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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Benjamin Bernheim, Nadine Sierra & Malin Byström Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s Streaming Lineup

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced opera that will stream on its platform. The first stream will be Janacek’s “Vec Makropulos” with a cast that includes Marlis Petersen, Pavel Černoch, Lukas Schmidt, Alma Neuhaus, Bo Skovhus, Carlos Osuna, and Wolfgang Bankl. Tomáš Hanus conducts. Streaming Date: Dec. 6, 2025 Franz Welser-Möst conducts Beethoven’s “Fidelio” with Malin Byström, David Butt Philip, Christopher {…}

Business

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces New Chair of Board of Trustees

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The Cleveland Orchestra has announced the election of Richard J. Kramer, former Chairman, CEO, and President of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, as Chair of its Board of Trustees. As Chair, Kramer, who has been a member of the Orchestra’s Board since 2018 and has served as Vice Chair since 2023, will collaborate with the Board’s officers, Executive Committee, {…}

News, Season Announcement

Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, Joshua Guerrero, Asmik Grigorian Star in WQXR & Carnegie Hall’s Live Broadcast Series

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(Photo credits: Artist’s website, Gonz, Astelum, Bakas) WQXR and Carnegie Hall announce the schedule for the 15th anniversary season of Carnegie Hall Live. This article only features classical vocal performances. The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir presents an “All-Arvo Pärt” program. Tõnu Kaljuste directs. Performance Date: October 23, 2025 Soprano Asmik Grigorian, mezzo-soprano Deniz Uzun, tenor Joshua Guerrero, and bass Tareq {…}

News, Season Announcement

Cleveland Orchestra Unveils 2025–26 Digital Season on Adella

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The Cleveland Orchestra announces its 2025–26 digital season which will stream on Adella. For the purposes of this article only classical vocal concerts are included. Franz Welser-Möst leads the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus in the U.S. premiere of Bernd Richard Deutsch’s “Urworte.” Performance Date: September 28, 2025 Britten’s “War Requiem” is performed by Tamara Wilson, Andrew Staples, and Ludwig Mittelhammer, along {…}

Streaming

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 {…}

Special Features

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 {…}

News, Season Announcement

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 {…}