Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Diana Damrau, Lise Davidsen, Freddie de Tommaso, René Pape, Benjamin Bernheim, Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman & Aigul Akhmetshina Lead Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s 2026-27 Season

The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced its 2026-27 season. Premiere Carlo Rizzi and Giuseppe Mentuccia conduct a new production of Spontini’s “La Vestale” by Lydia Steier. Sonya Yoncheva, David Butt Philip, Marina Prudenskaya, Siyabonga Maqungo, Jean Teitgen, and Hanseong Yun star. Performance Dates: Sept. 26, 2026-May 8, 2027 Christina Pluhar conducts Cavalli’s “La Calisto” in a production by Stefan Herheim. {…}

Mar 12, 2026

Sonya Yoncheva Announces New Album ‘ĪCŌN’ with New Releases Strategy

Sonya Yoncheva has announced a new album titled ” ĪCŌN.” The album will first be released on YouTube in a series of singles with visual singles. In a statement via social media, the soprano said, “I’m thrilled to announce my new recording project ĪCŌN – from the Latin word meaning portrait – which explores the meeting point between the past {…}

Dec 26, 2025

Sonya Yoncheva & Jonathan Tetelman Headline ‘Tosca’ in Warsaw

On June 28, 2026, the Central Square at the foot of the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw will present Puccini’s “Tosca.” The opera will star Sonya Yoncheva in the title role alongside Jonathan Tetelman as Cavaradossi and George Gagnidze as Scarpia. The artists will be accompanied by the excellent orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia and conducted by Bassem Akiki. Yoncheva {…}

Dec 24, 2025

Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top 10 Performers of 2025

It is time to wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments and performers. After releasing our favorite performances of 2025 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top singers of the year, honoring the opera stars that had major, and in some cases, career-defining, years. So without further ado {…}

Dec 23, 2025

Sonya Yoncheva, Ailyn Pérez, Toni Marie Palmertree Headline Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Madama Butterfly’

(Credit: Metropolitan Opera / Ken Howard) Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” is set to return to the Metropolitan Opera for 15 performances. The Anthony Minghella production will open on Jan. 9 and run through March 28 with different casts. The January performances will feature Ailyn Pérez as Cio-Cio-San, tenor SeokJong Baek as Pinkerton, Hyona Kim as Suzuki and baritone Andrzej Filończyk as {…}

Dec 12, 2025

Michael Spyres, Benjamin Bernheim, Nina Stemme, Sonya Yoncheva, Ailyn Pérez & Ying Fang’s Festival Aix-En-Provence’s 2026 season

The Festival Aix-En-Provence has announced its 2026 season. Opera Leonardo García-Alarcón conducts Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” with Clément Cogitore directing. The production will star Ying Fang, Mauro Peter, Sabine Devieilhe, Sean Michael Plumb, Brindley Sherratt, and Edwin Crossley-Mercer. Performance Dates: July 2-21, 2026 Klaus Mäkelä conducts Strauss’ “Die Frau one Schatten” in Barrie Kosky’s production. The cast will include Michael Spyres, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Nina {…}

Dec 11, 2025

Sonya Yoncheva, Herbert Von Karajan & The Crossing Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. The holiday season has begun, which means operetta and this week there is an important remastering being released. There is also a new DVD of an important baroque work with a leading soprano. Die Fledermaus Decca rereleases Herbert Von Karajan’s classic 1960 “Die {…}

Dec 4, 2025

Sonya Yoncheva & Piotr Beczała Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Andrea Chénier’ Live in HD

(Credit: Karen Almond / Met OPera) The Metropolitan Opera will continue its HD season with Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier.” The opera will be screened to movie theaters on Dec. 13 and will star Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczała. They will be joined by Principal Guest Conductor Daniele Rustioni and baritone Igor Golovatenko in Nicolas Joël’s 1996 production. The HD will mark {…}

Nov 25, 2025

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: Andrea Chénier

(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” is a glorious opera. Full of lush melodies, an elegant libretto, tense dramatic set pieces, and a propulsive pace it always baffles me how little attention it has gotten at the Metropolitan Opera in recent years. Since premiering in 1921, it has had 186 performances with the most recent prior to {…}

Nov 25, 2025

Q & A: Sonya Yoncheva on Giordano, ‘Andrea Chenier,’ ‘Marina’ & HD Recordings

(Credit: Manfred Baumann) Soprano Sonya Yoncheva is one of the most unique modern opera stars in the world. Where most take the conventional path, the soprano tends to experiment and move in directions that are constantly surprising. She’s engaged with the baroque repertoire, the bel canto, works by Mozart, romantic repertory, and verismo with a fluidity and mastery that few {…}

Nov 1, 2025

Piotr Beczała & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Andrea Chénier’

(Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” for the first time since 2014. The opera will be presented six times between Nov. 24 and Dec. 13, 2025, and will star tenor Piotr Beczała, soprano Sonya Yoncheva, and baritone Igor Golovatenko. The opera will reunite Beczała and Yoncheva after performing in a {…}

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