Juan Diego Flórez, Asmik Grigorian, Lucy Crowe, Jacquelyn Wagner, Fleur Barron Lead Hong Kong Philharmonic’s 2026-27 Season

The Hong Kong Philharmonic has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Michele Spotti conducts Juan Diego Flórez’s gala performance. Performance Dates: Oct. 22, 2026 at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall & Oct. 24, 2026 Guangzhou Xinghai Concert Hall Tarmo Peltokoski conducts Mahler’s Symphony No.8 with Jacquelyn Wagner, Chen Reiss, Louise Kwong, Catriona Morison, Sasha Cooke, Tuomas Katajala, Rinalds Kandalincevs, and Shenyang.  Performance {…}

Fleur Barron, Joélle Harvey, Issachah Savage to Headline Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season, titled “Illuminated Through Sound,” under Music Director Jonathon Heyward. Performances will take place at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore and The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland. Here is a rundown of the vocal highlights on offer. Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and BSO Principal Viola Lisa Steltenpohl join Heyward {…}

Fleur Barron & Kunal Lahiry to Headline LIFE Victoria Recital at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and pianist Kunal Lahiry will headline the next recital in the LIFE Victoria cycle at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid. The recital, titled “Sueños y combates creativos,” features John Cage’s The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs, Berio’s Folk Songs, and works by Olivier Messiaen, George Crumb, Theodoro Valcárcel, Cathy Berberian, and William Bolcom. It is set for {…}

Fleur Barron, Helena Ressurreição, Ulrike Haller, Montserrat Seró Headline LIFE Victoria Barcelona’s Late October 2025 Slate

LIFE Victoria Barcelona ends in October with a series of performances from some of opera’s biggest stars. First up, mezzo-soprano Helena Ressurreição joins pianist Mar Compte for music by Ravel, Morante, Poulenc, Schumann, Brahms, Pauline Viardot, Duparc, Josephine Lang, and Wolf. Performance Date: Oct. 21, 2025 Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and pianist Kunal Lahiry present works by Montsalvatge, Lecuona, Mahlker, Valcárcel, Messiaen, {…}

Carmen Solís, Christiane Karg, Ana Ibarra, Stéphane Degout, Julie Roset,& Christophe Dumaux Lead Palau de la Música de Valencia’s 2025-26 Season

The Palau de la Música de Valencia has announced its 2025-26 season. Magdalena Lucjan, Stefanie Iranyi, Benjamin Bruns, and Franz-Josef Selig star in Mozart’s Requiem with Alexander Liebreich. The concert also includes Lutosławski’s Musique funèbre. Performance Date: Nov. 7, 2025 Jordi Bernàcer conducts Verdi’s Requiem with Carmen Solís, Ana Ibarra, Sergio Escobar, and Marko Mimica. Performance Date: Nov. 14, 2025 {…}

Carlo Vistoli, Liv Redpath & Fleur Barron Lead Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai’s 2025-26 Season

The Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai has announced its 2025-26 Season. Here are the vocal performances of the season. Thomas Dausgaard and Liv Redpath lead a program of music by Rued Langgaard, Hans Abrahamsen, and Carl Nielsen. Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2025 Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Anke Vondung. Performance Dates: Oct. 9 & 10, 2025 Emmanuel {…}

Natalya Romaniw, Sir Bryn Terfel, Roderick Williams, Luis Gomes & Mary Bevan Lead City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 Season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Kazuki Yamada conducts Elgar’s “The Dream of Gerontius” with soloists Jess Dandy, Roderick Williams and David Butt Philip. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2025 Osmo Vanka conducts a program of Sibelius and Shostakovich. Helena Juntunen is the soloist. Performance Date: Nov. 19, {…}