‘Ceux qui m’aiment’ Event To Pay Homage to Patrice Chéreau

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Legendary director Patrice Chéreau will be memorialized on Nov. 7, 2018, in a performance by Pascal Greggory, his former lover and creative partner. The showcase, entitled “Ceux qui m’aiment,” will feature live performances of letters and texts by the famed auteur. Per a press release, there will be a look at Chéreau’s legendary 1976 Ring cycle and his directorial choices {…}

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Opéra National de Paris to Celebrate Patrice Chéreau with Two Major Events

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The Opéra de Paris is showcasing two events to celebrate the death of celebrated director Patrice Chéreau. The Tribute to the famed director will be highlighted by a new production of Janacek’s “From the House of the Death” and “Patrice Chéreau, Staging the Opera.” The new production of the Janacek opera will be the one directed by the famed director {…}

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Tanglewood 2024 Review: ‘Götterdämmerung — Act Three’

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The summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO)—Tanglewood, in Lenox, Massachusetts—is well known for musicianship of the very highest caliber in a setting that, on many a summer night, is nothing less than wonderful. The recent and successful Leonard Bernstein film biography, “Maestro,” of course featured ‘Lenny’ there—a place that was perhaps his true musical ‘home’ more than anywhere {…}

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Obituary: German Soprano Gabriele Schnaut Dies at 72

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(Photo Credit: Kirchbach) Famed German soprano Gabriele Schnaut passed away on June 19, 2023. She was 72. Born in Mannheim on Feb. 24, 1951, Schnaut commenced her musical journey as a violinist and singer. She studied at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz, majoring in violin, while also studying musicology. However, in 1971, she studied singing at the Frankfurt University {…}

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Q & A: Director Vincent Huguet on the Mozart-Da Ponte Trilogy & Directing ‘Rigoletto’

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Vincent Huguet is one of the most promising directors of today’s operatic world. Since his debut with “Lakme” at the Montpellier Opera in 2012, he has staged the “Mozart Da Ponte Trilogy” at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin—conducted by Daniel Barenboim and with the three shows performed over four days during the Berlin Festtage, Massenet’s “Manon” for Paris {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Elektra

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) This is a review of the April 1st performance, the opening night of this production’s first revival at the Metropolitan Opera. To stage a successful production of Strauss’ “Elektra” is a monumental feat all its own, but to do it with such sophistication and finesse as the Metropolitan Opera’s Friday night performance is herculean. {…}

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Nina Stemme & Lise Davidsen Lead Metropolitan Opera’s Revival of ‘Elektra’

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The Metropolitan Opera will revive R. Strauss’ “Elektra” in Patrice Chéreau’s celebrated staging. The production will return for six performances from April 1 to 20 and will star Nina Stemme in her acclaimed turn of the title role. The soprano will be joined by Lise Davidsen, making her role debut as Elektra’s sister Chrysothemis. It will mark her third Met production of {…}

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Q & A: Director Lillian Groag on Breathing New Life into ‘Carmen’ at Opera San José

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When she was a child, Lillian Groag’s family treated opera as if it were pop music. So it’s no surprise that by the time she was but five, she was already attending her first opera and falling in love with the art form. “By 10 I knew the words of all the big 10 which I wailed around the house {…}

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Carnegie Hall Launches On-Demand Video Network

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(Credit: Carnegie Hall official website) Carnegie Hall has announced the launch of an on-demand video network entitled Carnegie Hall+ that features recorded performances of classical artists that have appeared at the New York’s venue. The platform will include operas from the Salzburger Festspiele and the Bayreuther Festspiele’s 1979-80 staging of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” that was directed by Patrice {…}

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‘Ceux qui m’aiment’ Event To Pay Homage to Patrice Chéreau

Opéra National de Paris to Celebrate Patrice Chéreau with Two Major Events

Tanglewood 2024 Review: ‘Götterdämmerung — Act Three’

Obituary: German Soprano Gabriele Schnaut Dies at 72

Q & A: Director Vincent Huguet on the Mozart-Da Ponte Trilogy & Directing ‘Rigoletto’

Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Elektra

Nina Stemme & Lise Davidsen Lead Metropolitan Opera’s Revival of ‘Elektra’

Q & A: Director Lillian Groag on Breathing New Life into ‘Carmen’ at Opera San José

Carnegie Hall Launches On-Demand Video Network