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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Chiara Isotton on Her Debut at the Royal Opera House & Performing the Role of Tosca

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(Photo: Michele Monasta) Italian Soprano Chiara Isotton is a graduate of the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice, and is a member of the La Scala Academy, Milan. She won several important national and international competitions, including being among the winners of the “European Community” Competition for Young Opera Singers by the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto in 2013 where she {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Opera House Muscat 2024-25 Review: La Fille du Régiment

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Muscat, the capital city of the Sultanate of Oman, has been a crossroads of culture for centuries. Ships from as far away as China once arrived here, bearing precious spices. Oman itself was and remains the leading producer of frankincense, the scent of which hangs in the air. The Sultanate sits at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, with {…}

Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Season, Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Opera House 2024-25 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo: Puccini’s most beloved masterpiece is a feast at any time of the year, but as a Christmas treat, promises to deliver many gifts. Alas, like ALL gifts, some are more desirable than others; some special, some expected and some unwanted. As is the case with this fifth revival of Richard Jones’s classic 2017 production, where some presents are more {…}

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The Royal Ballet & Royal Opera to Present ‘Phaedra + Minotaur’

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The Royal Ballet and Royal Opera are teaming up to present “Phaedra + Minotaur” on Feb. 6-11, 2024 at Linbury Theatre. The production will feature Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s cantata “Phaedra” alongside a ballet by Kim Brandstrup that reworks the Ariadne and Theseus myth. Headlining the production will be mezzo-soprano Christine Rice, who sings the title role of “Phaedra.” {…}

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Royal Opera House 2024-25 Review: The Tales of Hoffmann

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(Photo ©2024 Camilla Greenwell) In a recent interview with director Damiano Michieletto at the Venice production of “The Tales of Hoffmann,” he said: “At its heart it is a journey into fantasy. It is opera fantastique, after all!” One definition of the French word fantastique is: a term for a literary and cinematic genre and mode that is characterized by {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Opera 2024-25 Review: ‘Trouble in Tahiti’ & ‘A Quiet Place’

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(Photo: ©2024 Marc Brenner) It is the first time The Royal Opera have staged Leonard Bernstein’s valedictory operatic double-bill of “Trouble in Tahiti” and “A Quiet Place,” presented in the Linbury Theatre. It is conducted by Nicholas Chalmers, who is also making his Covent Garden debut, and directed by Oliver Mears.  “Trouble in Tahiti” is from 1954, and is separated {…}

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Piotr Beczała Headlines Royal Opera Muscat’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

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The Royal Opera House Muscat is set to open its 2024-25 season with Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The opera will be performed on Oct. 3 and 5, 2024, and will showcase a stellar cast including Piotr Beczała and Elena Stikhina. They will be joined by LIAO Chaoyong and Agnieszka Rehlis. Hugo de Ana will showcase his production with the {…}

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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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Royal Opera House Announces Cast Change for ‘Festen’

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(Credit: OWL Artists) The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its upcoming world premiere “Festen.” The company said that the role of Else will be sung by Rosie Aldridge who replaces Eva-Maria Westbroek.  Aldridge made her Royal Opera debut in the 2016-17 season as Praskovya Osipovna/Vendor in “The Nose” and has returned as Mrs Sedley in “Peter {…}