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Olga Peretyatko & Juan Diego Florez’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ From Vienna To Be Broadcast

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The Wiener Staatsoper is set to broadcast Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” on Orf 2. The production by Laurent Pelly,  which premiered last week, is set to star Olga Peretyatko and Juan Diego Flórez in the leading roles. George Petean and Jongmin Park also star as Enrico and Raimondo. Evelino Pidò conducts the production, which features a critical edition and a new cadenza {…}

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Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – International (2/8-10)

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This weekend’s international roundup of must watch opera features a plethora of rare works and two repertory staples in unique productions. Here is a look at our top recommendations, in order by company. L’Enigma di Lea – Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona Composer Benet Casablancas and librettist Rafael Argullol’s work will get its world premiere in Barcelona on Saturday with {…}

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Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Live Stream: Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ Takes The Stage With Annette Dasch

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This Tuesday, June 26, 2018, the Vienna State Opera streams a live performance of Wagner’s “Lohengrin.” The showcase is part of the company’s season-long service straight from its website. Per the official website, the Wagner work will feature Jongmin Park, Christopher Ventris, Annette Dasch, Jukka Rasilainen, Elena Zhidkova, and Adrian Eröd. Sebastian Weigle leads the massive score in a production {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Anna Netrebko & Nina Stemme To Be Featured In Vienna State Opera’s 2018-19 Season

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The Vienna State Opera has announced the 2018-19 season, which is incidentally the company’s 150-anniversary year.  The season will include six new productions, including a world premiere production. Here is a breakdown of what’s to come. New Productions (In Order of Opening) Berlioz’s “Les Troyens” will be the first new production, starting on Oct. 14, 2018. David McVicar directs while {…}

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Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Live Stream: ‘Das Rheingold’ & ‘Die Walküre’ Kick Off Ring Cycle

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Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” will take over Vienna State Opera’s live stream service this week with two major performances. The cycle begins with “Das Rheingold” on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 7 p.m. local time. The performance is slated to run until around 9:30 p.m. That’s around 2 p.m. EDT and 11 a.m. PST for the start time. The cast for {…}

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Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Live Stream: Venera Gimadieva Stars in ‘I Puritani’

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The Vienna State Opera’s live streaming series continues on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 with a performance of Bellini’s final opera “I Puritani.” The opera will feature a production by director John Dew under the musical leadership of Evelino Pidò. The cast will showcase Jongmin Park, Dmitry Korchak, Adam Plachetka, and Venera Gimadieva, who was OperaWire’s Artist of the Week between {…}

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Artist of the Week: Venera Gimadieva Takes on ‘I Puritani’ At Vienna State Opera

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When the Vienna State Opera kicks off its production of Bellini’s “I Puritani” on Jan. 4, the work will feature a soprano that few people have heard of in recent years – Venera Gimadieva, alongside a cast that includes Adam Plachetka, Jongmin Park, and Dmitry Korchak. Gimadieva is no outsider to be sure. The 33-year-old Russian soprano trained at the {…}

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Weekend Preview – International (10/27-29): Leo Nucci, Plácido Domingo & Jonas Kaufmann Highlight Weekend

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The weekend is filled with many classics and some of the world’s greatest stars as audiences will get to see legends like Plácido Domingo, Leo Nucci, Yonghoon Lee, Jonas Kaufmann, and Valery Gergiev. Check out where these artists will be. Austria The Vienna State Opera kicks off its weekend with “Tosca” starring Adrianne Pieczonka, Yonghoon Lee, and Ambrogio Maestri. It will be {…}

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Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Live Stream: Krassimira Stoyanova Leads ‘Rusalka’

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Audiences around the world will get a chance to see Antonín Dvorák’s “Rusalka” live on their computers from the Vienna State Opera on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, as the latest addition to the company’s live streaming service. The Sven-Eric Bechtolf production will be headlined by Krassimira Stoyanova with Dmytro Popov as her prince and Jongmin Park as her father. Elena {…}