Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Kampe & Anja Harteros Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2018-19 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2018-19 season, which is set to include eight new productions and a number of revival productions. The season will also include a number of concert performances as well as recitals in the company’s summer festival. Here is a look at all the operatic events. New Productions Amélie Niermeyer directs a new production of Verdi’s {…}

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Oper Frankfurt 2017-18 Review – Peter Grimes: Spellbinding Performance By Vincent Wolfsteiner Leads Fascinating Portrayal of Britten Masterpiece

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There may be no more haunting work in opera than Benjamin Britten’s “Peter Grimes,” the story of an outsider accused twice of murder by his community. It has been called the greatest British opera that has ever been written by director Keith Warner, who helmed Oper Frankfurt’s current production of this spellbinding work. “Peter Grimes” is based on an early {…}

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HAUI Named Among Britten Pears Arts Residency Artists for 2026–27

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(Photo credit: Michael Cooper) Multidisciplinary artist and co-creator of “Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White,” HAUI™ has been named one of the 2026–27 Residency Artists for the Britten Pears Arts program. HAUI™ will develop new work alongside director Peter Hinton-Davis O.C. at the historic Snape Maltings and The Red House. The duo joins a select cohort of international {…}

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Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

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Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}

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The Top Five of the New Season at Teatro alla Scala

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(Photo: Ansa Matteo Corner) This Monday, the long-awaited press conference was held to unveil the Teatro alla Scala’s 2025–26 season. The lineup promises to shine with big names, new productions, and ambitious projects. That’s why we’re bringing you a Top five list of the unmissable highlights of the new season! Number 1: A Bold Opening As tradition dictates, the season {…}

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Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces Cast Changes for Two Concert Series

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced cast changes for upcoming performances. For its performance on Jan. 25, the company said, “Tenor Pavel Černoch has had to withdraw from our upcoming performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony due to unforeseen personal circumstances; the tenor solo will be sung instead by David Butt Philip. Additionally, soprano Amanda Majeski has had to withdraw from {…}

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Senate of Berlin Postpones Pilot Project For Theaters Reopening

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(Credit: Klaus Frahm) The Senate of Berlin has postponed part of the pilot project for reopening theaters, concert halls, and opera houses in Berlin due to the new regulations crafted by the German federal government and Prime Ministers of German federal states. The Staatsoper unter der Linden and Deutsche Oper Berlin have subsequently announced that their participation in the project {…}

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Senate of Berlin Announces Pilot Project For Theaters Reopening

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(Credit: Klaus Frahm) The Culture Department of the Senate of Berlin has announced that it will begin the implementation of a pilot project for the safe reopening of theaters, concert venues, and opera houses. Audiences will be given SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests in order to assure safe admission. The tests supplement the hygiene and protective measures already specified by the organizers, {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Change for ‘Siegfried’

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(Credit: Suzanne Vinnik) Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that the American heldentenor Clay Hilley will perform the title role in Wagner’s “Siegfried,” replacing Simon O’Neill. Hilley will join a cast that includes Iain Paterson in the role of Der Wanderer, Nina Stemme as Brünnhilde, Markus Brück in the role of Alberich, Tobias Kehrer as Fafner, Lindsay Ammann as Erda, and {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Kampe & Anja Harteros Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2018-19 Season

Oper Frankfurt 2017-18 Review – Peter Grimes: Spellbinding Performance By Vincent Wolfsteiner Leads Fascinating Portrayal of Britten Masterpiece

HAUI Named Among Britten Pears Arts Residency Artists for 2026–27

Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

The Top Five of the New Season at Teatro alla Scala

Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces Cast Changes for Two Concert Series

Senate of Berlin Postpones Pilot Project For Theaters Reopening

Senate of Berlin Announces Pilot Project For Theaters Reopening

Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Change for ‘Siegfried’