Anna Netrebko, Ailyn Pérez, Brian Jagde, Ainhoa Arteta, Ermonela Jaho, Francesco Demuro, Klaus Florian Vogt & Pavol Breslik Lead Teatro de la Maestranza’s 2026-27 Season

The Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville has announced its 2026-27 Season Opera The Bayreuth Festival Orchestra under Pablo Heras-Casado will lead scenes from the Ring Cycle with Katharina Wagner directing and Catherine Foster, Klaus Florian Vogt and Nicholas Brownlee as soloists. Performance Date: Sept. 2, 2026 Pavol Breslik, Nina Minasyan, Riccardo Fassi, Maxim Lisiin, and Anna-Doris Capitelli lead Gounod’s {…}

May 15, 2026

Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla Announces 2026-27 Season Featuring Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Marina Rebka, Leonor Bonilla & Saioa Hernández

The Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Silvia Tro Santafé, Enea Scala, and Marko Mimica perform Verdi’s “Requiem” with Lucas Macías conducting. Performance Dates: Sept. 17 & 18, 2026 Leonor Bonilla, Rachel Wilson, Jorge Navarro Colorado, and Julien Ségol lead Händel’s “Messiah” with Martyna Pastuszka conducting. Performance Dates: Dec. {…}

May 12, 2026

Serena Sáenz, Leonor Bonilla, Emöke Baráth, Airam Hernández & Pablo García López Lead Ópera de Tenerife’s 2026-27 Season

Spain’s Ópera de Tenerife has announced its 2026-27 season. Ópera en minúscula The season opens with “Luciérnaga” by Gabriela Ortiz. Ludwig Carrasco conducts the Classical Laguna Experience Orchestra, and César Martín will direct the production starring Carmen Acosta and Javier Santos. Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2026 The second work will be “Svadba (La boda)” by Ana Sokolović in a production by {…}

May 6, 2026

Jessica Pratt, Javier Camarena, Leonor Bonilla, Asmik Grigorian & Joyce El-Koury Lead ABAO Bilbao Opera’s 2026-27 Season

The ABAO Bilbao Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Jessica Pratt, Javier Camarena, and Gabriele Viviani star in Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducts the production by Mario Pontiggia. Performance Dates: Oct. 17-26, 2026 Andrzej Filończyk, Leonor Bonilla, Santiago Ballerini, Sabrina Gárdez, and José Manuel Díaz star in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” Pedro Bartolomé conducts the production {…}

Jun 27, 2025

Ismael Jordi, Leonor Bonilla, Ruben Amoretti & Sabina Puertolas Lead Teatro Villamarta’s 2025-26 Season

The Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Manuel Penella’s “Don Gil de Alcala” will be directed by Emilio Sagi and conducted by Cecilia Bercovich. The cast will include Marc Sala, Sofia Esparza, Manuel de Diego, Zayra Ruiz, Carlos Daza, and Ruben Amoretti. Performance Dates: Nov. 21 & 23, 2025 Manuel García’s “I Tre Gobbi” will star {…}

May 28, 2025

Festival de Ópera de Sevilla Announces 2025 Season Featuring Leonor Bonilla, Alessio Arduini, Franco Fagioli & Pablo García-López

The Festival de Ópera de Sevilla has announced its 2025 season, which will take place between September 25 and October 12, 2025. Opera Manuel Garcia’s “Il califfo di Bagdad” will be directed by Guillermo Amaya and conducted by Alessandro D’Agostini. Juan de Dios Mateos, Leonor Bonilla, Pepe Hannan, Alicia Naranjo, Nerea Berraondo, and Eugenio Maria Degiacomi star. Performance Dates: Sept. 25 & {…}

May 19, 2025

Chen Reiss, Emily D’Angelo & Leonor Bonilla Lead Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla’s 2025-26 Season

The Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Alicia Naranjo performs in an all-Mahler program with conductor Irene Delgado-Jiménez. Performance Date: Sept. 4, 2025 Lucas Macías conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Emőke Baráth and Emily D’Angelo. Performance Dates: Sept. 11 & 12, 2025 Leonor Bonilla joins conductor Teresa {…}

Apr 18, 2025

Teatro Municipale di Piacenza 2025 Review: The Magic Flute

(Photo Credit: ©Gianni Cravedi) Emanuel Schikaneder, a prolific stage comedian, singer, and skilled impresario, proposed to Mozart the creation of a new singspiel–a form of German musical theater that alternates spoken dialogue without musical accompaniment–in response to the enduring hegemony of Italian opera, which had long dominated European stages. The entrepreneur’s brilliant insight, as highlighted by Mattia Marino Merlo in {…}

Jun 28, 2024

Orquesta de Córdoba Announces 2024-25 Season

Spain’s Orquesta de Córdoba has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Enrique Parra and Alfonso Mujica lead Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria.” The program also includes music by Resphigi. Salvador Vázquez conducts. Performance Dates: Dec. 12 & 13, 2024 Leonor Bonilla and Salvador Vázquez headline a Christmas concert that includes music by Rossini, Gound, Strauss {…}

Jan 18, 2024

Bilbao Opera to Present ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’ with Jessica Pratt

The ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail.” The performances, which will take place between Jan. 20 and 29, 2024 at the Euskalduna Bilbao, will star Jessica Pratt in the role of Kostanze, Moisés Marín as Belmonte, Leonor Bonilla as Blonde, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso as Pedrillo, Wojtek Gierlach as Osmin, and Wolfgang Vater as Selim. {…}

Dec 19, 2023

Gobierno de Aragón Announces 2024 Operatic Season

The Gobierno de Aragón in Spain has announced the 2024 Lírica and Danza season. Originally scheduled for 2023, the new season will feature three operas. The first work will be “El Hilo Rojo” which will be presented by Tanzensemble Pfalztheater Kaiserlauten at the Palacio de Congresos de Zaragoza. Performance Date: Jan. 27, 2024 Bernstein’s “West Side Story” will follow at {…}