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News, Streaming

Adela Zaharia & Xabier Anduaga Lead Teatro Real’s ‘La Traviata’ Broadcast

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On July 19, the Teatro Real de Madrid is set to  broadcast its production of “La Traviata.” The company announced that it will transmit the performance across multiple cities in Spain in co-production with TVE. The performance will showcase the famed Willy Decker production, which originally premiered in 2005 at the Salzburg festival and was later brought to the Metropolitan {…}

News, Season Announcement

Juan Diego Flórez & J’Nai Bridges Star in La Jolla Music Society’s 2025–26 Winter Season

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(Photo credit: Hoebermann & Acosta) La Jolla Music Society announces its 2025–26 Winter Season. J’Nai Bridges and Justin Austin, with pianist Laura Ward perform in Damien Geter’s “COTTON.” This is a co-production with San Diego Opera. Performance Date: January 16, 2026 Tenor Juan Diego Flórez presents a program of songs by Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Gounod, and Puccini. Performance Date: February 12, 2026 {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Expansion of Laffont Competition

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(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that the Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition is expanding to South America. The company will expand to Santiago, Chile, beginning in the 2025–26 season. The South America Region and the Districts will include Argentina, Chile, and Colombia Districts and will be supported by the partnering organization Fundación Ibañez Atkinson. {…}

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Bryan Wagorn Joins Askonas Holt for General Management

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Bryan Wagorn has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. Wagorn is a Canadian-American pianist who performs regularly in Europe, North America, and Asia with the world’s leading instrumentalists and singers, including Nadine Sierra, Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato, Midori, Pinchas Zukerman, Lise Davidsen, and Anthony Roth Costanzo. He has appeared at Tanglewood, Ravinia, Salzburg, Glyndebourne, Marlboro,  the {…}

News, Season Announcement

Corinne Winter, Federica Lombardi, Alex Esposito, Freddie De Tommaso, Gregory Kunde, Angel Blue & Serena Sáenz Lead Palau de Les Arts’ 2025-26 Season

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The Palau de les Arts has announced its 2025-26 season. Lorenzo Viotti conducts Gounod’s “Faust” in a production by Johannes Erath. Iván Ayón-Rivas, Alex Esposito, Ruth Iniesta, Florian Sempey, and Ekaterine Buachidze. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-15, 2025 Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s “La descente d’Orphée aux enfers” will star Josipa Bilić, Camille Chopin, Sarah Fleiss, Tanaquil Ollivier, Sydney Frodsham, Richard Pittsinger, Bastien Rimondi, Attila {…}

News, Season Announcement

Maria Agresta, Michael Fabiano, Xabier Anduaga, Saioa Hernández, Carlos Álvarez & Yolanda Auyanet Lead Bilbao Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The ABAO Bilbao Ópera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” starring Carmen Solís, Angelo Villari, Ketevan Kemoklidze, and Juan Jesús Rodríguez. Lorenzo Passerini conducts the production by Ignacio García. Performance Dates: Oct. 25-Nov. 3, 2025 Maria Agresta, Jorge de León, Silvia Tro Santafé, and Carlos Álvarez star in Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” with Marco Armiliato {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Rachel Willis-Sørensen on Winning the Beverly Sills Award

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(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) In 2006, the Beverly Sills Award was established to help further the careers of rising stars by providing additional funding for vocal coaching, language study, travel costs, and other professional expenses. Sills was well-known as a supporter and friend to developing young artists, and the award was meant to honor her legacy as an {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Top Five of the New Season at Teatro alla Scala

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(Photo: Ansa Matteo Corner) This Monday, the long-awaited press conference was held to unveil the Teatro alla Scala’s 2025–26 season. The lineup promises to shine with big names, new productions, and ambitious projects. That’s why we’re bringing you a Top five list of the unmissable highlights of the new season! Number 1: A Bold Opening As tradition dictates, the season {…}

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Teatro Alla Scala & Rai to Broadcast Three Operas during 2025-26 Season

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Rai Cultura has announced that it will collaborate with the Teatro alla Scala to bring three performances to audiences from the 2025-26 season. The first performance of the season will be the opening performance of “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,” which will be conducted by Riccardo Chailly and directed by Vasily Barkhatov. The cast will include Alexander Roslavets, Sara Jakubiak, Najmiddin {…}