Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

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Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}

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Joyce El-Khoury, Davone Tines, Matthias Winckhler, & Núria Rial Star in L’Auditori’s 2025-26 Season

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(Photo credit: Gisela Schenker) L’Auditori presents its 2025-26 season, “Renaixements.” For the purpose of this article only vocal works are included. Beethoven’s “Symphony” No. 9 stars Joyce El-Khoury, Silvia Tro Santafé, Elgan Llyr Thomas, and Davone Tines. They are joined by the Orfeó Català and the Barcelona and National Symphony Orchestra of Catalonia (OBC) under the direction of Ludovic Morlot. {…}

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Nuria Rial, Bruno de Sá, & Hannah Morrison Star in Knechtsteden Early Music Festival 2025

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(Photo credits: Rial, Lores, & Guryanova) Knechtsteden Early Music Festival announces its 2025 line up. This article only features vocal concerts. The modern world premiere of Francesco Conti’s “La Colpa Originale” (“Original Sin”) stars Timothy Morgan, Jiayu Jin, David Tricou, Alice Lackner, and Luigi di Donato, with Ensemble 1700. Artist in residence Dorothee Oberlinger directs. A pre-concert talk is scheduled. {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu to Host 2025 ‘Concert for Peace’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu will host the 2025 “Concert for Peace,” in collaboration with the Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation. This initiative, which began in 2022 in response to the outbreak of war in Ukraine, now returns in favor of peace, solidarity, and understanding between peoples, reaffirming the musical world’s commitment to universal rights. Given the increase in armed {…}

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Teatro Grande di Brescia 2024 Review: Andrea Chénier

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(Photo: Andrea Butti) The year 1896 marked a pivotal moment in the history of Italian opera with the debut of two titles that would come to define the global operatic repertoire. On February 1, the Teatro Regio di Torino hosted the premiere of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” while just weeks later, on March 28, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan was {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Changes for ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ & ‘Don Giovanni’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced cast changes for its productions of “Le Nozze di Figaro” and “Don Giovanni.” First, the company said that Federica Lombardi will sing the Countess in “Le Nozze di Figaro” on Oct. 2 stepping in for Hanna-Elisabeth Müller. Secondly, the company said that Oleg Ptashnikov will conduct the October performances of “Don Giovanni” stepping in for {…}

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Leah Hawkins, Lindsay Ammann, Joshua Blue, & Stefan Egerstrom Lead Dvořák’s ‘Requiem’ With the American Symphony Orchestra

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(Photo credit: ©Kerry Hallihan, ©Rod Evans, ©Caitlin Odham ©Holli Egerstrom) The American Symphony Orchestra and the Bard Festival Chorale present Antonin Dvořák’s “Requiem,” Op. 89 on Jan. 25 at Carnegie Hall. Soprano Leah Hawkins, mezzo-soprano Lindsay Ammann, tenor Joshua Blue, and bass Stefan Egerstrom serve as soloists in one of the composer’s lesser-known choral works. They are joined by the Bard {…}

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Maria Callas, Nicky Spence, Jonathan Tetelman, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Regula Mühlemann Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s edition of the CD and DVD releases on offer in the opera world. This week is particularly crowded with releases of Maria Callas by Warner Classics to celebrate her centennial. There are also a number of debut albums as well as the second album to one of the biggest rising tenors of his generation. Audiences {…}

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Deutsche Grammophon Announces Jonathan Tetelman’s Second Album

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Deutsche Grammophon has announced Jonathan Tetelman’s second album “The Great Puccini.” The new album presents extracts from nine operas, including such well-known arias as “Nessun dorma,” “Che gelida manina,” and “E lucevan le stelle,” as well as numbers from less familiar operas such as “Le villi” and “La rondine.” Tetelman is joined by the PKF – Prague Philharmonia, conductor Carlo {…}

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Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

Joyce El-Khoury, Davone Tines, Matthias Winckhler, & Núria Rial Star in L’Auditori’s 2025-26 Season

Nuria Rial, Bruno de Sá, & Hannah Morrison Star in Knechtsteden Early Music Festival 2025

Gran Teatre del Liceu to Host 2025 ‘Concert for Peace’

Teatro Grande di Brescia 2024 Review: Andrea Chénier

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Changes for ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ & ‘Don Giovanni’

Leah Hawkins, Lindsay Ammann, Joshua Blue, & Stefan Egerstrom Lead Dvořák’s ‘Requiem’ With the American Symphony Orchestra

Maria Callas, Nicky Spence, Jonathan Tetelman, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Regula Mühlemann Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Deutsche Grammophon Announces Jonathan Tetelman’s Second Album