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Opera Modesto Announces 2026-27 Season

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Opera Modesto has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring a mix of operatic classics, a nationally recognized education initiative, and community programming. The season opens with Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” at the Gallo Center for the Arts. Performance Dates: Sept. 11 & 13, 2026 Rachel Portman’s “The Little Prince” is presented as part of the company’s “Story-Into-Song Literacy” Initiative, a {…}
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Opera Modesto to Present ‘Rusalka’

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Opera Modesto will present Dvořák’s “Rusalka” at the Foster Family Theater at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, California this April. Prague-based American soprano Bree Nichols takes on the title role opposite tenor Jason Nichols, who is her husband, as the Prince. Annalisa Winberg directs and Caleb Yanez Glickman conducts. Leading up to the production, the Prague-based couple {…}
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Emily Gallagher to Headline Opera Modesto, Great Valley Museum & Modesto Junior College’s ‘Goodnight Moon’

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Opera Modesto is joining forces with the Great Valley Museum and Planetarium and Modesto Junior College to present “Goodnight Moon.” The program, set for Feb. 12, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Great Valley Museum and Planetarium, features soprano Emily Gallagher and pianist Andrew Pham and centers on themes of night, dreams, and the moon, bringing together classical and musical {…}
IndieOpera

Opera Modesto to Present Pauline Viardot’s ‘Cendrillon’

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Opera Modesto will present a family-focused weekend of events at the State Theatre of Modesto from Jan. 16–18, 2026. The centerpiece showcase will be a fully staged production of “Cendrillon,” Pauline Viardot’s operetta based on the classic fairytale. The production features a 13-piece orchestra, opera singers from across the U.S., including artists from California’s Central Valley, and English-language projections integrated {…}
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Opera Modesto Releases ‘High, Low & Hip Hopera’ Concert

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On March 12, 2021, Opera Modesto released “High, Low & Hip Hopera,” a filmed concert of classic selections, spiritual and cultural favorites, musical theatre numbers, and more. Filmed on March 7 at the Gallo Center for the Arts Foster Theater, the concert features countertenor Logan Tanner, bass Nathan Stark, as well as baritone and Hip Hopera creator Babatunde Akinboboye. They {…}
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Lyric Opera of Orange County & City of Yorba Linda to Present ‘Enchanted Melodies: An Interactive Fairytale Opera’

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Lyric Opera of Orange County, in partnership with the City of Yorba Linda, presents “Enchanted Melodies: An Interactive Fairytale Opera” on Feb. 21 and 22, 2026, at the Yorba Linda Cultural Arts Center. The production, created by soprano Emily Gallagher, tells the story of a princess who discovers her own storybook and decides whether she wants to know the ending {…}
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Operafest Lisboa Announces 2024 Season

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Details of Operafest Lisboa’s fifth season have been released. The article only contains opera-centered events. Throughout the festival “Maratona Ópera XXI: New Dynamics for Today’s Opera” workshops take place. The New Libretto Awards are also presented during this time. Mainstage  Opening the festival is a double bill performance of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” The casts include Rodrigo Porras Garulo, {…}
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Opera America Partners With US Opera Companies for Opera Passport Program

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Opera America has announced the creation of Opera Passport, a new program that offers savings to traveling operagoers. Per an official press statement, Opera Passport gives at least a 10 percent discount on tickets to subscribers at participating companies. Among the companies involved in the program are Anchorage Opera, Arizona Opera, Ars Lyrica Houston, Austin Opera, BARN Opera, Boston Baroque, {…}
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Operafest Lisboa Announces 2023 Edition

https://operawire.com/operafest-lisboa-4th-edition-from-heaven-to-hell-includes-classics-and-premieres/

Operafest Lisboa has announced its fourth edition titled “From Heaven to Hell.” The festival will be held from Aug. 18 – Sept. 9, 2023 in the garden of National Museum of Ancient Art, in the city center with beautiful views of Tagus River. Kicking things off is “The Magic Flute” with Cecilia Rodrigues, João Terleira, André Henriques, Patrícia Modesto, and {…}

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