CD Review: Oehms Classics’ ‘Il Segreto di Susanna’

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“Il Segreto di Susanna” is an operatic gem; and, in addition, stands as the only composition by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to boast some kind of posterity, however tepid. An opera intermezzo, it takes up the legacy of Pergolesi’s comic “La Serva Padrona,” but at the same time discourses with near-contemporary one-act pieces from the Giovane Scuola. Its musical facture notably sits {…}

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Korean National Opera Unveils 2025 Season ‘What is Love?’

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The Korean National Opera has announced its 2025 season. “For the coming year of 2025, we have prepared four operas that will comfort the hearts of the audience with the keyword ‘love.’ Through each work, we will show the various aspects and depth of love,” said Choi Sang-ho, the director of the National Opera Company. First up is “Le Nozze {…}

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Lidia Fridman, Isabel Leonard & Matthew Polenzani 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 hear new recordings of two famed works, one in the French repertoire and the other in the Italian repertoire. There will also be holiday recordings and some world-premiere pieces. Changing Navona releases Choral Chameleon, under the direction of Vince {…}

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Elīna Garanča, Sonya Yoncheva, Nino Machaidze & Lidia Fridman 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 the latest from four of the world’s great divas in very different works. There are two rare bel canto works worth checking out as well. Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben/Gustav Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal {…}

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Ramón Vargas Leads Palacio de Bella Artes’ ‘Giovanna d’Arco’

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The Palacio de Bellas Artes is set to present Verdi’s “Giovanna d’Arco.” The performance will be held on Feb. 11, 13, and 15, 2024, and will star tenor Ramón Vargas in his return to the Mexican theater, Karen Gardeazabal in the title role, and Mihai Damian. The production will also star Alejandro López and Alberto Galicia. Félix Krieger conducts. The {…}

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Konzerthaus Berlin 2022-23 Review: Dalinda

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This must be a musicologist’s dream: while digging around in musty books in the quiet atmosphere of the library of a music conservatory, to come upon scores by Gaetano Donizetti and realizing that this is not yet another version of “Lucrezia Borgia” (there had been but, in fact, a different opera. Similar in plot and with music passages strongly reminiscent {…}

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Lidia Fridman Headlines Konzerthaus Berlin’s World Premiere of Donizetti’s ‘Dalinda’

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The Berliner Operngruppe is set to present the world premiere of Donizetti’s “Dalinda” starting on May 14, 2023 at the Konzerthaus Berlin. The opera will star Lidia Fridman in the title role. She will be joined by Yajie Zhang, Luciano Ganci, Paolo Bordogna, David Ostrek, Andrés Moreno García, Kangyoon Shine Lee, Fermin Basterra, Egor Sergeev, and Kento Uchiyama. Felix Krieger {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Angela Gheorghiu & Rolando Villazón Headline Semperoper Dresden’s 2018-19 Season

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(Credit: © Semperoper Dresden/Klaus Gigga) The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2018-19 season featuring a number of superstars and nine new productions of operettas, chamber opera, and grand opera. As always, the following will only cover the operas that will be shown next season and not the ballets that were also included in the season announcement. New Production Arnold Schönberg’ {…}

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Peter Mattei, Julia Kleiter & Klaus Florian Vogt Lead Duisburger Philharmoniker’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Håkan Flank / Theodora Richter / Harald Hoffmann) The Duisburger Philharmoniker has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal works only. A performance of Beethoven‘s “Missa Solemnis” stars soprano Julia Kleiter, tenor Christoph Prégardien, alto Ingeborg Danz, and bass Tareq Nazmi. Christoph Spering conducts the Chorus Musicus Köln. Performance dates: Sep. {…}

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CD Review: Oehms Classics’ ‘Il Segreto di Susanna’

Korean National Opera Unveils 2025 Season ‘What is Love?’

Lidia Fridman, Isabel Leonard & Matthew Polenzani Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Elīna Garanča, Sonya Yoncheva, Nino Machaidze & Lidia Fridman Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Ramón Vargas Leads Palacio de Bella Artes’ ‘Giovanna d’Arco’

Konzerthaus Berlin 2022-23 Review: Dalinda

Lidia Fridman Headlines Konzerthaus Berlin’s World Premiere of Donizetti’s ‘Dalinda’

Plácido Domingo, Angela Gheorghiu & Rolando Villazón Headline Semperoper Dresden’s 2018-19 Season

Peter Mattei, Julia Kleiter & Klaus Florian Vogt Lead Duisburger Philharmoniker’s 2021-22 Season