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Romanian-born British soprano Simona Mihai will not sing the role of Mimì in tonight’s performance of “La Bohème.” The Royal Opera House reported that the soprano was forced to cancel due to illness. As a result, the role of role of Mimi will be sung by Australian soprano Nicole Car, who is also scheduled to sing the role on Oct. {…}
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Romanian-born British soprano Simona Mihai has cancelled the Oct. 3 performance of Musetta in “La bohème” due to illness. As a result, the role will be sung by Lebanese-Canadian soprano Joyce El-Khoury, who is scheduled to perform the role on Oct. 6, 7 and 10. However, Mihai will sing the role of Mimì on Oct. 6 and 10. She is {…}
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Joyce El-Khoury will takeover tonight’s performance of “La boheme” in the role of Musetta. The Royal Opera announced that “due to scheduling changes, Romanian-born British soprano Simona Mihai will no longer sing the role of Musetta in ‘La bohème’ in the performance on Sept. 19.” The role will be sung instead by Lebanese-Canadian soprano El-Khoury, who is already scheduled to {…}
https://operawire.com/breaking-simona-mihai-joyce-el-khoury-replace-nadine-sierra-at-royal-opera-house/
Nadine Sierra has withdrawn from the Royal Opera House’s new production of “La bohème.” As a result, Simona Mihai and Joyce El-Khoury will replace her. First Romanian-born British soprano Simona Mihai will sing in performances scheduled between Sept. 11 and Oct. 3 excluding the Sept. 23 performance. Then Lebanese-Canadian soprano El-Khoury will take over Sept. 23 and Oct. 6, 7, and 10. As originally scheduled Mihai will sing the role of Mimì {…}
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The Royal Opera House has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the season. Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” will open the season with a cast that includes Luca Micheletti, Ying Fang, Huw Montague Rendall, Jacquelyn Stucker, and Ginger Costa-Jackson. Performance Dates: Sept. 2-15, 2024 Verdi’s “La Traviata” will feature two casts. The first cast will be headlined {…}
https://operawire.com/royal-opera-house-2023-24-review-la-boheme/
(Photo: Camilla Greenwell/Royal Opera House) Trailing draggily behind Puccini’s rue and jubilance, this season’s Royal Opera House revival of the tearful “La bohème” appears afraid of the work’s earnestness. Decked out in semi-mockeries of 1830s Paris, Richard Jones’ 2017 production favors episodes of bawdiness at the expense of the Bohemian; endangering its players’ vocal liberties. Perhaps as the result of {…}
https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-malin-bystrom-lise-davidsen-ailyn-perez-juan-diego-florez-headline-royal-opera-houses-2022-23-season/
The Royal Opera House has announced its 2022-23 season which will feature 20 new productions, nine world premieres, and three UK premieres. Our focus will be solely on the operatic productions the company will be showcasing. The season opens with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” in a production by Kasper Holten. Constantin Trinks conducts a cast starring Luca Micheletti, Christopher Maltman, Maria {…}
https://operawire.com/royal-opera-house-announces-spring-summer-schedule/
The Royal Opera House has announced a Spring and Summer schedule. The Spring and Summer will consist of in-person and streamed performances beginning May 17, 2021. For the in-person presentations, there will be a socially distanced audience. The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera will host world premieres, repertory favorites, and the world’s first opera in hyper-reality. For the purposes {…}
https://operawire.com/varduhi-abrahamyam-sonya-yoncheva-anita-rachvelishvili-ailyn-perez-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/
This week audiences will get to experience the world premiere recording of a recent opera, two acclaimed productions on DVD, and the debut album for one of today’s rising stars. Let’s have a look. Rhapsody Cecilia Bartoli continues her series ‘Mentored by Bartoli’ series in partnership with Decca Classics. The second album will feature Varduhi Abrahamyan’s debut recording and music {…}