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Christine Lyons, Luisamaria Hernandez Headline Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble’s ‘Love for Truth’ Festival

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Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced the casts for the two shows which will make up the company’s “Love for Truth” festival in August 2020. Opening the festival on August 21 will be the East Coast premiere of “Juana” by composer Carla Lucero and librettist Alicia Gaspar de Alba. The cast will feature Luisamaria Hernandez in the title role, with Anna {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Elīna Garanča, Christine Goerke Headline Philharmonie Essen’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical /  Jiyang Chen / Chris Singer / Paul Schirnhofer/DG / Opus 3 Artists official website) Philharmonie Essen has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. Christine Goerke and Klaus Florian Vogt perform works by Richard Wagner. Andris Nelsons conducts the Bayreuther Festspielorchester. {…}

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Maryland Opera 2023-24 Review: Tosca

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(Photo credit Madeline Grey) Lacking public monies common in Europe, opera becomes ever harder to produce in the USA, but its enthusiasts are a determined lot. The Old Line State used to enjoy a typical American setup for presenting opera, an established twentieth-century organization, the Baltimore Opera Company, situated in a sizable venue in Maryland’s largest city, the Lyric Opera {…}

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On Site Opera Announces Two New Performances of ‘The Immersive Coffee Cantata Experience’

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On Site Opera has announced two additional performances for its upcoming sold-out production of “The Immersive Coffee Cantata Experience,” a reimagining of Bach’s Coffee Cantata with a new English libretto and orchestration by Music Director Geoffrey McDonald. The two new performances will be held on Feb. 18 and 25, 2024. Composed in 1735, Bach’s Coffee Cantata is a departure from {…}

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On Site Opera Presents ‘The Immersive Coffee Cantata Experience—a reimagining of Bach’s Coffee Cantata’

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On Site Opera has announced its production of “The Immersive Coffee Cantata Experience—a reimagining of Bach’s Coffee Cantata.” Bach’s short comic opera, “Coffee Cantata” (“Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht,” BWV 211) is set in the Zimmerman’s coffee house in Leipzig, Germany. It tells the story of Lieschen, sung by soprano Christine Lyons, (cover, Teryn Kuzma) a spirited young woman who adores {…}

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Teatro Nuovo Announces Day-Long Maria Callas Celebration

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Teatro Nuovo is joining the Maria Callas Centenary Celebration with “CALLAS: PAST AND FUTURE.” The day-long event, scheduled for Dec. 2 at El Museo del Barrio in New York will feature numerous events spotlighting the famed opera icon. “Teatro Nuovo, like all performers and fans of Bel Canto, owes everything to Callas,” said company director Will Crutchfield in an official {…}

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Union Avenue Opera Announces 29th Festival Season Programming

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Missouri’s Union Avenue Opera has announced the programming for its 29th festival season. “Season 29 is shaping up to be something special for Union Avenue Opera,” said Founding Artistic Director Scott Schoonover in an official press announcement. “We rarely get to perform operas that delve into the psychological thriller genre and Britten’s ‘The Turn of the Screw’ (original book by {…}

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Toledo Opera Finishes Out 2022-23 Season With ‘Celebrazione del Coro’

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Closing out its the 2022-23 season, Toledo Opera will present “Celebrazione del Coro.” The concert, created especially for the greater Toledo community, will feature opera hits by Bizet, Verdi, Wagner, Rossini, and more. Soloists include sopranos Christine Lyons and Sara Mortensen, mezzo-soprano Lindsey Anderson, tenors Alex Richardson, Brendan Boyle, and baritones Corey Crider and Matthew Payne. The audience will also {…}

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Laura León, Luis Ledesma, John Riesen Headline On Site Opera’s ‘Gianni Schicchi’

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On Site Opera is set to continue its 10th anniversary celebration with a production of Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi.” The showcase, which opens on April 7, 2022 and runs through the 10th, will take place at The Prince George Ballroom in New York City. In the process, the work will be updated from the 13th century to the roaring 1920s. The {…}