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Carmela Remigio, Maria Viviani, Timoteo Bene Junior, Said Gobechiya Star in 2026 Vicenza in Lirica Festival

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Vicenza in Lirica Festival announces 2026 lineup. Mozart’s “ The Marriage of Figaro” features Said Gobechiya, Erica Artina, Claudia Mavilia, Ignas Melnikas, Elisabetta Ricci, Maria Viviani, Huigang Liu, Fabio Sabadini, Agnese Funari, and Alberto Spadarotto. The Voc’è Choir and  Colli Morenici Orchestra perform. Alberto Spadarotto is the choirmaster. Costumes are by Ester Campagnaro and Anna Fabris. Performance Date: Aug. 21, {…}
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The Many Kinds of Labour in Operatic Past and Present

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(Photo Credit: WDR/Teatro Real/Javier del Real) From the earliest days of opera to the cutting edge of today, work was and remains at the heart of opera plots no matter how inventive they are. One of the earliest operas, essentially the one which spearheaded the start of opera itself, Jacopo Peri’s ‘Dafne‘ (1598), features the theme of labour as Apollo’s {…}
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Sonya Yoncheva, Jakub Józef Orliński, Nadine Sierra, Sabine Devieilhe, Franco Fagioli, Théo Imart & Catherine Trottmann Lead Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles’ 2026-27 Season

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The Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Salieri’s “Tarare” is set to star Reinoud Van Mechelen, Éléonore Pancrazi, Jean-François Lapointe, Gwendoline Blondeel, Enguerrand de Hys, Alexandre Adra, Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Alexandre Baldo, Clara Penalva, and Isaure Brunner. Théotime Langlois de Swarte conducts the production by Jean-Romain Vesperini. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-18, 2026 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will {…}
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Wexford Opera Festival Announces 75th Anniversary Gala

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The Wexford Opera Festival is to preset a 75th anniversary gala on October. 17, 2026. The evening will be held at the O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House and will feature ⁩soloists Ermonela Jaho, Joseph Calleja, Daniela Barcellona and Giorgi Manoshvili. The National Symphony Orchestra Ireland will be conducted by Daniele Callegari and the program will include the music of Giacomo Puccini, {…}
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New Hampshire’s Opera North Unveils Summerfest 2026 Season

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New Hampshire’s Opera North has announced its Summerfest 2026 season, themed “A Season of Epic Journeys,” running this June and July at Blow-Me-Down Farm in Cornish, New Hampshire. Rossini’s comedic “La Cenerentola” opens the festival. The cast will include Mariam Mouawad, Jason Gonzalez, Lwazi Dlamini, William Dopp, David Kahng, Veronica Richer, and Tzytle Steinman. Alex Paul Sheerin directs and Louis Burkot {…}
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Juan Diego Flórez, Lise Davidsen, Freddie de Tommaso & Ludovic Tézier Lead Festival Cap Rocat’s 2026 Season

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The Festival Cap Rocat has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the two vocal performances. Juan Diego Flórez and Pablo Mielgo perform alongside the Symphony Orchestra of the Balearic Islands and Festival Cap Rocat Choir. The program includes music by Rossini, Reveriano Soutullo and Juan Vert, Agustín Pérez Soriano, José Serrano, Ruperto Chapí, Jacques Offenbach, and Giuseppe Verdi. Performance Date: July 31, 2026 Lise Davidsen, Freddie de {…}
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New York Festival of Song to Showcase ‘To the Sea’

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On March 11, 2026, New York Festival of Song will present “To The Sea” at Merkin Hall in New York City. The showcase features the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts 2026 Schwab Vocal Rising Stars performing music by Rachmaninoff, Rossini, Schubert, Brahms, and Pauline Viardot. Soprano Shiyu Zhuo, mezzo-soprano Anna Maria Vacca, tenor Nathan Romportl, and baritone Will {…}
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Tullio Serafin Opera Competition Announces 9th Edition, Will Center on ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’ in September 2026

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The Tullio Serafin Opera Competition has announced its ninth edition. This year’s competition will be centered on Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with winners getting the opportunity to perform the opera at the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza in September 2026 as part of the 14th edition of the Vicenza in Lirica Festival. Preliminary rounds will take place in April across {…}
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Scarlett Jones Wins Top Prize at Houston Grand Opera’s 2026 Concert of Arias

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(Photo Credit: Michael Bishop) Houston Grand Opera has announced the winners of the Concert of Arias at the 38th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. British soprano Scarlett Jones took home first place and the $25,000 prize. Currently pursuing her Master of Music at The Juilliard School as a Kovner Fellow, Jones recently performed Gertrude in Humperdinck’s “Hansel and {…}

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