July 1-3, 2025
Teatro alla Scala
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Ludwig van Beethoven Missa Solemnis in D major Op. 123
Conductor TUGAN SOKHIEV
Soprano ROSA FEOLA
Mezzo-soprano ELIZABETH DESHONG
Tenor SEBASTIAN KOHLHEPP
Bass HANNO MÜLLER-BRACHMANN
August 9, 2025
Birgit Nilsson Festival
Verdi: Aida in Concert
The Birgit Nilsson Festival concludes it's season with Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida in a spectacular open air concert at Båstad Tennis Stadium.
Aida: Joyce El-Khoury
Radamès: Martin Muehle
Amneris: Elizabeth DeShong
Amonasro: Fredrik Zetterström
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra & Choirs Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi
August 24, 2025
Ravinia Festival
Handel: Alcina in Concert
The opera, filled with intricate arias and dramatic twists, explores themes of love, betrayal, and transformation, weaving a rich tapestry of emotion and magical intrigue. Haymarket Opera’s acclaimed period-instrument orchestra, known for its exceptional attention to historical detail and expressive playing, provides a vivid soundscape that evokes the Baroque period in all its glory.
Haymarket Opera Company
Craig Trompeter, conductor
Nicole Cabell, Alcina
Elizabeth DeShong, Bradamante
Emily Fons, Ruggiero
Erica Schuller, Morgana
Eric Ferring, Oronte
David Govertsen, Melisso
October 4-11, 2025
Teatro di San Carlo
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Cast
Riccardo | Piero Pretti (4, 8, 11) / Vincenzo Costanzo (5, 10)
Renato | Ludovic Tézier (4, 8, 11) / Ernesto Petti (5, 10)
Amelia | Anna Netrebko (4, 8, 11) / Valeria Sepe (5, 10)
Ulrica, a fortune-teller | Elizabeth DeShong♭
Oscar, a page | Cassandre Berthon♭
Jan. 27 - Feb. 26, 2026
Opéra Bastille
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Verdi's opera was inspired by a true historical event: the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden at a costume ball in 1792. But before setting this event to music, Verdi had to contend with the censors, scandalised by the idea of representing a regicide on stage.His Masked Ball is therefore set in America and focuses on the impossible love between Riccardo, the governor of Boston, and Amelia, the wife of his best friend, who takes his revenge by killing him.
Riccardo: Matthew Polenzani
Renato: Igor Golovatenko/Ludovic Tézier/Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar
Amelia: Anna Netrebko/Angela Meade
Ulrica: Elizabeth DeShong
Oscar: Sara Blanch
