Colombian Soprano Betty Garcés Receives Major Nomination

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Colombian soprano Betty Garcés has been nominated as one of the most prominent Afro-Colombians of 2024. She was nominated in the category of music and arts and recognized for her work throughout Europe and Latin America. The soprano took to social media on Dec. 16 to note that it was “an honor to be part of this amazing group of {…}

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Renée Fleming, Betty Garcés to Headline Teatro Julio Mario Santo Domingo’s 2023 Season

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The Teatro Julio Mario Santo Domingo has unveiled its 2023 programming. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. First up is Pedro Salazar’s production of “Tosca” featuring conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Performance Dates: Feb. 24 & 26, 2023 That will be followed by the “VI Festival Internacional de Música Clásica de Bogotá: {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Elīna Garanča, Philippe Jaroussky, Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Ailyn Pérez, Pretty Yende, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’ 2026-27 Season

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The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances: Opera – Staged Lorenzo Passerini conducts Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” in a production by Oliver Mears. The cast includes Ailyn Pérez, Roberto Alagna, Lionel Lhote, and Nicola Ulivieri. Performance Dates: Nov. 2-15, 2026 Pretty Yende, Amitai Pati, Florian Sempey, and Sulkhan Jaiani lead Bizet’s “Les Pêcheurs de perles.” Marc Minkowski conducts {…}

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Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo 2026 Review: The Flying Dutchman

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(Photo: Juan Diego Castillo / Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo) When Richard Wagner completed “Der fliegende Holländer” almost two centuries ago, he stood at a threshold in his artistic life. Within its turbulent orchestral sea there is already the sense of the psychological obsessions that would later culminate in “Tristan” and “The Ring.” The work’s themes —eternal wandering, obsessive {…}

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Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo Unveils 2026 Season

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Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo has announced its 2026 season. Here are the vocal performances on offer. “The Flying Dutchman” opens the season in a production by Marcelo Lombardero. Stefano Lano conducts the Wagner work, which stars Hernán Iturralde, Betty Garcés, Valeriano Lanchas, Ana Mora, Hans Ever Mogollón, and Gustavo López Manzitti. Performance Date: Feb. 17, 2026 The Coro {…}

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Theatro Municipal de São Paulo 2025 Review: Porgy and Bess

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(Photo: Rafael Salvador) On September 19th, the Theatro Municipal de São Paulo brought to the stage its first production of “Porgy and Bess,” an opera by George Gershwin (1898-1937), with a libretto by Edwin DuBose Heyward (1885-1940) and Ira Gershwin (1896-1983), based on the novel turned into a play “Porgy,” by DuBose Heyward. The theater assembled not only a cast {…}

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Greis Cifuentes Named New Executive Director of The Salvi Foundation

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The Salvi Foundation has announced Greis Cifuentes, Ph.D., as its new Executive Director . This new leadership marks the beginning of a strategic phase aimed at strengthening the Foundation’s connection with cultural, educational, and artistic networks both in Colombia and internationally. Dr. Cifuentes, whose tenure begins in May 2025. will work to expand the Foundation’s programming to generating sustainable links {…}

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Idartes to Present ‘Maria La O’ in a New Inclusive Production

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(Credit: Idartes) This weekend, Idartes moved forward with a performance of the zarzuela “Maria La O” for the deaf and hearing. The work was presented at the Teatro Jorge Eliecer Gaitán on March 1, 2025, and also represented the first time the work was presented in Colombia. The Zarzuela starred deaf artists as well as hearing artists to create a {…}

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Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, ‘Resurrection’ Heads to Bogotá, Colombia

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On Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Colombia will present Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection” with 200 artists taking the stage together. The performance of the massive choral symphony will be conducted by Josep Caballé-Domenech. He will lead the Youth orchestra of the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Colombian soprano Betty Garcés {…}

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Colombian Soprano Betty Garcés Receives Major Nomination

Renée Fleming, Betty Garcés to Headline Teatro Julio Mario Santo Domingo’s 2023 Season

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Elīna Garanča, Philippe Jaroussky, Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Ailyn Pérez, Pretty Yende, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’ 2026-27 Season

Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo 2026 Review: The Flying Dutchman

Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo Unveils 2026 Season

Theatro Municipal de São Paulo 2025 Review: Porgy and Bess

Greis Cifuentes Named New Executive Director of The Salvi Foundation

Idartes to Present ‘Maria La O’ in a New Inclusive Production

Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, ‘Resurrection’ Heads to Bogotá, Colombia