The Semperoper Dresden has announced a conductor change for its upcoming production of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The company revealed that Giulio Cilona will take over for Riccardo Minasi, leading a run that stars Christoph Pohl, Julia Kleiter, Anna El-Khashem, Michael Nagl, and Cecilia Mayer. Cilona, the winner of the 2024 Ernst-von-Schuch Conducting Prize, Kapellmeister at Deutsche Oper Berlin, and {…}
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Fabio Luisi and Sofia Fomina lead a program of Mahler and Haydn. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 & 5, 2025 Fabio Luisi and Inon Barnatan lead a program with the Dallas Symphony Chorus of music by Angelica Negron, Gerswhin, and Gould. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}
The Hungarian State Opera has rejected the Ambassador of Ukraine’s call to cancel Anna Netrebko’s upcoming concert on March 23, 2025. According to reports, the Ukrainian Ambassador Fedor Sandor in Budapest demanded that the opera house cancel the soprano’s concert claiming that Netrebko was a supporter of Putin and a supporter of the war in Ukraine. However, the soprano has {…}
Opera Saratoga has kicked off its Educational Tour for “Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Niña in El Mundo.” The tour, which features soprano Meghan Kasanders in her directorial debut alongside Music Director Parker Konkle, as they provide young artists to present the work to students in public schools and venues. “Opera Saratoga has been a home for me. I’ve been {…}
The IberCamera will celebrate its 42nd anniversary during the 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances of the season. Bruno de Sa will perform selections by Scarlatti, Bonocini, Marcello, Corelli, and Händel. He performs alongside Dorothee Oberlinger and Ensemble 1700. Performance Date: Jan. 26, 2026 The Collegium Vocale Gent, Orquesta, and Coro under Philippe Herreweghe will perform Bach’s “St Matthew Passion. {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a new cast change for its production of “Der Fliegende Holländer.” The company announced that Nicholas Brownlee will sing the title role, replacing the originally announced Gerald Finley. Brownlee has performed the role at the Santa Fe Opera, Palau de les Arts, and Oper Frankfurt. He has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Dutch {…}
Opera Rara is set to stream its March 16 concert featuring Michael Spyres and Marie-Nicole Lemieux. The showcase, which took place at Cadogan Hall on March 10, will be available to stream on Opera Rara’s YouTube for 30 days starting on March 16, 2025. The performance featured several songs by Donizetti, interspersed with works by Berlioz. The two singers were {…}
ABAO TXIKI is set to present Ópera de Cámara de Navarra’s production of “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” The cast is made up of Julen Jiménez, Itxaso Moriones, Noemí Irisarri, Txori García, María Lacunza, Carlos Crooke, Txema Lacunza, and María Gutiérrez. They are joined by the Navarra Chamber Opera Choir and the Navarra Symphony Orchestra conducted by Javier Echarri. Ion Barbarin {…}
(©Sim Canetty-Clarke) The City of London Choir will perform at the Royal Festival Hall in London on March 13, 2025. The showcase will feature a performance of Elgar’s “The Dream of Gerontius” under new Musical Director and Principal Conductor Daniel Hyde. It is also the first collaboration with the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. The aim of this partnership is {…}
Tenor Anthony León will present a recital and masterclass with The Opera Buffs on March 13, 2025 at Northridge United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, CA. The recital kicks off at 7 p.m. and is scheduled to have a duration of 40 minutes. From there, the masterclass will proceed until 10 p.m. local time. León is a winner of a {…}
The Choral Arts Society of Washington is set to present a powerful performance of Haydn’s “Creation” on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in The Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The showcase will be conducted by Artistic Director Marie Bucoy-Calavan and features the Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus and Choral Arts Orchestra. Soloists include Joélle Harvey, Kyle Tomlin, and Joseph Lattanzi. {…}