Donizetti Opera Festival 2024 Review: Roberto Devereux

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Raising a child is a complicated process. Raising a prodigious one is absolutely unforeseen and fraught with constant error, for no ordinary laws apply here. The Donizetti Festival in Bergamo, although still an officious event, always seemed to be this prodigy for me, every year somehow attempting to prove that Donizetti’s music might be the center of the opera world. {…}

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Donizetti Opera Festival to Present ‘Roberto Devereux’

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The Donizetti Opera Festival is set to present “Roberto Devereux.” Riccardo Frizza will conduct the iconic Donizetti work, which will be presented on Nov. 15, 23, and 28. Stephen Langridge is the director of the production. The opera will star Jessica Pratt, Simone Piazzola, Raffaella Lupinacci, John Osborn, David Astorga, Ignas Melnikas, and Fulvio Valentiust. In a statement, Frizza said, {…}

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Glyndebourne Names New Technical and Production Director

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Glyndebourne has announced the appointment of Sam Garner-Gibbons as its new Technical and Production Director. Garner-Gibbons has worked with Chichester Festival Theatre over the last nine seasons. He will take up his new position at Glyndebourne in January 2025. Throughout his career, he has worked with such organizations as Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, The Young Vic, Royal Festival Hall, {…}

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Glyndebourne to Present Largest Mainstage Community Opera in its History

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(Photo credit: Sarah Hickson) Glyndebourne has announced its largest mainstage community opera in its history to take place in February 2025. The amateur singers and instrumentalists will perform alongside professional musicians in the world premiere of Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis’ “Uprising.” Appearing on stage will be a community chorus of 110 singers made up of 60 young people {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Göteborg Opera Artistic Director Henning Ruhe On What It Takes to Bring Opera Forward

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(Photo credit: Tilo Stengel) Göteborg Opera won the award for Sustainability at the International Opera Awards 2022 Gala at Teatro Real in Madrid. Artistic Director for Opera/Drama, Henning Ruhe, makes his role a leading example by honoring ecological sustainability and collaborates with other opera house to make a positive difference along the way. This company celebrates its 30th year anniversary {…}

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Sir Thomas Allen Announces His Retirement From the Stage

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Sir Thomas Allen has announced that he is retiring from the stage. According to reports, AD Stephen Langridge walked out on stage at the final performance of “The Merry Widow” on July 28, 2024, and said that Sir Thomas Allen was “hanging up his dancing shoes.” Slippeddisc reported that Alastair Macaulay said, “Tonight, the British baritone Thomas Allen, aged seventy-nine, {…}

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Lauritz Melchior Singing Competition Announces 2024 Winners

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The Lauritz Melchior Singing Competition has announced the 2024 winners. The competition which was held on April 13 in Aalborg named Norwegian soprano Hedvig Haugerud first prize. She also won the orchestra prize. The second prize went to Danish soprano Signe Heiberg, who also won the audience prize. The third prize went to Danish tenor Anders Kampmann who will receive {…}

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Glyndebourne & Pegasus Opera Company Name Artists Participating in Mentorship Program

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Glyndebourne and Pegasus Opera Company have announced the names of eight singers who will be part of the organizations’ joint mentoring program. The artists who will be working directing with Glyndebourne include soprano Jasmine Flicker, soprano Moloko Letsoalo, baritone Carlos Felipe Cerchiaro, and bass Masimba Ushe. Meanwhile, the Pegasus Opera Company’s own Mentorship Programme 2023 will feature soprano Neeharika Gollapalli, {…}

News, Streaming

Greek National Opera Streams ‘Falstaff’ on GNO TV

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The Greek National Opera is now streaming a new production of Verdi’s “Falstaff” on its platform GNO TV The recording took place during the production’s initial run from Jan. 26, 2023-Feb. 12, 2023. The production, which was directed by Stephen Langridge and conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi, starred Dimitri Platanias in the title role alongside Tassis Christoyannis as Ford, Vassilis {…}

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Donizetti Opera Festival 2024 Review: Roberto Devereux

Donizetti Opera Festival to Present ‘Roberto Devereux’

Glyndebourne Names New Technical and Production Director

Glyndebourne to Present Largest Mainstage Community Opera in its History

Q & A: Göteborg Opera Artistic Director Henning Ruhe On What It Takes to Bring Opera Forward

Sir Thomas Allen Announces His Retirement From the Stage

Lauritz Melchior Singing Competition Announces 2024 Winners

Glyndebourne & Pegasus Opera Company Name Artists Participating in Mentorship Program

Greek National Opera Streams ‘Falstaff’ on GNO TV