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Natalya Romaniw, Andrés Presno, Ed Lyon, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Rebecca Evans Headline Welsh National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Welsh National Opera announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with “Tosca,” directed by Edward Dick and conducted by Gergely Madaras and Frederick Brown. Natalya Romaniw  and Fiona Harrison-Wolfe alternate in the title role. Andrés Presno, James Cleverton, Ross Fettes, Dario Solari, and George Newton-Fitzerald star. Performance Dates: Sept. 14 – Oct. 18, 2025 Ed Lyon, Aled Hall, and Soraya {…}
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Opéra de Paris Announces Cast Change for ‘Das Rheingold’

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Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its production of “Das Rheingold.” The company said, “Ludovic Tézier, unwell, has been obliged to withdraw from the new production of Richard Wagner’s ‘Das Rheingold,’ directed by Calixto Bieito. Influenza prevents him from completing all the rehearsals required for this role debut. The baritone is immensely disappointed at having to give up {…}
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Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2024

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(Credit: TACT/Askonas Holt/Intermusica/Natalia Jansen) It’s that time of the year. The end of the year. 2024 brought many debuts, many new productions, many competitions, many world premieres and many new young artists who are coming up in the world of opera.  And that it is reason alone to celebrate. As the year comes to an end, here’s a look at {…}
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Siemens Türkiye Opera Contest Unveils 2024 Winners

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The Siemens Türkiye Opera Contest has announced the winners of its 2025 competition. Taking first place was soprano Güneş Uluçay, with soprano Nazlican Karakaş and bass Berke Tükenmez taking second place, and tenor Emre Parlar placing third. All the winners received prizes in cast totaling f €7,000. The competition was run as a hybrid contest with 10 qualifiers invited for {…}
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Alfred Walker, Gabriella Reyes, Anna Netrebko & Adam Plachetka Headline Palm Beach Opera’s 2025 Season

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(Photo credit: Suzanne Vinnik) Palm Beach Opera has announced its 2025 season. The season opens with Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” under the baton of Palm Beach Opera’s Ari Rifkin Music Director, David Stern. The title roles will be shared across performances. Friday/Sunday Long Long performs Romé alongside Amina Edris as Juliette. Eric Taylor and Lydia Grindatto will each make their {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg 2024-25 Review: Ariodante

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(Photo Credit : Klara Beck) The Strasbourg Opera in collaboration with the Royal Opera House of Covent Garden and the Lausanne Opera is offering Handel’s “Ariodante” from November 6th-13th. The production will then go to Mulhouse on November 22nd and 24th. On closer inspection, this drama per musica announces many of the operas to come to amateurs. Thus, its three-act {…}
Interviews

Q & A: Vincenzo Costanzo on His Opera Career & Living a Creative Life

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(Photo: Michele Monasta) Vincenzo Costanzo is one of the most promising and highly regarded young tenors on the world opera scene. Born in 1991, he joined the children’s voice choir of the San Carlo Theater in Naples at the age of six, where he made his debut as a soloist at only 11-years-old in a contemporary opera. From a very {…}
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European Commission Gives Historic Grant to Opera Europa

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The European Commission has renewed its commitment to Opera Europa, the leading network of professional opera and ballet companies, and its flagship streaming platform OperaVision. The European Commission has awarded Opera Europa with a 2,8 million euro grant for four years from 2025 to 2028. This represents the largest grant ever given to Opera Europa since it began its streaming {…}

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