Mezzo-soprano Siphokazi Molteno sings Jelena Ivanovna Popova in Sir William Walton’s The Bear, a chamber opera in one act. Molteno is joined on stage by Yiorgo Ioannou as Grigorij Stepanovič Smirnov and Tyler Zimmerman as Luka. The production by Paolo Vettori is lead under the musical direction Marco Alibrando. The performances take place on May 24, 29 and June 4, 5.
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Piotr Beczala returns to the Vienna State Opera to sing Manrico in Verdi’s Il Trovatore. Beczala embodies the love triangle together with Luca Salsi as Il Conte di Luna and Krassimira Stoyanova as Leonora. Daniele Abbado’s production with Marco Armiliato conducting can be experience on May 21, 24, 27 and 30, 2025.
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Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson returns to the Metropolitan Opera to conduct Elijah Moshinsky’s production of Tchaikovsky’s thriller The Queen of Spades. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva makes her highly anticipated role debut as Lisa and tenor Brian Jagde debuts the role of Hermann. The opera can be experienced on May 23, 28, 31 and June 4 and 7.
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Tenor Granit Musliu takes the role of Beppo in Leoncavallo‘s Pagliacci next to Jonas Kaufman as Canio at the Munich State Opera. The production by Francesco Micheli is lead under the musical direction of Daniele Rustioni and Andrea Battistoni. The performances take place on May 22, 25, 29, Jun 01, 04, 08, 12 and July 09 and 1
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On May 19 mezzo-soprano Patricia Nolz makes her highly anticipated Wigmore Hall debut. Together with pianist Andreas Fröschl she presents a program filled with emotional and musical contrasts.
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Rolando Villazón brings his celebrated Belcanto recital program in Linz on May 19 and Baden-Baden on May 23. The tenor and his established stage partner, pianist Sarah Tysman, present songs and arias by Tosti, de Curtis, Bellini and Verdi.
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On Mai 18, Mezzo-soprano Gaelle Arquez stars at the opera gala of the Saarländischen Staatstheater in Saarbrücken. The mezzo-soprano presents a festive program of arias from Donizetti's “La Favorite”, Rossini's La Cenerentola and Verdi's Don Carlos. With roles from Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila and Delibes' Lakmé, she provides an insight into her extensive repertoire incl. her signature role Carmen.
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Soprano Olga Peretyatko takes on the role of Norina in Donizetti's Don Pasquale at the Opernhaus Zürich. She will be joined by baritone Pietro Spagnoli in the title role and baritones Florian Sempey/Konstantin Shushakov as Dr. Malatesta. The production is directed by Christof Loy, with Iván López-Reynoso conducting the Philharmonia Zürich. Performances are scheduled for May 18, 22, 24, 31 and June 3, 2025.
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Sopranos Eliška Weissová and Sylvia D'Eramo star in Theater St. Gallen's production of Strauss' Elektra, portraying the roles of Elektra and Chrysothemis, respectively. Performances are scheduled for May 10, 20, 26, and June 1, 2025. Joining them are contralto Ariana Lucas, tenor Riccardo Botta, and baritone Kristján Jóhannesson. The production is directed by Lisaboa Houbrechts and conducted by Modestas Pitrenas.
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