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Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Elena Stikhina & Kyle Ketelsen Lead Grand Theatre Genève’s 2019-20 Season

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The Grand Theatre Geneve has announced its 2019 season featuring eight productions. Check it our right here. The season opens with Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s monumental opera “Einstein on the Beach.“ The work is set to be conducted by Titus Engel with Daniele Finzi Pasca directing the work. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-18, 2019 Serena Farnocchia and Elena Stikhina share the {…}

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Kristine Opolais, Christian Gerhaher & Rachel Willis-Sørensen Highlight Staatskapelle Dresden’s 2019-20 Season

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(© Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger) Staatskapelle Dresden has announced its 2019-20 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus primarily on the vocal performances. The season will open with Symphonic Diversity, split into two programs over three days. On the first two days, Myung When-Chung will conduct Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto, featuring Chinese pianist Yuja Wang, as well as {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen On Donna Anna At the Met Opera & Her Role Debut As ‘Rusalka’

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“Don Giovanni” is undeniably one of the great operas in the standard repertory. While the title character is the focal point of the story, there is no denying that the opera simply can’t work without a potent contrasting force in the form of Donna Anna. That is the challenge for any soprano taking on the role of the Mozart heroine. {…}

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Rachel Willis-Sørensen To Perform For Prince Charles’ 70th Birthday

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Rachel Willis-Sørensen is set to perform for Prince Charles’ 70th Birthday on May 29, 2018. The soprano announced the news via Instagram stating “Tonight I have the huge honor of singing for Prince Charles‘ 70th Birthday at Buckingham Palace! I will be singing two of The Four Last Songs by Strauss. Simon Russell Beale narrates and Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the {…}

Special Features

Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top 10 Performers of 2025

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It is time to wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments and performers. After releasing our favorite performances of 2025 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top singers of the year, honoring the opera stars that had major, and in some cases, career-defining, years. So without further ado {…}

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Metropolitan Opera to Present Holiday Presentation of ‘The Magic Flute’

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s annual holiday presentation of Julie Taymor’s English-language adaptation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” returns for 15 performances. The opera will be performed between Dec. 11 and Jan. 3, and will be conducted by Steven White, and Erin Yashima. The work will star Rainelle Krause, Zhengyi Bai, Aigul Khismatullina, Erin Morley, Joshua {…}

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Glyndebourne Announces Apprenticeship Program for Technical & Production Professionals

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Glyndebourne has announced a new apprenticeship program. The program will seek to train the next generation of technical and production professionals in the performing arts through a paid, hands-on experience. Designed as an alternative to traditional university education, the program allows apprentices to gain practical experience directly from industry professionals while building networks to support their careers. They will work {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: Arabella

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(Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) It’s been 11 years since the Metropolitan Opera presented Strauss’ “Arabella,” one of the composer’s most beautiful and charming works, and his last collaboration with Hofmannsthal. The work has been championed by many great sopranos and baritones throughout history. While originally scheduled for Lise Davidsen, the Met was able to find a soprano in {…}

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Cast Change: Zubin Mehta Withdraws from Bayerische Staatsoper’s ‘Die Fledermaus’

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a conductor change for its production of “Die Fledermaus.” The company said, “It is with great regret that we must announce that Zubin Mehta will not be able to conduct ‘Die Fledermaus’ at the Bavarian State Opera, scheduled for December and January, due to personal reasons. This decision was made after careful consideration and in {…}