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News, Season Announcement

Ermonela Jaho, Benjamin Bernheim, Bryn Terfel, Sara Blanch, Michael Spyres & Jordi Savall Lead Festival Perelada’s Summer 2026 Season

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Festival Perelada has announced its Summer 2026 season, celebrating the festival’s 40th anniversary. Soprano Ermonela Jaho and tenor Benjamin Bernheim give the inaugural recital of the season at the Església del Carme, accompanied by pianist Marcos Madrigal. The program features works by Cilea, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Verdi, Gounod, and Massenet. Performance Date: July 17, 2026 Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel gives a recital {…}

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Yeawon Jun, Darren Drone, Nola Richardson & More Lead Opera Orlando’s 2026-27 Season

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(Photo: Ashleigh Ann Gardner) Opera Orlando has announced its 2026-27 season. Soprano Yeawon Jun makes her Company debut in the title role of Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly,” joined by tenor Isaac Hurtado as Lt. Pinkerton. Kalena Bovell conducts and Rebecca A. Herman directs. Performance Dates: Oct. 2-4, 2026 Opera Orlando presents its first-ever Wagner production with “The Flying Dutchman,” featuring baritone {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Lise Davidsen, Asmik Grigorian, Lisette Oropesa, Sondra Radvanovsky, Nicholas Brownlee, Freddie De Tommaso, Ermonela Jaho, Jack Swanson, Sara Blanch & Serena Sáenz Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2026-27 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2026-27 season. Shirin Neshat directs Verdi’s “Aida” with four sopranos taking on the title role. Anna Netrebko, Anna Pirozzi, Olga Maslova, and Ewa Plonka star alongside Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ksenia Dudnikova, Fiorenza Cedolins, Yusif Eyvazov, Piotr Beczała, Arsen Soghomonyan, Artur Ruciński, Igor Golovatenko, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Riccardo Fassi, George Andguladze, Manuel Fuentes, Alexander Köpeczi, {…}

News, Streaming

Atlanta Opera Film Studio Announces 2026-27 Livestreams Featuring Ryan Speedo Green, Monica Conesa & Rihab Chaieb

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The Atlanta Opera Film Studio has announced the livestreams for the 2026-27 season. The season opens with “Silent Night” starring Kameron Lopreore, Sylvia D’Eramo, Luke Sutliff, and Aleksey Bogdanov. Iván López Reynoso conducts the production by Tomer Zvulun. Livestream: Nov. 13, 2026 Rihab Chaieb stars in Bizet’s “Carmen” with Joshua Guerrero, Łukasz Goliński, and Andrea Carroll. Brenna Corner directs. Livestream: Feb. 5, 2027 Ryan Speedo {…}

News, Season Announcement

Janai Brugger, Davóne Tines, Bryn Terfel Star in B:Music’s 2026-27 Season

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(Photo credits: Arbour Artists, Morrison) B:Music announces its 2026-27 season. This article only features classical vocal performances. Nikola Hillebrand performs with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Fabien Gabel. Performance Date: May 21, 2026 Hilary Cronin and Jure Počkaj solo in Brahm’s “German Requiem.” They are joined by the CBSO Chorus and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Simon {…}

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Asmik Grigorian & Iurii Samoilov lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Eugene Onegin’ Live in HD

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(Credit: Evan Zimmerman) The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season will continue with Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” on May 2, 2026. The performance will star Asmik Grigorian as Tatiana baritone Iurii Samoilov in the title role, Maria Barakova as Olga, Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Lenski, and Alexander Tsymbalyuk as Prince Gremin. Conductor Timur Zangiev leads the production by Deborah Warner. {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: Eugene Onegin

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(Credit: Evan Zimmerman) Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” is one of the most intimate experiences one can have at an opera house. It’s a story of regret that comes with throwing away the only people that ever loved you. It’s got some of the most heart-piercing music in the canon and an impeccable pacing throughout. It’s a work that almost plays itself. {…}

DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

CD Review: Jonas Kaufmann’s ‘Magische Töne’

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  With his latest release, Jonas Kaufmann ventures deep into the little-charted territory of Austro-Hungarian operetta. “Magische Töne” (“Magical Sounds”) is indeed a potpourri of Belle Époque mystique: playful, mischievous, and bittersweet. Its 22 tracks comprise lyrical evergreens like the “Wolgalied” (“Es steht ein Soldat am Wolgastrand”), alongside the rather obscure “Julia” by Paul Abraham, as well as Fred Raymond’s {…}

News

Asmik Grigorian & Iurii Samoilov Headline the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Eugene Onegin’

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” in Deborah Warner’s production. The production will mark the return of Asmik Grigorian as Tatiana where she will be joined by Iurii Samoilov as Onegin, tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Lenski, mezzo-soprano Maria Barakova as Olga, and bass-baritone Alexander Tsymbalyuk as Prince Gremin. Mezzo-soprano {…}