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Ana Rita Coelho Wins Top Prize at Cascais Opera Competition

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The Cascais Ópera Competition announced that Portuguese singer Ana Rita Coelho was the Grand Prix Édige winner. She takes home 10,000 euros as well as a contract with the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos. Coelho also won the RTP Audience Award. Meanwhile, the “Teresa Berganza” First Prize for best female voice was given to mezzo-soprano Anna Tetruashvili, while baritone Viktor {…}

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo 2024 Review: Mozart in Monaco Festival

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(Photos: Marco Borrelli) The Opéra de Monte-Carlo ushered in the new year with two standout productions as part of the “Mozart in Monaco” festival, organized by the resident Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo. The festival’s first offering was a semi-staged “Don Giovanni,” presented by the Wiener Staatsoper on January 19th. Cecilia Bartoli, director of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, continued her fruitful {…}

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Salzburg Festival 2024 Review: La Clemenza di Tito

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(Photo credit: © SF Marco Borrelli) Is it possible to be merciful with fascists? In Robert Carsen’s reading of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” the answer must be a reverberant “No”—otherwise, the moment one turns their back, they will not miss the opportunity to stab it. Robert Carsen often enjoys updating opera plots, making them reflections of current politics—often achieving {…}

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Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2024 Review: La Clemenza di Tito

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(Credit: Matthias Horn) The Whitsun Festival in Salzburg this year is titled “Tutto Mozart” and is dedicated to the city’s most famous son. The program features only one full opera, “La clemenza di Tito,” written by Mozart in 1791 while he was finishing “The Magic Flute,” making it his final opera. Created to commemorate the coronation of Emperor Leopold II {…}