Komische Oper Berlin Announces 2025-26 Season

The Komische Oper Berlin has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres The children’s opera “Con­rad or The fac­to­ry-made boy” by Samuel Penderbayne will star Mengqi Zhang, An­dre­ja Schnei­der, Phi­lipp Mei­er­hö­fer, Ul­rike Hel­zel, Jo­han­nes Dunz, and Jun­oh Lee­. An­ne Hin­rich­sen conducts the production by Ruth Brau­er-­Kvam. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-Dec. 26, 2025 James Gaffigan conducts a new production of Strauss’ “Salome.” The {…}

Q & A: Soprano Ambur Braid on Working with Amanda Seyfried on ‘Seven Veils’ & Singing COC Production of ‘Salome’ at the Same Time

Atom Egoyan‘s “Seven Veils” is an ambitious film. Set in Toronto, it follows Jeanine, a theater director doing a revival of “Salome” at the Canadian Opera Company. As she digs deeper into the production, created by her former mentor, Jeanine is faced with some of her past traumas uniting “reality” with the theatrical. The film delves deep into Jeanine’s psychology {…}

Canadian Opera Company to Present William Kentridge’s Production of ‘Wozzeck’

(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Canadian Opera Company is set to present Berg’s “Wozzeck” in William Kentridge’s production. The work will be shown for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts between April 25 and May 16, 2025. Kentridge’s production has been performed at the Salzburg Festival and Metropolitan Opera and OperaWire noted, “this production {…}

Andreas Schager, Scott Hendricks, Elena Guseva, Maria Barakova & Annalisa Stroppa Lead Bregenz Festival 2022 Season

(Credit: Bregenz Festival official website) The Bregenz Festival has announced its 2022 slate, featuring four operas and international stars. Here is the full slate. Operas Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri” stars Maria Barakova as Isabella, Alberto Comes as Mustafa, Sarah Yang as Elvira, and Spencer Britten as Lindoro. The cast also includes Florence Losseau, Hubert Kowalczyk, and Pierpaolo Martella. Jonathan Brandani {…}

Canadian Opera Company Leads Dora Awards Nominations

The Dora Award nominations have been announced with the Canadian Opera leading the way. In the Outstanding Production category, the Canadian Opera’s production of “La Bohème,” “Hadrian,” “Otello,” and “Eugene Onegin” are nominated alongside “Kopernikus” for the Against the Grain Theatre. Meanwhile, in the Outstanding Performance by an Individual category,  Angel Blue, Ambur Braid, Gerald Finley, Thomas Hampson, Tamara Wilson, {…}