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Rossini Opera Festival 2026 Review: Il viaggio a Reims

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(Photo: Rossini Opera Festival) “The Journey to Reims” occupies a singular place in Gioachino Rossini’s catalogue today: few could have imagined that a work conceived as a circumstantial celebration of the coronation of Charles X would, two centuries later, become one of the most emblematic titles of the Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) in Pesaro and a veritable testing ground for {…}
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Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Eric Greene, Laurynn Favières, & Pene Pati Perform in Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie’s 2026-27 Season

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The Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie announces its 2026-27 season. Listed below are the opera events. Marie-Nicole Lemieux takes on the title role in Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Thomas Corneille’s “Medea.” Petr Nekoranec, Juliette Mey, Frédéric Caton, Etienne Bazola, Camille Poul, and Claire Lefilliâtre perform with the Namur Chamber Choir and Les Épopées. Stéphane Fuget conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2026 Carl {…}
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Regula Mühlemann, Maayan Licht, Olga Busuioc, Jonathan McGovern & Ragaa Eldin Lead Buhne Bern’s 2026-27 Season

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The Buhne Bern has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres  Lina Tsiklauri, Davide Tuscano, and Jonathan McGovern star in “La traviata.” Alevtina Ioffe conducts the new production by Raimund Orfeo Voigt. Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 2026-Jan. 19, 2027 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will star Jonathan McGovern, Lina Tsiklauri, Fabio Dorizzi, Sophie Kidwell, Christian Valle, William Meinert, and Patricia Westley. Alevtina Ioffe conducts the {…}
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Vienna Opera Competition Announces 2025 Finalists

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The Vienna Opera Competition has announced the finalists for its Inaugural 2025 Edition. The competition, which will be held on August 5, 2025, will showcase eight finalists selected for its first international edition. The finalists are Australian soprano Sophie Salvesani, South Korean tenor Ju Hyeok Lee, Tenor, US bass William Meinert, Ukrainian bass Roman Chabaranok, UK soprano Louisa Stirland, Turkish {…}
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John Brancy, Rihab Chaieb, Arturo Chacón-Cruz & Marie-Adeline Henry Lead Opéra de Montréal’s 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra de Montréal has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” featuring  John Brancy, Ruben Drole, Kirsten LeBlanc, Anthony Gregory, Andrea Núñez, Sophie Naubert, Matthew Li, and William Meinert. Kensho Watanabe conducts a production by Stephen Lawless. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. 5, 2025 The company will present the Talent Gala. Performance Date: Nov. 11, 2025 Atom Egoyan directs  Janáček’s “Jenůfa” withNicole Paiement conductting. The {…}
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Nombulelo Yende, Kiandra Howarth, Jonathan McGovern, Caterina Marchesini & Marcela Rahal Lead Bühnen Bern’s 2025-26 Season

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The Bühnen Bern has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Andrea Sanguineti conducts Bellini’s “Norma” with Joseph Dahdah, Nombulelo Yende, William Meinert, and Simone McIntosh. Performance Date: August 30, 2025 Kiandra Howarth sings the title role of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” with Jonathan McGovern, Andeka Gorrotxategi, William Meinert, and Christian Valle. Alevtina Ioffe conducts the production by Anna Bergmann. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
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Regula Mühlemann, Kiandra Howarth & Jonathan McGovern Lead Berner Symphonieorchester’s 2025-26 Season

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The Berner Symphonieorchester has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Alevtina Ioffe conducts the Openair concert with Kiandra Howarth and Andeka Gorrotxategi in a program of music by Verdi, Puccini, Lara, Giménez, Bernstein, Ravel, and Humperdinck. Performance Date: August 23, 2025 Krzysztof Urbański conducts an evening featuring music by Connesson, Morley, Debussy, Ligeti, and Ticheli. The Karol {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Pretty Yende, Jakub Józef Orliński Headline Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes’ 2025-26 Season

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Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a Gala Joséphine Baker starring Pretty Yende, Neima Naouri, and Luan Pommier, among many others. The concert will take place at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2025 Jakub Józef Orliński will headline “#LetsBaRock” at L’Olympia. Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2025 Julien Chauvin leads the {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Pretty Yende, Marina Rebeka Headline Théâtre des Champs-Élysées’s 2025-26 Season

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The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Productions  Jakob Lehmann conducts Berlioz’s “La Damnation de Faust” in a production by Silvia Costa. Benjamin Bernheim, Viktoria Karkacheva, Christian Van Horn, and Thomas Dolié star. Performance Dates: Nov. 3-15, 2025 Offenbach’s “Robinson Crusoé” will be conducted by Marc Minkowski and directed by Laurent Pelly. Lawrence Brownlee, Julie Fuchs, Laurent {…}

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