Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier, Marina Rebeka, Elīna Garanča, Jessica Pratt, Luca Salsi, Aleksandra Kurzak & Francesco Meli Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2027 Season

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2027 season. Opera Kristina Mkhitarian star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Anthony Ciaramitaro, Luca Salsi, and Min Kim. Performance Dates: Jan. 15-22, 2027 Baldassarre Galuppi’s “Il mondo alla roversa o sia le donne che comandano” will star finalists of the International Pietro Antonio Cesti Baroque Singing Competition in Innsbruck. Chiara Cattani conducts the {…}

May 5, 2026

Eleanor Lyons, Christian Gerhaher, Irina Lungu, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Katharina Konradi, & Iurii Samoilov Lead City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

(Credit: Andrew Fox) The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The season opens with Kazuki Yamada conducting Mahler’s Symphony No.2 (“Resurrection”) with Eleanor Lyons and Jess Dandy. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2026 Kazuki Yamada conducts Britten’s “War Requiem” with Irina Lungu, Andrew Staples, and Christian Gerhaher. Performance Date: {…}

Mar 26, 2026

Roberto Alagna, Ruzan Mantashyan, Asmik Grigorian, Nikolai Schukoff, Airam Hernández, Stéphane Degout & Nadine Sierra Lead Opéra National du Capitole’s 2026-27 Season

The Opéra National du Capitole has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Dvorak’s “Rusalka” in a production by Stefano Poda. The cast includes Ruzan Mantashyan, Alexander Roslavets, Pavol Breslik, Ricarda Merbeth, and Agnieszka Rehlis. Performance Dates: Sept. 22-Oct. 4, 2026 Stéphane Fuget conducts Charpentier’s “Médée” in concert with Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Petr Nekoranec, Juliette Mey, Frédéric Caton, Étienne Bazola, Camille Poul, and Claire Lefilliâtre. Performance Date: {…}

Mar 12, 2026

Opéra-Théâtre de l’Eurométropole de Metz 2025-26 Review: Norma

On March 6th and 8th, while the opera house was still undergoing renovations, “Norma” was performed in the main hall of the Arsenal in Metz. The grand staircases at the back of the hall, which normally serve as seats, as well as the balconies and side pillars, were used as scenery, thanks to Julien Soulier’s video and Patrick Méeüs’ {…}

Jun 14, 2024

Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Magdalena Kožená & Antonino Siragusa 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 get to hear a recital from the world’s most famous tenor and one of the great sopranos in the world. There will also be a new solo recital album from a great mezzo and several complete opera recordings. Czech Songs {…}

Sep 21, 2022

Svetlana Sozdateleva Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk’

(Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth Mtsenk” in Graham Vick’s 1994 production. The production, which will be performed six times, opens on Sept. 29 with Russian soprano Svetlana Sozdateleva in the lead role of Katerina Ismailova. The soprano, who is making her Met debut, has performed the role to great {…}

Oct 31, 2021

CueTV to Stream Theater an der Wien’s ‘Zaza’

CueTV is set to present “Zazà” starting on Nov. 4, 2021. The Leoncavallo opera is a performance from the Theater an der Wien that dates from 2020. The opera was directed by Christof Loy with conductor Stefan Soltész leading a cast that includes Svetlana Aksenova, Enkelejda Shkosa, Dorothea Herbert, Juliette Mars, Nikolai Schukoff, Vittoria Antonuzzo, Christopher Maltman, Tobias Greenhalgh, Paul {…}

Jul 3, 2021

Nino Machaidze, Enea Scala & Sophie Koch Lead Opéra de Marseille’s 2021-22 Season

France’s Opera de Marseille has announced its 2021-22 season featuring seven operatic productions. Here is a look: The season will open with Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell” starring Alexandre Duhamel, Enea Scala, and Angélique Boudeville. Michele Spotti conducts the new production by Louis Désiré. Performance Dates: Oct. 12-20, 2021 Nino Machaidze stars in Rossini’s “Armida” alongside Enea Scala, Matteo Roma, Chuan Wang, {…}

Apr 28, 2021

Karita Mattila, Sara Jakubiak & Camilla Nylund Headline Finnish National Opera’s 2021-22 Season

The Finnish National Opera has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions and several workshops, concerts, and musicals. The season will also mark the first season of Chief Conductor, Hannu Lintu. Here is a breakdown of the season: Opera & Musicals Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci“ and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana“ open the season with Hannu Lintu conducting. Mascagni’s opera stars Niina Keitel, Johanna Lehesvuori, {…}

Mar 26, 2021

Nicole Chevalier, Aušrinė Stundytė & Bo Skovhus Lead Broadcasts From Theater An Der Wien

(Credits: © Bernd Uhlig / © Werner Kmetitsch) The Theater an der Wien has announced a series of broadcasts after high uncertainty over a date of possible reopening due to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in Austria. First up is a production of Prokofiev’s “The Fiery Angel.” The opera showcases Aušrinė Stundytė, Bo Skovhus, Natascha Petrinsky, Elena Zaremba, Nikolai Schukoff, Alexey {…}

Feb 18, 2021

Theater an der Wien Shuts Down Until Easter 2021

(Credit: Peter M. Mayr) Theater an der Wien has announced that it will shut down until Easter 2021. The news comes as the Wiener Staatsoper and Oper Graz have already extended closures due to the Austrian federal government’s COVID-19 restrictions. The opera house said in a statement that it was forced to extend the shutdown due to the prolonged closure {…}