Nevill Holt Festival to Present ‘Carmen’ in 2027

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Nevill Holt Festival has announced a new production of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” for 2027, presented with Opera North and directed by Robin Norton-Hale. Performances will take place from June 8 – 20, 2027, at Nevill Holt Theatre in Leicestershire. “Carmen” continues the festival’s partnership with Opera North, which began in 2025 with “Così fan tutte” and continued with Donizetti’s “Don {…}

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Macerata Opera Festival Announces 2027 Season

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The Macerata Opera Festival has announced its 2027 season celebrating its 63rd edition. The new season will present three productions from July 17 to August 8, 2027. Puccini’s “Tosca” is set to be presented in a new production with Tomer Zvulun directing and Ramón Tebar conducting. The following production will be a revival of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” in a production by Damiano {…}

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Waterperry Opera Festival to Showcase ‘The Elixir of Love’

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Charles Court Opera is set to return to Wilton’s Music Hall with a new production of Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.” Running from Sept. 8 – 19, 2026, the new English language production is directed by John Wilkie, with a new adaptation and musical direction by David Eaton. The cast includes Madeline Robinson as Adina, Xavier Hetherington as Nemorino, Matthew Kellett {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Amy Ní Fhearraigh On Her Rising Profile & Her Role As Cora In The World Premiere Of The Curing Line At The Kilkenny Arts Festival

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(Photo: Roberto Santos-Luy) Having just watched the splendid Irish soprano Amy Ní Fhearraigh, one of Ireland’s rising stars, in her role debut as Donna Anna in Blackwater Valley Opera Festival’s production of “Don Giovanni” as well as being scheduled to review her next role as Cora in the world premiere of Michael Gallen’s award-winning new opera “The Curing Line” at {…}

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Q & A: Mattia Olivieri on ‘Eugene Onegin,’ Santa Fe Opera & Returning to the Metropolitan Opera

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Italian baritone Mattia Olivieri has become one of the most in-demand singers of his generation performing at major opera houses including the Teatro alla Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Semperoper Dresden, Teatro Massimo in Palermo and Opéra de Paris. He has become renowned for his Italian repertoire in particular the Bel Canto works and has slowly moved into heavier {…}

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Q & A: Riccardo Frizza on ‘I Puritani,’ his Royal Opera House Debut, Bellini & ‘Aida’

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Riccardo Frizza, the Musical Director and Artistic Director of the Bergamo Donizetti Opera Festival and Honorary Conductor of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, is widely regarded as one of today’s leading conductors, regularly collaborating with the world’s most prestigious opera houses. He has conducted at many of the major theaters in the world Teatro Comunale, Bologna, ABAO Bilbao {…}

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Unpublished Donizetti ‘Dixit’ Discovered at Bergamo Seminary Library

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The Diocese of Bergamo and the Donizetti Theatre Foundation have announced the discovery of an unpublished autograph composition by Gaetano Donizetti in the Historical Archive of the Library of the “Giovanni XXIII” Episcopal Seminary in Bergamo. The work was found on February 24, 2026, by musicologist William Limonta and local historian and archivist Michele Enrico Poli during a project to {…}

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Berkshire Opera Festival to Perform ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ with Christine Lyons

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The Berkshire Opera Festival is set to perform “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The opera will be conducted and directed by BOF’s Co-founders Brian Garman and Jonathon Loy. The three performances will take place August 22-28 at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington. Conductor and Artistic Director Garman said, “For our mainstage production this summer, BOF returns to the wonderful {…}

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Festival Opera to Present ‘The Elixir of Love’ with Marielle Leiboff & Spencer Greene

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Festival Opera will continue its 35th anniversary season with Gaetano Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.” The opera will be presented in two outdoor public performances on July 23, at the Orinda Community Park and July 26 at Walnut Creek’s Civic Park. In a statement Zachary Gordin said, “Our annual Opera in the Parks performances have become one of Festival Opera’s {…}

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Nevill Holt Festival to Present ‘Carmen’ in 2027

Macerata Opera Festival Announces 2027 Season

Waterperry Opera Festival to Showcase ‘The Elixir of Love’

Q & A: Soprano Amy Ní Fhearraigh On Her Rising Profile & Her Role As Cora In The World Premiere Of The Curing Line At The Kilkenny Arts Festival

Q & A: Mattia Olivieri on ‘Eugene Onegin,’ Santa Fe Opera & Returning to the Metropolitan Opera

Q & A: Riccardo Frizza on ‘I Puritani,’ his Royal Opera House Debut, Bellini & ‘Aida’

Unpublished Donizetti ‘Dixit’ Discovered at Bergamo Seminary Library

Berkshire Opera Festival to Perform ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ with Christine Lyons

Festival Opera to Present ‘The Elixir of Love’ with Marielle Leiboff & Spencer Greene