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May 13, 2026

RECITAL | ETIENNE DUPUIS | LYON

Fresh from Lucie de Lammermoor in Paris, Etienne Dupuis returns to Lyon with a French and Italian program tailored to his signature repertoire. He appears at the Opéra de Lyon on May 13 in the prestigious Grandes Voix series, following his performances at the Opéra-Comique. The program features arias by Jules Massenet, Giuseppe Verdi, and Giacomo Puccini. A leading figure on the international stage, Etienne Dupuis is widely admired for his stylistic range and expressive depth across both the French and Italian repertoire. His return to Lyon follows his acclaimed performances as Hérode in Massenet’s Hérodiade in 20

Etienne Dupuis

May 13, 2026

RECITAL | ETIENNE DUPUIS | LYON

Fresh from Lucie de Lammermoor in Paris, Etienne Dupuis returns to Lyon with a French and Italian program tailored to his signature repertoire. He appears at the Opéra de Lyon on May 13 in the prestigious Grandes Voix series, following his performances at the Opéra-Comique. The program features arias by Jules Massenet, Giuseppe Verdi, and Giacomo Puccini. A leading figure on the international stage, Etienne Dupuis is widely admired for his stylistic range and expressive depth across both the French and Italian repertoire. His return to Lyon follows his acclaimed performances as Hérode in Massenet’s Hérodiade in 20

May 08, 2026

WAGNER / RAVEL / CHAUSSON | PIETARI INKINEN | TAMPERE

From Wagner’s Ring to Sibelius’ Violin Concerto: Pietari Inkinen brings his core repertoire back home to Finland in two contrasting orchestral programs. On May 8, 2026, he conducts the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in a program titled Spell of the Ring, featuring highlights from Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle in the orchestral arrangement by Lorin Maazel. The program also includes Ernest Chausson’s Poème for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25, and Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane, performed by violinist Ava Bahari. Pietari Inkinen returns to Finland on May 13 to conduct the Oulu Symphony Orchestra. The program features Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, performed by Sueye Park, winner of the 2025 International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. The concert concludes with Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World.

Pietari Inkinen

May 08, 2026

WAGNER / RAVEL / CHAUSSON | PIETARI INKINEN | TAMPERE

From Wagner’s Ring to Sibelius’ Violin Concerto: Pietari Inkinen brings his core repertoire back home to Finland in two contrasting orchestral programs. On May 8, 2026, he conducts the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in a program titled Spell of the Ring, featuring highlights from Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle in the orchestral arrangement by Lorin Maazel. The program also includes Ernest Chausson’s Poème for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25, and Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane, performed by violinist Ava Bahari. Pietari Inkinen returns to Finland on May 13 to conduct the Oulu Symphony Orchestra. The program features Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, performed by Sueye Park, winner of the 2025 International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. The concert concludes with Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World.

May 03, 2026

FIDELIO | GABRIELA SCHERER | ZURICH

A defining role at a pivotal moment: Gabriela Scherer takes on Leonore in Fidelio at Opernhaus Zürich, marking her first leading appearance in the role at her home house. Performances take place on May 3, 6, 10, 14, and 16, 2026, in a production by Andreas Homoki conducted by Axel Kober. She is joined by Klaus Florian Vogt (Florestan), Derek Welton (Don Pizarro), Christof Fischesser (Rocco), Anna El-Khashem (Marzelline), Andrew Owens (Jaquino), and Yannick Debus (Don Fernando). Early in her career, Gabriela Scherer was a member of the ensemble at Opernhaus Zürich, making this return in Fidelio a particularly meaningful milestone. Internationally recognized for her interpretations of the German repertoire, Gabriela Scherer continues to build on a trajectory that has seen her take on major roles by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss across leading European stages. Her portrayal of Leonore further consolidates her position among today’s most compelling interpreters of this repertoire.

Gabriela Scherer

May 03, 2026

FIDELIO | GABRIELA SCHERER | ZURICH

A defining role at a pivotal moment: Gabriela Scherer takes on Leonore in Fidelio at Opernhaus Zürich, marking her first leading appearance in the role at her home house. Performances take place on May 3, 6, 10, 14, and 16, 2026, in a production by Andreas Homoki conducted by Axel Kober. She is joined by Klaus Florian Vogt (Florestan), Derek Welton (Don Pizarro), Christof Fischesser (Rocco), Anna El-Khashem (Marzelline), Andrew Owens (Jaquino), and Yannick Debus (Don Fernando). Early in her career, Gabriela Scherer was a member of the ensemble at Opernhaus Zürich, making this return in Fidelio a particularly meaningful milestone. Internationally recognized for her interpretations of the German repertoire, Gabriela Scherer continues to build on a trajectory that has seen her take on major roles by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss across leading European stages. Her portrayal of Leonore further consolidates her position among today’s most compelling interpreters of this repertoire.

SONYA YONCHEVA

May 01, 2026

NORMA | SONYA YONCHEVA | BERLIN

A signature role at a house where she has become a fixture: Sonya Yoncheva returns to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in the title role of Norma, before taking the role on to Munich later this month. The production is by Vasily Barkhatov and conducted by Giuseppe Mentuccia. She leads a distinguished cast including Freddie De Tommaso (Pollione), Angela Brower (Adalgisa), Erwin Schrott (Oroveso), Álvaro Diana (Flavio), and Sonja Herranen (Clotilde). Performances are scheduled for May 1, 6, 10, and 13, 2026. A frequent and much-admired guest in Berlin, the Bulgarian soprano will return next season to make her role debut in the title role of La Vestale. Following these performances, Sonya Yoncheva brings Norma to the Bayerische Staatsoper, where she appears beginning May 22.

April 30, 2026

LUCIE DE LAMMERMOOR | ETIENNE DUPUIS | PARIS

Etienne Dupuis takes on the role of Henri in Donizetti’s Lucie de Lammermoor, the 1839 French version of Lucia di Lammermoor, reworked by the composer himself. Performances are on April 30, May 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 at the Opéra-Comique. The production is conducted by Speranza Scappucci and directed by Evgeny Titov, with Sabine Devieilhe in the title role and Léo Vermot-Desroches as Edgard. Appointed Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2021, Etienne Dupuis is a favorite with Paris audiences, who in recent seasons have applauded him at the Opéra Bastille as Renato (Un ballo in maschera), Rigoletto, and the Conte di Luna (Il trovatore), among many others. [Photo: Emilie Brouchon]

April 28, 2026

IL TRITTICO | ERIKA GRIMALDI | NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Erika Grimaldi sings the three heroines of Puccini’s Il trittico with the National Symphony Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda. She makes her role debuts as Giorgetta in Il tabarro and as Suor Angelica, and returns to Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, a role she performed earlier in her career. Performances take place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on April 28 and May 1, and at Carnegie Hall on May 3. Erika Grimaldi has performed a wide range of Puccini roles. In recent seasons, she has debuted in the title roles of Manon Lescaut, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, while Mimì remains her most frequently performed role. The Italian soprano has also received high acclaim for her recent appearances with the NSO, including Desdemona in Otello and as soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Missa solemnis.  

Pietari Inkinen

April 22, 2026

WAGNER, BARTÓK & BRAHMS | PIETARI INKINEN | BERGEN

On April 22 and 23, Pietari Inkinen conducts the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. The first evening is devoted to Johannes Brahms’s brooding, monumental Symphony No. 1; the following night, he leads the same symphony in Richard Wagner’s Faust Overture and Béla Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2, with Isabelle Faust as soloist. A familiar presence to Bergen audiences, the Finnish maestro has conducted the orchestra on several occasions, including appearances at the Canary Islands Music Festival.

Andrea Sanguineti

April 18, 2026

LA TRAVIATA | ANDREA SANGUINETI | KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN

Andrea Sanguineti conducts La traviata at the Komische Oper Berlin, in a production by Nikola Raab. The cast includes Martina Russomanno (Violetta Valéry), Andrei Bondarenko (Giorgio Germont), José Simerilla Romero (Alfredo Germont), Grace Heldridge (Flora Bervoix), Ulrike Helzel (Annina), Ivan Turšić (Gastone), Tom Erik Lie (Barone Douphol), Junoh Lee (Marchese d’Obigny), Philipp Meierhöfer (Dottore Grenvil), and Thoma Jaron-Wutz (Giuseppe). Performances take place on April 18, 24, and 30. Andrea Sanguineti has frequently conducted Verdi’s masterpiece. In April, he also leads La traviata in Essen, and next month, he conducts a new production at the Opéra de Nice, France. [Photo: Benne Ochs]

Andrea Sanguineti

April 08, 2026

TCHAIKOVSKY / SHOR / SCHUBERT / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV | ANDREA SANGUINETI | DŪSSELDORF

Andrea Sanguineti conducts the Essener Philharmoniker in two concerts at the Tonhalle Düsseldorf. The April 8 program features Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien, Alexey Shor’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Canadian pianist Kevin Chen, and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C major, “Great.” On April 10, the program includes Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol and Scheherazade, alongside Shor’s Violin Concerto No. 7 with Italian violinist Giuseppe Gibboni. The Italian-German conductor has served as Music Director of the Essener Philharmoniker since 2023. [Photo: Benne Ochs]