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Matthew Cossack & Kaileigh Riess to Headline Opera in the Pines’ ‘The Barber of the Cape’

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Opera in the Pines will world premiere “The Barber of the Cape” on May 16, 2025. The showcase, set to take place at Cape Neddick Lobster Pound in Maine, is an adaptation of Rossini’s famed “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” In this version, Rosie, a waitress, falls for a visitor from Manhattan. In order to find her happy ending, she must {…}

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Central City Opera to Present Classics of the Italian & German Repertoire

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On July 10 and 11, the Central City Opera Orchestra will perform a concert of the Italian and German repertoire. The evening will include an ensemble of festival singers performing the greatest moments from Wagner and Strauss to Verdi and Puccini. Conductor Brandon Eldredge will lead the evening. The evening will feature such artists as Jennifer DeDominici, Kira Dills-DeSurra, Hilary Ginther, {…}

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Opera Naples to Present ‘The Mikado’

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Opera Naples is set to present “The Mikado.” The work is a witty and whimsical tale of love, politics, and absurdity set in ancient Japan and will be presented on March 7 and 9 at the Cambria Park Softball Field. The cast will include Nathan Schafer, Matthew Cossack, Scott Hetz Clark, Jeffrey Goldberg, Louis Dall’Ava, Hannah Cho, Cornelia Lotito, D’Ariel Barnard, and Bridget Scott. The production will be directed {…}

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Here are the Contestants for the 2025 Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples International Voice Competition & Academy

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(Image provided by Opera Naples) Opera Naples has announced the contestants for this year’s Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples International Voice Competition and Academy. The participants include sopranos Hayley Abramowitz, Sarah Bacani, Laura Fernández, Luna Park, and Victoria Ratto; mezzo-sopranos Simona Genga, Maggie Reneé, and Kim Stanish; tenors Jordan Costa, William Johnson, Minghao Liu, and Luke Norvell; baritones Matthew Cossack, {…}

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Kaufman Music Center Ann Goodman Recital Hall to Showcase ‘Children Music Fundraising Recital’

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The Kaufman Music Center Ann Goodman Recital Hall will present a “Children Music Fundraising Recital” on Sept. 20, 2024. The event will feature Felix Jarrar alongside Anush Avetisyan and Matthew Cossack as the explore works by Dvorak, Ives, Bernstein, and two pieces by Jarrar. The recital aims to raise $5,000 for the nonprofit organization Kaufman Music Center’s children’s education center. {…}

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Central City Opera 2024 Review: La Fanciulla del West

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(Photo credit: Amanda Tipton) Central City Opera (CCO) resurges in 2023-24, the institution entering the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, installing Alison Moritz as Artistic Director and bouncing back from a turbulent 2023 marked by labor strife, now buoyed by the new leadership of CEO Scott Finlay. With a reinforced endowment, CCO’s ambitious 2024 summer festival season programmed Gilbert and {…}

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Saioa Hernández, Nina Stemme, Brandon Jovanovich, Ève-Maud Hubeaux, Klaus Florian Vogt, Piero Pretti Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Bettina Stöß / Bernd Uhlig) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced all the premieres of its 2021-22 season. Here is a look. The “Best of Carmen” concert will spotlight Valeriia Savinskaia, Arianna Manganello, Elena Tsallagova, Matthew Newlin, Joel Allison, and Ève-Maud Hubeaux in the title role. Daniel Carter conducts a production by Silke Sense. Performance dates: Aug. 21 – {…}