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Jonas Kaufmann, Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Jessica Pratt, Adèle Charvet & Sarah Moulton Faux 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, Jonas Kaufmann has a new album that focuses on lieder, while Jessica Pratt shows off her Bel canto skills in one of Donizetti’s masterpieces. Audiences get to discover some rare pieces and hear some world premiere recordings. Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux {…}
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Andermatt Music to Open 2025-26 Season with ‘A Night at the Opera’

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Andermatt Music will open its 2025-26 season with “A Night at the Opera.” The program, set for Sept. 27, 2025, will be headlined by soprano Jeanine De Bique, mezzo-soprano Farrah El Dibany, tenor Valentin Thill, and baritone James Newby as they take on works by such composers as Verdi, Mozart, and Bizet, among others. The quartet will be joined by {…}
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Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

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Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}
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Philippe Jaroussky, Adèle Charvet, Fabio Trümpy, & Elsa Benoit Among Performers in La Seine Musicale’s 2025-26 Season

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(Photo credit: James Bellorini) La Seine Musicale unveils its 2025-26 season. The Season Launch Concert features members of the Jaroussky Academy, along with Philippe Jaroussky. They are joined by instrumentalists Nemanja Radulovic, Anne Gastinel, and Cédric Tiberghien. Performance Date: September 19, 2025  The Appassionato Choir performs in Fauré ‘s “Requiem.” Mathieu Herzog conducts the Appassionato Orchestra. Performance Date: November 15, {…}
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Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León Announces 2025-26 Season

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The Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the two vocal performances of the season. Therry Fischer and Magdalena Kožená lead opening night in a program of music by Albeniz, Berlioz, and Beethoven. Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 4, 2025 Thierry Fischer conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Louise Foor, Carmen {…}
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Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante Announces 2025-26 Season

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The Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Robert Mameli joins Ruben Jais and Adda-Simfonica Alicante for a program of Haydn and Mozart. Performance Date: Dec. 23, 2025 The Slovak Philharmonic will be joined by Coro Amici Musicae with Marko Mimica and Alexandra Conunova for music by Dvořák, Mussorgsky, Khachaturian, and {…}
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Opéra National de Paris 2025 Review: Castor et Pollux

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(Photo: Vincent Pontent) Few operas have a more melancholic plot than this one: two brothers, twins with different fathers– one must die so the other can live. The twist? The brother destined to die happens to be immortal. In the end, they are forever united in the sky. Rameau’s “Castor et Pollux” is one of history’s great musical triumphs, and {…}
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Lisette Oropesa, Asmik Grigorian, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Cecilia Bartoli & Sabine Devieilhe Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2025 Season

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The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Opera Bas Wiegers conducts Michael Jarrell’s “Kassandra” with actress Dagmar Manzel and the Ensemble Modern. Performance Date: July 23, 2025 Salvatore Sciarrino’s “Macbeth” will be conducted by Vimbayi Kaziboni. Cody Quattlebaum, Alice Rossi, Leonardo Cortellazzi, Iris van Wijnen, and Davide Giangregorio. Performance Date: July 25, {…}
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Handel and Haydn Society to Present ‘Messiah,’ Launches ‘CitySing’ Program

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The Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) will present Händel’s ‘Messiah’ at Symphony Hall starting on November 29, 2024. The production, which will run through Dec. 1 will feature period instruments and soloists including soprano Jeanine De Bique, countertenor Reginald Mobley, tenor Nicholas Phan, and baritone Sumner Thompson. The company also revealed the introduction of  “CitySing,” a new initiative conceived by {…}

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