Glyndebourne Opera Festival Announces 2018 Festival

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The Glyndebourne Opera Festival has announced its 2018 schedule. The company announced that next season it will present Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in Annilese Miskimmon’s Tour 2016 production. The production will make its Festival debut and will be conducted by Omer Meir Wellber. Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” will be revived with the 2014 Richard Jones production making its return. Robin Ticciati conducts. Following {…}

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Mariam Battistelli to Headline Toledo Opera’s ‘Aida: Homelands’ Event

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Toledo Opera will present “Aida: Homelands” on Sunday, Oct. 11, at TolHouse in downtown Toledo. The showcase, which is a preview for the company’s upcoming “Aida” production will explore the music, culture, food and history connected to Ethiopia and the story at the center of Verdi’s late masterwork. The event is organized by Toledo Opera’s Audience Development Committee and sponsored {…}

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Louise Alder, Lise Davidsen, Rosa Feola, Jonathan Tetelman, Lawrence Brownlee, Clay Hilley & Lisette Oropesa Among Nominees for 2026 International Opera Awards

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The International Opera Awards have announced the 2026 nominees. The nominees for company of the year included Atlanta Opera, Croatian National Opera, Zagreb, English National Opera, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Opéra de Lyon, and Teatro Real, Madrid. Meanwhile the Female Singer of the Year Award nominees are Louise Alder, Sara Blanch, Vera-Lotte Boecker, Ambur Braid, Saioa Hernández, and Golda Schultz. The Male {…}

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OperAffinity Festival 2026 Announces Young Artists & Inaugural Composer-in-Residence

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OperAffinity Festival 2026 has announced the young artists selected to participate in this year’s edition, alongside the launch of its inaugural Composer-in-Residence Programme. The festival’s newest additions arrive through partnerships with the Aspen Music Festival and School and the National Opera Studio in London. Through the Aspen partnership, supported by Alan Fletcher, Renée Fleming, Patrick Summers, and Myra Huang, American {…}

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Glyndebourne Festival 2026 Review: Ariadne auf Naxos

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(Photo: © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton) My first thought on reviewing the timetable for Glyndebourne’s new production of Richard Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos” was that they’d missed a huge trick! For the lengthy, 90-minute interval, (customary at Glyndebourne to enable opera goers to partake in a picnic or meal among their glorious grounds in the summer season), was {…}

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Cast Change: George Curnow Replaces Anthony León in Glyndebourne’s ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’

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The Glyndebourne Festival has announced a cast change for its August 11 performance of “Die Entführung aus dem Serail.” The company said that George Curnow will sing the role of Belmonte replacing Anthony León, who is ill with a virus. Curnow is a Welsh tenor who was a Jerwood Young Artist and has performed with the Glyndebourne Festival. He has also {…}

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Obituary: David Gowland, Artistic Director of the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists Programme, Dies at 63

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The Royal Ballet & Opera has announced the death of David Gowland, who passed away on August 9, 2026 after a long battle with cancer. In a statement, the company said, “The Royal Opera is deeply saddened to hear of the death of David Gowland, Artistic Director of the Jette Parker Artists Programme, at the age of 63. As the {…}

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Festival Aix-en-Provence Announces Cast Change for Recital

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The Festival Aix-en-Provence has announced a cast change for its recital on July 17, 2026. The company said, “Unfortunately, Ailyn Pérez must withdraw from her recital for personal reasons. The mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor — who dazzled Aix audiences with the intensity of her performance in the solo alto part of Requiem, revived this summer at the Théâtre de l’Archevêché — {…}

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Longborough Festival Opera’s Music Director Named Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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(Photo credit: Matthew Williams-Ellis) Longborough Festival Opera has announced that Music Director Anthony Negus has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the King’s Honours List. Negus was recognized for his services to music and his work at Longborough Festival Opera, where he has served as Music Director since 2000. Among the highlights of his {…}

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Glyndebourne Opera Festival Announces 2018 Festival

Mariam Battistelli to Headline Toledo Opera’s ‘Aida: Homelands’ Event

Louise Alder, Lise Davidsen, Rosa Feola, Jonathan Tetelman, Lawrence Brownlee, Clay Hilley & Lisette Oropesa Among Nominees for 2026 International Opera Awards

OperAffinity Festival 2026 Announces Young Artists & Inaugural Composer-in-Residence

Glyndebourne Festival 2026 Review: Ariadne auf Naxos

Cast Change: George Curnow Replaces Anthony León in Glyndebourne’s ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’

Obituary: David Gowland, Artistic Director of the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists Programme, Dies at 63

Festival Aix-en-Provence Announces Cast Change for Recital

Longborough Festival Opera’s Music Director Named Commander of the Order of the British Empire