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Opéra-Théâtre de Metz 2025-26 Review: Elektra

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(Photo: © Philippe Gisselbrecht) On Friday, November 7, and Sunday, November 9, Richard Strauss’ opera “Elektra” was performed at the Arsenal in Metz in concert version. As the Metz Opera House is undergoing renovation for the next two years, its productions are being staged outside the building during the works. Elektra is the young sister of Salome, from whom she {…}
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Opéra-Théâtre de Metz 2024-25 Review: Così fan tutte

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The Opéra-Théâtre de Metz in co-production with the Fondazione Teatro di Pisa, the Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini di Jesi, the Fondazione Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti di Modena and the Teatro Sociale di Rovigo, presented Mozart’s “Così fan tutte.” A quasi-synthetic opera after the joyful, mischievous and revolutionary “Le Nozze di Figaro” and the dark, deleterious and almost mystical “Don Giovanni,” he {…}
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Opéra-Théâtre de Metz 2024-25 Review: Tosca

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(© Philippe Gisselbrecht – Opéra-Théâtre de l’Eurométropole de Metz) After having offered “La Rondine” at the opening of the season and before “La Messe de Requiem” at the Saint Etienne Cathedral in Metz on November 29, the Opéra-Théâtre de Metz is featuring Puccini’s “Tosca” from November 15 to 21. Illuminating Production Details First of all, Patrick Méeüs‘s set is one {…}
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Opéra-Théâtre de Metz Métropole 2024-25 Review: La Rondine

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(Photo credit: Philippe Gisselbrecht) On October 4 and 6, the Metz Opera Theatre, in collaboration with the Fondazione Teatro di Piza and the Fondazione Pergolesi Spondini di Jesi, and with the support of the Italian Consulate in Metz, presented Puccini’s “La Rondine,” an interesting choice for this pocket opera whose programming has always been eclectic. All the more so as {…}
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Tuuli Takala & Hedvig Haugerud Lead Opéra-Théâtre de Metz’s 2023-24 Season

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France’s Opéra-Théâtre de Metz has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the operas for the upcoming season. Tuuli Takala, Amadi Lagha, Perrine Madoeuf, Joan Martín-Royo, Julien Ségol, Alexey Birkus, and Bertrand Duby star as Puccini’s “La Bohème.” David Reiland conducts Paul-Émile Fourny’s production. Performance Dates: Oct. 1-7, 2023 Cristian Carrara’s “Voix d’hébron” will be conducted by Arthur Fagen and  directed {…}
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Francesca Tiburzi, Thomas Bettinger & Insung Sim Lead Opéra-Théâtre de l’Eurométropole de Metz’s 2022-23 Season

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France’s Opéra-Théâtre de l’Eurométropole de Metz has announced its 2022-23 season featuring seven operatic productions.  Beatrice Venezi conducts Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Giovanna Spinelli directing. Francesca Tiburzi, Thomas Bettinger, Vikena Kamenica, and Jean-Luc Ballestra star. Performance Dates: Oct. 2-6, 2022 “Frankenstein Junior” will be conducted by Aurélien Azan Zielinski and directed by Paul-Émile Fourny. Vincent Heden, Jean-Fernand Setti, Grégory Juppin, {…}
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Cape Town Opera Announces ‘SHORTS: A Festival of Short Operas’ 2025

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(Photo credit: Allegra Bernacchioni) Cape Town Opera, in collaboration with Opera UCT, has officially announced its second edition of “SHORTS: A Festival of Short Operas.” Audiences can expect four one-act operas to take place throughout the festival, as well as a Q & A, a workshop performance of a new opera, and opera film screenings. Allegra Bernacchioni leads production design {…}
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Royal Opera Festival in Krakow Names New Musical & Artistic Director

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(Credit: JPS) Spanish conductor José Miguel Pérez-Sierra is the new musical and artistic director of the Royal Opera Festival in Krakow. The festival has traditionally spotlighted Rossini works and while Pérez-Sierra will respect that tradition, “in future festivals, we will be adding operas from other styles to our Rossini and Zarzuela offerings, as both audiences and the musicians have shown {…}
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Opera Orlando’s Youth Company Announces 2023 ‘Soup Opera’

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Opera Orlando’s Youth Company has announced that it will present its annual “Soup Opera.” The presentation is scheduled for Dec. 16, 2023 at Park Lake Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. local time. The program will feature company singers (ages eight to 18) as they take on opera solos, musical theatre songs, and holiday favorites. Additionally, audiences will get to taste {…}

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