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Mario Chang, Lauren Fagan, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Annemarie Kremer & Lea Shaw Lead Scottish Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Scottish Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a double bill of Ravel’s “L’heure espagnole” and Walton’s “The Bear.” Alexandra Cravero conducts the production by Jacopo Spirei. Lea Shaw, Jamie MacDougall, Daniel Barrett, Edward Jowle, and Luvo Maranti star in Ravel’s production, and Chloe Harris, Daniel Barrett, and Edward Jowle star in Walton’s opera. Performance Dates: {…}
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Alexa Anderson, Jasmine Johnson to Headline Modern World Premiere of Ars Minerva’s ‘La Flora’

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Ars Minerva will showcase the modern world premiere of “La Flora.” The premiere of the 1681 work by Antonio Sartorio and Marc’Antonio Ziani is set for Nov. 15-17, 2024 at the ODC Theater in San Francisco. It stars Alexa Anderson in the title role character who is the love interest of Pompey the Great, played by Jasmine Johnson. Wayne Wong {…}
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Dafydd Jones Wins Royal Over-Seas League’s 72nd Annual Music Competition

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Welsh tenor Dafydd Jones has won the 2024 Gold Medal in the Royal Over-Seas League’s 72nd Annual Music Competition. The final, which was held at London’s Wigmore Hall, saw four soloists compete in the final. Among the finalists were violinist Jordan Brooks, pianist Ignas Maknickas, and flutist Daniel Shao. The adjudicators were John Gilhooly CBE (chair), Geoff Parkin, Alexandra Dariescu, {…}
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Elizabeth Llewellyn, Marina Monzo & Alexia Voulgaridou Lead Welsh National Opera’s 2022 Spring Season

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The Welsh National Opera has announced its spring 2022 season. The season opens with a revival of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with two casts led by Simon Bailey, Joshua Bloom, Marina Monzo, Linda Richardson, Andrei Kymach, Duncan Rock, James Platt, Trystan Llŷr Griffiths, Kenneth Tarver, Sarah Tynan, Meeta Ravel, Harriet Eyley, Isabelle Peters, James Atkinson, and Gareth Brynmor John. Tobias Ringborg and Frederick Brown share conducting duties. Performance {…}
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John Holiday, Jessica Jones & Vivica Genaux Lead Florentine Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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The Florentine Opera in Wisconsin has announced that its 2021-22 season will be a ReSeason which will include some of the originally planned 2020-21 season performances. The season opens with Verdi’s “Rigoletto” starring Todd Thomas in the title role, Jessica Jones, Scott Quinn, Alan Higgs, and Olivia Vote. Omer Ben Seadia directs the production with Francesco Milioto conducting. Performance Dates: {…}
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Fabio Armiliato, Alexandra LoBianco & Carl Tanner Lead Opera Carolina’s 2020-21 Season

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Opera Carolina has announced its 2020-21 season featuring three operas, two from the standard repertoire and one new work. The season opens with Puccini’s “Tosca” starring Cellia Costea in the title role, Fabio Armiliato as Cavaradossi and Leo An as Scarpia. James Meena conducts a production by Michael Capasso. Performance Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 5, 2020 Douglas Tappin’s “I Dream” is {…}
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Wild Arts Announces 2025 Summer Tour Starring Galina Averina, Timothy Nelson, & Xavier Hetherington

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Wild Arts releases details of its 2025 summer tour. “Eugene Onegin” features Galina Averina, Timothy Nelson, Xavier Hetherington, Emily Hodkinson, Hannah Sandison, Rozanna Madylus, Sion Goronwy, Robert Burt, Alex Pratley, and Laura Mekhail. The performance is sung in English. Dominic Dromgoole directs. Orlando Jopling conducts the Wild Arts Ensemble. Performance Dates: June 17, 19, & 21 (Essex Summer Opera Festival), {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera Holland Park Festival 2024 Review: Tosca

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(Photo credit: Ali Wright) Whatever your views on Puccini, “Tosca” always draws a crowd. In a UK opera landscape mired by cuts and ever-tightening budgets, it is reassuring to see an opera festival that continues to stand on its own two feet, irrespective of Arts Council funding (or perhaps more accurately lack thereof). A full house then, as it was {…}
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Essex Summer Opera Festival to Perform ‘The Elixir of Love’ at Layer Marney Tower

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On June 20, 2023, the Essex Summer Opera Festival is set to open at the historic Tudor Palace, Layer Marney Tower near Colchester. Festival-goers can picnic and enjoy the 120-acre grounds over the next four days, as well as a production of Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.” Stage director Guido Martin-Brandis and music director Orlando Jopling lead a cast comprised {…}

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