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Gabriela Scherer, Rolando Villazón, Huw Montague Rendall, Louise Alder, Viktor Antipenko, Catherine Foster, Annette Dasch & Clay Hilley Perform Theater Dortmund’s 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/gabriela-scherer-rolando-villazon-huw-montague-rendall-louise-alder-viktor-antipenko-catherine-foster-annette-dasch-clay-hilley-perform-theater-dortmunds-2026-27-season/

Theater Dortmund has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres  Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay’s “Rebecca” will star Antonia Kalinowski, Mark Seibert, Jan Ammann, Bettina Mönch, David Jakobs, Andreas Schneider, Amani Robinson, Alexandra Farkic, Max Lochmüller, Markus Schneider, Andreas Schneider, and Martin Planz. Carlos Vázquez conducts Gil Mehmert’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 2026-April 10, 2027 Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” will be performed in {…}
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Sophie Rennert, Anna Bonitatibus, Salvador Simão, Jonathan Eyers Lead Innsbruck Festival of Early Music’s 2026 Season

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Innsbruck Festival of Early Music announces its 50th season. This article only features vocal events. Ottavio Dantone leads the Accademia Bizantina Ensemble in a workshop concert. Performance Date: July 25, 2026 Lauren Lodge-Campbell, Nicolò Balducci, and Jonathan Eyers perform alongside Il Gusto Barocco Ensemble under the direction of Jörg Halubek. Performance Date: August 1, 2026 Anna Bonitatibus gives a masterclass. {…}
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Cecilia Bartoli, Ian Bostridge, Maayan Licht & Carlo Vistoli Lead 2026 Monteverdi Festival

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(Credit: Fabrice Demessence) The Monteverdi Festival announces its 2026 programming. This article only features vocal concerts. Cecilia Bartoli opens the Festival in a gala concert with Les Musiciens du Prince conducted by Gianluca Capuano. Performance Date: May 28, 2026 The Monteverdi Festival opens with “Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin” under the baton of Leonardo García-Alarcón. Performance Date: June 7, 2026 {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Joyce DiDonato, Louise Alder, Nadine Koutcher & Nicholas Phan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week, audiences are in for a world premiere recording from one of the great mezzos, a Strauss album from a rising star soprano, a contemporary album of rediscovered works, and a lot of baroque music. Here is a look at some of the {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Oper Frankfurt 2025-26 Review: Amor vien dal destino

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(Photo: Matthias Baus) Although Agostino Steffani’s music has enjoyed intermittent modern attention—most notably through Cecilia Bartoli’s influential album—fully staged performances of his operas remain strikingly scarce. Written in the 1690s for Hannover, but first performed only in 1709 at the Düsseldorf court, “Amor vien dal destino” stands at a stylistic crossroads. Italianate vocal expressivity, French-influenced orchestral color, and the emerging {…}
News, Season Announcement

Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik Unveils 50th Anniversary Programming

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Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik announces its program for the 2026 season. This article only features opera events. Opening the festival is the workshop concert which features a sneak peak into Ottavio Dantone’s reconstruction of Pietro Antonio Cesti’s “Il pomo d’oro.” This event is presented in a a hybrid format combining elements of concert and rehearsal. The Accademia Bizantina Ensemble {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Nicky Spence, Ausrine Stundyte, Bogdan Volkov & Sara Swietlicki Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will be able to listen to the world premiere of a new work, a DVD of Weinberg’s opera from Salzburg, and a rarely performed opera by Giacomelli. Adoration Bright Shiny Things releases “Adoration,” the world premiere live recording of an {…}
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Luca Salsi, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli, Annalisa Stroppa, Rosa Feola, & Gregory Kunde Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2025-26 Season

https://operawire.com/luca-salsi-brian-jagde-francesco-meli-annalisa-stroppa-rosa-feola-gregory-kunde-lead-teatro-la-fenices-2025-26-season/

The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera  The season opens with Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” with Ivor Bolton conducting a new production by Paul Curran. The cast includes Daniel Behle, Cecilia Molinari, Nicolò Balducci, and Francesca Aspromonte. Performance Dates: Nov. 20-30, 2025 Luca Micheletti directs Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” with Renato Palumbo conducting. Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli, {…}
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Elza van den Heever, Joseph Calleja, Nicholas Brownlee, Corinne Winters, Allan Clayton & Anna Princeva Lead Oper Frankfurt’s 2025-26 Season

https://operawire.com/elza-van-den-heever-joseph-calleja-nicholas-brownlee-corinne-winters-allan-clayton-anna-princeva-lead-oper-frankfurts-2025-26-season/

Oper Frankfurt has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres  Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” will star Teona Todua, Karolina Bengtsson, Kelsey Lauritano, Taehan Kim, Sakhiwe Mkosana, Magnus Dietrich, Andrew Kim, Bianca Tognocchi, Elizabeth Reiter, Liviu Holender, and Sebastian Geyer. Thomas Guggeis conducts the production by Mariame Clément. Performance Dates: Sept. 21, 2025-Jan. 17, 2026 Alexander Tsymbalyuk leads Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov” with Karolina {…}

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