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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Elīna Garanča, Philippe Jaroussky, Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Ailyn Pérez, Pretty Yende, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’ 2026-27 Season

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The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances: Opera – Staged Lorenzo Passerini conducts Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” in a production by Oliver Mears. The cast includes Ailyn Pérez, Roberto Alagna, Lionel Lhote, and Nicola Ulivieri. Performance Dates: Nov. 2-15, 2026 Pretty Yende, Amitai Pati, Florian Sempey, and Sulkhan Jaiani lead Bizet’s “Les Pêcheurs de perles.” Marc Minkowski conducts {…}
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Renée Fleming, Danielle de Niese, Quinn Kelsey & Nicholas Phan Lead Festival Napa Valley’s 2026 Season

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Festival Napa Festival has announced its 2026 season. “Opera Scenes” will feature Manetti Shrem Opera Fellows conducted by Ryan McAdams. Performance Date: July 8, 2026 Novack Concert for Kids will feature theYoung People’s Chorus of New York City Performance Date: July 9, 2026 Uytengsu Family Opening Night will feature from Beethoven to Getty to Dylan. Time for Three  and the Young {…}
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Festival Napa Valley 2026 to Present World Premiere of ‘The Judgement of Paris’

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(Photo: Glodow Nead press) Festival Napa Valley celebrates its 20th anniversary July 4–19, 2026, featuring the world premiere of composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer’s new opera, “The Judgement of Paris.” This opera is commissioned by the festival and includes conductor Kent Nagano and director Jean-Romain Vesperini, alongside a stellar cast including soprano Danielle De Niese, baritone Quinn Kelsey, {…}
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Foundation for the Promotion of the Hamburg State Opera Names 2026 Prize Winners

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The Foundation for the Promotion of the Hamburg State Opera has announced the recipients of its annual prizes. The Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer Prize was awarded to the seven current scholarship holders of the International Opera Studio Hamburg — Colin Aikins, William Desbiens, Aebh Kelly, Keith Klein, Marie Maidowski, Mziwamadoda Sipho Nodlayiya, and Mariana Poltorak — as well as to Hamburg {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra de Monte-Carlo 2025-26 Review: Die Walküre

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(Credit: ©OMC – Marco Borrelli) With its performances of “Das Rheingold” in 2025, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo launched an ambitious four-year project to present Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” in a new production by Davide Livermore, featuring the period-instrument ensemble Les Musiciens du Prince. Livermore’s Staging One of the more striking contradictions in contemporary opera is the frequent pairing of {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Joan Sutherland, Katherine Jolly, Mirjam Mesak & David Butt Philip Lead New CD & DVD Releases

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Welcome back for the CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. The New Year will continue to surprise audiences especially with new compilations from Beth Morrison Projects and Decca Classics which releases a number of recordings by legendary Joan Sutherland. There is also a world premiere recording of Nadia Boulanger’s opera. Here is a look at some of {…}
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Arturo Toscanini Conservatory Named National Ambassador

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Arturo Toscanini Conservatory has been selected as one of the 100 national ambassadors chosen by the Osservatorio Eccellenze Italiane (Observatory of Italian Excellence). The recognition, now in its 2nd edition, is sponsored by the Council of Ministers and from eleven Ministries that celebrates in a prestigious volume, published by RDE Publishing House, 100 exemplary leaders including municipalities, institutions, tradition, of {…}
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Renée Fleming, Danielle De Niese, Quinn Kelsey, Nicholas Phan Headline Festival Napa Valley 2026

https://operawire.com/renee-fleming-danielle-de-niese-quinn-kelsey-nicholas-phan-headline-festival-napa-valley-2026/

(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) Festival Napa Valley has announced its 2026 summer season, which runs from July 4–19, 2026. The season opens with Festival Live! Concerts, a series of daily performances showcasing Festival artists in rotating programs presented in partnership with the Frost School of Music’s Blackburn Music Academy at CIA at Copia. Performance Dates: July 4–18, 2026 Festival Napa {…}

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