Max Emanuel Cencic, Carlo Vistoli, Malena Ernman & Marina Viotti Lead Bayreuth Baroque’s 2025 Season

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The Bayreuth Baroque has announced its 2025 season. Francesco Cavalli’s “Pompeo Magno” is set to be presented with Leonardo García Alarcón conducting and Max Emanuel Cencic directing. The opera will star Max Emanuel Cencic, Mariana Florès, Valerio Contaldo, Artur Plinta, Nicolò Balducci, Sophie Junker, Victor Sicard, Pierre-Antoine Chaumien, Valer Sabadus Scipione, Stefan Sbonnik, Dominique Visse, Kacper Szelążek, and Marcel Beekman. Performance {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Changes for ‘Les Vêpres Siciliennes’ & ‘Aida’

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The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced cast changes for “Les Vêpres Siciliennes” and “Aida.” The company said that for the May 3, 11, and 22 2025 performances, Michael Bachtazde will take over the role of Amonasro in “Aida” for George Petean. Meanwhile, for the performances on May 18, 24, and 31, Dong-Hwan Lee will take over the role of Guy {…}

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Star-Studded Casts Open Four Italian Theater’s 2024-25 Seasons

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(Credit: Teatro Real, Royal Opera House/Bill Cooper/Salzburg Festival) With the year coming to an end, four major Italian opera houses are set to open their 2024-25 seasons. As customary the Italian opera calendar opens in late November or early December. So here is a look at what to expect from these four famed theaters. Teatro La Fenice The Venice Theater {…}

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Arte to Present Teatro Alla Scala’s Homage to Puccini with Jonas Kaufmann, Mariangela Sicilia & Anna Netrebko

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On Nov. 29, Arte.de is set to present the Teatro Alla Scala’s Homage to Puccini gala. The concert will be filmed by Rai Cultura cameras and will also be broadcast on Rai Radio 3. Riccardo Chailly will conduct the evening which will feature soloists Mariangela Sicilia, Jonas Kaufmann, and Anna Netrebko. The first part of the concert will feature Puccini’s {…}

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Pretty Yende & Lea Desandre Headline Acte 4’s 2024-25 Season

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Acte 4 has announced its 2024-25 season. This article only features vocal works. Sopranos Emőke Baráth and Lauranne Oliva, countertenor Tim Mead, tenor Robin Tritschler, and baritone Benjamin Appl are soloists in Handel’s “Messiah.” They are joined by The Spiritual Concert orchestra and choir and directed by Hervé Niquet. Performance Dates: December 11, 2024 Mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre sings Sapho, Iphise and Eglé {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Macbeth’

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(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Macbeth.” The company said that Anastasia Bartoli and Liudmyla Monastyrska the role of Lady Macbeth replacing the originally scheduled Ekaterina Semenchuk. Bartoli will sing the role on Oct. 12. and 15 while Monastyrska will sing it on Oct. 17 and 21. Bartoli is known for her {…}

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Heidelberger Frühling Musikfestival Announces 2025 Season

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The 29th Heidelberger Frühling Musikfestival has released the details of its 2025 season, titled “Liberated Time.” For the purposes of this article only vocal performances are included. Soprano Eleanor Lyons, mezzo-soprano Sophie Harmsen, tenor Benjamin Hulett, and bass Johannes Kammler with the Collegium Vocale Gent present works by Eisler and Beethoven. They are accompanied by the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées under {…}

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Philharmonie de Paris Announces Cast Change for Verdi Requiem

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The Philharmonie de Paris has announced a cast change for its Verdi Requiem on Oct. 4, 2024. The company said that Iwona Sobotka will sing the soprano role replacing the originally announced Juliana Grigoryan. Sobotka has performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Berlin, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and Vienna Symphony. This season {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Changes for ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ & ‘Don Giovanni’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced cast changes for its productions of “Le Nozze di Figaro” and “Don Giovanni.” First, the company said that Federica Lombardi will sing the Countess in “Le Nozze di Figaro” on Oct. 2 stepping in for Hanna-Elisabeth Müller. Secondly, the company said that Oleg Ptashnikov will conduct the October performances of “Don Giovanni” stepping in for {…}

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Max Emanuel Cencic, Carlo Vistoli, Malena Ernman & Marina Viotti Lead Bayreuth Baroque’s 2025 Season

Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Changes for ‘Les Vêpres Siciliennes’ & ‘Aida’

Star-Studded Casts Open Four Italian Theater’s 2024-25 Seasons

Arte to Present Teatro Alla Scala’s Homage to Puccini with Jonas Kaufmann, Mariangela Sicilia & Anna Netrebko

Pretty Yende & Lea Desandre Headline Acte 4’s 2024-25 Season

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Macbeth’

Heidelberger Frühling Musikfestival Announces 2025 Season

Philharmonie de Paris Announces Cast Change for Verdi Requiem

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Changes for ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ & ‘Don Giovanni’