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 {…}

Apr 11, 2026

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Elīna Garanča, Lisette Oropesa, Pretty Yende, Asmik Grigorian, Freddie De Tommaso, Luca Salsi, Marina Rebeka, Xabier Anduaga & Piotr Beczała Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2026-27 Season

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2026-27 season. Premiere Zemlinsky’s “Eine Florentinische Tragödie” and Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” will be performed in a new production with Dmitry Golovnin, Christopher Maltman, Florian Boesch, and Asmik Grigorian. Alain Altinoglu conducts the new production by Vasily Barkhatov. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-12, 2026 Barrie Kosky directs a new production of Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” with {…}

Jun 6, 2025

Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Change for ‘The Queen of Spades’

The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced a cast change for its production of “The Queen of Spades.” The company said that Ivan Gyngazov will take over the role of Hermann from Brian Jagde for all three performances. Gyngazov has performed at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Mariinsky Theatre, Semperoper Dresden, Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, Theater an der Wien, Teatro Petruzzelli, Opéra {…}

Jun 4, 2025

Bayerische Staatsoper 2024-25 Review: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci

(Photo: © Geoffroy Schied) In Francesco Micheli’s new staging of Mascagni and Leoncavallo’s iconic opera, Munich transformed for a night into Palermo. With a unified production for both “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” telling the story of a migrant’s journey from Sicily, the director turned a traditional duo into a memorable night, though his decision to set it in the 1960s {…}

Oct 7, 2024

Bayerische Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’

(© Photo: Ben Wolf) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Cavalleria Rusticana.” The company said that Ivan Gyngazov and Jonathan Tetelman will sing the role of Turiddu replacing the originally announced Vittorio Grigolo. Gyngazov will sing the role on May 22, 25, 29, June 01, 04, 08, and 12, 2025 while Tetelman will {…}

Jun 17, 2023

Teatro Nacional de São Carlos Review 2022-23: Il Trovatore

(Photo: ©António Pedro Ferreira) An exciting production of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” closed the 2022-23 season of Lisbon’s Teatro Nacional de São Carlos this past week, bringing a fitting conclusion on a high note to the challenging tenure of Elisabete Matos as the Artistic Director of Portugal’s premier opera house. Rendered in a lively staging by Stefano Vizioli, Maestro António Pirolli {…}

Sep 23, 2021

Opéra de Rouen to Broadcast ‘Il Trovatore’ with Jennifer Rowley & Ivan Gyngazov

The Opéra de Rouen is set to broadcast “Il Trovatore” in movie theaters and on France 3 tv on Oct. 2, 2021. The opera, which will also be available to stream live worldwide on Facebook, will star Lionel Lhote as the Count de Luna, Jennifer Rowley as Leonora, Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo as Azucena, Ivan Gyngazov as Manrico, Grigory Shkarupa as {…}

Jun 21, 2021

Karine Deshayes, Sabine Devieilhe & Philippe Jaroussky Highlight Opéra de Rouen Normandie’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: © Aymeric Giraudel / Fabien Monthubert / © Simon Fowler) Opéra de Rouen Normandie, France has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article, we will only focus on the operatic and vocal performances. Here is the full slate. Opera and Musicals Verdi‘s “Il Trovatore” opens the season with Lionel Lhote as Count di Luna, Brigitta Kele {…}

Jun 2, 2021

Asmik Grigorian, Oksana Lyniv to Make Paris Opera Debuts With Tchaikovsky Concert

(Credit: Oleh Pavluchenkov) The Opéra national de Paris has announced a series of concert performances set to take place between June 6-12, 2021. Conductor Oksana Lyniv will direct the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris for the very first time in a showcase that will star Étienne Dupuis, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Asmik Grigorian, and Ivan Gyngazov; Grigorian and Gyngazov will be {…}