Essex Summer Opera Festival to Perform ‘The Elixir of Love’ at Layer Marney Tower

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On June 20, 2023, the Essex Summer Opera Festival is set to open at the historic Tudor Palace, Layer Marney Tower near Colchester. Festival-goers can picnic and enjoy the 120-acre grounds over the next four days, as well as a production of Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.” Stage director Guido Martin-Brandis and music director Orlando Jopling lead a cast comprised {…}

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Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Jamie Barton, Will Liverman & Gustavo Dudamel Among Grammy Nominees

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The Grammy nominations have been announced. Here are the vocal performances nominated: The Best Opera Recording nominees are Heggie’s “Intelligence” (Kwamé Ryan, Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer), Huang Ruo’s “An American Soldier” (Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown & Doron Schachter, producers), Kouyoumdjian’s “Adoration” {…}

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Pinchgut Opera Announces 2026 Season

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The Pinchgut Opera has announced its 2026 season. The season opens with Pinchgut’s first-ever orchestral concert, Bach and Telemann I: Concertos and Sonatas. The first installment of a two-part series in 2026 will feature music by Telemann and Bach. Performance Dates: March 28 & 29, 2026 The second production of the season will be Scarlatti’s “The First Murder (Il primo {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Joyce DiDonato, Emily D’Angelo, Michael Spyres, Kelley O’Connor & Joel Puckett Lead CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, the Metropolitan Opera releases a modern opera while Joyce Didonato continues her exploration of the baroque repertoire. Grounded Deustche Grammophon releases Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s new work in a recording from the Metropolitan Opera. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the opera with {…}

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Jessica Pratt, Stacey Alleaume, Kang Wang, Oreste Cosimo & Valeria Sepe Lead Opera Australia’s 2026 Season

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Opera Australia has announced its 2026 season. Sidney Summer 2026 Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will be conducted by Andrea Battistoni, Paul Fitzsimon, and Erina Yashima. It will be directed by Moffatt Oxenbould and will star Guanqun Yu, Vittoria Yeo, and Olivia Cranwell alongside Robert Watson and Oreste Cosimo. Performance Dates: Dec. 31, 2025-March 25, 2026 Ann Yee directs a new production {…}

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Alliance Theatre & The Atlanta Opera Announce Cast & Creative Team for ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

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Alliance Theatre and The Atlanta Opera have named the cast and creative team for its upcoming co-produce and new staging of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Leading the cast is Itzik Cohen in the role of Tevye, and Debbie Gravitte as Golde. Deborah Bowman, Joanna Daniels, Kylie Dickinson, Coby Getzug, Maya Jacobson, Eli Mayer, Mia Pinero, Oliver Prose, Jeremy Radin, Rabbi {…}

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Lammermuir Festival Announces 2025 Programming

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Lammermuir Festival unveils its 2025 season. Mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean performs Stuart MacRae’s “Earth Thy Cold is Keen.” MacRae directs. Performance Date: September 4, 2025 Ravel’s “L’heure espagnole” and Walton’s “The Bear” are presented in a double bill. Performers include Lea Shaw, Luvo Maranti, Jamie MacDougall, Edward Jowle, Daniel Barrett, and Chloe Harris. Jacopo Spirei is the director and Kenneth Macleod {…}

Business

Houston Symphony Orchestra Drops Interim Tag on Chief Marketing Director Following Historic Season

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The Houston Symphony Orchestra has named Alex Soares to the position of Chief Marketing Director. Soares has held the position of Interim Chief Marketing Officer since 2024, but the company decided to keep him in the title permanently following a strong season of results. Per an official press release, total ticketing revenue for 2025 exceeded $13 million, a historic high {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Quinn Kelsey, Marigona Qerkezi, Gevorg Hakobyan & Santiago Ballerini Lead Royal Danish Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Daniele Squeo and Lukas Beikircher conduct Puccini’s “Tosca” with Francesca Tiburzi and Marigona Qerkezi sharing the title role. Matteo Lippi, Carlos Cardoso, Johan Reuter, and Daniel Luis de Vicente also star. Kasper Holten directs. Performance Dates: August 31, 2025-Jan. 24 2026 Evan Rogister conducts George Benjamin’s “Written on Skin” in a stage production by Katie Mitchell. Daniel {…}

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Essex Summer Opera Festival to Perform ‘The Elixir of Love’ at Layer Marney Tower

Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Jamie Barton, Will Liverman & Gustavo Dudamel Among Grammy Nominees

Pinchgut Opera Announces 2026 Season

Joyce DiDonato, Emily D’Angelo, Michael Spyres, Kelley O’Connor & Joel Puckett Lead CD/DVD Releases

Jessica Pratt, Stacey Alleaume, Kang Wang, Oreste Cosimo & Valeria Sepe Lead Opera Australia’s 2026 Season

Alliance Theatre & The Atlanta Opera Announce Cast & Creative Team for ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Lammermuir Festival Announces 2025 Programming

Houston Symphony Orchestra Drops Interim Tag on Chief Marketing Director Following Historic Season

Lise Davidsen, Quinn Kelsey, Marigona Qerkezi, Gevorg Hakobyan & Santiago Ballerini Lead Royal Danish Opera’s 2025-26 Season