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News, Season Announcement

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Lise Davidsen, Elīna Garanča, Ludovic Tézier, Juan Diego Flórez, Diana Damrau, Regula Mühlemann, Cecilia Bartoli, Sonya Yoncheva, Sabine Devieilhe, Ermonela Jaho, Benjamin Bernheim Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s 2026-27 Season

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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2026-27 season. Premiere  The season opens with Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” conducted by Tamo Peltokoski and Erina Yashima. The new production will be directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca and will star Magnus Dietrich, Tobias Kehrer, Regula Mühlemann, Jasmin Delfs, Johan Krogius, Brent Michael Smith, Kathrin Zukowski,  Alina Wunderlin, Yannick Debus, Andrew Moore, and Evan Gray. {…}

News, Season Announcement

Jonas Kaufmann, Irene Roberts, Julia Muzychenko, Aigul Akhmetshina, Pretty Yende, & Luca Salsi Highlight Tiroler Festspiele Erl’s 2026-27 Season

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The Tiroler Festspiele Erl has announced its 2026-27 season. Winter 2026 Julius Zeman conducts Bach’s “Weihnachtsoratorium” with Alina Wunderlin, Anita Monserrat, Manuel Günther, and Michael Nagl. Performance Date: Dec. 6, 2026 Asher Fisch conducts Verdi’s “Nabucco” with Gabriele Viviani, Anastasia Bartoli, Simon Lim, Emilia Rukavina, and Giorgio Berrugi. Performance Date: Dec. 13, 2026 Asher Fisch conducts “Ein Bauer namens Verdi.” Performance {…}

News, Season Announcement

Klangvokal Music Festival Dortmund Unveils 2026 Season Featuring Pene Pati, Varduhi Abrahamyan & Daniel Behle

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(Photo credit: Kirschbaum) Klangvokal Music Festival Dortmund announces its 2026 season. The season opens with Jean-Philippe Rameau’s “Les Boréades.” Reinoud Van Mechelen, Gwendoline Blondeel, Lisandro Abadie, Tomáš Král, Robert Getchell, Philippe Estèphe, and Lore Binon make up the cast. The Belgian period ensemble a nocte temporis acommpanies. Performance Date: May 22, 2026 Tenor Pene Pati presents the concert, “Neapolitan Canzoni” {…}

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Bilbao Opera to Present Sold Out Concert with Xabier Anduaga & Nadine Sierra

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The ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Xabier Anduaga and Nadine Sierra in a concert on Dec. 13, 2025. The concert which has the support of the Fundación BBVA, is sold out and will show the two stars in music from “La Traviata,” “Roméo et Juliette,” “La fille du régiment,”  “L’elisir d’amore,” “La bohème,”  and “I pagliacci.” They will {…}

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Teatro San Carlo to World Premiere Ennio Morricone’s ‘Partenope’

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Ennio Morricone’s sole opera “Partenope” will receive its world premiere at Teatro San Carlo. The work will be performed on Dec. 12 and 14  and will be conducted by Riccardo Frizza. The new Teatro San Carlo production will be entrusted to the vision of Vanessa Beecroft who will work alongside Daniela Ciancio and Danilo Rubeca. The cast will include Jessica {…}

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Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto Announces Dates & Jury for International Singing Competition

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Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto has announced that its International Singing Competition, formerly the European Community Competition for Young Opera Singers, will take place February 25–28, 2026, at the Teatro Caio Melisso in Spoleto. The jury will be chaired by conductor Donato Renzetti and includes soprano Maria Agresta, artist manager Saverio Clemente, Teatro Lirico Sperimentale Artistic Director Enrico Girardi, and {…}

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Cast Change: Teatro Real de Madrid Has New Baritones for ‘Otello’

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The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced a cast change for its production of “Otello.” The company said that Igor Golovatenko and Artur Rucinski, who were originally announced for the production, will be replaced by Gabriele Viviani, Vladimir Stoyanov and Franco Vassallo. Viviani will perform on Sept. 19, 22, 25, 28, and Oct. 2 and 5 meanwhile, Stoyanov will perform {…}

News, Streaming

My Opera Player to Present ‘Otello’ with Brian Jagde & Asmik Grigorian

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On Sept. 25, the Teatro Real is set to stream Verdi’s “Otello” mon My Opera Player. The opera will star Brian Jagde in his role debut as Otello alongside Asmik Grigorian as Desdemona and Gabriele Viviani as Iago. Nicola Luisotti will conduct the production by David Alden. The cast will be rounded out by Airam Hernández, Albert Casals, In Sung {…}

News, Season Announcement

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Pirozzi, Sonya Yoncheva, Yusif Eyvazov, Angela Meade, & Aleksandra Kurak Lead Festival Puccini’s 2026 Season

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The Puccini Opera Festival in Torre del Lago, Italy, has announced the titles for the 2026 season. The season opens with “Turandot,” which will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The first cast will star Anna Pirozzi, Vittorio De Campo, Roberto Alagna, and Aleksandra Kurzak, while the second cast will include Angela Meade, Michele Pertusi, Gregory Kunde, and Ermonela Jaho. The third {…}