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Obituary: German Baritone Thomas Johannes Mayer Dies at 56

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German Baritone Thomas Johannes Mayer has died at the age of 56. The Bayreuth Festival announced news noting, “The Bayreuth Festival mourns the loss of Thomas J. Mayer, a baritone whose voice filled the Green Hill for many years. As an internationally sought-after artist, he performed at leading opera houses including the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, the {…}
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Marigona Qerkezi, Johan Reuter, Ian Rucker, Heidi Stober & Laura Mayer Lead Royal Danish Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera  Vassilis Christopoulos conducts Verdi’s “Macbeth” starring Jens Søndergaard, Marigona Qerkezi, Henning von Schulman, and Jamez McCorkle. Performance Dates: Sept. 5-26, 2026 Massenet’s “Werther” will be conducted by Marie Jacquot and will star Elisabeth Jansson, Ava Line Shokooh, Jacob Skov Andersen, and Theodore Platt. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 8, 2026 Elena Schwarz {…}
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Joyce El-Khoury, Magdalena Kožená, Jakub Józef Orliński, Sabine Devieilhe, Thomas Blondelle, Max Emanuel Cencic, Marina Monzó, & Alasdair Kent Lead Theater an der Wien’s 2025-26 Season

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The Theater an der Wien’s 2025-26 season. Rossini’s “L’occasione fa il ladro” opens the season in a production by Marcos Darbyshire. The cast includes Inna Demenkova, Alberto Robert, Roberto Lorenzi, Petra Radulovic, Ilyà Dovnar, and Lazar Parežanin. Pedro Beriso conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 14, 2025 Johann Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” will star Thomas Blondelle, Hulkar Sabirova, Alina Wunderlin, Leon Košavić, Krešimir Stražanac, David Fischer, Jana {…}
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Asmik Grigorian, Rolando Villazón, Xabier Anduaga, Jonathan Tetelman, Aigul Akhmetshina, Anastasia Bartoli, Camilla Nylund, Clay Hilley & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Deutsche Oper) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres  Detlev Glanert ‘s “Die drei Rätsel” will be conducted by Dominic Limburg and directed by Brigitte Dethier. The production will star Martina Baroni, Philipp Jekal, Chance Jonas-O’Toole, Joel Allison, Padraic Rowan, Maria Vasilevskaya, and Alexandra Oomens. Performance Dates: Oct. 11, 2025-Feb. 15, 2026 Sir Donald Runnicles will {…}
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Carolina Lopez Moreno, Marina Costa-Jackson, Charles Castronovo, Lawrence Brownlee & Francesca Pia Vitale Lead New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2025-26 Season

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The New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2025-26 season featuring two new productions and eight revivals with a total of 46 performances. Marina Costa-Jackson leads Puccini’s “La Bohème” with  Luciano Ganci, Massimo Cavalletti, Hare Ito, Toshiaki Komada, and Andrea Pellegrini. Paolo Olmi conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 1-11, 2025 Berg’s “Wozzeck” will get a new production by Richard Jones. Kazushi {…}
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Jonathan Tetelman, Aigul Akhmetshina, Aušrine Stundyte, David Butt Philip & Sondra Radvanovsky lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2024-25 Season

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The Deustche Oper Berlin has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Respighi’s “La Fiamma” will be directed by Christof Loy and conducted by Carlo Rizzi. The cast will include Aušrine Stundyte, Georgy Vasiliev, Vladislav Sulimsky, Martina Serafin, Sua Jo, Cristina Toledo, Martina Baroni, Karis Tucker, Caren Van Oijen, Doris Soffel, and Patrick Guetti. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 18, 2024 Enrique Mazzola {…}
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Rosa Feola, Olga Peretyatko, Samantha Hankey & Lawrence Brownlee Lead New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2024-25 Season

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New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Bellini’s “La Sonnambula.” The cast includes Hidekazu Tsumaya, Mutsumi Taniguchi, Rosa Feola, Antonio Siragusa, Hare Ito, and Kei Kondo. Maurizio Benini conducts a production directed by Bárbara Lluch. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-14, 2024 Gezim Myshketa, René Barbera, Yoko Yasui, Hidekazu Tsumaya, Olga Peretyatko, and Junko Saito star in {…}
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Daniel Behle & Malin Byström Lead Dutch National Opera’s ‘Lohengrin’

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(Credit: © Marta Syrko) The Dutch National Opera is set to present Wagner’s “Lohengrin.” Lorenzo Viotti will make his Wagnerian debut after having performed in “Der Rosenkavalier” and “Turandot.” The cast will include tenor Daniel Behle in the title role, soprano Malin Byström as Elsa, baritone Thomas Johannes Mayer as Telramund, and soprano Martina Serafin as Ortrud. Björn Bürger and {…}
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Sondra Radvanovsky, Federica Lombardi, Carmen Giannattasio & Asmik Grigorian Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2023-24 Season

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The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2023-24 season featuring six new productions. Premieres  Puccini’s “Il Trittico”  is set to be directed by Pınar Karabulut and conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles. “Il Tabarro” will star Misha Kiria, Jonathan Tetelman, Mikhail Pirogov, Carmen Giannattasio, and Maria Motolygina. Meanwhile “Suor Angelica” will star Mané Galoyan, Violeta Urmana, and Annika Schlicht. Finally, “Gianni Schicchi” {…}

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