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Andreas Schager Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Tannhäuser’

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Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” returns to the Metropolitan Opera for eight performances. The opera will open on Nov. 30 and will be performed through Dec. 23, 2023 with a cast that includes Austrian tenor Andreas Schager, South African soprano Elza van den Heever as Elisabeth, and Russian mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Venus. The cast will be rounded out by German baritone Christian Gerhaher {…}

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Andreas Schager, Scott Hendricks, Elena Guseva, Maria Barakova & Annalisa Stroppa Lead Bregenz Festival 2022 Season

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(Credit: Bregenz Festival official website) The Bregenz Festival has announced its 2022 slate, featuring four operas and international stars. Here is the full slate. Operas Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri” stars Maria Barakova as Isabella, Alberto Comes as Mustafa, Sarah Yang as Elvira, and Spencer Britten as Lindoro. The cast also includes Florence Losseau, Hubert Kowalczyk, and Pierpaolo Martella. Jonathan Brandani {…}

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Elīna Garanča, Andreas Schager & Michael Volle Lead Staatsoper Berlin’s ‘Samson et Dalila’

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(Credits: Holger Hage / David Jerusalem / Carsten Sander) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden will present Camille Saint-Saëns’ and Ferdinand Lemaire’s “Samson et Dalila” in December 2021. Mezzo-soprano superstar Elīna Garanča and famed Austrian heldentenor Andreas Schager star in the title roles, while baritone Michael Volle appears as Le Grand-Prêtre de Dagon. The cast is rounded out by Jongmin Park, {…}

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Andreas Schager, Peter Mattei, René Pape, Ève-Maud Hubeaux Headline Opéra National de Paris’s Farewell Concert for Philippe Jordan

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The Opéra National de Paris has announced a farewell concert in honor of music director Philippe Jordan on July 2, 2021. Jordan will conduct the Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra National de Paris in Liszt’s “Faust” Symphony as well as three songs featuring tenor Andreas Schager. The tenor will then join Peter Mattei, René Pape, and Ève-Maud Hubeaux in a {…}

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Andreas Schager, Veronica Simeoni & John Osborn Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s Streams

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(Credit: Yasuko Kageyama-Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) The Teatro Digitale by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will continue this month with three streams. On Nov. 24 the company will present Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” conducted by Daniele Gatti. The production from 2016-17 stars Andreas Schager (Tristan), Rachel Nicholls (Isolde), John Relyea (Re Marke), Brett Polegato (Kurwenal), and Michelle Breedt (Brangäne). Streaming Date: Nov. 24, 25 & 26, 2020 {…}

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Andreas Schager & Alexander Vinogradov Join New Year Gala Concert At Deutsche Oper

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(Credits: Andreas Schager official website / Polina Plotnikova) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that heldentenor Andreas Schager and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov will take part in the New Year Gala concert on Jan. 2, 2021. Schager and Vinogradov will join a cast that includes Sara Jakubiak, Anna Pirozzi, Aigul Akhmetshina, and Amartuvshin Enkhbat. The Australian-born Kapellmeister of the Deutsche {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Andreas Schager, Ricarda Merbeth, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Iain Paterson Lead Opéra de Paris 2020 Ring Cycle Concert Performances

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(Credits: Gregor Hohenberg/Sony Classical /© David Jerusalem  / © DR / Fazil Berisha / http://arsis-artists.com/en/iain-paterson/) L’Opéra de Paris has announced full casts and dates for the concert performances of Wagner “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” The Ring cycle was initially planned as a series of four fully staged operas but had to be reorganized into concert performances due to the ongoing {…}

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Andreas Schager, Elisabet Strid, René Pape, Stefan Vinke, Evelyn Herlitzius Highlight Oper Leipzig’s Wagner 22 Festival

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(Credits: © David Jerusalem / Emelie Kroon / Jiyang Chen / Dagmar Medina / In Art Management Official Website) The Oper Leipzig has announced the Wagner 22 festival. The festival, which is set to be held from June 20 to July 14, 2022, will showcase all 13 Richard Wagner operas and will feature such artists as Andreas Schager, Stefan Vinke, {…}

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Julia Kleiter, Andreas Schager, René Pape & Waltraud Meier Lead Staatsoper Berlin Open-Air Concert

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(Credits: Theodora Richter/Paris / Andreas Schager official website / Jiyang Chen / Nomi Baumgartl) The Staatsoper unter der Linden has announced that the start of the new season will be dedicated to the momentous 450-year anniversary of the Staatskapelle Berlin. The opera house will deploy stringent COVID-19 rules, including mandatory social distancing and mouth and nose coverings, except when seated {…}