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Bilbao Opera Opens with ‘Don Pasquale’ Starring Simón Orfila

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The Bilbao Opera is set to open its 2024-25 season with Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale.” The opera, which will be performed from Oct. 19 to 28, 2024 at the Euskalduna Bilbao, returns to the company after being performed on four occasions. The opera was first shown in 1958 with Renata Scotto and Alfredo Kraus, and later in 1995 with Carlos Chausson {…}
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Carmela Remigio, Sara Cortolezzis, Franco Vassallo, Jessica Pratt, Pietro Spagnoli, Daniela Barcellona & Vito Priante Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro Carlo Felice has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Jordi Bernàcer conducts Emilio Sagi’s production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The cast includes Roberto de Candia, Christian Senn, Carmela Remigio, Sara Cortolezzis, Daniela Cappiello, Lucrezia Drei, Vito Priante, Giorgio Caoduro, Josè Maria Lo Monaco, and Irene Molinari. Performance Dates: Oct. 16-25, 2026 Fabrizio Beggi, Jessica Pratt, Annalisa Stroppa, Luca {…}
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Ruth Iniesta, Juan Jesús Rodríguez, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Adriana González Yolanda Auyanet & Pablo García López Lead Teatro de la Zarzuela’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2026-27 season. Tomás Bretón’s “La verbena de la Paloma” will star Toni Comas, Gerardo López, Jorge Rodríguez Norton, Borja Quiza, César San Martín, Milagros Martín, Carmen Romeu, María Rey-Joly, Ana San Martín, Gurutze Beitia, Sara Salado, and Rafa Castejón. Carlos Aragón conducts the production by Nuria Castejón. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 4, 2026 Bercovich’s {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Lise Davidsen, Asmik Grigorian, Lisette Oropesa, Sondra Radvanovsky, Nicholas Brownlee, Freddie De Tommaso, Ermonela Jaho, Jack Swanson, Sara Blanch & Serena Sáenz Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2026-27 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2026-27 season. Shirin Neshat directs Verdi’s “Aida” with four sopranos taking on the title role. Anna Netrebko, Anna Pirozzi, Olga Maslova, and Ewa Plonka star alongside Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ksenia Dudnikova, Fiorenza Cedolins, Yusif Eyvazov, Piotr Beczała, Arsen Soghomonyan, Artur Ruciński, Igor Golovatenko, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Riccardo Fassi, George Andguladze, Manuel Fuentes, Alexander Köpeczi, {…}
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Cast Change: Marigona Qerkezi Steps Into Teatro Bellini di Catania’s ‘Aida’

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The Teatro Bellini di Catania has announced a cast change for its production of “Aida.” The company said that Marigona Qerkezi would replace Valentina Boi for the performances on the Jan. 21 and 27. Qerkezi recently performed the work at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera de a Coruna, Polish National Opera Teatr Wielki in Warsaw and at Dubai Opera House, {…}
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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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Macerata Opera Festival 2025 Review: Macbeth

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(Photo: Alia Simoncini) Giuseppe Verdi’s “Macbeth,” with libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, is based on William Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (1606) and was first performed in Florence at Teatro della Pergola on March 14, 1847. This year, for Macerata Opera Festival’s 61st season, the opera is revived by Federico Gagliardi along with Director Emma Dante and Conductor Fabrizio Maria Carminati. {…}
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Jessica Pratt, Oksana Dyka, Fabio Sartori, & Mihaela Marcu Lead Teatro Massimo Bellini’s 2025-26 season

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The Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts Verid’s “Aida” in a production by Marco Vinco. The production will star Oksana Dyka and Valentina Boi in the title role alongside Jorge de León, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Nino Surguladze, Irene Savignano, Franco Vassallo, Alberto Gazale, Insung Sim, and Simón Orfila. Performance Dates: Jan. 20-28, {…}
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Lise Davidsen, Asmik Grigorian, Pretty Yende, Serena Sáenz, Xabier Anduaga, Javier Camarena, Michel Fabiano & Saioa Hernández Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2025-26 Season

https://operawire.com/lise-davidsen-asmik-grigorian-pretty-yende-serena-saenz-xabier-anduaga-javier-camarena-michel-fabiano-saioa-hernandez-lead-gran-teatre-del-liceus-2025-26-season/

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with “The Cunning Little Vixen,” featuring Peter Mattei, Anaïs Masllorens, David Alegret, Elena Tsallagova, Alejandro López, Milan Perišić, Sara Bañeras, Angela Brower, Mireia Pintó, Laura Brasó, and Mercedes Gancedo. Josep Pons conducts the production by Barrie Kosky. Performance Dates: Sept. 20-30, 2025 Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten” will star Anthony Roth Costanzo, {…}

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