The Royal Opera House Muscat has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera The company revives its production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” by Franco Zeffirelli. The cast will include Franco Vassallo, Enea Scala, and Maria Kokareva, with the orchestra and choir conducted by Evelino Pidò. The Omani Opera Choir will also perform. Performance Dates: Oct. 1 & 3, 2026 “Sindbad: The Omani Sailor,” {…}
The Teatro Verdi di Pisa has announced its 2026-27 season. Anna Caterina Antonacci, Enea Scala, Penelope Kendros, Erica Zulikha Benato, Margherita Sala, Anita Monserrat, and Valentina Coletti star Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” Attilio Cremonesi conducts and Francesco Bondì directs. Performance Dates: Oct. 23 & 25, 2026 Rossini’s “L’occasione fa il ladro ossia Il cambio della valigia” will star Yukang Zheng, {…}
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 {…}
Oper Köln has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres The first new production of the year will be Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” with Magdalena Hinterdobler, Ann-Beth Solvang, Patrick Zielke, Martin Summer, Bianca Andrew, KS Miljenko Turk, Giulia Montanari, Elsa Benoit, Young Woo Kim, and Dmitry Ivanchey. Marie-Ève Signeyrole directs and Felix Bender and Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Dec. 20, 2026 {…}
(Photo: Studio UV – Fondazione Teatro Donizetti) At the beginning of the 1840s, Gaetano Donizetti was the most celebrated Italian opera composer in Europe. After conquering Paris with adaptations of his Italian successes and new works such as “La fille du régiment” and “La favorite,” his life unfolded in constant travel between the continent’s principal musical centers. He composed with {…}
(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) In 1822, Rossini’s opera “Zelmira” premiered at Naples’ Teatro San Carlo to widespread acclaim and was quickly taken up by theaters across Europe, including Vienna, London and Paris. However, like most of the composer’s works, it quickly fell by the wayside and had to wait for over 100 years to be revived, with a performance in 1965 {…}
The Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur has announced its 2025-26 season. Léo Warynski conducts Philip Glass’ “Satyagraha” in a production by Lucinda Childs. The production stars Melody Louledjan, Karen Vourc’h, Julie Robard-Gendre, Sahy Ratya, Jean-Luc Ballestra, Frédéric Diquero, and Angel Odena. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-7, 2025 “Chansons de Paris” will star Laeticia Goepfert, Remi Mathieu, Priscilla Beyrand, Serge Manguette, Isabelle Bourgeais, and Gilles San {…}
La Monnaie de Mont has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Falstaff” starring Simon Keenlyside in the title role, Lionel Lhote, Bogdan Volkov, Sally Matthews, Benedetta Torres, and Daniela Barcellona. Alain Altinoglu and Ouri Bronchti alternate and Laurent Pelly directs the new production. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 9, 2025 Ricard Soler Mallol and Grey Filastine showcase {…}
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 {…}
The Rossini Opera Festival has announced its 2025 season. The 46th edition of the event will take place from August 10 to 22, 2025. Operas The festival will open with a new production of “Zelmira,” conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti. The production will be directed by Spanish director Calixto Bieito, making his debut in Pesaro. Pretty Yende stars in the title {…}
(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) “Ermione” managed only seven performances when premiered at Naples’ San Carlo in 1816 before being shelved. It had to wait until 1987 to be revived, when it received its first modern staging at the Pesaro Rossini Opera Festival. Since then, it has had numerous performances, with each adding to its reputation as one of the composer’s most {…}
