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English Touring Opera Announces Spring 2026 Season

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The English Touring Opera has announced the 2026 spring season. Phil Wilcox, Lauren Young, George Robarts, Kelli-Ann Masterson, Matthew Siveter, Robin Bailey, Samuel Pantcheff, and Natasha Agarwal star in Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Gondoliers.” Liam Steel directs and Jack Ridley conducts. Performance Dates: March 20-May 21, 2026 The season will include Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” with Paula Sides, Ronald Samm, Phillip Rhodes, {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera at Smith Square 2025 Review: La locandiera

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(Photo: © Bampton Classical Opera) Two hundred years after Antonio Salieri’s death, Bampton Classical Opera has once again shown why his work deserves a place on today’s stages. Their production of “La locandiera” (The Landlady), Salieri’s sparkling comedy based on Goldoni’s celebrated play, offered London audiences a rare chance to experience one of the liveliest works of eighteenth-century opera buffa. {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera to Perform Salieri’s ‘La Iocandiera’

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Bampton Classical Opera is set to present Salieri’s “La Iocandiera” this fall. The opening performance of the production is set for July 18 and 19 at The Deanery Garden in Bampton, Oxfordshire. That will be followed by an August 25 showcase at Westonbirt School in Gloucestershire and a Sept. 6 date at The Barn at Old Wallan in Wadhurst, Sussex. {…}

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English Touring Opera Present Shakespeare-Themed Spring 2025 Season

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(Photo credit: Richard Hubert Smith) English Touring Opera has announced its upcoming Shakespeare-themed spring 2025 season. Stops on the tour include London, York, Truro, Norwich, Durham, Crawley, Snape, Sheffield, Buxton, Exeter, Canterbury, and Poole. The seasons starts off with a new production of Bellini’s “The Capulets and the Montagues,” by Eloise Lally. Jessica Cale, Samantha Price, Brenton Spiteri, Timothy Nelson, {…}

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UPDATED: Longborough Festival Opera Announces 2022 Season

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***This article has been updated from its original version to include the casts for each opera.  The Longborough Festival Opera has announced its 2022 season featuring four productions. The season opens with Wagner’s “Siegfried” in a production created especially for Longborough by Amy Lane, Artistic Director of Copenhagen Opera Festival, and Longborough Music Director and eminent Wagnerian Anthony Negus. “Siegfried” will {…}

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Salzburg State Theatre to Present ‘Angels in America’

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The New York City Opera co-presents “Angels in America” at the Salzburg State Theatre in Salzburg, Austria. The premiere will take place on Sunday, April 10, 2022, with additional performances on April 12, 20, 22, 24, and May 4, 2022. The opera “Angels in America” saw its world premiere in Paris in 2004 and composed by Peter Eötvös. The production, {…}