Soprano Emily Pogorelc returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper to make her role debut as Marie in Bedřich Smetana’s comic opera Die verkaufte Braut. This engagement marks her first appearance with the house since completing her tenure as a member of the ensemble from 2020 to 2023. The production is directed by David Bösch and conducted […]
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Olivia Smith sings Helena in Purcell’s The Fairy Queen at Theater St. Gallen, conducted by Robert Howarth. The premiere is on February 7, 2026. Further performances follow on February 15, March 1, 2, 24, and April 12, 2026.   For more information, please click here  
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Filipe Manu travels with the Vienna State Opera to Monaco and makes his house debut at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo as Ferrando in Così fan tutte. The performance takes place at the Grimaldi Forum on February 9, 2026.
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Kate Lindsey takes on the part of the Virgin Mary in Berlioz’s L’enfance du Christ in concerts on February 6 (Auditori de Castelló) and 7 (Auditori de Les Arts) with Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana conducted by Sir Mark Elder. The mezzo presents the sacred trilogy alongside bass-baritones Gordon Bintner and William Thomas and the Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana.
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Baritone Matthias Goerne joins Andris Nelsons, the Gewandhausorchester, and MDR-Rundfunkchor for an all-Mendelssohn program: Erde, Hölle und Himmel ("Christus"), Psalm 42 "Wie der Hirsch schreit", and Die erste Walpurgisnacht.​ Goerne shares the stage with soprano Nikola Hillebrand, alto Catriona Morison, tenor Werner Güra, and bass Alexander Grassauer.​ As part of »Tacheles – Jahr der Jüdischen Kultur in Sachsen 2026«, this concert honors Mendelssohn, grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, who bridged Jewish-German worlds despite his Christian upbringing. The program is performed at two concerts in Gewandhaus in Leipzig on February 6 and 8.
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Maestra Keri-Lynn Wilson returns to the Opéra national de Paris to conduct Bizet’s Carmen at the Opéra Bastille, in Calixto Bieito’s searing, modern staging. She leads the Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus alongside a stellar cast featuring Stéphanie d’Oustrac and Victoria Karkacheva as Carmen, Russell Thomas and Jean‑François Borras as Don José, Amina Edris as Micaëla, and Erwin Schrott as Escamillo.  Performances take place on February 7, 10, 13, 19, 22, 25, 28 and March 3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19 2026.
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Kate Lindsey returns to Wigmore Hall to perform a baroque program with The English Concert und the baton of Harry Bicket on January 28, 2026. The American mezzo-soprano turns here to music from Agrippina, Handel’s breakthrough opera, written in 1709 during his stay in Italy, and the sacred cantata Donna, che in ciel.
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Tenor Edgardo Rocha appears as Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore at the Vienna State Opera, in a classic production by Otto Schenk that captures the opera’s sparkling blend of comedy, romance, and heartfelt longing. The tenor shares the stage with Maria Nazarova as Adina, Stefan Astakhov as Belcore, Nicola Alaimo as Doctor Dulcamara, and Maria Zherebiateva as Giannetta, under the baton of Pier Giorgio Morandi. Performances take place on January 27, 31 and February 2.
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The bass Amin Ahangaran takes the role of Zaretsky in a new production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Paris Opera. Actor and director Ralph Fiennes makes his opera-directing debut with a visually restrained staging that focuses on the psychological and emotional core of Pushkin’s story while the performances are led under the baton of Semyon Bychkov. The cast includes Boris Pinkhasovich as Eugene Onegin, Ruzan Mantashyan as Tatyana, Bogdan Volkov as Lensky, Marvic Monreal as Olga, and Alexander Tsymbalyuk as Prince Gremin. The opera runs at the Palais Garnier on January 23, 26, 29 and February 1, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 and 27.
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