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Edinburgh International Festival Announces Record-Breaking 2025 Numbers

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The Edinburgh International Festival has announced the final numbers for the 2025 season. The festival said that the 2025 season saw 111,000 audience members from 91 countries, the most international audience in recent years. The season saw seven premieres, eight UK and Scottish premieres, and two European premieres. Additionally, the festival prioritized affordability and half of all tickets were priced £30 {…}
News, Season Announcement

Canadian Opera Company Announces Free Concert Series

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The Canadian Opera Company releases the details of its 2025 Free Concert Series. This article only features classical vocal events. All performances are held in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre.  “Meet the Ensemble Studio” opens the season. Soprano Emma Pennell, mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach, tenor Angelo Moretti, baritone Ben Wallace, and bass-baritone Nicholas Murphy will introduce themselves by singing one of their {…}
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Ryan Speedo Green, Kyle Ketelsen, Federica Lombardi & Ben Bliss Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Don Giovanni’

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(Credit: Karen Almond) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Ivo van Hove’s production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The opera will be performed 14 times between Sept. 24 and Nov. 22, 2025 and will showcase Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the first cast. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green takes on the title role with a cast that includes Federica Lombardi, Ben Bliss, Janai {…}
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Opera North & Wells Cathedral School to Host Summer of Music Making for Children

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The members of the Association of British Orchestras (ABO) are presenting live music making activities for children as part of the UK’s #AnOrchestrainEverySchool initiative. The events which take place throughout the UK feature interactive performances and workshops for a variety of age groups. Partnered organizations promoting opera are Opera North and Wells Cathedral School. Opera North will give participants the {…}
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Iris Candelaria to Headline Fiskars Summer Festival Concert

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(Photos: Sami Mannerheimo) The Fiskars Summer Festival, which runs from July 29 to August 8, 2025, will feature an Open House showcasing its young artists. The program, slated for August 1, 2025, will feature Iris Candelaria as she takes on arias from “Mitridate, Re di Ponto,” “Le Nozze di Figaro,” and “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The Finnish soprano has performed {…}
Season Announcement

Laura Wilde, John Findon, Christopher Sokolowski, Lydia Grindatto, John Moore Headline Des Moines Metro Opera’s 2026 Season

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Des Moines Metro Opera has unveiled its slate for the 2026 season. First up is “Tosca” starring Laura Wilde, Brian Michael Moore, and Norman Garrett. David Neely directs the Joshua Borths production. The company has presented the Puccini classic in 1981, 1998, and, most recently, in 2009. Performance Dates: June 26 – July 19, 2026 John Findon and John Moore {…}
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Serena Sáenz, Anna Bonitatibus & Emoke Baráth Lead Festival de Torroella’s 2025 Season

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The Festival de Torroella de Montgrí has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Anne-Kathryn Olsen, Marino Fribourg, and Víctor Sordo will perform music by Jaquemin de Senleches, Jean Robert Trebor, Jean Robert Trebor, Philippe de Vitry, François Andrieu, and Bernard de Cluny. Pau Marcos, Natalie Carducc, and Guillermo Pérez also feature in the program. {…}
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Emily d’Angelo, Catriona Morison & Pablo Garcia-Lopez Lead Orquesta Ciudad de Granada’s 2025-26 Season

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The Orquesta Ciudad de Granada has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Lucas Macias conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Emily d’Angelo. Performance Dates: Oct. 17 & 18, 2025 Lucias Macias will conduct Roman’s “Stabat Mater” in a program that also includes music by Satie, Debussy, and Rimsky-Korsakov. Performance Date: Nov. 28, 2025 Pilar Alva-Martin, Lucia Caihuela, {…}
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89 Reade to Feature Drag Sensation & Opera Star Jasmine Rice LaBeija

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(Image Source: Facebook) 89 Reade has announced a special upcoming showcase set for Thursday, June 26, 2025. The event will feature drag sensation and opera singer Jasmine Rice LaBeija alongside pianist Lachlan Glen. Per LaBeija’s Facebook profile, the drag star is a “Korean-American, Juilliard- trained operatic tenor, drag diva, and proud Godmother of the Royal House of LaBeija, she’s wowed {…}

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