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Nadezhda Karyazina & Maxim Emelyanychev Awarded Herbert von Karajan Prize

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The Herbert von Karajan Prize, endowed with a total of EUR 50,000 and donated by the Karajan family, has been awarded to mezzo-soprano Nadezhda Karyazina and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev. The prizes were given out at the Salzburg Easter Festival. Karyazina made her debut at the 2025 Salzburg Easter Festival in “Khovanschina” and has performed with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Semperoper {…}

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Nadezhda Karyazina, Mauro Peter & Chiara Skerath Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s Livestreams

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(Credits: Kartal Karagedik / © Capucine de Chocqueuse / Christian Felber) Opernhaus Zürich will live stream two of its productions in February 2021. Due to the Swiss government’s COVID-19 regulations, both productions will be performed without a live public. Performances will be viewable on the Opernhaus Zürich’s website. First up will be Franz Schubert’s “Winterreise.” Hans Zender’s rearrangement of Schubert’s {…}

Cardiff Singer of the World, News

BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2017 Preview: Russian Mezzo Nadezhda Karyazina To Rely On Vital Experience

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As she enters the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition this summer, Russian mezzo Nadezhda Karyazina can be confident in her experience at a number of other major competitions. Here is a rundown of the career the 30-year-old has amassed to date. Short Bio Born in Moscow, Karyazina graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatrical Arts with a degree in {…}

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Aigul Akhmetshina Cancels Upcoming February & March Performances Due to Health Reasons

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(Credit: Beata Nykiel) Aigul Akhmetshina has canceled upcoming February and March performances due to health issues. The mezzo-soprano took to social media and said, “Due to health reasons, I unfortunately have to step back from my upcoming performances of ‘L’Italiana in Algeri’ at Deutsche Oper Berlin, and to postpone the concert in Paris with my dear friends Kristina Mkhitaryan and {…}

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Elsa Benoit to Star in Dutch National Opera’s First ‘Semele’

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(Credit: © Hugo Thomassen) The Dutch National Opera is set to present Händel’s “Semele” for the very first time. The company will present a new production by Claus Guth, a production of the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera. Emmanuelle Haïm will conduct her ensemble Le Concert d’Astrée and will star Elsa Benoit in the title role, {…}

News, Season Announcement

Asmik Grigorian, Kate Lindsey, Jonathan Tetelman, Benjamin Bernheim, Elīna Garanča, Lisette Oropesa & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2026 Season

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The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Franck Ollu conducts Pascal Dusapin and Rita de Letteriis’s “Passion” starring Sarah Aristidou, Georg Nigl, and Schola Heidelberg. Performance Date: July 23, 2026 Asmik Grigorian stars as Bizet’s “Carmen” alongside Jonathan Tetelman, Kristina Mkhitaryan, and Davide Luciano. Teodor Currentzis conducts the production by Gabriela {…}

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American Tenor Lawrence Brownlee to Open New Season at State-Funded Zaryadye Hall in Moscow

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The list of international artists returning to Russia continues to grow. This time, American tenor Lawrence Brownlee will take the stage at the Zaryadye Hall in Moscow, Russia. The Zaryadye Hall is a State Budgetary Institution of Culture of the City of Moscow, which is run by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ministry of Culture. Brownlee will be the headliner of {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2025 Review: Hotel Metamorphoses

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(Photo Credit: Monika Rittershaus) At the 2025 Salzburg Whitsun Festival, “Hotel Metamorphoses” emerged as an ambitious new opera project — a contemporary reworking of the Baroque pasticcio format that splices myth, music, and modernity into an unlikely unity. Conceived over three years of development by director Barrie Kosky in collaboration with Cecilia Bartoli, the production draws from five mythological episodes {…}

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Salzburg Whitsun Festival Announces Major Cast Change for Vivaldi Pastaccio ‘Hotel Metamorphosis’

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Salzburg Whitsun Festival Artistic Director Cecilia Bartoli has announced that Nadezhda Karyazina will be performing in the opera pasticcio “Hotel Metamorphosis,” taking over for Varduhi Abrahamyan, who canceled her participation in the summer festival. Karyazina will take on the roles of Minerva, Nutrice, and Juno in the work. Karyazina is the winner of the 2025 Herbert-von-Karajan Prize and debuted in {…}