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Julie Fuchs, Julie Roset, Catherine Hunold & Ana Vieira Leite Lead Opéra Grand Avignon’s 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra Grand Avignon has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Débora Waldman conducts a production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” by Frédéric Roels. The opera will star Armando Noguera, Gabrielle Philiponet, Lianghua Gong, Mischa Schelomianski, Anaïk Morel, Tomislav Lavoie, Aimery Lefèvre, and Eduarda Melo. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-14, 2025 Mauro Borgioni, Marie Théoleyre, Floriane Hasler, Anna Rheinold, Furio Zanasi, and Salvo Vitale {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Rebeka, Karita Mattila, Benjamin Appl, Rolando Villazón, & Elsa Dreisig Lead Elbphilharmonie Hamburg’s 2025-26 Season

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The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. The Symphoniker Hamburg, alongside Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Chor Hamburg and Knabenchor Hannover, perform Rufus Wainwright’s Dream Requiem. Mandy Fredrich and Isabelle Huppert are the soloists with Lucie Leguay conducting. Performance Date: August 22 & 23, 2025 Manuel Winckhler, Mauro Peter, Kathryn Lewek, Elsa Dreisig, Äneas {…}
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Cecilia Bartoli, Eleonora Buratto, Elīna Garanča, Benjamin Bernheim, Chen Reiss, Marina Rebeka & Stéphane Degout Lead Philharmonie de Paris’ 2025-26 Season

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The Philharmonie de Paris has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Andris Nelsons conducts the Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig in Brahms’ Deutsche Requiem with Christian Gerhaher and Julia Kleiter. The program includes Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.5. Performance Date: Sept. 3, 2025 Riccardo Chailly condcuts the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus in excerpts from Verdi’s “La {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Karen Slack, Aigul Akhmetshina, Anja Kampe & Luciano Pavarotti Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to hear two high anticipated album debuts by two celebrated performers. There are also reissues and the completion of an acclaimed Ring Cycle. O Sole Mio – Reissue Decca Classics reissues Luciano Pavarotti’s classic album.  The album showcases {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra Royal de Versailles 2023-24 Review: L’Orfeo

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(Photo: Stefan Brion) The Renaissance in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries largely excluded music. As a movement inspired by classical examples, it had no ancient musical forms to revive since no classical music had survived in any form. Claudio Monteverdi is often regarded as the father of the musical Renaissance. Over fifty years, he structured the madrigal form, {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Asmik Grigorian, Nicholas Brownlee, Juan Diego Flórez & Joyce DiDonato Lead Palau de Les Arts’ 2024-25 Season

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Palau de les Arts in Valencia has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Gorges Ocloo’s “The Golden Stool” will star Nobulumko Mngxekeza-Nziramasanga and Nonkululeko Nkwinti. Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 2024 Lisette Oropesa sings the title role of Massenet’s “Manon” with Carles Pachon and Charles Castronovo. James Gaffigan conducts the production by Vincent Huguet. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-15, 2024 Elena Stikhina, Piero {…}
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Opéra de Monte-Carlo Announces Cast Change for ‘Don Carlo’

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its production of “Don Carlo.” The company said, “We would like to inform you that, for personal reasons, Vittorio Grigolo will not be able to perform the title role in our next production of ‘Don Carlo.’” As a result, he will be replaced by tenor Sergey Skorokhodov. The company also said, {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Olga Peretyatko, Marina Rebeka & Reginald Mobley Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to see a Rossini work, a debut album and a rarely performed work. Boulder Bach Festival  Sono Luminus releases Boulder Bach Festival which includes works by J.S. Bach and his admired older contemporary Johann Christoph Bach that were recorded immediately following the festival week at the conclusion of the Boulder Bach Festival’s 41st year. The {…}
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Cecilia Bartoli, Rolando Villazón, Mélissa Petit, Andriana Chuchman, Thomas Hampson Headline Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2023

https://operawire.com/cecilia-bartoli-rolando-villazon-melissa-petit-andriana-chuchman-thomas-hampson-headline-salzburg-whitsun-festival-2023/

The Salzburg Whitsun Festival has announced its 2023 festival and it will feature a very heavy emphasis on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. “As a musician and singer, I firmly believe in the power of music and the human voice. Therefore, the Orpheus myth is naturally one of the ancient stories that fascinates me most. It heartens me when {…}

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