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Michael Fabiano, Latonia Moore, Isabel Leonard, Matthew Polenzani, Ana María Martinez Headline Palm Beach Opera’s 2021 Festival

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Palm Beach Opera has announced its star-studded, outdoor 2021 Festival which will take place at the South Florida Fairgrounds’ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre. The festival will kick off with Puccini’s “La Bohème” starring Michael Fabiano as Rodolfo, Latonia Moore as Mimì, Isabel Leonard as Musetta, Quinn Kelsey as Marcello, Ryan Speedo Green as Colline, and Samuel Ramey as Benoit / Alcindoro. {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

San Francisco Opera Review 2024-25: The Handmaid’s Tale

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(Photo credit: Cory Weaver) The West Coast premiere of “The Handmaid’s Tale“, by composer Poul Ruders and librettist Paul Bentley fills the War Memorial Opera House with a performance as harrowing as the dystopic story itself. Delayed by the pandemic from its originally scheduled debut, the co-production of San Francisco Opera (SFO) and the Royal Danish Theatre runs through October {…}

News

San Francisco Opera to Present ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

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(Photo: Camilla Winther/Royal Danish Opera) San Francisco Opera is set to present the West Coast premiere of Poul Ruders and Paul Bentley’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The work based on Margaret Atwood’s novel was originally scheduled for the 2020–21 Season and was delayed by the pandemic. The work will be conducted by Karen Kamensek and will be directed by John Fulljames, {…}

News

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Marina Rebeka, Juan Diego Flórez, Asmik Grigorian Headline OperaWire’s 10 Operas to See During Fall 2024

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With 2024-25 just a month away, OperaWire is breaking down 10 opera productions that are must-sees for all opera lovers from around the world for the fall season. Aindamar – Metropolitan Opera (Oct. 15 – Nov. 9, 2024) For the second year in a row (and the first time in its history that this happens), the Metropolitan Opera will present {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James, John Holiday & Joélle Harvey Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s review of the major CD and DVD releases. This week, audiences are in for many world premiere recordings as well as rarely performed works. Here is a look at some of the pieces audiences will discover! Virko Baley: Music for Emily Dickinson Toccata Classics releases an album dedicated to the music of Virko Baley, a {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Cyrille Dubois, Benjamin Appl & Eleonora Buratto Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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As part of this week’s CD / DVD releases, audiences will get to hear rarely performed works, a Rossini album, a documentary, a streamed opera, and a solo album by one of the great tenors of his generation. George Walker The fifth audio release on The Cleveland Orchestra’s own label showcased Music Director Franz Welser-Möst performing music by American composer {…}

IndieOpera, Streaming

Enigma Chamber Opera to Present ‘The Prodigal Son’

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The Boston and U.K.-based Enigma Chamber Opera will continue its exploration of chamber works by Benjamin Britten with two performances of “The Prodigal Son.” The work is the third of Britten’s three Parables for Church Performance and will be directed by Artistic Director Kirsten Z. Cairns. “The Prodigal Son’s” libretto is by William Plomer, and tells the story of two {…}

IndieOpera

Enigma Chamber Opera to Take on Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ in Boston

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U.K.- based Enigma Chamber Opera is heading to Boston to present Benjamin Britten’s “Curlew River” this October at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul. The opera is set to take place on Oct. 22 and 23 and will star Matthew DiBattista, Aaron Engebreth, David McFerrin, James Demler, and Linus Schafer Goulthrope. Cairns will direct with Edward Elwyn Jones conducting a {…}