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Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist of the Week: Katarina Bradić

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(Credit: Stephan Rabold) This week, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin is set to present Bernard Foccroulle’s “Cassandra” for the first time. The work combines the figures of the ancient prophetess Cassandra and the popular researcher Sandra. The opera premiered in 2023 to rave reviews and now brings back some of the cast that created the work, including Katarina {…}

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David Pickard & Gabriella Di Laccio Among King’s Birthday Honors

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On Friday, June 13, 2025, for King Charles’ birthday, numerous operatic figures were honored and knighted. Among them was Alex Beard, CEO of the Royal Opera House, who was knighted.  Meanwhile, David Pickard, former director of BBC Proms and General Director of Glyndebourne, was awarded an OBE, while soprano Gabriella Di Laccio and mezzo Ann Atkinson were awarded Member of {…}

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Bryan Wagorn Joins Askonas Holt for General Management

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Bryan Wagorn has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. Wagorn is a Canadian-American pianist who performs regularly in Europe, North America, and Asia with the world’s leading instrumentalists and singers, including Nadine Sierra, Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato, Midori, Pinchas Zukerman, Lise Davidsen, and Anthony Roth Costanzo. He has appeared at Tanglewood, Ravinia, Salzburg, Glyndebourne, Marlboro,  the {…}

News, Season Announcement

Joyce El-Khoury, Davone Tines, Matthias Winckhler, & Núria Rial Star in L’Auditori’s 2025-26 Season

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(Photo credit: Gisela Schenker) L’Auditori presents its 2025-26 season, “Renaixements.” For the purpose of this article only vocal works are included. Beethoven’s “Symphony” No. 9 stars Joyce El-Khoury, Silvia Tro Santafé, Elgan Llyr Thomas, and Davone Tines. They are joined by the Orfeó Català and the Barcelona and National Symphony Orchestra of Catalonia (OBC) under the direction of Ludovic Morlot. {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Nina Stemme on Her Farewell to Isolde, her Philadelphia Orchestra Debut & Singing Wagner

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For years, Nina Stemme has been regarded as one of the great interpreters of the Wagner repertoire. Her Isolde has been widely admired by audiences around the world at some of the greatest theaters such as the Metropolitan Opera, Glyndebourne, and Berlin. In May 2004, she bid farewell to the role in a stage production, and now June 1, she {…}

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Caroline Wettergreen Joins Intermusica for General Management

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(Credit: Bilder Gerard Collett) Norwegian soprano Caroline Wettergreen has joined the Vocal & Opera roster for worldwide general management of Intermusica. Wettergreen will be managed by Natasha Worsley and Isabelle Morgan. Wettergreen is an international artist who has performed at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Canadian Opera Company, Norwegian Opera, Opéra de Paris, Royal Opera House, Wiener Staatsoper, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, and {…}

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Nadezhda Karyazina & Maxim Emelyanychev Awarded Herbert von Karajan Prize

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The Herbert von Karajan Prize, endowed with a total of EUR 50,000 and donated by the Karajan family, has been awarded to mezzo-soprano Nadezhda Karyazina and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev. The prizes were given out at the Salzburg Easter Festival. Karyazina made her debut at the 2025 Salzburg Easter Festival in “Khovanschina” and has performed with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Semperoper {…}

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Cecilia Molinari Joins Askonas Holt for Management

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Cecilia Molinari has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. Molinari will be represented at Askonas Holt by Nicholas Moloney, Vincent Turp, and Jessica Buchanan-Barrow. This summer, Molinari is set to make her Glyndebourne Festival debut. She has performed at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the Dutch National Opera, the Wiener Staatsoper, and Semperoper Dresden. Next season, the {…}