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Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Rebeka, Ludovic Tézier, Aigul Akhmetshina, Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Klaus Florian Vogt, Benjamin Bernheim & J’Nai Bridges Lead Carngie Hall’s 2026-27 Season

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Carnegie Hall has announced its 2026-27 season featuring a star studded lineup. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Jonas Kaufmann opens the season with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko in an all-Italian program that includes works by Verdi, Respighi, Cilea, Giordano, and Leoncavallo. Performance Date: Oct. 8, 2026 The Sphinx Virtuosi is joined by J’Nai Bridges for {…}
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Sondra Radvanovsky, Rihab Chaieb, Patti LuPone, Joshua Guerrero, Juliana Grigoryan, Angela Meade & Lawrence Brownlee Lead LA Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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LA Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the MainStage and LA Opera Off productions. Mainstage Rihab Chaieb, Joshua Guerrero, Kathleen O’Mara, and Liam James Karai lead a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen“ by Thaddeus Strassberger. Domingo Hindoyan conducts.  Performance Dates: Oct. 17-Nov. 7, 2026 Lina González-Granados conducts Bernstein’s “Candide“ with Duke Kim, Deanna Breiwick, and Patti LuPone. Francesca Zambello {…}
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Lysandre Châlon, Bass Stanislas de la Vergne, Victoria Shereshevskaya Among Headliners of Salle Cortot’s January 2026 Slate

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Salle Cortot has announced its January 2026 slate. Here are the vocal performances on offer. First up is “Il était une fois… La Cantate Français.” The showcase will feature Les Talens Lyriques under Christophe Rousset alongside bass-baritone Lysandre Châlon. The program includes works by Couperin and de Montéclair. Performance Date: Jan. 10, 2026 Bass Stanislas de la Vergne teams up with {…}
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Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Staff Selects Their Favorite Performances of the Year

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The New Year is upon us, which means it’s time to look back and reflect at what was and what will remain in our memories. As per usual, OperaWire has compiled the favorite performances of the year from many of our contributors. We won’t keep you waiting, here’s a look at the Staff Picks for the best performances of 2025. {…}
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Isabela Diaz, Tim Mead, Jeremy Ovenden, Sarah Brady Star in Grange Festival 2026 Season

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(© Silvana Robert & Máximo Parpagnol) The Grange Festival today unveiled its 2026 season. This article only features opera events. Opera First up is Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” by director David Alden. Tim Mead makes his festival debut in the title role. Sarah Brady, Hugh Cutting, Jess Dandy, Zheng Jiang, James Atkinson, and Owen Willetts are among the cast. Christian Curnyn {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra National de Lorraine 2025 Review: Orlando

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 (Photo:© Jean-Louis Fernandez) Handel’s opera seria “Orlando” took place at the Nancy Opera House from October 3 to 9, in co-production with the Théâtre du Chatelet, the Théâtre de Caen, and the Grand Théâtre in Luxembourg, where it will be performed on November 16 and 17.  This production would have been almost perfect, if… But let’s see… Production Details The {…}
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Ambroisine Bré & Adrien Fournaison Headline Salle Cortot’s 2025 Slate

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Salle Cortot has announced its October 2025 slate. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Soprano Ambroisine Bré will join forces with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques for a program of works by Monteverdi, Lambert, Froberger, Purcell, Couperin, and Lully. Performance Date: Oct. 11, 2025 Also on the slate is the 13th edition of the Concours International {…}
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Anne-Sofie von Otter, Davóne Tines, Reginald Mobley, & Key’mon Murrah Star in Frick Collection 2025-26 Season

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(Credits: Rundquist, Morrison, Linder, Kramer) The Frick Collection announces its lineup for the 2025-26 season. This article only features vocal concerts. Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout present an intimate Schubertiade featuring “Schwanengesang.” Performance Date: October 12, 2025 Paul Agnew leads Les Arts Florissants in vocal music of the Seventeenth-Eighteenth-Century Spain, France, and Italy Performance Date: October 26, {…}
Season Announcement

Louise Alder, Beth Taylor, Ana Vieira Leite, Nick Pritchard Headline Monteverdi Choirs & Orchestras’ 2025-26 Season

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The Monteverdi Choirs & Orchestras unveiled their 2025-26 season. First up is a series of performance alongside conductor Pablo Heras-Casado and the Orchestre Révolutionaire et Romantique in London and Rimini. They will take on Mozart’s “Requiem” with such soloists as Louise Alder, Eva Zaicik, Laurence Kilsby and William Thomas, as well as Schubert’s Symphony No. 5, and Bach’s motet “Singet {…}

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