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Berlin State Opera Confirms Plácido Domingo For 2019-20 Season

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Plácido Domingo will sing at the Berlin State Opera. The Berlin company confirmed that the tenor will perform as planned in January performances of “La Traviata.” The company is the latest in a line of European houses that have stood by Domingo. The Salzburg Festival, Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House, Opernhaus Zurich and the Teatro Real are among the {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Javier Camarena, Major European Opera Stars Come To Plácido Domingo’s Defense

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Editor’s Note: This piece has been edited as statements have come out regarding the situation.  Following accusations of sexual harassment, numerous opera personalities have come in defense of Plácido Domingo. In the wake of accusations by nine women, opera stars have taken to Twitter, Instagram, and news outlets to defend their colleague. Among them is Bulgarian superstar soprano Sonya Yoncheva {…}

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Saioa Hernandez & Juan Diego Florez Lead Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend Internationally (8/9-11)

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(Credit: Teatro Regio di Parma/ SF/Monika Riitshaus/Rossini Opera Festival) This weekend new productions open, a major festival kicks off and a rising star makes a major debut at a historical arena. Here is what we recommend for the weekend. Œdipe – Salzburg Festival, Austria Christopher Maltman sings the title role of Enescu’s rarely performed work. The star baritone is joined {…}

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Conductor & Pianist Jan Hupperts Passes Away At 97

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(Credit: Peter Wijnands) Conductor and pianist Jan Hupperts passed away on Sunday, Jul. 28, 2019 at the age of 97. His family made the announcement on Monday. According to De Limburger, Hupperts, born on Oct. 24, 1921 in Gulpen, studied piano, organ, and choir conducting at the Stedelijk Muziek Lyceum in Maastricht and later in Amsterdam. He continued his education through World {…}

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Susanna Phillips, Takaoki Onishi & Jennifer Zetlan Headline Oratorio Society of New York’s 2019-20 Season

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The Oratorio Society of New York has revealed details of its upcoming 147th season, which will include two world premieres. The season will kick off with “Rachmaninoff and Duruflé” at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The program will include excerpts from Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, an “a cappella work of remarkable spirituality,” along with Duruflé’s Requiem. Featured vocalists will include contralto Kirsten {…}

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New York Festival of Song Unveils 2019-20 Season

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The New York Festival of Song has announced its 2019-20 season which will feature four concerts between October 2019 and March 2020. “NYFOS’ fall season packs a lot into a few months: the profound elegance of Shakespeare, the fire of Kurt Weill and Marc Blitzstein, and the flamboyant swing of Harlem’s gay subculture,” stated Steven Blier, the organization’s Artistic Director {…}

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Russian Opera Workshop Announces ‘The Maid Of Orleans’ Cast

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(Credit: Rachel Meirson) Russian Opera Workshop has announced the cast to its upcoming performances of Tchaikovsky’s “The Maid of Orleans.” In the lead roles Elana Gleason,  Julia Gershkoff,  and Rachel Eve Holmes are set to share the role of Joan of Arc while Hanxiao Wang, Natalie Almeter, and Lauryn Moscon will alternate as Agnès Sorel. The rest of the cast will include Martin Luther Clark, Eric Delagrange, Noah Donahue, Tim Renner, Powell Brumm, Anthony {…}

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Gregory Kunde & Kristine Opolais Headline Teatro Comunale Di Bologna’s 2020 Season

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced its 2020 season. Here is a look at what to expect. The season opens with Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” conducted by Juraj Valčuha and in a new production by Ralf Pleger. Stefan Vinke and Ann Petersen take on the title role s with Albert Dohmen, Martin Gantner, and Ekaterina Gubanova. Performance Dates: Jan. 24-31, 2020 Karah Son, Cristina {…}

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Concerts At Saint Thomas Announces Its 2019-20 Season

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Concerts at Saint Thomas has announced its 2019-20 season, which marks organist Jeremy Filsell’s first year as Music Director and the 100th anniversary of the Saint Thomas Choir School. For the purposes of this article, we will include only vocal performances. “Saint Thomas Choir School at 100” will celebrate the Choir School’s 100th anniversary with Rachmaninov’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of {…}