Miah Persson, Ricarda Merbeth, Iwona Sobotka & Michael Schade Lead Orchestra RAI’s 2026-27 Season

The Orchestra RAI has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Michele Mariotti and Miah Persson team up for Strauss’ “Vier letzte Lieder.” The concert also includes Schubert’s Symphony No. 9. Performance Dates: Dec. 10 & 11, 2026 Fabio Luisi conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 with Valentina Farcas, Anke Vondung, Tuomas Katajala, and Modestas Sedlevičius. Performance Date: Dec. 22, {…}

Apr 29, 2026

Michael Schade to Join Accademia del Piacere for ‘Sweeter Than Roses’ Tour

Seville-based early music ensemble Accademia del Piacere will launch a three-city Spanish premiere tour of their new program “Sweeter Than Roses” in May. The program, which features Grammy Award-winning tenor Michael Schade, will open on May 5 at the Auditorio Fonseca in Salamanca, before moving to Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional on May 6, and concluding on May 7 at Seville’s Real {…}

Apr 13, 2026

Jeanine De Bique, Marianne Crebassa, Natalie Dessay, Riccardo Zanellato Star in La Seine Musicale’s 2026-27 Season

(Photo credits: Fowler, La Seine Musicale announces its 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the classical vocal works. Bruckner’s “Motets” and Tchaikovsky’s “Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom accentus” is directed by Sigvards Kļava. Performance Date: October 16, 2026 Cerise Calixte and Igor Bouin perform in “Cerise au pays de l’opéra.” The children’s opera features excerpts from operas by Mozart, Bizet, {…}

Apr 7, 2026

Staatsorchester Hamburg Announces 2026-27 Season

The Staatsorchester Hamburg has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Omer Meir Wellber conducts a program of music by Beethoven and Unsuk Chin with Wei Wu as the soloist. Performance Dates: Jan. 31 & Feb. 1, 2027 Anja Bihlmaier conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Sarah Wegener and Jess Dandy. Performance Dates: Feb. 28 {…}

Aug 26, 2025

Beijing Music Festival Unveils 2025 Lineup

(Photo credit: BMF) The Beijing Music Festival announces the details of its 28th festival. This article only features vocal concerts. Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen sings the title role in The English Concert’s production of Handel’s “Rinaldo.” Mary Bevan, Paula Murrihy, Alexander Chance, Ashley Riches, Rachael Wilson, and Andy Shen Liu round out the cast. Harry Bicket serves as conductor and harpsichordist. {…}

Jun 2, 2025

TAPA Announces 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced all nominations for the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation. This year there were 225 nominations across 43 gender-inclusive award categories within seven divisions reflecting the remarkable artistry of the 2024-25 season. This year’s nominations encompass 81 shows from 59 registered companies. The Awards will {…}

Mar 9, 2024

Opera Australia 2024 Review: Idomeneo

(Photo: Keith Saunders In her thought-provoking program essay on “Idomeneo,” the final opera in Opera Australia’s 2024 summer season which premiered at Sydney Opera House on Feb 20, director Lindy Hume quotes Anne Carson’s “Grief Lessons” of 2008: “Myths are stories about people who become too big for their lives temporarily, so that they crash into other lives or brush {…}

Feb 22, 2024

Q & A: Michael Schade on Performing Idomeneo & Opera Australia

Michael Schade is one of the leading tenors of our times who has appeared at many of the greatest theaters in the world including the Wiener Staatsoper, Metropolitan Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Hamburg State Opera, and the Berlin State Opera, among others. Throughout his career, he has performed a diverse repertoire that includes the music of Strauss, Rossini, Wagner, and {…}

Oct 2, 2023

Maria Callas, Nicky Spence, Jonathan Tetelman, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Regula Mühlemann Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s edition of the CD and DVD releases on offer in the opera world. This week is particularly crowded with releases of Maria Callas by Warner Classics to celebrate her centennial. There are also a number of debut albums as well as the second album to one of the biggest rising tenors of his generation. Audiences {…}

Apr 4, 2023

Diana Damrau, Elīna Garanča, Patricia Nolz & Fatma Said Lead Wiener Konzerthaus’ 2023-24 Season

The Wiener Konzerthaus has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Riccardo Chailly conducts a Verdi program with the chorus and orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala. Performance Date: Sept. 4, 2023 The Bayerisches Staatsorchester will perform alongside Yefim Bronfman and Elsa Dreisig in a Schumann, Wagner, and Mahler program. Vladimir Jurowski conducts. Performance Date: {…}

May 12, 2022

Teatro La Fenice Returns to Piazza San Marco

The Teatro La Fenice is set to return to Piazza San Marco in Venice. The opera company will present Orff’s “Carmina Burana” conducted by Fabio Luisi on July 9. The event is being realized in collaboration with il Comune di Venezia and sponsored by Intesa Sanpaolo. The Orchestra and chorus of the Teatro La Fenice will be joined by soloists Regula {…}

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