Maria Teresa Leva, Simon Lim & Vittoria Yeo Lead Teatro Comunale di Modena’s 2022-23 Season

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The Teatro Comunale di Modena has announced its 2022-23 season. Arrigo Boito’s “Mefistofele” opens the season with a cast that includes Simon Lim, Antonio Poli, Marta Mari, and Eleonora Filipponi. Francesco Pasqualetti conducts the production by Enrico Stinchelli. Performance Dates: Oct. 7 & 9, 2022 Vittoria Yeo, Daniela Schillaci, Diego Cavazzini, Nozomi Kato, and Sergio Vitale star in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra de Paris 2024 Review: Simon Boccanegra

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(Photo credit: Vincent Pontet-OnP) A few years ago, when Bieito’s staging of “Simon Boccanegra” premiered at the Paris Opera, the reviews were abysmal. Few things are as catchy in the opera world as negative consensus. I got to see the same production with a very similar cast last weekend, and, somehow, I think it was one of the most emotional {…}

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Festival Verdi 2022 Review: Simon Boccanegra

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On Oct. 14, the Festival Verdi concluded its performances of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra.” The occasion was special as the festival brought back the original 1857 version which is rarely heard (there are very few recordings available as well). So for most opera lovers, much of the music was new and different. A Refreshing Look When Verdi premiered the work at {…}

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Simone Piazzola, Martina Serafin & Luís Gomes Lead Teatro Nacional de São Carlos’ 2022-23 Season

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The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon has announced its 2022-23 season. Opera The season opens with Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” starring Rita Marques, Antonio Garés, Ricardo Panela, Joana Seara, and Ricardo Seguel. The new production will be directed by Mário João Alves and conducted by Antonio Pirolli. Performance Dates: Oct. 1 – 8, 2022 Corghi’s “Blimunda” will be conducted {…}

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Arsen Soghomonyan, Hrachuhí Bassénz, Vladislav Sulimsky Headline Bucharest National Opera’s ‘Otello’

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The Bucharest National Opera is set to present Verdi’s “Otello” starting on June 8, 2022. The opera will be conducted by Christian Badea and stars Arsen Soghomonyan, Hrachuhí Bassénz, and Vladislav Sulimsky. Soghomonyan will take on the title role. He has appeared at such companies as the Royal Opera House, Bayerische Staatsoper, and Berliner Philharmoniker. Bassénz will interpret Desdemona and has appeared with {…}

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Karen Slack, Brandie Sutton, Limmie Pulliam Headline Fort Worth Opera’s ‘A Night of Black Excellence: Say It Loud – Songs of a Revolution’

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Fort Worth Opera has announced the lineup for its upcoming “A Night of Black Excellence: Say It Loud – Songs of a Revolution.” The showcase, which will take place on Feb. 20, 2022, will star opera singers Michelle Johnson, Limmie Pulliam, Audra Scott, Karen Slack, Brandie Sutton, Veronica Williams, composer/vocalist Jasmine Barnes, Lesley Resident Artist Brandon Bell, bassist Laesio Littlejohn, {…}

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Glimmerglass Festival Announces 2022 Season

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The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 2022 season, which will mark Artistic & General Director Francesca Zambello’s 12th and final season in her leadership role with the company. The season will mark the return of the festival to its main hall for after presenting this past summer’s performances completely outdoors in the aptly named festival, “Glimmerglass on the Grass.” The {…}

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Isabel Leonard, Denyce Graves, Eric Owens & Latonia Moore Headline Glimmerglass Festival’s 2021 Season

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The Glimmerglass Festival has announced that it will be moving forward with its 2021 season. The upstate New York festival, which typically performs in its intimate, 915-seat theater, will take place outdoors on a new stage built on the Festival grounds. In a press release Francesca Zambello, Festival Artistic & General Director said, “We have re-imagined the Glimmerglass experience for {…}

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Opera in the Time of COVID: Simon Callow, An Award-Winning Writer, Director, & Actor

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(Credit; Frances Marshall) “Opera in the Time of COVID” is an interview series in collaboration with photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio. We talk to notable figures from around the opera world to get their perspective on how they feel these challenging times may change opera’s present and future. Simon Callow has likely found his way into your life {…}

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Maria Teresa Leva, Simon Lim & Vittoria Yeo Lead Teatro Comunale di Modena’s 2022-23 Season

Opéra de Paris 2024 Review: Simon Boccanegra

Festival Verdi 2022 Review: Simon Boccanegra

Simone Piazzola, Martina Serafin & Luís Gomes Lead Teatro Nacional de São Carlos’ 2022-23 Season

Arsen Soghomonyan, Hrachuhí Bassénz, Vladislav Sulimsky Headline Bucharest National Opera’s ‘Otello’

Karen Slack, Brandie Sutton, Limmie Pulliam Headline Fort Worth Opera’s ‘A Night of Black Excellence: Say It Loud – Songs of a Revolution’

Glimmerglass Festival Announces 2022 Season

Isabel Leonard, Denyce Graves, Eric Owens & Latonia Moore Headline Glimmerglass Festival’s 2021 Season

Opera in the Time of COVID: Simon Callow, An Award-Winning Writer, Director, & Actor