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News, Season Announcement

Kristine Opolais, Louise Alder, Tamara Mumford & David Butt Philip Lead Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Philippe Jordan conducts Haydn’s “The Creation” with Louise Alder, Bogdan Volkov, and David Steffens. Performance Dates: Nov. 5-7, 2026 Eric Jacobsen conducts Osvaldo Golijov and David Henry Hwang’s “Creation” with Cécile McLorin Salvant, Davóne Tines, Cyro Baptista, and Kayhan Kalhor. Performance Dates: Nov. 12-14, 2026 Andris {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Gerald Finley, Sabine Devieilhe, Camilla Nylund, Golda Schultz & Charles Castronovo Lead Musikverein Wien’s 2026-27 Season

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The Musikverein Wien has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Serafina Starke and Rebeka Stojkoska lead an evening of works from Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf and Fanny Hensel. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2026 Julia Kleiter, Julian Prégardien, and Sir András Schiff perform in recital of music by Johannes Brahms. Performance Date: {…}

News, Season Announcement

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Diana Damrau, Lise Davidsen, Freddie de Tommaso, René Pape, Benjamin Bernheim, Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman & Aigul Akhmetshina Lead Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s 2026-27 Season

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The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced its 2026-27 season. Premiere  Carlo Rizzi and Giuseppe Mentuccia conduct a new production of Spontini’s “La Vestale” by Lydia Steier. Sonya Yoncheva, David Butt Philip, Marina Prudenskaya, Siyabonga Maqungo, Jean Teitgen, and Hanseong Yun star. Performance Dates: Sept. 26, 2026-May 8, 2027 Christina Pluhar conducts Cavalli’s “La Calisto” in a production by Stefan Herheim. {…}

News, Streaming

Paris Opéra Play Announces Spring 2025-26 Broadcasts

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Paris Opéra Play (POP), the Paris Opera‘s streaming platform, will broadcast several productions live or in replay through the end of its 2025-26 season. The season opens on April 24 with a live broadcast of Philip Glass’s “Satyagraha,” conducted by Ingo Metzmacher and directed by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber. Antonín Dvořák’s “Rusalka,” conducted by Kazushi Ōno in a {…}

Business, News

Rolando Villazón’s Contract at International Mozarteum Foundation Extended Through 2031

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The International Mozarteum Foundation has announced that Rolando Villazón will remain its Artistic Director through 2031. Villazón has served as Intendant of the Mozart Week Festival since 2019 and assumed full artistic responsibility for the Foundation in summer 2021. His contract was previously extended to 2028 in 2022. Moreover, the Foundation also unveiled initial highlights of the 2027 Mozart Week {…}

News, Streaming

Paris Opera Play Announces 2025-26 Streaming Slate

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The streaming platform, Paris Opera Play, unveils its season for 2025-26. This article only features classical vocal performances.  All performances are broadcast live and available for replay for 30 days after airing. Verdi’s “Aida” stars Saioa Hernández in the title role. She is joined by Piotr Beczała,  Ève-Maud Hubeaux, Roman Burdenko, Alexander Köpeczi, Krzysztof Bączyk, Manase Latu, and Margarita Polonskaya. {…}

News, Streaming

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Two Streams with Krassimira Stoyanova

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that it will stream “Il Trovatore” and “Der Rosenkavalier.” The company said that on May 30, it will showcase Verdi’s masterwork with a cast that includes Luca Salsi, Piotr Beczała, Krassimira Stoyanova, and Ekaterina Semenchuk. Marco Armiliato will conduct the production by Daniele Abbado. Then on June 17, the company will stream a performance of {…}

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Adrian Eröd Named Artistic Director of the Wiener Staatsoper’s Opernstudio

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Baritone Adrian Eröd has been named artistic director of the Wiener Staatsoper’s Opernstudio from 2026-7. Since 2003, Eröd has been a member of the Wiener Staatsoper, where he debuted in 2001. He has since performed in several productions, including “Roméo et Juliette.” “The Magic Flute,” “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg,” “La Bohème, “Le nozze di Figaro,” “Il barbiere di Siviglia,” “Manon,” {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Tannhäuser’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Tannhäuser.” The company said that Martin Gantner will sing the role of Wolfram, replacing Ludovic Tézier. The cancellation came at the same time as the baritone was forced to cancel his “Parsifal” performances also in Vienna, which were held on April 17, 20, and 23, and was replaced by {…}