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Rai 5 to Broadcast Teatro San Carlo’s ‘Medea’ with Sondra Radvanovsky

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(Credit: Ph. Luciano Romano) On Dec. 11, Rai 5 will broadcast the Teatro San Carlo‘s new production of Cherubini’s “Medea.” The production marks the first time the Napoli, Italy theater performs the work. The opera is  be conducted by Riccardo Frizza and stars Sondra Radvanovsky in her acclaimed interpretation which she has performed the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky Leads Teatro San Carlo’s First ‘Medea’ Production

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(Ph. Luciano Romano) On Dec. 6, the Teatro San Carlo will open its 2025-26 season with a new production of Cherubini’s “Medea” The production will mark the first time the Napoli, Italy theater performs the work. The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Frizza and will star Sondra Radvanovsky in her acclaimed interpretation. She will be joined by Francesco Demuro, {…}

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Natasha Agarwal, Namrata Shah, & Jason Sandeep Star in New Opera ‘Medea Gosperia’

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Thee Black Swan and Kay Hammond’s new opera “Medea Gosperia” takes place July 2 – 20, at the Cockpit Theatre in London. Set against a Caribbean backdrop, “Medea Gosperia” retells Euripides’ classic Greek tragedy through styles of gospel, opera, lovers rock, and jazz. sopranos Natasha Agarwal and Namrata Shah perform the title role (alternating), with tenor Sandeep Gurrapadi as Jason. {…}

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Canadian Opera Company Announces Cast Change for ‘Medea’

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of “Medea.” The company said, “Regrettably, Sondra Radvanovsky has been diagnosed with laryngitis and is unable to perform as Medea on May 9 and 11 as scheduled. The COC is grateful to Italian soprano Chiara Isotton for stepping into the title role for the remainder of the performance {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky Leads Canadian Opera Company’s ‘Medea’

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Canadian Opera Company is set to present the company premiere of Cherubini’s “Medea.” The opera will be presented in Sir David McVicar’s acclaimed production which was presented at the Metropolitan Opera. The opera will star Sondra Radvanovsky, Matthew Polenzani, and Janai Brugger, who all made their role debuts at the Met in 2022. Of those performances, OperaWire said “Sondra Radvanovsky {…}

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Eilin O’Dea Stars in Fusion Theatre’s ‘Medea’

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Soprano and director Eilin O’Dea takes on the title role in Fusion Theatre’s upcoming production of Cherubini’s “Medea.” The cast includes Alessandro Caronna, Kat Collins, Kara Gordon, Kenny Harmon, Rina Haruki, Nicole LeBlanc, Maureen O’Boyle, Alexa Rabago, Patricio Rabago, and Ruth Rooney. Additional casting will be announced at a later date. Areti Giovanou serves as the music director. Fusion Co-Founder {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Cancels Aribert Reiman’s Medea;’ Replaces with ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a production change for its 2023-24 season. The company said that it will no longer show Aribert Reiman’s “Medea” and instead will revive a production of Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos.” According to a press release, “Nicole Chévalier, who sang the title role at the Komische Oper Berlin in 2017, cannot fulfill her contract for {…}

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Teatro Real 2023-24 Review: Medea (Cast B)

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In the second cast of the Teatro Real de Madrid’s “Medea,” Saioa Hernandez proved a revelation. Her dramatic instrument with a bright dark timbre, her expansive vibrato, her thunderous high register, her sonorous low register in chest voice, and her fluid vocal line make her ideal for this role. Medea’s writing is mostly central, we could even say that it {…}

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Teatro Real 2023-24 Review: Medea

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(Credit: Javier del Real) Teatro Real opened its 2023-24 season with Cherubini’s masterpiece “Medea.” The opera had a great success and was very popular in Europe during the XIX century, where it was usually performed in German or Italian and with a newly written recitative instead of the original French dialogues between arias and scenes. “Medea” was rarely performed during {…}