Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Lisette Oropesa, Emily D’Angelo, Aigul Akhmetshina, Malin Byström, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Angel Blue & Charles Castronovo Lead Royal Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Royal Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. New Productions Evgeny Titov directs a new production of Wagner’s “Parsifal,” conducted by Jakub Hrůša. Stanislas de Barbeyrac sings the title role, with Ekaterina Gubanova as Kundry, Christian Gerhaher as Amfortas, Brindley Sherratt as Gurnemanz, and Mark Stone as Klingsor. Performance Dates: Oct. 1–17, 2026 Philipp Stölzl directs a new production of {…}

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Glyndebourne 2024 Review: La Traviata

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(Photo: Richard Hubert Smith) “’La traviata’ last night a failure. Was the fault mine or the singers? Time will tell.” So wrote Giuseppe Verdi in a letter the day after the premiere performance in Venice in 1853. Fast forward to 2024, in the week of his Birthday, to Glyndebourne’s Tom Cairns 2014 revival production; and Verdi would probably have written {…}

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National Opera Studio Unveils 2023-24 Young Artists

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The National Opera Studio has revealed the new artists that will be part of its 2023-24 Global Talent Programme and its National Talent Programme. The National Opera Studio Global Talent Programme Artists include sopranos Rosalind Dobson, Nikolina Hrkać, Kira Kaplan, Sofia Kirwan-Baez, and Heming Li; mezzo-sopranos Georgia Mae Ellis, and Camilla Seale; tenors Robert Forrest and Rhydian Jenkins; baritones Jonathan {…}

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Royal Academy of Music to Present ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

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The Royal Academy of Music will present “Le Nozze di Figaro” this March. Starting on March 21, 2023, at the Susie Sainsbury Theatre, the production will be conducted by Alice Farnham and directed by Stephen Medcalf. Jamie Vartan will be the production designer while Simon Corder will act as the lighting designer. The famed Mozart opera will run through March {…}

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Elizabeth Connell Competition Announces Quarter-Finalists

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The Elizabeth Connell Competition has announced the quarter-finalists for its 9th annual competition. Twenty-two entrants have been chosen to compete live in London on May 31 and 12 will be chosen for the semi-finals on June 1. This year’s quarter finalists are Iida Antola (Finland), Angel Azzarra (USA), Claire Barnett-Jones (England), Georgia Mae Bishop Jersey (Channel Islands), Menna Cazel (Wales/Germany), {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Lisette Oropesa, Emily D’Angelo, Aigul Akhmetshina, Malin Byström, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Angel Blue & Charles Castronovo Lead Royal Opera’s 2026-27 Season

Glyndebourne 2024 Review: La Traviata

National Opera Studio Unveils 2023-24 Young Artists

Royal Academy of Music to Present ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

Elizabeth Connell Competition Announces Quarter-Finalists