Opéra de Lyon Announces Return of Le Camion-Opéra

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(Photo credit: Sidonie Pigeon) Opéra de Lyon’s Le Camion-Opéra (Opera Truck) is set to run a second tour. Following its debut with Théâtre du Point du Jour in Lyon last season, the Camion-Opéra is hitting the road again with “Le Sang du Glacier” by Claire-Mélanie Sinnhube. Angélique Clairand directs the story of a family reunited, that has been disoriented by {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper 2025-26 Review: Elektra

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(Photo: Ashley Taylor) Richard Strauss’s one-act opera “Elektra” (1909), with a searing libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, stands as a monumental achievement in 20th-century music drama. A radical adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy, it plunges the listener into the tormented psyche of Elektra, obsessed with avenging her father Agamemnon’s murder by her mother, Klytämnestra, with the help of her lover Aegisth. {…}

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Royal Ballet & Opera 2025–26 Review: The Makropulos Case

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(Photo: Camilla Greenwell) Pinching twitching nerves, Czech master Janáček’s angst-ridden “The Makropulos Case” warns of extra life. Lead role Emilia Marty’s present incarnation joins a palimpsest: Eugenia Montez, Ellian MacGregor, Ekaterina Myshkin, Else Müller and the titular Elina Makropulos. A magical elixir has sustained her for three centuries. Strife drives the aria-void work. Through strings unhinged, alarming accidentals and duplicitous {…}

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Philharmonia Orchestra to Present ‘The Battle of the Sexes: Marin Alsop Conducts Balls’

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(Photo credit: Chris Christodoulou) Marin Alsop will lead the Philharmonia Orchestra in the UK premiere and world premiere performance of Karpman and Gail Collins’ “Balls” with a full orchestra. Mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz takes on the role of Billie Jean King with tenor Nicky Spence as Bobby Riggs. Lotte Betts Dean, Eve Pearson Maxwell, Oliver Barker, and Mia Serracino-Inglott are among {…}

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Katie Mitchell Announces Retirement From Opera Due to Misogyny

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Katie Mitchell has announced she is retiring from directing opera due to misogyny ahead of her upcoming production of Janáček’s “The Makropulos Case” at the Royal Opera. In an interview with the Times, the British director said, “I’m definitely bringing my work in opera to a close because of the misogyny. “The dissonance between doing feminist deconstructions and, sometimes, the {…}

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Cast Change: Fleur Barron Joins Cast of ‘One Morning Turns Into Eternity’

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(Photo by Victoria Cadish) Salzburg Festival has announced a cast change for its production of “One Morning Turns Into An Eternity.” The company revealed that Wiebke Lehmkuhl has withdrawn from her participation in the production due to family reasons. In her place, Fleur Barron will sing the vocal part in Mahler’s “Der Abschied.” Barron is set to appear in the {…}

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Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Samantha Hankey on Her Vocal Technique in the Role of Donna Elvira & Her Own Evolution as an Opera Singer

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(Photo credit: Faymous) From the title role in “Carmen,” one of the most coveted mezzo roles, to Dorabella in “Cosi fan tutte,” a traditional soprano role, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey sings it all. In her interview with OperaWire, Hankey discussed her nonconformist approach to repertoire and the technique behind her success. Hankey will be singing the role of Donna Elvira in {…}

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Dutch National Opera 2024-25 Review: Die Frau Ohne Schatten

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(Photo: Ruth Walz) Like other fairytales, Richard Strauss’ opera, “Die Frau ohne Shatten,” with its cast of human and supernatural beings, otherworldly locations and a magical plot, makes use of symbols and metaphor to carry deeper messages and thus opens itself up to a wide range of interpretations. Katie Mitchell, the director for Dutch National Opera’s recent production, certainly took {…}

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Nicholas Mogg Receives 2025 Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer Prize

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(Photo from Nicholas Hogg’s Official Website) Nicholas Mogg has been awarded the 2025 Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer Prize. The baritone was given the accolade during an event hosted by the Staatsoper Hamburg on April 12, 2025. Mogg has been a member of the Staatsoper Hamburg Ensemble since 2022 and was previously a member of the International Opera Studio. He has performed {…}

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Opéra de Lyon Announces Return of Le Camion-Opéra

Wiener Staatsoper 2025-26 Review: Elektra

Royal Ballet & Opera 2025–26 Review: The Makropulos Case

Philharmonia Orchestra to Present ‘The Battle of the Sexes: Marin Alsop Conducts Balls’

Katie Mitchell Announces Retirement From Opera Due to Misogyny

Cast Change: Fleur Barron Joins Cast of ‘One Morning Turns Into Eternity’

Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Samantha Hankey on Her Vocal Technique in the Role of Donna Elvira & Her Own Evolution as an Opera Singer

Dutch National Opera 2024-25 Review: Die Frau Ohne Schatten

Nicholas Mogg Receives 2025 Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer Prize