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Metropolitan Opera Adds One Performance of ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Due to High Demand

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(Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has added an additional performance of “Tristan und Isolde” due to overwhelming demand. The company said that the additional performance will be on April 4, at 12 p.m. and tickets will go on sale on Monday, March 9, at 12 p.m. ET. The cast will include soprano Lise Davidsen as Isolde, {…}

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Iestyn Davies, Helen Charlston, Nick Pritchard, Sophie Bevan Star in Brighton Festival’s 60th Anniversary Season

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The Brighton Festival announces its 2026 and 60th anniversary season. This article only features classical voice concerts.  Nick Pritchard, Benjamin Schilperoort, Benjamin Schilperoort, and Edward Grint make up the cast of Bach’s “St John Passion.” They are joined by soloists Lauren Lodge Cambell, Helen Charlston, Bastien Rimondi, Olivier Bergeron, and the Brighton Festival Chorus and Youth Choir. James Morgan conducts {…}

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Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top 10 Performers of 2025

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It is time to wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments and performers. After releasing our favorite performances of 2025 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top singers of the year, honoring the opera stars that had major, and in some cases, career-defining, years. So without further ado {…}

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Cast Change: Sarah Dufresne & Andriana Chuchman Join Cast of ‘Rigoletto’ at the Canadian Opera Company

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of “Rigoletto.” The company said, “Soprano Andrea Carroll has withdrawn from the COC’s upcoming production of Rigoletto. The COC welcomes sopranos Sarah Dufresne and Andriana Chuchman to share the role of Gilda for the duration of the performance run.” Dufresne will perform on Jan. 24, 28, and Feb. {…}

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Glyndebourne Festival Announces 2026 Autumn Season

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The Glyndebourne Festival has announced its Autumn 2026 season which will run between Oct. 14 and Dec. 13, 2026. The season will open with Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” and Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville.” There will also be concert performances of Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet (fantasy overture)” and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, plus the world premiere of “Spark,” a newly-commissioned {…}

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Glyndebourne Announces Apprenticeship Program for Technical & Production Professionals

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Glyndebourne has announced a new apprenticeship program. The program will seek to train the next generation of technical and production professionals in the performing arts through a paid, hands-on experience. Designed as an alternative to traditional university education, the program allows apprentices to gain practical experience directly from industry professionals while building networks to support their careers. They will work {…}

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Ben Bliss to Headline December 2025 Recital Presented by LA Opera & The Wallis

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LA Opera and The Wallis will present tenor Ben Bliss in recital with pianist Bryan Wagorn on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Beverly Hills. The program will include European and American art songs, arias by Tchaikovsky and Massenet, and popular standards by Sammy Fain, Stephen Sondheim, and Benny Goodman. Bliss, a former member of LA Opera’s Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program {…}

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20 Opera Companies Join Forces to Launch UK Opera Association

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A new organization representing the UK’s opera sector, the UK Opera Association (UKOA), has officially launched, uniting 20 founding companies to advocate for opera’s future and strengthen its presence across the country. UKOA, which was founded by Birmingham Opera Company, British Youth Opera, Buxton International Festival, English National Opera, English Touring Opera, Garsington Opera, The Grange Festival, Glyndebourne, Longborough Festival {…}