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Roberto Sacca, Rachel Nicholls, James Lee, Mi-Seon Oh to Headline Korean National Opera’s Production of ‘Die Tote Stadt’

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Korean National Opera is set to present “Die Tote Stadt” on May 23-26, 2024 at the Seoul Arts Center. For performances on May 23 and 25, audiences will see Roberto Sacca, Rachel Nicholls, and Antonio Yang. For the May 24 and 26 showcases, the cast will be headlined by James Lee, Mi-Seon Oh, and Insik Choi. Participating in both casts {…}

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Gwyn Hughes Jones, Izabela Matula, Leonardo Capalbo, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Rachel Nicholls Headline Grange Park Opera’s 2023 Season

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Grange Park Opera has announced its summer 2023 slate. The company will feature three operas between June 8 – July 12, 2023. First up is Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.” The opera will be directed by Charlie Edwards with Gwyn Hughes Jones and Rachel Nicholls as the star-crossed lovers. Joining them will be Christine Rice as Brangäne and David Stout as {…}

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Christian Gerhaher, Rachel Harnisch, Ramón Vargas & Marina Viotti Highlight Stadtcasino Basel 2020-21 Season

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(Credits: Gregor Hohenberg/Sony / Rachel Harnisch official website / LA Opera official website / Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website) Stadtcasino Basel has announced its 2020-21 season. For the purpose of this article we will focus only on the vocal works. Here is the full rundown. Baritone Christian Gerhaher will perform works by Schoeck, Moser, and Schubert.  Heinz Holliger conducts {…}

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Grange Park Opera Announces ‘Ring’ Partnership with ENO Orchestra

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Grange Park Opera has announced that it will partner with the English National Opera’s Orchestra to present its previously announced “Ring Cycle” in 2026-30. The two organizations are collaborating this season for “Mazeppa” and Grange Park Opera Founder Wasfi Kani CBE remarked his enthusiasm with regards to the partnership. “During this 2025 season, the magnificent orchestra of English National Opera {…}

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Summer Music in City Churches Festival Announces 2025 Slate

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London’s Summer Music in City Churches Festival is set to take place this June. Here is a rundown of vocal performances on offer. It opens at St. Giles Cripplegate, Fore Street, with a performance of Fauré’s “Requiem” as well as works by Debussy and Rutter. Hannah Dienes-Williams and Edward Grint are the soloists. Sir John Rutter leads the City of {…}

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Simon Keenlyside, Hye-Youn Lee, David Stout, Hanif Khan Headline Grange Park Opera’s 2025 Season

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Grange Park Opera has announced its 2025 summer slate. First up is “Simon Boccanegra” starring Sir Simon Keenlyside, Elin Pritchard, Otar Jorjikia, and James Creswell. Gianluca Marciano and Mark Shanahan conduct a production by David Pountney; Robin Tebbutt is the revival director. Per the company’s official website, Keenlyside’s performances are sponsored by Ruth Markland and “Come in quest’ora bruna” is {…}

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ABAO Bilbao Opera 2024-25 Review: Tristan und Isolde

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 (Photo: ©E. Moreno Esquibel) The opera of Bilbao began the year 2025 with Wagner’s masterpiece “Tristan und Isolde,” in a new production recently seen at Teatro de la Maestranza in Sevilla, with an international cast of singers in the leading roles and a creative Spanish team signing the production. The production, by stage director and set designer Allex Aguilera, was {…}

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Bilbao Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Tristan und Isolde’

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Bilbao Opera has announced a cast change for its opening “Tristan und Isolde” performance on Jan. 18, 2025. The company said that Rachel Nicholls will sing the role of Isolde replacing the originally scheduled Oksana Dyka. Nicholls has performed Isolde to great success at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, the Teatro Regio di Torino, the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, the {…}

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Bach Collegium Japan Continues Annual ‘Messiah’ Tradition at Suntory Hall

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With the holiday season returning, the Bach Collegium Japan has announced that it will continue its annual tradition of presenting Händel’s “Messiah” at Suntory Hall on Dec. 24, 2024. The showcase will be conducted once more by Masaaki Suzuki and features soprano Rachel Nicholls, countertenor Alexander Chance, tenor Makato Sakurada, and bass Toru Kaku. Nicholls worked with the Bach Collegium {…}