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Daniel Johansson, Adriana Bastidas-Gamboa, Enea Scala, Daniel Luis de Vicente, Germán Enrique Alcántara, Enkeleda Kamani & Jessica Muirhead Lead Oper Köln’s 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/daniel-johansson-adriana-bastidas-gamboa-enea-scala-daniel-luis-de-vicente-german-enrique-alcantara-enkeleda-kamani-jessica-muirhead-lead-oper-koln-2026-27-season/

Oper Köln has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres The first new production of the year will be Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” with Magdalena Hinterdobler, Ann-Beth Solvang, Patrick Zielke, Martin Summer, Bianca Andrew, KS Miljenko Turk, Giulia Montanari, Elsa Benoit, Young Woo Kim, and Dmitry Ivanchey. Marie-Ève Signeyrole directs and Felix Bender and Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Dec. 20, 2026 {…}
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Nadine Sierra, Lise Davidsen, Pretty Yende, Juan Diego Flórez, Tamara Wilson, Brian Mulligan, Julia Bullock, Saioa Hernández & Aušrinė Stundytė Lead Opéra National de Paris’ 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/nadine-sierra-lise-davidsen-pretty-yende-juan-diego-florez-tamara-wilson-brian-mulligan-julia-bullock-saioa-hernandez-ausrine-stundyte-lead-opera-national-de-paris-2025-26-season/

The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Tyshawn Sorey’s “Perle noire : méditations pour Joséphine” will star Julia Bullock and Tyshawn Sorey on piano. Peter Sellars directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 9-19, 2026 Lea Desandre, Marina Viotti, Huw Montague Rendall, Andrzej Filończyk, Jack Swanson, Josh Lovell, Nicola Alaimo, and Adolfo Corrado star in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Donizetti Opera Festival 2025 Review: Caterina Cornaro

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(Photo: Studio UV – Fondazione Teatro Donizetti) At the beginning of the 1840s, Gaetano Donizetti was the most celebrated Italian opera composer in Europe. After conquering Paris with adaptations of his Italian successes and new works such as “La fille du régiment” and “La favorite,” his life unfolded in constant travel between the continent’s principal musical centers. He composed with {…}
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Lisette Oropesa, Sara Blanch, Magdalena Kožená, Juan Francisco Gatell & ANgela Brown Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get to watch the world premiere recording of a Rossini work as well as listen to two solo recitals. They will also get a chance to rediscover a Wagner Ring Cycle, which has been remastered. Here is a look {…}
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Agneta Eichenholz, Chen Reiss, Malin Byström, Gerhard Siegel & Caterina Sala Lead New CD/DVD Releases

https://operawire.com/agneta-eichenholz-chen-reiss-malin-bystrom-gerhard-siegel-caterina-sala-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get to hear two Strauss recordings and a complete recording of Lalo’s famed work. Jewish Vienna  Chen Reiss and Daniel Grossmann team up with the Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich for an album which highlights Vienna at the turn of {…}
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Nino Machaidze, Santiago Ballerini, Karine Deshayes, Teresa Iervolino & John Osborn Lead Opéra de Marseille’s 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra de Marseille has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera  Verdi’s “Falstaff” will be showcased in a production by Denis Podalydès and conducted by Michele Spotti. Salomé Jicia, Hélène Carpentier, Teresa Iervolino, Giulio Mastrototaro, Alberto Robert, and Florian Sempey star. Performance Dates: Nov. 9-15, 2025 Alessandro Cadario conducts Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau directing. The production will {…}
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Carmela Remigio, Enea Scala, Mariangela Sicilia & Paolo Bordogna Lead Donizetti Opera Festival’s 2025 Season

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The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced its 2025 season. The festival will open with “Caterina Cornaro” conducted by Riccardo Frizza and directed by Francesco Micheli. Carmela Remigio leads the cast with Fulvio Valenti, Enea Scala, Riccardo Fassi, and Vito Priante. Performance Dates: Nov. 14-30, 2025 “Il Campanello” will be conducted by Enrico Pagano and directed by Stefania Bonfadelli. The cast {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg 2024-25 Review: La Traviata

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(Photo credit: Klara Beck) After its premiere in Dijon, in collaboration with the Orchestre National du Rhin, Verdi’s “La Traviata” arrives in Strasbourg. If the Burgundian production was disappointing, in terms of staging, performers and conducting, the Alsatian revival is far more successful. Admittedly, many of the elements of German director Amélie Niermeyer‘s Dijon production remain, such as the parties {…}
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Julie Roset, Sabine Devieilhe, & Reginald Mobley Lead Saint-Denis Festival 2025

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Saint-Denis Festival has released details of its 2025 season. This year the festival puts women in the spotlight, as a “demonstration of the important place that women now occupy in the musical world, particularly in orchestral conducting.” Only vocal works are included in this article. First up is a preview concert featuring Apolline Raï-Westphal, Louise Bourgeat-Roulleau, Jordan Mouaïssia, Léo Guillou-Keredan, {…}

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