Rolando Villazón presents his acclaimed programme "Orfeo son io" together with L’Arpeggiata, soprano Céline Scheen, and Christina Pluhar, who conceived the programme and serves as musical director. Featuring arias and instrumental works by Claudio Monteverdi, Giulio Caccini, Luigi Rossi, Christoph Willibald Gluck, and other composers, the programme explores the enduring fascination of the Orpheus myth through music spanning from the early Baroque to the present day. Following its performance at Musikfest Bremen on 18 August 2026, the programme will be presented at the Rheingau Music Festival on 20 August 2026 in the historic Kloster Eberbach.
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On 16 August 2026, mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey returns to the Salzburg Festival with her acclaimed recital Thousands of Miles, together with pianist Baptiste Trotignon. The programme explores the rich musical worlds of Kurt Weill, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alexander Zemlinsky and Alma Mahler, tracing themes of exile, identity and belonging. Following acclaimed performances on international stages, Thousands of Miles brings together art song, cabaret and theatre music in a deeply personal programme that reflects Kate Lindsey's exceptional storytelling and expressive artistry.
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Piotr Beczała returns to the Grafenegg Festival for a special recital with pianist Sarah Tysman. The programme features songs by Mieczysław Karłowicz, Antonín Dvořák, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff, alongside operatic highlights from Rusalka, Eugene Onegin and The Haunted Manor.
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Rolando Villazón returns to Schloss Raesfeld for two open-air performances of Spanish Night on 15 and 16 August 2026. Joined by soprano Charlotte Langner, the festival:philharmonie Westfalen orchestra, and conductor Michael Zlabinger, he presents a vibrant programme celebrating the passion and spirit of Spanish music, ranging from the rich tradition of zarzuela to operatic favourites. Following the overwhelming success of his sold-out appearances in 2025, a second performance has been added for 2026, giving audiences another opportunity to experience Villazón's charismatic artistry in the unique atmosphere of the historic Wasserschloss Raesfeld.
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Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson leads the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra on this year’s Summer Tour, the 2026 Invincible Tour, performing across Europe and the United States from 16–26 August 2026. The tour will visit seven major venues: • 16 August – Teatr Wielki, Warsaw • 18 August – St. Paul's Cathedral, London • 19 August – Concertgebouw, Amsterdam • 20 August – Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg • 22 August – National Concert Hall, Dublin • 25 & 26 August – David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York The programme is centered around two landmark works: Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Verdi's Requiem, performed with acclaimed soloists Ailyn Pérez, Natalie Lewis, René Barbera, and Soloman Howard. The tour also features special performances including Strauss's Four Last Songs with Lise Davidsen, Mahler's Rückert-Lieder with Julia Kleiter, and the return of Maxim Kolomiiets's Suite from The Mothers of Kherson, following its acclaimed 2025 premiere.
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Baritone Matthias Goerne joins Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director Jaap van Zweden for performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Seoul and on the orchestra's 2026 European Tour. The baritone performs John Adams's The Wound-Dresser and the baritone solo in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 "Choral", alongside soprano Gloria Jieun Choi, mezzo-soprano A Kyeong Lee and tenor Ji Hoon Son. Performance dates: • 12 August 2026 – Seoul Arts Center, Seoul • 26 August 2026 – Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastián, Spain • 31 August 2026 – Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Serena Sáenz appears at the Salzburg Festival in Mozart’s monumental Mass in C minor (KV 427), performed by Camerata Salzburg under the baton of Thomas Hengelbrock. The concerts take place on August 11 and 12, 2026, at the Stiftskirche St. Peter.
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Soprano Hanna-Elisabeth Müller appears with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Salzburg Festival in the YCA Award Winners’ Concert under the baton of Christian Blex, winner of the 2025 Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award. She will perform Richard Strauss’s Malven in the orchestral version by Wolfgang Rihm, as well as the composer’s […]
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Tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac and bass Günther Groissböck appear in Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer at the Birgit Nilsson Festival. Stanislas de Barbeyrac performs the role of Erik, while Günther Groissböck appears as Daland. They are joined by Christopher Maltman in the title role and Elisabet Strid as Senta. The open-air concert performance features the Helsingborg […]
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