Elīna Garanča, Catriona Morison, Julie Fuchs, Emöke Baráth, Teresa Iervolino Lead Palau de la Musica Valencia’s 2026-27 Season

The Palau de la Musica Valencia has announced its 2026-27 season. Catriona Morison and Adam Fischer perform Mahler’s symphony No. 3. Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2026 Emöke Baráth, Teresa Iervolino, Cameron Shahbazi, Jorge Navarro-Colorado, and Benjamin Appl will perform a Bach program of Cantatas with Rinaldo Alessandrini conducting. Performance Date: Nov. 6, 2026 Elīna Garanča and Michael Weinius perform excerpts from {…}

May 13, 2026

Nino Machaidze, Enea Scala, Jessica Pratt, Véronique Gens, John Osborn, Salome Jicia & Csilla Boross Lead Opéra de Marseille’s 2026-27 Season

Opéra de Marseille has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Salome Jicia, Margaux Poguet, Floriane Hasler, Nicolas Courjal, Marc Barrard, Cyrille Dubois, Mischa Schelomianski, and Louis Morvan star in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Lawrence Foster conducts the production by Agnès Jaoui. Performance Dates: Oct. 2-11, 2026 Alexandra Marcellier, Thomas Bettinger, and Marc Scoffoni lead Puccini’s “Le Villi” with Paolo Arrivabeni conducting and Stefano {…}

May 6, 2026

Lise Davidsen, Ludovic Tézier, Sabine Devieilhe, Natalie Dessay, Stéphane Degout, Jarrett Ott, Siobhan Stage & Anastasia Bartoli Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2026-27 Season

The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Stéphane Degout, Catherine Trottmann, Julien Dran, Nicolas Cavallier, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Léo Vermot-Desroches, Christian Immler, Glen Cunningham, Alex Rosen, François Rougier, Christophe Gay, Georgiy Derbas-Richter, and Joseph Chosson star in Frank Martin’s “The Tempest.” Thierry Fischer conducts the production by Netia Jones. Performance Dates: Sept. 16-26, 2026 Loïc Suberville, Jasmine Roy, {…}

Jan 18, 2026

Ópera de Tenerife to Present New Production of ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’

Ópera de Tenerife is set to present Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” in a production by Mal Pelo company. The production will be directed by Pep Ramis and María Muñoz with a cast that includes Teresa Iervolino, Ana Vieira Leite, and Mira Alkhovik. The opera will be presented at the Sala Sinfónica del Auditorio de Tenerife on Jan. 22 and 23, {…}

Sep 21, 2025

Angela Gheorghiu, Magdalena Kožená, Sabine Devieilhe, Brian Mulligan, Jennifer Holloway, & Gaëlle Arquez 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 will be able to hear several rarely performed baroque works as well as a Wagner work and a celebration of Angela Gheorghiu’s landmark recordings. Arvo Pärt: And I heard a voice Estonian vocal ensemble Vox Clamantis and their leader Jaan-Eik Tulve release a {…}

May 18, 2025

Nicholas Phan, Serena Sáenz, Fatma Said & Matthias Goerne Lead Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid’s 2025-26 Season

The Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Alondra de la Parra conducts an all-Shostakovich program with the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, Joven Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Pequeños Cantores de la ORCAM, and Coro Nacional de España. Performance Date: {…}

Apr 25, 2025

Nino Machaidze, Santiago Ballerini, Karine Deshayes, Teresa Iervolino & John Osborn Lead Opéra de Marseille’s 2025-26 Season

The Opéra de Marseille has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Verdi’s “Falstaff” will be showcased in a production by Denis Podalydès and conducted by Michele Spotti. Salomé Jicia, Hélène Carpentier, Teresa Iervolino, Giulio Mastrototaro, Alberto Robert, and Florian Sempey star. Performance Dates: Nov. 9-15, 2025 Alessandro Cadario conducts Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau directing. The production will {…}

Apr 22, 2025

Airam Hernández, Berna Perles, Carmen Romeu & Alejandro Roy Announces Ópera de Tenerife’s 2025-26 Season

The Ópera de Tenerife has announced its 2025-26 season. Ópera en minúsculas: Chamber works will be performed in September all around the island. Pedro Halffter’s “Klara” will be showcased at the Sala de Cámara. Performance Date: Sept. 7, 2025 The Teatro Leal will showcase “Domitila” by João Guilherme Ripper. Performance Date: Sept. 13, 2025 “La Plaza” will be performed at {…}

Jan 16, 2025

Sara Blanch, Carmela Remigio, Corinne Winters, Roberto Frontali Lead Caracalla Festival’s 2025 Season

(Credit: Fabrizio Sansoni) The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2025 summer festival at the Caracalla. The festival, known as the Caracalla Festival, will take place between June 29 and August 7 under Damiano Michieletto’s artistic direction. The festival will showcase four productions. The season’s first production will be Händel’s “La Resurrezione.” George Petrou conducts the production by Ilaria {…}

Aug 10, 2024

Festival Valle d’Itria Festival 2024 Review: Ariodante

(Photo: Clarissa Lapolla) As the last notes of Ariodante’s aria “Dopo notte atra e funestra” died away, the audience sounded its approval with enthusiastic applause and loud cheering; some people were even on their feet. They were joined by the orchestra and its conductor, Federico Maria Sardelli, who was also applauding. And it showed no signs of abating, at least {…}

Jul 20, 2024

Teresa Iervolino Headlines Recital in Martina Franca

The Festival della Valle d’Itria is set to present a concert entitled “Notti d’estate” with Teresa Iervolino. The concert, which is set for July 20, will showcase the mezzo alongside pianist Andrea del Bianco. They will perform arias by Mercadante, Donizetti, and Berlioz as well as work from “Semiramide” by Rossini, “Carmen” by Bizet, and “Samson et Dalila” by Saint-Saëns. {…}