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New Venue for Hamburg State Opera Announced

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The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has won an international competition to design the new Hamburg State Opera as part of its major cultural project planned for the Baakenhöft peninsula. The competition was made by the authorities and members of parliament in Hamburg, Germany and unanimously selected BIG’s proposal. This new building will replace the mid-20th-century opera house on Dammtorstraße, and {…}
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Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced its 2025 nominees. The nominees for Opera Company of the Year are Deutsche Oper Berlin, GöteborgsOperan, Houston Grand Opera, MusikTheater an der Wien, Opernhaus Zürich, and Teatro alla Scala.  Meanwhile, in the Female Singer category, Anastasia Bartoli, Elsa Dreisig, Véronique Gens, Asmik Grigorian, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Adela Zaharia are the nominees.  In the Male Singer {…}
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Jessica Pratt, Carolina López Moreno, Brian Jagde, Corinne Winters, Francesco Meli, Asmik Grigorian & Luca Salsi Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2026 Season

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2026 season. Michele Gamba conducts Massimo Popolizio’s production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” Chiara Isotton and Marta Mari sing the title role alongside Vincenzo Costanzo and Bror Magnus Tødenes as Cavaradossi and Alexey Markov and Claudio Sgura as Scarpia. Opening Date: Jan. 11, 2026 Robert Carsen directs “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” with Riccardo Frizza conducting. Corinne Winters, Brian {…}
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Stefania Panighini Directs a New Production of ‘Tosca’ in Trieste

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The Teatro Verdi Estate is set to present Puccini’s “Tosca.” The new staging, Stefania Panighini, will feature sets by Nicolò Cristiano, costumes by Chiara Barichello and lighting design by Emanuele Agliati. In a statement, Panighini said, “We’ve always seen it as such! Tosca is a seemingly normal story of abuse. We’ve been looking at it in this way for over {…}
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Luca Salsi, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli, Annalisa Stroppa, Rosa Feola, & Gregory Kunde Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera  The season opens with Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” with Ivor Bolton conducting a new production by Paul Curran. The cast includes Daniel Behle, Cecilia Molinari, Nicolò Balducci, and Francesca Aspromonte. Performance Dates: Nov. 20-30, 2025 Luca Micheletti directs Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” with Renato Palumbo conducting. Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli, {…}
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Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Names Kazuki Yamada to Positions of Chief Conductor & Artistic Director

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(©Tairadate Taira) The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin has named Kazuki Yamada to the position of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director. The Japanese conductor will take over the ensemble starting during the 2026-27 season with his initial tenure set for three years. “I am filled with great joy and deep gratitude to be appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Deutsches {…}
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Philharmonia Orchestra Announces 2025-26 Season

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The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. London Season at the Royal Festival Hall  Lorenzo Viotti and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha performa a Wagner, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky program. Performance Date: Nov. 6, 2025 Marin Alsop  conducts Karpman’s “Balls” and Walton’s “Façade.” The concert includes narrator Sandi Toksvig and soloists Nikola Printz and  Nicky Spence. {…}
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Salzburg Festival Names 3 Finalists for 2025 Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award

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The Salzburg Festival has announced the three finalists for the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award. The finalists include Christian Blex, Jakub Przybycień, and Jong-Jie Yin. They were selected from amongst eight semifinalists who spent a weekend at the Felsenreitschule with the oenm. œsterreichisches ensemble fuer neue musik and the Mozarteum Orchestra. They will compete for the Award during the {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sabine Devieilhe, Piotr Beczała, Nicole Car, Saioa Hernández, Freddie De Tommaso, Thomas Hampson, Pretty Yende & Renée Fleming Lead Opéra National de Paris 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème,” featuring Nicole Car, Yaritza Véliz, Charles Castronovo, Joshua Guerrero, Andrea Carroll, Étienne Dupuis, Xiaomeng Zhang, and Alexandros Stavrakakis. Domingo Hindoyan conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-Oct. 14, 2025 Cecilia Molinari leads Handel’s “Ariodante” alongside Luca Tittoto, Jacquelyn Stucker, Sabine Devieilhe, Rupert Charlesworth, Christophe Dumaux, {…}

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