12 Oct 2025
Fresh from his acclaimed performances in Madrid, Juan Sancho returns to the role of Pompeo in Antonio Vivaldi’s Farnace. He will appear in a semi-staged production conceived by Mathilde Etienne, with Emiliano Gonzáles Toro conducting the period ensemble I Gemelli. The production will be presented in two prestigious venues: the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris and the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva, on October 8 and 12, respectively, offering audiences the chance to experience Vivaldi’s rarely heard masterpiece in a vivid, historically informed interpretation.
10 Oct 2025
Kangmin Justin Kim begins his season at the Hamburg State Opera, reprising the role of Despina in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte”. Herbert Fritsch’s production is conducted by Omer Meir Wellberg and Keren Kagarlitsky, with Olga Kulchynska as Fiordiligi, Jonah Hoskins as Ferrando, Simone McIntosh as Dorabella, Andrew Hamilton as Guglielmo, and Chao Deng as Don Alfonso. Performances are scheduled for October 10, 19, 22, and 30. The Korean-born, Chicago-raised countertenor made his debut at the Hamburg State Opera in May 2024, returned as Despina the following month, and appeared in June 2025 in the world premiere of Unsuk Chin’s “Die Dunkle Seite des Mondes”.
09 Oct 2025
Beth Taylor makes her highly anticipated debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic as alto soloist in Gustav Mahler’s monumental and cataclysmic Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”. The performances, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel in his final season as Music and Artistic Director of the orchestra, take place on October 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2025. Just two weeks later, she joins the orchestra on its Asian tour, with appearances at the Seoul Arts Centre (Oct. 21), Tokyo’s Suntory Hall (Oct. 25), the National Concert Hall in Taiwan (Oct. 29), and the Taikang Cultural Centre (Oct. 30). The Scottish mezzo-soprano has been swiftly establishing herself as a leading Mahler interpreter. Widely praised for her performances of the Resurrection Symphony with major ensembles—including the London Philharmonic Orchestra—she will return to the work later this season with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
02 Oct 2025
Beth Taylor opens her 2025/26 season on October 2 at London’s Cadogan Hall, performing the title role in excerpts from Rossini’s rarely performed yet searingly intense and dramatic “Ermione”, joined by the Monteverdi Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Jakob Lehmann. The program also features Rossini’s most celebrated sacred masterpiece, the “Stabat Mater”. Hailed as a genuine rossiniana, Taylor has won acclaim for her interpretations of some of the composer’s most demanding roles, among them the protagonist of “La Cenerentola”, Falliero in “Bianca e Falliero” and Arsace in “Semiramide”.
27 Sep 2025
On April 27, 2025, tenor Juan Sancho returns to the Teatro Real Madrid as Pompeo in Antonio Vivaldi’s "Farnace". This semi-staged production is directed by Mathilde Etienne, with Emiliano Gonzáles Toro leading the ensemble I Gemelli while also performing the title role. The cast is completed by Key’mon W. Murrah as Gilade, Adèle Chavet as Berenice, Deniz Uzun as Tamiri, Daria Proszek as Selinda, and Álvaro Zambrano as Aquilio. Recognized as one of today’s most sought-after interpreters of the Baroque repertoire, the Sevillan tenor has been a regular presence at the Teatro Real, where he has appeared as Emilio in Handel’s Partenope, Grimoaldo in Rodelinda, and, most recently, Marzio in Mitridate, among other roles.
25 Sep 2025
Michael Spyres takes on the title role in Offenbach’s "Les contes d’Hoffmann", opening the 2025/26 season of the Opéra Comique in Paris. The new staging is directed by Lotte De Beer and conducted by Pierre Dumoussaud. Joining him on stage are Amina Edris as Stella/Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta, Héloïse Mas as The Muse/Nicklausse, Jean-Sébastien Bou as Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto, Raphaël Brémard as Andrès/Cochenille/Frantz/Pitichinaccio, Nicolas Cavallier as Luther/Crespel, Matthieu Justine as Nathanaël/Spalanzani, Matthieu Walendzik as Herrmann/Schlémil, and Marie-Ange Todorovitch as The Mother’s Voice. Michael Spyres is no stranger to Hoffmann, a role he has sung to great acclaim on numerous occasions and captured on DVD in his debut at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu, released by Erato. A familiar and much-admired presence at the Opéra Comique, the American baritenor has previously distinguished himself there in once-popular and demanding French works such as "La muette de Portici", "Le postillon de Longjumeau", and "La nonne sanglante", as well as in Beethoven’s "Fidelio" as Florestan.