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News, Season Announcement

Anna Netrebko, Freddie De Tommaso, Marina Rebeka, Bryn Terfel, Aigul Akhmetshina, Lisette Oropesa, Juan Diego Flórez & Pretty Yende Lead Royal Ballet & Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Puccini’s “Tosca” in a new production by Oliver Mears. Anna Netrebko and Aleksandra Kurzak share the title role. Freddie De Tommaso and Gerald Finley also star. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 7, 2025 Speranza Scappucci conducts Verdi’s “I vespri siciliani” in a revival of Stefan Herheim’s production. Marina {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Opera House 2024-25 Review: Turandot

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At the risk of repeating myself, opera should be all about the music and the voice. If I’m ever asked to quantify that statement, I readily proffer “Turandot” in support of my assertions. For here is a ridiculous, cruel, convoluted tale that is impossible to like and grasp, perpetrated by a pair of unpleasant, thoroughly dislikeable characters with, were it {…}

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Verbier Festival Announces Atelier Lyrique Participants for 2025

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The Verbier Festival has unveiled its Academy and Orchestras for 2025. In sum, the festival announced that its training programs will feature 218 artists from 43 countries, selected from a pool of 2,085 applicants from 76 countries. The Atelier Lyrique had 208 applicants, a five percent increase from 2024. In the end, 16 singers were selected from nine countries. These {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Ballet & Opera 2024-25 Review: Tosca

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(Photo © [2024] Clive Barda) Puccini’s “Tosca” is, in effect, a historical 18th Century fable as seen through 19th Century eyes; still resonating here in the  21st Century purely because its story of love over politics – played out by Tosca, an opera singer; her lover the heroic painter Cavaradossi; and the thoroughly unpleasant dictator Baron Scarpia – combine to {…}

News, Streaming

OperaVision to Stream Garsington Opera’s ‘Platée’

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(© Julian Guidera) OperaVision is set to stream Garsington Opera’s production of “Platée” on Nov. 15, 2024. The opera stars Henry Waddington, Robert Murray, Audrey Tsang Nancy Holt, Holly Brown, Jonathan McGovern, Victoria Songwei Li, Samuel Boden, Holly Teague, Ossian Huskinson, Mireille Asselin, and Annabel Kennedy. The production is conducted by Paul Agnew and directed by Louisa Muller with sets {…}

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The Sixteen Announces 14th Cohort of Genesis Sixteen

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The Sixteen and the Genesis Foundation have announced the 22 young artists who will join Genesis Sixteen’s 14th cohort this autumn. The program hosts 18-23-year-old singers to nurture the next generation of ensemble singers. The cohort will culminate their training with a showcase performance at Sounds Sublime Festival, taking place on July 13. Other highlights of Sounds Sublime include a {…}

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Royal Opera Announces 2024-25 Jette Parker Artists

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The Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker Artists Programme has announced its 2024-25 company. The group includes Mezzo-soprano Jingwen Cai, soprano Marianna Hovanisyan, bass-baritone Ossian Huskinson and baritone Siphe Kwani. Joining them will be pianist Richard Fu, director Sophie Gilpin (for the 2024/25 Season only), and conductor Peggy Wu. Artists will participate in a “Jukebox” showcase in October followed by a {…}

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The English Concert Marks 50th Anniversary With New ‘Handel for All’ Releases

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(Photo credit: Paul Marc Mitchell) The English Concert marks its 50th anniversary with new releases of its legacy project, “Handel for All.” This spring the group will put on a number of special concerts and events in celebration, whilst continuing to build its library of recordings of Händel’s works that are free and accessible. Sopranos Jeanine de Bique and Liv {…}