Teatro Real 2024-25 Review: Adriana Lecouvreur (Cast B)

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(Photo credit: Javier del Real) And I’m back to report on the second cast for the Teatro Real de Madrid’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” You can check my thoughts on Cast A here. The Italian soprano Maria Agresta performed the titular role, Adriana. Her voice has developed into a pure lyric soprano, as a result of incorporating heavy roles in later years. {…}

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Riccardo Frizza to Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s ‘Il Trovatore’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu is set to open its 2022-23 season with Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” Maestro Riccardo Frizza will lead the opera for 10 performances with two different casts and will mark his latest foray into Verdian repertory since the Festival Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra.” In an official statement, Frizza said, “Taking a look back over this year, it has {…}

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Maria José Siri & Anna Lucia Richter Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get a chance to listen to albums of modern music as well as classics by Haydn and Brahms. There is also a new DVD of Cilea’s verismo masterpiece. New York Pretending to be Paris Albany Records presents “New York Pretending to be Paris,” a new album featuring contemporary poetry transformed into captivating art songs by New {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Sondra Radvanovsky, Saioa Hernández & Xabier Anduaga Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2022-23 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2022-23 season featuring two world premieres and classic works with international stars. Here is a look at the new season. Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” will star Carlos Chausson, Alessandro Corbelli, Andrzej Filonczyk, Carles Pachón, Xabier Anduaga, Iván Ayón-Rivas, Sara Blanch, and Serena Sáenz. Josep Pons conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 9, 2022 “La {…}

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Russian Opera House Cancels Anna Netrebko’s Concert After Condemnation of War

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(Credit: Tim Osipov) The State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Novosibirsk in Siberia has canceled Anna Netrebko’s June 2 concert. The theater said, “Yesterday, the artist made a statement condemning the actions of our state. Living in Europe and the opportunity to perform at European venues turned out to be more important for her than the fate of the Motherland. Today {…}

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Luca Salsi, Saioa Hernandez & Maria José Siri Lead Maggio Musicale Streaming Slate

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The Maggio Musicale has announced streaming for the month of June. The company will stream a number of operas through itsart.tv/it starting with its recent production of “Rigoletto” starring Luca Salsi, Javier Camarena, and Enkeleda Kamani. Riccardo Frizza conducts the production by Davide Livermore. Audiences can start streaming it now. On June 6 the theater will stream “La Forza Del {…}

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Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 2020-21 Review: Adriana Lecouvreur

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Photo: Michele Monasta Sometimes an opera can be so addictive that you cannot get it out of your mind for hours or even days after you’ve heard it. The world created by the piece might be so convincing or the passion and struggles of the story so real that your head just keeps coming back to it. Every time it {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino to Reopen with Stravinsky & ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

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The Maggio Musicale di Fiorentino is set to reopen on April 26. The theater will reopen to the public with a concert conducted by Daniele Gatti on April 26 and will be followed by the premiere of “Adriana Lecouvreur” on April 27, 2021. Gatti will conduct an all-Stravinsky program while “Adriana Lecouvreur” will star Maria Jose Siri, Martin Muehle, Nicola {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Mirella Freni, Angela Gheorghiu, Aleksandra Kurzak, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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Those who want a major dose of operatic classics will not be disappointed by this week’s list. And what’s more, the slate is full of opera’s major superstars in these prominent works. But there is also a special performance this week, courtesy of the Houston Grand Opera. So without further ado, here are the top 10 operas to stream this {…}

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Teatro Real 2024-25 Review: Adriana Lecouvreur (Cast B)

Riccardo Frizza to Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s ‘Il Trovatore’

Maria José Siri & Anna Lucia Richter Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Lise Davidsen, Sondra Radvanovsky, Saioa Hernández & Xabier Anduaga Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2022-23 Season

Russian Opera House Cancels Anna Netrebko’s Concert After Condemnation of War

Luca Salsi, Saioa Hernandez & Maria José Siri Lead Maggio Musicale Streaming Slate

Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 2020-21 Review: Adriana Lecouvreur

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino to Reopen with Stravinsky & ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

Jonas Kaufmann, Mirella Freni, Angela Gheorghiu, Aleksandra Kurzak, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week