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27Feb2026
SABINE DEVIEILHE on tour in Europe with Handel's Giulio Cesare
This February, soprano Sabine Devieilhe is en route across Europe with Il Pomo d’Oro for Handel’s Giulio Cesare, bringing her distinctive artistry to one of the composer’s most celebrated operas.
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15Feb2026
ELEANOR LYONS in Mahler's Eighth Symphony with Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Eleanor Lyons makes her debut with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra as soloist in Mahler's monumental Eighth Symphony.
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13Feb2026
THOMAS EBENSTEIN as the Captain at the Graz Oper
Thomas Ebenstein appears as the Captain in a new production of Alban Berg's Wozzeck directed by Evgeny Titov at Graz Opera.
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07Feb2026
DAVID STEFFENS | Role debut as Veit Pogner in Stuttgart
In a new production of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg directed by Elisabeth Stöppler, David Steffens can be heard for the first time as Veit Pogner.
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01Feb2026
GEORG NIGL as the King President in the Premiere of Monster’s Paradise in Hamburg
Georg Nigl will play the role of the tyrannical king-president in the premiere on 1 February 2026, taking centre stage in the new satirical political opera by Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek.
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31Jan2026
MICHAEL SCHADE as Major in Figaro Gets a Divorce at the Royal Swedish Opera
On 31 January 2026, Elena Langer's opera Figaro Gets a Divorce, with Michael Schade in the role of the mysterious Major, premieres at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm.
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29Jan2026
OLIVIA VERMEULEN in Cimarosa's L‘Olimpiade with La Cetra
Olivia Vermeulen joins La Cetra Basel and Andrea Marcon in the Swiss and Dutch premiere of Cimarosa's L'Olimpiade.
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22Jan2026
JULIAN PRÉGARDIEN as Don Ottavio at the Bayerische Staatsoper
This January marks Julian Prégardien’s return to the Bayerische Staatsoper, this time as Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni.
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21Jan2026
SABINE DEVIEILHE | Recital tour this January with Mathieu Pordoy
Soprano Sabine Devieilhe makes her awaited return to the recital stage this January alongside pianist Mathieu Pordoy.
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20Jan2026
NIKOLA HILLEBRAND | an eventful start to the New Year
Nikola Hillebrand returns to the concert stage in 2026 to mark yet further exciting debuts, demonstrating her rightful place alongside the world’s greatest orchestras.
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19Jan2026
JULIAN PRÉGARDIEN is the new Artistic Director of the Liedzentrum in Heidelberg
Julian Prégardien is as of 2026 the Artistic Director of the Heidelberger Frühling Liedzentrum, which was founded in 2016 as a centre of excellence for lieder.
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18Jan2026
ANJA MITTERMÜLLER wins the Emmerich Smola Orchestra Prize and Audience Award
The young Austrian mezzo-soprano was awarded two prizes at the ‘SWR Kultur Junge Opernstars 2026’ competition.
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