Decca Classics to Release Lise Davidsen’s ‘Der Fliegende Holländer’

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On April 18, 2025, Decca Classics will release a new recording of “Der Fliegende Holländer,” marking the first full-length opera recording on the label from Lise Davidsen. The recording was captured live over two nights at the opera house in Oslo during the summer of 2024. The live recording of “Der fliegende Holländer” will also mark Davidsen’s only-ever performance as {…}

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Piotr Beczała, Sonya Yoncheva, Asmik Grigorian, Lisette Oropesa, Lise Davidsen Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 Live in HD Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2025-26 season, which means that we now know what the vaunted Live in HD series has in store as well. The series opens with “La Sonnambula.” Nadine Sierra and Xabier Anduaga star. Riccardo Frizza conducts the new production by Rolando Villazón. HD Date: Oct. 18, 2025 Next up the company brings “La Bohème” to cinemas {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Isabel Leonard, Renée Fleming, Juan Diego Flórez, Lise Davidsen Headline Carnegie Hall’s 2025-26 Season

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Carnegie Hall has announced its 2025-26 season. “With every season, Carnegie Hall seeks to offer audiences a panoramic view of the world’s leading artists and ensembles with every performance promising to be something truly extraordinary,” said Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall, in an official press release. “Looking to 2025–2026, we’re especially excited about our next festival {…}

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Cal Performances 2024-25 Review: Soprano Lise Davidsen & Pianist Malcolm Martineau in Recital

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(Credit: Katie Ravas for Drew Altizer Photography) Lise Davidsen‘s voice is a wonder. It is a sound of the universe like nature unassailed. Her Cal Performances recital on Tuesday night, accompanied by Malcolm Martineau, the well-known Scottish pianist, was radiant. This was her first trip to the Bay Area. Despite heavy rains, when the sky cleared, it revealed the Norwegian {…}

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Yulia Matochkina Replaces Lise Davidsen in Verbier Festival’s ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’

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The Verbier Festival has announced Lise Davidsen’s replacement for “Cavalleria Rusticana” on July 24, 2025. The company said that Yulia Matochkina will sign the role of Santuzza replacing Davidsen, who announced that she was pregnant and canceling all engagements after March. Matochkina is set to perform the Bayerische Staatsoper and Royal Ballet & Opera in productions of “Cavalleria Rusticana” and {…}

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Asmik Grigorian Replaces Lise Davidsen in Gran Teatre del Liceu Gala

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its July 2 gala with Matthias Goerne. The company said that soprano Asmik Grigorian will headline the concert alongside Goerne, replacing Lise Davidsen, who announced on Friday that she was expecting twins and would be withdrawing from projects until 2026. The company said that the Norwegian soprano had to {…}

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Lise Davidsen Announces Pregnancy & Withdrawal From Stage Until 2026

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Lise Davidsen has announced that she is pregnant with twins and will therefore withdraw from her performances following the Metropolitan Opera’s “Fidelio” production. In a statement, she said, “Unfortunately I have to cancel my shows for this year – after the middle of March – and I’m sorry for disappointing people who have already bought tickets. I’m cancelling for a {…}

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Metropolitan Opera to Present ‘Fidelio’ Starring Lise Davidsen

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(Credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to perform Beethoven’s “Fidelio” reviving its Jürgen Flimm production. Last revived in 2017, the production features set designer Robert Israel, costume designer Florence von Gerkan, and lighting designer Duane Schuler. The cast will include Lise Davidsen in her Metropolitan Opera role debut as Leonora. The soprano has performed the role to {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper to Stream ‘Ariadne Auf Naxos’ Featuring Lise Davidsen & Michael Spyres

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(Credit: Olga Rubio Dalmau) On Jan. 28, 2025, the Wiener Staatsoper will stream Strauss’ “Ariadne Auf Naxos.” The production by Sven-Eric Bechtolf will be conducted by Cornelius Meister and will showcase Lise Davidsen in the title role of Ariadne, one of her signature roles. She will be joined by Kate Lindsey, Bernhard Schir, Adrian Eröd, Michael Spyres, Sara Blanch, and {…}

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Decca Classics to Release Lise Davidsen’s ‘Der Fliegende Holländer’

Piotr Beczała, Sonya Yoncheva, Asmik Grigorian, Lisette Oropesa, Lise Davidsen Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 Live in HD Season

Joyce DiDonato, Isabel Leonard, Renée Fleming, Juan Diego Flórez, Lise Davidsen Headline Carnegie Hall’s 2025-26 Season

Cal Performances 2024-25 Review: Soprano Lise Davidsen & Pianist Malcolm Martineau in Recital

Yulia Matochkina Replaces Lise Davidsen in Verbier Festival’s ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’

Asmik Grigorian Replaces Lise Davidsen in Gran Teatre del Liceu Gala

Lise Davidsen Announces Pregnancy & Withdrawal From Stage Until 2026

Metropolitan Opera to Present ‘Fidelio’ Starring Lise Davidsen

Wiener Staatsoper to Stream ‘Ariadne Auf Naxos’ Featuring Lise Davidsen & Michael Spyres