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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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Nevill Holt Festival to Present ‘Don Pasquale’ For First Time in Over 35 Years

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Nevill Holt Festival has announced that Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” will be its opera production for 2026. The work, presented in partnership with Opera North, will get four performances on May 29 and 31 and June 5 and 7, 2026, at the Festival’s Leicestershire venue. “Don Pasquale” returns to Opera North after more than 35 years. “’Don Pasquale’ represents everything we {…}
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Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Staff Selects Their Favorite Performances of the Year

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The New Year is upon us, which means it’s time to look back and reflect at what was and what will remain in our memories. As per usual, OperaWire has compiled the favorite performances of the year from many of our contributors. We won’t keep you waiting, here’s a look at the Staff Picks for the best performances of 2025. {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Countertenor Nils Wanderer on Discovering His Soul’s Voice & the Evolution of Opera

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(Photo: Guido Werner) Wanderer by name, wanderer by nature, Nils Wanderer is an internationally acclaimed German countertenor, actor and choreographer. He was winner of the 2022 Bundeswettbewerb Gesang and Second Prize Winner of the world’s most prestigious opera competition, Operalia, in the same year. He has been hailed, by Olyrix, for his “beautiful, dark, well developed and amber colored voice {…}
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Asmik Grigorian, Kate Lindsey, Jonathan Tetelman, Benjamin Bernheim, Elīna Garanča, Lisette Oropesa & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2026 Season

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The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Franck Ollu conducts Pascal Dusapin and Rita de Letteriis’s “Passion” starring Sarah Aristidou, Georg Nigl, and Schola Heidelberg. Performance Date: July 23, 2026 Asmik Grigorian stars as Bizet’s “Carmen” alongside Jonathan Tetelman, Kristina Mkhitaryan, and Davide Luciano. Teodor Currentzis conducts the production by Gabriela {…}
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Berkshire Opera Festival Announces 2026 Season

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Berkshire Opera Festival has announced its 2026 season. “Winterreise” will get a performance at Tanglewood’s Studio E in Lenox, Massachusetts. Jarrett Porter and Brian Garman perform. Performance Date: March 7, 2026 Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” will be presented at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The opera stars Christine Lyons as Lucia, Terrence Chin-Loy as Edgardo, Dean Murphy {…}
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Waterperry Opera Festival Unveils 2026 Mainstage Productions

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The Waterperry Opera Festival has announced a preview of its 2026 season. Opening the season is Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Ruth Knight will direct alongside designer Jennifery Gregory. Bertie Baigent will conduct. Next, John Wilkie will direct Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.” Ceci Calf, Jake Wiltshire, and conductor Charlotte Politi make up the creative team. In a press release, Artistic Director {…}
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Opera Saratoga Announces 2026 Festival Season

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Opera Saratoga announces its 2026 Festival Season taking place during its 65th anniversary. Ana Karneža performs in Weill, Brecht, and Hauptmann’s “Happy End.” Robert Ainsley serves as musical director with Mary Birnbaum directing. Performance Dates: May 28 & 30, 2026 “The Elixir of Love” by Donizetti and Romani stars Shelèn Hughes Camacho, Joseph Parrish, Dasol Lee, and WooYoung Yoon. John {…}

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