Marie Théoleyre, Ema Nikolovska, Julien Behr, & Jean-Christophe Lanièce star in Opéra de Rennes’ 2026-27 Season

(Photo credits: Benhamou, Kikkas, Marangoni) Opéra de Rennes unveils its 2026-27 season. This article only features vocal events. Tenor Ismaël El Mechrafi hosts “Introduction to choral singing.” Performance Date: Aug. 20, 2026 Soprano Amandine Ammirati, tenor Kaëlig Boché, and pianist Elisa Bellanger give a concert of opera and Broadway classics. Performance Date: Aug. 20, 2026 Chloé Dufresne conducts Ted Huffman’s {…}

Nino Machaidze, Enea Scala, Jessica Pratt, Véronique Gens, John Osborn, Salome Jicia & Csilla Boross Lead Opéra de Marseille’s 2026-27 Season

Opéra de Marseille has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Salome Jicia, Margaux Poguet, Floriane Hasler, Nicolas Courjal, Marc Barrard, Cyrille Dubois, Mischa Schelomianski, and Louis Morvan star in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Lawrence Foster conducts the production by Agnès Jaoui. Performance Dates: Oct. 2-11, 2026 Alexandra Marcellier, Thomas Bettinger, and Marc Scoffoni lead Puccini’s “Le Villi” with Paolo Arrivabeni conducting and Stefano {…}

Sonya Yoncheva, Jakub Józef Orliński, Nadine Sierra, Sabine Devieilhe, Franco Fagioli, Théo Imart & Catherine Trottmann Lead Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles’ 2026-27 Season

The Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Salieri’s “Tarare” is set to star Reinoud Van Mechelen, Éléonore Pancrazi, Jean-François Lapointe, Gwendoline Blondeel, Enguerrand de Hys, Alexandre Adra, Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Alexandre Baldo, Clara Penalva, and Isaure Brunner. Théotime Langlois de Swarte conducts the production by Jean-Romain Vesperini. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-18, 2026 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will {…}

Opéra Royal Château de Versailles 2025-26 Review: Cendrillon

(Photo: Baptiste Lacaze) Gioachino Rossini’s “Cendrillon,” the French language version of “La Cenerentola,” tells the story of Cinderella in real-life and not fairytale. The French translation, by Louis-Ernest Crevel de Charlemagne (1868), brings to life Jacopo Ferretti’s libretto, which follows the story of a young woman abused by her stepfather, Don Magnifico, and two stepsisters, Eléonore and Isabelle. Cinderella’s real {…}

Natalie Dessay, Mathias Vidal, Éléonore Pancrazi, & Vannina Santoni Lead Opéra de Tours’s 2025-26 Season

The Opéra de Tours has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Charles Mesrine, Anaïs Merlin, Mathilde Ortscheidt, Maxime Le Gall, and Camille Brault star in Herve’s “Le Petit Faust.” Performance Dates: Nov. 16 & 18, 2025 Offenhbach’s “Orphee aux Enfers” will star Matthieu Justine, Manon Lamaison, Jérôme Boutillier, Adriana Bignagni-Lesca, Rodolphe Briand, Mathias Vidal, Marie Kalinine, and Anaïs Constans. Marc Leroy-Calatayud {…}

Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}

Nino Machaidze, Santiago Ballerini, Karine Deshayes, Teresa Iervolino & John Osborn Lead Opéra de Marseille’s 2025-26 Season

The Opéra de Marseille has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera  Verdi’s “Falstaff” will be showcased in a production by Denis Podalydès and conducted by Michele Spotti. Salomé Jicia, Hélène Carpentier, Teresa Iervolino, Giulio Mastrototaro, Alberto Robert, and Florian Sempey star. Performance Dates: Nov. 9-15, 2025 Alessandro Cadario conducts Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau directing. The production will {…}

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 {…}

Opera Royal de Château de Versailles’ Announces 2025-26 Season

The Royal Opera of the Château de Versailles has announced its 2025-26 season. Productions  Rossini’s “Cendrillon” will be sung in French and will star Gaëlle Arquez, Patrick Kabongo, Gwendoline Blondeel, Éléonore Pancrazi, Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Alexandre Baldo, and Nicolas Brooymans. Gaétan Jarry conducts the Julien Lubek and Cécile Roussat direct. Performance Dates: Oct. 11-18, 2025 Purcell’s “Didon et Énée” will star {…}

Angela Meade, Karine Deshayes, Anne-Catherine Gillet & Ruth Iniesta Lead Opéra de Marseille’s 2023-24 Season

The Opéra de Marseille has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera Meyerbeer’s “L’Africaine” will star Hélène Carpentier, Laurence Janot, Florian Laconi, Jérôme Bouteiller, and Karine Deshayes. Roberto Rizzi Brignoli conducts the production by Charles Roubaud. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-10, 2023 Paolo Arrivabeni conducts Verdi’s “Attila” with Angela Meade, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Juan Jesús Rodriguez, and Antonio Poli. Performance Dates: Oct. 29-Nov. 4, {…}