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Cleveland Orchestra Unveils Streaming Agreement with Marquee TV

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The Cleveland Orchestra is teaming up with Marquee TV for a new global partnership. The agreement will showcase several special live-streamed events, original co-productions, and six digital productions on the streaming platform. Among those digital productions are performances of symphonies by Mahler, Prokofiev, Bruckner, and Tchaikovsky. Five of the six will feature Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. “We are pleased to {…}

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Strauss in the Shadows: Germany Spearheads a Revival of the Composer’s Lesser-Known Operas

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I. In a city as operatically overdetermined as Berlin, even a new production of Richard Strauss’s “Die Frau ohne Schatten” might be expected to pass with respectable indifference. But when Tobias Kratzer mounted the late-Romantic behemoth this January at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, capping a Strauss trilogy that had begun with “Arabella” and “Intermezzo,” the result was not just another {…}

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The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Artistic Appointments for 2025–26 Season

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(Photo credits: Gao, Ealovega, & Washburn) Taichi Fukumura, James Feddeck, and Tyler Taylor have joined The Cleveland Orchestra for the 2025-26 season. The role of Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra is filled by Fukumura. With The Cleveland Orchestra, Fukumura will support Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and other guest conductors by serving as cover conductor, in addition to leading various {…}

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Kennedy Center to Permanently Be Lit with U.S. Flag Colors

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The Kennedy Center has announced that the exterior lighting will permanently feature the colors red, white, and blue. In a statement, Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations at the Kennedy Center, said, “The lights are a beautiful reminder of the American spirit. The red, white, and blue colors are a powerful symbol of unity and our nation’s commitment to {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Michael Volle, Ludovic Tézier, Pretty Yende, Rolando Villazón, Federica Lombardi, Nicole Car, Freddie De Tommaso & Juan Diego Flórez Headline Wiener Staatsoper’s 2025-26 Season

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the operas and recitals for the new season. Premieres  Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride” will get a new production by Dirk Schmeding. The cast will be headed by Franz Xaver Schlecht, Margaret Plummer, Slávka Zámečníková, Ivo Stanchev, Monika Bohinec, Pavol Breslik, Michael Laurenz, Peter Kellner, Matthäus Schmidlechner, Ilia Staple, and Alex Ilvakhin. Tomáš Hanus conducts. A second cast will {…}

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The Cleveland Orchestra Set for 19th Residency in Miami

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The Cleveland Orchestra will return to South Florida for its 19th year of Miami residency. The ensemble announced that in 2026, it will present audiences with four programs including two showcases of Verdi’s “Requiem.” The famed work will star Asmik Grigorian, Deniz Uzun, Joshua Guerrero, and Tareq Nazmi. Franz Welser-Möst conducts the performances, scheduled for Jan. 23 and 24, 2026. {…}

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Cleveland Orchestra Announces New Programming For Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival

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The Cleveland Orchestra announced the addition of new events to the 2025 Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival.  Highlights of the third installment of the Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival include three concert performances of “Jenůfa” with Latonia Moore, Pavol Breslik, Miles Mykkanen, and Nina Stemma cast, and “Vox Humana,” a program of music by Bach, Poulenc, {…}

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Asmik Grigorian Cancels Appearance with Cleveland Orchestra

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Asmik Grigorian has canceled her appearance with the Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Carnegie Hall released a statement noting, “due to personal reasons, soprano Asmik Grigorian must regrettably cancel her upcoming performances with Franz Welser-Mōst and The Cleveland Orchestra, including her New York appearance on Tuesday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.” As a result, the orchestra announced that its {…}

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Asmik Grigorian Leads Carnegie Hall Concert with Cleveland Orchestra

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Asmik Grigorian is set to return to New York for a concert at Carnegie Hall with the Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst. The evening which will be held on March 18 at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage will showcase Grigorian in Strauss’ “Four Last Songs” and the Final Scene from Puccini’s “Suor Angelica.” The concert will also showcase Welser-Möst {…}