Q & A: Ștefan Pop on ‘Faust’ & How a Singer’s Repertoire Determines Their Career

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(Photo: c. StefanPop.com) Romanian tenor Ștefan Pop is considered among today’s leading lyric tenors and he is best known for bel canto repertoire. He is the recipient of several awards including, in 2010, Plácido Domingo’s Operalia competition and the Seoul International Music Competition. Born in Bistrita, and having a strong musical background after studying the violin for twelve years, he {…}

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Kristine Opolais, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Tuomas Pursio & Stefan Pop Lead Finnish National Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Finnish National Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Leevi Madetoja’s “The Ostrobothnians”, which is known as Finland’s “national opera” will be directed by director Paavo Westerberg. The cast will include Jukka Rasilainen, Ville Rusanen, Jussi Vänttinen, Johanna Lehesvuori, Maria Turunen, Iida Antola, Päivi Nisula, Tuomas Pursio, Aarne Pelkonen, Ilkka Hämäläinen and Mika Pohjonen. The Orchestra of the Finnish National {…}

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Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi & Stefan Pop Highlight Streams from Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège

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L’Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège in Belgium ill stream two operas on the MEZZO TV throughout January and February. First up will be the production of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” starring Patrizia Ciofi in the role of Vitellia, Anna Bonitatibus as Sesto, Veronica Cangemi as Servilia, Cecilia Molinari in the role of Annio, and Markus Suihkonen as Publio. Thomas Rösner {…}

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Leonardo Capalbo Replaces Stefan Pop in Japan’s ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’

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Leonardo Capalbo will sing the title role in “Les Contes d’Hoffmann“ at the New National Theatre Tokyo replacing Stefan Pop. The company announced that Stefan Pop withdrew from the production and will be replaced by Capalbo. The American tenor was last seen in Japan in the same role on tour with L’Opéra de Lyon. Capalbo has also performed the role of {…}

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Ştefan von Korch & Lucian Petrean Present ‘Famous Arias’

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Tenor Ştefan von Korch and baritone Lucian Petrean have announced their concert of “Famous Arias.” In part of the “Musical Extravaganza” series the duo offers the audience popular arias from operas and operettas. program includes Cortigiani’s aria from “Rigoletto,” the famous aria with 9 Cs from “La Fille du regiment,” and more. “Musical Extravaganza” leader von Korch says of the {…}

Editorials

Editorial: Tensions at Opera Royal de Wallonie-Liège Reveal Questionable Leadership from Stefano Pace

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(Credit: © Jacques Croisier-Opéra Royal de Wallonie) This article was written in collaboration with Editor-in-Chief David Salazar. In February 2021, the Opera Royal de Wallonie-Liège was shattered by the premature death of its General and Artistic Director Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera. Mazzonis di Pralafera held the position for 14 years, and thus inevitably left a considerable stamp on the opera {…}

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Aušrinė Stundytė, Stefan Vinke & Adriana Bastidas-Gamboa Lead Oper Köln’s 2021-22 Season

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Oper Köln has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, kinderoper, and a Ring Cycle. Premieres Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt” will be directed by Tatjana Gürbaca and conducted by Gabriel Feltz. The cast will be led by Stefan Vike, Burkhard Fritz, Aušrinė Stundytė, Kristiane Kaiser, Miljenko Turk, and Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger. Performance Dates: Sept. 4-25, 2021 The company will present {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma 2017-18 Review – I Masnadieri: Roberta Mantegna, Artur Rucinski Dominate in Brilliant But Bleak Production By Massimo Popolizio

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It is always interesting to come across a performance of one of Verdi’s lesser known works, although you cannot always be certain of what you will get. Normally, these works are rarely performed for a reason – namely because they are not particularly strong. “Un Giorno di Regno” immediately springs to mind. But sometimes there seems to be no apparent {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Lisette Oropesa, Philippe Jaroussky, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson & Ce Suarez Paz Lead New CD/DVD Recordings

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. Happy Halloween! It’s a week of solo recitals, including numerous showcases of baroque music and rarely performed works from Armenia and Argentina. There is also a perfect Halloween recording featuring one of the most famous mad scenes in opera. Lucia di Lammermoor Euroarts {…}

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Q & A: Ștefan Pop on ‘Faust’ & How a Singer’s Repertoire Determines Their Career

Kristine Opolais, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Tuomas Pursio & Stefan Pop Lead Finnish National Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi & Stefan Pop Highlight Streams from Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège

Leonardo Capalbo Replaces Stefan Pop in Japan’s ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’

Ştefan von Korch & Lucian Petrean Present ‘Famous Arias’

Editorial: Tensions at Opera Royal de Wallonie-Liège Reveal Questionable Leadership from Stefano Pace

Aušrinė Stundytė, Stefan Vinke & Adriana Bastidas-Gamboa Lead Oper Köln’s 2021-22 Season

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma 2017-18 Review – I Masnadieri: Roberta Mantegna, Artur Rucinski Dominate in Brilliant But Bleak Production By Massimo Popolizio

Lisette Oropesa, Philippe Jaroussky, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson & Ce Suarez Paz Lead New CD/DVD Recordings