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This past week, the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis world premiered the new work by Ricky Ian Gordon, “This House.” The work tells the story of the Walker family, who have lived in the same Harlem brownstone since the 1920s, and they fought hard to keep what they have. The work is conducted by Daniela Candillari, the Principal Conductor of {…}
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The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced that it will extend Principal Conductor Daniela Candillari’s contract. The conductor will remain with the company through September 2028. Candillari made her OTSL debut in 2021 conducting the “New Works, Bold Voices Lab” and began her tenure as OTSL’s Principal Conductor in 2022. In a statement, the conductor said, “Since joining OTSL as {…}
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(Credit: Damjan Švarc) The Music Academy of the West has announced the appointment of Daniela Candillari as the new Principal Opera Conductor of the Summer Festival. Candillari has already engaged with the company by conducting the west coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s “Cold Mountain,” and led several works on a program of all contemporary vocal chamber music in 2021. In {…}
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(Photo credit: Damjan Svarc) Conductor Daniela Candillari makes her Met Opera podium debut on Wednesday, December 8th, pacing Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice.’ OperaWire connects with Candillari to discuss her creative process leading up to ‘Eurydice’ and how she constructs her perspective. OperaWire: What moments in Aucoin’s work do you enjoy most and how do they resonate with you? Daniela {…}
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(photo credit: Damjan Švarc) Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein’s opera “The Mother of Us All” recently made a historical debut at The Met Museum in honor of Susan B. Anthony’s life and women’s suffrage movement. The production celebrates a unique collaboration between the NY Philharmonic, Juilliard, and The Met, which features some of today’s visionary young artists working in opera. {…}
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Seattle Opera has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring six productions presented between October 2026 and May 2027 at McCaw Hall and the Opera Center. The season opens with Strauss’s “Salome,” returning to Seattle Opera for the first time since 2002. The production is directed by Bruno Ravella and conducted by Benjamin Manis. Soprano Brenda Rae sings the title role, with {…}
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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) has announced its 2027 Festival Season, running between May 22 and June 27, 2027, featuring four mainstage productions. Michael Ellis Ingram leads Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music” will open the festival. Performance Dates: May 22-June 26, 2027 Bruno Ravella directs Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Daniela Candillari conducting. Performance Dates: May 29-June 27, 2027 {…}
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The Fundación Baluarte has announced its 2026-27 season. here are the vocal performances. Grace Davidson and Robert Boardman perform music from “The Lord of the Rings.” Performance Date: Dec. 12, 2026 Nadine Sierra sings a gala with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra and Óliver Díaz. Performance Date: Jan. 9, 2027 Ruth Iniesta and Xabier Anduaga headline Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with {…}
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The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2026-27 season. Christian Van Horn and Kyle Ketelsen lead Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with Mané Galoyan, Nina Solodovnikova, Lawrence Brownlee, Tommaso Barea, Anna El-Khashem, Christopher Humbert, Jr., and David Leigh. Enrique Mazzola conducts the production by Robert Falls. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-Nov. 1, 2026 Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s “Omar” will star Issachah {…}
