Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Sondra Radvanovsky, Roberto Alagna & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Michael Cooper / Dario Acosta / Sonya Yoncheva official website / © Gregor Hohenberg / Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Music Entertainment) The Teatro alla Scala in Milan has announced its 2021-22 season, featuring some of the greatest performers in the world. Here is the full slate. Operas Anna Netrebko and Luca Salsi open the season in Verdi‘s “Macbeth” in {…}

News, Streaming

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Angel Blue, Roberto Alagna, Joyce DiDonato Headline Weeks 64 & 65 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its next two weeks of nightly streams. The first week will center on operas featured in the “Aria Code” podcast. The second week will focus on reimagined settings of classic operas. Week 64 – Aria Code: The Operas Behind the Podcast Monday, May 31 – Puccini’s Turandot Starring Christine Goerke, Eleonora Buratto, Yusif Eyvazov, and James Morris, {…}

News

Carmela Remigio, Roberta Mantegna & Luca Salsi Headline Teatro La Fenice’s 2019-20 Season

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of productions and concerts. Opera Alex Esposito, Piero Pretti, Julian Kim, and Maria Agresta star in Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” Myung-Whun Chung conducts a production by Robert Carsen. Performance Dates: Nov. 24-Dec. 7, 2019 Enrico Calesso conducts a new production of Carlo Collodi’s “Pinocchio.” Gianmaria Aliverta directs the production in a new version with Silvia Frigato {…}

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Saimir Pirgu, Anna Pirozzi & Roberta Mantegna Highlight Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma’s 2019-20 Season

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2019-20 season featuring numerous new productions and two special concerts. Daniele Gatti conducts a new production of Verdi’s “Les Vêpres Siciliennes” by Valentina Carrasco. The production stars Roberto Frontali, John Osborn, Michele Pertusi, and Roberta Mantegna. Performance Dates: Dec. 10-22, 2019 Lyudmila Monastyrska and Monica Zanettin share the title role in Puccini’s “Tosca” with Giorgio Berrugi {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opernhaus Zürich 2017-18 Review – Tosca: Anja Harteros’ Star Power the Driving Force In Carsen’s Production

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Anja Harteros. Anja Harteros. Anja Harteros. Yes, reading that isn’t very interesting. Listening to her and experiencing her is quite a different story. The German soprano was nothing short of sensational on a starry Saturday opening night of a revival of the Robert Carsen production of “Tosca” at the Zurich Opera. It was recently reported that Harteros has stopped singing {…}

News, Season Announcement

Kateřina Kněžíková, Corinne Winters, Nicky Spence, & Markéta Cukrová Star in Janáček Brno International Opera & Music Festival 2026

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The Janáček Brno International Opera and Music Festival announces its 2026 and 10th anniversary season. This article only includes operatic works. Tomáš Hanus conducts Janáček’s “Destiny,” with Robert Carsen directing Alžběta Poláčková, Eliška Gattringerová, Vít Nosek, Jan Šťáva, Lukáš Bařákthe, and the Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno ensemble. Performance Date: Oct. 13, 2026 (Janáček Theatre) Marko Ivanović conducts Teatro {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Lucía Iglesias on Her Teatro Real Debut, Social Media & the Future of Opera

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At 26, Galician soprano Lucía Iglesias is entering a defining period in her young career. A member of the Teatro Real’s Young Artists program, she begins the 2026–27 season with a series of major debuts, including Barbarina in Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” at Teatro Real and Papagena in “Die Zauberflöte” at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Mozart is at {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Baritone César San Martín on the Emotional Power of Zarzuela, Returning to ‘La Verbena de la Paloma’ & the Global Nostalgia for Our Roots

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As the 2026-27 season opens at Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela, baritone César San Martín returns to one of the works most deeply connected to the city’s musical identity: Tomás Bretón’s “La Verbena de la Paloma.” San Martín appears as Julián in Nuria Castejón’s production, which returns to the stage following its 2024 presentation and forms part of a season {…}

Streaming

Paris Opera Play Announces 2026-27 Streaming Slate Featuring Anna Netrebko, Nicole Car, Sondra Radvanovsky & Ludovic Tézier

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Paris Opera Play, the Paris Opera’s streaming platform, has unveiled its 2026-27 slate. “Un Ballo in Maschera” streams first with Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, and Ludovic Tézier under conductor Speranza Scappucci and director Gilbert Deflo. This production was filmed in February 2026. Streaming Date: Sept. 1, 2026 “Rusalka” by Antonín Dvořák streams with Nicole Car, Sergey Skorokhodov, and Jamie Barton {…}

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