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Opera Meets Film: How ‘RBG’ Employs Music From Rossini, Mozart, & Others Operas to Explore the Supreme Court Justice as an Icon

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“Opera Meets Film is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will hone in on a selection or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perceptions of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features opera {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky, Michael Fabiano, Lead Teatro Real’s 2020-21 Season

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The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced the 2020-21 season featuring premieres, new productions and some of the greatest stars in the world. Opera  Nicola Luisotti and Lorenzo Passerini conduct a production of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera“ directed by Gianmaria Aliverta. The production stars Michael Fabiano and Ramón Vargas as Riccardo, Anna Pirozzi and Tatiana Serjan as Amelia, Artur {…}
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Metropolitan Opera 2020-21 Season To Start on Dec. 31 With Only One New Production, February Performances

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(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will open the 2020-21 season on Dec. 31, 2020 with a revised program. The season will open with a special gala performance. Details will be unveiled at later date. Meanwhile, most new productions will be rescheduled for future seasons with such works as “Die Zauberflöte” and “Don {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Joyce DiDonato, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland & The Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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(Credit: Bill Cooper / Marty Sohl) Even though reopening plans are in full effect, there are still several opera companies streaming performances online. So with the lockdown very much in flux, here are 10 operas we think you should check out this week. Don Giovanni – Glyndebourne (Streaming Now) Last week, the Glyndebourne Festival kicked off its streaming service with {…}
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Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Agrippina’ To Be Broadcast on PBS This June

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera) In continuation of the 2019-20 Great Performances Series, PBS will present the Live in HD broadcast of “Agrippina” from the Metropolitan Opera on Sunday, June 7, 2020 The broadcast will kick off at 12 p.m. EDT. The cast includes Joyce DiDonato in the title role, Brenda Rae, Kate Lindsey, Matthew Rose, and Iestyn Davies. {…}
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Ailyn Pérez, Matthew Polenzani Among 100 Singers Join Forces for Campbell & Moravec’s ‘Light Shall Lift Us’

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Over 100 singers came together for a video performance of “Light Shall Lift Us,” a work by librettist Mark Campbell and composer Paul Moravec. The duo, which has worked together on “The Shining” proposed the idea to Marc Scorca of Opera America, who embraced the idea and helped put together the 107 artists who would eventually record their individual parts {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča & Plácido Domingo Highlight Wiener Staatsoper’s 2020-21 Season

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its massive 2020-21 season. Here is a rundown. Premieres Philippe Jordan conducts Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly“ in Anthony Minghella’s acclaimed production. The production from 2005 arrived in Vienna with Asmik Grigorian in the title role, Virginie Verrez, Freddie De Tommaso, and Boris Pinkhasovich. In January, Grigorian is joined by Noa Beinart and Marcelo Puente. A third {…}
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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Live in HD: Joyce DiDonato Stars in ‘Agrippina’

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera) The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2019-20 season continues this Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 with a transmission of “Agrippina,” which was composed by Handel to a libretto by Grimani. The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, will feature Joyce DiDonato in the title role with Brenda Rae as Poppea, {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato & Piotr Beczala Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled its 2020-21 season, which features five new productions and 17 revivals. New Productions Anna Netrebko opens the Metropolitan Opera in a new production of Verdi’s “Aida” directed by Michael Mayer. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the production which also stars Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczała, Dmitry Belosselskiy and Ludovic Tezier. The production will also showcase Latonia Moore and {…}

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