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Copenhagen Opera Festival Announces New Artistic Director

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The Copenhagen Opera Festival has appointed Louise Beck as its next Artistic Director, effective Sept. 1, 2026. Trained as a set designer and stage director, Beck, who assumes responsibility for the festival’s artistic direction for a four-year term, currently leads OPE-N (formerly OperaNord), an opera platform dedicated to expanding the genre’s contemporary reach. Beck has collaborated extensively with major institutions {…}

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Copenhagen Opera Festival Announces New Leadership

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The Copenhagen Opera Festival has announced that Amy Lane will continue in the role of Artistic Director until the end of 2026 and that Rikke Frisk will take the newly created position of Executive Festival Director. The double management structure will place the duo in an ideal position to carry on the festival’s efforts with artistic innovation and development of the {…}

Business, News

Copenhagen Opera Festival Announces New Artistic Director

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The Copenhagen Opera Festival has announced that Amy Lane will become the company’s new artistic director. Lane will become the first woman and foreigner to lead the festival in this position since its inception in 2009. Lane is currently the Head Staff Director for The Royal Opera, Covent and has been in charge of revivals for Kasper Holten’s production of {…}

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Amy Lane Appointed Director of Opera at Opera Australia

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Amy Lane has been appointed Director of Opera at Opera Australia. She will begin her tenure in September. Lane was chosen following a rigorous national and international search and comes from the Copenhagen Opera Festival where she was Artistic Director. She was also worked as Head Staff Director at The Royal Ballet and Opera, Covent Garden. As a director Lane {…}

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Morten Grove Frandsen to Star in Swedish Premiere of ‘LOL’ at Malmö Opera

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Malmö Opera will present the Swedish premiere of “LOL – Laughing Out Lonely,” a one-man opera featuring Danish countertenor Morten Grove Frandsen. The production, which is  produced by Danish opera company OPE-N and composed by the award-winning duo Matilde Böcher and Asger Kudahl, is based on young people’s social media posts and explores themes of loneliness, frustration, and longing for {…}

Special Features

Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top 10 Performers of 2025

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It is time to wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments and performers. After releasing our favorite performances of 2025 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top singers of the year, honoring the opera stars that had major, and in some cases, career-defining, years. So without further ado {…}

News, Season Announcement

Malmö Opera Unveils 2025-26 Season

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Malmö Opera has revealed its 2025-26 season. The season opens with “Chicago” starring Åsa Fång and Jenny Holmgren as Velma Kelly. Roxie Hart is portrayed by Leila Jung and Caroline Gustafsson, while Billy Flynn is performed by Richard Hamrin and Oscar Pierrou Lindén. Johan Siberg conducts and Ronny Danielsson directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 12, 2025 – Jan. 4, 2026 David T. {…}

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Edinburgh International Festival Unveils 2025 Slate, Starring Emily D’Angelo, Hugh Cutting, Ian Bostridge, Hera Hyesang Park, Mané Galoyan

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The Edinburgh International Festival has started to reveal its 2025 festival. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances announced so far. The festival opens with a rendition of Tavener’s “The Veil of the Temple,” a concert featuring the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Sofi Jeannin as well as the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Monteverdi Choir, National Youth Choir of Scotland, {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Na’ama Goldman On Her Forthcoming Role Debut As Cesira At This Month’s Wexford Festival

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(Photo: Maria Rosenblatt) With the start of the Wexford Festival Opera now only a matter of days away, OperaWire has been busy with recent interviews featuring some of the artists involved. One of the more intriguing productions at this year’s festival is “La Ciociara,” set in Italy during the Second World War. Having just interviewed its composer, we thought it {…}