Danylo Matviienko, Carolina Lopez Moreno, Gregory Kunde, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Erika Grimaldi, Johanni van Oostrum Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2026-27 Season

The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2026-27 season. The season opens with Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” with Francesco Micheli directing Leoncavallo and Daniele Menghini directing Mascagni. Leoncavallo’s work will star Carolina Lopez Moreno, Maria Teresa Leva, Martin Muehle, Carlo Ventre, Gregory Kunde, Ariun Ganbaatar, Fabián Veloz, Matteo Mezzaro, Matteo Falcier, Joshua Hopkins, and Rodion Pogossov while {…}

Dec 25, 2025

Cast Change: Galina Cheplakova & Davide Giusti Step Into Munich’s ‘La Bohème’

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced two cast changes for “La Bohème” on Dec. 26, 2025. The company said that Galina Cheplakova will replace Sonya Yoncheva, who was originally scheduled. Meanwhile Davide Giusti will sing the role of Rodolfo, replacing Long Long. Cheplakova performed the Dec. 23 performance, also replacing Yoncheva. Cheplakova recently made her debut with the company in “La {…}

Dec 8, 2025

Cast Change: Galina Cheplakova Joins Bayerische Staatsoper’s ‘La bohème’

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that Galina Cheplakova will sing the first two performances of “La bohème.” Cheplakova will sing on Dec. 14 and 17, 2025. The soprano recently made her debut with the company in “La Traviata” this past summer. She also made her Met Opera debut in “The Queen of Spades.” Cheplakova has performed with Opera Australia, Opéra {…}

Jun 19, 2025

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie 2025-26 Season to Feature Kathryn Lewek, Bruno Taddia, Sheva Tehoval, & Maciej Kwasnikowski

The Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie announces its 2025-26 season. This article features operatic events only. A double bill of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” open the season. Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Azer Zada, Julie Pasturaud, Tomasz Kumięga, Reut Venturo, Giuseppina Merli, Galina Cheplakova, Maciej Kwasnikowski, and Leon Kim are among the cast. Silvia Paoli directs. Yoel Gamzou conducts. Performance Dates: October {…}

Jun 7, 2025

Metropolitan Opera Announces Another Cast Change for ‘The Queen of Spades’

The Metropolitan Opera has announced yet another cast change for its production of “The Queen of Spades.” The company announced that Galina Cheplakova will sing the role of Lisa, replacing Sonya Yoncheva. Yoncheva took to social media and said, “Dear All, in the past few days I had very strong symptoms of a flu which disabled me to perform and {…}

Jun 4, 2025

Metropolitan Opera Showcases Last Minute Debut for ‘The Queen of Spades’

The Metropolitan Opera saw a huge debut at the June 4 performance of “The Queen of Spades.” Galina Cheplakova sang the role of Lisa stepping in for Sonya Yoncheva. Cheplakova has performed with the Bashkir State Opera, Oper Graz, the State Opera in Kazakhstan, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and Berliner Philharmoniker. She has also covered at the Bayerische Staatsoper. Her repertoire {…}

May 20, 2025

Joyce DiDonato, Lea Desandre, Michael Spyres, Véronique Gens, Emőke Baráth & Dario Solari Headline Opéra de Dijon’s 2025-26 Season

The Opéra de Dijon has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. The Orchestre National de France performs alongside Cristian Măcelaru and Joyce DiDonato. The program includes music by Alma and Gustav Mahler and Strauss. Performance Date: Oct. 9, 2025 Lea Desandre stars as Händel’s “Theodora” with Hugh Cutting, Véronique Gens, Laurence Kilsby, and Alex Rosen. Thomas Dunford {…}