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Teatro alla Scala 2025-26 Review: Carmen

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(Photo: Brescia e Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) There are works that endure through time because they contain questions that no era has ever been able to answer completely. “Carmen” is one of them. Since its controversial Paris premiere in 1875, when the Opéra-Comique witnessed an audience bewildered by a story centered on a woman who rejected the social and {…}
News, Season Announcement

Kristina Mkhitaryan, Louise Alder, Xabier Anduaga, Christina Nilsson Headline Oper Frankfurt 2026-27 Season

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Oper Frankfurt has announced its 2026-27 season, marking Intendant Bernd Loebe’s 25th season with the company. New Productions Karsten Januschke conducts Tchaikovsky’s “Mazeppa” in a Frankfurt premiere, directed by Matthew Wild with set and costume designs by Herbert Murauer. Petr Sokolov, Nombulelo Yende, Alexander Roslavets, Mikhail Pirogov, Karolina Makuła, Jarrett Porter, Jihun Hong, and Kudaibergen Abildin make up the cast. {…}
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Opernhaus Zürich 2025-26 Review: La Clemenza di Tito

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(Photo: Toni Suter) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote “La clemenza di Tito” in 1791, the year of his death, to celebrate the coronation of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, as King of Bohemia. The libretto, adapted from Metastasio, celebrates the Roman Emperor Tito as a magnanimous and forgiving ruler; this was particularly apt for the enlightened monarch Leopold, who governed through {…}
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Teatro Real de Madrid 2025-26 Review: Carmen (Cast A)

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(Credit: Javier del Real) There are operas that survive by turning into monuments–and others by remaining dangerously alive. “Carmen” belongs to the second category. It refuses preservation. It resists comfort. And every so often, a production appears that reminds one why this work still unsettles rather than reassures. Production Details Damiano Michieletto’s “Carmen” at Teatro Real is one of those {…}
News

Marina Rebeka, Asmik Grigorian & Nicholas Brownlee Lead International Opera Award Winners

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The International Opera Awards have announced their 2025 winners. The big prize of the evening, Opera Company of the Year, went to Theater an der Wien. The singers who took top prizes included Marina Rebeka, who won the coveted Reader’s Choice Award, while Adèle Charvet and Hugh Cutting received the Rising Star Award. Meanwhile, Nicholas Brownlee won the Male Singer {…}
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Lisette Oropesa & Georg Nigl Among 2025 Austrian Music Prize Winners

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The Austrian Music Prize has announced the 2025 winners. Among this year’s winners are Lisette Oropesa for Best Female Lead Role for her performance as Ophélie in “Hamlet” at the Salzburg Festival and Georg Nigl for Best Male Lead Role for his performance of Nekrotzar in “Le Grand Macabre” at the Vienna State Opera. The Best Female Newcomer was awarded {…}
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Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced its 2025 nominees. The nominees for Opera Company of the Year are Deutsche Oper Berlin, GöteborgsOperan, Houston Grand Opera, MusikTheater an der Wien, Opernhaus Zürich, and Teatro alla Scala.  Meanwhile, in the Female Singer category, Anastasia Bartoli, Elsa Dreisig, Véronique Gens, Asmik Grigorian, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Adela Zaharia are the nominees.  In the Male Singer {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Top Five of the New Season at Teatro alla Scala

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(Photo: Ansa Matteo Corner) This Monday, the long-awaited press conference was held to unveil the Teatro alla Scala’s 2025–26 season. The lineup promises to shine with big names, new productions, and ambitious projects. That’s why we’re bringing you a Top five list of the unmissable highlights of the new season! Number 1: A Bold Opening As tradition dictates, the season {…}
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Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Il nome della rosa (World Premiere)

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(Ph. Brescia – Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) In a suitcase–acquired expressly to transport it due to its weight and size–travels, rehearsal after rehearsal and performance after performance, the score of “Il nome della rosa,” weighing an impressive 15 kilograms. Yet the heft of this voluminous tome is not merely physical but also semiotic: it is the fruit of the {…}

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