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Selected news items for October 2026 (in alphabetical order):

Simon BAILEY will sing the baritone part in Britten’s WAR REQUIEM on October 2 at the PLT Theater Heerlen and on October 4 at the Music Building Eindhoven. He will perform with the Philzuid Orchestra under the direction of Duncan Ward.

Stefan BLUNIER will conduct a chamber concert of the Duisburg Philharmonic’s “Andere Reihe” on October 4 in the Gebläsehalle at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord. Together with Henry Flory (violin), he will present Vivaldi’s FOUR SEASONS.

He will also lead the Duisburg Philharmonic’s second philharmonic concert at the Mercator Hall on October 14 and 15. The programme includes Gustav Mahler’s SYMPHONY NO. 7.

Chao DENG can be experienced as the Arzt in Verdi’s MACBETH at the Hamburg State Opera on October 2/8/11/17/20. He will be performing in a production by Tobias Kratzer, which will be conducted by Daniele Squeo.

Claude EICHENBERGER sings Verdi’s REQUIEM MASS at the Casino Bern on October 31. Michael Kreis will conduct the Biel Solothurn Symphony Orchestra. The concert is part of the festival Bern Singt.

Anna EL-KHASHEM performs as Zerlina in Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI at the Lyric Opera of Chicago from October 10. This production by Robert Falls will be conducted by Enrique Mazzola. Further performances will take place on October 13/15/18/21/24/, as well as November 1.

Cornel FREY will return as Ari in COMEDIAN HARMONISTS at the Düsseldorf Opera on October 3 and 24. Patrick Francis Chestnut will be in the pit. Further performances are scheduled until February 2027.

The artist will also make his debut as Graf Falconi in a concert version of Johann Strauss’s KARNEVAL IN ROM at the Prinzregententheater in Munich on October 11. The Münchner Rundfunkorchester will perform under the baton of Patrick Hahn.

Dimitry IVASHCHENKO sings again the role of König von Frankreich in Reimann’s LEAR at the Komische Oper Berlin on October 1 and 3. The production was staged by Barrie Kosky, with Nicholas Carter leading the orchestra. The performances take place in Hangar 4 of Tempelhof Airport.

He is also Prince Gremin in Tchaikovsky’s EUGENE ONEGIN at the Komische Oper Berlin on October 24 and 31. In this production by Barrie Kosky, Anna Skryleva conducts the orchestra.

Marco JENTZSCH can be seen in the title role of Wagner’s LOHENGRIN at the Landestheater Linz from October 10. Michael Schulz staged the production, with Christoph Koncz conducting. Further performances will take place until February 2027.

Torben JÜRGENS celebrates the premiere of Wagner’s MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG at the Düsseldorfer Opernhaus on October 17. He will sing the role of Hans Foltz. Further performances are scheduled until December. Conductors: Christoph Gedschold and Axel Kober; stage director: Daniel Kramer.

Johannes KAMMLER makes his role debut as Enrico in Donizetti’s LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR at the Staatsoper Stuttgart on October 3. Andriy Yurkevych conducts, and Katie Mitchell staged the production. Further performances are on October 20 and 23, and November 1.

On October 11, the artist will appear as Robert Hesse in Johann Strauss’s KARNEVAL IN ROME at the Prinzregententheater in Munich. The opera will be presented in a concert performance conducted by Patrick Hahn, with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester performing.

At the Oxford International Song Festival, Johannes Kammler performs Wolf’s ITALIENISCHES LIEDERBUCH on October 16 together with Katharina Ruckgaber, soprano, and Imogen Cooper, piano.

On October 18, he will perform at Wigmore Hall with the same lineup, also with Wolf’s ITALIENISCHES LIEDERBUCH.

Michael KUPFER-RADECKY celebrates his house debut at Seattle Opera as Jochanaan in Strauss’s SALOME on October 17. The production by Bruno Ravella will be conducted by Benjamin Manis. Further performances will take place on October 23/25/28/31.

Lena KUTZNER returns as Elisabeth and Venus in Wagner’s TANNHÄUSER at Wartburg Castle. The staging is by Ansgar Haag, and Killian Farrell leads the Staatskapelle Meiningen.

Matthias LIKA will sing Beethoven’s 9TH SYMPHONY at the Liederhalle Stuttgart on October 3. The Kammerorchester Stuttgart will perform under the baton of Thomas Zehetmair.

Polina PASTIRCHAK performs the role of the Contessa in Mozart’s NOZZE DI FIGARO at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest on October 3/6/11. The production is by Judit Galgóczy, and Gábor Kali will be in the pit.

Magnus PIONTEK sings the bass-baritone part in Beethoven’s 9TH SYMPHONY at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern on October 3. He will perform with the Pfalzphilharmonie Kaiserslautern under the direction of Daniele Squeo.

Margaret PLUMMER sings the role of the Botin/Proserpina in Monteverdi’s L’ORFEO at the Vienna State Opera. Stefan Gottfried conducts this production by Tom Morris. Performances: October 25/28/31, and November 3.

Marie SEIDLER will sing the 3. Dame in Mozart’s ZAUBERFLÖTE at the Vicenza Opera Festival on October 23/25/26. Iván Fischer is responsible for the stage as well as musical direction.

Jordan SHANAHAN will premiere with Wagner’s FLIEGENDER HOLLÄNDER at the Theater an der Wien on October 17. He sings the role of the Holländer. Further performances: October 20/22/25/28/30. Staged by Philipp Stölzl. Conducted by Robert Jindra.

Bo SKOVHUS can be seen at the Zurich Opera House on October 8/17/23/25 as Gabriel von Eisenstein in Strauss’s FLEDERMAUS. The staging is by Anna Bernreitner and Jonathan Bloxham is in the pit.

Alma Ruoqi SUN sings Beethoven’s 9TH SYMPHONY on October 3 at the Liederhalle Stuttgart. The Kammerorchester Stuttgart performs under the direction of Thomas Zehetmair.

Katrin WUNDSAM, together with the Real Filharmonia de Galicia under the baton of Baldur Brönnimann, presents the concert "Memoria" featuring FOLK SONGS by Berio and Mahler’s SYMPHONY NO. 4. Dates: October 1, Auditorio de Galicia; October 2, Auditorio de Ferrol.

On October 17, she will perform with the Niedersächsische Jugendsinfonieorchester under the direction of Stephan Zilias. The program includes Gustav Mahler’s symphonic poem TOTENFEIER and RÜCKERT-LIEDER, as well as Dvořák’s SYMPHONY NO. 6. The concert will take place on October 17 at the Festspielhaus am Wall in Emden.

Junho YOU returns to the Wiener Volksoper as Rodolfo in Puccini’s BOHÈME. Performances: October 3 and 14. The staging is by Harry Kupfer, and in the pit is Michael Papadopoulos.

On October 12/15/17/27/29, he can also be seen as Tamino in Mozart’s MAGIC FLUTE at the Wiener Volksoper. The production is by Lotte de Beer, and Maayan Franco is the musical director.

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