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Juli 04, 2026

JULY CONCERTS AND RECITALS | SONYA YONCHEVA | LUXEMBOURG, LONDON, AIX-EN-PROVENCE, LISBON

July promises to be an exceptionally busy and varied month for Sonya Yoncheva, with four major appearances that showcase the extraordinary breadth of her artistry. She begins on July 4 in Luxembourg with Bella Notte: Puccini & Verdi, an open-air gala concert alongside Vittorio Grigolo and the Luxembourg Philharmonic under the baton of Martin Rajna. The program features some of the best-loved arias and duets from the operas of Puccini and Verdi, arguably the two most popular Italian opera composers of all time. On July 8, she heads to Wigmore Hall in London with her acclaimed recital Ad una Stella, joined by pianist Malcolm Martineau. A newly revised version of a program she has already brought to audiences around the world, it explores the intimate world of the Italian song through works by Puccini, Verdi, Tosti, Martucci, complemented by arias from "Tosca", "Le Villi," "Madama Butterfly", and "La bohème". On July 14, she makes her long-awaited debut at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence with Leonardo García Alarcón and Cappella Mediterranea. Their deeply personal program, Rebirth, weaves together Spanish, Italian, and English Baroque arias with traditional and popular songs, creating a musical journey through different cultures, eras, and emotions. Sonya Yoncheva was an Academician at the 2007 Festival. She concludes the month on July 18 in Lisbon, taking part in the 70th Anniversary Gala of the Gulbenkian Foundation with the Gulbenkian Orchestra under Carlo Rizzi. The celebratory concert includes operatic highlights by Bizet, Puccini, Dvořák, and Massenet.

Sonya Yoncheva - July Concerts

Juli 04, 2026

JULY CONCERTS AND RECITALS | SONYA YONCHEVA | LUXEMBOURG, LONDON, AIX-EN-PROVENCE, LISBON

July promises to be an exceptionally busy and varied month for Sonya Yoncheva, with four major appearances that showcase the extraordinary breadth of her artistry. She begins on July 4 in Luxembourg with Bella Notte: Puccini & Verdi, an open-air gala concert alongside Vittorio Grigolo and the Luxembourg Philharmonic under the baton of Martin Rajna. The program features some of the best-loved arias and duets from the operas of Puccini and Verdi, arguably the two most popular Italian opera composers of all time. On July 8, she heads to Wigmore Hall in London with her acclaimed recital Ad una Stella, joined by pianist Malcolm Martineau. A newly revised version of a program she has already brought to audiences around the world, it explores the intimate world of the Italian song through works by Puccini, Verdi, Tosti, Martucci, complemented by arias from "Tosca", "Le Villi," "Madama Butterfly", and "La bohème". On July 14, she makes her long-awaited debut at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence with Leonardo García Alarcón and Cappella Mediterranea. Their deeply personal program, Rebirth, weaves together Spanish, Italian, and English Baroque arias with traditional and popular songs, creating a musical journey through different cultures, eras, and emotions. Sonya Yoncheva was an Academician at the 2007 Festival. She concludes the month on July 18 in Lisbon, taking part in the 70th Anniversary Gala of the Gulbenkian Foundation with the Gulbenkian Orchestra under Carlo Rizzi. The celebratory concert includes operatic highlights by Bizet, Puccini, Dvořák, and Massenet.

Juli 03, 2026

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | ANDREA SANGUINETI | SAVONLINNA

This evening, Andrea Sanguineti conducts the opening performance of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland, in Johannes Erath's acclaimed production. Further performances are scheduled for July 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 22, and 25. The Genoese conductor returns to Savonlinna following his widely acclaimed Don Giovanni at the 2024 Festival, a production that earned unanimous praise from both audiences and critics for its theatrical vitality, stylistic elegance, and musical refinement.

Andrea Sanguineti

Juli 03, 2026

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | ANDREA SANGUINETI | SAVONLINNA

This evening, Andrea Sanguineti conducts the opening performance of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland, in Johannes Erath's acclaimed production. Further performances are scheduled for July 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 22, and 25. The Genoese conductor returns to Savonlinna following his widely acclaimed Don Giovanni at the 2024 Festival, a production that earned unanimous praise from both audiences and critics for its theatrical vitality, stylistic elegance, and musical refinement.

Juni 28, 2026

TOSCA | SONYA YONCHEVA | WARSAW

Sonya Yoncheva stars as Floria Tosca in a concert performance of Puccini’s masterpiece in Warsaw on June 28, 2026, joined by tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Mario Cavaradossi and baritone George Gagnidze as Baron Scarpia. The performance, presented at Plac Centralny, features Sinfonia Varsovia, the Chór Filharmonii Narodowej, and conductor Bassem Akiki. One of the defining Puccini interpreters of her generation, Sonya Yoncheva has made Tosca a central role of her international career, bringing the Roman diva to many of the world’s leading opera houses with a portrayal celebrated for its vocal opulence, sensuality, and dramatic intensity. She will next sing the Roman diva in August at Alexander Nevsky Square in Sofia, returning to her native Bulgaria for another major open-air performance of one of her signature roles.  

SONYA YONCHEVA -TOSCA

Juni 28, 2026

TOSCA | SONYA YONCHEVA | WARSAW

Sonya Yoncheva stars as Floria Tosca in a concert performance of Puccini’s masterpiece in Warsaw on June 28, 2026, joined by tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Mario Cavaradossi and baritone George Gagnidze as Baron Scarpia. The performance, presented at Plac Centralny, features Sinfonia Varsovia, the Chór Filharmonii Narodowej, and conductor Bassem Akiki. One of the defining Puccini interpreters of her generation, Sonya Yoncheva has made Tosca a central role of her international career, bringing the Roman diva to many of the world’s leading opera houses with a portrayal celebrated for its vocal opulence, sensuality, and dramatic intensity. She will next sing the Roman diva in August at Alexander Nevsky Square in Sofia, returning to her native Bulgaria for another major open-air performance of one of her signature roles.  

GEORGE GAGNIDZE

Juni 28, 2026

TOSCA | GEORGE GAGNIDZE | WARSAW

George Gagnidze returns to one of his signature roles, Baron Scarpia, in a major concert performance of Puccini’s Tosca at Plac Centralny in Warsaw on June 28, 2026, alongside Sonya Yoncheva as Tosca and Jonathan Tetelman as CavaradoTOSCAssi. Conducted by Bassem Akiki, the performance brings together Sinfonia Varsovia and the Chór Filharmonii Narodowej. Widely regarded as one of today’s leading dramatic baritones, George Gagnidze has portrayed Scarpia at many of the world’s foremost opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, Royal Opera House, and the Arena di Verona. It was this very role that first brought him major international attention in 2008, when he sang Scarpia under Lorin Maazel with the New York Philharmonic. His interpretation of Puccini’s corrupt police chief is acclaimed for its vocal authority, aristocratic menace, and explosive dramatic intensity.

Juni 23, 2026

THRACIAN AWARDS FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC | SONYA YONCHEVA | PLOVDIV

Sonya Yoncheva is the artistic director and driving force behind the inaugural Thracian Awards for Classical Music, opening the 2026 edition of the Opera Open at the Ancient Theatre of Plovdiv, her hometown, on June 23, 2026. Conceived by the Bulgarian soprano as a celebration of artistic excellence and of the cultural legacy of Thrace, the event combines an awards ceremony with a gala concert featuring internationally acclaimed artists from the worlds of opera, instrumental music, ballet, and composition. Joining her in the gala concert are mezzo-soprano Ekaterine Buachidze, countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, pianist Emanuil Ivanov, trumpeter Pacho Flores, prima ballerina Marta Petkova, soprano Gabriela Georgieva, composer Dobrinka Tabakova, and legendary soprano Anna Tomowa-Sintow, with the Opera Plovdiv Orchestra under Dian Tchobanov.

Juni 19, 2026

RUSALKA | SONYA YONCHEVA | LIVERPOOL

Sonya Yoncheva makes her long-awaited role debut as Rusalka in Dvořák’s beloved lyric fairy tale, joined by tenor Pavel Černoch as the Prince, bass Jongmin Park as Vodník, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston as Ježibaba, and soprano Giselle Allen as the Foreign Princess. The performances are conducted by Domingo Hindoyan, Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and Sonya Yoncheva’s husband. The Bulgarian soprano previously made her Liverpool debut in May 2022, performing Giuseppe Martucci’s La canzone dei ricordi with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Hindoyan at the Philharmonic Hall.

Erika Grimaldi

Juni 19, 2026

TOSCA | ERIKA GRIMALDI | BONN

Erika Grimaldi stars in the title role of Puccini’s Tosca at Theater Bonn on June 19 and 26, 2026, in Silvia Gatto’s acclaimed production conducted by Dirk Kaftan, alongside tenor George Oniani as Cavaradossi and baritone Giorgos Kanaris as Scarpia. One of the leading Italian lyric-spinto sopranos of her generation, Erika Grimaldi has emerged as a particularly acclaimed interpreter of Puccini heroines in recent seasons. Her portrayal of Tosca has already earned praise at the Festival Puccini, Ópera de Las Palmas, and the Teatro Regio di Parma. The Italian soprano made her Bonn debut last fall singing her first Abigaille in Verdi’s Nabucco, a role that further confirmed her growing stature in the more dramatic Italian repertory.

Andrea Sanguineti

Juni 18, 2026

MESSA DA REQUIEM | ANDREA SANGUINETI | ESSEN

On June 18 and 19, Andrea Sanguineti, Music Director of the Aalto-Musiktheater Essen and the Essener Philharmoniker since the 2023/24 season, conducts Giuseppe Verdi’s monumental Messa da Requiem in Essen on June 18 and 19, 2026, at the Alfried Krupp Saal. Joining him is an international cast featuring soprano Lidia Fridman, mezzo-soprano Bettina Ranch, tenor Alejandro del Angel, and bass Roberto Scandiuzzi, alongside the Opera Chorus of the Aalto-Theater and the Philharmonischer Chor Essen. The Genoese maestro has recently led a new production of Puccini’s La fanciulla del West in Essen to widespread critical acclaim, with reviewers praising both the dramatic intensity of his conducting and the richly detailed sound he drew from the Essener Philharmoniker.

Pietari Inkinen

Juni 12, 2026

SIBELIUS / MAHLER | PIETARI INKINEN | HEIDENHEIM & KOBLENZ

On June 12 and 14, 2026, Pietari Inkinen conducts the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie in concerts at the Opernfestspiele Heidenheim and the RheinVokal festival in Koblenz. The program brings together two composers closely associated with the Finnish conductor, Jean Sibelius and Gustav Mahler. It includes Sibelius’ Pohjola’s Daughter and a selection of orchestral songs, culminating in Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, featuring soprano Tuuli Takala Internationally acclaimed for his interpretations of Sibelius, Pietari Inkinen recorded his complete symphony cycle with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. From 2017 to 2025, he served as Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie.