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Karen Slack, Aigul Akhmetshina, Anja Kampe & Luciano Pavarotti Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to hear two high anticipated album debuts by two celebrated performers. There are also reissues and the completion of an acclaimed Ring Cycle. O Sole Mio – Reissue Decca Classics reissues Luciano Pavarotti’s classic album.  The album showcases {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra Royal de Versailles 2023-24 Review: L’Orfeo

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(Photo: Stefan Brion) The Renaissance in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries largely excluded music. As a movement inspired by classical examples, it had no ancient musical forms to revive since no classical music had survived in any form. Claudio Monteverdi is often regarded as the father of the musical Renaissance. Over fifty years, he structured the madrigal form, {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Asmik Grigorian, Nicholas Brownlee, Juan Diego Flórez & Joyce DiDonato Lead Palau de Les Arts’ 2024-25 Season

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Palau de les Arts in Valencia has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Gorges Ocloo’s “The Golden Stool” will star Nobulumko Mngxekeza-Nziramasanga and Nonkululeko Nkwinti. Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 2024 Lisette Oropesa sings the title role of Massenet’s “Manon” with Carles Pachon and Charles Castronovo. James Gaffigan conducts the production by Vincent Huguet. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-15, 2024 Elena Stikhina, Piero {…}

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo Announces Cast Change for ‘Don Carlo’

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its production of “Don Carlo.” The company said, “We would like to inform you that, for personal reasons, Vittorio Grigolo will not be able to perform the title role in our next production of ‘Don Carlo.’” As a result, he will be replaced by tenor Sergey Skorokhodov. The company also said, {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Olga Peretyatko, Marina Rebeka & Regnald Mobley Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to see a Rossini work, a debut album and a rarely performed work. Boulder Bach Festival  Sono Luminus releases Boulder Bach Festival which includes works by J.S. Bach and his admired older contemporary Johann Christoph Bach that were recorded immediately following the festival week at the conclusion of the Boulder Bach Festival’s 41st year. The {…}

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Cecilia Bartoli, Rolando Villazón, Mélissa Petit, Andriana Chuchman, Thomas Hampson Headline Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2023

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The Salzburg Whitsun Festival has announced its 2023 festival and it will feature a very heavy emphasis on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. “As a musician and singer, I firmly believe in the power of music and the human voice. Therefore, the Orpheus myth is naturally one of the ancient stories that fascinates me most. It heartens me when {…}

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Insula Orchestra Unveils 2022-23 Season

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Insula Orchestra has unveiled its 2022-23 season. Only programs featuring vocal music will be included in this article. The season kicks off with “The splendors of Roman polyphony,” which features music by Scarlatti, Allegri, Rossi, and Giorgi. Soloists include Julie Roset, Paulin Bündgen, Valerio Contaldo, and Matteo Bellotto. Leonard García Alarcón conducts. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2022 There will be {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Maria Agresta, Cecilia Bartoli & Javier Camarena Lead Opera Monte Carlo’s 2023 Season

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Opera Monte Carlo has announced its 2023 season featuring many of the greatest artists of our time. Cecilia Bartoli stars in Handel’s “Alcina” with Philippe Jarroussky, Sandrine Piau, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Maxim Mironov, and Peter Kalman. Gianluca Capuano conducts the production by Christof Loy. Performance Dates: Jan. 20-26, 2023 Gianluca Capuano conducts Rossini’s “Stabat Mater” with Maria Agresta, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Celso {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Bejun Mehta, Louise Alder & Josefine Andersson Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get a number of baroque releases from artists who specialize in the music as well as some contemporary and experimental releases. Here is a look. Rune – Fashion Opera Divine Art will be releasing the third in composer Alastair White’s series of “fashion-operas.” The album is the world premiere recording and is an audio version of {…}