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The 2025-6 season at Staatsoper Hannover has been announced, with seven new opera productions (Lohengrin, Don Giovanni, Turandot, Dusapin’s Penthesilea, Tarrodi’s Homo Oeconomicus [WP], Die tote Stadt and Il trovatore) and six revivals. staatstheater-hannover.de/de_DE/staatsop…

The Hungarian State Opera ⁦HungarianStateOpera⁩ has announced its 2025-6 season, featuring 37 opera titles including new productions of Lohengrin, Fidelio, Così fan tutte and the premiere of a new double bill, The Verdict (János Vajda) and Royal Highness (György Selmeczi).

The 2025-6 season at Boston Lyric Opera ⁦⁦Boston Lyric Opera⁩, just announced, includes Macbeth, Vanessa, La Fille du régiment and installation performances of Das Lied von der Erde.

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra is once again convening under ⁦Keri-Lynn Wilson⁩. Some of this summer’s concerts will include Maxim Kolomiiets’s Suite from The Mothers of Kherson—first taste of an opera jointly commissioned by the ⁦Metropolitan Opera⁩ & ⁦Opera Narodowa⁩.

The bass-baritone Nicholas Brownlee has won the $50,000 ⁦Tucker Foundation⁩ 2025 Richard Tucker Award. Richard Tucker Career Grants go to Meridian Prall, Nikola Printz & Ricardo José Rivera; Sara Tucker Study Grants go to Daniel Luis Espinal, Ben Reisinger & Finn Sagal.

Happy #EuropeDay everyone, and especially to all members and followers of ⁦Opera Europa⁩!

Clean cuts: Giovanni Paisiello, composer of the first Barbiere di Siviglia and around 90 other operas, was born on this day in 1740.

1812 overture: La scala di seta, Rossini’s early farsa comica, loved especially for its overture, was premiered in Venice #OTD in 1812.

The great Lilian Baylis – manager of the ⁦The Old Vic⁩ and ⁦⁦Sadler's Wells⁩⁩, and progenitor of ⁦English National Opera⁩⁩, ⁦National Theatre⁩ and ⁦The Royal Ballet⁩ – was born in London #OTD in 1874.

A very happy birthday to the mezzo Linda Finnie!

Wishing Anne Sofie von Otter a very happy 70th birthday!

The soprano Seohyun Go has won the ⁦Guildhall School of Music & Drama⁩ Guildhall School’s Music Gold Medal 2025.

The newly announced 2025-6 season at Bühnen Bern includes new productions of Norma, Manon Lescaut, Hänsel und Gretel, Le nozze di Figaro, La forza del destino and the premiere of Sciarrino’s L’Agamennone. buehnenbern.ch/spielplan/spie… (Pic: KTB Mitarbeiter)

The Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe has announced its 2025-6 season, including new productions of Les Boréades, Lohengrin, Breaking the Waves, Dialogues des Carmélites, Tamerlano, La straniera, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Rigoletto. (Pic: Rainer Lück)

La Diva Turca: remembering the great soprano Leyla Gencer, who died #OTD in 2008.

Richard Strauss's first opera, Guntram was premiered in Weimar #OTD in 1894.

Paul Dukas's only opera, Ariane et Barbe-bleue, was premiered in Paris ⁦Opéra-Comique⁩⁩ #OTD in 1907, based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck; the role of Ariane was created in both the play and opera by his partner, the great actress and singer Georgette Leblanc.

One of the most revolutionary theatrical designers of the last century, Josef Svoboda was born near Prague #OTD in 1920.

A very happy birthday to the mezzo ⁦ALICE COOTE OBE⁩!

Wishing the tenor Joshua Blue ⁦Bluebard's Castle 🍉✊🏽⁩ a very happy birthday!