Staatstheater Kassel will present a new staging of Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elias,” directed by Timofei Kuljabin and conducted by Ainārs Rubiķis, with a premiere on Dec. 5 at INTERIM. Kuljabin and Rubiķis, Kassel’s general music director, have been artistic collaborators since a 2014 production of “Tannhäuser” in Novosibirsk. That production led to court proceedings and the dismissal of the company’s then {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced Sara Corriga, Mariana Corichi Gómez, Chi-Yuan Lin, and Rafaela Seywald as the participants in the 2026-27 Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors (HIWC). The four conductors were selected from 83 applicants after two rounds of adjudication. The adjudicators were TDO music staffer Christopher Devlin, Music Director Emmanuel Villaume, and General Director and CEO {…}
(Photo credit: Nils Heck) Oper Frankfurt has extended the contract for its Intendant and General Music Director. Both contracts for the Intendant of the Frankfurt Opera Bernd Loebe and General Music Director Thomas Guggeis were extended by four years. Loebe and Guggeis will remain in their respective positions until August 31, 2032. Since taking up the position during the 2002-03 {…}
(Photo credit: Ger Lawlor Photography) The program for the 2027 Wexford Festival Opera is announced. Casting for main stage operas is underway. Main Stage Operas Rodula Gaitanou directs “Anna di Resburgo” by Carolina Uccelli and Gaetano Rossi is up first. Cordelia Chisholm is the set and costume designer. Sieva Borzak conducts. The opera is performed in Italian. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}
The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced the cast for its production of Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore.” Two casts will alternate. The first, which performs on Nov. 7, 12, and 22, features Jasmine Rose as Adina, Josh Berg as Nemorino, Geoffrey Schmelzer as Belcore, Raúl Morales Velazco as Dulcamara, and Katherine Dobbs as Giannetta. The second cast, which performs on Nov. {…}
Park Avenue Armory has annnounced its 2027 and 20th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article only classical voice events are included. Beth Taylor makes her US recital debut with a program of works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Chrétien, and Elgar. Pianist Hamish Brown accompanies. Performance Dates: Feb. 4 & 6, 2027 Nikola Hillebrand presents a concert of {…}
(Credit: Charl Marais) Croatian bass Marko Mimica has joined the Vocal & Opera roster of Intermusica for worldwide general management excluding Spain. He will be represented by Natasha Worsley and Jonathan Turnbull. Throughout the years, Mimica has firmly established himself as one of the leading young basses in Europe, appearing at the Opéra national de Paris, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, {…}
(Photo: Roberto Ricci – Festival Verdi) Giuseppe Verdi’s “Nabucco,” the opera that established his reputation in 1842, occupies a pivotal position in his development. At a time when Italian opera remained largely governed by bel canto conventions, Verdi made the love story subordinate to a broader conflict involving political power, religious faith and collective suffering. The chorus, meanwhile, assumed an {…}
Festival Opera Artistic Director Zachary Gordin will present the world premiere of “Borders of Dreaming”, a new song cycle by Colombian composer Juan Sebastián Cardona Ospina and librettist Michael Colbruno on Nov. 22, 2026. The piece is inspired by the true story of Andry José Hernández Romero, a gay Venezuelan makeup artist whose deportation from the United States and imprisonment {…}
Teatro Alighieri di Ravenna has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Donizetti’s “Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali” will be conducted by Paolo Manetti and directed by Alfonso Antoniozzi. Performance Date: Dec. 16, 2027 Lucio Dalla’s “L’anno che verrà” will be directed by Manuel Renga. Performance Dates: Dec. 22 & 23, 2027 Irina Lungu, Gregory Kunde, Youngjun Park, Giuseppe Michelangelo Infantino, and Sergeevich Zemlianskikh Nikolai {…}
(Photo: Andreas Hylthén) German conductor Michael Balke will return to Opera på Skäret in the summer of 2027 to lead the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in Verdi’s “Macbeth.” The production will be Balke’s fourth at the company, following “Der fliegende Holländer,” “Don Carlo,” and “Norma.” British director William Relton will stage “Macbeth,” which will run from July 31 to Aug. 29, {…}