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August 05, 2025

AUGUST EVENTS | SONYA YONCHEVA

August Events: Sonya Yoncheva kicks off a packed August schedule with a return to her native Bulgaria. On August 5, she appears at the Varna Summer Theatre in the title role of Tosca, followed by a performance as Lisa in Pikovaya Dama on August 9. On August 16 and 18, she revisits her Baroque roots with two Handel-themed concerts alongside the Orchestra de l’Opéra Royal de Versailles conducted by Stefan Plewniak, first at the Festival de Pollença in Mallorca, then at the Festival Internacional in Santander. Later in the month, Yoncheva reprises one of her signature roles, Norma, at two of Europe’s most renowned festivals: the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad (August 22) and Baden-Baden’s Festspielhaus (August 24). Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Gstaad Festival Orchestra. Yoncheva’s summer culminates with two gala concerts in Sofia’s Alexander Nevsky Square. On August 28, she shares the stage with Vittorio Grigolo, followed the next evening by an extraordinary performance alongside two operatic legends: José Carreras and Plácido Domingo. More information about Sonya Yoncheva and August Events: https://sonyayoncheva.com/ https://www.operabase.com/sonya-yoncheva-a15995/de Instagram Sonya Yoncheva About Sonya Yoncheva: SUPERSTAR SOPRANO SONYA YONCHEVA HAS BEEN HERALDED AS ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED AND EXCITING PERFORMERS OF HER GENERATION. The recipient of the 2021 Opus Klassik as Singer of the Year has become an acclaimed fixture on the most important stages of the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Teatro alla Scala, Opéra de Paris as well as the Bavarian, Berlin and Vienna State Operas. Her unforgettable portrayals of iconic roles have received tremendous acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Sonya Yoncheva’s extensive repertoire includes jewels of the Baroque canon, as well as works by Bellini, Cherubini, Giordano, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, and Verdi. Celebrated for her distinctly beautiful voice and exceptional dramatic presence, Sonya is equally at home on the concert and recital stage, having performed to critical acclaim in cities including Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Dresden, Hamburg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monte-Carlo, Moscow, Munich, New York, Paris, Santiago de Chile, Salzburg, Tokyo, and Vienna. Have a look at our news: https://o-pr.net/news/ https://o-pr.net/

August 05, 2025

AUGUST EVENTS | SONYA YONCHEVA

Juli 31, 2025

GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG | GABRIELA SCHERER | BAYREUTH

On July 31 and August 20, Gabriela Scherer returns to the Bayreuth Festival as Gutrune in Götterdämmerung, reprising her acclaimed portrayal in Valentin Schwarz’s production, conducted by Simone Young. Her 2024 debut in the role was met with widespread acclaim, with numerous laudatory reviews, including one from Das Opernglas, which remarked: “With visibly great joy and elegance in her acting, Gabriela Scherer makes her Bayreuth debut as the lady of the Gibichung hall. Seldom has one heard such a well-balanced Gutrune—free of shrillness or strain, and with such clarity of diction.” Before Götterdämmerung, the Swiss soprano will appear in two open-air concerts at the Bayreuth Festival on July 24 and 28. Under the baton of Pablo Heras-Casado, she will perform Lady Macbeth’s Sleepwalking Scene, “Einsam in trüben Tagen” from Lohengrin, and the climactic final section of Salome’s Schlussgesang. More information about Gabriela Scherer and the Production 'Götterdämmerung': https://www.operabase.com/gabriela-scherer-a5893/de https://gabrielascherer.com/de/ https://www.bayreuther-festspiele.de/programm/auffuehrungen/goetterdaemmerung/ About Gabriela Scherer: Gabriela Scherer is originally from Zurich and completed her vocal studies in 2006 at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with Professor Horiana Brănișteanu. The soprano, who has received multiple awards, further refined her training at the Zurich Opera Studio and in various masterclasses with, among others, Angelika Kirchschlager, Francisco Araiza, and Barbara Fink. Before becoming a member of the Bavarian State Opera ensemble from 2009 to 2011, she was part of the Leipzig Opera ensemble for one season until 2008. Since her successful transition to the youthful-dramatic repertoire in 2011, Gabriela Scherer has performed a wide range of major roles: the title roles in R. Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos and Arabella, Tosca (Puccini), Iphigenie auf Tauris (Gluck), as well as Contessa di Almaviva (Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro), Agathe (Weber’s Der Freischütz), and Elisabetta (Verdi’s Don Carlos). Furthermore, she has appeared in Wagner roles such as Freia (Das Rheingold), Gerhilde (Die Walküre), Eva (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), and Senta (Der fliegende Holländer). In the 2020/21 season, she made role debuts as Elsa (Wagner’s Lohengrin) at Leipzig Opera and Lady Macbeth (Verdi’s Macbeth) at the Hessian State Theatre Wiesbaden. In 2023, she performed Maddalena di Coigny (Giordano’s Andrea Chénier) at the Theater St. Gallen. Her engagements have taken her to the Opéra National de Paris, Hamburg State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Lucerne Theatre, Dortmund Theatre, and the Heidenheim Opera Festival. In 2024, she will make her role debut as Chrysothemis (R. Strauss’s Elektra) at the Semperoper Dresden and also appear as Leonore in Beethoven’s Fidelio at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, as Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Bavarian State Opera, and as Gutrune in Wagner’s Götterdämmerung at the Bayreuth Festival. Gabriela Scherer appeared as Arabella at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in 2018. In the 2023/24 season, she will return to Düsseldorf as Senta. Have a look at our news: https://o-pr.net/news/ https://o-pr.net/

Juli 31, 2025

GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG | GABRIELA SCHERER | BAYREUTH

Juli 26, 2025

EKATERINA BAKANOVA | RECITAL | GARDA FESTIVAL

On July 26, 2025, Ekaterina Bakanova takes the stage at the Dogana Veneta in Lazise (Verona) for a recital at the renowned Garda Festival, accompanied by pianist Emanuele Savròn. Titled “Folies d’amour”, the program highlights her extraordinary versatility, featuring works in no fewer than six languages, from Italian opera arias (Anna Bolena, Otello, Gianni Schicchi) to Czech gems, Austrian operetta, Russian romances, French chansons, and Spanish canciones. The Russian-born, Italy-based soprano will then appear at the renowned Verbier Festival as the soprano soloist in Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 14, followed by her return to the role of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, opening the season at Seville’s Teatro de la Maestranza. Her schedule continues with another iconic Mozart heroine: she will sing the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste. [Photo: Enrico De Luigi]

Juli 26, 2025

EKATERINA BAKANOVA | RECITAL | GARDA FESTIVAL

Juli 13, 2025

JULY ENGAGEMENTS | SONYA YONCHEVA

JULY ENGAGEMENTS: Sonya Yoncheva returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich on July 13 and 16, singing the role of Dido in Dido and Aeneas, in a production by Krzysztof Warlikowski and under the baton of Valentin Uryupin. She leads a distinguished cast that includes Günter Papendell as Aeneas, Erika Baikoff as Belinda, Rinat Shaham as Venus, John Holiday as the Sorceress, and Mira Karakhanova as the First Witch. Dido has long been one of Sonya Yoncheva’s signature roles; her most recent portrayal of the noble and ill-fated Queen of Carthage took place last autumn during a tour that included Versailles, Toulouse, Madrid, and Oviedo. The Bulgarian soprano enjoys a deep rapport with the Munich audience, having previously appeared at the Bayerische Staatsoper as Violetta, Mimì, Tosca, and Norma. On July 18, Sonya Yoncheva stars in recital at the prestigious Perelada Festival, presenting the program from her recent best-selling recording “George”, accompanied by pianist Olga Zado. She will be joined by mezzo-soprano Ekaterine Buachidze for a selection of duets. On July 28, Sonya Yoncheva appears at another world-renowned event, the Verbier Festival, performing the soprano solo in Rossini’s sacred masterpiece Stabat Mater, alongside mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, tenor Sunnyboy Dladla, and baritone Ludovic Tézier, under the baton of Fabio Luisi. Her intense month of July concludes on the 31st at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, where she presents “Ad una Stella”, a recital program she has performed to critical and audience acclaim around the world in recent years, in collaboration with pianist Malcolm Martineau. More information about Sonya Yoncheva: https://sonyayoncheva.com/ https://www.operabase.com/sonya-yoncheva-a15995/de Instagram Sonya Yoncheva About Sonya Yoncheva: SUPERSTAR SOPRANO SONYA YONCHEVA HAS BEEN HERALDED AS ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED AND EXCITING PERFORMERS OF HER GENERATION. The recipient of the 2021 Opus Klassik as Singer of the Year has become an acclaimed fixture on the most important stages of the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Teatro alla Scala, Opéra de Paris as well as the Bavarian, Berlin and Vienna State Operas. Her unforgettable portrayals of iconic roles have received tremendous acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Sonya Yoncheva’s extensive repertoire includes jewels of the Baroque canon, as well as works by Bellini, Cherubini, Giordano, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, and Verdi. Celebrated for her distinctly beautiful voice and exceptional dramatic presence, Sonya is equally at home on the concert and recital stage, having performed to critical acclaim in cities including Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Dresden, Hamburg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monte-Carlo, Moscow, Munich, New York, Paris, Santiago de Chile, Salzburg, Tokyo, and Vienna. Have a look at our news: https://o-pr.net/news/ https://o-pr.net/

GEORGE_GAGNIDZE - DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER

Juli 08, 2025

DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER | GEORGE GAGNIDZE | OPER IM STEINBRUCH

On July 9, 2025, George Gagnidze takes on the title role in Der fliegende Holländer at Oper im Steinbruch, Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland, in a new production by Philipp M. Krenn. Patrick Lange conducts the Piedra Festival Orchestra. He will be joined by Elisabeth Teige as Senta, Liang Li as Daland, AJ Glueckert as Erik, and Roxana Constantinescu as Mary. Additional performances are scheduled for July 12, 19, 24, and 31, as well as August 8, 15, and 23. The production will be broadcast on television twice: ORF III will air the premiere live on July 9 at 21:05, and 3sat will follow with a telecast on August 31 at 10:15. The Georgian baritone is no stranger to the role of the cursed, tormented sea captain, having sung it earlier in his career in Osnabrück. More information about George Gagnidze: https://www.operabase.com/george-gagnidze-a6056/de https://georgegagnidze.com/ https://www.instagram.com/georgegagnidze/?hl=de About the Production 'Der fliegende Holländer': No composer before Richard Wagner captured the roar of the stormy sea in music as grippingly, nor gave such vivid sonic form to the terror of a ghost ship. Alongside this, the self-proclaimed reformer of opera created magnificent melodies—such as Senta’s yearning ballad or Erik’s pleading arias. Folk elements are also present, for example in the Steersman’s song or the picturesque spinning room scene. With his first great masterpiece, Wagner created a darkly romantic tale full of youthful fervor, with a running time of under two and a half hours—shorter than many beloved classics of Italian opera. As such, the first-ever staging of a Wagner opera at “Oper im Steinbruch” promises a fascinating summer experience, where the rugged rocky landscape of the St. Margarethen quarry once again becomes the ideal backdrop for a stirring opera performance. Have a look at our news: https://o-pr.net/news/ https://o-pr.net/

Juli 08, 2025

IL TROVATORE | ETIENNE DUPUIS | LONDON

Etienne Dupuis returns to the Royal Opera House, London, for four performances as Count di Luna in Il trovatore, in a production by Adele Thomas and under the baton of Carlo Rizzi. He joins a distinguished cast featuring Riccardo Massi in the title role, Elena Stikhina as Leonora, Clémentine Margaine as Azucena, and Roberto Tagliavini as Ferrando. The premiere is scheduled for July 8, with additional performances on July 11, 14, and 17, 2025. The Québécois baritone first portrayed the obsessively vengeful Count in his native Montreal in 2022, earning acclaim and reprising the role to great success the following year at the Opéra Bastille. This marks his third appearance at the Royal Opera House, following previous engagements as Marcello in La bohème and Don Carlo di Vargas in La forza del destino. More information about Etienne Dupuis: https://www.operabase.com/etienne-dupuis-a5232/de https://www.etiennedupuis.com/ Instagram Etienne Dupuis About Etienne Dupuis: Etienne Dupuis was born in Montréal, where he completed his vocal studies at the McGill University, after which he became a member of l’Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal. When not travelling the world, Etienne lives in Paris, France, with his wife, the soprano Nicole Car, and their son Noah. Together with Nicole, he is a co-Artistic Director of ICAV, the Canadian Vocal Arts Institute. Etienne is also an Ambassador of Opera for Peace. In 2021, Etienne was given the prestigious Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres recognition by the government of France. Have a look at our news: https://o-pr.net/news/ https://o-pr.net/

Juli 03, 2025

MADAMA BUTTERFLY | ERIKA GRIMALDI | SANTIAGO DEL CHILE

Double debut for Erika Grimaldi, who makes her first appearance at the Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile while also taking on the role of Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly for the very first time. This new production is directed by renowned soprano Verónica Villarroel and conducted by Paolo Bortolameolli. Erika Grimaldi will be joined on stage by José Simerilla (Pinkerton), Kai Rüütel (Suzuki), Eleomar Cuello (Sharpless), Mikeldi Atxalandabaso (Goro), Matías Moncada (Bonzo), Ismael Correa (Yamadori), Pilar Garrido (Kate Pinkerton), and Pedro Alarcón (Commissario Imperiale). Opening night is July 3 with additional performances on July 5, 8, and 11. Cio-Cio-San marks the latest in a string of major Puccini role debuts for the soprano from Piedmont, following acclaimed performances as Tosca and Manon Lescaut in recent seasons. At the same time, she continues to appear in her signature role of Mimì in La bohème—the opera in which she made her stage debut. More information about Erika Grimaldi: https://www.operabase.com/erika-grimaldi-a5155/de Instagram Erika Grimaldi https://www.erikagrimaldi.com/ About the Production: Opera in three acts with music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. Based on the work Theatrical of the same name by David Belasco, it was premiered on February 17, 1904 in La Scala in Milan. When talking about Puccini, there is talk of verism, a current of Italian opera that proposed to portray the lower classes crudely and without ornaments. But talking about Puccini is also talking about exotic lands, political dramas and heroines that ferociously resisted the blazes of fate and men. Madame Butterfly is an opera that brings together all the above. It is the story of a woman abandoned by a love who betrayed her, and who must now face not only her own candor of the past, but also the rigid pressures of a conservative society in which the disgrace is paid with life. In this drama, Puccini shows his skills as a composer, both in the adoption of the sonorities of ancient Japan, as well as in the expression of the intense pain of his protagonist and the cynicism of the lieutenant who fell in love with her to abandon her to his fate. In this classic of Italian verism, tragedy is transversal to all characters, including those who, happy, ignore the consequences of their actions. Have a look at our news: https://o-pr.net/news/ https://o-pr.net/

Juni 21, 2025

RICHARD-STRAUSS-FEST | PIETARI INKINEN | LUDWIGSBURGER SCHLOSSFESTSPIELE

Richard-Strauss-Fest: On June 21, 2025, at the Forum am Schlosspark Ludwigsburg, Pietari Inkinen conducts the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie in a concert entirely devoted to Richard Strauss, that opens with Don Juan op. 20, continues with “Orchesterlieder Cäcilie” op. 27/2, “Traum durch die Dämmerung” op. 29/1, “Des Dichters Abendgang” op. 47/2, “Ruhe meine Seele« op. 27/1 and “Verführung” op. 33/1, Vier sinfonische Zwischenspiele aus “Intermezzo” and concludes with “Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche”. The concert is part of the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, one of Germany’s oldest and most prestigious festivals for classical music and the performing arts, where Pietari Inkinen previously served as chief conductor. The program features renowned tenor Matthew Swensen. The event The Richard-Strauss-Fest will be recorded by SWR and broadcast live online via SWR Kultur. It will also air on Tuesday, October 7 at 1:05 p.m. [Photo: Andreas Zihler] More information about Pietari Inkinen: https://pietariinkinen.com/ https://www.drp-orchester.de/drp/orchester/chefdirigent104.html About the Conductor: At the age of four, Pietari Inkinen received his first musical lessons. As a teenager, the Finnish conductor, born in 1980, began studying the violin at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where he also attended Jorma Panula's conducting class. Further studies took him to Zakhar Bron at the Cologne University of Music and back to Helsinki to Leif Segerstam. From 2008 to 2016, he was the chief conductor of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and in 2014 and 2015, he spent five years each as chief conductor of the Ludwigsburg Festival and the Prague Symphony Orchestra. A special place in the conductor's career is held by the music of Richard Wagner: in 2014, he conducted Der Ring des Nibelungen for the first time at Opera Australia in Melbourne, and in 2021, he conducted Die Walküre at the Bayreuth Festival. There, he conducted the complete Tetralogy in 2023. Pietari Inkinen is in demand worldwide at opera houses from Helsinki to Brussels, Dresden, and Berlin, and has also worked with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Have a look at our news: https://o-pr.net/news/ https://o-pr.net/

Juni 20, 2025

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | IRINA LUNGU | LIÈGE

Irina Lungu continues her season of exciting role debuts at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège with her first-ever portrayal of Countess Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro. This new production, directed by Jean-Romain Vesperini and conducted by Leonardo Sini, opens on June 20, with additional performances on June 22, 24, 26, and 28. She joins a distinguished cast including Biagio Pizzuti as Figaro, Enkeleda Kamani as Susanna, Mario Cassi as Count Almaviva, Chiara Tirotta as Cherubino, Aurore Daubrun as Marcellina, Francesco Leone as Bartolo and Antonio, Lorenzo Martelli as Don Basilio, and Gwendoline Blondeel as Barbarina. Long drawn to the role of the wistful Countess, Irina Lungu now brings her interpretation to the stage, adding this new heroine to her celebrated Mozart repertoire, which already includes Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, and Elettra in Idomeneo, re di Creta. She returns to Liège after having opened the current season last fall in one of her signature roles, Violetta in La traviata. More information about Irina Lungu: https://www.operabase.com/irina-lungu-a7420/de Instagram Irina Lungu About the Production: Le Nozze di Figaro was the great success that followed The Abduction from the Seraglio, which propelled Mozart to the forefront of the Viennese music scene and placed him in competition with the Italian composers of the imperial court. This new commission for a opera buffa adapted from The Marriage of Figaro was approved by Emperor Joseph II, likely persuaded by the court librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. The subject matter was quite delicate in this pre-revolutionary era, and the opera achieved only modest success in Vienna in 1786 compared to the triumphs of Salieri and Paisiello. However, it quickly found favor in Prague, where a new opera was soon requested—Don Giovanni would be the result. The immense richness of this unique opera, The Marriage of Figaro, illustrates Mozart’s genius, blending comedy with seriousness and resonating deeply with souls and hearts through an incredible wealth of melodic invention. The sublime beauty of the music and the sonic precision of this work—one of the most important in the history of opera—are today enhanced by an innovative eco-design. With sustainable practices such as reducing energy consumption and reusing costumes and sets, this production aims to align with the challenges of our time. Have a look at our news: https://o-pr.net/news/ https://o-pr.net/