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Serena Sáenz, Leonor Bonilla, Emöke Baráth, Airam Hernández & Pablo García López Lead Ópera de Tenerife’s 2026-27 Season

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Spain’s Ópera de Tenerife has announced its 2026-27 season. Ópera en minúscula The season opens with “Luciérnaga” by Gabriela Ortiz. Ludwig Carrasco conducts the Classical Laguna Experience Orchestra, and César Martín will direct the production starring Carmen Acosta and Javier Santos.   Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2026 The second work will be “Svadba (La boda)” by Ana Sokolović in a production by {…}

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

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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 {…}

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Brandon Jovanovich, Elena Stikhina, Anna Bonitatibus & Christian Gerhaher Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s 2024-25 Season

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Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres  Samuel Penderbayne’s “Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenkönig” will be conducted by Thomas Barthel and Ann-Katrin Stöcker. Claudia Blersch directs the production which will star Liliana Nikiteanu, Sylwia Salamonska, Irène Friedli, Philipp Mayer, Stanislav Vorobyov, Valeriy Murga, Gary Martin, Martin Zysset, Carl Hieger, Christian Sturm, Indyana Schneider, Céline Akçağ, Sylwia Salamonska, and Rebeca {…}

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Weiwuying to Present Opera Education Workshop Ahead of ‘Il Trovatore’ Production

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National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) will host a creative learning workshop this August offering audiences a behind the scenes look at its upcoming production of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The workshop, titled “Decoding Opera — Il Trovatore,” is scheduled for August 22, 2026 and structured around six sessions led by members of the production’s creative and performance teams. Soprano Lai {…}

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National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) to Present Verdi’s ‘Il Trovatore’

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The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) is set to present Giuseppe Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The showcase, set to take place on Sept. 3–6, 2026, will be presented in a new production by stage director Pier Francesco Maestrini and set designer Nicolas Boni; the duo was at the forefront of Weiwuying’s 2024 staging of “Manon Lescaut.” Conductor Chien Wen-pin {…}

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Teatro Comunale di Piacenza 2024 Review: Mosè in Egitto

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(Photo: Rolando Paolo Guerzoni) Composed by Gioachino Rossini in 1818, “Mosè in Egitto” is an opera that deserves close attention for its historical and musical significance. Created during a transitional phase in his career, Rossini crafted a masterpiece that merges sacred drama with opera seria. Based on the biblical tale of Exodus, Moses in Egypt marks a turning point in {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Jakub Józef Orlinski, Diana Damrau, Marina Rebeka, Jonathan Tetelman Lead Philharmonie Essen’s 2026-27 Season

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The Philharmonie Essen has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Mandy Fredrich and Christoph Altstaedt perform works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky. Performance Date: Sept. 27, 2026 The Mark Andre Choir and Electronics will be conducted by Ingo Metzmacher. Performance Date: Nov. 1, 2026 Miah Persson and Vimbayi Kaziboni perform music by Jiaying He, Mark Andre, Morton Feldman, {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Jakub Józef Orliński, Nadine Sierra, Sabine Devieilhe, Franco Fagioli, Théo Imart & Catherine Trottmann Lead Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles’ 2026-27 Season

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The Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Salieri’s “Tarare” is set to star Reinoud Van Mechelen, Éléonore Pancrazi, Jean-François Lapointe, Gwendoline Blondeel, Enguerrand de Hys, Alexandre Adra, Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Alexandre Baldo, Clara Penalva, and Isaure Brunner. Théotime Langlois de Swarte conducts the production by Jean-Romain Vesperini. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-18, 2026 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will {…}