(Photo: Eva Werner) In 1753, Niccolò Jommelli moved to Stuttgart under Duke Karl Eugen. Collaborating with court poet Mattia Verazi, Jommelli modified Pietro Metastasio’s famous libretto to pioneer bold dramatic reforms. Utilizing the city’s elite singers and virtuosic orchestra, this creative hub culminated in the February 1763 Stuttgart premiere of Jommelli’s third version of “Didone abbandonata.” It is clear that {…}
Spain’s Euskadiko Orkestra has announced its 2026-27 season featuring performances in Vitoria, Bilbao, San Sebastián, and Pamplona. Here are the vocal performances. Mahler’s Symphony No.2 will be conducted by Lucas Macías and will star Jone Martínez and Nadezhda Karyazina. Performance Date: Sept. 25-Oct. 3, 2026 Ernest Martínez Izquierdo conducts Aita Donostia’s “Illustrations musicales pour La vie profonde de Saint François d’Assise” with Luken {…}
The Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León has announced its 26-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Concerts Pablo Rus Broseta and Marina Heredia lead a program of works by de Falla, Debussy and Bonis. Performance Dates: Oct. 1 & 2, 2026 Andrew Staples and José Miguel Asensi team up with Elim Chan for a program of music by Noriko {…}
Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik announces its program for the 2026 season. This article only features opera events. Opening the festival is the workshop concert which features a sneak peak into Ottavio Dantone’s reconstruction of Pietro Antonio Cesti’s “Il pomo d’oro.” This event is presented in a a hybrid format combining elements of concert and rehearsal. The Accademia Bizantina Ensemble {…}
The Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Concert Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck” will be conducted by David Afkham. Martin Winkler, Lise Lindström, Rodrigo Porras, Tansel Akzeybek, Jürgen Sacher, Stephen Milling, and Susana Gómez. Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 5, 2025 Michael Laurenz, Christof Fischesser, Louise McClelland, Valentina Stadler, Tae Hwan Yun, {…}
The Ópera de Oviedo has announced the titles for its upcoming 2025-26 season. Pablo González conducts Humperdinck’s “Hansel und Gretel” in a production by Raúl Vázquez. The cast will include Carles Pachon, Teresa Fuentes, Anna Harvey, Erika Baikoff, Stéphanie Müther, Ana Nebot, and Sofía Gutiérrez-Tobar. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-20, 2025 Gound’s “Romeo et Juliette” is set to star Génesis Moreno, Annya {…}
(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Christoph Graupner was a prolific German composer and harpsichordist from the late 17th and 18th centuries. Born near to the German city of Zwickau in 1683, he decided to study law in Leipzig before changing to follow a career in music. By 1705, he found himself working at the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg as a harpsichordist {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances on offer. Eugene Rogers conducts Morris Robinson in a program that includes music by Jessie Montgomery, Aaron Copland, and Carlos Simon. Performance Date: Sept. 14, 2024 Gianandrea Noseda and Rachel Willis-Sørensen join forces for music by Carlos Simon, Strauss, and Beethoven. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}
Valencia’s Palau de les Arts’ 2023-24 season featuring opera, recitals, concerts, and zarzuela. Opera Dima Orsho and Carla Nahadi Babelegoto star in “Women at Point Zero.” Performance Date: Sept. 15, 2023 James Gaffigan conducts Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” in Richard Jones’ production. The cast includes Arsen Soghomonyan, Doris Soffel, Ekaterina Guseva, Elena Maximova, Roman Burdenko, and Nikolay Zemlianskikh. Performance {…}
Spain’s Orquesta Sinfonica de RTVE has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Christoph König opens the season with music by Arriaga, Mozart, and Bruckner. The soloists are Marina Monzó, Štěpánka Pučálková, Airam Hernández, and Damián del Castillo. Performance Dates: Oct. 5 & 6, 2023 Marc Albrecht and Ekaterina Antipova lead a performance of music {…}
Spain’s Orquesta de Extremadura has announced its 2023-24 season celebrating Andrés Salado’s third season as Music Director. Here are the vocal performances. Mar Morán, Sandra Ferrández, Airam Hernández, and David Menéndez perform Mozart’s Requiem. Andrés Salado conducts. The program also includes music by Purcell. Performance Dates: Feb. 8 & 9, 2024 Jone Martínez and Carlos Mena team up for a {…}