Following his triumphs with Aida and Tristan und Isolde, Yannick Nézet-Séguin brings us another grand Verdi opera this summer, blending tragic love, political intrigue, and a dark, fantastical atmosphere. Accompanied by the Orchestre Métropolitain and an exceptional vocal cast, Yannick Nézet-Séguin brings the 49th Festival de Lanaudière to a close, just weeks before inaugurating a new production of Macbeth at the Metropolitan Opera.

Macbeth by Nézet-Séguin

Festival de Lanaudière

Strauss evokes his characters’ larger-than-life emotions through massive orchestral forces and daring harmonies. Wild, violent episodes such as the epic confrontation between Elektra and her mother contrast with moments of exquisite tenderness, as when Agamemnon’s son Orest returns to this most dysfunctional of family homes.

Strauss’s Elektra

Usher Hall

A trio of memorable characters, a thrilling plot, iconic arias... It is no surprise that Tosca consistently ranks among the most frequently performed operas in the world. But through which musical devices does Giacomo Puccini manage to keep you on the edge of your seat for two hours? What do the accompanying chords reveal about the complex psychology of Scarpia, Tosca, and Cavaradossi? And what makes the melodies of “Vissi d’arte”, “E lucevan le stelle”, or the “Te Deum” strike us right at the core?

Inside the Music

La Monnaie - De Munt

Forget everything you think you know about Wagner! Kent Nagano, the Dresden Festival Orchestra, and Concerto Köln are setting new standards with their performance of the Ring cycle. For the first time ever, this monumental project is being heard in a historically informed interpretation. Just as in Wagner’s own day, the string players use gut strings; the wind instruments are reconstructed based on 19th-century models; the orchestra’s tuning is lower; and the text is at times declaimed rather than traditionally “sung.” Suddenly everything becomes intelligible — and at times it almost recalls the delivery of art song. Working with an international research team, Nagano has brought surprising insights to light. The result is striking. “Light and airy” is how Jan Brachmann described this Wagner in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung; in particular, the winds impress “with sharper definition in their individual colors: they creak, belch, and grunt with a kind of unruly physicality.” With Götterdämmerung, the Ring comes full circle this summer. And once more we have the chance to experience Wagner’s music as he himself most likely heard it.

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Dresden Festival Orchestra | Concerto Köln | Dresden Festival Choir of the Richard Wagner Academy | Kent Nagano | Soloists

KKL Luzern Concert Hall

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An Aria Extravaganza

Milwaukee's East Side

A cycle of entertainment and educational programmes for children and parents.

Opera is Fun!

The Estates Theatre

Under 30? Then join Young Opera for free and make sure to attend our operas on the Young Opera Nights: one date in the run when you and hundreds of other young opera lovers enjoy a personal welcome, a free drink, a free digital programme booklet and an afterevent or other suprise.

Young Opera Nights

A Night at the Opera returns to Cadogan Hall with a spectacular programme of operatic favourites. Featuring four outstanding soloists – soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and baritone – the evening brings together some of opera’s greatest showstoppers, including the irresistible ‘Largo al factotum’ from The Barber of Seville, the triumphant ‘Toreador Song’ from Carmen, and celebrated ensemble highlights such as Mozart’s serene trio ‘Soave sia il vento’ from Così fan tutte and Verdi’s dramatic quartet ‘Bella figlia dell’amore’ from Rigoletto.

A Night at the Opera by Candlelight

Cadogan Hall

Sleigh Ride is a festive and heartwarming holiday concert that blends classical favourites with seasonal charm. You’ll enjoy the playful energy of Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, alongside selections from Handel’s Messiah, operatic highlights, and O Holy Night.

Sleigh Ride

The Machine Shop

Step into the gentle glow of candlelight and experience the true spirit of the season with Candlelit Carols, a heartwarming concert of music at the Cadogan Hall, London.

This enchanting concert blends uplifting carols and cherished seasonal classics in a beautifully staged setting. Let the elegance of the Mozart Festival Orchestra transport you with a festive programme.

Candlelit Carols

Die Zauber­flöte für Kinder

Vienna State Opera

Step into the world of opera with Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, one of the most exciting examples of verismo, or “real-life” opera. The story follows love, jealousy, and betrayal among traveling performers, full of soaring arias and intense drama that still grabs audiences today.

Opera and Theater

The Lincoln Center

A rarely heard gem of French grand opera receives its long-awaited first performance at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Jules Massenet’s take on the Biblical story of Salomé, inspired by Gustave Flaubert’s literary retelling, brings a surprisingly introspective flair to this dark drama of jealousy and obsession.

Hérodiade: An Opera in Concert

Lyric Opera House

Lakmé is Delibes' romantic fantasy of star-crossed lovers, accompanied by lilting, beautiful melodies and emotional arias. This concert presentation features romantic soaring orchestrations, including the famous "Flower Duet" and "Bell Song."

Lakmé in Concert

Seattle Center

The stage of the Teatr Wielki is a perfect arena for large-scale vocal and dance performances, yet its enormous space also provides an excellent setting for intimate solo performances. In the 2026/27 season, continuing the Grand Voices series, we will host internationally acclaimed artists admired by audiences around the globe.

Jakub Józef Orliński: Grand Voices Series

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

Lust and desire, gracefulness and abandon, seduction and catastrophe: anyone who gets close to Lulu, who succumbs to the undertow of her charisma, is doomed to die. She seems innocent yet dangerous, an angel and a monster rolled into one. A woman portrayed with almost painfully realistic brushstrokes who is also a projection screen for subconscious fantasies and abysses. Lulu balks at nothing, and all her encounters are fatal – for those she meets. In the end, she herself has fallen, working as a prostitute whose last customer is the serial killer Jack the Ripper … Lulu is Alban Berg’s second opera. In 1928, he began composing it, but interrupted work multiple times, ultimately failing to complete the monumental project: in 1935, his death put a stop to his efforts, and Lulu remained a fragment. Based on texts by Frank Wedekind, the opera is one of the most important works of 20th-century musical drama, and the first to employ twelve-tone technique throughout. Its strict formal construction, however, is always in service to dramatic expression and the uncommonly subtle, colourful characterization of each of the numerous characters on stage – this is one of the secrets behind the success of this masterwork, so influential for 20th-century music.

Sakari Oramo and an exquisite ensemble of soloists take the gripping rollercoaster ride between beauty and feverish nightmares.

Femme fatale

Cologne Philharmonie

Apollo’s Fire and conductor Jeannette Sorrell are thrilled to return to Bach’s most legendary masterpiece on the 300th anniversary of its premiere in Leipzig (1727). In this dramatic presentation, the singers in the character roles (Jesus, Pilate, etc) interact with each other, singing from memory. The GRAMMY®-nominated chorus Apollo’s Singers is joined by children’s voices to create a sense of communal gathering in Sorrell’s interpretation. British tenor Ed Lyon, fresh from major successes at London’s Covent Garden, steps into the role of the Evangelist as an animated storyteller.

BACH’S St. Matthew Passion (Chicago)

St. James Cathedral

Alice Millar Chapel

A love that transcends. The mythical musician Orfeo descends into the underworld to reclaim his lost love, bound by one impossible condition: he must not look back. As doubt and longing take hold, each step forward risks losing her forever. In an intimate concert presentation, Gluck’s Orfeo & Euridice is stripped to its emotional core, where music carries the full weight of love, loss, and the fragile hope of holding on.

Gluck: Orfeo & Euridice in Concert

Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

Two of the great voices of our time join forces at Lyric Opera of Chicago for a captivating performance of showstopping arias and heart-melting duets.

Sondra Radvanovsky, hailed as “one of the most profoundly moving opera artists on the planet” (OperaWire), brings her radiant soprano to illuminate melodies from Italian masterworks opposite SeokJong Baek, whose “ravishing tone” (Newcity) and daring artistry prove why he’s the first choice for some of the most legendary roles in the genre.

Conductor Riccardo Frizza leads the Lyric Opera Orchestra in all its splendor to accompany these superstars in indelible works by Puccini, Verdi, and more.

Sondra Radvanovsky & SeokJong Baek

Join us for this year’s graduation performance, as the singers of the Royal Danish Opera Academy take to the stage in a fully staged production. The evening marks the culmination of their academic year and, for some, the completion of their Master’s degree.

Macbeth by Nézet-Séguin

Orchestre Métropolitain

Strauss’s Elektra

Usher Hall

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La Monnaie / De Munt

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Lucerne Festival

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An Aria Extravaganza

The Florentine Opera

Opera is Fun!

Národní divadlo

Young Opera Nights

La Monnaie / De Munt

A Night at the Opera by C...

Cadogan Hall

Sleigh Ride

Sault Symphony Orchestra

Candlelit Carols

Cadogan Hall

Die Zauber­flöte für Kind...

Wiener Staatsoper

Opera and Theater

Fort Collins Symphony

Hérodiade: An Opera in Co...

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lakmé in Concert

Seattle Opera

Jakub Józef Orliński: Gra...

Polish National Opera

Femme fatale

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

BACH’S St. Matthew Passio...

Apollo's Fire

Gluck: Orfeo & Euridice i...

North Carolina Opera

Sondra Radvanovsky & Seok...

The Academy Graduation Pe...

Det Kongelige Teater

Macbeth by Nézet-Séguin

Die Zauberflöte für Kind...