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Opera Santa Barbara Unveils 2026-27 Season

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Opera Santa Barbara has announced its 2026-27 mainstage season at the Lobero Theatre. Ben Lowe leads the cast of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in the title role, joined by soprano Oriana Falla as Gilda, tenor Arnold Geis as the Duke of Mantua, bass Colin Ramsey as Sparafucile, and mezzo-soprano Xeni Tziouvaras as Maddalena. Octavio Cardenas directs and Kostis Protopapas conducts. Performance Dates: {…}
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Academy of Vocal Arts Unveils 2025-26 Season

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Academy of Vocal Arts has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a New Artist Recital under music director José Meléndez. Performance Date: Sept. 26, 2025 Then comes the Giargiari Bel Canto Competition under music director Danielle Orlando. Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2025 Tara Faircloth will direct Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Joseph Colaneri conducts. The first cast, performing {…}
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Opera Santa Barbara Unveils 2025-26 Season

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Opera Santa Barbara has announced its 2025-26 season. First up is “Cavalleria Rusticana,” starring Sarah Saturnino, Xavier Prado, and Todd Thomas. Artistic and General Director Kostis Protopapas conducts, and Layna Chianakas directs. Cast Change (6/17/25) – The company announced that Sarah Saturnino, who is expecting, is no longer performing the role of Santuzza in these performances. In her stead, Max {…}
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Wendy Bryn Harmer, Limmie Pulliam, Katrina Galka & Craig Irvin Lead Utah Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Utah Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s “The Shining” conducted by Geoffrey McDonald and directed by Brian Staufenbiel. The production will star Craig Irvin, Kearstin Piper Brown, Christian Sanders, and Patrick Blackwell. Performance Dates: Oct. 11-19, 2025 Tara Faircloth directs Beethoven’s “Fidelio” with Wendy Bryn Harmer, Limmie Pulliam, Zachary Nelson, David Soar, Stephanie Chee, and Aaron McKone. Performance {…}
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Palm Beach Opera Announces Starry Cast Change for ‘Romeo et Juliette’

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The Palm Opera Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Roméo et Juliette.” The company noted that Kathryn Lewek will sing the role of Juliette, replacing the originally scheduled Amina Edris. Lewek took to social media and said, “I am delighted to announce that I’ll be at the BEACH for the next few weeks! ALSO  when I {…}
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Alfred Walker, Gabriella Reyes, Anna Netrebko & Adam Plachetka Headline Palm Beach Opera’s 2025 Season

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(Photo credit: Suzanne Vinnik) Palm Beach Opera has announced its 2025 season. The season opens with Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” under the baton of Palm Beach Opera’s Ari Rifkin Music Director, David Stern. The title roles will be shared across performances. Friday/Sunday Long Long performs Romé alongside Amina Edris as Juliette. Eric Taylor and Lydia Grindatto will each make their {…}
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Ars Lyrica Houston Brings ‘Magical’ Händel Opera to Life for Local Premiere

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“Amadigi di Gaula” tells the fairy tale story of the eponymous 14th-century knight who is betrayed by his friend Dardano when the two realize that they have both fallen in love with Oriana. Meanwhile, the sorceress Melissa aims to stop Amadigi from being reunited with his beloved. Dardano makes a pact with Melissa to appear like Amadigi when he meets {…}
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Frederick Ballentine, Michael Mayes & Hiromi Omura Lead Utah Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Utah Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The season will open with Sondheim and Wheeler’s “Sweeney Todd.” Robert Tweten leads a cast that includes Michael Mayes as the demon barber himself, Audrey Babcock, Amy Owens, Megan Marino, and Christian Sanders. Doug Scholz-Carlson directs. Performance Dates: Oct. 12-20, 2024 Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” will be conducted by Stephanie Rhodes Russell {…}
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Arizona Opera to Present ‘Don Giovanni’

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The Arizona Opera is set to conclude the 2023-24 Season with a production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The story of legendary libertine Don Juan is set to star Richard Ollarsaba, Joseph Lattanzi, Vanessa Vasquez, Lydia Grindatto, Toni Marie Palmertree, Mary-Hollis Hundley, Brad Bickhardt, Zachary Nelson, Vanessa Becerra, Véronique Filloux, Peter Barber, and Adam Lau. Daniela Candillari conducts the production by Tara Faircloth. {…}

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