Staatstheater Cottbus Announces 2026-27 Season

The Staatstheater Cottbus announces 2026-27 season. Alexander Merzyn conducts Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette.” Philipp Grigorian directs. Premiere Date: Sept. 26, 2026 Johannes Zurl conducts Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” with Cordula Däuper directing. Premiere Date: Nov. 14, 2026 Christian Möbius conducts “Zauberhafte Weihnacht” with Tamina Alex directing. Premiere Date: Dec. 6, 2026 “Jesus Christ Superstar” will be directed by Tomo Sugao and conducted by Johannes Zurl. {…}

Jun 10, 2026

Opera Santa Barbara Unveils 2026-27 Season

Opera Santa Barbara has announced its 2026-27 mainstage season at the Lobero Theatre. Ben Lowe leads the cast of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in the title role, joined by soprano Oriana Falla as Gilda, tenor Arnold Geis as the Duke of Mantua, bass Colin Ramsey as Sparafucile, and mezzo-soprano Xeni Tziouvaras as Maddalena. Octavio Cardenas directs and Kostis Protopapas conducts. Performance Dates: {…}

Jun 10, 2026

Maria Agresta, Joyce El-Khoury, Maria José Siri, Carlos Álvarez & Saioa Hernández Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2026-27 Season

The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera The season opens with Giorano’s “Fedora” in a production by Hugo de Ana. The opera will be conducted by Donato Renzetti and will star Maria Agresta, Vincenzo Costanzo, Ekaterina Bakanova, and Simone Piazzola. Performance Dates: Nov. 13-22, 2026 Maria José Siri, Manuela Custer, Roberto De Candia, and Joseph Dahdah star {…}

Jun 8, 2026

Amanda Forsyth, Vox Luminus, Chanticleer, Haitham Haidar Among Headliners of Early Music Seattle’s 2026-27 Season

Early Music Seattle has announced its 2026-27 Beyond Baroque Festival season. Here are the vocal performances on offer. Vox Luminis performs Monteverdi’s “Vespro della Beata Vergine” in a program of sacred music spanning the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Performance Date: Nov. 20, 2026 Soprano Amanda Forsythe leads her ensemble Opera Prima as part of the “In Her Voice” Winter Festival. {…}

Jun 6, 2026

Auditorio de Zaragoza Announces 2026-27 Season

The Auditorio de Zaragoza in Spain has announced its 2026-27 season. These are the two vocal performances announced. Adam Fischer conducts the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 featuring the Amici Musicae. Performance Date: Oct. 19, 2026 Cecilia Bartoli and Lang Lang join forces for a recital. Performance Date: Nov. 26, 2026 The season will also include the {…}

Jun 5, 2026

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Jakub Józef Orlinski, Diana Damrau, Marina Rebeka, Jonathan Tetelman Lead Philharmonie Essen’s 2026-27 Season

The Philharmonie Essen has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Mandy Fredrich and Christoph Altstaedt perform works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky. Performance Date: Sept. 27, 2026 The Mark Andre Choir and Electronics will be conducted by Ingo Metzmacher. Performance Date: Nov. 1, 2026 Miah Persson and Vimbayi Kaziboni perform music by Jiaying He, Mark Andre, Morton Feldman, {…}

Jun 4, 2026

Chatham Baroque Unveils 2026-27 Season

Chatham Baroque has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances on offer. Flute and pipe player Chris Norman and soprano Pascale Beaudin join Chatham Baroque in “Confluence: A Pittsburgh America 250 Concert,” a program of Baroque works and folk tunes from English, Irish, Scottish, and French sources exploring music from the era of the founding fathers. Performance Dates: {…}

Jun 4, 2026

Barbara Hannigan’s Iceland Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2026-27 Season

Iceland Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season under Chief Conductor Barbara Hannigan. Here are the vocal performances on offer. Sopranos Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir and Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir, tenor Elmar Gilbertsson, and Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson star in “Our Classics,” a program featuring works by Mozart, Puccini, Bach, Sibelius, Páll Ísólfsson, and Tchaikovsky. The Reykjavík Male Choir also performs. Daníel Bjarnason conducts. {…}

Jun 4, 2026

Astrik Khanamiryan, Massimo Cavalletti, Jorge Puerta, Alejandro del Angel & Liliana de Sousa Lead Aalto Musiktheater Essen’s 2026-27 Season

The Aalto Musiktheater Essen has announced its 2026-27 Season. New Productions Korngold’s “Das Wunder der Heliane” will star Astrid Kessler, Heiko Trinsinger, Tilmann Unger, Bettina Ranch, Almas Svilpa, and Aljoscha Lennert. Andrea Sanguineti conducts the production by Elisabeth Stöppler. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-17, 2026 Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” will be conducted by Tommaso Turchetta and directed by Adriana Altaras. Dirk {…}

Jun 4, 2026

Essen Philharmonic Announces 2026-27 Season

The Essen Philharmonic has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. The Christmas concert will feature singing along with soloists and children’s and youth choirs of the Aalto Theatre and the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra. Performance Dates: Dec. 5, 2026- two concerts Ricardo Minasi conducts Bach’s “Weihnachtsoratorium” with Natalia Labourdette, Lilian de Sousa, Mykhailo Kushlyk, and Baurzhan Anderzhanov. Performance {…}

Jun 4, 2026

Opéra National de Nancy-Lorraine Announces 2026-27 Season

Opéra national de Nancy-Lorraine has announced its 2026-27 season. Samuel Sakker leads Verdi’s “Otello” with Yaritza Véliz, Daniel Scofield, and Joel Prieto. Giulio Cilona conducts the production by Ted Huffman. Performance Dates: Sept.26-Oct. 4, 2026 Robert Lewis, Florie Valiquette, Janis Kelly, Anouk Defontenay, Noam Heinz, James Kryshak, Simon Butteriss, and Jules Werner star in Bernstein’s “Candide.” Gaetano Lo Coco conducts the production {…}