Season Previews

Season Previews from around the world

RPO’s Journeys of Discovery and the rest of Vasily Petrenko’s 2022-23 season

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Vasily Petrenko

Vasily Petrenko’s 2022-23 season includes Mahler’s ‘Symphony of a Thousand’, major tours with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, debut concerts with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, returns to the Oslo Philharmonic, Berlin Radio Symphony and Cleveland orchestras and bringing the season to a close to with Bavarian State Opera’s production of Boris Godunov

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Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and Switzerland’s visiting orchestras in 2022-23

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Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich – Season preview 2022-23 The Tonhalle Orchestra has announced details of its concerts next season. Artists ‘in focus’ will be Emmanuel Pahud and Fazil Say, Creative Chair will be Toshio Hosokawa. Paavo Järvi will continue recording his Bruckner cycle, this season it will the grand Symphony No.8. The Mendelssohn cycle is virtually complete, … Read more

English National Opera in 2022-23

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The English National Opera (ENO) announces their 2022/23 Main Stage Season

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  • The ENO’s 2022/23 Season features nine main stage productions at the London Coliseum: seven new productions and two revivals.
  • This varied programme of opera encompasses a range of bold and relevant stories, both new and well-known.
  • Offering new productions of rarely staged pieces, as well as broad-reaching work, we are creating a spectrum of operatic experiences for every member of our wide and diverse audience.
  • Christof Loy’s production of Puccini’s Tosca makes its UK debut at the ENO, with Sinéad Campbell-Wallace in the title role, conducted by Leo Hussain.
  • Jo Davies directs the first production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard in the company’s history.
  • Jake Heggie’s opera of classic film It’s a Wonderful Life receives its UK premiere, conducted by Nicole Paiement, with Danielle de Niese making her ENO operatic debut.

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The 75th Edinburgh International Festival in Summer 2022

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Edinburgh International Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary, and 75 years of bringing world cultures together, with a programme defined by international partnerships and bold collaborations that span continents, generations and genres. Returning to Edinburgh’s theatres and concert halls at a scale not seen since 2019, 14 venues host 87 events and over 160 performances from over 2,300 artists – once again turning Edinburgh into a global celebration of world-class music, opera, dance and theatre. This year is also Fergus Linehan’s last as Festival Director before Nicola Benedetti takes up the role in October 2022.

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Zurich Opera in 2022-23

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Season Preview – Zurich Opera 2022/23

Zurich’s new Ring cycle directed by Andreas Homoki and conducted by Gianandrea Noseda continues with Die Walküre with a cast including Christof Fischesser as Hunding, Tomasz Konieczny as Wotan and Camilla Nylund as Brünnhilde. Dates: September 18, 21, 29, October 2, 5, 8, 18. Siegfried has Klaus Florian Vogt in the title role. Performances on 5 March (2023), then 9 14 18 22 26 March.

There will be new productions of Offenbach’s Barkouf, Cavalli’s Eliogabalo, Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux (with Stephen Costello and Stéphane d’Oustrac).

Other new productions include Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette, George Benjamin’s Lessons in Love and Violence, and Turandot with Piotr Beczala as Calaf, making his debut in that role, and Sondra Radvanovsky as Turandot (June 2023).

There will be concert performances of Delibes’s Lakmé (April 2023)

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