Max Emanuel Cencic, Eva Zalenga, Christophe Dumaux, Julia Lezhneva, Petr Nekoranec Among Headlines of Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival 2026

(Photo Credit: © Lukasz Rajchert) The Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival has announced its seventh edition, running Sept. 4–13, 2026. Händel’s “Floridante” receives six performances as a co-production with the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe and the International Handel Festival Karlsruhe. Artistic Director Max Emanuel Cencic stages and sings the title role with Eva Zalenga, Sonja Runje, Bruno de Sá, Pavel Kudinov, and {…}

Jun 15, 2025

Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}

Mar 27, 2024

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Review 2024: David et Jonathas

Photo credit: © Philippe Delval / théâtre de Caen Charpentier’s “David et Jonathas” is a forgotten gem. The French composer was an expert in dramatic pace. His operas flow as normal plays do. The singing line hardly distorts the text, making the watching experience extremely accessible even for intermediate French speakers. Moreover, in “David et Jonathas” we find some of {…}

Apr 11, 2023

Matthias Goerne, Levy Sekgapane & Karine Deshayes Lead Opéra national du Capitole’s 2023-24 Season

The Opéra national du Capitole, Toulouse has announced its 2023-24 season featuring seven productions and recitals. Opera Victorien Vanoosten conducts Bizet’s “Les pêcheurs de perles” with Thomas Lebrun Mise directing. The cast includes Anne-Catherine Gillet, Mathias Vidal, Alexandre Duhamel, and Jean-Fernand Setti. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 8, 2023 Andris Poga conducts Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov” in a production by Olivier Py. The {…}

Aug 21, 2021

National Theatre Prague Announces 2021-22 Season

The National Theatre Prague has announced its 2021-22 season. Ewa Plonka, Michal Lehotský, Veronika Hajnová, Miguelangelo Cavalcanti star in “Aida.” Maurizio Barbacini and Richard Hein conducts. Performance Dates: TBD Grischa Asagaroff will direct “Carmen,” conducted by Petr Poelka. Nana Dzidziguri and Ester Pavlů headline in the title role. Luis Gomes and Michal Lehotsky star as Don José. Performance Dates: TBD {…}

Jun 4, 2021

Iain Bell to World Premiere ‘Comfort Starving’ With Petr Nekoranec

(Credit: Frances Marshall & Zoltan Matuška) Iain Bell’s new piece “Comfort Starving” will receive its world premiere on July 1. The new monodrama for tenor & piano showcases the journey of a young, gay man grappling with an eating disorder, haunted by memories of homophobic school-bullying. Bell penned the libretto, drawing upon his own teenage experiences; the performance will be {…}

May 25, 2021

Petr Nekoranec Headlines Czech Philharmonic’s Prague Spring Festival Closing Concert

The Czech Philharmonic has announced that it will present a live performance on June 3, 2021. The performance, which will be the closing concert of the Prague Spring Festival, will feature performances of music by Mahler, Britten, and Beethoven’s famed sixth symphony. Tenor Petr Nekoranec will perform an arrangement of the second movement from Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 as well {…}

May 19, 2021

Lawrence Brownlee, Michael Spyres, Ramón Vargas, Karine Deshayes, Sophie Koch Headline Théâtre Capitole de Toulouse’s 2021-22 Season

The Théâtre Capitole de Toulouse has announced its 2021-22 season. It all kicks off with a production of “La Gioconda” starring Béatrice Uria-Monzon, René Morloc, Marco Spotti, Varduhi Abrahayman, Ramón Vargas, and Pierrre-Yves Pruvot. Roberto Rizzi-Brignoli conducts a production by Olivier Py. Performance Dates: Sept. 24-Oct. 3, 2021 Michel Fau will direct “Wozzeck” which stars Stéphane Degout, Sophie Koch, Nikolai {…}

Nov 13, 2020

Javier Camarena, Erin Morley, Luca Pisaroni, Regula Mühlemann Headline Mozart Week 2021

The Mozarteum has announced its slate for Mozart Week in 2021, set to take place between Jan. 21 and 31. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. The festivities will kick off with a concert performance moderated by Festival Director Rolando Villazón and starring baritone Simon Keenlyside, flutist Mathilde Calderini, and harpist Xavier {…}

Sep 8, 2020

Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli & Vivica Genaux Lead Bayreuth Baroque 2020 Online Edition

(Credits: Lukasz Rajchert / © Julian Laidig / RibaltaLuce Studio) Max Emanuel Cencic, the Artistic Director of the Bayreuth Baroque Festival, has announced that the Festival Online Edition will take place from Sep. 8 – Sep. 13, 2020. Full performances will be broadcast on the Bayreuth Baroque Festival Facebook Page. For the purposes of this article, we will focus only {…}

Apr 10, 2017

Susanna Phillips, Stephen Costello, Elizabeth DeShong Lead Metropolitan Opera 2017 Summer Recital Series

Even though the Metropolitan Opera’s 2016-17 season ends in mid-May, the Company is not completely closed for business this summer. In fact, the Met will continue its 2017 Summer Recital Series, now in its ninth year, with six free concerts all across the five boroughs featuring some of the world’s greatest singers. First up are two recitals on June 12 {…}

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