Norwegian National Opera Postpones Productions Due to Strike

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The Norwegian National Opera has postponed the premiere “Dead Man Walking” due to a strike in the cultural sector. The company announced via social media that “we, unfortunately, have to cancel the rest of the performances of “One of a Kind.” We also have to postpone the premiere of “Dead Man Walking,” which should have been on Saturday. Anyone who {…}

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Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Cancels All November Performances After Employees Tests Positive for COVID-19

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Norwegian National Opera and Ballet has announced that all performances through November have been canceled. The decision comes as a result of one of the employees testing positive for COVID, as well as the City Council’s decision to close Oslo beginning next week. Among the affected events is the company’s production of “The Barber of Seville,” currently halted until December. {…}

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Stuart Skelton, James Rutherford and Atalla Ayan highlight the Norwegian National Opera’s 2019-20 season

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The Norwegian National Opera announced its plans for the 2019-20 season. Here is the lineup: The season open with Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” in a production by British director Oliver Mears. Operalia Competition winner Luis Gomes sings Nemorino opposite Andrea Carroll’s Adina. Baritone Andrei Kymach and Bass-baritone Günes Gürle will sing Belcore and Dulcamara, respectively. The conductor will be Daniel Smith. {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Anja Mittermüller, Gerald Finley Among 2026 International Classical Music Awards Winners

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(Photo credits: Hole, Karpati&Zarewicz, Light) The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announced the winners of the awards for the 2026 edition. This article only features winners in vocal categories. Conductor and music director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Jakub Hrůša, was named the artist of the year. Composer of the year was given to Péter {…}

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Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2025

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It’s that time of the year. The end of the year. As with every year, 2025 was full of a lot of opera revelations in productions, concerts and competitions. So in recognitions of those breakouts, here’s a look at some of the young singers who are likely to make operatic waves in the very near future. Here are OperaWire’s 10 {…}

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Opera Meets Film: A New Perspective On Life in Michel van der Aa’s ‘A Theory of Flames’

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Photo Credit: Hugo Thomassen/Nationale Opera & Ballet Striking a balance between innovation and tradition, the genre of opera films often toes the fine line between two ways of viewing both art-forms. When opera is treated as the subject it comes to life, playing the leading role, whereas when opera is perceived as the object its role becomes supportive, and life {…}

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Salome Jicia, Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Celine Byrne & Mario Chang Lead Irish National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Irish National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a darkly comic new opera, “MARS,” a commissioned work from Jennifer Walshe and Mark O’Connell. The work will star sopranos Nina Guo and Jade Phoenix, and mezzo-sopranos Doreen Curran and Sarah Richmond. Performance Dates: July 25–27 & August 7–9, 2025. The company will present “Viva Verdi, Viva Wagner” with Irish soprano Sinéad Campbell Wallace, US {…}

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Royal Opera Announces 2025-26 Jette Parker Roster

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The Royal Opera has announced its 2025-26 roster of Jette Parker Artists. The company includes soprano Hannah Edmunds; tenors Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono, Giorgi Guliashvili and Emyr Lloyd Jones; baritone Sam Hird; and mezzo-soprano Ellen Pearson. Also on the roster are director Talia Stern and ballet conductor Giovanni Fanizza. ‘‘We’re delighted to have a Jette Parker Artists cohort for the 25-26 program {…}

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Opera Nordfjord Cancels U.S. Tour Due to U.S. Administration’s Treatment of Immigrants

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(Credit: Øystein Torheim) Opera Nordfjord has canceled its U.S. tour. The tour, which had been planned since 2023, was canceled due to the recent direction the U.S. government has been going with regards to the safety and security of the travelers. In a statement, opera director Kari Standal Pavelich said, “It is sad to cancel a tour that we know {…}

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Norwegian National Opera Postpones Productions Due to Strike

Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Cancels All November Performances After Employees Tests Positive for COVID-19

Stuart Skelton, James Rutherford and Atalla Ayan highlight the Norwegian National Opera’s 2019-20 season

Lise Davidsen, Anja Mittermüller, Gerald Finley Among 2026 International Classical Music Awards Winners

Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2025

Opera Meets Film: A New Perspective On Life in Michel van der Aa’s ‘A Theory of Flames’

Salome Jicia, Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Celine Byrne & Mario Chang Lead Irish National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

Royal Opera Announces 2025-26 Jette Parker Roster

Opera Nordfjord Cancels U.S. Tour Due to U.S. Administration’s Treatment of Immigrants