Anna Pirozzi, Lisette Oropesa, Freddie De Tommaso, Sondra Radvanovsky, Serena Sáenz & Sara Blanch lead Liceu Opera+’s 2026-27 Season

The Liceu Opera+ has announced its 2026-27 streaming season. The season opens with “Aida” with Anna Pirozzi, Ksenia Dudnikova, Piotr Beczała, and Igor Golovatenko. Shirin Neshat directs the production. Stream Date: Oct. 25, 2026 Adrian Noble directs Bellini’s “I Capuleti e I Montecchi” with Marko Mimica, Lisette Oropesa, Raffaella Lupinacci, and Iván Ayón Rivas. Stream Date: Nov. 22, 2026 Giacomo {…}

Apr 27, 2026

Anna Netrebko, Lise Davidsen, Asmik Grigorian, Lisette Oropesa, Sondra Radvanovsky, Nicholas Brownlee, Freddie De Tommaso, Ermonela Jaho, Jack Swanson, Sara Blanch & Serena Sáenz Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2026-27 Season

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2026-27 season. Shirin Neshat directs Verdi’s “Aida” with four sopranos taking on the title role. Anna Netrebko, Anna Pirozzi, Olga Maslova, and Ewa Plonka star alongside Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ksenia Dudnikova, Fiorenza Cedolins, Yusif Eyvazov, Piotr Beczała, Arsen Soghomonyan, Artur Ruciński, Igor Golovatenko, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Riccardo Fassi, George Andguladze, Manuel Fuentes, Alexander Köpeczi, {…}

Feb 25, 2026

Freddie De Tommaso & Nadine Sierra Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Luisa Miller’ Stream

On Feb. 26, the Wiener Staatsoper is set to stream “Luisa Miller” in a new production by Philipp Grigorian. The opera will be conducted by Michele Mariotti and will star Roberto Tagliavini as Walter, Freddie De Tommaso as Rodolfo, Daria Sushkova as Federica, Marko Mimica as Wurm, Nadine Sierra in the title role, and George Petean as Miller. The stream {…}

Feb 23, 2026

Wiener Staatsoper 2025-26 Review: Luisa Miller

(Credit: Susanne Hassler-Smith) “Luisa Miller” by Giuseppe Verdi is a tragic tale of love destroyed by social hierarchy and political intrigue. The young peasant Luisa Miller is in love with Rodolfo, who is in fact the son of the powerful nobleman Count Walter, though he has been living in disguise. Their relationship is opposed by Rodolfo’s father, who intends him {…}

Sep 7, 2025

Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Review: Zelmira

(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) In 1822, Rossini’s opera “Zelmira” premiered at Naples’ Teatro San Carlo to widespread acclaim and was quickly taken up by theaters across Europe, including Vienna, London and Paris. However, like most of the composer’s works, it quickly fell by the wayside and had to wait for over 100 years to be revived, with a performance in 1965 {…}

May 28, 2025

Teatro Cervantes Announces 2025-26 Season, Featuring Rihab Chaieb, Lianna Haroutounian, Rocio Perez & Ismael Jordi

The Teatro Cervantes de Málaga has announced its 2025-26 season. Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” will star Lianna Haroutounian, Michael Weinius, Clementine Margaine, and Marko Mimica. Pedro Halffter conducts the production by Alex Aguilera. Performance Dates: Sept. 25 & 28, 2025 Ismael Jordi, Rihab Chaieb, and Alfonso Mujica star in Massenet’s “Werther.”Pau-Emile Fourny directs. Performance Dates: Nov. 28 & 30, 2025 {…}

Apr 24, 2025

Elīna Garanča, Eleonora Buratto, Benjamin Bernheim & Emöke Baráth Lead Ibermúsica’s 2025-26 Season

Ibermúsica has announced its 2025-26 season with concerts being held at the Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid. Here are the vocal performances. Le Concert d’Astrée with conductor Emmanuelle Haïm will feature Emöke Baráth and Carlo Vistoli. Performance Date: Dec. 3, 2025 The Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra will be led by Daniel Raiskin and will feature pianist Noelia Rodiles and bass {…}

Apr 20, 2025

Jessica Pratt, John Osborn, Nino Machaidze, Francesca Dotto, Markus Werba & Kristine Opolais Lead Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s 2025-26 Season

The Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Giampaolo Bisanti conducts Gound’s “Faust” in Thaddeus Strassberger’s production. The cast includes John Osborn, Erwin Schrott, Nino Machaidze, Markus Werba, and Elmina Hasan. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-20, 2025 Sieva Borzak conducts Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” with a cast that includes Francesca Dotto, Josè Maria Lo Monaco, Maxim Mironov, Vittorio Prato, {…}

Apr 11, 2025

Gianandrea Noseda to Conduct Beethoven’s ‘Missa Solemnis’

From May 15 to 17, 2025, the National Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director, Gianandrea Noseda, will conduct Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. The concerts will mark his final appearance with the orchestra in the 2024-25 season. The Washington Chorus will be featured alongside acclaimed soloists soprano Erika Grimaldi, bass-baritone Marko Mimica, mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb, and tenor Saimir Pirgu. The concert is part of {…}

Mar 19, 2025

Joshua Guerrero, Elsa Dreisig, Riccardo Massi, Ludovic Tézier & Nicole Car Lead Opéra de Lyon’s 2025-26 Season

The Opéra National de Lyon has announced its 2025-26 season. Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godounov” will be conducted by Vitali Alekseenok and directed by Vasily Barkhatov. The production will star Dmitri Ulyanov alongside soloists from the Opera de Lyon studio. Performance Dates: Oct. 13-25, 2025 Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” will be directed by Damiano Michieletto and will star Joshua Guerrero, Amina Edris, Clémentine {…}

Jan 29, 2025

ABAO Bilbao Opera 2024-25 Review: Tristan und Isolde

(Photo: ©E. Moreno Esquibel) The opera of Bilbao began the year 2025 with Wagner’s masterpiece “Tristan und Isolde,” in a new production recently seen at Teatro de la Maestranza in Sevilla, with an international cast of singers in the leading roles and a creative Spanish team signing the production. The production, by stage director and set designer Allex Aguilera, was {…}