Theater Bremen has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with John Adams’ “Doctor Atomic.” The opera stars Nadine Lehner, Michał Partyka, Elias Gyungseok Han, and Hidenori Inoue. William Kelley and Stefan Klingele share conducting duties and Frank Hilbrich directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 16 – Oct. 22, 2023 Iliver Sewell, Ulrike Mayer, Ian Spinetti, Karsten Küsters, and Christian-Andreas Engelhardt star in {…}
The Polish National Opera has unveiled its 2023-24 season. First up is a concert featuring the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra in protest of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The event will feature conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson leading a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth symphony with such soloists as Olga Kulchynska, Nicole Chirka, Dmytro Polov, and Vladyslav Buialsk. Performance Date: August 20, 2023 There will be {…}
The Dutch National Opera Academy has announced its 2023-24 season. Conrad Susa’s “Transformations,” an entertainment in two acts from the book of Anne Sexton will be conducted by Sam Weller and directed by Rennik-Jan Neggers. Performance Dates: Feb. 7-11, 2024 Rossini’s “L’occasione fa il ladro” will be conducted by Benjamin Wenzelberg and directed by Daniel van Klaveren. Performance Dates: April {…}
The Lithuanian National Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Aida” conducted by Sesto Quatrini and starring Kristīne Opolais, Kseniya Bakhritdinova, and Viktorija Miškūnaitė sharing the title role. They will be joined by Gaston Rivero, Liudas Norvaisas, Justina Gringytė, Tadas Girininkas, Liudas Mikalauskas, Arūnas Malikėnas, and Kostas Smoriginas. Performance Dates: Nov. 10-18, 2023 Vladimiras Prudnikovas will {…}
The Staatheater Nürnberg has announced its 2023-24 season. here is a look at the operatic and vocal selections. Revivals The season opens with Paul Hindemith’s “Mathis der Maler” with Roland Böer conducting the new production by Jens-Daniel Herzog. Premiere Date: Oct. 1, 2023 Jan Croonenbroeck conducts Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Ilaria Lanzino directing. Premiere Date: Nov. 5, 2023 Marco {…}
Syracuse Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. First up is “I am a Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams” by Jorge Sosa and Cerise Lim Jacobs. Per the official website, “The story chronicles the complicated parallels and experiences of Rosa, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico; and her court-appointed attorney, Singa, herself an immigrant from Indonesia with a green card.” Performance Date: Oct. {…}
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Opera on the Avalon has announced its 15th anniversary season. The 2023-24 season kicks off with the world premiere of “February” by Laura Kaminsky. The opera will be conducted by Judith Yan and directed by Ruth Lawrence. It will star Katherine Pracht-Phares, Matthew Dalen, Leroy Davis, Pascale Spinney, Michael Kelly, Stephen Hegedus, and Lara Ciekiewicz. Performance Dates: {…}
The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Karel Mark Chichon conducts Verdi’s Requiem with soloists Krassimira Stoyanova, Dmytro Popov, Rihards Macanovskis, and Olesya Petrova. Performance Dates: Sept. 21, 2023 Elina Garanca, José Antonio López, María José Moreno, and Ismael Jordi lead “Luisa Fernanda” with Karel Mark Chichon. Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2023 Karel Mark {…}
Valencia’s Palau de les Arts’ 2023-24 season featuring opera, recitals, concerts, and zarzuela. Opera Dima Orsho and Carla Nahadi Babelegoto star in “Women at Point Zero.” Performance Date: Sept. 15, 2023 James Gaffigan conducts Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” in Richard Jones’ production. The cast includes Arsen Soghomonyan, Doris Soffel, Ekaterina Guseva, Elena Maximova, Roman Burdenko, and Nikolay Zemlianskikh. Performance {…}
Germany’s Theater Chemnitz has announced its 2023-24 season. Premieres Maximilian Otto conducts “Cabaret” in a production by Erik Petersen. Performance Dates: Sept. 16-Dec. 31, 2023 Leonard Evers’ “Gold!” will be directed by Karin Herrmann. Performance Dates: Oct. 7, 2023 Martinů’s “Die drei Wünsche oder Die Launen des Lebens” will be conducted by Jakob Brenner and directed by Rahel Thiel. Performance Dates: {…}
Bilbao’s Euskadiko Orkestra has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Robert Trevino conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with soloist Justina Gringyte. Performances Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 4, 2023 Juanjo Mena conducts a program of music by Ravel, Falla, and Pierne. Clara Mouriz and Alfonso Gomez are the soloists. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2023 Pablo Gonzalez conducts a {…}