Bilbao Opera to Present ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’ with Jessica Pratt

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The ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail.” The performances, which will take place between Jan. 20 and 29, 2024 at the Euskalduna Bilbao, will star Jessica Pratt in the role of Kostanze, Moisés Marín as Belmonte, Leonor Bonilla as Blonde, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso as Pedrillo, Wojtek Gierlach as Osmin, and Wolfgang Vater as Selim. {…}

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Royal Opera House 2023-24 Review: ‘Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci’

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(Photo: Marc Brenner) They go together like cookies and milk…like bacon and eggs…like Adam and Eve! Nooooooo! Not “Cav” and “Pag,” as the fans insist on calling the operas, but Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak! The golden couple, currently on at the Royal Opera House in “Cavalleria Rusticana,” consolidated their positions as world class artists here with spellbinding performances from {…}

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Teatro Real 2022-23 Review: Turandot

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Credit: Teatro Real Teatro Real closes the 2022-23 season with 17 performances of Puccini’s “Turandot.” It is a revival of their own Robert Wilson production, which premiered at Teatro Real in 2018, featuring three different casts. The opera will be screened live in several squares all over Spain, will be shown on RTVE (The main Spanish Tv channel), and will {…}

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Javier Camarena, Jessica Pratt, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Miren Urbieta, Elena Sancho Pereg Headline ABAO Bilbao’s 2023-24 Season

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ABAO Bilbao Opera has announced its 2023-24 season, which will represent the 72nd in its history. The season kicks off with “Roméo et Juliette” starring Javier Camarena and Nadine Sierra in the title role. Lorenzo Passerini conducts a production by Giorgia Guerra. Performance Dates: Oct. 21 – 30, 2023 Elena Sancho Pereg and Joel Prieto will headline “L’Elisir d’Amore” with {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Saioa Hernández, Anna Netrebko, Jakub Józef Orliński & Piotr Beczala Lead Teatro Real de Madrid’s 2022-23 Season

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The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2022-23 season featuring nine company premieres. Opera Philip Glass’ “Orphée” opens the season with Jordi Francés conducting Rafael Villalobos’ production. The chamber work stars María Rey-Joly, Isabella Gaudí, Sylvia Schwartz, Natalia Labourdette, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, Juan Antonio Sanabria, Edward Nelson, Karina Demurova, Pablo García-López, and Emmanuel Faraldo. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-25, 2022 Nicola Luisotti, Diego García Rodríguez, {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Wozzeck’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for Berg’s “Wozzeck.” The company noted that soprano Annemarie Kremer will perform the part of Marie, replacing Elena Zhidkova, who has been forced to withdraw due to illness. Kremer is a Dutch soprano who has performed with Opernhaus Dortmund, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna Volksoper, Teatro Regio di Parma, and Opera {…}

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Opera de Monte-Carlo to Support People of Ukraine

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The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced that it will join forces with other cultural institutions to support the people of Ukraine. The organization announced that all proceeds from the premiere of “Wozzeck” on March 25, 2022 will be donated to the Monaco Red Cross. Other cultural institutions that will be donating to the Red Cross include The Monte-Carlo Spring Arts {…}

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Teatro Real de Madrid to World Premiere ‘The Letter Opener’

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The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to present the world premiere of “El Abrecartas” this February. The final opera by composer Luis de Pablo, with a libretto by Vicente Molina Foix, will open on Feb. 16 and is set to run for six performances through the 26th. The opera is set to star tenors Airam Hernández (Federico García Lorca), {…}

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Palau de les Arts 2021-22 Review: Madama Butterfly

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(Credit: Miguel Lorenzo) This review is from the performance on the 16th of December 2021 Despite several singers falling ill, the Palau de Les Arts still managed to find a way to present a revival of its production of “Madama Butterfly”. Jorge Rodriguez-Norton, who played Goro, fell ill and had to be replaced by Mikeldi Atxalandabaso at very short notice. {…}

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Bilbao Opera to Present ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’ with Jessica Pratt

Royal Opera House 2023-24 Review: ‘Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci’

Teatro Real 2022-23 Review: Turandot

Javier Camarena, Jessica Pratt, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Miren Urbieta, Elena Sancho Pereg Headline ABAO Bilbao’s 2023-24 Season

Lisette Oropesa, Saioa Hernández, Anna Netrebko, Jakub Józef Orliński & Piotr Beczala Lead Teatro Real de Madrid’s 2022-23 Season

Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Wozzeck’

Opera de Monte-Carlo to Support People of Ukraine

Teatro Real de Madrid to World Premiere ‘The Letter Opener’

Palau de les Arts 2021-22 Review: Madama Butterfly