Christina Nilsson, Catriona Morison, Benjamin Bruns, Maximilian Schmitt in Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich’s 2026-27 Season

(Photo credit: Georg Aerni) Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich announces its 2026-27 season. Included in this article are vocal concerts. Christina Nilsson performs Brahms under the baton of Nathalie Stutzmann. Performance Dates: Oct. 21 & 22, 2026 Chen Reiss, pianist Yael Kareth, and clarinetist Sharon Kam perform works by Louis Spohr, Mahler, and Schubert. Performance Date: Oct. 25, 2026 Lisa Larsson and {…}

Sam Park, Joshua Sanders, Theo Hoffman, Signe Heiberg, Fleuranne Brockway & Galina Benevich Lead Staastheater Wiesbaden’s 2026-27 Season

The Staastheater Wiesbaden has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres The season kicks off with Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” Performance Dates: August 22 & 29, 2026 “Metropolis Wiesbaden” will be based on Fritz Lang’s masterpiece with a film score by Gottfried Huppertz, Sebastian Nübling. Performance Dates: Sept. 12, 2026-Jan. 10, 2027 Dennis Krauß directs a new production of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” {…}

Internationale Händel-Festspiele Karlsruhe 2026 Review: ‘Tamerlano’ & ‘Atalanta’

(Photo: Felix Grünschloß) This year, Karlsruhe curated a true weekend feast for Baroque enthusiasts: staging two Handel operas in a single day! The organizers even meticulously accounted for the expected performance durations of “Tamerlano” by pushing back the evening performance of “Atalanta.” It was not merely a schedule; it was a curated emotional arc that tested the endurance of the {…}

Francesca Aspromonte, Deborah Cachet, Siobhan Stagg & Mauro Borgioni Headline ’48 Days Of Early Music In Herne’

(Photo credits: Ribaltaluce Studio & Laurus Design) The lineup for “48 Days Of Early Music In Herne” has been announced. For the purposes of this article only vocal works are included. This year’s theme is “Reduce – Reuse – Recycle.” Soprano Deborah Cachet and mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland perform “Passgenau,” with the B’Rock Orchestra conducted by Cecilia Bernardini. Performance Date: {…}

Matthew Polenzani, Christian Gerhaher & Issachah Savage Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2023-24 Season

(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg/Fay Fox) The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. For the purposes of this article, here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Jaap van Zweden conducts Christian Gerhaher in a program that includes Shekhar, Mahler, and Beethoven. Performance Dates: Oct. 12-15, 2023 The Vienna Boys Choir is set to perform a Christmas concert. {…}

Sarah Connolly, Regula Mühlemann & Carlos Mena Lead Orquesta Sinfonica de RTVE’s 2022-23 Season

The Orquesta y el Coro de RTVE in Spain has announced its 2022-23 season. The season will be themed “Raices” and will feature a number of vocal performances highlighted here: Pablo González conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Stefanie Irany. Performance Dates: Oct. 6 & 7, 2022 Pablo González conducts Nuria Núñez Hierro’s  ‘Enjambres’ and Leos Janácek’s “Mass” with Gun-Brit {…}

Camilla Nylund, Barbara Hannigan, Mojca Erdmann & Matthias Goerne Lead Munich Philharmonic’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Staatsoper Berlin official website / © Raphael Brand / Felix Broede / Marie Staggat) The Munich Philharmonic has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the vocal performances only. Soprano Julia Lezhneva and contralto Sara Mingardo perform works by Bach, Mozart, and Vivaldi alongside conductor Andrea Marcon and the Philharmonischer Chor München. {…}

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Ekaterina Semenchuk & Christian Gerhaher Lead Musikverein Wien’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Julian Hargreaves / Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Jürgen Frank / Alexey Kostromin / Sony / Gregor Hohenberg) The famed Austrian venue Musikverein Wien has announced its 2021-22 season, featuring concerts and recitals with some of the greatest performers in the world. Here is the full slate. Baritone Christian Gerhaher performs works by Schönberg and Berlioz alongside seven {…}

Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Elīna Garanča, Christine Goerke Headline Philharmonie Essen’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical /  Jiyang Chen / Chris Singer / Paul Schirnhofer/DG / Opus 3 Artists official website) Philharmonie Essen has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. Christine Goerke and Klaus Florian Vogt perform works by Richard Wagner. Andris Nelsons conducts the Bayreuther Festspielorchester. {…}