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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Asmik Grigorian, Juan Diego Flórez, Elīna Garanča & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Film Festival on Vienna’s Rathausplatz

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the Film Festival on Vienna’s Rathausplatz. The company will present operas on 10 Sunday evenings at the Haus am Ring. Here is a look at the program: The festival opens with Puccini’s “La bohème” from 2022 featuring Vittorio Grigolo, Anna Netrebko, Günther Groissböck, and Nina Minasyan. Date: June 29, 2025 Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” from 2022 features {…}

News, Streaming

Mezzo.TV to Broadcast ‘Maria Stuarda’ from Salzburg Festival with Lisette Oropesa

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Mezzo.TV is set to present Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” on August 1, 2025. The opera, which will be performed in a production by Ulrich Rasche, will be conducted by Antonello Manacorda. Lisette Oropesa will sing the title role alongside Kate Lindsey, who will portray Elisabetta, and Bekhzod Davronov as Roberto, Conte di Leicester. The cast will be rounded out by Aleksei Kulagin as {…}

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Festival de Ópera de Sevilla Announces 2025 Season Featuring Leonor Bonilla, Alessio Arduini, Franco Fagioli & Pablo García-López

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The Festival de Ópera de Sevilla has announced its 2025 season, which will take place between September 25 and October 12, 2025. Opera Manuel Garcia’s “Il califfo di Bagdad”  will be directed by Guillermo Amaya and conducted by Alessandro D’Agostini. Juan de Dios Mateos, Leonor Bonilla, Pepe Hannan, Alicia Naranjo, Nerea Berraondo, and Eugenio Maria Degiacomi star. Performance Dates: Sept. 25 & {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Lidia Fridman on Her Wiener Staatsoper Debut, Donizetti, Verdi & Bel Canto

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(Credit: Natalia Mentugova) In 2019, Lidia Fridman had a major breakout when she jumped into a run of Donizetti’s “L’Ange de Nisida” at the Donizetti Opera Festival. It was an introduction to an artist with a major voice. Fast forward to 2025, Fridman has already performed at many major theaters as the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Müpa {…}

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Serena Sáenz, Anna Bonitatibus & Emoke Baráth Lead Festival de Torroella’s 2025 Season

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The Festival de Torroella de Montgrí has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Anne-Kathryn Olsen, Marino Fribourg, and Víctor Sordo will perform music by Jaquemin de Senleches, Jean Robert Trebor, Jean Robert Trebor, Philippe de Vitry, François Andrieu, and Bernard de Cluny. Pau Marcos, Natalie Carducc, and Guillermo Pérez also feature in the program. {…}

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Opera Neo Announces 2025 Season

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Opera Neo announces its Opera Festival and Young Artist Training Program for 2025. Revere Taylor takes on the title role in Vivaldi’s “Motezuma.” Julianna Smith, Emily Helenbrook, Mala Weissberg, Megan Callahan, and Amalia Crevani make up the cast. Covers are Casey Germain, Xochitl Hernandez, Amanda Simms, Giselle Bautista, Jenna Clark, and Teresa Tucci. Performance Dates: May 16 & 17, 2025 {…}

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Ravello Festival Unveils 2025 Season

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The 2025 lineup for the Ravello Festival has been announced. For the purposes of this article only classical voice concerts are included. Uniting Voices Chicago led by director Josephine Lee is first. Performance Date: July 11, 2025 Mezzo-soprano Annika Schlicht serves as soloist with the Dresden Philharmonic in Wagner’s “Wesendonck-Lieder.” Felix Mottl conducts. Performance Date: August 2, 2025 Tenor Michael {…}

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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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Merola Opera Program to Perform ‘It’s Complicated—Love & Opera’

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The Merola Opera Program will continue its festival season with the Schwabacher Summer Concert: It’s Complicated—Love & Opera. The evening will feature semi-staged scenes from operatic masterpieces including Donizetti’s “Il Campanello,” “Roberto Devereux,” “Anna Bolena,” and “Don Pasquale,” as well as the love duet from Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette.” The concert will showcase the San Francisco Opera Center Orchestra conducted {…}