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Château de Versailles Spectacles Unveils May / June 2024 Performances

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Château de Versailles Spectacles has announced its schedule for the month of May and June. First up is a new production of Mozart’s “Die Entführung auf dem Serail.” The production will be directed by Michel Fau and Sofiène Remadi and is conducted by Gaétan Jarry. The cast is headlined by Mathias Vidal as Belmonte and Florie Valiquette as Constance. Gwendoline {…}
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Opéra de Monte-Carlo 2024 Review: Their Master’s Voice

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Photo: © OMC-Marco Borrelli On Sunday April 7th, 2024, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo concluded their 2023-2024 season with the world premiere of “Their Master’s Voice,” starring mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and actor John Malkovich. The show was a coproduction with the annual music festival Le Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, of which this performance was also the closing event. For voice {…}
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Brandon Jovanovich, Elena Stikhina, Anna Bonitatibus & Christian Gerhaher Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s 2024-25 Season

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Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres  Samuel Penderbayne’s “Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenkönig” will be conducted by Thomas Barthel and Ann-Katrin Stöcker. Claudia Blersch directs the production which will star Liliana Nikiteanu, Sylwia Salamonska, Irène Friedli, Philipp Mayer, Stanislav Vorobyov, Valeriy Murga, Gary Martin, Martin Zysset, Carl Hieger, Christian Sturm, Indyana Schneider, Céline Akçağ, Sylwia Salamonska, and Rebeca {…}
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Marion Cotillard, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Sonya Yoncheva, Juan Diego Flórez & Sabine Devieilhe Lead Philharmonie de Paris’ 2024-25 Season

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The Philharmonie de Paris has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Orchestre de Paris Klaus Mäkelä conducts music by Beethoven, Peteris Vasks, and Tchaikovsky. Lisa Batiashvili is the soloist. Performance Date: Sept. 11, 2024 Stanislav Kochanovsky conducts a program of music by Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and Alexandre Tcherepnine. Golda Schultz stars. Performance Date: Oct. 9, {…}
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Wiener Staatsoper 2023-24 Review: La Cenerentola

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(Photo © Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn) “La Cenerentola” premiered in 1817, shortly after Rossini’s success with “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” History tells us that it was composed in just three weeks, with only minimal self-plagiarism: the overture was borrowed from “La Gazetta,” and the protagonist’s final rondo from the tenor’s final aria in “Il Barbiere.” The story is a {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Nicholas Brownlee, Lisette Oropesa, Pretty Yende & Christopher Maltman Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2024-25 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres  Tobias Krazter directs a new production of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” with Nicholas Brownlee, Milan Siljanov, Sean Panikkar, Markus Brück, Matthias Klink, Matthew Rose, Timo Riihonen, Ekaterina Gubanova, Mirjam Mesak, and Wiebke Lehmkuhl. Vladimir Jurowski conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 27, 2024-July 31, 2025 Damiano Michieletto directs Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” with {…}
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Wiener Staatsoper Announce Cast Change for ‘La Cenerentola’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” The company said that Juan Diego Flórez will replace Edgardo Rocha as Don Ramiro. The company added that Flórez had to cancel the originally planned revival of “Guillaume Tell” because of a tract inflammation. Since he  missed all the rehearsals due to illness, he can {…}
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Monteverdi Festival Unveils 2024 Edition

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The Monteverdi Festival in Cremona has unveiled its 2024 edition. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First is “Vespro della Beata Vergine” with the Accademia Bizantina and Coro Ghislieri under conductor Ottavio Dantone. Performance Date: May 29, 2024 The festival will present “L’Orfeo” in a production directed by Olivier Fredj. Francesco Corti conducts Il Pomo d’Oro. Performance {…}
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Opéra de Monte-Carlo 2024 Review: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

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Photo: Marco Borrelli On Sunday January 28th, 2024, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo gave the penultimate performance of a new production of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare in Egitto,” the third in a series of Handel productions featuring Cecilia Bartoli, following “Ariodante” in 2019 and “Alcina” in 2023, both staged by Christof Loy. This time, the staging was entrusted to Davide Livermore, scenographer {…}

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