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Benjamin Bernheim & Pretty Yende Headline 2026 Wiener Opernball

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(Credit: Pablo Heras-Casado © Javier Salas, Pretty Yende © Gregor Hohenberg, Benjamin Bernheim © Julia Wesely) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the 2026 Wiener Opernball will take place on Feb. 12, 2026. The Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra will perform under conductor Pablo Heras-Casado, with opera stars Pretty Yende and Benjamin Bernheim singing. The program , which is themed after Broadway will {…}

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Ludovic Tézier & Marina Rebeka Lead Teatro San Carlo’s ‘Nabucco’

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The Teatro San Carlo is set to present Verdi’s “Nabucco” in a production by Andreas Homoki. The production will be shown from Jan. 18 to 31, 2026 and will be conducted by Riccardo Frizza. Ludovic Tézier will take on the title role alongside Marina Rebeka as Abigaille. They will be joined by Piero Pretti as Ismaele and Michele Pertusi as {…}

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La Jolla Music Society to Stream Summerfest Performances on medici.tv

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La Jolla Music Society will stream three performances from its SummerFest 2025 on medici.tv beginning Nov. 19, 2025, joining the Aspen Music Festival as the first U.S. music festivals to be featured on the platform. Among the programs to be streamed is “Love Songs,” which was recorded August 15, 2025 and showcases works by Schubert, Schumann, Pärt, and Britten. The {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: La Fille du Régiment 

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(Photo: Brescia e Amisano / Teatro alla Scala) When Gaetano Donizetti arrived in Paris in October 1838, he was already one of the great figures of bel canto. Yet what he sought in the French capital was professional stability and institutional recognition–something Italy had not always granted him. Within a few months he had conquered, along with the French language itself, {…}

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Landmark Studio Recording of Xiaogang Ye’s ‘Song of Farewell’ Starts in China

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(Photo Credit: Rudolph Tang) Fifteen years after its premiere, Xiaogang Ye’s opera “Song of Farewell,” dubbed as the first Chinese opera addressing LGBTQ+ psychological dimensions, has re-emerged with renewed vitality through a concert performance at the Hangzhou Grand Theatre Tuesday evening and an ongoing landmark studio recording project at the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. Presented in collaboration with the Hangzhou {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Dave Monaco on How a Singer’s Voice Decides for Them, Not the Other Way Around

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(Photo: © Riccardo Sammartini) Dave Monaco is not yet 30, but has already been hailed as a “tenor with exquisite natural vocality but impetuous elegance.” He is one of the most talented singers of the bel canto repertoire, particularly valued for his interpretations of Rossini’s work. Monaco has made a name for himself as a true virtuoso in the world {…}

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Eleonora Buratto & Elina Garanča Lead Gstaad Menuhin Festival’s Verdi Requiem

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(Photo credit: Karina Schwarz / DG) On August 30, the Gstaad Menuhin Festival is set to perform Verdi’s Requiem. The concert will feature Eleonora Buratto as the soprano soloist alongside Elina Garanča, Joseph Calleja, and Roberto Tagliavini. Gianandrea Noseda will conduct the concert, which will feature the orchestra and chorus of the Zurich Opera House. In a statement, Buratto said, “Singing {…}

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Sondra Ravdanovsky Makes Surprise Appearance in Gran Teatre del Liceu’s ‘West Side Story’

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Sondra Radvanivsky surprised audiences on July 29 at the first performance of “West Side Story” at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. The Barcelona theater said, “It was the surprise of the night! The great Sondra Radvanovsky appeared on stage at the Gran Teatre del Liceu to perform ‘Somewhere’ in the symphonic version of ‘West Side Story,’ under the baton of {…}

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Teatro Real de Madrid Announces Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

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(©Gemma Escribano) The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced a cast change for “La Traviata” on July 20, 2025. The company said that due to illness, Nadine Sierra has had to cancel the performance. As a result, Sabina Puértolas will sing the title role. Puértolas has performed around the world at leading theaters including the Teatro Real, Teatro de la Zarzuela, {…}