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Anita Rachvelshvili & Matthew Polenzani Highlight Greek National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Greek National Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of rare works and great artists. Christina Poulitsi and Vassiliki Karayanni share the title role of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” with Vassilis Kavayas in the role of Elvino. Philippe Auguin conducts Marco Arturo Marelli’s production from the Wiener Staatsoper and Royal Opera. Performance Dates: Oct. 11-29, 2019 Lena Platonos’ children {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Göttingen International Handel Festival 2026 Review: Deidamia

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(Photo: Alciro Theodoro da Silva) As the final opera of George Frideric Händel, “Deidamia” (1741) has long occupied a minor space in the composer’s canon. Often viewed as a weary departure from the high-octane heroism of his Royal Academy years—a view infamously codified by Winton Dean’s somewhat dismissive assessment of Händel’s operatic swan song—the work, as the core production of {…}
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Opera Roanoke Names Stefanos Koroneos as Producing Director

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Opera Roanoke has appointed Stefanos Koroneos to its newly created role of Producing Director, effective July 1, 2026. Koroneos brings more than 25 years of international experience spanning performing, stage directing, and arts administration. Born in Athens, Greece, he launched his career as a baritone, appearing on some of the world’s most storied stages, including Teatro alla Scala, the Bolshoi {…}
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Luciano Ganci, Ilaria Alida Quilico & Anita Rachvelishvili Lead International Music Festival of Timișoara’s Opening Night

https://operawire.com/luciano-ganci-ilaria-alida-quilico-anita-rachvelishvili-lead-international-music-festival-of-timisoaras-opening-night/

The International Music Festival of Timișoara is set to open its 50th edition with a production of Verdi’s “Aida.” The festival, which runs from April 26 to May 31, 2026, will showcase the famed Verdi opera with a star cast led by tenor Luciano Ganci as Radamès, soprano Ilaria Alida Quilico as Aida and mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili in her signature {…}
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International Opera Awards to Be Held at MusikTheater an der Wien This November

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(Photo credit: Peter M. Mayr) The International Opera Awards has announced that MusikTheater an der Wien will host the 2026 awards ceremony for the first time on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026. MusikTheater an der Wien received the Opera Company Award in 2025, and joins a distinguished list of past hosts that includes Teatro Real in Madrid, Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, {…}
News, Season Announcement

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 {…}
Special Features

A Crash Course in Greek Opera To Celebrate Independence Day

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Photo Credit: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis On March 25th, Greece celebrates what is called the country’s day of independence, or the Celebration of the Greek Revolution of 1821. On this day, Greece successfully liberated itself from Ottoman occupation in the year of 1830 and by 1832, the borders of Greece were solidified. For the 2021 bicentennial of their liberation, the Greek {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Alexander Marev on Performing at the Opéra de Liège, the Challenges of Being a Young Artists & Dream Roles

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Bulgarian tenor Alexander Marev is one of the rising stars of the opera world who has won numerous national singing competitions in his native Poland. He has also been a young talent program of the Opera La Monnaie/De Munt in Brussels and made his stage debut in March 2022 in a production of “Rigoletto.” Since then he has appeared at {…}

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