Audrey Babcock, Chauncey Packer, Curt Olds, David Blalock, Jeni Houser Headline Charlottesville Opera’s 2025 Season Aubrey Babcock, Chauncey Packer, Curt Olds, David Blalock, Jeni Houser Headline Charlottesville Opera’s 2025 Season

Charlottesville Opera has unveiled its 2025 slate. “We’re excited to have so many accomplished singers and returning favorites back for the 2025 season,” said Leanne Clement, General Director of Charlottesville Opera, per an official press release. “It’s an incredible opportunity for our community to have professional singers who regularly perform at some of the world’s greatest houses to join us {…}

Feb 12, 2025

Bard Summerscape Announces 2025 Season

(Credit: Peter Aaron ’68/Esto) The Fisher Center at Bard has announced the SummerScape 2025 which will be held between June 27 – August 17, 2025. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances for the season. Opera Smetana’s “Dalibor” will be performed in a new production by Jean-Romain Vesperini. The American Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by Leon Botstein and {…}

Feb 12, 2025

Pocket Opera Unveils 2025 Season

San Francisco’s Pocket Opera has unveiled its 2025 season. The season opens with “The Marriage of Figaro,” with three performances at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Hillside Club, and the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. The opera stars Morgan Balfour as Susanna, Andrew Pardini as Figaro, Julia Mulholland as the Countess, Spencer Dodd as the Count, and {…}

Feb 11, 2025

Sasha Cooke, Clay Hilley & Heidi Stober Lead Grand Teton Music Festival’s 2025 Season

The Grand Teton Music Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. Concerts The season opens with Sir Donald Runnicles, conducting Caitlin Lynch, Renée Tatum, Clay Hilley, and Seth Carico in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, “Choral.” Performance Dates: July 3 & 5, 2025 Sir Donald Runnicles conducts Dobrinka Tabakova’s Orpheus’ Comet, Mozart’s Piano {…}

Feb 11, 2025

Spoleto Festival USA’s 2025 Season Slate Unveiled

Spoleto Festival USA has unveiled its 2025 season. Here is the rundown of the vocal and operatic performances on offer. The company will also showcase a concert staging of “Thaïs” starring Nicole Heaston and Troy Cook. Timothy Myers conducts the opera. Crystal Manich will direct. Performance Dates: May 23 & 25, 2025 The Spoleto Festival USA Chorus will showcase two concerts, {…}

Feb 11, 2025

Madison Lyric Stage Announces 2025 Season

The Madison Lyric Stage has announced its 2025 season, Here is a look at the operatic offerings. The company will present Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus,” a reimagining of the lives of Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The play, brought to life with the music of Mozart, is a tale of jealousy and betrayal…and perhaps even murder. The play originally opened {…}

Feb 10, 2025

Montreal / New Musics Festival Announces 2025 Slate

The Montreal / New Musics Festival has unveiled its 2025 edition. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is ¡Némangerie mâchée! The showcase features a collaboration between vocal ensemble Phth and visual artist Beth Rey in which each vocalist is a composer and improviser. Performance Date: Feb. 16, 2025 Vocal ensemble Ekmeles will present works by {…}

Feb 5, 2025

Anna Goryachova, Francesca Pia Vitale, Lidia Fridman & Fabio Luisi Lead Festival della Valle d’Itria’s 2025 Season

The 51st Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca has announced its 2025 season with the theme “Guerre e pace.” The festival will be held between July 18 and August 3, 2025. Here is a look at the opera highlights: Operas Rossini’s “Tancredi” will be presened with Sesto Quatrini conducitng the Orchestra dell’Accademia del Teatro alla Scala. The opera will star {…}

Feb 3, 2025

Aleksandra Kurzak, Anna Netrebko, Nino Machaidze, Roberto Alagna & Anna Pirozzi Lead Festival Puccini’s 2025 Season

The Festival Puccini has announced its 2025 season featuring five of the composer’s most famous works. “Tosca” will open the festival with a star-studded cast. Aleksandra Kurzak, Carmen Giannattasio, Eleonora Buratto, and Valentina Boi will alternate the title role alongside Roberto Alagna, Michael Fabiano, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Mikolaj Zalasinski, and Ivan Inverardi. Giorgio Croci conducts Alfonso Signorini’s production. Performance {…}

Feb 3, 2025

Marie Lys, Benjamin Appl, Inés Alonso & Mélissa Petit Lead Festival de Peralada’s 2025 Season

The Festival de Perelada has announced its 2025 Easter Festival. Here are the vocal performances. Johann Adolf Hasse’s “Oratorio in F major” is set to be performed for the first time in Spain. Valer Sabadus, Marie Lys, Rafael Quirant, Maria Espada, and Anna Alàs i Jové. Dani Espasa conducts the Vespres d’Arnadi. Performance Date: April 17, 2025 Benjamin Appl and Dani Espada {…}

Jan 30, 2025

Kristine Opolais, Bryn Terfel, Federica Lombardi & Karen Slack Lead Tanglewood Festival’s 2025 Season

(Credit: Boston Symphony Orchestra) The Tanglewood Festival has announced the 2025 season. In a statement by Andris Nelsons, the conductor said, “We are excited for another fantastic summer at Tanglewood, full of exceptional music in the beautiful surroundings of the Berkshires. We are delighted to perform Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ with Kristine Opolais and Bryn Terfel, and excerpts from Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet; with {…}