The Bregenz Festival has announced its 2024 season. The festival will be held between July 17 and August 18, 2024. The season will open with Philipp Stölzl’s production of Carl Maria von Weber’s “Der Freischütz.” The production will star Liviu Holender, Johannes Kammler, Franz Hawlata, Raimund Nolte, Vera-Lotte Boecker, Nikola Hillebrand, Elissa Huber, Hanna Herfurtner, Gloria Rehm, Katharina Ruckgaber, Christof Fischesser, {…}
The Teatro Alighieri has announced its 2024 season. Here is a look at the four operas that will be presented. Monteverdi’s “L’incoronazione di Poppea” will be performed in a new production by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Antonio Greco conducts the Orchestra Monteverdi Festival – Cremona Antiqua with a cast that includes Josè Maria Lo Monaco, Enrico Torre, Federico Domenico Eraldo Sacchi, {…}
Opera Holland Park has announced its 2024 season featuring two Puccini operas celebrating the centenary of the composer’s death. Puccini’s “Tosca” will be revived from a 2008 OHP production. Matthew Kofi Waldren conducts a cast that includes Amanda Echalaz, José de Eça, Edwin Kaye, and Jack Holton. Performance Dates: May 28-June 22, 2024 A new production of Rossini’s “The Barber {…}
St. Louis’ Union Avenue Opera has unveiled its 2024 season, the 30th in the company’s history. “It is wonderful to kick off our 30th season and look back on all the incredible work by many that has brought us to this point” said Founding Artistic Director Scott Schoonover in an official press statement. “Thirty promises to be a grand season {…}
The Blackwater Valley Opera Festival has announced its 2024 season. Ireland’s Summer Opera Festival will return from May 26 through June 3, 2024. Handel’s “Giulio Cesare“ will headline the season at the Lismore Castle, Co. Waterford. The Irish Baroque Orchestra and the BVOF Chorus will be conducted by Nicholas McGegan and will star Ingeborg Bröcheler, Anna Devin, Nils Wanderer, Patricia {…}
The Teatro Lirico di Cagliari has announced its 2024 season. Opera Fabio Ceresa directs a new production of Boito’s “Nerone” with a cast that includes Amadi Lagha, Konstantin Kipiani, Franco Vassallo, Abramo Rosalen, Valentina Boi, Rachele Stanisci, Deniz Uzun, Mariangela Marini, Roberto Frontali, Leon Kim, Dongho Kim, and Alessandro Abis. Francesco Cilluffo conducts. Performance Dates: Feb. 9-18, 2024 Veronika Dzhioeva, Murat Karahan, Dalibor Jenis, and {…}
Garsington Opera has announced its 2024 season which will feature five operas. First up is “Platé” starring Samuel Boden, Mireille Asselin, Robert Murray, Jonathan McGovern, Henry Waddington, and Ossian Huskinson. Paul Agnew conducts and Louisa Muller directs. Performance Dates: May 29 – June 30, 2024 Next up is “Le Nozze di Figaro” conducted by Tabita Berglund with Bruno Ravella reviving John {…}
Opera Australia has announced its 2024 season, the first under new artistic director Jo Davies. Melbourne The Melbourne season opens with “BMW Opera for All,” a concert series in collaboration with Orchestra Victoria. Performance Dates: Feb. 3, 2024 Next up is “Tosca.” Edward Dick directs and Garry Walker conducts. Performance Dates: May 24 – 30, 2024 Missy Mazzoli’s “Breaking the {…}
Verona’s Teatro Filarmonico has announced its 2024 season. Opera Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will be conducted by Gianna Fratta and directed by Ivan Stefanutti. The opera will star Alexander Vinogradov, Matteo Mezzaro, Anna Siminska, Gilda Fiume, Giulia Bolcato, Michele Patti, and Matteo Macchioni. Performance Dates: Jan. 21-Jan. 28, 2024 Puccini’s “La Rondine” will be conducted by Alvise Casellati and directed by {…}
The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo has announced its 2024 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. The company will present “Così fan tutte.” Marcelo Lombardero directs a new production that is conducted by José Areán. Performance Dates: Feb. 21-25, 2024 The Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá wil present Mahler’s Third Symphony with Ksenia Leonidova as {…}
The Palm Beach Opera has announced its 2024 season featuring three beloved masterworks. In a statement said PBO’s General and Artistic Director David Walker, “After the incredible success of our 2023 Season, which surpassed revenue goals and welcomed many first-time audiences, we are thrilled to follow up with such a powerhouse season. Featuring three of the most illustrious and significant {…}