Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2026: Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria

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(Photo: © SF/Marco Borrelli) A Marionette Theatre for Monteverdi The Salzburg Whitsun Festival presents a production of Claudio Monteverdi’s “Il ritorno d’Ulisse” in patria by Franco Citterio and Giovanni Schiavolin as a marionette performance, in collaboration with Italy’s most renowned puppet company, the Compagnia Marionettistica Carlo Colla & Figli of Milan. A small puppet theatre is constructed on the stage {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q &A: Fundación Ibáñez Atkinson’s Andrés Rodríguez Spoerer on his Operatic Journey & Bringing Met Opera’s Laffont Competition Auditions to South America

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(© Fundación Ibáñez Atkinson) This year, the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition held its first South American auditions in over 70 years. This historic event was several years in the making, with Andrés Rodríguez Spoerer as its main champion. As Music Director of Chile’s Fundación Ibáñez Atkinson (FIA), Rodríguez Spoerer spent years building the relationships, programs, and infrastructure that would make {…}

Business, News

Yeongtaek Yang Joins Centre Stage Artist Management

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(Photo credit: Dario Acosta) Centre Stage Artist Management has announced that baritone Yeongtaek Yang has joined its roster for general management. Yang holds degrees in voice from Seoul National University and the Manhattan School of Music, and is an alumnus of the Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Artist Program and the Chautauqua Institution. Yang has received top honors in numerous major {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: A 1960s Thriller Born Anew in Stephen Schwartz’s ‘Séance on a Wet Afternoon’

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(Photo: David Bazemore) Now that 2025 has come and gone, and we are facing a new year of possibilities, it’s best to take a quick review of the stories we’ve explored together in the last years before 2026 really begins. While there has been a good deal of historical articles like the cinematic presence of Maria Callas and Wagner, there’s {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Roberto Alagna on Making Waves at 62, Singing ‘Turandot’ at the Royal Opera House & Career Highlights

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(Credit: Slawek Przerwa) Legendary tenor Roberto Alagna is celebrating 43 years in the business. Considered to be the least talented in a large family of musicians, he nonetheless spent his youth busking around Paris cabarets, singing pop music accompanied with his guitar. But his passion, fired by Mario Lanza films, was opera and, largely self-taught, he pursued that dream. That {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma 2025 Review: Lohengrin

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(Photo: Fabrizio Sansoni) Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera opened its season with “Lohengrin,” last heard at the Teatro Costanzi a half century ago, in 1975. Once Wagner’s most popular opera in this country, it fell out of favor with the new dogma of presenting operas in their original language. Between 1933 and 1966, it was performed on average every other season. Then {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Pablo García-López on Supporting Roles in Opera, Zarzuela, ‘Falstaff’ & ‘Turandot’

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Andalusian tenor Pablo García-López is one of the rising voices on the European opera and concert scene. The tenor has performed all over the world on such stages as the Teatro Real, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Opéra de Lausanne, Royal Opera House of Muscat, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, and Théâtre du Capitole {…}

Business, News

Alexandra Nowakowski Joins DO Opera for General Management

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Alexandra Nowakowski has joined DO OPERA for general management. The soprano is coming off her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amina in “La Sonnambula,” stepping in for an ailing Nadine Sierra. Next up, the soprano will perform Gilda in Verdi’s “Rigoletto” on Dec. 12 – 20, 2025 at Ópera de Oviedo, conducted by Óliver Díaz. Then she will give a recital {…}

News

English National Opera Explores Immersive 5G Opera Streaming Options

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English National Opera along with HoloEdge Digital, CoSTAR Network, d&b audiotechnik, and the Guildhall Immersive Opera Fellowship are exploring how opera can be experienced through immersive 5G technology. Through the app, HoloEdge Classical, audiences can download volumetric performances featuring 360° VR scenes, and both 3D and 2D productions to enjoy anywhere. The VR technology allows the viewer to witness the {…}

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