Marina Costa-Jackson, Zachary Nelson & Nicole Cabell Lead North Carolina Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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North Carolina Opera has announced its 2022-23 season, featuring two company premieres and audience favorites. Here’s what the company has in store for audiences. NCO will present its season opener and company premiere of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” in concert for one night only. The presentation stars Marina Costa-Jackson, Jonathan Burton, Levi Hernandez, and Donald Hartmann. NCO’s presentation of Puccini’s devastating {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Karen Cargill, Carolyn Sampson & Nicole Chevalier Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get two full opera recordings and two recital albums. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Thaïs Unitel and C Major will release Massenet’s opera from January 2021. The production was directed by Peter Konwitschny and conducted by Leo Hussain. Nicole Chevalier and Josef Wagner lead the cast. L’Orfeo Leonardo García Alarcón leads the {…}

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Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Karina Gauvin & Kelley O’Connor Headline Orchestra of St. Luke’s 2019-20 Carnegie Hall Season

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Orchestra of St. Luke’s has announced its 2019-20 Carnegie Hall Season, which will include three concert performances with Principal Conductor Bernard Labadie. In its first concert of the season, Orchestra of St. Luke’s will present two works by Mendelssohn, “The Hebrides” Overture and Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, “Scottish.” Additionally, 24-year-old pianist Beatrice Rana will be featured during {…}

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Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Elisabeth Teige, Karen Cargill & Louise Alder lead Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

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The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Gustavo Gimeno conducts María Toledo and Eric Abramovitz in a program of Falla, Stravinsky, and Jose Gonzalez Granero. Performance Dates: Oct. 1 & 3, 2026 Gustavo Gimeno and Rachel Willis-Sørensen team up for Strauss’ “Four Last Songs.” The program also includes Mahler and Beethoven. Performance Dates: Nov. 12 & 14, {…}

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Ana Cernicova, Nicoleta Maier, Stefan von Korch, Cosmin Marcovici, Diana lonescu Star in Iaşi National Opera’s ‘The Merry Widow 2.0’

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Iaşi National Opera is set to present “The Merry Widow 2.0.” Sopranos Ana Cernicova and Nicoleta Maier take on the title role in Lehar’s “The Merry Widow,” on Feb. 6 and 7, respectively. The cast is rounded out by sopranos Diana lonescu and Angelica Solomon, countertenor Alexandru Savin, tenors Cosmin Marcovici, Andrei Lazăr, and Stefan von Korch, and basses Andrei {…}

Season Announcement

Eri Nakamura, Brandon Jovanovich, Aya Wakizono, Carmen Giannattasio, Kristina Mkhitaryan Headline New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2026-27 Season

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The New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2026-27 season. First up is Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” under the baton of Alessandro Bonato, with production and costume design by Laurent Pelly. The cast includes Giorgi Manoshvili, Claudia Muschio, Paolo Bordogna, Ruzil Gatin, Bruno Taddia, Yuka Tajima, and Yasuhiro Yamamoto. Performance Dates: Oct. 2–12, 2026 A new production of Britten’s {…}

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Cast Change: Aleksandra Kuzak Joins Opéra de Monte Carlo’s ‘Aida’ Cast

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(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg) The Opéra de Monte Carlo has announced a cast change for its production of ‘Aida.” The company said that “We are delighted to welcome Aleksandra Kurzak who, following her triumph at the Opéra Bastille, will perform the role of Aida from 16 to 22 November 2025. Due to personal reasons, Anna Pirozzi will be unable to take {…}

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Cast Change: Ludovic Tézier Joins Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s ‘Aida’

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The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its production of “Aida.” The company said, “We would like to inform you that, for personal reasons, Artur Rucinski will not be able to perform as Amonasro in Aida from November 16 to 22, 2025. However, we are pleased to announce that he will be replaced by Ludovic Tézier.” Tézier {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Nicole Cabell On Her Return to Ravinia & Taking On Her Only Händel Role

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(Photo by Devon Cass) On August 24, 2025, Ravinia, in collaboration with Haymarket Opera Company, will present a performance of Händel’s “Alcina.” The showcase will be headlined by Nicole Cabell, taking on the title role, the only one by Händel in her repertory. Cabell, the 2005 winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, is no stranger to Ravinia, {…}

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Marina Costa-Jackson, Zachary Nelson & Nicole Cabell Lead North Carolina Opera’s 2022-23 Season

Karen Cargill, Carolyn Sampson & Nicole Chevalier Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Karina Gauvin & Kelley O’Connor Headline Orchestra of St. Luke’s 2019-20 Carnegie Hall Season

Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Elisabeth Teige, Karen Cargill & Louise Alder lead Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

Ana Cernicova, Nicoleta Maier, Stefan von Korch, Cosmin Marcovici, Diana lonescu Star in Iaşi National Opera’s ‘The Merry Widow 2.0’

Eri Nakamura, Brandon Jovanovich, Aya Wakizono, Carmen Giannattasio, Kristina Mkhitaryan Headline New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2026-27 Season

Cast Change: Aleksandra Kuzak Joins Opéra de Monte Carlo’s ‘Aida’ Cast

Cast Change: Ludovic Tézier Joins Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s ‘Aida’

Q & A: Soprano Nicole Cabell On Her Return to Ravinia & Taking On Her Only Händel Role