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 {…}

Aug 26, 2025

Rolando Villazón, Nadine Sierra & Xabier Anduaga Lead Metropolitan Opera’s New ‘La Sonnambula’

(Credit: Ludwig Olah / Semperoper Dresden) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present a new production of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula.” The new production is set to open on Oct. 6 and will star soprano Nadine Sierra in the role of Amina alongside Xabier Anduaga as Elvino. They will be joined by Sydney Mancasola as Lisa and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Rodolfo. {…}

Jul 24, 2025

Teatro Real 2024-25 Review: La traviata

(Credit: Javier del Real / Teatro Real) Twenty years after its triumphant—and undeniably provocative—debut at the Salzburg Festival, Willy Decker’s “La Traviata” stormed the stage of Madrid’s Teatro Real. It is striking how a production that once shocked audiences has become a recognized classic, revealing its timeless, almost metaphysical essence. Premiered in 1853 at Venice’s Teatro La Fenice, “La Traviata” {…}

Jul 17, 2025

Luca Salsi, Nino Machaidze, Dmitry Korchak, Ermonela Jaho, Nadine Sierra, Vittorio Grigolo & Carlo Vistoli Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2025-26 Season

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2025-26 Season. Opera The season opens with Wagner’s “Lohengrin” with Michele Mariotti conducting a production by Damiano Michieletto. The cast includes Dmitry Korchak, Clive Bayley, Tómas Tómasson, Ekaterina Gubanova, Andrei Bondarenko, and Jennifer Holloway. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 7, 2025, 2025 Davide Livermore’s production of Puccini’s “La bohème” returns with Carolina López {…}

Jun 24, 2025

Adela Zaharia & Xabier Anduaga Lead Teatro Real’s ‘La Traviata’ Broadcast

On July 19, the Teatro Real de Madrid is set to broadcast its production of “La Traviata.” The company announced that it will transmit the performance across multiple cities in Spain in co-production with TVE. The performance will showcase the famed Willy Decker production, which originally premiered in 2005 at the Salzburg festival and was later brought to the Metropolitan {…}

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