Jessica Pratt, Simon O’Neill & Natalya Romaniw 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. In this edition, a leading Bel Canto interpreter delves into mad scenes with her new alum while a rarely performed opera by a female composer gets a new release. There is also a special Wagner recording out this week. Rheinberger & Mendelssohn Choral {…}

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Simon O’Neill Headlines San Francisco Opera’s ‘Lohengrin’

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The San Francisco Opera is set to present Wagner’s “Lohengrin” in director David Alden’s production. The opera will be presented from Oct. 15 to Nov. 1 and will be conducted by Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim conducts. The cast will include tenor Simon O’Neill, soprano Julie Adams, baritone Brian Mulligan, bass Kristinn Sigmundsson, and, mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi. The {…}

News, Streaming

Camilla Nylund, Michele Angelini, Simon O’Neill Headline OperaVision’s July Streams

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OperaVision has announced its July schedule featuring several classics from the standard repertoire. The month opens with a 2015 New Zealand Opera production of Puccini’s “Tosca” starring Simon O’Neill in his first major role in his home, Orla Boylan as Tosca, and Phillip Rhodes as Scarpia. Streaming Date: July 3, 2020 The second stream will be the 2020 Nederlandse Reisopera {…}

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Simon O’Neill, Elisabeth Teige, Jaap van Zweden Headline Hong Kong Philharmonic’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Kjell Reben Strom / Albert Comper) The Hong Kong Philharmonic has announced its 47th anniversary season. For this article, the focus will be on vocal performances. Jaap van Zweden conducts Beethoven’s Leonore Overture and Symphony No. 9. The concert will also include the Taipei Philharmonic Chorus. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 & 3, 2020 Elisabeth Teige, Simon O’Neill, Matthias Goerne, {…}

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Sabine Devieilhe, Alex Penda & Simon O’Neill Lead Opera De Massy’s 2019-20 Season

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The Opera de Massy has announced its 2019-20 season featuring seven opera productions and a number of high profile recitals and concerts. Here is a look at what to expect. Opera Andre Heyboer and Alex Penda headline Verdi’s “Macbeth” with Dario Russo and Luciano Acocella conducting the production by Jean-Louis Martinoty. Performance Dates: Nov. 8 & 10, 2019 Handel’s “Acis {…}

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Vienna State Opera 2019 Live Stream Preview: Simon O’Neill, René Pape Star in ‘Parsifal’

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The Vienna State Opera will present Wagner’s final masterpiece “Parsifal” on April 21, 2019. Those not able to make it to Vienna can still check out the performance via the company’s live stream service. Simon O’Neill will appear as the title character with René Pape in his signature role of Gurnemanz. Meanwhile Matthias Goerne, Boaz Daniel, and Elena Zhidkova will {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Cal Performances 2017 Review – Simon O’Neill Gives the Intimate & the Epic In Fine Evening

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From high up in the mountains; from a knoll, within a cave; from a curlicue within the cave, behind a rock; within two back to back rocks, down under the ground about two feet; behind a shelf of rock, jutting out from inside a dome of the oldest rocks in that cave and ancient concavities; comes this voice, round, round {…}

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Benjamin Bernheim, Lisette Oropesa, Ludovic Tézier & Asmik Grigorian Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2024-25 Season

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The Opéra de Paris has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Verdi’s “Falstaff” opens the season with a cast that includes Ambrogio Maestri, Olivia Boen, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Andrei Kymach, Gregory Bonfatti, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Iván Ayón-Rivas, and Federica Guida. Michael Schønwandt conducts the production by Dominique Pitoiset. Performance Dates: Sept. 10-30, 2024 Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will star Eleonora Buratto, Elena Stikhina, Aude {…}

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Ermonela Jaho, Freddie de Tommaso, Elsa Dreisig, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Tomasz Konieczny Headline Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2024-25 Season

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Staatsoper Hamburg has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres First up is Carl Orff’s “Trionfi.” Calixto Bieito directs a cast starring Nicole Chevalier, Florian Panzieri, Sandra Hamaoui, and Oleksiy Palchykov, among others. Kent Nagano conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21 – Oct. 12, 2024 “Der Freischütz” stars Andrzej Dobber, Hubert Kowalczyk, Julia Kleiter, Alina Wunderlin, and Johan Reuter. Yoel Gamzou conducts and Andreas {…}

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Jessica Pratt, Simon O’Neill & Natalya Romaniw Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Simon O’Neill Headlines San Francisco Opera’s ‘Lohengrin’

Camilla Nylund, Michele Angelini, Simon O’Neill Headline OperaVision’s July Streams

Simon O’Neill, Elisabeth Teige, Jaap van Zweden Headline Hong Kong Philharmonic’s 2020-21 Season

Sabine Devieilhe, Alex Penda & Simon O’Neill Lead Opera De Massy’s 2019-20 Season

Vienna State Opera 2019 Live Stream Preview: Simon O’Neill, René Pape Star in ‘Parsifal’

Cal Performances 2017 Review – Simon O’Neill Gives the Intimate & the Epic In Fine Evening

Benjamin Bernheim, Lisette Oropesa, Ludovic Tézier & Asmik Grigorian Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2024-25 Season

Ermonela Jaho, Freddie de Tommaso, Elsa Dreisig, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Tomasz Konieczny Headline Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2024-25 Season