David Bizic, Atalla Ayan, Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Celine Byrne & Sean Michael Plumb Lead Irish National Opera’s 2026-27 Season

The Irish National Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. The company will present Absolute scenes from “Carmen,” “The Barber of Seville” and “Così fan tutte.” The evening will feature Laura Aherne, Heather Sammon, Olga Palazhchenko, David Kennedy and William Pearson. Performance Date: June 28 & July 4, 2026 Tarik O’Regan & Colm Tóibín’s “Testament” will be conducted by Elaine Kelly and {…}

Jun 15, 2025

Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}

Sep 8, 2022

Innsbruck Early Music Festival 2022 Review: Cesti Competition

(Photo: Die Fotografen) The Innsbruck Early Music Festival’s Cesti Competition, now in its 13th year, continues to cement its standing as a prestige international singing competition for baroque specialists. The final, which took place in Innsbruck’s Haus der Musik in front of an enthusiastic audience, consisted of 10 singers from six countries, comprising two countertenors, five sopranos, two tenors and {…}

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David Bizic, Atalla Ayan, Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Celine Byrne & Sean Michael Plumb Lead Irish National Opera’s 2026-27 Season

Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

Innsbruck Early Music Festival 2022 Review: Cesti Competition