The Rossini Opera Festival has announced the 2027 season which will be held between August 12 and 24, 2027. The Festival will open with a new production of “La donna del lago,” conducted by François Lopez-Ferrer and staged by Johannes Erath. There will be a revival of the acclaimed 2018 staging of “Adina” by Rosetta Cucchi, this time conducted by {…}
The Macerata Opera Festival has announced its 2027 season celebrating its 63rd edition. The new season will present three productions from July 17 to August 8, 2027. Puccini’s “Tosca” is set to be presented in a new production with Tomer Zvulun directing and Ramón Tebar conducting. The following production will be a revival of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” in a production by Damiano {…}
The Teatro Lirico di Cagliari has announced its 2027 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Don Carlos” in the French version. Davide Livermore directs and Leonardo Sini conducts. Performance Dates: Jan. 22-30, 2027 Händel’s “Alcina” will be conducted by Alessandro De Marchi and directed by Pierre Audi. Performance Dates: March 10-14, 2027 Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will be conducted by Sesto Quatrini and {…}
Opera Holland Park has announced the operas for its 2027 season. The season will include a revival of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra,” Puccini’s “La Rondine,” and Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance.” There will also be a new production of “Le Nozze di Figaro” and a concert performance of “Norma.” More details on casts and dates will be announced later {…}
The Garsington Opera has announced its 2027 season. The season opens with Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer” conducted by Douglas Boyd and directed by Rachael Hewer. Performance Dates: May 26-July 15, 2027 Mozart’s “La clemenza di Tito” will be conducted by Clemens Schuldt and directed by PJ Harris. Performance Dates: May 27-June 20, 2027 Händel’s “Serse” will be directed by Erica Whyman and conducted by David {…}
The Bayreuth Festival has announced its 2027 season. The season opens with a new production of “Lohengrin” featuring Georg Zeppenfeld, Michael Spyres, Elsa Dreisig, Jordan Shanahan, and Judit Kutasi. Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the production by Ilaria Lanzino. Performance Dates: TBA Michael Volle, Mika Kares, Piotr Beczała, Christopher Sokolowski, and Michele Losier star in “Parsifal” with Christian Thielemann conducting a new {…}
The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 2027 season. The season opens with “Into the Woods” with conductor David Charles Abell and director Eric Sean Fogel. Performance Dates: July 12-22, 2027 Gioachino Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will be revived with Joseph Colaneri conducting. In a statement Francesca Zambello said, “When John and I created our production of The Barber of Seville, {…}
The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced its 2027 season. The season opens with Bellini’s “La straniera” featuring Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Iván Ayón Rivas, Vito Priante, and Raffaella Lupinacci. Antonino Fogliani conducts the concert performance. Performance Dates: Jan. 22 & 24, 2027 Fabio Biondi conducts Monteverdi “Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria.” Daniele Abbado directs the production and Stefan Astakhov stars. Performance {…}
Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari has announced its 2027 season. Opera Piccinni’s “Zenobia” will star Aya Wakizono, Arianna Vendittelli, Margherita Sala, Désirée Giove, Mert Süngü, and Valeria La Grotta. Federico Maria Sardelli conducts Daniele Luchetti’s production. Performance Dates: Jna. 27-Feb. 2, 2027 Carlo Rizzi conducts Verdi’s “Nabucco” in Emma Dante’s production. Igor Golovatenko and Ewa Płonka star. Performance Dates: March 12-19, 2027 Busoni’s “Arlecchino” {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2027 season. Opera Kristina Mkhitarian star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Anthony Ciaramitaro, Luca Salsi, and Min Kim. Performance Dates: Jan. 15-22, 2027 Baldassarre Galuppi’s “Il mondo alla roversa o sia le donne che comandano” will star finalists of the International Pietro Antonio Cesti Baroque Singing Competition in Innsbruck. Chiara Cattani conducts the {…}
The Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has announced its 2027 season celebrating Alfredo Kraus’ centennial. The season open will open with Massenet’s “Werther” with Piotr Beczala, Ekaterina Semenchuk, and Carlos Alvarez. Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducts. Performance Dates: Feb. 16-21, 2027 Ivan Ayon-Rivas leads Gounod’s “Faust” with Claudia Pavone and Michele Pertusi. Giulio Cilona conducts. Performance Dates: March 16-20, {…}
