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Désirée Giove & Thomas Oliemans Star in Accademia Filarmonica Romana’s 2026-27 Season

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Accademia Filarmonica Romana has announced its 2026-27 season. This article only features vocal concerts. The season opens with Klaus Simon’s arrangement of Mahler’s Fourth “Symphony.” Soprano Désirée Giove is the soloist. Sieva Borzak conducts. Performance Date: Nov. 5, 2026 Baritone Thomas Oliemans will accompany himself on the piano in a performance of Schubert’s “Winterreise.” Performance Date: Feb. 11, 2027 Read {…}
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Saioa Hernández, Maxim Mironov, Nino Machaidze, Nina Minasyan, Lianna Haroutounian & Luca Micheletti Lead Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/saioa-hernandez-maxim-mironov-nino-machaidze-nina-minasyan-lianna-haroutounian-luca-micheletti-lead-opera-royal-de-wallonie-lieges-2026-27-season/

The Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Giampaolo Bisanti conducts Verdi’s “Macbeth” with Stefano Poda directing. Luca Micheletti, Ewa Płonka, Ricardo Fassi, and Matteo Desole. Performance Dates: Sept. 18-29, 2026 Ravel’s “L’Heure espagnole” and “L’Enfant et les Sortilèges” will be conducted by Jean-Yves Ossonce and directed by Jean-Louis Grinda. The production will star Vincent Ordonneau , {…}
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Juan Diego Flórez, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Maxim Mironov, Adrian Sâmpetrean, Dave Monaco & Alasdair Kent Lead Rossini Opera Festival’s 2026 Season

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The Rossini Opera Festival has announced the 2026 edition, which will celebrate its 47th edition. The festival will take place between August 11 and 23, 2026. The festival will open with a new production of “Le Siège de Corinthe” conducted by Carlo Rizzi and directed by Davide Livermore. The production will star Adrian Sâmpetrean, Matteo Roma, Maxim Mironov, Simon Orfila, {…}
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OperaLombardia 2025 Cremona Review: I Puritani

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(Photo: Andrea Butti / OperaLombardia) Although “I Puritani” is an Italian opera through and through, it was conceived in Paris, at the height of the grand opéra tradition. Bellini studied Meyerbeer and Halévy in great detail, noting in his personal papers certain orchestral “effects” he wished to emulate and others he intended to avoid. As a result, the score, especially {…}
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Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition Announces 20 Contestants

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(Credit: © Mark Allan) The Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition has announced the 20 young conductors selected for the 18th edition. The event will take place Dec. 2–4, 2o25 at LSO St Luke’s in London. Now in its 35th year, the biennial competition awards a £15,000 prize from Donatella Flick and offers the winner the opportunity to serve as Assistant {…}
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OperaLombardia Announces 2025-26 Season

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OperaLombardia has announced its 2025-26 season. The season, which is shared by five theaters including Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo, Teatro Grande di Brescia, Teatro Sociale di Como / AsLiCo, Teatro Ponchielli di Cremona, and Teatro Fraschini di Pavia, will showcase the same operas. Here are the works with dates to each theater: Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” will be presented in a {…}
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Emanuela Pascu, Angelo Veccia, Maria Laura Iacobellis & Nicola Ulivieri Lead Teatro Ponchielli’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro Ponchielli di Cremona has announced its 2025-26 season. Emanuela Pascu and Emilia Rukavina alternated in the title role of Bizet’s “Carmen.” They are joined by Roberto Aronica, Ragaa El Din, Rocio Faus, Alessia Merepez, and Pablo Ruiz. Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 5, 2025 Sabrina Sanza, Nico Franchini, Giovanni Accardi, and Giacomo Nanni star in Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” Enrico Lombardi conducts the {…}
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Jessica Pratt, John Osborn, Nino Machaidze, Francesca Dotto, Markus Werba & Kristine Opolais Lead Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s 2025-26 Season

https://operawire.com/jessica-pratt-john-osborn-nino-machaidze-francesca-dotto-markus-werba-kristine-opolais-lead-opera-royal-de-wallonie-lieges-2025-26-season/

The Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Giampaolo Bisanti conducts Gound’s “Faust” in Thaddeus Strassberger’s production. The cast includes John Osborn, Erwin Schrott, Nino Machaidze, Markus Werba, and Elmina Hasan. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-20, 2025 Sieva Borzak conducts Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” with a cast that includes Francesca Dotto, Josè Maria Lo Monaco, Maxim Mironov, Vittorio Prato, {…}
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International Opera Conducting Competition at Opéra Royal de Wallone-Liège Announces 2025 Winners

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The winners of third annual International Opera Conducting Competition at Opéra Royal de Wallone-Liège have been announced.  The first prize winner was Sieva Borzak from Italy and Russia. The second prize went to Matteo Dal Maso from Italy, while the third prize was awarded to the Colombian-American Johann-Sebastian Guzman.  Dal Maso also won a special distinction and the Audience Prize, {…}

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