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Theater An der Wien Promises New Ring And Marliss Petersen As ‘Maria Stuarda’ in 2017-18 Season

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The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2017-18 Season and audiences are in for a treat. Staged Operas Kicking off the season will be Mozart’s “Die Zauberflote” with Torsten Fischer directing a new production. Nina Minasyan leads the cast as the Queen of the Night while Sebastian Kohlhepp sings the role of Tamino. On Oct. 15 Berg’s “Wozzeck” takes center stage with {…}

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International Mozarteum Foundation Makes Important Acquisition

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(Credit: © Wolfgang Lienbacher) The International Mozarteum Foundation has announced a major acquisition of 12 original Mozart family holographs, marking one of the most significant additions to its manuscript holdings in nearly 150 years. The materials, formerly part of the private collection of Hans Joachim Eggers (1927–2016), entered the Foundation largely through donation and are now part of the Bibliotheca {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Boston Early Music Festival 2025 Review: Octavia

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(Photo: Kathy Wittman) Once every other year, Boston becomes THE city to be in if you are a hardcore early music addict. While many festivals claim to focus on early music, they often stick to the usual crowd-pleasers—Bach, one of the Scarlatti’s, Vivaldi, etc. The Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF) offers something stronger. Under the leadership of Paul O’Dette and {…}

News, Season Announcement

Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

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Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}

News, Season Announcement

Maria Agresta, Martin Muehle, Pretty Yende, & Angelo Villari Among Performers at 2025 Klangvokal Music Festival Dortmund

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(Photo credits: Elisa Rinaldi, Simon Pauly, & Gregor Hohenberg) Klangvokal Music Festival Dortmund announces its 2025 lineup. Soprano Maria Agresta and tenor Martin Muehle perform opera classics from Verdi to Puccini in the Italian opera gala. Carlo Montanaro conducts the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen. Performance Date: June 1, 2025 Works by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and those who inspired his writing {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for Mozart’s Requiem

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The Gran Teatre de Liceu has announced a cast change for its concert of Mozart’s Requiem. The company said soprano “Emőke Baráth joins today’s concert of Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ at the Sagrada Família replacing Anna Prohaska, due to a medical prescription.” Baráth has performed at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Salzburger Mozarteum, Opéra national du Rhin, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and Teatro dell’Opera di {…}

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Opéra National du Rhin Names New Assistant Conductor

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Matthew Straw has been appointed Assistant Conductor at Opéra National du Rhin. In his new position, the conductor will assist with several productions, including “Ariodante” and “La Traviata.” He will also conduct performances of “The Tales of Hoffmann” in February and March 2025. Straw is currently Assistant Conductor of the Utah Symphony and has assisted Kazushi Ono at the Brussels {…}

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National Forum of Music Announces 2024-25 Season

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The National Forum of Music announces its 2024-25 and tenth anniversary season. For the purposes of this article only vocal works are included. Andrzej Kosendiak conducts the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic and soloists Anett Fritsch, Anna Mikołajczyk-Niewiedział, Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak, and Paweł Horodyski in Mozart’s “Mass in C minor,” KV 427. They are joined by the NFM Choir under the direction {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Javier Camarena, Ramón Vinay & Ian Bostridge Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences are in for a number of legendary recordings as well as two world premiere recordings. There are also some debut albums and some new works that are exciting. Archetype  Lexicon Classics releases the debut album by two-time Grammy Nominated baritone Stephen Powell. Titled “Archetype,” this orchestral album, mixed by 18-time Grammy®-Winning engineer Mark Donahue and produced by {…}