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Season Announcement

Ava Dodd, Marianne Crebassa, Zheng Jiang Among Headliners of The Mozartists 2025-26 Season

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The Mozartists have announced their new 2025-26 season. First up is “Opera in 1775,” which includes excerpts from operas by Tozzi, Fischietti, Mozart, Haydn, and Sacchini, among others. Ava Dodd, Philippe Durrant, Stephanie Hershaw, Chelsea Zurflüh, and Hugo Brady star. Ian page conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2025 Countertenor Zheng Jiang headlines a Mozart Birthday Concert at Cadogan Hall. The {…}

News

Ava Dodd, Camilla Harris, Hugo Brady to Headline The Mozartists’ ‘La Finta Giardiniera’

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The Mozartists will present “La finta giardiniera” to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its MOZART 250 series. The showcase is set for March 25, 2025 at Cadogan Hall. Headlining the showcase will be Ava Dodd as Sandrina, Camilla Harris as Arminda, Milly Forrest as Serpetta, Laura Fleur as Ramiro, Hugo Brady as Belfiore, Michael Bell as Podestà, and Jerome Knox {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

In Less Than Five Minutes Get To Know Soprano Ava Dodd

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As a follow-up to OperaWire’s recent interview with Irish soprano Ava Dodd, we thought it would be a bit of fun to ask her a few light-hearted questions that might shed a bit of light on other aspects of her career and personality.  OperaWire: What was the first opera you attended? Ava Dodd: “Die Zauberflöte.” OW: What was the last {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Ava Dodd On Her Fast-Moving Career & Wexford Festival Opera

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(Photo: Olivia Da Costa) One of Ireland’s most exciting young singing talents is Dublin-born soprano Ava Dodd. At only 25, she already has an impressive biography. Not only has she appeared on the stage in a variety of roles, including Oscar from Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera,” the Waldvögelein from Wagner’s “Siegfried” and Perdita from Goldmark’s “Ein Wintermärchen,” in venues {…}

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Ava Dodd Wins Verbier Festival Academy’s Prix Yves Paternot

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Ava Dodd has won the Verbier Festival Academy’s Prix Yves Paternot in recognition of being the most accomplished and promising musician of the annual Academy for young professional musicians. Dodd is a member of the Stadttheater Klagenfurt ensemble where she has sung the roles of Waldvögel in “Siegfried,” Oscar in “Un Ballo in Maschera,” and the soprano solos in “Carmina Burana.” {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Mozartists 2025 Review: Opera in 1775

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The Mozartists’ MOZART 250 project, directed by Ian Page, has become a touchstone for exploring the late eighteenth-century stage year by year. The latest chapter, focusing on 1775, was a vivid reminder of how much opera of this period still speaks directly to us. By setting Mozart beside his contemporaries, Page allowed the audience to hear both the sparkle of {…}

News, Season Announcement

Niamh O’Sullivan, Emma Bell, Michael Mayes, Christine Rice & Nardus Williams Lead English National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The English National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with “Mozart’s Women: A Musical Journey,” which will be directed by ENO’s Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon and will star international opera soloists including Golda Schultz, Nardus Williams, Bethany Horak-Hallet, Ailish Tynan, Rainelle Krause, and Filipe Manu. Cleila Cafiero conducts the performance. The concert will be hosted by TV {…}

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Mario Chang, Lauren Fagan, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Annemarie Kremer & Lea Shaw Lead Scottish Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Scottish Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a double bill of Ravel’s “L’heure espagnole” and Walton’s “The Bear.” Alexandra Cravero conducts the production by Jacopo Spirei. Lea Shaw, Jamie MacDougall, Daniel Barrett, Edward Jowle, and Luvo Maranti star in Ravel’s production, and Chloe Harris, Daniel Barrett, and Edward Jowle star in Walton’s opera. Performance Dates: {…}

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Louise Alder, Gerald Finley, Carolina López Moreno, Erin Morley, Golda Schultz & Aigul Akhmetshina Lead BBC Proms’ 2025 Season

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The BBC Proms has announced its 2025 season. Here is a list of the vocal performances. Sakari Oramo conducts the First Night of the Proms with soloists Lisa Batiashvili, Caspar Singh, and Gerald Finley. The program includes music by Arthur Bliss, Felix Mendelssohn, Jean Sibelius, Errollyn Wallen, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Performance Date: July 18, 2025 Tenor Allan Clayton gives {…}