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Environmental Operas Reshaping Our Ideas Of The World

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Photo Credit: Valeriya Landar/Opera aperta The themes of environmentalism, conservation of natural resources, sustainability, and ecological welfare abound in contemporary discourse due to the increasingly unstable nature of Earth’s condition and humanity’s persistent inability to regulate the actions of the apathetic. Composers of every age, capacity, and style have come forward to voice their views on the matter. From the {…}

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George Petean & Federica Lombardi Lead Dutch National Opera’s ‘Simon Boccaegra’

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The Dutch National Opera is set to present Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra.” The company will present the opera as part of the Holland Festival and Fabio Luisi will conduct the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Jetske Mijnssen will direct the new production. The new production by Mijnssen sets Verdi’s opera in 1881, the year the revised version premiered and when Italy was united {…}

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Olga Kulchynska & Björn Bürger Lead Dutch National Opera’s ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

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The Dutch National Opera is set to present Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The production will be directed by Kirill Serebrennikov who will reimagine the opera to the present day, using a set design that sharply exposes the societal divide between rich and poor. The stage will be split horizontally: above, an elegant, minimalist home for the elite, filled with contemporary {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Magdeburg Telemann Festival 2026 Review: Festmusik & Otto

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(Photo: Viktoria Kühne) The 2026 biennial Magdeburg Telemann Festival reached its zenith this week, offering a rewarding musical marathon that spanned centuries of political and musical history. Over the course of a single day, the festival presented two contrasting faces of Georg Philipp Telemann: the celebratory architect of Habsburg dynastic splendor and the pragmatic, experimental operatic bridge-builder. From the daylight {…}

News, Season Announcement

Corinne Winters, Ryan Speedo Green, Federica Lombardi, Sara Jakubiak & Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Lead Dutch National Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana” will be conducted by Andrea Battistoni. Leoncavallo’s work will star Corinne Winters, Riccardo Massi, Roman Burdenko, and Hubert Zapiór while Mascagni’s will star Raehann Bryce-Davis, SeokJong Baek, Enkelejda Shkoza, Roman Burdenko, and Maria Warenberg. Performance Dates: Sept. 5 – 23, 2026 Shostakovich’s “Cherry Town” will {…}

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Glimmerglass Festival Appoints New Managing Director

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The Glimmerglass Festival has announced the appointment of Caleb Wertenbaker as its new Managing Director, effective March 16, 2026. In his new role, Wertenbaker will partner with Artistic & General Director Robert Ainsley to oversee the Festival’s operations, finances, and administration, supporting the organization’s continued artistic and institutional growth. Wertenbaker has a multidisciplinary background spanning opera and theater production and {…}

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Dutch National Opera to Present ‘Die Passagierin’ for the First Time

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(Credit: © Hugo Thomassen) The Dutch National Opera is set to perform the Dutch premiere of Mieczysław Weinberg’s opera “Die Passagierin.” The production will open on April 17 and run through May 2, starring Jenny Carlstedt, Sibylle Maria Dordel, Nikolai Schukoff, Sylvia D’Eramo, Gyula Orendt, Madison Horman, Iida Antola, Eva Kroon, Margarita Nekrasova, Daria Brusova, Joe Chalmers, Jasurbek Khaydarov, Lucas {…}

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Copenhagen Opera Festival Announces New Artistic Director

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The Copenhagen Opera Festival has appointed Louise Beck as its next Artistic Director, effective Sept. 1, 2026. Trained as a set designer and stage director, Beck, who assumes responsibility for the festival’s artistic direction for a four-year term, currently leads OPE-N (formerly OperaNord), an opera platform dedicated to expanding the genre’s contemporary reach. Beck has collaborated extensively with major institutions {…}