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German tenor Kieran Carrel (b. 1996) studied in Cologne with Christoph Prégardien and at London’s Royal Academy of Music. From 2019-2021 Kieran will join the Oper Theater Bonn, where next season he sings roles including Jacquino Fidelio, Beppe Pagliacci, PorterDeath in Venice, and Staatstheater by Mauricio Kagel. A passionate exponent of lieder, Kieran frequently appears in recital across Europe and...

Barrie Kosky returns to the Royal Opera, Covent Garden with a new production of Handel Agrippina, conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev, opening on 23 September; Mark Padmore takes the stage as Gustav von Aschenbach in David McVicar’s new production of Britten Death in Venice, conducted by Mark Elder, opening on 21 November; and Hilary Summers returns to the Royal Opera as...

Karen Cargill returns to the Metropolitan Opera in April and May. Showcasing her versatility, she sings Mère Marie in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites, and Erda in Wagner’s Das Rheingold and Siegfried. This season also sees her in concert with Orquesta Nacional de España and David Afkham in Gurrelieder, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Mariss Jansons in Bruckner Mass in F...

Following a highly successful debut for Opéra de Dijon as Fiorilla Il Turco in Italia, Elena Galitskaya is back in Dijon for her role debut as Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen on 17 May. Other highlights in the 18/19 season have included debuts in Paris at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées singing Echo Ariadne auf Naxos in Katie Mitchell’s production, conducted by Jérémie...

Following his Royal Opera House debut as Narumov/Queen of Spades, Jette Parker Young Artist Michael Mofidian makes a strong impression singing Alcade, sharing the stage with Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann in Verdi’s La forza del destino under the baton of Sir Antonio Pappano. Further roles this season include Angelotti/Tosca conducted by Alexander Joel, and Zuniga/Carmen under the baton of...