Regula Mühlemann, Maayan Licht, Olga Busuioc, Jonathan McGovern & Ragaa Eldin Lead Buhne Bern’s 2026-27 Season

The Buhne Bern has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres Lina Tsiklauri, Davide Tuscano, and Jonathan McGovern star in “La traviata.” Alevtina Ioffe conducts the new production by Raimund Orfeo Voigt. Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 2026-Jan. 19, 2027 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will star Jonathan McGovern, Lina Tsiklauri, Fabio Dorizzi, Sophie Kidwell, Christian Valle, William Meinert, and Patricia Westley. Alevtina Ioffe conducts the {…}

Apr 9, 2026

Opera Forward Festival 2026 Review: Requiem For Mariza

(Photo: Bart Grietens) Amsterdam’s Opera Forward Festival seeks to challenge our understanding of what constitutes an opera, to push at its accepted boundaries, and to discover new pathways in which the art form can develop, both in its form and its content as well as its mode of presentation. Over the past ten years, the festival has met with many {…}

Mar 2, 2026

Cecilia Bartoli, Ian Bostridge, Maayan Licht & Carlo Vistoli Lead 2026 Monteverdi Festival

(Credit: Fabrice Demessence) The Monteverdi Festival announces its 2026 programming. This article only features vocal concerts. Cecilia Bartoli opens the Festival in a gala concert with Les Musiciens du Prince conducted by Gianluca Capuano. Performance Date: May 28, 2026 The Monteverdi Festival opens with “Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin” under the baton of Leonardo García-Alarcón. Performance Date: June 7, 2026 {…}

Jul 10, 2023

Operalia Competition Announces 2023 Participants

The Operalia Competition has announced the participants for its 30th-anniversary edition. The 2023 participants hail from such countries as Russia, Italy, USA, Malta, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Armenia, South Korea, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Israel, South Africa, and Bulgaria. The competition will be held at the Capetown Opera and will take place from Oct. 30 through Nov. 5, 2023. Operalia {…}