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Sarah Dufresne, Zoie Reams, Andrew Haji, Elliot Madore to Headline Canadian Opera Company’s ‘Bravissimo! New Year’s at the Opera’

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The Canadian Opera Company will present “Bravissimo! New Year’s at the Opera” on Dec. 31, 2026, at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, with the COC Orchestra led by Music Director Johannes Debus. The concert, which is co-presented by Glatz Loft Concerts, features selections from Puccini’s “Turandot,” Bizet’s “Carmen,” Verdi’s “La Traviata,” and Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” among other works. {…}

News, Season Announcement

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angel Blue, Diana Damrau, Sarah Dufresne & Erin Morley Lead Orchestre Métropolitain de Montreal’s 2026-27 Season

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The Orchestre Métropolitain de Montreal has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts Sarah Dufresne in Massenet and Auber. The program also includes music by Tchaikovsky, Wagner, and Grandval. Performance Dates: Nov. 11-15, 2027 Léa Moisan-Perrier conducts the Noël choral à la Basilique with the Chœur Métropolitain. Performance Date: Dec. 8, 2027 Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Des airs de fêtes {…}

News, Season Announcement

Patricia Westley, J’Nai Bridges, Sarah Dufresne & Eric Ferring Highlight Seattle Symphony’s 2026-27 Season

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The Seattle Symphony has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The World of György Kurtág will include Will Langlie Miletich, Lucy Fitz Gibbon, and Ryan MacEvoy McCullough with Lembit Beecher and Seattle Symphony musicians. Performance Date: Nov. 6, 2026 Xian Zhang conducts Mozart’s “Requiem” and Joe Pereira’s Timpani Concerto. Soloists include Eric Schweikert, Mei Gui Zhang, Sarah Larsen, {…}

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Cast Change: Sarah Dufresne & Andriana Chuchman Join Cast of ‘Rigoletto’ at the Canadian Opera Company

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of “Rigoletto.” The company said, “Soprano Andrea Carroll has withdrawn from the COC’s upcoming production of Rigoletto. The COC welcomes sopranos Sarah Dufresne and Andriana Chuchman to share the role of Gilda for the duration of the performance run.” Dufresne will perform on Jan. 24, 28, and Feb. {…}

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Sarah Aristidou, Joel Prieto, Sidney Mancasola & Ramona Zaharia Headline Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur’s 2024-25 Season

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The Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. OPÉRA The season opens with “Festival Hip Hop’Era.”  Performance Date: Sept. 7, 2024 Hélène Guilmette, Valentine Lemercier, Enguerrand de Hys, Philippe-Nicolas Martin, Matthieu Lécroart, Floriane Derthe, Antoine Foulon, Geoffrey Carey, and Matthieu Walendzik star in Charles Lecoq’s “La Fille de Madame Angot.” {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Lise Davidsen, Aigul Akhmetshina, Jeanine de Bique, Sandrine Piau, Michael Chance, Julie Roset, Andrea Bocelli Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week audiences get to hear a Verdi album from a leading soprano as well as a “Carmen” from one of the great interpreters of today. There is also a re-release by one of the foremost popera tenors of our time. Bizet: Carmen Aigul {…}

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Canadian Opera Company & Tapestry Opera Earn Major Nominations at 2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

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(Photo: Michael Cooper) The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts has announced nominations for the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Canadian Opera Company’s productions of “Orfeo ed Euridice” and “Rigoletto,” each received nods in Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance by an Individual, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, and Outstanding Achievement in Design. Tapestry Opera’s “LOL: Laughing Out Lonely” earned nominations {…}

Business, News

Seattle Symphony & Benaroya Hall Name New President & CEO

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(Photo Credit: Jeff Fusco) The Seattle Symphony and Benaroya Hall have announced that Jeremy S. Rothman will join the organization as President & Chief Executive Officer, effective Sept. 1, 2026. Rothman’s appointment comes as the organization prepares to celebrate the reopening of Benaroya Hall at the start of the 2026-27 season. Rothman currently serves as Chief Artistic Officer of The {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Ballet & Opera 2025-26 Review: Siegfried

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(Credit: ©2026 Monika Rittershaus) Despite the numerous positive accounts of Barrie Kosky’s “Siegfried” that gave me hope for a rich and nuanced performance, I found the singing, acting and stage design to be flat, unconvincing and shallow. As a devoted Wagnerite, I do not feel that most of the performers truly understood the vast musical work that they were performing. {…}