The ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Xabier Anduaga and Nadine Sierra in a concert on Dec. 13, 2025. The concert which has the support of the Fundación BBVA, is sold out and will show the two stars in music from “La Traviata,” “Roméo et Juliette,” “La fille du régiment,” “L’elisir d’amore,” “La bohème,” and “I pagliacci.” They will {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced opera that will stream on its platform. The first stream will be Janacek’s “Vec Makropulos” with a cast that includes Marlis Petersen, Pavel Černoch, Lukas Schmidt, Alma Neuhaus, Bo Skovhus, Carlos Osuna, and Wolfgang Bankl. Tomáš Hanus conducts. Streaming Date: Dec. 6, 2025 Franz Welser-Möst conducts Beethoven’s “Fidelio” with Malin Byström, David Butt Philip, Christopher {…}
Nadine Sierra made interesting revelations in a new interview with Bachtrack. The soprano revealed that she almost didn’t sing the role of Amina in “La Sonnambula” due to her old manager, Gianluca Macheda, at GM Art and Music, who wanted to push her to sing heavier repertoire. The soprano had previously spoken about it during an interview with the New {…}
Nadien Sierra is set to add another role to her Met Opera repertoire in a coming season. The New York Times has revealed that the soprano is set to perform Massenet’s “Manon,” a role that she has performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu and Opera de Bordeaux. Critics have praised her interpretation and said she is “an outstanding and {…}
Mannes School will present “From Canon to Creation: A Celebration of Mannes Opera” on Oct. 15, 2025. The program will feature music by Bellini, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Gounod, Puccini, Guang Ruo, Sarah Kirkland Snider, David T. Little, Korngold, Dvorak, and Cerrone, among others. Nadine Sierra will headline the showcase alongside Ruijia Dong, David Kahng, Jennifer Zetlan, Hannah Cho, Yulin Wang, {…}
Nadine Sierra is set to return to Mexico during her Latin America tour. The soprano is set to give a concert on Nov. 3 with pianist Ángel Rodríguez at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The soprano will also give a masterclass at the Universidad Panamericana the following day, and then she will give another recital with Rodríguez on Nov. 12 {…}
(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The last time the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” was in 2009, when Mary Zimmerman set the opera in a modern rehearsal room. It was a divisive production that ultimately made no sense and deviated completely from the original story. Now in 2025, the Metropolitan Opera is seeking to correct {…}
(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” is set to open The Met: Live in HD in 2025-26. The broadcast is set to be shown in theaters on Oct. 18 and will showcase Roland Villazón’s new production. Headlining the production will be soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Xabier Anduaga. Conductor Riccardo Frizza {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced that Nadine Sierra and Ludovic Tézier will headline a concert on Feb. 18, 2026, replacing Renée Fleming, who has canceled her entire European tour due to knee surgery. Fleming was set to perform on Dec. 12, and tickets for that concert will be valid for the exceptional recital on Feb. 18, 2026. Pianist {…}
On Oct. 21, the stage of the Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito will host a new edition of the Gala of Great Performers, presented by the non-profit organizations Fundación Sinfonía and Fundación Amigos del Teatro Nacional, in tribute to the late patron Margarita Copello de Rodríguez. The gala will feature American soprano Nadine Sierra and Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga alongside the {…}
(Credit: Ludwig Olah / Semperoper Dresden) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present a new production of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula.” The new production is set to open on Oct. 6 and will star soprano Nadine Sierra in the role of Amina alongside Xabier Anduaga as Elvino. They will be joined by Sydney Mancasola as Lisa and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Rodolfo. {…}