(© Fadi Kheir) For a third straight year, the Teatro Real de Madrid brought its talents to the stage of Carnegie Hall to tremendous success. The performance, featuring the Orchestra of the Teatro Real under conductor David Afkham and the incredible artistry of soprano Saioa Hernández and violinist Maria Dueñas, was superb in not only the quality of its music {…}
The ABAO Bilbao Ópera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” starring Carmen Solís, Angelo Villari, Ketevan Kemoklidze, and Juan Jesús Rodríguez. Lorenzo Passerini conducts the production by Ignacio García. Performance Dates: Oct. 25-Nov. 3, 2025 Maria Agresta, Jorge de León, Silvia Tro Santafé, and Carlos Álvarez star in Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” with Marco Armiliato {…}
The Liceu+ has announced its 2025-26 season streaming series. Here is a look what the platform will offer based on the Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2025-26 season. The season opens with “The Cunning Little Vixen,” featuring Peter Mattei, Anaïs Masllorens, David Alegret, Elena Tsallagova, Alejandro López, Milan Perišić, Sara Bañeras, Angela Brower, Mireia Pintó, Laura Brasó, and Mercedes Gancedo. Josep Pons conducts the production by {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced two cast changes for its April 15 performance of “Andrea Chénier.” The company said that Saioa Hernandez will replace Sonya Yoncheva in the role of Maddalena, while George Petean will sing the role of Carlo Gerard replacing Luca Salsi. Hernandez took to her social media and said, “I’m happy to announce that tomorrow I’ll be {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Otello,” starring Brian Jadge, Jorge de León, and Angelo Villari in the title role. The cast includes Igor Golovatenko, Artur Ruciński, Gabriele Viviani, Airam Hernández, Asmik Grigorian, and Maria Agresta. Nicola Luisotti and Giuseppe Mentuccia conduct the production by David Alden. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème,” featuring Nicole Car, Yaritza Véliz, Charles Castronovo, Joshua Guerrero, Andrea Carroll, Étienne Dupuis, Xiaomeng Zhang, and Alexandros Stavrakakis. Domingo Hindoyan conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-Oct. 14, 2025 Cecilia Molinari leads Handel’s “Ariodante” alongside Luca Tittoto, Jacquelyn Stucker, Sabine Devieilhe, Rupert Charlesworth, Christophe Dumaux, {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres Maurizio Benini conducts Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in a new production by Barbara Wysocka. Bekhzod Davronov, Igor Golovatenko, Ludovic Tézier, Serena Sáenz, Nadine Sierra, Riccardo Fassi, and Elmina Hasan star. Performance Dates: March 7-24, 2026 & July 28 & 31, 2026 Lotte de Beer directs a new production of Gounod’s “Faust” with Jonathan {…}
(Credit: Bettina Soss) On Feb. 14, 2025, the Deutsche Oper Berlin closed its revival of “Turandot.” The company was reviving its 2008 production by Lorenzo Fioroni, which is set in a fairy-tale realm of an indeterminable period. However, it is set in the context of a modern-day dictatorship with the riddle and execution scenes given a ritualistic, quasi-religious role. The {…}
The Teatro Real has announced its return to Carnegie Hall on June 5, 2025. The upcoming concert will showcase violinist María Dueñas and soprano Saioa Hernández alongside the Orchestra of the Teatro Real. In a statement to social media, Hernández said, “I am very happy to announce that next June 5th I will be at Carnegie Hall in New York {…}
Following the tragedy in Valencia, Spain caused by severe flooding that killed at least 95 people, the Palau de la Musica de Valencia has canceled concerts from Oct. 31 through Nov. 3, 2024. The performances in question include the Oct. 31 showcase that featured Rubén Gimeno conducting the Orquesta de València and the Nov. 3 concert that was part of {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced cast changes for its productions of “Turandot” and “Macbeth.” The company noted that Saioa Hernandez will take over the title role, replacing Sondra Radvanovsky. Meanwhile, Radvanovsky has withdrawn from the role of Lady Macbeth and Anastasia Bartoli will sing it making her company debut in her stead. Hernandez recently performed the title role of “Turandot” {…}