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Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Erin Morley, Ying Fang & Joshua Hopkins Lead Tanglewood’s 2026 Season

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The Tanglewood Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The  Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons lead a Mozart and Mahler program with soloists pianist Emanuel Ax and soprano Erin Morley. Performance Date: July 11, 2026 Les Arts Florissants and William Christie will perform Charpentier’s “Les Arts florissants and La Descente d’Orphée aux {…}
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Santa Fe Opera to Screen ‘La Bohème’ Around New Mexico

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The Santa Fe Opera  is set to screen Puccini’s “La Bohème” in Albuquerque, Española, Los Alamos, Roswell, Santa Fe, Taos and Truth or Consequences. The screening comes from a recording made during the 2025 Season and features a cast that includes Sylvia D’Eramo, Long Long, Szymon Mechliński, Emma Marhefka, Soloman Howard, and Efraín Solís. Iván López Reynoso conducts the production by {…}
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Cast Change: Ailyn Pérez & Toni Marie Palmertree will Replace Elena Stikhina in Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Madama Butterfly’

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(Credit: Soloman Howard) The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Madama Butterfly.” The company said that Ailyn Pérez and Toni Marie Palmertree will replace Elena Stikhina in March performances, singing the role of Cio-Cio-San. Pérez will sing the role on March 11, 14, 19, and 23, while Palmertree will sing the final performance on March {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Puerto Rican Soprano Kresley Figueroa on Her Upcoming Metropolitan Opera Debut, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra & Performing with Regional Orchestras

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(Credit: Soloman Howard) Puerto Rican soprano Kresley Figueroa is a graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist with Washington National Opera where she has performed in numerous productions including “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” “Partenope,” “La Périchole,” and “The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me.” She has also appeared alongside Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, and Denyce Graves in WNO’s annual gala. Figueroa {…}
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Ailyn Perez, Daniela Mack, John Osborn, Maharram Huseynov, Dame Sarah Connolly to Headline Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Soloman Howard) Boston Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2025–2026 concert season. Here are the vocal performances on offer. First up is Verdi’s Requiem, featuring soprano Ailyn Perez, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, tenor John Osborn, and bass Maharram Huseynov. The performance includes Chorus pro Musica under Jamie Kirsch, with Donald Palumbo serving as guest choral coach and artistic advisor. Benjamin Zander {…}
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Cast Change: Julia Bullock Withdraws from ‘The Magic Flute’ at the Royal Ballet & Opera House

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The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for “The Magic Flute.” The company said that Lucy Crowe will replace Julia Bullock, who is ill for performances on Oct. 10, 12, 14, 17, 20, and 25, 2025. Meanwhile, Chelsea Zurflüh will replace Lucy Crowe on Oct. 23, 28, 30, Nov. 1, and 3, 2025. Bullock took to social media {…}
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Ryan Speedo Green, Kyle Ketelsen, Federica Lombardi & Ben Bliss Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Don Giovanni’

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(Credit: Karen Almond) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Ivo van Hove’s production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The opera will be performed 14 times between Sept. 24 and Nov. 22, 2025 and will showcase Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the first cast. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green takes on the title role with a cast that includes Federica Lombardi, Ben Bliss, Janai {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Ermonela Jaho, Andreas Schager, Julia Bullock, Freddie De Tomasso Headline Royal Ballet & Opera’s 2025-26 Cinema Season

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The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2025-26 cinema season which will feature nine productions screened across 1,500 cinemas around the world. Here is a look at the operas on the slate. “Tosca” is fist on the slate with Music Director Jakub Hrůša and Oliver Mears leading a new production of “Tosca.” Anna Netrebko, Freddie De Tommaso, and Gerald {…}

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