s ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’