On July 4 countertenor Cameron Shahbazi joins the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Oliver Zeffman for the concert titled “Voices of joy and sorry” under the auspices of Classical Pride. Shahbazi sings George Benjamin’s Dream of the Song, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton performs a new commission by US composer Jake Heggie, as well as the iconic gay anthem Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz. Additionally the orchestra performs Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral, Saint-Saëns’ rambunctious Bacchanale, and the evening finishes with Tchaikovsky’s heart-rending and much-loved Swan Lake Suite.
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Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo and tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac join conductor Yannick Nézet-Seguin and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for two concerts in at The Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. On July 4, the two artists perform Mozart’s Requiem alongside soprano Ying Fang and bass Michael Volle. On July 6, the concert program consists of Mozart’s Sympony no. 41, “Jupiter Symphony”, and Great Mass in C minor K. 427. Additionally, Stanislas de Barbeyrac sings a chamber music concert on July 5 with Ying Fang and Michael Volle joined by members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Yannick Nézet-Seguin at the piano. Barbeyrac can be heard singing Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe op. 48.
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Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo returns to the Munich State Opera as Cherubino in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. The production by Evgeny Titov is lead under the baton of Susanna Mälkki. D’Angelo shares the stage with Julie Fuchs as Susanna, Maria Bengtsson as the countess and Philippe Sly in the role of Figaro. The opera can be experienced on July 3rd.  
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Rolando Villazón performs with the Bruckner Orchestra Linz in front of the unique backdrop of the salt pyramids of Saline Ebensee. Two concerts on 5 and 6 July will feature the most beautiful melodies from the opera repertoire as well as chanson hits. Classical music is on an equal footing with musicals, compositions by Leonard Bernstein and Richard Wagner alongside those by Édith Piaf. The concert will also be broadcast on ORF III.
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Soprano Mirjam Mesak will perform in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C minor with the Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester under the baton of Hendrik Vestmann on June 29, 2025. She will be joined by mezzo-soprano Astrid Nordstad for this monumental choral work.
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Soprano Hanna-Elisabeth Müller joins the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under the baton of Cornelius Meister for two concerts at the Philharmonie Berlin and Philharmonie Cologne on June 27 and 29, 2025. The program includes Puzzles and Games from Unsuk Chin’s opera Alice in Wonderland and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G major.
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Soprano Olga Peretyatko returns to the Hamburg State Opera to reprise the role of La Contessa in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro on June 27, 29 and July 3, 2025 - her second appearance at the house this season. She will share the stage with Kartal Karagedik as Il Conte, Chao Deng as Figaro, and Katharina Konradi as Susanna. The production is conducted by Nicholas Carter.
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Soprano Sylvia D’Eramo returns to The Santa Fe Opera to perform the role of Mimì in Puccini’s La Bohème. She will share the stage with Long Long as Rodolfo, Emma Marhefka as Musetta, Szymon Mechliński as Marcello, and Soloman Howard as Colline. The production is directed by James Robinson, with Iván López Reynoso conducting. Performances are scheduled for June 27, July 2, 5, 11, 18, 28, and August 2, 6, 14, 19, and 23, 2025.
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Soprano Serena Sáenz makes her highly anticipated debut as Marie in Donizetti’s La Fille du régiment at the Munich State Opera. The production by Damiano Michieletto is lead under the baton of Stefano Montanari and can be experienced on June 28 and July 1st.
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