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Q & A: Laura Attridge, Aoife Miskelly, & Nazan Fikret on Vache Baroque’s New Production of Pergolesi’s ‘L’Olimpiade’

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(Photo credits: Hughes & Knight) Sopranos Aoife Miskelly and Nazan Fikret along with director and script writer Laura Attridge spoke with OperaWire about their unique experience in Vache Baroque’s new production of Pergolesi’s “L’Olimpiade.” This production which coincides with the 2024 Paralympics held in Buckinghamshire, which neighbors the birthplace of the games. Attridge discusses her process of developing an English {…}
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Julieth Lozano, Katie Bray, Tristan Hambleton Headline Vache Baroque’s ‘Le Carnaval de Venise’

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Vache Baroque is set to present Campra’s “Le Carnaval de Venise” this August. Starting on August 30 and 31st, with additional performances on Sept. 6 and 7, the company will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a cast that stars Katie Bray, Julieth Lozano, Tristan Hambleton, Themba Mvula, and Giuseppe Pellingra. “Colombia has many wonderful carnivals, two recognised by UNESCO, Barranquilla’s {…}
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Francesca Chiejina to Headline Blackheathe Halls Opera’s ‘Iphegenia in Tauris’

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(Photo source: Rayfield Allied) Blackheathe Halls Opera will present Gluck’s “Iphegenia in Tauris.” The opera will feature soprano Francesca Chiejina as Iphigenia; Chiejina previously performed as “Semele” in Blackheath Halls Opera 2023. Joining her is Dan Shelvey as Oreste, Michael Lafferty as Pylade, Dan D’Souza as Thoas, and Emily Williams as the First Priestess. Laura Attridge directs, and Chris Stark {…}
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera Review 2024: Carmen

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(Photo: © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photography by Richard Hubert Smith) “Carmen” is unquestionably one of the most popular works ever composed and has become an almost permanent fixture in the repertoire of opera houses. However, this presents something of a dilemma for those creative artists and directors who desire to produce the opera in a more contemporary setting and feel {…}
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Susan Bullock, Stacey Alleaume, Helena Dix & Roland Wood Lead Scottish Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Scottish Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex” with Stuart Stratford conducting and Roxana Haines directing. The cast will include Shengzhi Ren, Kitty Whately, Roland Wood, Callum Thorpe, Seumas Begg, and Emyr Wyn Jones. Performance Dates: August 12-19, 2024 Britten’s “Albert Herring” will be conducted by William Cole and directed by Daisy {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2024 Review: Carmen

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(Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith/Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2024) The picnic hampers are packed, dinner jackets dry-cleaned, cufflinks wrangled, and drizzle forecast: the British country house opera season is back. It opens with a new production of Georges Bizet’s box-office stalwart “Carmen” from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, directed by Diane Paulus and conducted by Glyndebourne Music Director Robin Ticciati.  This latest version, {…}
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Vache Baroque Announces 2024 Season

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The U.K.’s Vache Baroque has announced its 2024 season. “Visionaries: A Multi-Sensory Experience” will feature music by Händel and soprano Sarah Gilford and Music Director Jonathan Darbourne. Performance Dates: June 29 & 30, 2024 Pergolesi’s “L’Olimpiade” will star Nazan Fikret, Shafali Jalota, Aoife Miskelly, Natasha Page, Bechara Moufarrej, and Frances Gregory. Jonathan Darbourne conducts the production by Laura Attridge. Performance {…}

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