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Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Michael Schade on Performing Idomeneo & Opera Australia

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Michael Schade is one of the leading tenors of our times who has appeared at many of the greatest theaters in the world including the Wiener Staatsoper, Metropolitan Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Hamburg State Opera, and the Berlin State Opera, among others. Throughout his career, he has performed a diverse repertoire that includes the music of Strauss, Rossini, Wagner, and {…}

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Carmela Remigio, Michael Schade &  Myung-Whun Chung Lead Teatro la Fenice’s November Streams

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The Teatro la Fenice has announced five streaming concerts for the month of November. As a response to the closures due to COVID-19, the Venice theater will present free concerts from Nov. 14 through 27 on the company’s YouTube page. The series will begin on Nov. 14 with cellist Mario Brunello performing Haydn’s Cello Concert no. 1 alongside the Orchestra {…}

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Canadian Opera Company to Present William Kentridge’s Production of ‘Wozzeck’

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Canadian Opera Company is set to present Berg’s “Wozzeck” in William Kentridge’s production. The work will be shown for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts between April 25 and May 16, 2025. Kentridge’s production has been performed at the Salzburg Festival and Metropolitan Opera and OperaWire noted, “this production {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music 2024 Review: The 15th Pietro Antonio Cesti Competition

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  (Photo credit: © Wibmer) The Pietro Antonio Cesti Competition is a major annual highlight in the world of baroque opera that takes place at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, featuring young baroque singers from all over the world. This year’s competition was full of exciting and inspiring moments that OperaWire had the honor of experiencing live. The audience {…}

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Singing Competition for Baroque Opera ‘Pietro Antonio Cesti’ Names Winners for 2024 Edition

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(Credit: Singing Competition for Baroque Opera “Pietro Antonio Cesti”) Countertenor Maximiliano Danta has been named the winner of the 15th Cesti Competition of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music. As part of his first-place placement, the countertenor from Uruguay won an engagement as part of Resonanzen Wien. The final took place on August 30, 2024, and featured 11 finalists, each presenting {…}

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Opera Australia 2024 Review: Idomeneo

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(Photo: Keith Saunders In her thought-provoking program essay on “Idomeneo,” the final opera in Opera Australia’s 2024 summer season which premiered at Sydney Opera House on Feb 20, director Lindy Hume quotes Anne Carson’s “Grief Lessons” of 2008: “Myths are stories about people who become too big for their lives temporarily, so that they crash into other lives or brush {…}

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Tamara Wilson, Anna Pirozzi, Eri Nakamura & Long Long Lead Canadian Opera Company’s 2024-25 Seson

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Nabucco” starring Roland Wood, Tamara Wilson, Rihab Chaieb, Matthew Cairns, and Simon Lim. Paolo Carignani conducts the new production by Katherine M. Carter. Performance Dates: Oct. 4-25, 2024 Long Long sings the title role in Gounod’s “Faust” with Kyle Ketelsen, Kseniia Proshina, Simon Melchlinski, and Megan Latham. {…}

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Lucerne Festival Announces 2024 Season

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The Lucerne Festival has announced its 2024 season. Here are the vocal performances. Kent Nagano conducts Wagner’s “Die Walküre” with a cast that includes Simon Bailey, Maximilian Schmitt, Sarah Wegener, Åsa Jäger, and Dimitry Ivashchenko. Performance Date: August 21, 2024 The Klangforum Wien, Cantando Admont, and Beat Furrer perform Beat Furrer’s “Begehren.” Performance Date: Sept. 1, 2024 The Jupiter Ensemble, Thomas {…}