21 Aug 2026
Following his Salzburg Festival appearances, Michael Spyres joins the NDR Radiophilharmonie for the 2026 Hannover Klassik Open Air, one of Germany's largest outdoor classical music events. Under the baton of chief conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky, Michael Spyres performs alongside mezzo-soprano Caterina Piva and baritone Ludovic Tézier in two gala concerts on August 21 and 22 in Hanover's Maschpark. The program features highlights from some of opera's most beloved works, including Bizet's Carmen and Les pêcheurs de perles, Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila, Massenet's Werther, Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur, Verdi's Nabucco, Otello, and Rigoletto, and Puccini's Tosca. Presented with free admission, the Hannover Klassik Open Air attracts tens of thousands of listeners each year, making it one of northern Germany's premier summer music events.
15 Aug 2026
Just weeks after his hugely acclaimed all-Baroque recital Tenorissimo, Michael Spyres returns to the Salzburg Festival as one of the four soloists in Verdi's monumental "Messa da Requiem", conducted by Riccardo Muti and performed by the Vienna Philharmonic. Spyres joins soprano Iwona Sobotka, mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa, bass Maharram Huseynov, and the Vienna State Opera Chorus for three performances at the Großes Festspielhaus on August 15, 17, and 18. One of today's most versatile and acclaimed tenors, the Missouri-born Spyres brings his extraordinary stylistic range, vocal brilliance, and dramatic insight to Verdi's deeply moving masterpiece. The Requiem reunites him with Muti, whose interpretations of Verdi have long been regarded as benchmarks, for one of the Salzburg Festival's major concert events of the 2026 season. The opening performance on August 15 will be broadcast live on Ö1, beginning at 11:03 a.m.
11 Aug 2026
Scottish mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor makes her long-awaited Edinburgh International Festival debut on August 11, joining long-time collaborator Hamish Brown for a recital that explores the sea and the enduring power of female figures from myth. Inspired by characters including Lorelei, Cassandra and Medusa, the program spans nearly a millennium of music, bringing together works by Hildegard of Bingen, Clara Schumann, Lili Boulanger, Ethel Smyth and Connie Converse alongside contemporary voices. Women composers are at the heart of the recital, which also features two works written especially for Taylor. Cameron Biles-Liddell's The Breakers evokes the dramatic landscapes of the Scottish coastline, while Stuart MacRae's Medusa, created with poet JL Williams, receives its world premiere, offering a strikingly human reimagining of one of mythology's most misunderstood figures. Already acclaimed for the expressive depth and versatility that have made her one of Britain's most compelling mezzo-sopranos, Taylor has enjoyed a remarkable 2026 season with appearances at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, the Gran Teatre del Liceu and Musikdorf Ernen. Later this year she returns to the Royal Opera House for Handel's Alcina. The recital will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
One of today’s most celebrated opera singers, baritenor Michael Spyres takes center stage at the Festival Perelada, joining acclaimed Spanish soprano Sara Blanch for a recital with pianist Giulio Zappa. The program ranges from French and Italian opera to zarzuela and song, featuring music by Offenbach, Gounod, Rossini, Donizetti, Puccini, Thomas, Sorozábal, Chapí, Giménez, Penella, and more.
17 Jul 2026
Just days after her final performances in Mozart's "Requiem", Beth Taylor returns to the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence on 17 July for a recital with renowned pianist Julius Drake. The program spans the elegant mélodies of Reynaldo Hahn, Edward Elgar's evocative "Sea Pictures", and Schumann's beloved song cycle "Frauenliebe und Leben". It also spotlights three remarkable French women composers, Hedwige Chrétien, Germaine Tailleferre, and Augusta Holmès, whose rarely performed songs offer a fascinating complement to the evening's better-known masterpieces.
30 Jun 2026
Juan Sancho returns to one of his signature roles, Bajazet, in a concert performance of Handel’s "Tamerlano", on June 30, 2026, at the Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, alongside the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan under the direction of Alibek Kabdurakhmanov. Presented by the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation, the performances feature a musical reimagining by composer and pianist Kirill Richter. Juan Sancho previously performed Bajazet to great acclaim with the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan at the Dubai Opera in January 2026 and at the Wiener Musikverein this past April. A specialist in historically informed performance, Juan Sancho has built an international reputation for the stylistic refinement, dramatic intensity, and vocal flexibility he brings to Baroque repertoire, qualities that have made his Bajazet especially admired by audiences and critics alike.
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