Philip Venables Joins OWL Artists Management

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Philip Venables has joined OWL Artists Management. The composer is set to leave Ricordi and will join the new management team for the premiere of his new opera “We Are The Lucky Ones” at the Dutch National Opera. Additionally, Venables announced that he would be launching Opera Edition Ltd, his own publishing imprint March 1, 2025. Oliver Clarke will represent {…}

News, Season Announcement

Aigul Akhmetshina, Michael Fabiano, Marina Rebeka, Pretty Yende, Sara Blanch & Jessica Pratt Lead Tiroler Festspiele Erl’s 2025-26 Season

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The Tiroler Festspiele Erl has announced its 2025-26 season. Autumn Season Holger Falk will perform alongside Herbert Schuch, Vivi Vassileva, and Musicbanda Franui. Performance Date: Oct. 2, 2025 Julian Prégardien, Herbert Schuch, and Musicbanda Franui will perform in concert. Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2025 Winter Season Johann Sebastian Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium will be performed by Elisabeth Breuer, Ulrike Malotta, Gideon Poppe, {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Dutch National Opera 2024-25 Review: We Are The Lucky Ones

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(Photo credit: Koen Broos) Over the past twenty years or so, there have been plenty of programs on television, radio and the internet devoted to oral history, in which everyday people recall major and minor events along with the social and economic conditions from their own past to create an anecdotal montage that can be accessed by current and future {…}

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Dutch National Opera to Present ‘We Are The Lucky Ones’

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The Dutch National Opera is set to present the world premiere of Philip Venables’s latest opera “We Are The Lucky Ones.” The opera will be shown at the Opera Forward Festival 2025 and will mark the fourth collaboration between Philip Venables and Ted Huffman based on real-life interviews. “We Are The Lucky Ones” tells the story of a generation and {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

In Less Than Five Minutes, Get to Know American Soprano Jacquelyn Stucker

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(Photo: Dario Acosta) In March, American soprano Jacquelyn Stucker will be performing in Philip Venables’ “We are the Lucky Ones” at Amsterdam’s Opera Forward Festival. OperaWire will be interviewing her about the production during the festival, but as a taster, she kindly agreed to answer a few questions about herself. OperaWire: How old were you when you saw your first {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Ballet and Opera 2024-25 Review: Eugene Onegin

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(Photo: Tristram Kenton) “Eugene Onegin,” Tchaikovsky’s reworking of Pushkin’s verse novel into seven ‘lyric scenes,’ has not been seen on the Covent Garden stage for nearly a decade. Ted Huffman’s new staging would have been an event for that reason alone, but its significance was underlined by the fact that it sees one of the most striking young directors making {…}

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Jose Cura, Chiara Isotton, Klára Kolonits, Ildikó Komlósi & Yusif Eyvazov Lead Hungarian State Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Gergely Vajda conducts John Adams’ “Nixon in China” with Rita Rácz, Klára Kolonits, Zoltán Nyári, and Károly Szemerédy. András Almási-Tóth directs the production. Performance Dates: Sept. 22-Oct. 5, 2024 Péter Dobszay will conduct Verdi’s Requiem and will feature soloists Andrea Brassói-Jőrös, Andrea Szántó, István Kovácsházi, and Krisztián Cser. András Almási-Tóth {…}

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Staatstheater Mainz Announces 2024-25 Season

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Germany’s Staatstheater Mainz has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Mozart’s “Idomeneo” will be conducted by Hermann Bäumer and directed by Alexander Nerlich. The opera stars Vasyl Solodkyy and Krystian Adam in the title role. Joining them are Nadja Stefanoff, Karina Repova, Alexandra Uchlin, Julietta Aleksanyan, and Dorin Rahardja. Premiere Date: Sept. 28, 2024 Offenbach’s “Die schöne Helena” will be performed {…}

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René Barbera, Austrine Stundyte, Tomasz Konieczny & Issachah Savage Lead Dutch National Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera René Barbera, Roman Burdenko, Aigul Khismatullina, Alexander Köpeczi, and Maya Gour Star in a revival of Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” Yi-Chen Lin conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 2-29, 2024 Britten’s “Peter Grimes” will get a new production by Barbora Horáková. Lorenzo Viotti conducts a cast that includes Issachah Savage, Johanni van Oostrum, and {…}

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Philip Venables Joins OWL Artists Management

Aigul Akhmetshina, Michael Fabiano, Marina Rebeka, Pretty Yende, Sara Blanch & Jessica Pratt Lead Tiroler Festspiele Erl’s 2025-26 Season

Dutch National Opera 2024-25 Review: We Are The Lucky Ones

Dutch National Opera to Present ‘We Are The Lucky Ones’

In Less Than Five Minutes, Get to Know American Soprano Jacquelyn Stucker

Royal Ballet and Opera 2024-25 Review: Eugene Onegin

Jose Cura, Chiara Isotton, Klára Kolonits, Ildikó Komlósi & Yusif Eyvazov Lead Hungarian State Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Staatstheater Mainz Announces 2024-25 Season

René Barbera, Austrine Stundyte, Tomasz Konieczny & Issachah Savage Lead Dutch National Opera’s 2024-25 Season