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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sabine Devieilhe, Piotr Beczała, Nicole Car, Saioa Hernández, Freddie De Tommaso, Thomas Hampson, Pretty Yende & Renée Fleming Lead Opéra National de Paris 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème,” featuring Nicole Car, Yaritza Véliz, Charles Castronovo, Joshua Guerrero, Andrea Carroll, Étienne Dupuis, Xiaomeng Zhang, and Alexandros Stavrakakis. Domingo Hindoyan conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-Oct. 14, 2025 Cecilia Molinari leads Handel’s “Ariodante” alongside Luca Tittoto, Jacquelyn Stucker, Sabine Devieilhe, Rupert Charlesworth, Christophe Dumaux, {…}
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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces New Cast Change for ‘Lohengrin’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its March 21 performance of “Lohengrin.” The company said that soprano Okka von der Damerau will take on the role of Ortrud replacing Iréne Theorin, who is still suffering from an infection in one of her vocal cords. Von der Damerau performed on March 19, also replacing Theorin. The {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Diana Damrau, Rolando Villazon, Asmik Grigorian, Ludovic Tézier, Jonathan Tetelman, Serena Sáenz & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2025-26 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres Maurizio Benini conducts Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in a new production by Barbara Wysocka. Bekhzod Davronov, Igor Golovatenko, Ludovic Tézier, Serena Sáenz, Nadine Sierra, Riccardo Fassi, and Elmina Hasan star. Performance Dates: March 7-24, 2026 & July 28 & 31, 2026 Lotte de Beer directs a new production of Gounod’s “Faust” with Jonathan {…}
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Tiroler Festspiele Erl Announces Cast Change for Wagner Gala

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The Tiroler Festspiele Erl has announced a cast change for its Wagner Gala on July 5, 2025. The company said that “Ekaterina Gubanova will replace Lise Davidsen. The Norwegian had to withdraw from her debut in Erl due to her pregnancy.” Gubanova is a regular guest at venues such as the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, the Bayreuth Festival, Vienna, and {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra de Monte-Carlo 2025 Review: Tristan und Isolde

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(Photo: OMC Marco Borrelli) On Sunday March 2nd, 2025, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo presented a concert performance of Act two of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.” The concert was billed as a prelude to the annual music festival Le Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, which will open on March 12th. The evening began with the {…}
News, Season Announcement

Joyce DiDonato, Asmik Grigorian, Piotr Beczala, Sonya Yoncheva, Lisette Oropesa Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. New Productions The season opens on a Sunday with Mason Bates and Gene Scheer’s  “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay” in its Met Opera premiere. Bartlett Sher directs and Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast starring Lauren Snouffer, Sun-Ly Pierce, Miles Mykkanen, Patrick Carfizzi, Craig Colclough, and Andrzej Filoncyzk. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
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Cellia Costea, Dimitri Platanias, Marcelo Puente Headline ‘La Forza del Destino’ at Greek National Opera

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The Greek National Opera will present “La Forza del Destino” for the first time in 27 years. The production by Rodula Gaitanou will set the famed Verdi opera in the early 20th century with references to the first two World Wars. “’La forza del destino’ is a story about an original sin, which perpetuates and defines the actions and choices {…}
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Teatro San Carlo to Broadcast Opening Night ‘Rusalka’ with Asmik Grigorian

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(Credit: © Luciano Romano) Rai5 is set to present the Teatro San Carlo’s opening night production of Dvořák’s “Rusalka.” Rai Cultura will produce the recording which will be shown at 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2024. The production will be directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov and conducted by Dan Ettinger. Asmik Grigorian will star in the title role alongside Adam Smith as the {…}
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Star-Studded Casts Open Four Italian Theater’s 2024-25 Seasons

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(Credit: Teatro Real, Royal Opera House/Bill Cooper/Salzburg Festival) With the year coming to an end, four major Italian opera houses are set to open their 2024-25 seasons. As customary the Italian opera calendar opens in late November or early December. So here is a look at what to expect from these four famed theaters. Teatro La Fenice  The Venice Theater {…}

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