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News, Season Announcement

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Elīna Garanča, Golda Schultz, Sonya Yoncheva, Cecilia Bartoli & Benjamin Bernheim Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s 2025-26 Season

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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the productions and concerts. Premieres  Simon Steen-Andersen and Liliana Nikiteanu lead “Wie du warst! Wie du bist!”  Performance Dates: Sept. 20, 2025-July 11, 2026 Diana Damrau, Günther Groissböck, Angela Brower, Bo Skovhus, and Emily Pogorelc star in a new production Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier.” Joana Mallwitz conducts the {…}

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Julia Bullock & Gerald Finley Lead Metropolitan Opera’s New ‘Antony & Cleopatra’

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(Credit: David Ruano / Liceu Opera Barcelona) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present John Adams’s most recent opera, “Antony and Cleopatra.” The work will have its company premiere on May 12 and will mark the final new production of the 2024–25 season. This will be the fifth opera by John Adams presented by the Met, a distinction last achieved {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sabine Devieilhe, Piotr Beczała, Nicole Car, Saioa Hernández, Freddie De Tommaso, Thomas Hampson, Pretty Yende & Renée Fleming Lead Opéra National de Paris 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème,” featuring Nicole Car, Yaritza Véliz, Charles Castronovo, Joshua Guerrero, Andrea Carroll, Étienne Dupuis, Xiaomeng Zhang, and Alexandros Stavrakakis. Domingo Hindoyan conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-Oct. 14, 2025 Cecilia Molinari leads Handel’s “Ariodante” alongside Luca Tittoto, Jacquelyn Stucker, Sabine Devieilhe, Rupert Charlesworth, Christophe Dumaux, {…}

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Ana María Martínez, Janai Brugger, Nicole Cabell & Eric Ferring Lead Ravinia Festival’s 2025 Season

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The Ravinia Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The festival will present Opera for the Young’s “The Magic Flute.” Performance Date: June 28, 2025 Marin Alsop conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara. Performance Date: July 13, 2025 The CSO & Chorus will be conducted by Marin Alsop {…}

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Opéra National du Capitole Toulouse Announces Cast Changes for ‘Giulio Cesare’

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The Opéra National du Capitole Toulouse has announced cast changes for its production of Händel’s “Giulio Cesare.” The company said that contralto Rose Naggar-Tremblay was to be Cornelia in Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” but following the withdrawal of Elizabeth DeShong, she will play the title role. As a result, Cornelia will be portrayed by Georgian mezzo Irina Sherazadishvili. Additionally, Countertenor William {…}

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Lyric Opera of Chicago to Honor Late Sir Andrew Davis with Special Concert

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The Lyric Opera of Chicago will honor the memory of Sir Andrew Davis with a special gala on Feb. 15, 2024. Davis served as the music director and Principal conductor for the company between 2000-21 before becoming Music Director Emeritus. The showcase will feature performances by mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong, soprano Christine Goerke, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, bass John Relyea, tenor Stuart {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Season at the Metropolitan Opera

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The Metropolitan Opera season is only one week away and with a new season comes anticipated new productions and revivals and will showcase some of the world’s best singers. So without further ado here are OperaWire’s most anticipated productions of the 2024-25 season. Ainadamar  As listed in the 10 operas to see this fall, the Osvaldo Golijov is one of {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Elīna Garanča, John Osborn & Christine Moore Vassallo Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get a chance to see and listen to a production from Bayreuth. There are also several world premiere recordings and an acclaimed recording from a recent festival. From Al-Andalus to the Americas: An Odyssey of Spanish Song Christine Moore {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces 2024 Summer HD Festival

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024 Summer HD Festival. the company will present HD recordings on the Lincoln Center Plaza from August 23, through September 2. The free festival will feature ten screenings from the Met’s celebrated Live in HD series and will also include a special screening of the 1998 film “The Red Violin,” directed by François Girard {…}