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Opera San José to Present Outdoor Concert at San José Municipal Rose Garden

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Opera San José will present “Opera in the Rose Garden” at the Municipal Rose Garden in San José, California on Saturday, June 20. The showcase will feature the OSJ Orchestra conducted by Music Director Joseph Marcheso in music from “Die Fledermaus,” “Pagliacci,” “Rigoletto,” “Carmen,” “The Pearl Fishers.” Special guests include tenor Pasquale Esposito and soprano Victoria McDowell, joined by sopranos {…}
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Jesslyn Thomas & San Francisco Opera Orchestra to Present Free Concert Honoring Hospice Workers

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(Photo credit: Nicole Cetina) San Francisco Opera Orchestra’s third annual Harmonic Interlude Concert will honor hospice workers. ​Soprano Jesslyn Thomas and San Francisco Opera Chorus will present a concert of works by Rossini, Strauss, Villa-Lobos, and Schubert, among others. Robert Mollicone conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. This year’s Harmonic Interlude concert marks the first time vocal selections have been {…}
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Teatro alla Scala 2025-26 Review: Pelléas et Mélisande

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(Photo: Monika Rittershaus / La Scala) “Opera sings too much” provocatively declared a barely thirty-year-old Claude Debussy shortly before revolutionizing the concept of lyric theater in France with what would become his only operatic work: “Pelléas et Mélisande.” A work built upon silences, allusions, and a circular sense of time: a fable situated outside reality. The result was not what {…}
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Opera Parallèle to Present ‘Doubt’ with Matthew Worth & Rhoslyn Jones

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Opera Parallèle (OP) is set to present the West Coast debut of Douglas Cuomo’s “Doubt.” The work, which includes a libretto by John Patrick Shanley, will performed at the Presidio Theatre on May 29, 30 and 31. This is a reimagined version of “Doubt,” which will feature the premiere of a new chamber orchestra version created by the composer and {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Lise Davidsen, Sabine Devieilhe, Jonathan Tetelman, Huw Montague Rendall & Golda Schultz Lead Berlin Philharmonic’s 2026-27 Season

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The Berlin Philharmonic has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. MainStage Nicholas Collon conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in György Ligeti’s “Le Grand Macabre” with Sarah Aristidou, Heidi Melton, Andrew Watts, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Leigh Melrose, Karl Huml, Kathrin Lorenzen, and Jingjing Xu. Performance Date: August 28, 2026 Kent Nagano conducts the WDR Sinfonieorchester {…}
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The Crossing Announces Additional Programming for June 2026

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The Crossing concludes its 21st season with additional programming. This article only includes newly announced events. “The Month of Moderns 1,” presented by ArtPhilly as part of the What Now: 2026 Festival, features a world premiere by Nicole Lizée, along with works David Lang, Shara Nova, Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon, Edie Hill, Caroline Shaw, and Gabriel Jackson. Performance Dates: June {…}
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Vanessa Goikoetxea, Ruth González, Enrique Sánchez-Ramos Star in 2026 Festival de Ópera de Cámara

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Festival de ópera de cámara announces its 2026 lineup. The festival opens with “Svadba“ by Ana Sokolović and “Klara“ by Pedro Halffter. Vanessa Goikoetxea sings the role of Klara with Halffter and Juan Carlos Garvayo at the piano. Performance Date: July 3, 2026 “Pericca e Varrone” by Scarlatti is next. La Madrileña perform under the the baton of José Antonio {…}
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Huw Montague Rendall, Pene Pati, Freddie De Tommaso, Mihai Damian, Pretty Yende, Sabine Devieilhe, Elina Garanča Perform in Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes’ 2026-27 Season

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(Photo credit: Watson, Leedom, Gibson, Filip) Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes announces 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the vocal performances. A concert version of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” stars Huw Montague Rendall, Emöke Baráth, Lauranne Oliva, Adrien Fournaison, Eva Zaïcik, Diana Montague, Jennifer Courcier, Raphaël Brémard, and Nicolas Brooymans. Francesco Corti conducts B’Rock Orchestra. Performance Date: {…}
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Teatro G. B. Pergolesi di Jesi Announces 2026 Season & Pergolesi Spontini Festival

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(Photo credit: Karim Siari) Teatro G. B. Pergolesi di Jesi announces its season and lineup for the Pergolesi Spontini Festival in 2026. This article only features classical voice events. Pergolesi Spontini Festival “Disarming Accords” Maria Olimpia Renna solos in a concert featuring works by Gershwin and Bernstein. Marco Attura directs the Time Machine Ensemble. Performance Date: July 18, 2026 Raphael {…}

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