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Opernhaus Zürich 2024-25 Review: Elias

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(Photo: Monika Rittershaus) After thirteen years as artistic director at the Zurich Opera House, Andreas Homoki leaves his post to Matthias Schulz and presents his last production in Zurich: a staged performance of Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elias.” Mendelssohn wrote the oratorio in 1846, in a style reminiscent of Baroque oratorios, with Bach and Handel as its clear inspirations. The music blends Baroque and classical polyphony {…}
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Ángeles Blancas, Mónica Conesa, Ruth Iniesta, Berna Perles & David Oller Lead Teatro de la Zarzuela’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2025-26 season. Ángeles Blancas, Lana Kos, and Carmen Romeu lead Albéniz’s “Pepita Jiménez” alongside a cast that includes Leonardo Caimi, Antoni Lliteres, Ana Ibarra, Cristina Faus, Rodrigo Esteves, Rubén Amoretti, Pablo López, and Josep Fadó. Guillermo García Calvo conducts the production by Giancarlo Del Monaco. Performance Dates: Oct. 1-19, 2025 Emilio Arrieta’s “El Potosí Submarino” {…}
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Opernhaus Zürich 2023-24 Review: I vespri siciliani

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(Photo:  ) Giuseppe Verdi’s “I vespri siciliani” recounts the story of a historical revolution: the uprising of the Sicilian people against their French rulers in 1282, leading to the liberation of the island from their occupation. The political narrative is intertwined with the personal lives of the main characters. Duchess Elena, whose brother was killed by the French, seeks vengeance {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Lise Davidsen, Pretty Yende, Ludovic Tézier & Luca Salsi Lead Tiroler Festspiele Erl’s 2024-25 Season

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The Tiroler Festspiele Erl has announced its 2024-25 season. Fall Nikola Hillebrand performs alongside Simply Quartet and Musicbanda Franui. Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2024 Winter J. S. Bach’s “Das Weihnachtsoratorium” will be conducted by Vinzenz Praxmarer and will star Anna El-Kashem, Stefanie Irányi, Martin Mitterrutzner, and Wilhelm Schwinghammer. Performance Date: Dec. 8, 2024 Asher Fisch conducts a new production of Puccini’s “La {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: ‘Zombie Opera’ Creators on Putting on Performance Featuring Undead

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Zombies and Opera… Raise your hand if that’s a combination that immediately comes to mind? Yeah me neither. In fact they couldn’t feel more different could they? Zombies are the incarnation of chaos. The texture of zombie films and art is grimy, decayed. It could not be further from popular culture’s opera references. The opulent. The high art. The sublime. {…}
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Ismael Jordi, Celso Albelo, Marcela Rahal, Francesca Sassu & Génesis Moreno Lead Ópera de Oviedo’s 2025-26 Season

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The Ópera de Oviedo has announced the titles for its upcoming 2025-26 season. Pablo González conducts Humperdinck’s “Hansel und Gretel” in a production by Raúl Vázquez. The cast will include Carles Pachon, Teresa Fuentes, Anna Harvey, Erika Baikoff, Stéphanie Müther, Ana Nebot, and Sofía Gutiérrez-Tobar. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-20, 2025 Gound’s “Romeo et Juliette” is set to star Génesis Moreno, Annya {…}
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Premiere of ‘La Perla Negra’ Headlines Auditorio Nacional del Sodre’s Summer & Fall 2023 Slate

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The Auditorio Nacional del Sodre in Uruguay is set to open its summer and fall slate with two opera productions and several concerts. Here’s a look at the classical vocal performances. Opera First up is Uruguayan composer Beatriz Lockhart and librettist Raúl Montero’s “La Perla Negra.” The opera will be directed by Hugo Blandamuro and will feature the Conjunto Nacional {…}
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Barcelona Festival of Song Announces 2022 Season

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The Barcelona Festival of Song has announced its 2022 season. It all kicks off with “Memoria de la Llum” featuring soprano Patricia Caicedo and pianist Josep Burforn i Galan. The showcase will feature music by Nico Gutierrez, Dana Kaufman, Brian Field, Anna Cazurra, and Patricia Caicedo. Performance Date: July 8, 2022 “Nuestros Días, poemas de amor hechos canción” will feature music {…}

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