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Teatro Real de Madrid 2025-26 Review: Roméo et Juliette (Cast B)

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At the heart of “Romeo and Juliet” lies an archetypal story rooted in antiquity, Ovid’s tale of Pyramus and Thisbe from the “Metamorphoses.” A fatal misunderstanding, a false report of death, and a double suicide beside a tomb: Shakespeare transferred this ancient mechanism of tragedy onto the stage, making youth itself hostage to the feuds of an older world. When {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh on Her Work as Juliette for Teatro Real’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’ & Her Dream Roles

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Today’s guest is soprano Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh, a representative of a new generation of opera artists and the winner of numerous prestigious international competitions, including First Prize and the Audience Award at Ópera de Tenerife in Spain, as well as the Grand Prix at the Jacques Offenbach International Competition and the Verdi Voices Competition. She is currently appearing as Juliette at {…}
News

‘Suddenly Last Summer’ to Make World Premiere at Bard SummerScape

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Fisher Center LAB is set to present the world premiere of Courtney Bryan’s “Suddenly Last Summer,” co-produced by Opera Philadelphia. The opera will be presented between June 25 and July 19 at the Fisher Center, as part of Bard SummerScape 2026. The opera is composed by Bryan and features a libretto by Fisher Center Artistic Director and Chief Executive Gideon {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Internationale Händel-Festspiele Karlsruhe 2026 Review: ‘Tamerlano’ & ‘Atalanta’

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(Photo: Felix Grünschloß) This year, Karlsruhe curated a true weekend feast for Baroque enthusiasts: staging two Handel operas in a single day! The organizers even meticulously accounted for the expected performance durations of “Tamerlano” by pushing back the evening performance of “Atalanta.” It was not merely a schedule; it was a curated emotional arc that tested the endurance of the {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro la Fenice 2025-26 Review: Simon Boccanegra

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(Credit: Michele Crosera) Genova, Italy’s sixth largest city, where the story of “Simon Boccanegra” unfolds, is rarely featured in opera. Despite its glorious history and stunning monuments, it barely registers with tourists visiting Italy. Many know it as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus (1451‑1506) and as the origin city for the culinary magic of garlic, pine nuts, basil leaves and {…}
Reviews

Review: Queen Sonja Singing Competition 2025

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(Photo: John-Halvdan Olsen-Halvorsen) There is always a buzz about a competition. It’s almost palpable. Especially one as prestigious as this year’s Queen Sonja Singing Competition, it being the 30th anniversary edition. As the audience streamed into the venerable Oslo Konserthus, the talk turned to the six singers that made it to the final concert. Every single one of these singers {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Bayreuth Festival 2025 Review: Lohengrin

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(© Enrico Nawrath) A well-loved conductor at the Bayreuth Festival, Christian Thielemann, who made his début on the Green Hill in 2000 overseeing a dynamic performance of “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg,” served Bayreuth as its music director from 2015 to 2020. Therefore, it is good to see him back this year conducting “Lohengrin” which he originally took charge of in {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Händel Festspiele Halle 2025 Review: La Santissima Annunziata

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(Photo: Thomas Ziegler) Among the lesser-known gems presented at this year’s Halle Handel Festival, Alessandro Scarlatti’s “La Santissima Annunziata” stood out for its spiritual focus and musical refinement. Composed around 1700/1703 and revived in 1708 under the patronage of Prince Ruspoli, this early Roman oratorio—with a libretto attributed to Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni—offers a deeply meditative take on the Annunciation. Unlike {…}

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