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Baltic Opera Festival 2026 Review: Die Walküre

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(Photo: Krzysztof Mystkowski/ Baltic Opera Festival) Richard Wagner’s “Die Walküre” unfolds in a world governed by contracts, power structures, and inherited systems of control. Yet beneath its mythological surface lies a drama about the moment when those systems begin to fail. In John Fulljames’s production, presented at the Forest Opera in Sopot as a co-production of the Royal Danish Theatre {…}
Business, News

Vincenzo Milletarì Appointed Principal Conductor of Göteborg Opera

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(Credit: Marco Borrelli) Vincenzo Milletarì has been appointed as the new Principal Conductor of the Göteborg Opera. Milletarì succeeds Aivis Greters, who is the house’s first principal conductor until the summer of 2027. His initial tenure begins in autumn 2027 through the 2029-30 season, and he will conduct a broad repertoire, including at least five opera productions and several concerts. {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Washington Performing Arts 2025-26 Review: Danish String Quartet & Danish National Girls’ Choir

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  Different music languages, 50 young voices and a string quartet merged into one for their final concert in the United States this season. Two outstanding music ensembles, the Danish String Quartet & Danish National Girls’ Choir, presented an unusual staged performance, sponsored by Washington Performing Arts, in downtown Washington D.C. at Church of the Epiphany for a capacity audience. {…}
Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: When Justice Becomes A Curse in Poul Ruder’s ‘Selma Ježková’

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Photo Credit: Miklos Szabo/Lincoln Center (2011) Having composed the internationally celebrated work, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale‘ (1988), an opera which has gained a truly canonical spot in theatrical repertoire thanks to its global embrace, Danish composer Poul Ruders was and remains on the cutting-edge of opera today. With five operas to his name, among them ‘The Thirteenth Child‘ (2016) and ‘Kafka’s {…}
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Amy Lane Appointed Director of Opera at Opera Australia

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Amy Lane has been appointed Director of Opera at Opera Australia. She will begin her tenure in September. Lane was chosen following a rigorous national and international search and comes from the Copenhagen Opera Festival where she was Artistic Director. She was also worked as Head Staff Director at The Royal Ballet and Opera, Covent Garden. As a director Lane {…}
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Metropolitan Opera Adds One Performance of ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Due to High Demand

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(Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has added an additional performance of “Tristan und Isolde” due to overwhelming demand. The company said that the additional performance will be on April 4, at 12 p.m. and tickets will go on sale on Monday, March 9, at 12 p.m. ET. The cast will include soprano Lise Davidsen as Isolde, {…}
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Copenhagen Opera Festival Announces New Artistic Director

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The Copenhagen Opera Festival has appointed Louise Beck as its next Artistic Director, effective Sept. 1, 2026. Trained as a set designer and stage director, Beck, who assumes responsibility for the festival’s artistic direction for a four-year term, currently leads OPE-N (formerly OperaNord), an opera platform dedicated to expanding the genre’s contemporary reach. Beck has collaborated extensively with major institutions {…}
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Tomasz Konieczny, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Regine Hangler, Rene Pape, Jerzy Butryn, Monica Radecka Headline Baltic Opera Festival’s 2026 Season

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The Baltic Opera Festival has announced its 2026 season. The opera that will be performed this season is Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” Artistic Director Tomasz Konieczny will sing the role of Wotan making his first appearance with the festival. Joining him are Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Siegmund, Izabela Matuła as Sieglinde, Regine Hangler as Brünnhilde, René Pape as Hunding, and Małgorzata Walewska {…}
Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: Celebrating An Operatic Giant in Brian Staufenbiel’s ‘Flicka’

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Photo Credit: IMG Artists/Frederica von Stade/Robert Millard (2005) This year was exciting for many reasons but one of them stands out. On Monday, March 10, 2025, the documentary about Frederica von Stade, “Flicka: A Love Letter,” first created in 2023, was screened at the National Opera Center in New York City. Combining archival footage of performance clips, Brian Staufenbiel’s “Flicka” gave {…}

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