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Grange Festival Adds Performance of ‘Eugene Onegin’

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The Grange Festival has announced an additional performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” on June 30, responding to exceptional demand during its member pre-sale and first day of public booking. Opening day sales for the 2026 season surpassed all previous records, registering 43 percent above the prior year’s figures, which had themselves set a benchmark. The new “Eugene Onegin” production is {…}

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J’Nai Bridges, Donnie Ray Albert, Michael Sumuel Among Headliners of Houston Grand Opera’s ‘Giving Voice’

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(© S. Richards Photography 2016) Houston Grand Opera is set to present “Giving Voice” on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. The concert, the company’s seventh annual showcase of Black artists in classical music and opera, takes place at The Fort Bend Church in Sugar Land, Texas, marking the first time the event is held at the venue. Soloists {…}

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Cumbria Opera Group Announces Major 2026 & 2027 Operas

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Cumbria Opera Group has announced the headline operas for its 2026 and 2027 seasons. In 2026, the company will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a semi-staged production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” The opera will be headlined by mezzo-soprano Jess Dandy in the title role with performances set to take place at Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands, on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 7:00 {…}

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20 Opera Companies Join Forces to Launch UK Opera Association

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A new organization representing the UK’s opera sector, the UK Opera Association (UKOA), has officially launched, uniting 20 founding companies to advocate for opera’s future and strengthen its presence across the country. UKOA, which was founded by Birmingham Opera Company, British Youth Opera, Buxton International Festival, English National Opera, English Touring Opera, Garsington Opera, The Grange Festival, Glyndebourne, Longborough Festival {…}

News, Season Announcement

Isabela Diaz, Tim Mead, Jeremy Ovenden, Sarah Brady Star in Grange Festival 2026 Season

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(© Silvana Robert & Máximo Parpagnol) The Grange Festival today unveiled its 2026 season. This article only features opera events. Opera First up is Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” by director David Alden. Tim Mead makes his festival debut in the title role. Sarah Brady, Hugh Cutting, Jess Dandy, Zheng Jiang, James Atkinson, and Owen Willetts are among the cast. Christian Curnyn {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Cumbria Opera Festival 2025: The Marriage of Figaro

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(Photo: Chris Tribble) In June of this year, OperaWire was fortunate enough to report and review the sterling efforts being made by the regional opera company New Sussex Opera in bringing the wonderful world of opera to the masses, performing glorious art away from the mainstream houses with their performance of a rarely sung opera, Saint-Saëns’s “The Silver Bell.”

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Waterperry Opera Festival Names New CEO & Artistic Director

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Waterperry Opera Festival has announced that John Savournin will be its new Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director. He will assume his new position on Sept. 1, 2025 ,following a vote by the Board of Trustees of Waterperry Opera Festival. “I have always greatly admired Waterperry Opera Festival, and I look forward to working with co-founders Rebecca Meltzer and Bertie {…}

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Cumbria Opera Festival Announces 2025 Season

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(Photo credit: Cumbria Opera Festival) Details of the 2025 Cumbria Opera Festival have been announced. A new English translations of Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro” opens the festival. This large-scale production features the Cumbria Community Opera Chorus and the Cumbria Opera Youth Chorus. Performance Dates: August 21 – 23, 2025 (Penrith Methodist Church) The “Night at the Opera” series features two soloists {…}