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James Newby begins his first of two seasons as an ensemble member of Staatsoper Hannover, making his debut at the house as Papageno Die Zauberflöte. Further roles will include Fiorello Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Schaunard La Bohème, Dr. Falke Die Fledermaus and Kostandis Greek Passion. Alongside his operatic work he continues to perform as a BBC New Generation Artist with...

In November Katherine Broderick will make her debut with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra singing Brünnhilde Die Walküre with Jaap van Zweden in a cast to include Thomas Johannes Mayer and Stuart Skelton. The remainder of the season will see Katherine appear in the title role Ariadne auf Naxos and Alice Ford Falstaff for Opéra National de Montpellier, and return...

Karen Cargill returns to the DSO Berlin conducted by Robin Ticciati in November to sing a favourite role, Marguerite in Berlioz Damnation of Faust. Other season highlights include Elgar Sea Pictures with Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Sondergard and Bach B minor Mass with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin while, in opera, Karen will appear as Judith...

Tenor Sunnyboy Dladla appears in his first Offenbach opera as Xailoun in Barkouf for Oper Köln in October. Later in the season he returns to French repertoire, this time at Theater Dortmund, singing Alphonse in Auber La Muette de Portici and Alvaro in Spontini Fernand Cortez. Other season highlights include his debut for Staatsoper Hannover singing Almaviva in Rossini Barbiere...

Claudia Huckle makes her debut at the Teatro alla Scala Milan in November singing Die allwissende Muschel in Strauss Die Ägyptische Helena, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst. During the 19/20 season Claudia will also debut at Opéra National de Paris singing Flosshilde in Wagner’s Ring Cycle, while concert plans showcase a wide range of repertoire: Handel Messiah with the Freiburg Baroque...