Opéra de Saint-Étienne Announces 2026-27 Season Featuring Cyrille Dubois, Thomas Bettinger, & Valiquette

The Opéra de Saint-Étienne has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Héloïse Mas stars in Bizet’s “Carmen” with Christophe Berry, Melissa Purnell, and Philippe-Nicolas Martin. Giuseppe Grazioli conducts the production by Gilles Rico. Performance Dates: Nov. 13-17, 2026 Lila Dufy, Antonio Mandrillo, and Pawel Konik lead Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” Giuseppe Grazioli conducts. Performance Dates: Dec. 30 & 31, 2026 “Roland à {…}

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: {…}

Aude Extrémo, Adèle Charvet & Stanislas de Barbeyrac Highlight Reopening of Opéra National de Bordeaux

The Opéra National de Bordeaux will reopen its doors for audiences with a production of Bizet‘s “Carmen.” Due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19, the production will have two stagings, one that lasts one hour, and a full staging with an intermission. The opera will star mezzo-sopranos Aude Extrémo and Adèle Charvet in the title role; tenors Stanislas de Barbeyrac and {…}