Louise Alder, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha & Hugh Cutting Among Royal Philharmonic Society Award Nominees

(Credit: Gerard-Collett) The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards has announced the 2026 shortlists. The awards announced 11 categories including the singer award which saw Christine Rice, Louise Alder, and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha nominated. The opera category saw “Festen” from the The Royal Ballet and Opera nominated alongside “Uprising” from Glyndebourne and “woman.life.song” from Birmingham Opera Company. Hugh Cutting was also nominated {…}

Nov 29, 2025

English National Opera 2025-26 Review: Partenope

(Photo: Lloyd Winters) Händel’s “Partenope” has always occupied an unusual place in his output: admired by connoisseurs, overshadowed by his more solemn opera seria, and still rarely staged today. Yet this revived 2025 London Coliseum production—delivered with defiant vitality amidst the ENO’s institutional turbulence—makes a persuasive case for the opera’s brilliance. Led by a compelling young cast including Nardus Williams, {…}

Nov 16, 2025

Cameron Shabazi, Julie Fuchs, Kenneth Overton, Hugh Cutting & Veronique Gens Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. Check the latest solo releases, including a digital concert from a leading countertenor and a world premiere recording of a modern-day requiem. Warsaw Sessions Award-winning Iranian-Canadian countertenor Cameron Shahbazi releases his latest digital concert project, Warsaw Sessions, created in collaboration with pianist Sophia {…}

Nov 13, 2025

Marina Rebeka, Asmik Grigorian & Nicholas Brownlee Lead International Opera Award Winners

The International Opera Awards have announced their 2025 winners. The big prize of the evening, Opera Company of the Year, went to Theater an der Wien. The singers who took top prizes included Marina Rebeka, who won the coveted Reader’s Choice Award, while Adèle Charvet and Hugh Cutting received the Rising Star Award. Meanwhile, Nicholas Brownlee won the Male Singer {…}

Oct 25, 2025

Opéra Royal Château de Versailles 2025-26 Review: Theodora

Opéra Royal Château de Versailles celebrated their 2025-26 season opening with Händel’s “Theodora” in the Chapelle Royale to a sold out crowd of locals and internationals. The Chapelle Royale was completed in 1710 under the reign of King Louis XIV. It was the last chapel built at Château de Versailles and features Gothic architecture with dramatic illustrated narratives in honor {…}

Oct 19, 2025

Isabela Diaz, Tim Mead, Jeremy Ovenden, Sarah Brady Star in Grange Festival 2026 Season

(© Silvana Robert & Máximo Parpagnol) The Grange Festival today unveiled its 2026 season. This article only features opera events. Opera First up is Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” by director David Alden. Tim Mead makes his festival debut in the title role. Sarah Brady, Hugh Cutting, Jess Dandy, Zheng Jiang, James Atkinson, and Owen Willetts are among the cast. Christian Curnyn {…}

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 11, 2025

Dunedin Consort Unveils 30th Anniversary Season

The Dunedin Consort announces its 2025-26 season. For the purpose of this article only voice performances are included. Bach’s “Matthew Passion,” BWV 244, features soloists Rowan Pierce, Hugh Cutting, Nicholas Mulroy, Marcus Farnsworth, Sarah Anne Champion, Hiroshi Amako, and Christopher Webb. John Butt directs. Performance Date: September 10, 2025 Bach’s “Markus Passion,” BWV 247, is presented with Concert Theatre Works. {…}

May 14, 2025

Niamh O’Sullivan, Emma Bell, Michael Mayes, Christine Rice & Nardus Williams Lead English National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

The English National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with “Mozart’s Women: A Musical Journey,” which will be directed by ENO’s Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon and will star international opera soloists including Golda Schultz, Nardus Williams, Bethany Horak-Hallet, Ailish Tynan, Rainelle Krause, and Filipe Manu. Cleila Cafiero conducts the performance. The concert will be hosted by TV {…}

Apr 4, 2025

Michael Fabiano, Lea Desandre, Jessica Pratt, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Matthias Goerne Lead Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse’s 2025-26 Season

The Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Hervé Niquet conducts a production of Massenet’s “Thaïs” with Stefano Poda directing. Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Tassis Christoyannis, and Jean-François Borras star. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 5, 2025 Thomas Dunford conducts Handel’s “Theodora” in concert with Lea Desandre, Véronique Gens, Hugh Cutting, Laurence Kilsby, and Alex Rosen. Performance Date: {…}

Apr 1, 2025

Jakub Józef Orliński, Matthias Goerne, Lawrence Brownlee, Benjamin Appl, Barbara Hannigan Véronique Gens, Hugh Cutting & Nicholas Phan Lead Wigmore Hall’s Fall 2025-26 Season

Wigmore Hall has announced its 2025-26 fall season. Here is a look at the vocal performances, and click here for a preview of the spring and summer season. Matthias Goerne and Maria João Pires opens the season. Performance Date: Sept. 9, 2025 Anna Dennis, Hugh Cutting, Nicholas Mulroy, Marcus Farnsworth, Jessica Cale, Sarah Anne Champion, Hiroshi Amako, and Chris Webb {…}

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