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Madrid’s ‘Falstaff’ & The Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend Around The World

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For a big chunk of the world, this weekend is all about the “Avengers: Endgame.” But that doesn’t mean there won’t be time to head over to the opera house. So here’s the five operas we highly recommend for opera lovers still planning on having their weekend dose of their favorite artform. Ariadne Auf Naxos – Teatro alla Scala, Italy {…}

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Corinne Winters Replaces Lisette Oropesa At Santa Fe Opera

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced updates to its 2019 season. After Lisette Oropesa’s announcement on her Teatro alla Scala debut, the company announced that Corinne Winters will replace Oropesa in the role of Leïla in “The Pearl Fishers.” Winters, who has performed worldwide to great acclaim, will make her role debut in the Bizet opera. The company also announced that {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Patricia Racette & Poul Ruders Headline Santa Fe Opera’s 2019 Season

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2019 season. While the 2018 season has yet to begin, the upcoming 2019 edition will showcase five productions, including one new world premiere. Here is a look Productions  Vanessa Vasquez and Mario Chang lead Puccini’s “La Bohème” with a stellar cast that also includes Kirsten Mackinnon and Zachary Nelson. Jader Bignamini conducts the production {…}

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Nina Stemme, Plácido Domingo & Piotr Beczala Headline Teatro Reals’ 2018-19 Season

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The Teatro Real has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring a number of repertory staples and rarities. The season will also include a number of superstars and modern classics. Here is a look at all the vocal highlights in the season. Productions  The season opens with Gounod’s “Faust” with two different casts. Piotr Beczala and Ismael Jordi star in the title {…}

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(UPDATED) ​​Corinne Costell, Naomi Brigell, Karlos Piñero-Mercado, & Ryan Alexander Perform in Ear Taxi Festival 2025

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The Ear Taxi Festival’s “The Composer’s Voice,” has announced that it will return to Chicago in fall 2025. This article only features classical voice events. The chamber vocal ensemble, Bella Voce opens the 2025 Festival with the oratorio, “Lost Objects.” The work by Bang on a Can combines choir, electronics, and modern themes. Hannah De Priest, Ryan Belongie, and Luke {…}

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Salome Jicia, Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Celine Byrne & Mario Chang Lead Irish National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Irish National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a darkly comic new opera, “MARS,” a commissioned work from Jennifer Walshe and Mark O’Connell. The work will star sopranos Nina Guo and Jade Phoenix, and mezzo-sopranos Doreen Curran and Sarah Richmond. Performance Dates: July 25–27 & August 7–9, 2025. The company will present “Viva Verdi, Viva Wagner” with Irish soprano Sinéad Campbell Wallace, US {…}

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Jakub Józef Orliński, Matthias Goerne, Lawrence Brownlee, Benjamin Appl, Barbara Hannigan Véronique Gens, Hugh Cutting & Nicholas Phan Lead Wigmore Hall’s Fall 2025-26 Season

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Wigmore Hall has announced its 2025-26 fall season. Here is a look at the vocal performances, and click here for a preview of the spring and summer season. Matthias Goerne and Maria João Pires opens the season. Performance Date: Sept. 9, 2025 Anna Dennis, Hugh Cutting, Nicholas Mulroy, Marcus Farnsworth, Jessica Cale, Sarah Anne Champion, Hiroshi Amako, and Chris Webb {…}

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MidAmerica Productions Announces 2025 Concert Season at Carnegie Hall

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MidAmerica Productions announces its 2025 concert season. For the purposes of this article, only vocal works are included. The New England Symphonic Ensemble accompanies all performances, unless otherwise noted. The world premiere of Paul A. Aitken’s “Missa Pro Terra: A Mass for the Earth” features soloists soprano Michele Sexton and baritone Eliam Ramos. Participating choirs are the Cantabile Singers of {…}