Nicholas Sharma Appointed RBC Resident Conductor & Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Conductor

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(Credit: Toronto Symphony Orchestra- Courtesy of Nichias Sharma) The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has appointed Nicholas Sharma as RBC Resident Conductor & Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Conductor. Sharma will begin in his new role at the beginning of the 2025-26 season. According to the orchestra, Sharma was selected following a national search and competitive audition process and will succeed Trevor Wilson, {…}

News, Season Announcement

Asmik Grigorian, Anna Netrebko, Brian Jagde, Saioa Hernández, Ermonela Jaho, Lisette Oropesa, Jakub Józef Orliński & Nadine Sierra Lead Teatro Real de Madrid’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Otello,” starring Brian Jadge, Jorge de León, and Angelo Villari in the title role. The cast includes Igor Golovatenko, Artur Ruciński, Gabriele Viviani, Airam Hernández, Asmik Grigorian, and Maria Agresta. Nicola Luisotti and Giuseppe Mentuccia conduct the production by David Alden. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}

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Toronto Symphony Orchestra Announces European Tour

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The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has announced a European tour. The tour will happen between Jan. 27 and Feb. 9, 2026, and will see the orchestra in Spain, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Austria. Here is a look at the vocal programs. Concert Programs Spain Gustavo Gimeno and Anna Prohaska perform music by Kelly-Marie Murphy, Rufus Wainwright, Haydn, and Mahler. Performance {…}

News, Season Announcement

Julie Roset, Lauren Snouffer & Saimir Pirgu Lead Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. The season opens with Gustavo Gimeno conducting Orff’s Carmina Burana and Winston Marsalis” Concerto for Orchestra. The soloists include Julie Roset, Andrew Haji, and Sean Michael Plumb. Performance Dates: Sept. 18-21, 2025 Michael Francis conducts Händel’s “Messiah” with soloists Lauren {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro Real de Madrid 2024-25 Review: Eugene Onegin

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(Photo: © Javier del Real /Teatro Real de Madrid) The Teatro Real’s recent staging of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” offers a profound and intimate exploration of love, regret, and honor, brought to life by a stellar cast. Ukrainian baritone Iurii Samoilov delivers a convincing portrayal of Eugene Onegin, capturing the character’s evolution from detached arrogance to profound remorse. His performance is {…}

News, Streaming

MyOpera Player to Stream Teatro Real’s ‘Eugene Onegin’

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On Feb. 14, 2025, MyOpera Player is set to present Tchiakovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” The opera will streamed from the Teatro Real in a production by Christof Loy. Gustavo Gimeno conducts the production with a cast that includes Kristina Mkhitaryan, Iurii Samoilov, Bogdan Volkov, and Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev. The cast is rounded out by Katarina Dalayman, Victoria Karkacheva, Elena Zilio, Frederic Jost, and Juan Sancho. The broadcast {…}

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Palau de la Musica de Valencia Cancels Concerts While Opera Stars Send Messages Amidst Tragedy in Valencia

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Following the tragedy in Valencia, Spain caused by severe flooding that killed at least 95 people, the Palau de la Musica de Valencia has canceled concerts from Oct. 31 through Nov. 3, 2024. The performances in question include the Oct. 31 showcase that featured Rubén Gimeno conducting the Orquesta de València and the Nov. 3 concert that was part of {…}

DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

CD Review: BR Klassik’s ‘Messa di Gloria’

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Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria” is not the unjustly belittled opera in disguise which musicologists, for decades, have made it to be. They objected to the unbefittingly ariose “Gratias agimus,” as well as the mass’ compilatory structure. For a “Mass of Glory,” strictly speaking, only contains the Kyrie and Gloria sections; Puccini, however, adopts all five movements of mass, and {…}

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Toronto Symphony Orchestra Names New Board Chair

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(Photo by Allan Cabral) The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has announced the election of a new board chair. The organization named Tom Smee the successor to Catherine Beck, who held the position for six years. “Cathy’s leadership has been remarkable,” said Beck Family CEO Marik Williams in an official statement. “During her tenure, the Board hired our extraordinary Music Director, Gustavo {…}

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