Vuvu Mpofu, Sophie Rennert, Matteo Ivan Rašić, Ewa Vesin, Soloman Howard & Scott Hendricks Lead Opera Vlaanderen’s 2026-27 Season
By Francisco SalazarThe Opera Vlaanderen has announced its 2026-27 season.
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Thomas Verstraeten’s “The Uprising of the Facases-The Parade” will be performed.
Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2026
Louis Andriessen’s “De Materie” will star Elmar Gilbertsson, Katrien Baerts, and Lies Pauwels. Bas Wiegers conducts the production by Phia Ménard.
Performance Dates: Sept. 16-27, 2026
Francesco Corti conducts Gluck’s “Orphée et Eurydice” with Sophie Rennert, Ana Quintans, and Jiayu Jin.
Performance Dates: Oct. 27-Nov. 10, 2026
Thomas Verstraeten’s “The Uprising of the Facases-The Opera” will be performed.
Performance Date: Oct. 29-Nov. 8, 2026
Vuvu Mpofu and Stacey Alleaume lead Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Matteo Ivan Rašić, Matteo Roma, and Kartal Karagedik. Elena Schwarz conducts the production by Tom Goossens.
Performance Dates: Dec. 13-Jan. 9, 2027
The Operalab, the International Opera Academy (IOA) and Opera Ballet Vlaanderen are launching a laboratory for expression and innovation, in which a new generation of opera artists prepares to take the stage.
Performance Dates: Dec. 17 & 18, 2026
Scott Hendricks, Kai Rüütel-Pajula, Vuvu Mpofu, and Daniel Arnaldos star in Franz Schrekers’ “Der Schmied von Gent.” Martijn Dendievel and Jef Smits conduct the production by Ersan Mondtag.
Performance Dates: Feb. 11-28, 2027
Kyungho Kim, Clara Nadeshdin, Ewa Vesin, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Soloman Howard, and Marcel Brunner star in Wagner’s “Lohengrin” with Stephan Zilias conducts.
Performance Dates: March 11-21, 2027
Steven Prengels’ “De draaischijf” will star Peter Van den Begin and Jan Decleir. Jef Smits conducts.
Performance Dates: April 1-27, 2027
Schubert’s “Winterreise” will be performed by Inge Spinette, Claron McFadden, James Newby, and Thierry Vallier.
Performance Dates: March 21-May 15, 2027
FC Bergman / Peter Benoit’s “Lucifer and De Schelde” will star Esther Verheye, Hugo Kampschreur, and Werner Van Mechelen. Stephan Zilias conducts Stef Aerts and Marie Vinck.
Performance Dates: May 23-June 19, 2027
