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DVD and CD Releases, News

Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Juan Diego Flórez & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week the Teatro alla Scala releases two major productions from two different seasons featuring some of the biggest stars. Lucia di Lammermoor C Major Entertainment releases Donizetti’s masterpiece from spring 2023. Recorded at the Teatro alla Scala, the opera features Lisette Oropesa, Juan {…}

News

Sonya Yoncheva Leads ‘Rusalka’ with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is set to present Dvořák’s “Rusalka” for the first time starring Sonya Yoncheva, who is set to make her role debut. The star soprano will be joined by a cast that includes Pavel Černoch as the Prince, Jongmin Park as Vodník, Jennifer Johnston as Ježibaba, and soprano Emma Bell as the Foreign Princess. The Wood Sprites {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

San Francisco Opera 2025-26 Review: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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San Francisco Opera kicked off its Summer Season with Rossini’s popular “Il Barbier di Siviglia.” With nine principals, 36 choristers, and eight dancers, the production was a revival of the 2013 staging by Emilio Sagi and is a co-production between San Francisco and Lithuanian National Opera. Sagi aimed to bring the past into the present, emphasizing this by moving progressively {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Iurii Samoilov, Ana María Martínez, Kristina Mkhitaryan, Nicole Car, Barbara Hannigan Lead new CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week audiences will get new opera recordings including one very famed contemporary Mexican work and two classic works. There are also some solo albums and choral works to look forward to. Eugene Onegin EuroArts releases a recording of the Teatro Real’s recent staging {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Mark Delavan, Lise Lindstrom, Nicole Heaston, J’Nai Bridges & Matthew Polenzani Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. Audiences will get to hear a new Ring Cycle by a major American orchestra, a new recording from the National Symphony Orchestra and some world premieres. Der Ring des Nibelungen The Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Fabio Luisi release a live recording of {…}

News, Season Announcement

Lise Davidsen, Angel Blue, Lisette Oropesa, Cecilia Bartoli, Charles Castronovo, David Butt Philip, Eleonora Buratto, Thomas Hampson & Camilla Nylund Lead Palau de les Arts’ 2026-27 Season

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The Palau de les Arts has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera “Estètica i massacre” will star Maria Patak, Carlos Varela, Pablo Meléndez, Álvaro Rodríguez, Claudia López, and Jorge Bosch. Carles Prat conducts the production by Oriol Pla. Performance Dates: Sept. 17 & 18, 2026 Vasilisa Berzhanskaya stars in Bizet’s “Carmen” with Charles Castronovo, Ruth Iniesta, and Davide Luciano. Michele Spotti conducts {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate on His Journey, ‘Loksi’ Shaali,’ & Future Projects

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 (Photo Credit: Shevaun Williams) Few voices in contemporary opera carry the weight of history quite like Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate. A citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and one of the foremost Native American classical composers working today, Tate has spent decades building a singular artistic mission: to bring Indigenous culture, language, and storytelling to the world’s great stages. His catalog spans {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Washington National Opera 2025-26 Review: West Side Story

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The fully staged production of “West Side Story” by the Washington National Opera (WNO) at Lyric Baltimore is an example of turning a disaster into a great success. Making a calculated and difficult decision, WNO decided to take the company out of the former Kennedy Center. Unlike City Opera in New York, WNO’s decision was a moral choice, not a {…}

News

Keely Futterer, Zoie Reams, Eric Taylor & Flora Hawk Lead Madison Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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Madison Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Keely Futterer leads Bellini’s “Norma” with Katherine Beck, Joshua Stewart, and Wm. Clay Thompson. John DeMain conducts the production by Fenlon Lamb. Performance Dates: Oct. 30 & Nov. 1, 2026 Flora Hawk, Alexandra Burch, Madison Barrett, David Blalock, Ryan Nash, and Matt Boehler star in “Postcard from Morocco” with Kyle Naig conducting and Kristine {…}