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Ian Bostridge, Victor Sicard & Elīna Garanča Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week, audiences will get the chance to hear three stars in song recital albums. There will also be a number of choral selections and a world premiere recording of one of the oldest operas in the repertoire. Here is what you can stream on New Music Friday. Die schöne Müllerin Ian Bostridge continues his exploration of Schubert’s song cycles {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Lisette Oropesa, Cecilia Bartoli, Ying Fang, Emily D’Angelo, Michael Spyres, Julie Roset Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This audiences will get another “Maria Stuarda” recording and a new recording of “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.” There are also a number oratorios and world premiere recordings. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Deutsche Grammophon and C Major Entertainment release Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” from {…}
News, Season Announcement

Sabine Devieilhe, Julie Fuchs, François Rougier, & Julien Behr Star in Angers Nantes Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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(Photo credits: Dabrowska, Martinez) Angers Nantes Opera announces its 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the vocal events. “Festival OP’ en famille” is held. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-28,2026 Jeanne Desoubeaux directs Bizet’s “Carmen.” The cast is yet to be announced. Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 4 2026 Lorraine de Sagazan makes her directorial debut in Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice.” Sahy {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra Royal Château de Versailles 2025-26 Review: Gasparini’s ‘L’Avare’

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(Photo: Francesco Gasparini’s “L’Avare” (“The Miser”) is an intermezzo inspired by French playwright Molière’s five-act comedy in prose also titled “L’Avare.” It includes three singers and one mime accompanied by a small ensemble that tells the story of a pathological miser (Old Pancrazio) turned widower with severe paranoia about his box of gold that he buried in his garden being {…}
News, Season Announcement

Eugénie Joneau, Matthew Cairns, Beth Taylor & Hugh Cutting Lead Opéra de Dijon’s 2026-27 Season

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The Opéra de Dijon has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera David Ireland, Marine Chagnon, Krzysztof Lachman, Mikhail Timoshenko, and Valerio Morelli lead Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” Nil Venditti conducts the production by Mirabelle Ordinaire. Performance Dates: Nov. 4-10, 2026 Eugénie Joneau leads Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” with Tadeusz Szlenkier, Elisabeth Boudreault, Polly Leech, and James Newby. Performance Dates: Feb. 7 & 9, {…}
News, Season Announcement

Jonas Kaufmann, Jakub Józef Orliński, Asmik Grigorian, Elīna Garanča, Pretty Yende, Kate Lindsey, Marina Rebka, Julian Prégardien & Ludovic Tézier Lead Wiener Konzertahus’ 2025-26 Season

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The Wiener Konzerthaus has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. The Constellation Choir & Orchestra under Sir John Eliot Gardiner perform Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Performance Date: Sept. 14, 2025 Fabio Luisi conducts the Wiener Symphoniker in Franz Schmidt’s “Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln.” Soloists incude Maximilian Schmitt, David Steffens, Giulia {…}
News, Season Announcement

Chelsea Lehnea, Anna Bonitatibus, Jeanine De Bique, Stéphane Degout, Samuel Hasselhorn & Lea Desandre Lead Opéra de Rouen’s 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra de Rouen Normandie has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Chelsea Lehnea, Leonardo Sanchez, and Anthony Clark Evans lead Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Dayner Tafur-Diaz conducts the production by Jean-François Sivadier. The opera will be livestreamed on Oct. 4, 2025. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 7, 2025 Elsa Benoit and Samuel Hasselhorn lead Brahms’ Deutsche Requiem. Laurence Equilbey conducts the production {…}
News, Season Announcement

Joyce DiDonato, Lea Desandre, Michael Spyres, Véronique Gens, Emőke Baráth & Dario Solari Headline Opéra de Dijon’s 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra de Dijon has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. The Orchestre National de France performs alongside Cristian Măcelaru and Joyce DiDonato. The program includes music by Alma and Gustav Mahler and Strauss. Performance Date: Oct. 9, 2025 Lea Desandre stars as Händel’s “Theodora” with Hugh Cutting, Véronique Gens, Laurence Kilsby, and Alex Rosen. Thomas Dunford {…}

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