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Konstantin Krimmel, Andrè Schuen, Julien Prégardien, Christiane Karg, Fatma Said Headline Schubertiade’s 2025 Season

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The Schubertiade Schwarzenberg and Hohenems has announced its 2025 season. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. Hohenems Bass Lukas Lemcke and pianist Helmut Deutsch perform works by Schubert, Wolf, and Loewe. Performance Date: April 26, 2025 Soprano Katja Maderer joins forces with Amadeus von Wiesensee for a Schubert recital. Performance Date: April 27, 2025 Baritone Liviu {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky, Asmik Grigorian & Francesco Meli Lead Teatro San Carlo’s 2024-25 Season

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The Teatro San Carlo announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Dvořák’s “Rusalka” in a new production by Dmitri Tcherniakov. Dan Ettinger conducts a cast that includes Asmik Grigorian, Adam Smith, Ekaterina Gubanova, Anita Rachvelishvili, and Gábor Bretz. Performance Dates: Nov. 20-Dec. 7, 2024 Verdi’s “Don Carlo” will be conducted by Henrik Nánási and will star Piero Pretti, Gabriele Viviani, Ildar {…}

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Jonathan Tetelman, Aigul Akhmetshina, Aušrine Stundyte, David Butt Philip & Sondra Radvanovsky lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2024-25 Season

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The Deustche Oper Berlin has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Respighi’s “La Fiamma” will be directed by Christof Loy and conducted by Carlo Rizzi. The cast will include Aušrine Stundyte, Georgy Vasiliev, Vladislav Sulimsky, Martina Serafin, Sua Jo, Cristina Toledo, Martina Baroni, Karis Tucker, Caren Van Oijen, Doris Soffel, and Patrick Guetti. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 18, 2024 Enrique Mazzola {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato, Sondra Radvanovsky, Julia Bullock, Juan Diego Flórez, & Ermonela Jaho Lead Teatro Real’s 2024-25 Season

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The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Nicola Luisotti and Andrés Salado conduct Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” in David McVicar’s production. The production will star Ermonela Jaho, Maria Agresta, Brian Jagde, Matthew Polenzani, Elīna Garanča, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Nicola Alaimo, and Manel Esteve. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 11, 2024 Charpentier’s “David et Jonathas” will be performed in concert with Petr Nekoranec, Gwendoline Blondeel, Jean-Christophe {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Ketevan Kemoklidze & Raffaele Pé Lead Fundación Baluarte Fundazioa’s 2023-24 Season

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Spain’s Fundación Baluarte Fundazioa in Navarra has announced its 2023-24 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Perry So conducts the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. The soloists will be Louise Kemény, Raffaele Pé, Patrick Grahl, and André Morsch. Performance Date: Dec. 22, 2023 Sondra Radvanosky and Anthony Manoli perform lied and arias by H. {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sondra Radvanovsky, Benjamin Bernheim & Ludovic Tézier Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2023-24 Season

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The Opéra de Paris has announced its 2023-24 Season featuring many new productions and many of the great stars in the world. Alexander Soddy conducts Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with a cast that includes Peter Mattei, Kyle Ketelsen, Adela Zaharia, Julia Kleiter, Ben Bliss, Cyrille Dubois, John Relyea, Gaëlle Arquez, Tara Erraught, Alex Esposito, Bogdan Talos, Guilhem Worms, Ying Fang, and {…}

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Opéra de Paris Announces Cast Changes for ‘Don Giovanni’

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The Opéra de Paris has announced cast changes for “Don Giovanni.” The company announced that Riccardo Fassi will sing the title role on Feb. 25 replacing Christian Van Horn. Additionally, Anett Fritsch will sing the role of Donna Elvira replacing Nicole Car. Fassi has performed at the Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Royal Opera House, Staatsoper {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Sondra Radvanovsky, Anna Netrebko & Renée Fleming Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring seven new productions. Here is a breakdown of the season. New Productions Sir. David McVicar directs a new production of Cherubini’s “Medea” with Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role. The cast will be rounded out by Janai Brugger, Ekaterina Gubanova, Matthew Polenzani, and Michele Pertusi. Carlo Rizzi conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2021-22 Review: Don Giovanni

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(Credit: Vincent Pontet) Despite struggling with COVID’s incredibly contagious Omicron variant and subsequent cancelations as a result, the Opéra National de Paris still managed to stage Mozart’s masterpiece, “Don Giovanni.” It was a performance par excellence, where all the primary soloists were, remarkably, able to perform — due to high infection rates it is becoming increasingly common for covers to {…}