Stephanie Wake-Edwards Joins IMG Artits & Fletcher Artist Management

https://operawire.com/stephanie-wake-edwards-joins-img-artits-fletcher-artist-management/

Stephanie Wake-Edwards has joined IMG Artists in partnership with Fletcher Artist Management. She will be represented for General Management by IMG Artists and in North America by Fletcher Artist Management. At IMG Artists she will be represented by Senior Vice President and Head of Europe Vocal and Sam Snook, from the London office. In a statement, the Mezzo said, “I’m {…}

IndieOpera

Wilton Music Hall to Present ‘FEAST’ Starring Stephanie Wake-Edwards

https://operawire.com/wilton-music-hall-to-present-feast-starring-stephanie-wake-edwards/

Wilton Music Hall is set to present the premiere of “FEAST” this September. The work stars mezzo-soprano Stephanie Wake-Edwards as Jess, who needs a promotion and engages in one more night of partying and feasting behind her partner’s back. Audiences will hear music by Purcell, Britten, Weill, and Wallen, as well as new music by Ben Comeau. Wake-Edwards is a {…}

IndieOpera, Streaming

Mezzo-Soprano Stephanie Wake-Edwards Stars in First Tik Tok Opera Premiere

https://operawire.com/mezzo-soprano-stephanie-wake-edwards-stars-in-first-tik-tok-opera-premiere/

Kemal Yusuf’s new opera “xxx” will make history by being the first opera to premiere on Tik Tok. The premiere will star London-based mezzo-soprano Stephanie Wake-Edwards, alongside the composer. The two artists will make the transition from a typical Tik Tok “talking head video” into a more intricate audio-visual experience. “xxx” follows the narrative of “the night is in you” {…}

News

Pretty Yende & Stephanie Wake-Edwards Headline Royal Opera House’s International Woman’s Day Celebration

https://operawire.com/pretty-yende-stephanie-wake-edwards-headline-royal-opera-houses-international-womans-day-celebration/

The Royal Opera House has announced a week-long celebration of International Woman’s Day 2021. It all kicks off with the company’s “Insight” series which will include a panel discussion with major figures in the art world. Arifa Akbar, chief theatre critic of The Guardian, will lead the discussion with Frances Morris, Director and writer of Tate Modern; Paule Constable, lighting {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Deutsche Oper Berlin 2025-26: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17

https://operawire.com/deutsche-oper-berlin-2025-26-giulio-cesare-in-egitto-hwv-17/

(Photo: Nancy Jesse) Few works have suffered more persistently from the legacy of Orientalist fantasy than Handel’s “Giulio Cesare in Egitto.” Ever since Columbia University academic Edward Said published “Orientalism” in 1978, the intellectual foundations underpinning Europe’s imaginative construction of “the East” have been subjected to relentless and often persuasive scrutiny. Said demonstrated that Orientalism was never merely an artistic {…}

News, Season Announcement

Angel Blue, Nicky Spence, Joyce DiDonato, Leah Hawkins, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Charles Castronovo Lead BBC Proms’ 2026 Season

https://operawire.com/angel-blue-nicky-spence-joyce-didonato-leah-hawkins-rachel-willis-sorensen-charles-castronovo-lead-bbc-proms-2026-season/

The BBC Proms has announced its 2026 season. Here are the vocal performances. The festival opens on with pianist Yunchan Lim and tenor Thomas Atkins joining Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra for music by Ravel, Copland, Gershwin and Finzi. There will also be a world premiere by Josephine Stephenson. Performance Date: July 17, 2026 Gianandrea Noseda leads Beethoven’s Symphony {…}

News, Season Announcement

Saioa Hernández, Xabier Anduaga, Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Tomasz Konieczny, Federica Lombardi, Julieth Lozano, Elsa Dreisig, & Juliana Grigoryan Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/saioa-hernandez-xabier-anduaga-aleksandra-kurzak-roberto-alagna-tomasz-konieczny-federica-lombardi-julieth-lozano-elsa-dreisig-juliana-grigoryan-lead-deutsche-oper-berlins-2026-27-season/

The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres “Mittwoch aus Licht” will be conducted by Maxime Pascal and directed by Susanne Kennedy. Performance Dates: Sept. 19-27, 2026 Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer” will be conducted by Anna Handler and Giedrė Šlekytė and directed by Milo Rau. The opera will star Tareq Nazmi, Aušrine Stundytė, Attilio Glaser, Stephanie Wake-Edwards, Omar {…}

Business, News

Camille Sherman Joins Fletcher Artist Management

https://operawire.com/camille-sherman-joins-fletcher-artist-management/

Mezzo-soprano Camille Sherman has joined the roster of Fletcher Artist Management for worldwide management. This season Sherman makes her debut at the Opéra de Québec as Angelina in “La Cenerentola” and returns to Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden for her second season as an Ensemble Artist, singing Dorabella in “Così fan tutte,” Hänsel in “Hänsel und Gretel,” Flora in “La traviata,” and {…}