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Nadine Benjamin, Weston Hurt, Mary Bevan & Heidi Stober Lead English National Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The English National Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Puccini’s “La Bohème” opens the season with a cast that includes Nadine Benjamin, Joshua Blue, Charles Rice, Vuvu Mpofu, Patrick Alexander Keefe, and Dingle Yandell. Clelia Cafiero conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 19, 2024 Sinead Campbell-Wallace and Christine Rice star in Puccini’s “Suor Angelica.” Corinna Niemeyer conducts the production by Annilese Miskimmon. Performance Date: {…}

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Benjamin Bernheim, Julie Fuchs, Pretty Yende, Nadine Sierra Among Headliners of Notre-Dame Reopening Concert

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(Photo by Manon Leprevost) On Dec. 7, a concert will be held to commemorate the reopening of Notre Dame. The showcase commences at 9 p.m. local time and will feature numerous classical music stars, including several opera superstars. Among them are Pretty Yende, Nadine Sierra, Benjamin Bernheim, and Julie Fuchs, all regulars of the Opéra National de Paris. Also on {…}

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Benjamin Bernheim & Nadine Sierra Headline Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’ in HD

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” in its Live in HD series on March 23. The production by Bartlett Sher will star Nadine Sierra and Benjamin Bernheim and will be conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin The production also stars mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as Stéphano and baritone Will Liverman as Mercutio. Rounding out the principal cast are {…}

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Benjamin Bernheim & Nadine Sierra Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Romeo et Juliette’

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” for seven performances. The opera, which opens on March 7 and runs through March 30, is set to star Nadine Sierra and Benjamin Bernheim. The production also features Samantha Hankey, Will Liverman, Frederick Ballentine, and Alfred Walker. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the production by Bartlet Sher. which had {…}

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Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Flórez, Nadine Sierra & Piotr Beczała Lead Metropolitan Opera’s 2025 Live in HD Summer Encores

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 2025 Summer Encores, which will be presented between July 23 and August 13. Here are the encore screenings. Verdi’s “La Traviata” from Dec.15, 2018, will be showcased. The performance showcases Michael Mayer’s production starring soprano Diana Damrau and tenor Juan Diego Flórez. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. Encore Date: July 23, 2025 Nadine Sierra {…}

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Benjamin Appl, Helen Charlston, Roderick Williams, & Lotte Betts-Dean Among Performers in Oxford International Song Festival 2025

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The Oxford International Song Festival has announced its line up for 2025. This article only features classical vocal concerts. Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist Sholto Kynoch open the festival with a concert highlighting the works of Franz Schubert. Performance Date: October 10, 2025 Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist Sholto Kynoch perform a small selection of songs in “Song Sofa.” This {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez & Nadine Sierra Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s Opera Ball

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(Credit: © Gregor Hohenberg) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the 67th Opera Ball. The event will take place on Feb. 27 and will focus on Johann Strauss. The Opera Ball will feature musical guests such as Juan Diego Flórez, Nadine Sierra, Maria Nazarova, and Daniel Jenz. Cornelius Meister will conduct the Viena State Opera Orchestra. The program will include such {…}

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Nadine Sierra, Saioa Hernández, Piotr Beczała, Sonya Yoncheva, Xabier Anduaga & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2024-25 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Josep Pons conducts Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” with Alexei Botnarciuc, Daniel Kirch, Sara Jakubiak, Ángeles Blancas, and Pavel Černoch. Àlex Ollé conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 25-Oct. 7, 2024 Maria Agresta and Saioa Hernández star in Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” with Artur Ruciński, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Brian {…}

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Nadine Sierra, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Asmik Grigorian & Marina Rebeka Lead London Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

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The London Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. Performance Dates: Oct. 20 & 23, 2024 André J Thomas conducts the Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir and LSO Community Voices in music by Brandon Boyd, Nolan Williams, Margaret Bonds, Brandon Waddles, André J Thomas, Moses Hogan, Rosephanye Powell, Joe Pace, Carol Cymbala, Kurt Carr, Raymond Wise, and Frances Fonza Smith. Performance {…}