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10 Anticipated Productions for the 2026-27 Fall Season

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It’s that time of the year again! The 2026-27 season is about to begin and audiences are getting ready to choose performances as they head back to the opera. With so much to choose from, OperaWire is breaking down 10 opera productions that are must-sees. “Lincoln in the Bardo” at the Metropolitan Opera – Oct. 19-Nov. 14, 2026 The Metropolitan {…}
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Tiroler Landestheater Extends CEO’s Contract

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The Tiroler Landestheater has announced that it will be extending its CEO Irene Girkinger contract for another five years. As a result, she will stay until August 31, 2033. Since the season 2023-24, Girkinger has been leading the company and has focused on versatile, courageous and contemporary programming, cross-disciplinary work, the promotion of young talents and a theatre that faces {…}
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Ermonela Jaho to Retire ‘La Traviata’ at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

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Ermonela Jaho has announced that she is retiring the role of Violetta in “La Traviata.” The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma announced that after having performed the role 300 times around the world at the Royal Opera House, Metropolitan Opera, Opéra national de Paris, Arena di Verona, and the Teatro Real, among others, Jaho will sing three final performances on June {…}
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Protest Erupt as Teatro alla Scala Hikes Up Prices for Gallery Seats

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Following the announcement that the Teatro alla Scala was increasing prices of more than 30 per cent, protests erupted. The Times of London is reporting that during a performance of “Carmen” last week, multicolored leaflets were thrown down onto the stalls denouncing the move as one that would “burden the theatre’s traditional audience” and demanding it be reversed. According to {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: La Traviata (Cast B)

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(Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera presented this season’s “La Traviata” with a second cast on May 6th, 2026 for its 1,066th performance of Verdi’s masterpiece. Conductor Marco Armiliato led the cast of all-stars including soprano Ermonela Jaho as Violetta Valéry, Edyta Kulczak as Flora Bervoix, Jeongcheol Cha as Marques D’Obigny, Dwayne Croft as Baron Douphol (Graduate {…}
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Cast Change: Marta Torbidoni Joins Teatro alla Scala’s ‘Nabucco’

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Marta Torbidoni will sing the role of Abigaille in the Teatro alla Scala’s new production of “Nabucco.” The soprano will replace the originally announced Russian soprano Inara Kozlavskaya for the June 4, 6, and 9, 2026 performances. Torbidoni has performed at the Teatro alla Scala in productions of “Norma” and has also appeared at such theatres and concert halls as {…}
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Maggio Musicale Awarded ‘Franco Abbiati’ Prize for Best Opera Production of 2025

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(Photo: Michele Monasta) Prior to the premiere of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s new production of John Adam’s opera “The Death of Klinghoffer” on April 19, the Italian Music Critics Association gathered for its 45th “Franco Abbiati” annual awards ceremony to celebrate Italian opera’s achievements of 2025. The theater of the Maggio Musicale was chosen as the venue for the presentations {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Sondra Radvanovsky, Saioa Hernández, Brian Jagde, Ludovic Tézier, Lisette Oropesa, Jakub Józef Orliński, Sonya Yoncheva, Marina Rebeka, Xabier Anduaga, Mané Galoyan, & Benjamin Bernheim lead Teatro Real de Madrid’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Sondra Radvanovsky and Saioa Hernández lead Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” with Lucas Meachem, Szymon Mechliński, Brian Jagde,, Michael Fabiano and Jorge de Leon. Nicola Luisotti conducts Carlos Wagner’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 11, 2026 Paul Agnew conducts Handel’s “Riccardo Primo, rè d’Inghilterra” with Jakub Józef Orliński, Melissa Petit, Alex Rosen, {…}
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Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: La Traviata

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) On March 31, the Metropolitan Opera presented the fourth performance of its current revival of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” At the core of this revival’s first cast was Lisette Oropesa, who returned to the Met after a successful “I Puritani” earlier in January. While that role showed the soprano’s precision and elegance in the bel {…}

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