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Ramon Vargas, Amina Edris & Pene Pati Highlight Opera Arias’ Takeover Festival

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Opera Arias is continuing its takeover festival in May featuring a number of great opera singers. Following the success of the takeovers in April, the festival will begin on May 2 with Ketevan Kemoklidze. She will be followed by Rocio Perez on May 9 and then followed by couple Amina Edris and Pene Pati on May 16. Legendary tenor Ramón {…}
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Soprano Madison Nonoa Wins 2025 Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award

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(Credit: Leila Alexander) Soprano Madison Nonoa has been named the 2025 recipient of the Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award. The New Zealand-born singer of Samoan, Niuean, and Pākehā heritage will receive AUD $25,000 to support her artistic and professional development at a key stage in her career. “It’s an incredible gift at a very important time,” said Nonoa, a former {…}
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Juliana Grigoryan, Angel Blue, Freddie de Tommaso, Adam Smith & Aleksandra Kurzak Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘La Bohème’

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(Photo Credit: Evan Zimmerman / Metropolitan Opera) Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s “La Bohème” is set to return to the Metropolitan Opera. The production, which opens on Oct. 21, will be performed 20 times. The first cast of five performances will feature soprano Juliana Grigoryan and tenor Freddie De Tommaso alongside soprano Heidi Stober, baritone Lucas Meachem, baritone Sean Michael {…}
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Detroit Opera Cancels 2025-26 Season Opening Production Due to Financial Reasons

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Detroit Opera is undergoing some major financial trouble. Per the Detroit Free Press, the company was forced to cancel the opener of its 2025-26 season, “The Girl of the Golden West,” due to financial reasons. The report notes that, per tax documents, the Detroit Opera has suffered more than $3 million in losses from 2023 to 2024 due to a {…}
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Sonya Yoncheva, Juan Diego Florez, Sabine Devieilhe, Slávka Zámečníková, Elena Villalòn & Matthias Goerne Headline Opéra National de Bordeaux’s 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances of the season. Opera The season opens with Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” starring Gaétan Borg, Jasmine Roy, Scott Emerson, Jeanne Jerosme, Sinan Bertrand, Marion Préïté, Arnaud Masclet, Camille Mesnard, Eva Gentili, Loïc Suberville, Camille Nicolas, Neïma Naouri, Myriana Hatchi, and Joseph De Cange. Performance Dates: Sept. 24-27, 2025 Hervé Niquet conducts Purcell’s “King Arthur” with Olivia Doray, Robin Tritschler, Cyril Auvity, {…}
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Opéra National de Paris 2024-25 Review: Manon

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(Photo: ©-Sebastien-Mathe) After the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’s “Werther,” it is now the turn of the Opéra National de Paris to stage a Massenet opera in Paris this year. It is reviving its production of “Manon,” directed by Vincent Huguet. Massenet wrote a grand French opera with its obligatory ballet in the second act. Nevertheless, the sensuality of his melodic line, {…}
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Aleksandra Kurzak, Konu Kim, Izabela Matuła, Sebastian Catana & Agnieszka Rehlis Lead Polish National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Polish National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. New Productions  Agata Zubel and Joanna Freszel star in “The Best City in the World: An Opera About Warsaw.” Bassem Akiki conducts the production by Barbara Wiśniewska. Premiere Date: Sept. 19, 2025 Damian Wilma and Danuta Stenka star in “Wòlô bòskô.” Grzegorz Brajner and Damian Wilma conduct. Performance Date: Nov. 5-29, 2025 Bassem Akiki {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Pretty Yende, Jakub Józef Orliński Headline Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes’ 2025-26 Season

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Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a Gala Joséphine Baker starring Pretty Yende, Neima Naouri, and Luan Pommier, among many others. The concert will take place at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2025 Jakub Józef Orliński will headline “#LetsBaRock” at L’Olympia. Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2025 Julien Chauvin leads the {…}

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