Brian Jagde, Kiandra Howarth, Ewa Vesin, Xavier Moreno & Anthea Barać Lead Staatstheater Hannover’s 2026-27 Season

Staatstheater Hannover has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” will star Grga Peroš, Cristiana Oliveira, Valda Wilson, Monika Walerowicz, and Joseph Dahdah. Masaru Kumakura conducts the new production by Wolfgang Nägele.  Performance Dates: Sept. 6-Oct. 22, 2026 Tchaikovsky’s “Pique Dame” will star Xavier Moreno, Philipp Jekal, Max Dollinger, Matteo Guerzè, Kiandra Howarth, Anthea Barać, Cassandra Doyle, Yejin Kim, and Viola Westhues. Francesco Angelico and Tobias Wögerer {…}

Pinchgut Opera 2024 Review: Dido & Aeneas

(Photo Credit: Cassandra Hannagan) Audience-members arriving at Sydney’s Angel Place Recital Hall for Pinchgut Opera’s latest production, Purcell’s opera “Dido and Aeneas,” walked in on a boxed theatrical space in which ensemble-members crossed and re-crossed the stage folding linen. While some audience-members were to be heard wondering what the folding signified, the repeated activity, minutes before the opera started, could {…}

Eri Nakamura, Anita Hartig, René Barbera, Annette Dasch, Jun Suzuki Headline New National Theatre, Tokyo’s 2021-22 Season

The New National Theatre, Tokyo has announced its 2021-22 season The new season will include 45 performances of 10 operas, including three new productions. The season is the fourth under Artistic Director Kazushi Ono. New Productions Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” will be directed by Jun Aguni and conducted by Maurizio Benini. René Barbera headlines the cast, which will include Aya Wakizono, {…}