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News, Season Announcement

Asmik Grigorian, Yaritza Véliz, Mario Chang, Catherine Foster & Judit Kutasi Lead Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile’s 2026 Season

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The Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile has announced its 2026 season. Opera Puccini’s “La bohème“ will star Yaritza Véliz, Angelina Akhmedova, Michael McDermott, Kameron Lopreore, Camila Romero, Pilar Garrido, Germán Alcántara, Yeongtaek Yang, Javier Weibel, Sergio Gallardo, Matías Moncada, Francisco Salgado, Pedro Alarcón, and Cristián Lorca. Paolo Bortolameolli conducts the production by Cristina Gallardo-Domâs. Performance Dates: May 7-18, 2026 Giordano’s {…}

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Bolshoi Theatre to Host Aida Garifullina Gala

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The Bolshoi Theatre is set to hold a gala for Aida Garifullina on Sept. 5, 2025. The soprano will be featured in a special evening alongside the Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra and conductor Anton Grishanin. She will be joined by Svetlana Zakharova, Vadim Repin, Evgeny Mironov, Ivan Gyngazov, Semyon Antakov, and Irina Shishkova. Putin Supporter Valery Gergiev recently took over {…}

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Operalia Competition Announces 2025 Participants

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2025 participants. Here are the singers who will compete for the top prize: Amin Ahangaran, bass, Iran Semyon Antakov, baritone, Russia Davide Battiniello, tenor, Italy Nathan Bowles, tenor, USA Bozhidar Bozhkilov, bass, Bulgaria Ekaterine Buachidze, mezzo-soprano, Georgia Gabriela Celińska, mezzo-soprano, Poland Mihai Damian, baritone, Romania Inna Demenkova, soprano, Russia Oleksandra Diachenko, mezzo-soprano, Ukraine Aleksandra {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Opera House Muscat 2023-24 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo: Khalid Al-Busaidi) On October 14th, 2011, the Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) opened its doors for its inaugural season with a production of Puccini’s “Turandot,” with the aim of establishing itself as a “centre of excellence in global cultural engagement.” It is a noble and ambitious aim, for sure, but for a country without a tradition of opera, it {…}

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Julie Roset & Stephano Park Win Top Prizes at 2023 Operalia Competition

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The Operalia Competition which was held at the Cape Town Opera has announced its 2023 winners. The first-prize winners were Stephano Park and Julie Roset while second prize went to Luke Sutliff and Eugénie Joneau. The third prize went to Navasard Hakobyan and Elena Villalon. Eugénie Joneau was the winner of the Birgit Nilsson award, while Nombulelo Yende took home {…}

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Operalia Competition Announces 2023 Finalists

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2023 finalists. Following a day of semifinals, 11 singers will compete in the opera finals while five singers will compete in the Zarzuela finals. Here are the finalists: Finalists Opera Semyon Antakov, baritone, Russia Caitlin Gotimer, soprano, USA Navasard Hakobyan, baritone, Armenia Eugénie Joneau, mezzo-soprano, France Taehan Kim, baritone, South Korea Omer Kobiljak, tenor, {…}

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Operalia Competition Announces Semi-Finalists

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The Operalia competition has announced the semi-finalists for its 2023 edition. Following two days of Quarterfinals, the competition selected 22 singers who will compete for a place in the opera finals and 12 singers who will compete in the Zarzuela finals. Here is the list: Semi-finalists Opera Semyon Antakov, baritone, Russia Nicolò Balducci, countertenor, Italy Gabrielle Beteag, mezzo-soprano, USA John {…}

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Operalia Competition Announces 2023 Participants

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The Operalia Competition has announced the participants for its 30th-anniversary edition. The 2023 participants hail from such countries as Russia, Italy, USA, Malta, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Armenia, South Korea, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Israel, South Africa, and Bulgaria. The competition will be held at the Capetown Opera and will take place from Oct. 30 through Nov. 5, 2023. Operalia {…}