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Elena Villalón, Asmik Grigorian, Nicholas Brownlee, Tamara Wilson & Francesco Demuro Lead Oper Frankfurt’s 2024-25 Season

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Oper Frankfurt has announced its 2024-25 season. New Productions The season opens with “Der Prinz von Homburg.” Takeshi Moriuchi conducts and Jens Daniel Herzog directs the work by Henze. It stars Domen Krizaj, Yves Saelens, Magdalena Hinterdobler, Magnus Dietrich, Annette Schönmüller, and Iain MacNeil. Performance Dates: Sept. 22 – Nov. 2, 2024 Nadja Loschky directs “Lulu” and Thomas Guggeis conducts. {…}
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CD Review: Tobias Picker’s ‘Awakenings’

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This is the second major opera based on the writings of British neurologist Oliver Sacks, whose case study “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” was adapted by Michael Nyman in 1986. “Awakenings,” by American composer Tobias Picker, is inspired by Sacks’ 1973 account of treating victims of encephalitis lethargica. Nicknamed the “sleeping sickness,” this coma-like condition is {…}
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Joyce El-Khoury, Eric Ferring, & Jakub Józef Orliński 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. For this edition, we will spotlight audiences will get a chance to learn about a number of world premiere pieces and recordings as well as solo albums by young artists in the industry. We Have Tomorrow American tenor Eric Ferring releases his latest {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Jonas Kaufmann, Olga Peretyatko, Aida Garifullina & Joyce El-Khoury Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back to this week’s look at the newest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. Among the major options are three DVD releases, a world premiere, and a film album by the world’s most famous tenor. Here’s the rundown. Oklahoma Chandos Records releases a recording of Rodger’s & Hammerstein’s beloved musical, “Oklahoma” led by acclaimed conductor John Wilson. The {…}
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Adriana González, Elena Villalón, Pretty Yende, Nino Machaidze, Varduhi Abrahamyan Headline Oper Frankfurt’s 2023-24 Season

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Oper Frankfurt has announced its 2023-24 season. New Productions The season will feature Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” in a production by Caterina Panti Liberovici. Simone De Felice conducts. The opera stars Bozidar Smiljanic, Donato Di Stefano, MIkolaj Tabka, Liviu Holender, Pablo Martinez, Brayan Ávila Martínez Martínez, Bianca Tognocchi, and Clara Kim. Performance Date: Sept. 23 – Oct. 15, 2023 Next up {…}
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New National Theatre Tokyo, Teatro Regio di Parma, Frankfurt Opera Headline OperaVision’s March 2023 Streaming Slate

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OperaVision has announced its March 2023 streaming slate. First up is a Frankfurt Opera Studio Soirée that hails from November 2022. The showcase stars Karolina Bengtsson, Nombulelo Yende, Hyoyoung Kim, Helene Feldbauer, Cláudia Ribas, Jarrett Porter, and pianists Yuna Saito and Felice Venanzoni. Streaming Dates: March 9 – Sept. 9, 2023 That will be followed up by Cimarosa’s “Il Matrimonio {…}
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Odyssey Opera & Boston Modern Orchestra Project to Present East Coast Premiere of ‘Awakenings’

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Odyssey Opera and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) will present the East Coast premiere of Tobias Picker and Aryeh Lev Stollman’s “Awakenings” on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 7:30 p.m, at Boston’s Huntington Theatre. “Awakenings” is the  Theatre’s first opera since it reopened. Jarrett Porter plays Dr. Oliver Sacks, with Joyce El-Khoury, and Adrienne Danrich in the ensemble. As part of {…}
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Oper Frankfurt to World Premiere Vito Zuraj’s ‘Blühen’

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Oper Frankfurt is set to present the world premiere of Vito Zuraj’s “Blühen” on Jan. 22, 2023. The work, which was commissioned by Oper Frankfurt with generous support from Frankfurt Patronatsverein – Sektion Oper, will be conducted by Michael Wendeberg and directed by Brigitte Fassbaender. It stars Bianca Andrew, Nika Goric, Michael Porter, Alfred Reiter, and Jarrett Porter, among many {…}

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