Jakub Józef Orliński, Nadine Sierra, Xabier Anduaga & Ruth Iniesta lead Fundación Baluarte’s 2026-27 Season

The Fundación Baluarte has announced its 2026-27 season. here are the vocal performances. Grace Davidson and Robert Boardman perform music from “The Lord of the Rings.” Performance Date: Dec. 12, 2026 Nadine Sierra sings a gala with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra and Óliver Díaz. Performance Date: Jan. 9, 2027 Ruth Iniesta and Xabier Anduaga headline Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with {…}

May 11, 2026

Xabier Anduaga Encores in ‘Werther’ at Gran Teatre del Liceu

(Credit: Sergi Panizo) Xabier Anduaga made history on May 10 singing his first encore at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in “Werther.” Following his interpretation of “Pourquoi me réveiller,” the Barcelona audience lauded the tenor with an immense ovation and Anduaga rewarded them with an encore of the famed aria. This not the first time Anduaga rewards his audiences with {…}

Apr 21, 2026

Anna Netrebko, Sondra Radvanovsky, Saioa Hernández, Brian Jagde, Ludovic Tézier, Lisette Oropesa, Jakub Józef Orliński, Sonya Yoncheva, Marina Rebeka, Xabier Anduaga, Mané Galoyan, & Benjamin Bernheim lead Teatro Real de Madrid’s 2026-27 Season

The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Sondra Radvanovsky and Saioa Hernández lead Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” with Lucas Meachem, Szymon Mechliński, Brian Jagde,, Michael Fabiano and Jorge de Leon. Nicola Luisotti conducts Carlos Wagner’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 11, 2026 Paul Agnew conducts Handel’s “Riccardo Primo, rè d’Inghilterra” with Jakub Józef Orliński, Melissa Petit, Alex Rosen, {…}

Apr 15, 2026

Saioa Hernández, Xabier Anduaga, Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Tomasz Konieczny, Federica Lombardi, Julieth Lozano, Elsa Dreisig, & Juliana Grigoryan Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2026-27 Season

The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres “Mittwoch aus Licht” will be conducted by Maxime Pascal and directed by Susanne Kennedy. Performance Dates: Sept. 19-27, 2026 Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer” will be conducted by Anna Handler and Giedrė Šlekytė and directed by Milo Rau. The opera will star Tareq Nazmi, Aušrine Stundytė, Attilio Glaser, Stephanie Wake-Edwards, Omar {…}

Apr 11, 2026

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Elīna Garanča, Lisette Oropesa, Pretty Yende, Asmik Grigorian, Freddie De Tommaso, Luca Salsi, Marina Rebeka, Xabier Anduaga & Piotr Beczała Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2026-27 Season

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2026-27 season. Premiere Zemlinsky’s “Eine Florentinische Tragödie” and Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” will be performed in a new production with Dmitry Golovnin, Christopher Maltman, Florian Boesch, and Asmik Grigorian. Alain Altinoglu conducts the new production by Vasily Barkhatov. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-12, 2026 Barrie Kosky directs a new production of Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” with {…}

Dec 11, 2025

Bilbao Opera to Present Sold Out Concert with Xabier Anduaga & Nadine Sierra

The ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Xabier Anduaga and Nadine Sierra in a concert on Dec. 13, 2025. The concert which has the support of the Fundación BBVA, is sold out and will show the two stars in music from “La Traviata,” “Roméo et Juliette,” “La fille du régiment,” “L’elisir d’amore,” “La bohème,” and “I pagliacci.” They will {…}

Nov 14, 2025

Saioa Hernández & Xabier Anduaga Headline Gran Teatre del Liceu’s New Year’s Concert

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a New Year’s concert on Jan. 4, 2026. The concert will feature Saioa Hernández and Xabier Anduaga alongside the Orquestra del Liceu and the Orquestra del Teatro La Fenice. Riccardo Frizza conduct. The collaboration will mark the first time the Liceu and Fenice work together, and it will also symbolize shared resilience after the {…}

Nov 10, 2025

Xabier Anduaga to Return to Metropolitan Opera in 2028-29 Season

Xabier Anduaga is set to sing two major roles at the Metropolitan Opera during the 2028-29 season, which is the next time he will grace the Met stage. Due to the tenor’s high demand, audiences in new York will not be able to see him for another three years. The Met’s General Manager, Peter Gelb, told the AP News, “We {…}

Oct 7, 2025

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: La Sonnambula

(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The last time the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” was in 2009, when Mary Zimmerman set the opera in a modern rehearsal room. It was a divisive production that ultimately made no sense and deviated completely from the original story. Now in 2025, the Metropolitan Opera is seeking to correct {…}

Oct 4, 2025

Nadine Sierra & Xabier Anduaga to Lead Met Opera’s HD Performance of ‘La Sonnambula’

(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” is set to open The Met: Live in HD in 2025-26. The broadcast is set to be shown in theaters on Oct. 18 and will showcase Roland Villazón’s new production. Headlining the production will be soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Xabier Anduaga. Conductor Riccardo Frizza {…}

Sep 14, 2025

Nadine Sierra & Xabier Anduaga Headline Gala at Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito

On Oct. 21, the stage of the Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito will host a new edition of the Gala of Great Performers, presented by the non-profit organizations Fundación Sinfonía and Fundación Amigos del Teatro Nacional, in tribute to the late patron Margarita Copello de Rodríguez. The gala will feature American soprano Nadine Sierra and Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga alongside the {…}

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