Joyce El-Khoury, Rose Naggar-Tremblay, Julien Dran & Etienne Dupuis Lead Opéra de Montréal’s 2026-27 Season

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The Opéra de Montréal has announced its 2026-27 season. Puccini’s “Turandot” opens the season in Francesca Zambello’s production. Paolo Arrivabeni conducts a cast that includes Maida Hundeling, Andrea Shin, Joyce El-Khoury, Raymend Aceto, Nathan Keoughan, and Rocco Rupolo. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct, 4, 2026 Julien Dran leads Massenet’s “Werther” with Julie Boulianne, Sophie Naubert, Hugo Laporte. Jacques Lacombe conducts Alain {…}

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Artist of the Week: Viviana Goodwin

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(Credit: Caitlin Oldham Photography) This week, the Washington National Opera returns with a production of Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha” featuring a new production by Denyce Graves. But perhaps the biggest draw of the night is one of the Washington National Opera’s Cafritz Young Artists in the title role, Viviana Goodwin. The soprano, who has already been in the program for over {…}

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Opera på Skäret Unveils Cast for 2026 ‘La Bohème’ Production

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Opera på Skäret has announced the cast for its summer 2026 production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The production is directed by American Jennifer Williams, making her debut at Opera på Skäret, and conducted by Italian Lorenzo Coladonato. The role of Mimì will be shared between Swedish soprano Anna Hedendahl and Ukrainian soprano Kseniya Bakhritdinova. Rodolfo is shared between South Korean {…}

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Valery Gergiev Meets Vladimir Putin Following Fourth Anniversary of Ukraine War to Report on Cultural Events in Russia

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On Feb. 25, the day after the fourth anniversary of the War in Ukraine, Valery Gergiev met with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin to give the Russian dictator a report of the upcoming events at both the Bolshoi Theatre and the Mariinsky Theatre. The conversation, which was live-streamed, spanned a number of subjects from the Mariinsky Theatre to the Ballet {…}

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Morten Grove Frandsen to Star in Swedish Premiere of ‘LOL’ at Malmö Opera

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Malmö Opera will present the Swedish premiere of “LOL – Laughing Out Lonely,” a one-man opera featuring Danish countertenor Morten Grove Frandsen. The production, which is produced by Danish opera company OPE-N and composed by the award-winning duo Matilde Böcher and Asger Kudahl, is based on young people’s social media posts and explores themes of loneliness, frustration, and longing for {…}

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Alberto Miguélez Rouco to Lead Wrocław’s Early Music Academy’s ‘Vendado es amor, no es ciego’

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On March 1, 2026 the Wrocław’s Early Music Academy will headline a performance of José de Nebra’s baroque zarzuela “Vendado es amor, no es ciego.” The production will be headlined by Leonor Bonilla, Natalie Pérez, Alicia Amo, Elionor Martínez, Judit Subriana, and Yannick Debus. Rafał Kronenberger plays the narrator and Alberto Miguélez Rouco, who previously produced the work’s first ever {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Ruth Iniesta on ‘Jugar con Fuego,’ Zarzuela, ‘Rigoletto’ & ‘La Bohème’

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(Credit: Gemma Escribano) This month Ruth Iniesta is set to return to the Teatro de la Zarzuela, where she will sing the role of La duquesa de Medina in “Jugar con Fuego.” The zarzuela by Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, which premiered in 1851, is relatively unknown and for this production, the Madrid theater will present a new production. Throughout the past {…}

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Anna Pirozzi, Anthony León, Saimir Pirgu, Christiane Karg & Gabriella Reyes lead The Dallas Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Dallas Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Soraya Mafi, Anthony León, Alessandro Corbelli, and Mihai Damian open the season with Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” with Guillermo García Calvo conducting a production by Stephen Lawless. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-17, 2026 Mirjam Mesak, Zachary Nelson, Shannon Keegan, Andrew Harris, Lindsay Ammann, Brandon Cedel, and Kayla Nanto lead Janáček’s “The Cunning Little {…}

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Tenor Magnus Dietrich Joins Centre Stage Artist Management

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Tenor Magnus Dietrich has joined the roster of Centre Stage Artist Management for general management. The tenor has established himself as one of the most exciting lyric tenors of his generation and repertoire that ranges from Mozart to Wagner to Strauss. He has performed at the Berlin State Opera, Metropolitan Opera and Oper Frankfurt, among others. Critics praise his lyrical {…}

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Joyce El-Khoury, Rose Naggar-Tremblay, Julien Dran & Etienne Dupuis Lead Opéra de Montréal’s 2026-27 Season

Artist of the Week: Viviana Goodwin

Opera på Skäret Unveils Cast for 2026 ‘La Bohème’ Production

Valery Gergiev Meets Vladimir Putin Following Fourth Anniversary of Ukraine War to Report on Cultural Events in Russia

Morten Grove Frandsen to Star in Swedish Premiere of ‘LOL’ at Malmö Opera

Alberto Miguélez Rouco to Lead Wrocław’s Early Music Academy’s ‘Vendado es amor, no es ciego’

Q & A: Soprano Ruth Iniesta on ‘Jugar con Fuego,’ Zarzuela, ‘Rigoletto’ & ‘La Bohème’

Anna Pirozzi, Anthony León, Saimir Pirgu, Christiane Karg & Gabriella Reyes lead The Dallas Opera’s 2026-27 Season

Tenor Magnus Dietrich Joins Centre Stage Artist Management