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Glyndebourne Unveils the Entirety of its Autumn 2025 Season

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(Photo credit: Tristram Kenton) Glyndebourne has announced the full program for its Autumn 2025 Season. The first mainstage operas is a revival of Floris Visser’s Festival 2022 production of  Puccini’s “La bohème, conducted by Adam Hickox. Additionally, Bertie Baigent conducts a revival of Peter Hall’s 1981 Festival production of Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Händel’s “Messiah”  featuring the Glyndebourne Chorus and {…}

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Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Team on the Best Performances of the Year

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There’s been a lot of opera in 2024. And quite frankly, there’s been a lot of good opera. So as has become our tradition, here is a look at some of OperaWire’s editorial team’s picks for their personal favorite performances of 2024. Matt Costello: Act three of “Götterdämmerung” – Tanglewood It’s always a tricky thing to think about one’s “Performance {…}

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Glyndebourne Appoints Laura Jukes as Director of Audiences

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(Photo credit: Pablo Strong) Glyndebourne has announced the appointment of Laura Jukes to the role of Director of Audiences. Jukes joined the company as the Senior Marketing Officer in 2010. Four years later,  she was promoted to Head of Marketing and led Glyndebourne through a revolutionary approach to digital marketing and audience insight. In 2020, she became Head of Communications, {…}

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Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2024

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(Credit: TACT/Askonas Holt/Intermusica/Natalia Jansen) It’s that time of the year. The end of the year. 2024 brought many debuts, many new productions, many competitions, many world premieres and many new young artists who are coming up in the world of opera.  And that it is reason alone to celebrate. As the year comes to an end, here’s a look at {…}

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Donizetti Opera Festival to Present ‘Roberto Devereux’

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The Donizetti Opera Festival is set to present “Roberto Devereux.” Riccardo Frizza will conduct the iconic Donizetti work, which will be presented on Nov. 15, 23, and 28. Stephen Langridge is the director of the production. The opera will star Jessica Pratt, Simone Piazzola, Raffaella Lupinacci, John Osborn, David Astorga, Ignas Melnikas, and Fulvio Valentiust. In a statement, Frizza said, {…}

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Ópera de Oviedo Announces Cast Change for ‘Arabella’

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The Ópera de Oviedo has announced a cast change for its production of Strauss’ “Arabella.” The company said that Jessica Muirhead will take over the title role replacing Maite Alberola, who is indisposed. The Fundación Ópera de Oviedo noted that they will announce a new engagement for Alberola. Muirhead has performed at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Semperoper Dresden, Staatsoper Hamburg, Glyndebourne {…}

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Glyndebourne Names New Technical and Production Director

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Glyndebourne has announced the appointment of Sam Garner-Gibbons as its new Technical and Production Director. Garner-Gibbons has worked with Chichester Festival Theatre over the last nine seasons. He will take up his new position at Glyndebourne in January 2025. Throughout his career, he has worked with such organizations as Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, The Young Vic, Royal Festival Hall, {…}

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Göteborg Opera 2024-25 Review: Carmen

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(Photo credit: Lennart Sjöberg) Göteborg Opera is celebrating its 30th season with an exciting lineup of favorites, beginning with Sir David McVicar’s production of Bizet’s “Carmen,” with libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella by Proper Mérimée. This production was originally presented at Glyndebourne in 2002, and like most McVicar productions, it gets to the point {…}

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English National Opera Announces Two Cast Changes for ‘The Elixir of Love’

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The English National Opera has two cast changes for its production of Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.” The company said that due to unforeseen circumstances, Innocent Masuku and Nmon Ford have withdrawn from the roles of Nemorino and Belcore in November 2024. As a result, Thomas Atkins will sing Nemorino and Dan D’Souza will perform Belcore. Both will make their {…}