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Andrea Carroll, Wallis Giunta, Luke Sutliff, David Esteban Headline Canadian Opera Company’s New Year’s Gala

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Canadian Opera Company will ring in the New Year with “Bravissimo! New Year’s at the Opera.” The showcase, co-presented by Attila Glatz Concert Productions, is set for Dec. 31, 2025, at 7 p.m. at Roy Thomson Hall. Johannes Debus will lead the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and such soloists as Andrea Carroll, Wallis Giunta, Luke Sutliff, and David Esteban. They {…}

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Annette Dasch, Wallis Giunta, Katia Ledoux, Rebecca Nelsen, Daniel Schmutzhard & Seiyoung Kim Lead Volskoper Wien’s 2025-26 Season

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The Volksoper Wien has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the operas and operettas. The first new production of the season will be Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” with Lotte de Beer directing. Ben Glassberg, Alexander Joel, and Tim Fluch conduct three different casts. Stefan Cerny, Alexander Fritze, Anna Simińska, Beate Ritter, Rebecca Nelsen, Lauren Urquhart, Gemma Nha, David {…}

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Wallis Giunta & Ensemble Modern Go on US Tour

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(Photo credit: Dario Acosta) Mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta and Ensemble Modern will give two concerts on an upcoming U.S. tour. Giunta and the vocal quartet amarcord join Ensemble Modern on its first US tour since 2011. The focus of the tour dedicated to “Weimar” is Kurt Weill’s “Die Sieben Todsünden.” Together they present a new version for chamber ensemble of the {…}

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Wallis Giunta Headlines Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes’ ‘Carmen’

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The Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes is set to perform Bizet’s “Carmen” on Feb. 24 and 25, 2024 at the Maison symphonique. The concert version will star Wallis Giunta (Carmen), Adam Luther (Don José), Hugo Laporte (Escamillo), and Myriam LeBlanc (Micaëla). They will be accompanied by an orchestra of 60 musicians and 120 choristers from the OPCM as well {…}

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Ruzan Mantashyan, Luis Cansino, Wallis Giunta & Sara Blanch Lead Opéra de Lausanne’s 2023-24 Season

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Switzerland’s Opéra de Lausanne has announced its 2023-24 season featuring opera and concerts. Opera  Luis Cansino and Salome Jicia headline Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia.” The cast also includes Giulio Mastrototaro, Francisco Brito, Mikhail Timoshenko, Marion Jacquemet, and Pablo Julián Plaza Guijarro. Emilio Sagi directs and Michele Spotti conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 6-15, 2023 Samy Camps, Marie Perbost, Julien Dran, {…}

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Wallis Giunta, John Mac Master, Brett Polegato, Adrian Kramer Headline Orchestra Philarmonique et Choeurs des Mélomanes’ 2023-24 Season

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) Montreal’s Orchestra Philarmonique et Choeurs des Mélomanes has announced its ninth season. The season opens with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with a cast starring Soprano Sydney Baedke, mezzo-soprano Simona Genga, tenor John Mac Master, and baritone Brett Polegato. The program also features music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Brahms. Francis Choinière conducts. Performance Date: Nov. 4, 2023 Wallis Giunta {…}

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Wallis Giunta to Headline Carnegie Hall Weimar Festival

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Photo: Kirsetn Nijhof Mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta will headline Carnegie Hall’s Weimar Festival on Friday, April 12, 2024. The mezzo will join conductor HK Gruber and Ensemble Modern, along with amacord vocal ensemble, to present a new arrangement of  Kurt Weill’s “The Seven Deadly Sins.” Gruber and Christian Muthspiel have crafted a new version of Weill’s satirical work that is arranged {…}

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Wallis Giunta, Jason Kim, Annette Dasch & Anett Fristch Lead Volksoper Wien’s 2022-23 Season

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The Volksoper Wien has announced its 2022-23 season featuring seven new productions. Premieres The first production of the season will be the Viennese-Berlin operetta “Die Dubarry” with Annette Dasch and Harald Schmidt. The cast also includes Lucian Krasznec, Juliette Khalil, Wolfgang Gratschmaier, and Marco di Sapia. Performance Dates: Sept. 3-Oct. 19, 2022 Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” and “The Nutcracker” will star Cornelia {…}

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Lucas Meachem, Valeriano Lanchas, Wallis Giunta Headline The Dallas Opera’s ‘The Barber of Seville’

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The Dallas Opera is set to present Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” starting on March 19, 2022. The opera will be headlined by Lucas Meachem, Alasdair Kent, Wallis Giunta, Valeriano Lanchas, Adam Lau, Courtney Maina and Prosper Makhanya. Conductor Lina González-Granados, a TDO Hart Institute for Women Directors alumna, will make her debut in the pit. Tara Faircloth directs. The {…}