The Manchester Music Festival has announced its 2025 season lineup.

This article only features opera events.

Soprano Sherezade Panthaki performs works by Handel and Purcell on the opening night program, “Baroque and A Famous Musical Quote.”

Performance Date: July 10, 2025

Composer Perry Goldstein and writer Richard Powers discuss their collaborations and creation of “Birding by Ear.” Baritone Randall Scarlata performs excerpts.

Performance Date: July 29, 2025

Baritone Randall Scarlata and pianist Gilles Vonsattel present music inspired by song and birdsong.

Performance Date: July 31, 2025

Soprano Christine Goerke performs a selection of cabaret songs drawn from the music of Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Weill, Stephen Sondheim, Carrie Jacobs Bond, and others. Paul Watkins accompanies at the piano. The MMF Young Artists open the program with the Mozart motet Ave Verum Corpus.

Performance Date: August 7, 2025

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