Cecilia Bartoli, Eleonora Buratto, Elīna Garanča, Benjamin Bernheim, Chen Reiss, Marina Rebeka & Stéphane Degout Lead Philharmonie de Paris’ 2025-26 Season

The Philharmonie de Paris has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Andris Nelsons conducts the Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig in Brahms’ Deutsche Requiem with Christian Gerhaher and Julia Kleiter. The program includes Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.5. Performance Date: Sept. 3, 2025 Riccardo Chailly condcuts the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus in excerpts from Verdi’s “La {…}

Apr 21, 2025

Plácido Domingo, Carmen Giannattasio, Aida Garifullina & Eleonora Buratto Among Opera Singers Pay Tribute to Pope Francis

Opera singers are paying tribute to Pope Francis after the leader of the Catholic Church died on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88. The Vatican’s Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the death of Pope Francis, stating, “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At {…}

Apr 14, 2025

Eleonora Buratto, Raehann Bryce-Davis & Ludovic Tézier Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get to see a complete recording of Verdi’s early masterpiece with one of the most important baritones of today. There is also a debut album but one of today’s primadonnas and an experimental debut album by an esteemed mezzo. {…}

Apr 11, 2025

Eleonora Buratto Headlines ‘Madama Butterfly’ in Baden-Baden & Berlin

(Credit: Dario Acosta) Eleonora Buratto is set to headline a new production of “Madama Butterfly” at the Baden-Baden Festival. The soprano will perform the lead role alongside the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Kirill Petrenko in a new production by Davide Livermore on April 12, 15, and 20, 2025. The production will star Jonathan Tetelman, Teresa Iervolino, and Tassis Christoyannis. Following {…}

Apr 7, 2025

Kristine Opolais, Jonathan Tetelman, Eleonora Buratto, Kate Lindsey, Matthias Goerne & Rinat Shaham Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. It’s another week of many releases, including new complete opera recordings, solo albums, oratorios, and sacred works. John Weldon: The Judgment of Paris A long-lost masterpiece revived by Julian Perkins, Cambridge Handel Opera Company and Academy of Ancient Music Academy of Ancient Music {…}

Mar 19, 2025

Eleonora Buratto Awarded Famed Mantua Prize

Soprano Eleonora Buratto has received a major prize in Mantua. The Italian soprano took to social media and said, “I am truly honored to receive the Edicola del virgilio d’oro from the Municipality of Mantua. This is not only a prestigious award but also a gesture of esteem and affection from the citizens and institutions of my hometown. I sincerely {…}

Mar 16, 2025

Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Diana Damrau, Rolando Villazon, Asmik Grigorian, Ludovic Tézier, Jonathan Tetelman, Serena Sáenz & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2025-26 Season

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres Maurizio Benini conducts Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in a new production by Barbara Wysocka. Bekhzod Davronov, Igor Golovatenko, Ludovic Tézier, Serena Sáenz, Nadine Sierra, Riccardo Fassi, and Elmina Hasan star. Performance Dates: March 7-24, 2026 & July 28 & 31, 2026 Lotte de Beer directs a new production of Gounod’s “Faust” with Jonathan {…}

Mar 5, 2025

Kate Lindsey, Vera-Lotte Boecker, Eleonora Buratto, Aušriné Stundyté, Anja Kampe, Juliana Grigoryan, René Barbera & Elbenita Kajtazi Headline Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2025-26 Season

The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres Robert Schumann’s “Das Paradies und die Peri” will be directed by Tobias Kratzer and conducted by Omer Meir Wellber and Felix Hornbachner. The work will star Vera-Lotte Boecker, Eliza Boom, Kady Evanyshyn, Kai Kluge, Annika Schlicht, Xavier Sabata, Eric Lunga Hallam, and Christoph Pohl. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Nov. 1, 2025 Glinka’s “Ruslan und Ljudmila” will be {…}

Feb 10, 2025

Daniele Gatti to Commemorate Bombing of Dresden 80 Years Ago with Verdi’s Requiem

(Credit: 2024_Copyright: Markenfotografie) On Feb. 12 and 13, 2025 the Semperoper Dresden is set to present Verdi’s “Requiem.” The evening will commemorate the Feb. 13 and 14, 1945 bombing of Dresden, the most destructive bombing of World War II which saw 1,500 tons of explosive bombs and 1,200 tons of firebombs dropped by more than 800 British airplanes, later joined {…}

Feb 3, 2025

Aleksandra Kurzak, Anna Netrebko, Nino Machaidze, Roberto Alagna & Anna Pirozzi Lead Festival Puccini’s 2025 Season

The Festival Puccini has announced its 2025 season featuring five of the composer’s most famous works. “Tosca” will open the festival with a star-studded cast. Aleksandra Kurzak, Carmen Giannattasio, Eleonora Buratto, and Valentina Boi will alternate the title role alongside Roberto Alagna, Michael Fabiano, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Mikolaj Zalasinski, and Ivan Inverardi. Giorgio Croci conducts Alfonso Signorini’s production. Performance {…}

Nov 15, 2024

Rai5 to Broadcast Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’

Rai5 is set to present the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s opening night production of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra.” Rai Cultura will produce the recording which will be shown at 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 27, 2024. The production will be directed by Richard Jones with sets and costumes by Antony McDonald. Michele Mariotti will conduct the production which will star Luca Salsi {…}