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Jonas Kaufmann, Malin Byström, Lise Davidsen, Ailyn Pérez, Juan Diego Flórez Headline Royal Opera House’s 2022-23 Season

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The Royal Opera House has announced its 2022-23 season which will feature 20 new productions, nine world premieres, and three UK premieres. Our focus will be solely on the operatic productions the company will be showcasing. The season opens with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” in a production by Kasper Holten. Constantin Trinks conducts a cast starring Luca Micheletti, Christopher Maltman, Maria {…}

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Christine Goerke, Norman Garrett, Raehann Bryce-Davis & Brandon Jovanovich Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Norman Garrett headlines Verdi’s “Macbeth” with Alexandra LoBianco, David Junghoon Kim, and Zaikuan Song. David Angus conducts the production by Steve Maler. Performance Dates: Oct. 10 & 12, 2025 Christine Goerke and Morris Robinson lead Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” with David Angus conducting. Performance Dates: Nov. 12, 2025 Andris Nelsons conducts the {…}

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The Grange Festival Unveils 2025 Festival

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The Grange Festival has announced its 2025 season. First up is “La Traviata” in a production by Maxine Braham and conducted by Richard Farnes in his festival debut. Samantha Clarke stars as Violetta while Nico Darmian and Dario Solari star as Alfredo and Giorgio Germont, respectively. Performance Dates: June 4 – July 6, 2025 Edwin Outwater leads the BBC Concert Orchestra {…}

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Hera Hyesang Park Headlines Korean Music Festival

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(Credit: Junseob Yoon) The Korean Music Festival has announced its 11th season. This article only features opera events. The National Changgeuk Company premieres a new production of  Jung Jae-il’s “Lear.” Han Seung-seok conducts. Performance Dates: October 3 – 6, 2024 Internationally-renowned soprano Hera Hyesang Park makes her K-Music Festival debut. She performs traditional Korean songs with tenor David Junghoon Kim {…}

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Volksoper Wien Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Volksoper Wien has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres  Bizet’s “Carmen” will directed by Lotte de Beer and star Katia Ledoux, Wallis Giunta, Annelie Sophie Müller, Nikolai Schukoff, Jason Kim, Josef Wagner, Daniel Schmutzhard, Iulia Maria Dan, and Hedwig Ritter. Ben Glassberg, Alexander Joel, and Tobias Wögerer. Performance Dates: Sept. 21, 2024-May 28, 2025 Ella Milch-Sheriff’s “Alma” will star Annette Dasch, Annelie Sophie Müller, {…}

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Opéra de Nice Côte d’Azur 2023-24 Review: Rusalka

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(Photo: Rusalka Nice Dominique Jaussein) In the highly centralized French operatic world where the Opéra de Paris reigns supreme, any initiative to breathe new life into the seasons of regional theaters is a positive development. In this context, four major opera companies of the Mediterranean region have created a new partnership to pool their artistic, financial and logistical resources in {…}

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Atalla Ayan, Iréne Theorin & Michael Mayes Lead Staatsoper Stuttgart’s 2023-24 Season

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The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced its 2023-24 season. Premieres  The first new production of the season will be Strauss’ “Die frau ohne Schatten” with Benjamin Bruns, Simone Schneider, Evelyn Herlitzius, Martin Gantner, and Iréne Theorin. Cornelius Meister conducts the production by David Hermann. Performance Dates: Oct. 29-Dec. 2, 2023 “La Fest,” featuring music by Vivaldi and Händel, will star Claudia {…}

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Olga Pudova, Kayleigh Decker, Jacquelina Livieri, Roderick Williams Headline Welsh National Opera 2023-24 Season

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The Welsh National Opera has unveiled its 2023-24 season. First up is Golijov’s “Ainadamar.” Directed by Deborah Colker and conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, the opera will star Jaquelina Livieri, Julieth Lozano, and Alfredo Tejada. Performance Dates: Sept. 9 – Nov. 22, 2023  Olga Pudova will headline “La Traviata” in a production by David McVicar (Sarah Crisp will be the {…}

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London Philharmonic Announces Cast Change for ‘La Damnation de Faust’

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The London Philharmonic has announced a cast change for its production of “La Damnation de Faust.” The London Philharmonic said, “unfortunately the advertised tenor, David Junghoon Kim, is indisposed and unable to perform. We are very grateful to John Irvin for stepping in at short notice to sing the role of Faust.” Irvin is a tenor who has performed at {…}