JULY NEWS | Polly Leech returns to the Opéra de l’Impératrice in Switzerland to make her role debut as Gismonda in Handel’s ‘Ottone’ alongside Charles Sudan who also makes his role debut as Adalberto | Sunyoung Seo makes her role debut in the title role of ‘Turandot’ at the Seoul Arts Centre in South Korea | Nathanaël Tavernier sings the Podestà ‘La gazza ladra’ and Oroès ‘Sémiramis’ in Krakow and as part of the Wildbad Rossini Festival | Elizabeth Karani makes her role debut as Valencienne ‘The Merry Widow’ in a return to the Buxton International Festival | Jean-Kristof Bouton returns to West Green House Opera as Scarpia ‘Tosca’ and sings further performances as Marcello ‘La bohème’ with Diva Opera | Adam Temple-Smith sings Fritz ‘La Grande-Duchesse du Gérolstein’ at the Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen | Jessica Walker releases her new album ‘La Solitude’ celebrating the songs of French chanteuse Barbara, and appears at Lichfield Festival with the Gavin Bryars Ensemble for ‘After The Rain’ | Matthew Siveter returns to Opera Holland Park to sing Frank ‘Die Fledermaus’ | Flore Royer sings further performances as Tangia in Gluck’s ‘Le Cinesi’ in Ludwigsburg | Amy J Payne sings both Annina ‘La traviata’ and reprises her Olga Kromov ‘The Merry Widow’ at the Buxton International Festival… she also premieres a new cabaret commission at Lichfield Festival | Galina Averina returns to West Green House Opera to sing 1st Lady ‘The Magic Flute’ | Kelli-Ann Masterson makes her second appearance of the season at Longborough Festival Opera as Dew Fairy ‘Hansel and Gretel’ | Peter Van Hulle returns to West Green House Opera to sing Monostatos ‘The Magic Flute’ | Gabriella Cassidy sings Violetta ‘La traviata’ for an ‘Opera First’ performance with Garsington Opera | Jerome Knox sings further performances as Dandini ‘La Cenerentola’ and Schaunard ‘La bohème’ with Diva Opera | Joseph Doody sings further performances as Ramiro ‘La Cenerentola’ with Diva Opera | Lysa Menu makes her role debut as Violetta ‘La traviata’ at the Estivales de Brou in France | and Nia Coleman sings further performances as Pamina/Queen of the Night in Opera North’s ‘Mini Magic Flute’