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Donizetti Opera Festival Announces 2026 Season Featuring Lidia Fridman, Dave Monaco, Paolo Bordogna & Luca Pisaroni

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The Donizetti Opera has announced its 2026 season. The festival, which is set to take place between Nov. 13 and 29, 2026, will showcase three operas. In a statement, Music Director Riccardo Frizza said, “Today we present an edition in which Donizetti rarities take center stage. Donizetti Opera 2026 will, in fact, promote the rediscovery of lesser-known Donizetti works, starting {…}
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Juan Diego Flórez, Maria Bengtsson, Dave Monaco, Ludovic Tézier & Marina Rebeka Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for the first edition of 2026’s CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. The year kicks off with star-studded new releases including a new Verdi recording and an Offenbach opera that features some of today’s greatest performers. Luigi Gordigiani: Romantic Florence – Songs For Voice And Piano Dynamic releases mezzo-soprano Marina Comparato’s latest album. She is {…}
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Juan Diego Flórez, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Maxim Mironov, Adrian Sâmpetrean, Dave Monaco & Alasdair Kent Lead Rossini Opera Festival’s 2026 Season

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The Rossini Opera Festival has announced the 2026 edition, which will celebrate its 47th edition. The festival will take place between August 11 and 23, 2026. The festival will open with a new production of “Le Siège de Corinthe” conducted by Carlo Rizzi and directed by Davide Livermore. The production will star Adrian Sâmpetrean, Matteo Roma, Maxim Mironov, Simon Orfila, {…}
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Dave Monaco & Deepa Johnny Headline Canadian Opera Company’s ‘The Barber of Seville’

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(Credit: Michael Cooper) The Canadian Opera Company is set to present “The Barber of Seville.” Th opera will be performed between Feb. 5 and 21, 2026  and will be directed by Joan Font, the founding member of the Spanish street theatre troupe Els Comediants. The production will include set and costume designs by Joan Guillén, lighting designed by Albert Faura and {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Dave Monaco on How a Singer’s Voice Decides for Them, Not the Other Way Around

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(Photo: © Riccardo Sammartini) Dave Monaco is not yet 30, but has already been hailed as a “tenor with exquisite natural vocality but impetuous elegance.” He is one of the most talented singers of the bel canto repertoire, particularly valued for his interpretations of Rossini’s work. Monaco has made a name for himself as a true virtuoso in the world {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Elīna Garanča, Lisette Oropesa, Pretty Yende, Asmik Grigorian, Freddie De Tommaso, Luca Salsi, Marina Rebeka, Xabier Anduaga & Piotr Beczała Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2026-27 Season

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2026-27 season. Premiere Zem­lins­ky’s “Eine Florentinische Tragödie” and Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” will be performed in a new production with Dmitry Golovnin, Christopher Maltman, Florian Boesch, and Asmik Grigorian. Alain Altinoglu conducts the new production by Vasily Barkhatov.  Performance Dates: Oct. 3-12, 2026 Barrie Kosky directs a new production of Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” with {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Lise Davidsen, Elīna Garanča, Ludovic Tézier, Juan Diego Flórez, Diana Damrau, Regula Mühlemann, Cecilia Bartoli, Sonya Yoncheva, Sabine Devieilhe, Ermonela Jaho, Benjamin Bernheim Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s 2026-27 Season

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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2026-27 season. Premiere  The season opens with Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” conducted by Tamo Peltokoski and Erina Yashima. The new production will be directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca and will star Magnus Dietrich, Tobias Kehrer, Regula Mühlemann, Jasmin Delfs, Johan Krogius, Brent Michael Smith, Kathrin Zukowski,  Alina Wunderlin, Yannick Debus, Andrew Moore, and Evan Gray. {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Cecilia Bartoli, Asmik Grigorian, Ludovic Tézier, Lisette Oropesa, Benjamin Bernheim, Leah Hawkins, Jonathan Tetelman Lead Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s 2026-27 Season

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The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced its 2026-27 season. Jonathan Tetelman and James Vaughan open the season with a recital. Performance Date: Nov. 7, 2026 Michael Sumuel and Brittany Olivia Logan lead the Gerswhin’s “Porgy and Bess” with Bongani Kubheka, Leah Hawkins, Brandie Sutton, Adriana Bignagni Lesca, Donovan Singletary, and Chauncey Packer. Lee Reynolds conducts the production by Jean-Louis Grinda. {…}

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