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Terrence Blanchard, Malin Byström, David Butt Philip, Tomasz Konieczny Among Headliners of The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2026 Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival

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(Photo credit: Kevin Libal) The Cleveland Orchestra has announced the fourth edition of its annual Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival, running May 15–24, 2026. The 2026 festival explores the theme of “Courage,” with trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard serving as Festival Curator. Here are the opera and vocal performances on offer. The festival opens with “The {…}

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Polish National Opera to Feature Piotr Beczala, Tomasz Konieczny & Pretty Yende

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Following the concert with Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna at the Polish National Opera, the company will present three more concerts with great voices. On Feb. 8, 2026, the company will present a concert by Polish baritone Artur Ruciński and South Africa’s star Pretty Yende. That will be followed by a concert featuring Tomasz Konieczny and Camilla Nylund on April {…}

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Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Tomasz Konieczny Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Arabella’

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(Credit:  Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Strauss’ “Arabella” for the first time since 2014. The company will present Otto Schenk’s 1983 production, with sets designed by Günther Schneider-Siemssen, costumes by Milena Canonero, and lighting by Gil Wechsler. The work will star Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen in the title role and Tomasz Konieczny as {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Sidney Outlaw Tomasz Konieczny, Camilla Nylund, Carlos Álvarez & Piotr Beczała Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get a chance to see a new production of the Ring Cycle, a classic recording of a Verdi staple, and two solo albums. Here is a look at this week’s releases. Black Pierrot Lexicon Classics releases “Black Pierrot,” a {…}

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Tomasz Konieczny Leads Dutch National Opera’s ‘Boris Godunov’

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The Dutch National Opera is set to present “Boris Godunov” in a new production by Kirill Serebrennikov. In his new staging, Serebrennikov is tackling a work that means a great deal to him. Drawing on the photography of Markov, Serebrennikov shows a cross-section of a block of flats typical of the ones built en masse during the Soviet period. There is {…}

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Matthias Goerne, Renée Fleming, Jonathan Tetelman, Camilla Nylund & Tomasz Konieczny Lead National Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Matthias Goerne and Daniil Trifonov lead Schubert’s “Winterreise.” Performance Date: Oct. 21, 2025 Gianandrea Noseda teams up with Camilla Nylund and Tomasz Konieczny for Alexander Zemlinsky’s Lyric Symphony, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 – Adagio, and Richard Strauss’ “Till Eulenspiegel’s lustige Streiche.” Performance {…}

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Tomasz Konieczny Receives Major Honor in New York

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New York State has proclaimed that March 8 is Tomasz Konieczny Day. The bass-baritone took to social to announce the news and said, “Completely unexpectedly for me, at the Nowodworski Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Gala in Bronxville, I was honored by President Pro Tem and NYS Majority Leader, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins. The award came at a difficult time. I see my {…}

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Piotr Beczala, Camilla Nylund, Catherine Foster, Klaus Florian Vogt, Tomasz Konieczny Headline Bayreuth Festival’s 2025 Seasn

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The Bayreuth Festival has unveiled its 2025 season. The season opens with “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” starring Michael Spyres, Georg Zeppenfeld, Christina Nilsson, Christa Mayer, and Matthias Stier. Daniele Gatti conducts and Matthias Davids directs. Performance Dates: July 25 – August 22, 2025 Valentin Schwarz’s “Das Rheingold” will be conducted by Simone Young and features Tomas Konieczny, Olafur Sigurdarson, Daniele Behle, {…}

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Tomasz Konieczny, Anthony Clark Evans, Elena Tsallagova & Sinéad Campbell Wallace Lead Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s 2024-25 Season

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The Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced its 2024-25 Season. Premieres Ligeti’s “Le Grand Macabre” will be conducted by GMD Leo McFall with Pınar Karabulut directing. Seth Carico, Cornel Frey, Galina Benevich, Josefine Mindus, Sion Goronwy, Ariana Lucas, Aaron Cawley, Hovhannes Karapetyan, Inna Fedorii, Fleuranne Brockway, Wooseok Shim, James Young, and Fabian-Jakob Balkhausen starring. Premiere Date: Sept. 28, 2024 Christian Rohrbach conducts {…}