Nicholas Phan, Leonardo Capalbo & Michele Angelini Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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To begin July, audiences will get a chance to listen to new albums from numerous tenors and will get see DVD recordings of a rare opera and a legendary recording from Salzburg. Here is a look. Stranger: Works for Tenor by Nico Muhly Nicholas Phan releases his eighth Avie Records album for both physical and digital release. The new recording {…}

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Théâtre des Champs-Elysées 2023-24 Review: L’Olimpiade

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(Photo: Vincent Pontet) Paris is gearing up for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games, and a variety of Olympic-themed events are taking place throughout the city. In this context, Antonio Vivaldi’s opera “L’Olimpiade” is a must-see, with the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées showcasing a new production by Emmanuel Daumas. Belgian soprano Jodie Devos, who recently passed away untimely, was originally scheduled to {…}

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Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Appoints New General Director

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The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced a new General Director. The company said that Baptiste Charoing will succeed Michel Franck starting in 2025. Charroing is the current director of production and distribution at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. He first started working with the company in 2020 and is a trained violist. Charroing notably participated in the creation of {…}

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Glyndebourne Opera Cup Unveils 6 Finalists

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The Glyndebourne Opera Cup has announced the names of its final six contestants. The final, which takes place on March 7, 2020, will feature South African mezzo-soprano Siphokazi Molteno, South Korean tenor Sungho Kim, American Baritone Edward Nelson, UK soprano Alexandra Lowe, American tenor Eric Ferring, and Chinese soprano Meigui Zhang. The jury for the final will include Stephen Langridge, {…}

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Second Glyndebourne Opera Cup Set For March 2020

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(Credit: Richard Hubert Smith) The Glyndebourne Opera Cup is set to make its return in 2020. The event, which was announced on Glyndebourne’s official website, will feature its final on March 7, 2020; it will be broadcast live via Sky Arts. The semifinals are set for March 4, 2020. In announcing the competition’s return, Glyndebourne has revealed that the competition {…}

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Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali has announced its 2024-25 season celebrating its 80th anniversary. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Diego Fasolis conducts Puccini’s “Le Villi” with Francesca Sassu, Tigran Melkonyan, and Marco Bussi. The program also features César Franck’s Prière. Performance Date: Oct. 5, 2024 Yi-Chen Lin conducts a program of music by Pietro Mascagni, Arnold Schönberg, and {…}

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Barbara Hannigan, Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Jakub Józef Orliński & Ruzan Mantashyan Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2024-25 Season

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The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” opens the season with Gwyn Hughes Jones, Burkhard Fritz, and Elisabet Strid in the title roles. Marc Albrecht conducts the production by Michael Thalheimer. The cast will also include Tareq Nazmi, Kristina Stanek, Craig Colclough, and Julien Henric. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-27, 2024 Tomáš Netopil {…}

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Benjamin Bernheim, Lisette Oropesa, Ludovic Tézier & Asmik Grigorian Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2024-25 Season

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The Opéra de Paris has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Verdi’s “Falstaff” opens the season with a cast that includes Ambrogio Maestri, Olivia Boen, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Andrei Kymach, Gregory Bonfatti, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Iván Ayón-Rivas, and Federica Guida. Michael Schønwandt conducts the production by Dominique Pitoiset. Performance Dates: Sept. 10-30, 2024 Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will star Eleonora Buratto, Elena Stikhina, Aude {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Nicholas Brownlee, Lisette Oropesa, Pretty Yende & Christopher Maltman Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2024-25 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Tobias Krazter directs a new production of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” with Nicholas Brownlee, Milan Siljanov, Sean Panikkar, Markus Brück, Matthias Klink, Matthew Rose, Timo Riihonen, Ekaterina Gubanova, Mirjam Mesak, and Wiebke Lehmkuhl. Vladimir Jurowski conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 27, 2024-July 31, 2025 Damiano Michieletto directs Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” with {…}

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Nicholas Phan, Leonardo Capalbo & Michele Angelini Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées 2023-24 Review: L’Olimpiade

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Appoints New General Director

Glyndebourne Opera Cup Unveils 6 Finalists

Second Glyndebourne Opera Cup Set For March 2020

Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali Announces 2024-25 Season

Barbara Hannigan, Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Jakub Józef Orliński & Ruzan Mantashyan Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2024-25 Season

Benjamin Bernheim, Lisette Oropesa, Ludovic Tézier & Asmik Grigorian Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2024-25 Season

Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Nicholas Brownlee, Lisette Oropesa, Pretty Yende & Christopher Maltman Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2024-25 Season