Roberto Alagna Cancels Second ‘Carmen’ Performance

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Roberto Alagna has canceled a second performance of Bizet’s “Carmen.” The Opéra de Paris announced that due to health reasons, the tenor was forced to cancel the April 14 performance. As a result, Jean-François Borras will perform the role of Don José. Borras will once again sing alongside Anita Rachvelishvili, who sings the title role, Nicole Car, and Roberto Tagliavini. Borras is {…}

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Roberto Alagna Cancels Performance Of ‘Carmen’

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Roberto Alagna has canceled opening night of Bizet’s “Carmen” at the Opéra de Paris. The company announced that due to health reasons, the tenor was forced to cancel the opening performance on April 11. As a result, Jean-François Borras will perform the role of Don José. Borras is set to join Anita Rachvelishvili, who sings the title role, Nicole Car, and Roberto Tagliavini. {…}

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Cast Change: Wiener Staatsoper Announces Changes for ‘Luisa Miller’ & ‘Falstaff’

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(Credit: ©Gemma Escribano) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced cast changes for its productions of “Luisa Miller” and “Falstaff.” The company said that Marko Mimica will sing the role of Wurm, replacing Andrea Mastroni. It added that Attila Mokus will sing the role of Ford in “Falstaff,” replacing the originally announced Davide Luciano. Mimica, who performs regularly throughout Europe at the Deutsche Oper {…}

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Eleonora Buratto & Elina Garanča Lead Gstaad Menuhin Festival’s Verdi Requiem

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(Photo credit: Karina Schwarz / DG) On August 30, the Gstaad Menuhin Festival is set to perform Verdi’s Requiem. The concert will feature Eleonora Buratto as the soprano soloist alongside Elina Garanča, Joseph Calleja, and Roberto Tagliavini. Gianandrea Noseda will conduct the concert, which will feature the orchestra and chorus of the Zurich Opera House. In a statement, Buratto said, “Singing {…}

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Cast Change: Federica Lombardi Out, Nadine Sierra in at Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Luisa Miller’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Luisa Miller.” The company noted that Nadine Sierra will sing the title role, replacing the originally announced Federica Lombardi. Sierra first performed the title role in concert at the Teatro San Carlo. This season, she is set to open a new production of “La Sonnambula” at the Metropolitan {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Asmik Grigorian, Juan Diego Flórez, Elīna Garanča & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Film Festival on Vienna’s Rathausplatz

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the Film Festival on Vienna’s Rathausplatz. The company will present operas on 10 Sunday evenings at the Haus am Ring. Here is a look at the program: The festival opens with Puccini’s “La bohème” from 2022 featuring Vittorio Grigolo, Anna Netrebko, Günther Groissböck, and Nina Minasyan. Date: June 29, 2025 Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” from 2022 features {…}

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Rai3 to Broadcast Arena di Verona’s ‘Nabucco’ with Anna Pirozzi

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On June 21, 2025, Rai3 is set to broadcast “Nabucco” from the Arena di Verona. The performance will be broadcast in celebration of the Giornata Mondiale della Musica and will showcase the new production by Stefano Poda. Anna Pirozzi stars as Abigaille alongside Amartuvshin Enkhbat in the title role. They will be joined by Francesco Meli as Ismaele, Roberto Tagliavini {…}

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Royal Opera House Announces Cast Change for ‘Il Trovatore’

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The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its production of “Il Trovatore.” The company said that Marigona Qerkezi will sing the role of Leonora on July 9, 12, 16, and 19, 2025, replacing Eleonora Buratto. In a statement to social media, Qerkezi said, “I will be making my London Royal Opera House debut as Leonora in Giuseppe {…}

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Natalya Romaniw, Michael Volle, Golda Schultz, Ailyn Pérez & Corinne Winters Lead Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia’s 2025-26 Season

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The Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia have announced its 2025-26 season. Concerts Daniel Harding conducts a staged version of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” by Vincent Huguet. The opera will star Michael Volle, Miina‐Liisa Värelä, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Jamez McCorkle, Stephen Milling, and Okka von der Damerau. Performance Dates: Oct. 23-27, 2025 Antonio Pappano conducts Natalya Romaniw, Szilvia Vörös, {…}

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Roberto Alagna Cancels Second ‘Carmen’ Performance

Roberto Alagna Cancels Performance Of ‘Carmen’

Cast Change: Wiener Staatsoper Announces Changes for ‘Luisa Miller’ & ‘Falstaff’

Eleonora Buratto & Elina Garanča Lead Gstaad Menuhin Festival’s Verdi Requiem

Cast Change: Federica Lombardi Out, Nadine Sierra in at Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Luisa Miller’

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Asmik Grigorian, Juan Diego Flórez, Elīna Garanča & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Film Festival on Vienna’s Rathausplatz

Rai3 to Broadcast Arena di Verona’s ‘Nabucco’ with Anna Pirozzi

Royal Opera House Announces Cast Change for ‘Il Trovatore’

Natalya Romaniw, Michael Volle, Golda Schultz, Ailyn Pérez & Corinne Winters Lead Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia’s 2025-26 Season