Michael Schade to Join Accademia del Piacere for ‘Sweeter Than Roses’ Tour

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Seville-based early music ensemble Accademia del Piacere will launch a three-city Spanish premiere tour of their new program “Sweeter Than Roses” in May. The program, which features Grammy Award-winning tenor Michael Schade, will open on May 5 at the Auditorio Fonseca in Salamanca, before moving to Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional on May 6, and concluding on May 7 at Seville’s Real {…}

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Teatr Wielki Polish National Opera Names New Music Director

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Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera has appointed Yoel Gamzou as Music Director beginning with the 2026-27 season. The conductor will serve a four-year mandate, succeeding Patrick Fournillier, who has led the orchestra since the 2020/21 season. Gamzou first appeared at the Warsaw house in January 2026, conducting a symphony concert featuring music by Beethoven, Strauss, and Prokofiev. He has {…}

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Christoph Gedschold Steps Down from Copenhagen Philharmonic

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Christoph Gedschold has stepped down as Music Director of the Copenhagen Philharmonic. In a statement board chair Board Chair Maria Frej said, “As Chief Conductor, Christoph Gedschold has made a strong artistic mark on Copenhagen Phil over the past few years and has contributed to a number of significant concert productions. On behalf of the board, I would like to thank {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Wolfgang Schmidt Dies at 69

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Tenor Wolfgang Schmidt has died at the age of 69. Born in Melsungen near Kassel, he went on to study voice at the Frankfurt Hochschule für Musik and won an award from the Hindemith Foundation for his special achievements. While still a student he performed frequently in concert, traveling through all of western Europe as well as to Poland, the {…}

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Obituary: Francisco Lázaro Passes Away at 93

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Tenor Francisco Lázaro has passed away. He was 93. Lázaro was born on March 13, 1932, in Barcelona. He studied singing at the Conservatori del Liceu and graduated in 1960. That same year, he made his debut at the Liceu in Barcelona in “Don Gaspar,” and later in season, he performed in “Aida.” The following two seasons he performed at {…}

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Cast Change: Teatro alla Scala Announces New Sieglinde for ‘Die Walküre’

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(Credit: Marius Vepsta) The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for its production of “Die Walküre.” The company said that “due to an indisposition, Elza van den Heever will be unable to perform in the performances of ‘Die Walküre.’ The role of Sieglinde will be sung by Vida Mikneviciute in her place.” Mikneviciute has performed with the Zürich {…}

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Obituary: Austrian Soprano Monika Riedler Passes Away

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Austrian Soprano Monika Riedler has died. Riedler studied voice at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and attended Master classes with Marianne Schech, James King, Helmut Rilling and Sergiu Celibidache. The soprano went on to build a great reputation performing in Europe, the USA and Canada and went on to be known for opera and operetta. She {…}

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Cast Change: Levy Sekgapane Replaces Francesco Demuro in Tiroler Festspiele Erl’s ‘La Sonnambula’

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(Photo by: Kartal Karagedik) The Tiroler Festspiele Erl has announced a cast change for its performance of “La Sonnambula” on Dec. 28, 2025. The company said that Levy Sekgapane will sing the role of Elvino replacing Francesco Demuro, who had to cancel his appearance at the concert performance on due to illness. Sekgapane performed “I Puritani” at the Tiroler Festspiele {…}

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Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Yvonne Naef Dies at 68

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Swiss mezzo-soprano Yvonne Naef has passed away at the age of 68 after a short serious illness. Naef studied in Zurich, Basel, and Mannheim and launched her career as a member of opera companies of St. Gallen and Wiesbaden. She went on to become renowned at the Zürich Opera, which became her artistic home and where she performed several important {…}

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Michael Schade to Join Accademia del Piacere for ‘Sweeter Than Roses’ Tour

Teatr Wielki Polish National Opera Names New Music Director

Christoph Gedschold Steps Down from Copenhagen Philharmonic

Obituary: Tenor Wolfgang Schmidt Dies at 69

Obituary: Francisco Lázaro Passes Away at 93

Cast Change: Teatro alla Scala Announces New Sieglinde for ‘Die Walküre’

Obituary: Austrian Soprano Monika Riedler Passes Away

Cast Change: Levy Sekgapane Replaces Francesco Demuro in Tiroler Festspiele Erl’s ‘La Sonnambula’

Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Yvonne Naef Dies at 68