Opéra de Monte-Carlo 2024 Review: Their Master’s Voice

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Photo: © OMC-Marco Borrelli On Sunday April 7th, 2024, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo concluded their 2023-2024 season with the world premiere of “Their Master’s Voice,” starring mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and actor John Malkovich. The show was a coproduction with the annual music festival Le Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, of which this performance was also the closing event. For voice {…}

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Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival 2023 Season Announcement

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The Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival released the lineup for its 33rd season. Friendship is the theme for this year’s program. For this article, we will only focus on opera-related events. The first of three rare operas to be performed is Andrea Bernasconi’s “L’Huomo.” Philipp Mathmann, Maria Ladurner, Francesca Benitez, Florian Götz, Alice Lackner, Simon Bode, Anna Herbst, and Johanna Rosa Falkinger {…}

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WDR Tage Alter Musik in Herne Announces November 2022 Slate

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The WDR Tage Alter Musik in Herne has announced its festival for 2022. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on opera and vocal performances. It all kicks off with Benjamin Bagby and Sequentia presenting music from the 14th century. Performance Date: Nov. 10, 2022 Next up is La Florida Capella under Marian Polin as they {…}

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Catherine Foster, Adrian Angelico, Kangmin Justin Kim & Günther Groissböck Lead Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: Uwe Arens) The Staatstheater Wiesbaden in Germany has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, revivals, and jung oper. Premieres Alexander Joel and Christoph Stiller conduct a new production of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” by Philipp M. Krenn. The work stars Aluda Todua, Aleksei Isaev, Cristiana Oliveira, Vesselina Kasarova, Jordanka Milkova, and Aaron Cawley. Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 2021-July 15, 2022 {…}

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Diana Damrau, Marlis Petersen, Christian Gerhaher, Max Emanuel Cenčić & Michael Volle Headline Konzerthaus Dortmund’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Jürgen Frank / Yiorgos Mavropoulos / @ Sony / Gregor Hohenberg / Lukasz Rajchert / Carsten Sander) The Konzerthaus Dortmund has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. Soprano Sophie Karthäuser kicks off the season with a performance of Beethoven‘s “Pastorale.” Laurence Equilbey conducts the production by Carlus {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky, Michael Fabiano, Lead Teatro Real’s 2020-21 Season

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The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced the 2020-21 season featuring premieres, new productions and some of the greatest stars in the world. Opera Nicola Luisotti and Lorenzo Passerini conduct a production of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera“ directed by Gianmaria Aliverta. The production stars Michael Fabiano and Ramón Vargas as Riccardo, Anna Pirozzi and Tatiana Serjan as Amelia, Artur {…}

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Erwin Schrott, Catherine Foster & Gabriela Scherer Highlight Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s 2020-21 Season

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Credit: Uwe Arens/Dario Acosta/Tatyana Vlasova The Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced its 2020-21 season featuring eight new productions, the Ring Cycle and a number of important revivals. Here is a look. Premieres Konrad Junghänel conducts a new production of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with Tilo Nest directing. Ioan Hotea and Antonio Garés share the role of the count while Silvia {…}

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Evelyn Herlitzius Cancels ‘The Other Wife’ at Semperoper Dresden

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The Semperoper Dresden has announced a cast change for “The Other Wife.” The company noted that Evelyn Herlitzius will not be joining the performance series of “The Other Wife.” Therefore Magdalena Anna Hofmann will take over the role of Sarai in performances on Jan. 30 and Feb. 2. Hofmann opened the production on Jan. 22 making her Semperoper Dresden debut. The {…}

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Semperoper Dresden Announces Cast Change for ‘The Other Wife’

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The Semperoper Dresden has announced a cast change for an upcoming world premiere production. The German company noted that soprano Magdalena Anna Hofmann will appear in the role of Sarai in the world premiere of the “The Other Wife” on Jan. 22, replacing Evelyn Herlitzius, who is ill. The performance will mark Hofmann’s house debut at the Semperoper. The soprano {…}

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo 2024 Review: Their Master’s Voice

Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival 2023 Season Announcement

WDR Tage Alter Musik in Herne Announces November 2022 Slate

Catherine Foster, Adrian Angelico, Kangmin Justin Kim & Günther Groissböck Lead Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s 2021-22 Season

Diana Damrau, Marlis Petersen, Christian Gerhaher, Max Emanuel Cenčić & Michael Volle Headline Konzerthaus Dortmund’s 2021-22 Season

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky, Michael Fabiano, Lead Teatro Real’s 2020-21 Season

Erwin Schrott, Catherine Foster & Gabriela Scherer Highlight Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s 2020-21 Season

Evelyn Herlitzius Cancels ‘The Other Wife’ at Semperoper Dresden

Semperoper Dresden Announces Cast Change for ‘The Other Wife’