Carles Pachon, Sara Banch, Ruzan Mantashyan & Andrè Schuen Lead Schubertiada of Vilabertran’s 2025 Season

The 33rd annual Schubertiada of Vilabertran has announced its festival from August 14 to 31, 2025, and will pay tribute to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Here are the vocal performances. Carles Pachon and Berta Brull perform songs by Baldrís, García Cardona, Guinovart, Pagès-Corella, Ortega, Toldrà, and others. Performance Date: August 14, 2025 Elionor Martínez, Ferran Albrich, and Victoria Guerrero headline a recital {…}

Oct 7, 2024

Palau de Les Arts 2024-25 Review: Manon

(Photo: Arts Fotografía) Palau de Les Arts opened the season with Massenet’s “Manon,” in a production from the Paris Opera, and two international stars in the main roles: Lisette Oropesa and Charles Castronovo. Vincent Huguet directed the Paris Opera production. He set the action in Paris around 1920, in the Charleston era, and introduced the revolutionary artist Josephine Baker (who {…}

Jun 3, 2023

Eleonora Buratto, Javier Camarena & Francesco Meli Lead Palau de les Arts’ 2023-24 Season

Valencia’s Palau de les Arts’ 2023-24 season featuring opera, recitals, concerts, and zarzuela. Opera Dima Orsho and Carla Nahadi Babelegoto star in “Women at Point Zero.” Performance Date: Sept. 15, 2023 James Gaffigan conducts Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” in Richard Jones’ production. The cast includes Arsen Soghomonyan, Doris Soffel, Ekaterina Guseva, Elena Maximova, Roman Burdenko, and Nikolay Zemlianskikh. Performance {…}

Dec 2, 2022

Best Of 2022: OperaWire’s Top 10 Rising Stars Of 2022

After two years of lockdowns, cancelations, and COVID, 2022 seemed like it would be an easier year. But alas it wasn’t as the world was struck with a war, human rights violations that were met with worldwide protests, and governments that threatened to rewind time and take away rights. There were also major cuts in funding for opera that has {…}

Jul 2, 2022

International Singing Competition Neue Stimmen Announces 2022 Winners

The International Singing Competition Neue Stimmen has announced the winners of the 2022 edition. Italian soprano Francesca Pia Vitale and Spanish baritone Carles Pachon went home with the top prize of 15.000 €. Vitale also won the audience award. Second prize went to French Mezzo-Soprano Eugénie Joneau and South African bartione Sakhiwe Mkosana. Both took home a cash prize of {…}

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Carles Pachon, Sara Banch, Ruzan Mantashyan & Andrè Schuen Lead Schubertiada of Vilabertran’s 2025 Season

Palau de Les Arts 2024-25 Review: Manon

Eleonora Buratto, Javier Camarena & Francesco Meli Lead Palau de les Arts’ 2023-24 Season

Best Of 2022: OperaWire’s Top 10 Rising Stars Of 2022

International Singing Competition Neue Stimmen Announces 2022 Winners