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Yolanda Auyanet, Stuart Skelton & María José Siri Lead Teatro de la Maestranza’s 2023-24 Season

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The Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera Henrik Nánási conducts a new production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” by Allex Aguilera. Stuart Skelton, Elisabet Strid, Agnieszka Rehlis, Markus Eiche, Albert Pesendorfer, Jorge Rodríguez-Norton, Fernando Campero, and Juan Antonio Sanabria star. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2023 Yolanda Auyanet and Berna Perles share the title role {…}

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College-Conservatory of Music Appoints Heldentenor Stuart Skelton as Chair in Opera

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(Credit: Sim Canetty-Clarke) UC College-Conservatory of Music has announced the appointment of heldentenor Stuart Skelton as its new J. Ralph Corbett Distinguished Chair in Opera. Skelton will replace Marie-France Lefebvre in his new position. Skelton is regarded as one of today’s leading heldentenors who has appeared at many of the world’s most celebrated opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera House, {…}

News, Streaming

ARTE to Stream ‘Tristan und Isolde’ with Nina Stemme & Stuart Skelton from Festival Aix-en-Provence

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On July 8, ARTE TV will stream Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” from the Festival Aix-en-Provence in France. The new production by Simon Stone is headlined by Stuart Skelton and Nina Stemme in the title roles, Jamie Barton as Brangäne, Josef Wagner as Kurwenal, Franz-Josef Selig as König Marke, and Dominic Sedgwick as Melot. Sir Simon Rattle conducts the production. The {…}

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Nina Stemme, Stuart Skelton, Lise Davidsen, and Hanna-Elisabeth Müller Highlight Philharmonie de Paris Fall 2021 Season

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(Photo Credits: Artists Management Zürich official website / Sim Canetty-Clarke / Ray Burmiston  / Chris Gonz) Philharmonie de Paris has announced its fall 2021 season, which will run from Sep. 8 until Dec. 23, 2021. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on vocal works only. Soprano Christine Goerke and tenor Klaus Florian Vogt perform Richard Wagner’s works {…}

News, Streaming

Camilla Nylund, Stuart Skelton & Evelyn Herlitzius Lead Livestream of ‘Jenůfa’ From Staatsoper Unter Der Linden

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(Credits: Heikki Tuuli / Sim Canetty-Clarke / In Art Management official website) The Staatsoper unter der Linden has announced that it will stream live the premiere of its production of Leoš Janáček’s opera “Jenůfa” on Feb. 13, 2021. Due to the German government’s COVID-19 regulations, the showcase will be performed without a live audience. The opera will star Hanna Schwarz {…}

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Marina Rebeka, Christian Immler & Stuart Skelton Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences get to explore rarely performed music by some of the greatest singers in the world. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Credo Prima Classic releases Marina Rebeka’s new album featuring spiritual pieces by Bach, Mozart, Verdi, Mascagni, Handel, Purcell, Brahms, Schubert, Fauré, Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Albinoni, Durante, Stradella, and Caccini (Vavilov). The album includes Grammy {…}

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Marjorie Owens, Stuart Skelton, Jane Eaglen Headline Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s ‘Wicked Wagner Weekend’

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Pittsburgh Festival Opera in Pennsylvania has announced “Wicked Wagner Weekend,” a digital mini-festival featuring solo and duet performances from nine of Wagner’s operas across three nights. The festival, which will take place between Oct. 30 through Nov. 1,  will be curated by Wagnerian expert Jane Eaglen, and Artistic Director Marianne Cornetti. The singers who have recorded from around the world {…}

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Sir Simon Rattle, Stuart Skelton & Joyce DiDonato Lead London Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Metropolitan Opera) The London Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season at the Barbican Centre. For the purposes of this article we will only focus on Vocal performances. Sir. Simon Rattle conducts Berg’s “Wozzeck” with Anja Kampe, Christian Gerhaler, Thomas Blondelle, John Tomlinson, and Peter Hoare. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-17, 2020 Sir Simon Rattle conducts Melodic {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Heldentenor Stuart Skelton on His Ongoing Relationship With Wagner’s Music

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(Credit: Sim Canetty-Clarke) Few tenors today have the Wagnerian pedigree that Stuart Skelton has. The Australian tenor, who has taken on pretty much every major role by the master of Bayreuth, has opened major productions of Wagner’s operas around the world. In the midst of his recent production of “Die Walküre” at the Teatro Real de Madrid, Operawire had an {…}