Natalie Dessay, Nina Stemme, Emöke Baráth, Jakub Józef Orlinski & Pene Pati Lead Opéra national du Rhin’s 2024-25 Season

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The Opéra national du Rhin has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the opera performances. George Benjamin’s “Picture a day like this” opens the season. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-20, 2024 Jakub Józef Orlinski and Michał Biel will perform Purcell, Haendel, Schubert, Baird, and Łukaszewski. Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2024 Alex Rosen, Emöke Baráth, Adèle Charvet, Laurence Kilsby, Lauranne Oliva, Christophe {…}

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Sasha Cooke, Ingela Brimberg, Mark S. Doss & Eve-Maud Hubeaux Lead La Monnaie de Munt’s 2024-25 Season

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La Monnaie de Munt has announced the 2024-25 season. Opera Wagner’s “Siegfried” will star Magnus Vigilius, Peter Hoare, Gábor Bretz, Scott Hendricks, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Ingela Brimberg, Nora Gubisch, and Liv Redpath. Alain Altinoglu conducts Pierre Audi’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 4, 2024 Kris Defoort’s “The Time of Our Singing ” will star Mark S. Doss, Claron Mcfadden, Simon Bailey, Levy {…}

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Yolanda Auyanet, Karine Deshayes, Stéphane Degout & José Cura lead Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse’s 2024-25 Season

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The Opéra national du Capitole de Toulouse has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Verdi’s “Nabucco” with Stefano Poda directing. Gezym Myshketa, Aleksei Isaev, Yolanda Auyanet, Catherine Hunold, Jean-François Borras, Nicolas Courjal, Sulkhan Jaiani, and Irina Sherazadishvili star. Performance Dates: Sept. 24-Oct. 6, 2024 Stefan Plewniak conducts a concert performance of Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” Sonya Yoncheva stars. {…}

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Opéra Comique 2023-24 Review: Winterreise

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(Photo: DR Rideau de fer) In theory, few programs are more proper for a Valentine’s Day that falls on Ash Wednesday than “Winterreise” in Opéra Comique. The romantic idealism of Valentine’s Day blends well with the bitter aftermath of carnival when all pleasures must be delayed for Lent. After a long run singing a scenic and orchestral version of Schubert’s {…}

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CD Review: B Records’ ‘La Belle Maguelone’

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“La Belle Maguelone” or in German, “Die schöne Magelone,” is Brahms’ adaptation in 15 lieder of the Medieval romance of the troubadour Pierre, Count of Provence, and the Neapolitan Princess Maguelone. The story follows the well-trodden path of forlorn loves: Pierre falls head over heels for the beautiful Maguelone and as a token, presents her with three rings that his {…}

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Joyce El-Khoury, Eric Ferring, & Jakub Józef Orliński Lead new CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. For this edition, we will spotlight audiences will get a chance to learn about a number of world premiere pieces and recordings as well as solo albums by young artists in the industry. We Have Tomorrow American tenor Eric Ferring releases his latest {…}

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Stéphane Degout, Sally Matthews, Olga Peretyatko & Enea Scala Lead La Monnaie ‘s 2022-23 Season

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La Monnaie de Munt in Brussels has announced its 2022-23 season featuring eight productions and a number of concerts. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera Nathalie Stutzmann conducts David Marton’s production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” with Dmitry Golovnin, Laurent Naouri, Jacques Imbrailo, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Anna Nechaeva, and Charlotte Hellekant. Performance Date: {…}

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Jodie Devos, John Adams, Met Opera Among Nominees For Gramophone Awards 2019

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The shortlist for the Gramophone Awards 2019 has been announced. For the purposes of this article, we will focus solely on opera or vocal related awards. In the opera category, John Adams’ “Doctor Atomic” with the compose conducting was the first of three selections. Halevy’s “La Reine de Chypre” was the second nomination; this production featured the Orchestre de chambre {…}

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Natalie Dessay, Nina Stemme, Emöke Baráth, Jakub Józef Orlinski & Pene Pati Lead Opéra national du Rhin’s 2024-25 Season

Sasha Cooke, Ingela Brimberg, Mark S. Doss & Eve-Maud Hubeaux Lead La Monnaie de Munt’s 2024-25 Season

Yolanda Auyanet, Karine Deshayes, Stéphane Degout & José Cura lead Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse’s 2024-25 Season

Opéra Comique 2023-24 Review: Winterreise

CD Review: B Records’ ‘La Belle Maguelone’

Joyce El-Khoury, Eric Ferring, & Jakub Józef Orliński Lead new CD/DVD Releases

Stéphane Degout, Sally Matthews, Olga Peretyatko & Enea Scala Lead La Monnaie ‘s 2022-23 Season

Jodie Devos, John Adams, Met Opera Among Nominees For Gramophone Awards 2019