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Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition Announces 2025 Schedule

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The Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition has announced the slate for its 12th edition. The festival’s first round, which includes auditions with piano, is set to take place on June 2 and 3, 2025 at Redutowe Rooms. Then on June 4 and 5, the second round continues. The final round is set for une 7 at the Moniuszko Auditorium and showcases the {…}

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Long Island Concert Orchestra to Present ‘Rossini Perduto’

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Long Island Concert Orchestra will present the world premiere of “Rossini Perduto” on May 22, 2025. The showcase, set for St. Jean’s Theatre in New York City, will feature music by composer David Winkler and an Italian libretto by Luigi Ballerini. The work is described as “an exploration of artistic identity, forgotten genius, and the fine line between myth and {…}

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Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto 2024 Review: Procedura Penale & La Smorfia

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(Photo: Niccol Perini) Each year the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale of Spoleto runs prestigious advanced training courses for young opera singers. Over the years, many great Italian artists have walked through its doors, including Franco Corelli, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Renato Bruson, Anna Moffo, Leo Nucci and Daniela Barcellona. The courses extend over a two-year period, running from April to October, where {…}

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Francesco Meli, Vanessa Goikoetxea & Sara Blanch Lead Maggio Musicale’s 2024 Season

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2024 season and its 86th annual festival. Here is a look at the opera and vocal performances. Nikolas Nägele conducts Grieg’s “Peer Gynt” with Aitana Sanz-Pérez, Sandro Lombardi, Elena Ghiaurov, and Annibale Pavone. Performance Date: Jan. 15 & 16, 2024 Giuseppe La Malfa conducts “La Principessa di Gelo” in a production by Manu Lalli. The production will {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces 2023-24 Season

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera  The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti. The cast includes Mariangela Sicilia as Mimì, Gaelano Salas as Rodolfo, Min Kim as Marcello, William Hernandez as Schaunard, Francesco Leone as Colline, Elisa Balbo as Musetta, and Davide Piva as Benoit/Alcindoro. Performance Dates: Nov. 14-29, 2023 The company {…}

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Olga Peretyatko, Marina Rebeka & Reginald Mobley Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to see a Rossini work, a debut album and a rarely performed work. Boulder Bach Festival  Sono Luminus releases Boulder Bach Festival which includes works by J.S. Bach and his admired older contemporary Johann Christoph Bach that were recorded immediately following the festival week at the conclusion of the Boulder Bach Festival’s 41st year. The {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s ‘La Finta Semplice’ Gets Another Cast Change

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a conductor change for its performance of “La Finta Semplice” on Jan. 28 & 29, 2023. The company said, “due to a sudden indisposition of maestro Theodor Guschlbauer, Edoardo Barsotti will conduct instead. The company also said Maestro Alessandro Uva will take his place on the harpsichord.” Guschlbauer was already forced to cancel the {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Conductor Change for ‘La Finta Semplice’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a conductor change for its performance of “La Finta Semplice” on Jan. 26, 2023. The company said, “due to a sudden indisposition of maestro Theodor Guschlbauer, Edoardo Barsotti will conduct instead. The company also said Maestro Alessandro Uva will take his place on the harpsichord. Barsotti is an Italian pianist and vocal coach who {…}