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Best of 2019 – OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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(Credit: Marty Sohl/Karen Almond-Metropolitan Opera/Ken Howard-Santa Fe Opera/ Gianfranco Rota-Donizetti Opera) We hope that the end of your 2019 is a prosperous one and that the start of 2020 is even better. As we look forward to the next calendar year, we are taking some time to reflect on the opera performances that defined 2019 for many of us. As {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo To Perform ‘Messiah’ With NY Phil Tonight

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(Credit: Matthew Placek) Anthony Roth Costanzo has stepped into tonight’s performance the “Messiah” with the New York Philharmonic, replacing countertenor Iestyn Davies, who is ill. Costanzo joins a cast of singers that include tenor Joshua Ellicott, bass-baritone Dashon Burton, and soprano Louise Alder. Harry Bicket conducts the performance, which also features the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus under the direction {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: Der Rosenkavalier

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Metropolitan Opera) A debutante. The return of a singer for the first time in eight years. A rising star finally getting a true standout role. A bass-baritone reprising his star-making turn. And one of the great living conductors also making a vital return. These were the main pieces that came together, among others, for what has {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Preview: Will Liverman Set to Make History In Cast Starring Kathryn Lewek, David Portillo, Joélle Harvey

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(Credit: Richard Termine / Met Opera) The Met is set to revive Julie Taymor’s “The Magic Flute” on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. The opera will be headlined by a wide-ranging cast of familiar and new faces. Queens and Kings Kathryn Lewek will reprise her Queen of the Night for the fifth season of her career. To date it is the {…}

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Talents of the World Announces Christmas Festival at Carnegie Hall

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On December 19, 2019, Talents of the World will be ringing in the holidays with their Christmas Festival at Carnegie Hall, treating audiences to an evening of opera, Broadway, and holiday favorites. Opening night will see the organization’s “All I Want for Christmas is Three Tenors!” concert, featuring tenors Giovanni Formisano, WooYoung Yoon, and John William Gomez, accompanied by pianists {…}

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Diana Damrau, Anthony Roth Costanzo Among OPERA NEWS Award 2020 Winners

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OPERA NEWS has announced the recipients for 2020 Opera News Awards which include Diana Damrau, Thomas Allen. Javier Camarena, Ana María Martinez, and Anthony Roth Costanzo. This is the 15th year that the organization distributes its awards, with this year’s gala event set for April, 5, 2020 at the Plaza Hotel. “Since the first presentation of the OPERA NEWS Awards in 2005, the {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Live In HD Preview: Hui He Leads A Performance of ‘Madama Butterfly’

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(Credit: Richard Termine) The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2019-20 season continues on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 12, 2019 with a transmission of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, stars Hui He in the title role, Andrea Carè as Pinkerton, Paulo Szot as Sharpless, and Elizabeth DeShong as Suzuki. Pier Giorgio {…}

Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist Of The Week: J’Nai Bridges

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(Credit: LA Opera) This week the Metropolitan Opera will present the New York premiere of Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten,” the third Glass opera in the company’s repertoire. Among those appearing in the hotly anticipated Met premiere is rising mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges. Bridges has become one of the most important exponents of contemporary music, being featured in prominent productions of “Satyagraha” and {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Michael Fabiano Set For ‘Manon’ Live in HD From Metropolitan Opera

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2019-20 season continues off on Saturday, October 26, 2019 with a transmission of Massenet’s “Manon.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, stars Lisette Oropesa in the title role with Michael Fabiano as her lover Des Grieux. This is Oropesa’s ninth transmission in {…}