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Saioa Hernández, Xabier Anduaga, Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Tomasz Konieczny, Federica Lombardi, Julieth Lozano, Elsa Dreisig, & Juliana Grigoryan Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/saioa-hernandez-xabier-anduaga-aleksandra-kurzak-roberto-alagna-tomasz-konieczny-federica-lombardi-julieth-lozano-elsa-dreisig-juliana-grigoryan-lead-deutsche-oper-berlins-2026-27-season/

The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres “Mittwoch aus Licht” will be conducted by Maxime Pascal and directed by Susanne Kennedy. Performance Dates: Sept. 19-27, 2026 Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer” will be conducted by Anna Handler and Giedrė Šlekytė and directed by Milo Rau. The opera will star Tareq Nazmi, Aušrine Stundytė, Attilio Glaser, Stephanie Wake-Edwards, Omar {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Elīna Garanča, Lisette Oropesa, Pretty Yende, Asmik Grigorian, Freddie De Tommaso, Luca Salsi, Marina Rebeka, Xabier Anduaga & Piotr Beczała Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/anna-netrebko-jonas-kaufmann-juan-diego-florez-elina-garanca-lisette-oropesa-pretty-yende-asmik-grigorian-freddie-de-tommaso-luca-salsi-marina-rebeka-xabier-anduaga-piotr-beczala/

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2026-27 season. Premiere Zem­lins­ky’s “Eine Florentinische Tragödie” and Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” will be performed in a new production with Dmitry Golovnin, Christopher Maltman, Florian Boesch, and Asmik Grigorian. Alain Altinoglu conducts the new production by Vasily Barkhatov.  Performance Dates: Oct. 3-12, 2026 Barrie Kosky directs a new production of Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” with {…}
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Nadine Sierra, Lise Davidsen, Pretty Yende, Juan Diego Flórez, Tamara Wilson, Brian Mulligan, Julia Bullock, Saioa Hernández & Aušrinė Stundytė Lead Opéra National de Paris’ 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/nadine-sierra-lise-davidsen-pretty-yende-juan-diego-florez-tamara-wilson-brian-mulligan-julia-bullock-saioa-hernandez-ausrine-stundyte-lead-opera-national-de-paris-2025-26-season/

The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Tyshawn Sorey’s “Perle noire : méditations pour Joséphine” will star Julia Bullock and Tyshawn Sorey on piano. Peter Sellars directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 9-19, 2026 Lea Desandre, Marina Viotti, Huw Montague Rendall, Andrzej Filończyk, Jack Swanson, Josh Lovell, Nicola Alaimo, and Adolfo Corrado star in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” {…}
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Lisette Orospesa, Asmik Grigorian Lise Davidsen, Rolando Villazón, Michael Fabiano, Brian Jagde, Ailyn Pérez, Aigul Akhmetshina Star in Metropolitan Opera’s 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/lisette-orospesa-asmik-grigorian-lise-davidsen-rolando-villazon-michael-fabiano-brian-jagde-ailyn-perez-aigul-akhmetshina-star-in-metropolitan-operas-2026-27-season/

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. The company opens the season with a new production of Verdi’s “Macbeth,” starring Lise Davidsen, Quinn Kelsey, Freddie De Tommaso, and Ryan Speedo Green. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a production by Louisa Proske. Performance Dates: Sept. 22-Oct. 20, 2026 The Metropolitan Opera will present the world premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s “Lincoln in the {…}
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Teatro Real de Madrid 2025-26 Review: I Masnadieri

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(Credit: Javier del Real | Teatro Real) In recent years, Madrid’s Teatro Real has programmed many “operas in concert.” Sometimes they’re well-known, such as “Orfeo ed Euridice,” “Idomeneo,” or “Die Fledermaus” that I attended at the venerable theatre over the last three seasons. On occasion, they present more obscure works, such as Verdi’s early opera “I masnadieri”(1847). In the past, {…}
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Lisette Oropesa Delivers Encore during ‘I Masnadieri’ Performance

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Lisette Oropesa made history during the Feb. 10, 2026 performance of “I Masnadieri” at the Teatro Real. Following her cabaletta “Carlo vive? O caro accento, melodia di paradiso,” the soprano received a rousing ovation that led to an encore of the aria. The moment marks the third time the soprano gives an encore in an opera at the Teatro Real. {…}
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Michael Spyres, Benjamin Bernheim, Nina Stemme, Sonya Yoncheva, Ailyn Pérez & Ying Fang’s Festival Aix-En-Provence’s 2026 season

https://operawire.com/michael-spyres-benjamin-bernheim-nina-stemme-sonya-yoncheva-ailyn-perez-ying-fangs-festival-aix-en-provences-2026-season/

The Festival Aix-En-Provence has announced its 2026 season. Opera Leonardo García-Alarcón conducts Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” with Clément Cogitore directing. The production will star Ying Fang, Mauro Peter, Sabine Devieilhe, Sean Michael Plumb, Brindley Sherratt, and Edwin Crossley-Mercer. Performance Dates: July 2-21, 2026 Klaus Mäkelä conducts Strauss’ “Die Frau one Schatten” in Barrie Kosky’s production. The cast will include Michael Spyres, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Nina {…}
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Ermonela Jaho & Iván Ayón-Rivas Lead Opera Rara’s ‘La Rondine’

https://operawire.com/ermonela-jaho-ivan-ayon-rivas-lead-opera-raras-la-rondine/

On Dec. 5, 2025, Opera Rara will team up with the BBC Symphony Orchestra to present the final 1921 version of Puccini’s “La rondine.” The performance will be at London’s Barbican Centre, and this will mark the first time the complete third version of “La Rondine,” the one which Puccini was most committed to but never heard in his lifetime {…}
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Antonio Poli, Adela Zaharia, Saioa Hernandez, Roberta Mantegna & Gregory Kunde Headline Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2026 Season

https://operawire.com/antonio-poli-adela-zaharia-saioa-hernandez-roberta-mantegna-gregory-kunde-headline-teatro-comunale-di-bolognas-2026-season/

The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has anounced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the operatic performances. Roberto Abbado conducts Mozart’s “Idomeneo” in a production by Mariano Bauduin. Antonio Poli, Francesca Di Sauro, Mariangela Sicilia, Salome Jicia, and  Leonardo Cortellazzi star.  Performance Dates: Jan. 24-Feb. 1, 2026 Adela Zaharia and Julia Muzychenko star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with  Liparit {…}

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