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New Orleans Opera to Present Filmed Adaptation of Menotti’s ‘The Medium’

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On April 16, 2021, New Orleans Opera will present the premiere of their first production created for film, Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium.” With stage direction by James Mavel, conductor Robert Lyall leads The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and a cast comprised of Victoria Livengood as Madame Flora, Sarah Jane McMahon as Monica, Carlo Barrera as Toby, Amy Pfrimmer as Mrs. {…}

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Menotti’s ‘The Medium’ Set For Showcase At FAUNA in Buenos Aires

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(Source: fauna.una.edu.ar) The Universidad Nacional de las Artes in Buenos Aires is set to present Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium” at the Sala Muiño on Dec. 14, 2019 as part of its Fauna Festival 2019. The performance will be conducted by Nicolás Ravelli Barreiro with Johanna Chiefo directing. Mezzo-soprano Laura Benitez Silenzi is set to star as Baba with soprano {…}

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Opera on the James & Liberty University to Present Menotti’s Masterpiece

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Opera on the James is set to partner with Liberty University in Virginia for a production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” on Dec. 8, 2019. There will be two performances of the work on that day. The production will take place at Lynchburgh, Virginia’s Academy Theatre with Marco Nistico, the Opera on the James’ General Director, {…}

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Opera Profile: Menotti’s Perennial Christmas Opera ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’

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The perennial Christmas opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors” made its very first appearance on Dec. 24, 1951 via NBC Opera Theatre. Since then, it has been a fixture for the holiday season. Just look around the US during late November and throughout December and you will see a plethora of companies finding time for Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera. It {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Chicago Opera Theater 2017-18 Review – The Consul: Menotti’s Opera Given Harrowing Production Featuring Patricia Racette

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  The Chicago Opera Theater mounted a harrowing production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Consul” November 4, 2017, at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago’s Fine Arts Building.  A co-production with Long Beach Opera, “The Consul will continue its Chicago run November 10 and 12. “The Consul” had a Philadelphia premiere in 1950 (when the post-WWII cold war was chilling the international {…}

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Antonella Delli Carpini on Singing & Teaching Menotti’s ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ [Exclusive Interview]

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“You could research my family as far back as the 1600’s and you wouldn’t find anyone anywhere involved in music,” declared mezzo soprano Antonella Delli Carpini during a recent chat with Opera Wire in anticipation of her upcoming performance as the mother in Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at Opera Breve. But now she is the first. And it {…}

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Baritone Gary Ramsey Speaks about Menotti’s ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ and Luring Young Audiences to Opera (Exclusive Interview)

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On Dec. 8, Opera Breve will open its 2016-17 season with “Amahl and the Night Visitors.” The rarely-staged Menotti opera is a special work as it was the first opera made in the U.S for TV. OperaWire had the opportunity to interview Gary Ramsey, who is playing the role of King Melchior. The baritone was a late bloomer, coming into {…}

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Opera Breve to Open 2016-17 Season with Menotti’s ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’

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Opera Breve will open its 2016-17 season with Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” on December 8.  The opera will star Gary Ramsey, a baritone who is best known for his interpretation of Don Alfonso in Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte” at the Loft Opera and Bonnie Frauenthal, a soprano who was recently praised in La Scena Musicale for her role {…}

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Obituary: Baritone John Bröcheler Passes Away at 81

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Baritone John Bröcheler passed away on Sept. 30. He was 81. Bröcheler was born in Vaals, Netherlands on Feb. 21, 1945. As a teenager he sang with the men’s choir Het Koninklijk Mannenkoor Cecilia 1837 and was a frequent soloist. Bröcheler studied voice at the Conservatorium Maastricht and later in Paris. Early in Bröcheler’s career, he mainly performed recitals, and {…}