Adèle Charvet, Huw Montague Rendall Lead ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ Livestream From Opéra de Rouen Normandie

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(Credits: Adèle Charvet official website / Alecsandra Dragoi / Marine Cessat-Bleger) L’Opéra de Rouen Normandie will stream Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande” on Jan. 26, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. CET. The opera stars Huw Montague Rendall as Pelléas, Adèle Charvet in the role of Mélisande, and Nicolas Courjal as Golaud. The cast also includes Jean Teitgen, Lucile Richardot, Anne-Sophie Petit, and {…}

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Obituary: Tenor David Rendall Dies at 76

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On July 21, 2025, English tenor David Rendall died at the age of 76. Born on Oct. 11, 1948, Rendall sang in a skiffle group while in secondary school and was “discovered” while working at the BBC, sorting records for Desert Island Discs. A producer for the show heard him singing “Questa o quella” from “Rigoletto” and suggested he study. {…}

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Malin Byström Joins MWA Management

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Photo by: Peter Knutson Swedish soprano Malin Byström has signed with MWA Management for general management. The soprano is a world-renowned artist whose portrayal of the title role of “Salome” earned her Female Singer of the Year at the 2018 International Opera Awards. She most recently added Isolde in “Tristan und Isolde” to her repertoire and appears regularly at the {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2026-27 Review: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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(Photo: Paris Opera) Opera lovers who came to Paris this mid-September were able to enjoy the return of Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” this time under the baton of Italian conductor Jader Bignamini. It’s not the first time Damiano Michieletto’s staging of this opera has taken place in the Opera Bastille; indeed, it closed out last season. So, does it {…}

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Opéra de Paris 2025-26 Review: ‘La Cenerentola’

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(Photo Credit: Julien Benhamou) “La Cenerentola,” which premiered in Rome in 1817, was famously composed by Gioachino Rossini in record time — legend has it in just three weeks — and remains one of the finest examples of opera buffa in his oeuvre. Alongside its comic situations and eccentric characters, the score contains an undercurrent of melancholy and pathos that {…}

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Berlin Philharmonic to Visit Sweden for First Time in Over 30 Years

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(Photo credit: Chris Christodoulou) The Berlin Philharmonic will perform at the Gothenburg Concert Hall on May 2, 2027. This is the first time the orchestra appears in the Swedish city in more than three decades. The concert will open the ensemble’s Nordic tour, which will continue with stops in Stockholm, Aarhus, and Copenhagen. Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko will lead the {…}

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Ginger Costa-Jackson, Elisabet Strid, Louise Alder, Aleksandra Kurzak, Metropolitan Opera Headline Royal Ballet & Opera’s 2026-27 Cinema Season

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The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2026-27 Cinema Season. Here are the opera performances, including a collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera. Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen lead Verdi’s “Macbeth” in a new Metropolitan Opera production directed by Louisa Proske and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with Freddie De Tommaso and Ryan Speedo Green. (UK only) Cinema Date: Oct. 20, {…}

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Kristina Mkhitaryan, Louise Alder, Xabier Anduaga, Christina Nilsson Headline Oper Frankfurt 2026-27 Season

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Oper Frankfurt has announced its 2026-27 season, marking Intendant Bernd Loebe’s 25th season with the company. New Productions Karsten Januschke conducts Tchaikovsky’s “Mazeppa” in a Frankfurt premiere, directed by Matthew Wild with set and costume designs by Herbert Murauer. Petr Sokolov, Nombulelo Yende, Alexander Roslavets, Mikhail Pirogov, Karolina Makuła, Jarrett Porter, Jihun Hong, and Kudaibergen Abildin make up the cast. {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Nadine Sierra, René Pape, Cecilia Bartoli, Franco Fagioli, Josep Bros, Lea Desandre, Magdalena Kožená & David Butt Philip Lead Palau de la Música Catalana’s 2026-27 Season

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The Palau de la Musica Catalana has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Pianist Albert Guinovart leads concert with Cor de Cambra Femení Scherzo and conductor Esteve Nabona in music by A. Guinovart. Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2026 Alba Valdivieso, joins forces with instrumentalists Seungyeon Baik,Patricia Cordero, Noelia Cotuna, Jéssica Duarte, Gugg Piano Duo, Duo Jiménez-Berlinches, and Ot {…}

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Adèle Charvet, Huw Montague Rendall Lead ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ Livestream From Opéra de Rouen Normandie

Obituary: Tenor David Rendall Dies at 76

Malin Byström Joins MWA Management

Opéra National de Paris 2026-27 Review: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Opéra de Paris 2025-26 Review: ‘La Cenerentola’

Berlin Philharmonic to Visit Sweden for First Time in Over 30 Years

Ginger Costa-Jackson, Elisabet Strid, Louise Alder, Aleksandra Kurzak, Metropolitan Opera Headline Royal Ballet & Opera’s 2026-27 Cinema Season

Kristina Mkhitaryan, Louise Alder, Xabier Anduaga, Christina Nilsson Headline Oper Frankfurt 2026-27 Season

Juan Diego Flórez, Nadine Sierra, René Pape, Cecilia Bartoli, Franco Fagioli, Josep Bros, Lea Desandre, Magdalena Kožená & David Butt Philip Lead Palau de la Música Catalana’s 2026-27 Season