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DVD and CD Releases, News

Diana Damrau, Michael Spyres & Véronique Gens Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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With the year coming to an end, we bring you the last releases of 2022. Audiences will get a chance to hear a monodrama, a Christmas album, a solo album and rarities. Eternal Heaven Long-time musical partners Lea Desandre and Iestyn Davies present Thomas Dunford’s complete Handel program recorded with Ensemble Jupiter. Featuring Dunford on the lute, the new album {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Aida

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) Thirty-four years ago, Sonja Frisell’s monumental “Aida” production premiered at the Met to tremendous success. Not only did it become one of the company’s most beloved productions due to its elegant and epic sets that recreated Egyptian architecture. The production had horses, large crowds of people, and extravagant costumes. It was what operagoers wanted {…}

News

Hana Blažíková, Alexander Chance, Jun Suzuki, Takaoki Onishi to Headline Bach Collegium Japan’s ‘Messiah’

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The Bach Collegium Japan is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” at Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Masaaki Suzuki will conduct the performance, which is set for Dec. 24, 2022, with such soloists as soprano Hana Blažíková, countertenor Alexander Chance, tenor Jun Suzuki, and baritone Takaoki Onishi. Blažíková has appeared regularly with the Bach Collegium Japan and has also performed with such {…}

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Golda Schultz Wins Bavarian Culture Prize

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) The  2022 Bavarian Culture Prize has been awarded to the South African opera singer Golda Schultz. In a statement regarding Schultz, Arts Minister Markus Blume said, “A fantastic firework of tones fills the stage when Golda Schultz sings.” The prize includes a value of 96,000 Euros. Schultz trained at New York’s Juilliard School and Bayerische Staatsoper’s Opernstudio {…}

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Dara Savinova Joins Svanholm Artists Management

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Mezzo-soprano Dara Savinova has joined the roster of Svanholm Artists Management. The mezzo is a former member of the International Opera Studio at Opernhaus Zürich and of the Salzburger Festspiele’s Young Artist Project and is a rising star. The Estonian mezzo-soprano is set to return to the Royal Swedish Opera during the 2023-24 season. During the 2021-22 season she performed {…}

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Sinfónica de Galicia Announces New Music Director

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The Sinfónica de Galicia in Spain has announced a new Music Director. Inés Rey announced the news at the Palacio de la Ópera and noted that Roberto González-Monjas will be the Music Director for three seasons, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026. González-Monjas is the Music Director of the Orquesta del Musikkollegium Winterthur in Switzerland and is the Principal Guest Conductor of the {…}

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London Mozart Players Announces New Conductor in Residence

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The London Mozart Players has announced Jonathan Bloxham as its Conductor in Residence and Artistic Advisor. Bloxham will be working closely with the artistic team to develop the vision for the years ahead, as well as conducting key LMP concerts including those at Fairfield Halls, where our orchestra is Resident. In a statement, the conductor said, “It’s an honor to be {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Don Carlo’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Don Carlo.” The company announced that Anita Rachvelishvili will no longer sing the role of Eboli and will be replaced by Yulia Matochkina. Matochkina recently made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in a production of “Rigoletto” during the 2021-22 season. This past summer she performed in productions {…}