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Renée Fleming, Diana Damrau, Angela Gheorghiu, Benjamin Bernheim, Erin Morley, John Osborn Lead Opéra National de Bordeaux’s 2021-22 Season

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Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced its rich 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article we will focus only on vocal performances. Here is the full slate. Opera A semi-staged version of Meyerbeer‘s “Robert Le Diable” opens the season. The opera stars Erin Morley, Nicolas Courjal, Amina Edris, Nicolas Darmanin, Joel Allison, Paco Garcia, and John Osborn in the {…}

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Renée Fleming, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Lise Davidsen & Ian Bostridge Lead Elbphilharmonie Hamburg’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Operabase official website / Jiyang Chen / Simon Pauly / Ray Burmiston / Opus 3 Artists official website) The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. Baritone Matthias Goerne presents works by Richard Wagner alongside conductor Manfred Honeck. Performance date: Aug. 29, 2021 Soprano Diana {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Lise Davidsen & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Palau de la Música Catalana’s 2021-22 Season

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The Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona has announced a star-studded 2021-22 season with some of the world’s greatest orchestras, soloists, and choruses. Here is a look at the vocal and choral performances. The Cor Lieder Càmera and Josep Vila i Casañasperformworksby Bach, Brahms, Duruflé, Gasull, Morera, Ollé, Vila i Casañas, and Vaughan-Williams. Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2021 Joyce {…}

News, Streaming

Lea Desandre & Jakub Józef Orliński Lead Baroque Night Livestream From Aix-en-Provence

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(Credits: © Julien Benhamou / Kamil Szkopik) The Festival de Pâques will present a night of baroque music to be live-streamed on March 31, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. The performance will star mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and counter-tenor Jakub Józef Orliński. The two singers will perform works by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Giulio Caccini, Henry Purcell, Georg Friedrich Händel, Thomas Dunford, Reynaldo Hahn, {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Anja Mittermüller, Gerald Finley Among 2026 International Classical Music Awards Winners

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(Photo credits: Hole, Karpati&Zarewicz, Light) The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announced the winners of the awards for the 2026 edition. This article only features winners in vocal categories. Conductor and music director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Jakub Hrůša, was named the artist of the year. Composer of the year was given to Péter {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra Royal Château de Versailles 2025-26 Review: Theodora

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Opéra Royal Château de Versailles celebrated their 2025-26 season opening with Händel’s “Theodora” in the Chapelle Royale to a sold out crowd of locals and internationals. The Chapelle Royale was completed in 1710 under the reign of King Louis XIV. It was the last chapel built at Château de Versailles and features Gothic architecture with dramatic illustrated narratives in honor {…}

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Ensemble Jupiter Announces 2025-26 Tour

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© Julien Benhamou Thomas Dunford directs Ensemble Jupiter in its 2025-26 tour. The “Songs of Passion” performances showcase the Ensemble’s newest album. Stops on the tour are Wigmore Hall, Riga Congress Hall, Bozar in Brussels, The Rich Hours of Valère, Arnhem’s City Theater, Spa Musical Autumn, Rouen Opera Performance Dates: September 16 -23, November 1 & 28, 2025 The Ensemble performs {…}

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Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie 2025-26 Season to Feature Kathryn Lewek, Bruno Taddia, Sheva Tehoval, & Maciej Kwasnikowski

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The Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie announces its 2025-26 season. This article features operatic events only. A double bill of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” open the season. Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Azer Zada, Julie Pasturaud, Tomasz Kumięga, Reut Venturo, Giuseppina Merli, Galina Cheplakova, Maciej Kwasnikowski, and Leon Kim are among the cast. Silvia Paoli directs. Yoel Gamzou conducts. Performance Dates: October {…}

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Opera Royal de Château de Versailles’ Announces 2025-26 Season

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The Royal Opera of the Château de Versailles has announced its 2025-26 season. Productions  Rossini’s “Cendrillon” will be sung in French and will star Gaëlle Arquez, Patrick Kabongo, Gwendoline Blondeel, Éléonore Pancrazi, Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Alexandre Baldo, and Nicolas Brooymans. Gaétan Jarry conducts the Julien Lubek and Cécile Roussat direct. Performance Dates: Oct. 11-18, 2025 Purcell’s “Didon et Énée” will star {…}