Adriana Gonzalez, Keri Alkema & David Bizic Opéra de Toulon’s 2022-23 Season

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The Opéra de Toulon has announced its 2022-23 season featuring six opera productions. Operas Valerio Galli conducts Puccini’s “Tosca” in a production by Silvia Paoli. Keri Alkema, Riccardo Massi, and Daniel Miroslaw headline. Performance Dates: Oct. 7-11, 2022 Adam’s “Si j’etais Roi” will be conducted by Robert Tuohy and directed by Marc Adam. The cast includes Armelle Khourdoïan, Eleonora Deveze, {…}

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Adriana González, Karine Deshayes & David Bizic Highlight Opéra de Toulon’s 2020-21 Season

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The Opéra de Toulon in France has announced its 2020-21 season featuring seven productions. Karine Deshayes sings the title role of Rossini’s “Semiramide” alongside Teresa Iervolino, Philippe Talbot, and Mirco Palazzi. George Petrou conducts the concert performances. Performance Dates: Oct. 9 & 11, 2020 Ketevan Kemoklidze sings the title role of Bizet’s “Carmen” with Adriana González, Amadi Lagha, and Andrei {…}

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David Bizic Replaces Lucas Meachem In Dortmund

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David Bizic is set to replace Lucas Meachem in an upcoming performance of “The Pearl Fishers.” Bizic will replace Meachem on the May 31 performance as Meachem. Meachem was forced to cancel due to his wife’s pregnancy. He noted in a statement “I am deeply sorry to announce the cancellation of my upcoming performance of Pearl Fishers in Dortmund, Germany. {…}

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David Bizic, Ginger Costa-Jackson & Marco Ciaponi Headline Opera De Toulon’s 2018-19 Season

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The Opera de Toulon has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring rarely performed works, modern operas and a number of classics. Here is a look at what the company will showcase next season. Productions Francesco Landolfi stars in the title role of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” with Marco Ciaponi and Mihaela Marcu. Daniel Montané conducts Elena Barbalich’s production. Performance Dates: Oct. 5-9, 2018 Anna Maria Sarra, Yael Raanan-Vandor, Marco {…}

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Artist Of The Week: David Bizic Debuts Enrico In France

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David Bizic is one of today’s most promising baritones, singing all over the world and performing leading roles in his home country of France. This week, he takes on another milestone in his career singing his first Enrico in “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The baritone will take on the immense role at the Opera de Toulon, a theater where he had {…}

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Baritone David Bizic Performs For Time In Kids [Exclusive]

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How do you expose children to opera? That is a question that has remained a conundrum to many industry workers and companies. However for Cyndie Berthezene, the director of Time In Kids, that question is quite easily solved. Her answer is bringing opera’s biggest stars right to the kids. And on Tuesday, Feb. 28, she had her third opera star {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczała, Angel Blue, Lise Davidsen & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. New Productions Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s “Aida” in a new production by Michael Mayer. Angel Blue, Judit Kutasi, Piotr Beczała, Quinn Kelsey, Dmitry Belosselskiy, and Morris Robbinson. Alexander Soddy conducts the second cast with Christina Nilsson, Elīna Garanča, Brian Jagde, Eri Owens, Michael Chioldi, Amartüvshin Enkhbatyn, Alexander Vinogradov, and Krzysztof Bączyk. John {…}

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Liudmyla Monastyrska, Brandon Jovanovich & Janna Baty Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get to hear several world premieres, rarities, and several complete opera recordings. Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut C Major releases Puccinios’ breakthrough opera with a cast that includes Liudmyla Monastyrska, David Bizic, Gregory Kunde, and Carlos Chausson. The Gran Teatre {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2023-24 Review: The Elixir of Love

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(Credit: Kristen Loken / San Francisco Opera) San Francisco Opera ended its Fall Season by going back to basics with Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore,” boy loves girl, girl not at all sure about boy, charlatan quack-doctor with his “magical elixir” will cure that, comic hi-jinx, chorus of happy men and women, hotel by the sea, hot air balloon, motorized vespas, and {…}

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Adriana Gonzalez, Keri Alkema & David Bizic Opéra de Toulon’s 2022-23 Season

Adriana González, Karine Deshayes & David Bizic Highlight Opéra de Toulon’s 2020-21 Season

David Bizic Replaces Lucas Meachem In Dortmund

David Bizic, Ginger Costa-Jackson & Marco Ciaponi Headline Opera De Toulon’s 2018-19 Season

Artist Of The Week: David Bizic Debuts Enrico In France

Baritone David Bizic Performs For Time In Kids [Exclusive]

Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczała, Angel Blue, Lise Davidsen & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Liudmyla Monastyrska, Brandon Jovanovich & Janna Baty Lead New CD/DVD Releases

San Francisco Opera 2023-24 Review: The Elixir of Love