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Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Review 2024: David et Jonathas

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Photo credit: © Philippe Delval / théâtre de Caen Charpentier’s “David et Jonathas” is a forgotten gem. The French composer was an expert in dramatic pace. His operas flow as normal plays do. The singing line hardly distorts the text, making the watching experience extremely accessible even for intermediate French speakers. Moreover, in “David et Jonathas” we find some of {…}
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Marianne Crebassa, Brian Jagde, Christian Van Horn & Franco Fagioli Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’ 2023-24 Season

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The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced its 2023-24 season featuring opera, opera in concert, and recitals. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Opera Thomas Hengelbrock conducts Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” in a production by Damiano Michieletto. Marina Viotti, Levy Sekgapane, Edward Nelson, and Peter Kálmán. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-19, 2023 Mozary’s “Die Zauberflöte” will be conducted {…}
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Marina Rebeka & Jakub Józef Orliński Headline New CD/DVD Releases – Oct. 28

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This week, three full recordings of popular operas will be released as well as a debut album by one of the most sought-out countertenors in the world. Winterreise Berlin Classics releases Schubert’s song cycle with Xavier Sabata and pianist Francisco Poyato. The debut album for Sabata, who is known for his work in Baroque repertory, makes a unique left turn {…}
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Anna Netrebko & Michele Angelini Highlight Lead Top 6 Operas To See This Weekend Internationally (8/30-9/1)

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(Credit: Royal Swedish Opera / SF- © Silvia Lelli/Teatro Municipal de Santiago)  This weekend is filled with a number of classic works from the baroque era and classical period. There is also a highly anticipated Ring Cycle and the return of a one of the most celebrated singers of our time. Here is a look at what we recommend for the {…}
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Oper Frankfurt 2018-19 Review: Rodelinda

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(Photo: Monika Rittershaus) Murderous political machinations and pandemic debauchery in the Kingdom of Lombardy in the 7th century were as rampant as any episode of “Game of Thrones” over a millennium later. A neophyte watching the latest series of the Westeros saga without any prior knowledge of its protagonists would find it similarly challenging to work out who is trying {…}
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Opéra de Lille 2018-19 Review: Rodelinda

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Even by usual standards of patently implausible baroque opera plots, “Rodelinda” reaches new heights of Delphic abstruseness. William Hartston in the London Express described Handel’s 19th opera as “everyone wanting to marry or kill everyone else.” Regardless of Hartston’s hyperbole, confusion certainly abounds. A Penelope-esque wife erroneously thinks her husband is dead not once, but twice. The two principal protagonists {…}
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Ainhoa Arteta, Rihab Chaieb & Sergey Romanovsky Headline Teatro Municipal’s 2019 Season

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The Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Chile has announced its 2019 season, bringing together a variety of classics and some of today’s rising stars. Here is a look! 2019 Season  The season opens with “ÓPERA MÍA,” a gala celebrating the art form featuring soloists Patricia Cifuentes, Paulina González, Evelyn Ramírez, Francisco Huerta, and Patricio Sabaté. Pedro-Pablo Prudencio conducts. Performance Dates: Jan. 15-17, 2019 The first production of the {…}
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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (10/5-7)

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This week the opera world will get a chance to see a world premiere, a rarely performed work, a season-opening and two new productions with distinguished casts. Among the performers this week are Pretty Yende, Irene Theorin, Sonya Yoncheva, and Javier Camarena. Here is a look at what to see. Lohengrin-Vlaanderen Opera, Belgium Zoran Todorovich sings the title role in Wagner’s {…}
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Jakub Józef Orliński & Sabine Devieilhe Lead Opera de Lille’s 2018-19 Season

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The Opera de Lille has announced its 2018-19 Season featuring a number of opera staples and rarely performed works. The season will include a number of ballets and concerts, but for this season announcement we will only concentrate on the operatic highlights. Productions  The season opens with Handel’s “Rodelinda” featuring Jeanine De Bique in the title role. The cast also includes Tim {…}

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