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The Dallas Opera Announces 2026-27 Participants of Linda & Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors

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The Dallas Opera has announced Sara Corriga, Mariana Corichi Gómez, Chi-Yuan Lin, and Rafaela Seywald as the participants in the 2026-27 Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors (HIWC). The four conductors were selected from 83 applicants after two rounds of adjudication. The adjudicators were TDO music staffer Christopher Devlin, Music Director Emmanuel Villaume, and General Director and CEO {…}

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Manfred Honeck Appointed Principal Conductor of Philharmonia Orchestra

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The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced the appointment of Manfred Honeck as its next Principal Conductor, beginning in September 2028. Honeck will become only the seventh Principal Conductor in the Philharmonia’s 80-year history, joining Otto Klemperer, Riccardo Muti, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Christoph von Dohnányi, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Over the years Honeck developed a strong musical rapport with the Philharmonia and {…}

Business, News, Streaming

Teatro alla Scala Announces Free Streaming Platform

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On Sept. 1, all content on the Teatro alla Scala’s LaScalaTV will be available for free upon registration. Thanks to the support of Intesa Sanpaolo, the platform is moving from a paid offering to a free service. The Teatro alla Scala Foundation explains that making the content available to everyone is part of a strategy to enhance and share its {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Maria José Siri on Singing 200 Performances of ‘Aida’

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When Maria José Siri sings her performance of “Aida” on Sept. 10, the soprano will have completed 200 performances of the famed Verdi opera. Since 2003, the role has been in Siri’s repertoire. She first sang it in Argentina and would go on to perform it at such major theaters as the Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Massimo, Arena di Verona, {…}

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Salzburg Festival Honors Cecilia Bartoli with Festival Brooch with Rubies at Birthday Gala

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(PHoto: Marco Borrelli) The Salzburg Festival celebrated Cecilia Bartoli on August 8 with a surprise during a performance of Rossini’s “Il viaggio a Reims.” During the birthday gala, the Festival Directorate presented the famed mezzo with the Golden Festival Brooch with Rubies, the highest honor the festival bestows. The evening brought together a gathering of such artists as Pretty Yende, {…}

Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist of the Week: Iwona Sobotka

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This week Iwona Sobotka is set to make her debut at the Salzburg Festival in Verdi’s “Requiem.” The soprano has been performing at many of the great opera houses in the world and slowly expanding her repertoire. Verdi has been one of the composer’s with which Sobotka has been associated with singing “Otello,” “Simon Boccanegra,” “Il Trovatore,” and “La Traviata,” {…}

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Maria José Siri to Sing 200th Performance of ‘Aida’ at Arena di Verona

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On Sept. 4 and 10, 2026, Maria José Siri will sing her 200th performance of the title role of “Aida.” The soprano will perform the role at the Arena di Verona, where she has sung for several years. Siri’s journey with “Aida” began in 2003 in Argentina, at the Teatro El Círculo in Rosario and later went on to perform {…}

News, Season Announcement

Pretty Yende, Nicole Car, Adam Smith, Lidia Fridman, Nina Minasyan, Russell Thomas, Ruth Iniesta, & Lawrence Brownlee Lead Teatro Massimi di Palermo’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Camille Saint-Saëns’s “Samson et Dalila” will be directed by Jean-Louis Grinda and conducted by Emmanuel Villaume. Martin Muehle and Varduhi Abrahamyan star in the title role. Performance Dates: Nov. 22-29, 2026 Alessandro Baldessarri, Peter e Jill Gabriel’s “Non dirmi che hai paura” will be directed by Laura Ruocco. Performance Dates: {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier, Marina Rebeka, Elīna Garanča, Jessica Pratt, Luca Salsi, Aleksandra Kurzak & Francesco Meli Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2027 Season

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2027 season. Opera Kristina Mkhitarian star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Anthony Ciaramitaro, Luca Salsi, and Min Kim. Performance Dates: Jan. 15-22, 2027 Baldassarre Galuppi’s “Il mondo alla roversa o sia le donne che comandano” will star finalists of the International Pietro Antonio Cesti Baroque Singing Competition in Innsbruck. Chiara Cattani conducts the {…}