The Festival Verdi has announced the operas for its 2026 season. The festival, which will be celebrated between October 1 and 25, 2026, will showcase the theme of “Mondi lontani,” evoking fascination with the exotic. The first of the three operas that will be performed is the rarely seen “Alzira” at the Teatro Regio di Parma. The rarely performed work will star {…}
The Teatro Filarmonico has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances in Verona. The season will open with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” starring Ildar Abdrazakov, Paolo Bordogna, Ramaz Chikviladze, Gilda Fiume, Iván Ayón Rivas, Marta Torbidoni, Emma Fekete, and Alessandro Abis. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the production by Enrico Stinchelli. Performance Dates: Jan. 18-25, 2026 Christian Senn, Loriana Castellano, Josè {…}
The Prague Summer Nights has announced its 2026 season. The season will include two staged opera performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni” and two staged opera performances of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” The season will also include two staged opera performances of Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” and three orchestral performances as well as a chamber music program & performance. There will also be {…}
The Pinchgut Opera has announced its 2026 season. The season opens with Pinchgut’s first-ever orchestral concert, Bach and Telemann I: Concertos and Sonatas. The first installment of a two-part series in 2026 will feature music by Telemann and Bach. Performance Dates: March 28 & 29, 2026 The second production of the season will be Scarlatti’s “The First Murder (Il primo {…}
Central City Opera has announced its 2026 season, which will mark the 94th festival season. The festival will be held between June 27 and August 2, 2026. In a statement, Adam Scurto, Managing Director of External Affairs, said, “Our 94th season represents the breadth and depth of what makes Central City Opera special. This season offers audiences an extraordinary range {…}
The Puccini Opera Festival in Torre del Lago, Italy, has announced the titles for the 2026 season. The season opens with “Turandot,” which will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The first cast will star Anna Pirozzi, Vittorio De Campo, Roberto Alagna, and Aleksandra Kurzak, while the second cast will include Angela Meade, Michele Pertusi, Gregory Kunde, and Ermonela Jaho. The third {…}
The Macerata Opera Festival has announced its 2026 season. The festival will be held between July 17 and August 9, 2026. The season will open with Verdi’s “Nabucco” in a production by Paul-Émile Fourny and conducted by Fabrizio Maria Carminati. Ariun Ganbaatar, Alberto Comes, Anastasia Bartoli, Alessandro Scotto Di Luzio, and Laura Verrecchia star. Performance Dates: July 17-August 9, 2026 {…}
Opera Australia has announced its 2026 season. Sidney Summer 2026 Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will be conducted by Andrea Battistoni, Paul Fitzsimon, and Erina Yashima. It will be directed by Moffatt Oxenbould and will star Guanqun Yu, Vittoria Yeo, and Olivia Cranwell alongside Robert Watson and Oreste Cosimo. Performance Dates: Dec. 31, 2025-March 25, 2026 Ann Yee directs a new production {…}
The Cincinnati Opera has announced its 2026 season. Strauss’ “Salome” will star Kathryn Lewek, Alfred Walker, Chad Shelton, Michelle DeYoung, and Zach Borichevsky. José María Condemi directs the production, with Robert Spano conducting. Performance Dates: June 18 & 20, 2026 Kevin Day’s and Tifara Brown’s “Lalovavi” will be directed by Kimille Howard and conducted by Kevin Miller. Brittany Olivia Logan, {…}
The Bayreuth Festival has announced its 2026 season. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts “Rienzi” with Andreas Schager, Gabriela Scherer, Jennifer Holloway, Michael Nagy, and Matthias Stier. Magdolna Parditka and Alexandra Szemeredy direct the rarely performed work. Performance Dates: July 26-August 26, 2026 Christian Thielemann will conduct The Ring Cycle, which Marcus Lobbes will curate. Michael Volle, Alexander Grassauer, Klaus Florian Vogt, Anna Kissjudit, Evelin Novak, Christa {…}
Opera Holland Park has announced its 2026 season, celebrating its 30th anniversary. The season will open with a production of Puccini’s “La fanciulla del West.” The season also includes a new production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte,” which will also be performed by our 2026 Young Artists. The festival will also reimagine “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Will Todd and {…}
