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Francesco Meli, Marina Rebeka, Angel Blue, Nicole Car, Carolina López Moreno, Klaus Florian Vogt & Ryan Speedo Green Lead Semperoper Dresden’s 2026-27 Season

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The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres The opera premieres begin with Verdi’s “Un ballo in maschera,” a new production by Angela Denoke in her Semperoper directorial debut, conducted by Daniele Gatti and Stefano Tanzanian. Francesco Meli, Giorgio Berrugi, Nicole Car, Yulia Matochkina, Rosalia Cid, George Petean, and Lodovico Filippo Ravizza. Performance Dates: Oct. 4, 2026-May 21, 2027 {…}
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Semperoper Dresden to Highlight Works by Scandinavian Composers

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(Photo credit: Klemens Renner) The upcoming concert at Semperoper Dresden will put the spotlight on works by Scandinavian composers. The “Semper Soirée Nordlichter” will celebrate the diverse musical voices of Scandinavia, taking listeners on an inspiring journey across Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark. The program features lyrical songs from the 19th and 20th centuries by Jean Sibelius, Edvard Grieg, Hugo {…}
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Baltic Opera Festival 2025 Review: Salome

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(Photo: K. Mystkowski) Now in its third year, the Baltic Opera Festival is hitting its stride, with founder and leading baritone Tomasz Konieczny omnipresent—tending to last-minute details and overseeing a courteous and attentive staff. The performances take place at the Forest Opera in Sopot, a seaside resort north of Gdańsk on the Polish Baltic coast. For many international opera lovers, {…}
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Michael Weinius, Martina Dike, & Nicholas Brownlee Star in ‘Parsifal’ at Cēsis Art Festival

https://operawire.com/michael-weinius-martina-dike-nicholas-brownlee-star-in-parsifal-at-cesis-art-festival/

The Cēsis Art Festival is set to present a concert production of Richard Wagner’s “Parsifal.” Tenor Michael Weinius takes on the title role. He is joined by mezzo-soprano Martina Dike as Kundry, Stephen Milling as Gurnemanz, bass-baritone Nicholas Brownlee as Amfortas, bass-baritone Oleksandr Pushniak in the role of Klingsor, and bass Edgars Ošleja as Titurel. Marlēna Keine, Ilze Grēvele-Skaraine, Gunta {…}
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Aleksandra Kurzak, Konu Kim, Izabela Matuła, Sebastian Catana & Agnieszka Rehlis Lead Polish National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Polish National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. New Productions  Agata Zubel and Joanna Freszel star in “The Best City in the World: An Opera About Warsaw.” Bassem Akiki conducts the production by Barbara Wiśniewska. Premiere Date: Sept. 19, 2025 Damian Wilma and Danuta Stenka star in “Wòlô bòskô.” Grzegorz Brajner and Damian Wilma conduct. Performance Date: Nov. 5-29, 2025 Bassem Akiki {…}
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Jennifer Holloway, Olga Bezsmertna & Matthias Goerne Lead Baltic Opera Festival’s 2025 Season

https://operawire.com/jennifer-holloway-olga-bezsmertna-matthias-goerne-lead-baltic-opera-festivals-2025-season/

The Baltic Opera Festival has announced its 2025 season, which will be held in Sopot and Gdańsk. Jennifer Holloway, Gerhard Siegel, Claudia Mahnke, Oleksandr Pushniak, and Omer Kobiljak star in Strauss’ “Salome.” Lothar Zagrosek conducts a Concept and Artistic Supervision by Tomasz Konieczny. Performance Dates: July 11 & 13, 2025 Alek Nowak’s “Monster’s voice” will be perfoemed. Performance Date: July 12, {…}
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Ailyn Pérez, Adela Zaharia, Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak, Camilla Nylund Headline Semperoper Dresden’s 2025-26 Season

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Semperoper Dresden has unveiled its 2025-26 season. New Productions It opens with Verdi’s “Falstaff,” conducted by Daniele Gatti and directed by Damiano Michieletto with a cast starring Nicola Alaimo, Lodovico Ravizza, Yijie Shi, Eleonora Buratto, Rosalia Cid, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, and Nicole Chirka, among others. Performance Dates: Oct. 5 – Oct. 24, 2025 Next up is Hans Abrahamsen’s “The Snow Queen.” {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Baltic Opera Festival 2024 Review: The Flying Dutchman

https://operawire.com/baltic-opera-festival-2024-review-the-flying-dutchman/

(Photo: Krzysztof Mystkowski) The journey to Opera Lesna – literally translated as Forest Opera – is an experience in itself. From Gdansk by car, bike or bus, you arrive in the parking lot of the forest and have to make a a short pilgrimage to the site – yes, there is an unintended resemblance to approaching the hallowed halls of {…}

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