Nombulelo Yende, Kiandra Howarth, Jonathan McGovern, Caterina Marchesini & Marcela Rahal Lead Bühnen Bern’s 2025-26 Season

The Bühnen Bern has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Andrea Sanguineti conducts Bellini’s “Norma” with Joseph Dahdah, Nombulelo Yende, William Meinert, and Simone McIntosh. Performance Date: August 30, 2025 Kiandra Howarth sings the title role of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” with Jonathan McGovern, Andeka Gorrotxategi, William Meinert, and Christian Valle. Alevtina Ioffe conducts the production by Anna Bergmann. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}

Luciano Ganci & Stefano Secco Lead Teatro Filarmonico’s ‘Stiffelio’

The Teatro Filarmonico is set to present Verdi’s rarely performed work “Stiffelio.” The Verona production will star Luciano Ganci and Stefano Secco sharing the title role alongside Caterina Marchesini and Daniela Schillaci as Lina, and Vladimir Stoyanov as Stankar. Leonardo Sini conducts the production by Guy Montavon.  Regarding the rarely performed work, Ganci said, “When I was small, I didn’t want to {…}