New National Theatre Tokyo 2024-25 Review: Guillaume Tell

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(Photo by Rikimaru Hotta) The New National Theatre Tokyo is on the rise. Fresh off its announcement earlier this year that the company would be hosting the 2028 World Opera Forum, the organization has committed to expanding its repertory in recent seasons, taking on increasingly ambitious projects, oftentimes in collaboration with the major opera houses around the world. Over the {…}

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Festival d’Aix-en-Provence Appoints New Deputy General Director

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Pierre Audi, General Director of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, has appointed Olivier Leymarie as Deputy General Director of the Festival. The news was announced after the deliberation of a jury chaired by Paul Hermelin, Chairman of the Festival’s Board of Directors, and including state and local authority representatives, as well as several qualified members of the Board. Leymarie will take up {…}

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Lisenka Heijboer Castañón Wins Götz Friedrich Prize

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Dutch-Peruvian director Lisenka Heijboer Castañón has won the Götz Friedrich Prize for the 2023-4 season. The director won for her production of John Adams’s “The Gospel According to the Other Mary” at the Volksoper Wien. The prize is one of the most important recognitions for promoting outstanding talent in the field of music theatre directing. Past winners have included Stefan {…}

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2025 FEDORA Prizes Biennale Announces Opera Jury

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FEDORA has selected jury members to evaluate the applicants for its Prizes Biennale 2025. The opera jury, composed of eight opera experts, is chaired by former CEO of Royal Swedish Opera, Birgitta Svendén. Jury members are Pierre Audi the Festival of Aix-en-Provence’s General Director, composer Alex Ho, CEO of the Royal Danish Theatre Kasper Holten, Iva Hraste-Sočo the General Manager {…}

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Luca Salsi, Anna Netrebko, Lidia Fridman, Corinne Winters & Ian Bostridge Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2024-25 Season

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra“ in a production by Richard Jones. Michele Mariotti conducts the production with a cast that includes Luca Salsi in the title role, Eleonora Buratto, Stefan Pop, and Michele Pertusi. The opening night will be streamed on Rai5 and Radio3. Another cast will {…}

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La Monnaie de Munt Announces Change to its Ring Cycle

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With the announcement of its 2024-25 season, La Monnaie de Munt has announced a change to its upcoming Ring Cycle. The company said that “As previously announced, Romeo Castellucci was engaged to direct Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, spread over two seasons. A massive undertaking that only visionary artists are courageous enough to attempt and a major challenge for any {…}

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Sasha Cooke, Ingela Brimberg, Mark S. Doss & Eve-Maud Hubeaux Lead La Monnaie de Munt’s 2024-25 Season

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La Monnaie de Munt has announced the 2024-25 season. Opera Wagner’s “Siegfried” will star Magnus Vigilius, Peter Hoare, Gábor Bretz, Scott Hendricks, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Ingela Brimberg, Nora Gubisch, and Liv Redpath. Alain Altinoglu conducts Pierre Audi’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 4, 2024 Kris Defoort’s “The Time of Our Singing ” will star Mark S. Doss, Claron Mcfadden, Simon Bailey, Levy {…}

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Park Avenue Armory & Asia Society Present ‘Shall We Gather at the River’

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Park Avenue Armory, in co-commission with Asia Society, will present the world premiere of “Shall We Gather at the River” on May 21, 2024. The showcase is a musical call to action against climate change that features Black American Spirituals and Bach Cantatas. The performance is staged by Peter Sellars and features performances by Oxford Bach Soloists, Choir of Trinity {…}

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Anja Harteros Cancels ‘Tosca’ & ‘Parsifal’ at Bayerische Staatsoper

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Anja Harteros has canceled her performances of Wagner’s “Parsifal” and Puccini’s “Tosca” at the Bayerische Staatsoper. The soprano was originally set to perform a new production of Puccini’s opera and revive Wagner’s work. As a result, Eleonora Buratto will sing the title role of Tosca making her role debut while Irene Roberts will take over Kundry in “Parsifal” making her {…}

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New National Theatre Tokyo 2024-25 Review: Guillaume Tell

Festival d’Aix-en-Provence Appoints New Deputy General Director

Lisenka Heijboer Castañón Wins Götz Friedrich Prize

2025 FEDORA Prizes Biennale Announces Opera Jury

Luca Salsi, Anna Netrebko, Lidia Fridman, Corinne Winters & Ian Bostridge Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2024-25 Season

La Monnaie de Munt Announces Change to its Ring Cycle

Sasha Cooke, Ingela Brimberg, Mark S. Doss & Eve-Maud Hubeaux Lead La Monnaie de Munt’s 2024-25 Season

Park Avenue Armory & Asia Society Present ‘Shall We Gather at the River’

Anja Harteros Cancels ‘Tosca’ & ‘Parsifal’ at Bayerische Staatsoper