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Pinchgut Opera 2025 Review: Maid Made Boss

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(Photo credit: Alison Johnston) Eugene Lynch’s production of “Maid Made Boss,” Pinchgut Opera’s latest presentation, revealed so convincingly what conductor Erin Helyard had spoken-of in a podcast on the company’s website: just how pivotal “La serva padrona” (to use the 1733 work’s original title) must have been in the history of opera, particularly when seen in France (home of the {…}
News, Season Announcement

Pinchgut Opera Announces 2026 Season

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The Pinchgut Opera has announced its 2026 season. The season opens with Pinchgut’s first-ever orchestral concert, Bach and Telemann I: Concertos and Sonatas. The first installment of a two-part series in 2026 will feature music by Telemann and Bach. Performance Dates: March 28 & 29, 2026 The second production of the season will be Scarlatti’s “The First Murder (Il primo {…}
News

Palau de la Musica de Valencia Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Palau de la Musica de Valencia has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Chen Reiss and Fleur Barron lead Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Conductor Alexander Liebreich. Performance Date: Nov. 8, 2024 Cristina Faus and Javier Palacios perform a program alongside Mirian Khukhunaishvili of music by Schönberg and Mahler. Performance Date: Dec. 4, 2024 Jessica Cale, {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera Holland Park Festival 2024 Review: Tosca

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(Photo credit: Ali Wright) Whatever your views on Puccini, “Tosca” always draws a crowd. In a UK opera landscape mired by cuts and ever-tightening budgets, it is reassuring to see an opera festival that continues to stand on its own two feet, irrespective of Arts Council funding (or perhaps more accurately lack thereof). A full house then, as it was {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Sharon Carty on Her Role at the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival and Her Recent CD Releases

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(Photo: Frances Marshall) With Ireland’s Blackwater Valley Opera Festival about to get underway, OperaWire thought it would be a good opportunity to catch up with mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty, who will be playing the role of Sesto in the festival’s headline presentation, Handel’s “Giulio Cesare.” 2024 is proving to be a busy year for Carty. She has had a full calendar, {…}
News

The English Concert Marks 50th Anniversary With New ‘Handel for All’ Releases

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(Photo credit: Paul Marc Mitchell) The English Concert marks its 50th anniversary with new releases of its legacy project, “Handel for All.” This spring the group will put on a number of special concerts and events in celebration, whilst continuing to build its library of recordings of Händel’s works that are free and accessible. Sopranos Jeanine de Bique and Liv {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Jessica Pratt, Simon O’Neill & Natalya Romaniw Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. In this edition, a leading Bel Canto interpreter delves into mad scenes with her new alum while a rarely performed opera by a female composer gets a new release. There is also a special Wagner recording out this week. Rheinberger & Mendelssohn Choral {…}
News

Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival Unveils 2023 Slate

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The Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival has unveiled its 2023 summer schedule. Here is a look at the vocal performances. First up is “Mendelssohn and Friends” featuring soprano Christina Gansch. The performance will also feature the {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna and the program will include music by Mendelssohn, Rossini, Spohr, Meyerbeer, and von Weber, among others. Performance Dates: June 10, 2023 Next up {…}

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