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Cast Change: Anja Kampe Replaces Nina Stemme in Bayerische Staatsoper’s ‘Parsifal’

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Parsifal.” The company said that Nina Stemme has withdrawn from the production and will be replaced by Anja Kampe. Kampe is a well-known Wagnerian soprano who has performed at the Bayreuth Festival, Metropolitan Opera, Glyndebourne LA Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, and Bayerische Staatsoper. She is set to join a {…}
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Michael Spyres, Benjamin Bernheim, Nina Stemme, Sonya Yoncheva, Ailyn Pérez & Ying Fang’s Festival Aix-En-Provence’s 2026 season

https://operawire.com/michael-spyres-benjamin-bernheim-nina-stemme-sonya-yoncheva-ailyn-perez-ying-fangs-festival-aix-en-provences-2026-season/

The Festival Aix-En-Provence has announced its 2026 season. Opera Leonardo García-Alarcón conducts Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” with Clément Cogitore directing. The production will star Ying Fang, Mauro Peter, Sabine Devieilhe, Sean Michael Plumb, Brindley Sherratt, and Edwin Crossley-Mercer. Performance Dates: July 2-21, 2026 Klaus Mäkelä conducts Strauss’ “Die Frau one Schatten” in Barrie Kosky’s production. The cast will include Michael Spyres, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Nina {…}
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Michael Weinius, Sofie Asplund, Elin Rombo, & Nina Stemme Star in Royal Swedish Orchestra’s 500 Year Celebration

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(Photo credit: Henrik Halvarsson) The Royal Swedish Orchestra celebrates its 500th anniversary with concerts at the Royal Swedish Opera and an international tour. This article only features classical vocal events. Royal Swedish Opera Chorus soloists Matilda Sterby, Miriam Treichl, Michael Weinius, and Ola Eliasson perform works by Beethoven and Helander. Alan Gilbert conducts. Performance Dates: January 17 & 18, 2026 {…}
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Q & A: Nina Stemme on Her Farewell to Isolde, her Philadelphia Orchestra Debut & Singing Wagner

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For years, Nina Stemme has been regarded as one of the great interpreters of the Wagner repertoire. Her Isolde has been widely admired by audiences around the world at some of the greatest theaters such as the Metropolitan Opera, Glyndebourne, and Berlin. In May 2004, she bid farewell to the role in a stage production, and now June 1, she {…}
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Nina Stemme & Stuart Skelton Lead ‘Tristan und Isolde’ with the Philadelphia Orchestra

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(Credit: Neda Navaee) The Philadelphia Orchestra is set to close out its 2024-25 season with Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.” The full five-hour performance in a concert setting will feature Nina Stemme in her signature role as Isolde and Stuart Skelton as Tristan. The cast will be rounded by Karen Cargill as Brangäne, Tareq Nazmi as King Marke, Brian Mulligan as {…}
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Nina Stemme to Make Carnegie Hall Recital Debut

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Nina Stemme will make her long-awaited Carnegie Hall solo recital debut on May 2, 2025. The legendary soprano will perform Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder and Liebestod from “Tristan und Isolde.”  The soprano will also perform songs by Weill and Elgar’s “Sea Pictures” with pianist Roland Pöntinen. Stemme recently returned to New York for performances of “Die Frau ohne Schatten” at the {…}
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Latonia Moore, Pavol Breslik, Nina Stemme, MIles Mykkanen Headline The Cleveland Orchestra’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival 2025

https://operawire.com/latonia-moore-pavol-preslik-nina-stemme-miles-mykkanen-headline-the-cleveland-orchestras-jack-joseph-and-morton-mandel-opera-humanities-festival-2025/

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its third annual Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival. First up is “United in Song! A Community Celebration.” Performance Dates: May 17, 2025 At the core of the experience will be three concert performances of “Jenůfa.” Franz Welser-Möst conducts the opera which will headline a slate centered on the theme of “Reconciliation.” Latonia {…}
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Lise Lindstrom, Elza van den Heever & Nina Stemme Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’

https://operawire.com/lise-lindstrom-elza-van-den-heever-nina-stemme-lead-metropolitan-operas-die-frau-ohne-schatten/

(Credit: Ken Howard/Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Strauss’s “Die Frau ohne Schatten.” The production by Herbert Wernicke, which premiered on Dec. 13, 2001, and was last revived in 2013, will star soprano Elza van den Heever in her Met role debut as the Empress, soprano Lise Lindstrom in her Met role debut as the Dyer’s Wife, {…}
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Nina Stemme Cancels Opernhaus Zürich Recital Due to Illness

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(Credit: Neda Navaee) Opernhaus Zürich has announced that Nina Stemme’s Liederand concert has been canceled. The concert which was set to be presented on Oct. 31, 2024, was canceled as Stemme is ill. The company noted, “Tickets already purchased will be automatically canceled and credited to the customer’s account.” Stemme next returns to the Metropolitan Opera for a production of {…}

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