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London Sinfonietta Announces Autumn 2025 Season

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The London Sinfonietta has released details of its Autumn 2025 season and tour. This article only features vocal concerts. Soprano Mimi Doulton solos with the London Sinfonietta at the Cervantino Festival. Jonathan Berman conducts. Performance Date: Oct. 11, 2025 (Teatro Juárez, Mexico) Soprano Nina Guo performs in Grisey’s “Quatre Chants.” Jack Sheen conducts. Performance Date: Nov. 28, 2025 (Queen Elizabeth {…}

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Royal Opera House’s ‘Tosca’ Headed to Cinemas

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(Credit: Marco Brenner) The Royal Opera House is set to bring Puccini’s “Tosca” to cinemas on Oct. 1, 2025. The new production by Oliver Mears is conducted by Music Director Jakub Hrůša and stars Anna Netrebko, Freddie De Tommaso, and Gerald Finley. When the production opened on Sept 11, critics raved and said, Netrebko’s “‘Vissi d’arte’ was excellent, dripping with {…}

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Cast Change: Ailyn Pérez to Perform as ‘Tosca’ in Upcoming Showcase at Royal Ballet & Opera

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(Photo Credit: Curtis Brown) The Royal Opera House has announced a major cast change for its production of “Tosca.” The company revealed that Aleksandra Kurzak has withdrawn from the Sept. 24 showcase due to illness. In her stead, Ailyn Pérez will take on the title role in the Puccini classic. Pérez made her ROH debut back in 2014 and has {…}

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Golda Schultz & Jacques Imbrailo Headline Cape Town Opera’s ‘Duet Endowment Trust Gala Concert’

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) Soprano Golda Schultz and baritone Jacques Imbrailo will headline Cape Town Opera’s Duet Endowment Trust Gala Concert. The concert, set for Oct. 4, 2025, will feature Brittany Smith, Nonhlanha Yende, Lukhanyo Moyake, Khayakazi Madlala, Lonwabo Mose, and Sisikelelwe Mngenela, the Cape Town Opera Vocal Ensemble and Children’s Chorus, and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra under Gaetano Lo {…}

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Hera Hyesang Park,  Adèle Charvet, & Benjamin Hulett to  Perform at The Glasshouse With BBC Proms

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BBC Proms will return to The Glasshouse to present four days of live music, family shows, and free performances. Soprano Hera Hyesang Park, mezzo-soprano Adèle Charvet, and tenor Benjamin Hulett will serve as soloists in Mendelssohn’s  “Second” Symphony. They are joined by the with the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia, Voices of the River’s Edge, and Huddersfield Choral Society. Pianist David Fray  will accompany at the {…}

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Donne Foundation Report on BBC Proms 2024 Reveals Gender & Diversity Gaps in Programming

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A new report from the Donne Foundation reveals persistent imbalance in equity in music. The Donne Foundation’s latest report introduces a vital new data point for measuring inclusion. For the last five years, the Foundation has published the “Equality & Diversity in Global Repertoire” Report, analyzing the repertoire played by over 100 orchestras worldwide. The new report analyses not just {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Ermonela Jaho, Andreas Schager, Julia Bullock, Freddie De Tomasso Headline Royal Ballet & Opera’s 2025-26 Cinema Season

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The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2025-26 cinema season which will feature nine productions screened across 1,500 cinemas around the world. Here is a look at the operas on the slate. “Tosca” is fist on the slate with Music Director Jakub Hrůša and Oliver Mears leading a new production of “Tosca.” Anna Netrebko, Freddie De Tommaso, and Gerald {…}

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Piotr Beczała, Lise Davidsen, & Freddie De Tommaso Perform in the 2025-26 Season at BroadStage

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Los Angeles’s BroadStage announces its 2025-26 season. This article only features classical vocal works. First up is the GRAMMY® Award-winning Los Angeles Master Chorale presents “English Cathedral Christmas.” Performance Date: December 13, 2025 The Celebrity Opera Series welcomes the return of famed tenor Piotr Beczała. Performance Date: December 19, 2025 Lise Davidsen and Freddie De Tommaso close out the season {…}