Erin Morley, John Holiday, Amanda Forsythe, Lawrence Brownlee, & Sondra Radvanovsky Star in The Wallis’ 2026-27 Season

(Photo credit: Goz, Spyres, Boston Globe, Laniez, Eccles) The Wallis announces its 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the classical voice lineup. Countertenor John Holiday solos in the world premiere of Carlos Simon’s “The After Party!” with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. The concert also features works by Kodály, De Falla, and Frank. Lina González-Granados conducts. Performance Date: Sep. 27, {…}

Lawrence Brownlee & Erin Morley Headline Newport Classical Music Festival 2026

The Newport Classical Music Festival announces its 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the classical vocal lineup. Apollo’s Fire performs an evening of Baroque works. Jeannette Sorrell conducts. Performance Date: July 10, 2026 British vocal ensemble VOCES8 performs. Performance Date: July 11, 2026 Lawrence Brownlee and Erin Morley present their “Golden Age” concert. Performance Date: July 18, 2026 Read Related {…}

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angel Blue, Diana Damrau, Sarah Dufresne & Erin Morley Lead Orchestre Métropolitain de Montreal’s 2026-27 Season

The Orchestre Métropolitain de Montreal has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts Sarah Dufresne in Massenet and Auber. The program also includes music by Tchaikovsky, Wagner, and Grandval. Performance Dates: Nov. 11-15, 2027 Léa Moisan-Perrier conducts the Noël choral à la Basilique with the Chœur Métropolitain. Performance Date: Dec. 8, 2027 Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Des airs de fêtes {…}

Angel Blue, Nicky Spence, Joyce DiDonato, Leah Hawkins, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Charles Castronovo Lead BBC Proms’ 2026 Season

The BBC Proms has announced its 2026 season. Here are the vocal performances. The festival opens on with pianist Yunchan Lim and tenor Thomas Atkins joining Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra for music by Ravel, Copland, Gershwin and Finzi. There will also be a world premiere by Josephine Stephenson. Performance Date: July 17, 2026 Gianandrea Noseda leads Beethoven’s Symphony {…}

Ailyn Pérez, Michael Fabiano, Nadine Sierra, Lawrence Brownlee, Erin Morley & Brittany Renee Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s 2026-27 Season

The Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 2026-27 season celebrating its 50th anniversary. The company will present Gioachino Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell” in a production by Vita Tzykun and David Adam Moore. David Angus conducts that includes George Gagnidze, Konu Kim, Anya Matanovič, Nina Yoshida Nelsen, Brianna J. Robinson, Morgan Mastrangelo, and James Demler. Performance Dates: Sep. 25-Oct. 4, 2026 The Boston Lyric Opera will celebrate its {…}

Sondra Radvanovsky, Rihab Chaieb, Patti LuPone, Joshua Guerrero, Juliana Grigoryan, Angela Meade & Lawrence Brownlee Lead LA Opera’s 2026-27 Season

LA Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the MainStage and LA Opera Off productions. Mainstage Rihab Chaieb, Joshua Guerrero, Kathleen O’Mara, and Liam James Karai lead a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen“ by Thaddeus Strassberger. Domingo Hindoyan conducts.  Performance Dates: Oct. 17-Nov. 7, 2026 Lina González-Granados conducts Bernstein’s “Candide“ with Duke Kim, Deanna Breiwick, and Patti LuPone. Francesca Zambello {…}

Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Erin Morley, Ying Fang & Joshua Hopkins Lead Tanglewood’s 2026 Season

The Tanglewood Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The  Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons lead a Mozart and Mahler program with soloists pianist Emanuel Ax and soprano Erin Morley. Performance Date: July 11, 2026 Les Arts Florissants and William Christie will perform Charpentier’s “Les Arts florissants and La Descente d’Orphée aux {…}

Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Carolina López Moreno, Martina Russomanno, Yusif Eyvazov, Ludovic Tézier, Luca Salsi & Maria José Siri Lead Arena di Verona’s 2026 Season

The Arena di Verona has announced its 2026 season. The season will open with a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.”  Michele Spotti and Francesco Ivan Ciampa conduct the new production starring Martina Russomanno, Gilda Fiume and Rosa Feola. The casts also include Yusif Eyvazov, Galeano Salas, Francesco Meli, René Barbera, Adam Smith, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Mihai Damian, Youngjun Park, Ludovic {…}