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 {…}

May 9, 2025

Benjamin Bruns, Véronique Gens, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Daniel Luis de Vicente & Marie Lys Lead Opera Vlaanderen 2025-26 Season

Opera Vlaanderen has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the operas and vocal performances. Alejo Pérez conducts Wagner’s “Parsifal” in a production by Susanne Kennedy. Benjamin Bruns, Dshamilja Kaiser, Kartal Karagedik, and Albert Dohmen star. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 22, 2025 Vuvu Mpofu leads Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Vincenzo Neri, César Cortés, and Emanuel Tomljenović. Andriy Yurkevych conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 2-14, 2025 {…}

Feb 25, 2025

Theo Hoffman, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen & Fatma Said Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to hear ambitious vocal projects that include multiple world premieres, rarities, and homages to historical artists. Schubert/Beatles The New York Festival of Song releases Schubert/Beatles on NYFOS Records featuring baritone Theo Hoffman, pianists Steven Blier and Kunal Lahiry, {…}

Feb 8, 2025

Teatro Municipale di Piacenza 2025 Review: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

(Photo: ©Zani-Casadio) In the autumn of 1709, as he was preparing to conclude his journey through Italy, George Frideric Handel triumphantly arrived in Venice to present his second Italian opera, “Agrippina.” The work was enthusiastically received by the audience, who acclaimed the composer with shouts of “Viva il Sassone!” (Long live the Saxon!) and with 27 performances that sealed its {…}

Feb 3, 2025

Marie Lys, Benjamin Appl, Inés Alonso & Mélissa Petit Lead Festival de Peralada’s 2025 Season

The Festival de Perelada has announced its 2025 Easter Festival. Here are the vocal performances. Johann Adolf Hasse’s “Oratorio in F major” is set to be performed for the first time in Spain. Valer Sabadus, Marie Lys, Rafael Quirant, Maria Espada, and Anna Alàs i Jové. Dani Espasa conducts the Vespres d’Arnadi. Performance Date: April 17, 2025 Benjamin Appl and Dani Espada {…}

Jan 31, 2025

Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna 2025 Review: Giulio Cesare

(Photo: Zani-Casdio) It was well after midnight when the final curtain fell on Teatro Alighieri’s production of Händel’s “Giulio Cesare.” It was a long evening, although, such was the quality of the presentation, there would have been few complaints even if it had continued for another hour or more. It was one of those performances in which the singing, the {…}

Dec 10, 2024

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music Announces 2025 Lineup

Details of the 2025 Innsbruck Festival of Early Music have been made public. For the purposes of this article only vocal performances are featured. Concerts First Prize winner of the 2020 Cesti International Singing Competition Margherita Maria Sala performs works by Galuppi, Marcello, Vivaldi, Ristori, and Handel. Sala is accompanied by the Ensemble Locatelli led by Thomas Chigioni. Performance Date: {…}

Nov 12, 2024

Carmela Remigio, Bruno Taddia, Raffaele Pe & Vincenzo Costanzo Lead Teatro Alighieri’s 2025 Season

The Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna has announced its 2025 season featuring three opera productions. The season opens with Händel’s “Giulio Cesare“ conducted by Ottavio Dantone and directed by Chiara Muti. Raffaele Pe, Marie Lys, Delphine Galou, Filippo Mineccia, Federico Fiorio, Andrea Gavagnin, Clemente Antonio Daliotti, and Davide Giangregorio. Performance Dates: Jan. 17 & 19, 2025 Gaspare Spontini’s “La Vestale” will be conducted {…}

Jul 20, 2024

Roberta Mameli Headlines Festival Weeks at Drottningholm

(Photo credit: Frantisek Renza) Festival Weeks at Drottningholm has announced its line up for 2024. Allyson McHardy takes on the title role in the Drottningholm premiere of Jean-Baptiste Lully’s“Armide.” She is joined by Nicholas Scott, Nicolas Brooymans, Marie Lys, Renato Dolcini, Zachary Wilder, Deborah Cachet, and Arash Azarbad, along with the choir and orchestra of Drottningholm Theater. Francesco Corti conducts and {…}

Sep 5, 2023

Les Talens Lyriques’ 2023-24 Season to Feature the World Premiere of Salieri’s Opera ‘Kubla Khan’ (‘Cublai, Gran Kan De Tartari’)

©Sandrine Expilly The world premiere of Antonio Salieri’s opera “Kubla Khan” (“Cublai, Gran Kan De Tartari”) is among the many highlights of Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques’ 2023-24 season. Here is the full rundown of what audiences can expect this year. Starting off, sopranos Marie Lys and Judith van Wanroij perform “Ave Maris Stella” with Christophe Rousset at the {…}

Jul 10, 2023

Olympia City Music Theatre Maria Callas Unveils 2023-24 Season

Credit: Danae Kinova The Olympia City Music Theatre Maria Callas has unveiled its 2023-24 season, which includes three operas in both staged productions and concert versions. The season features a blend of Greek artists and international stars, including a concert by soprano Julie Fuchs. For the purposes of this article only opera and classical voice performances are listed. The season {…}

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