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Carlo Ventre, Hila Fahima & Mario Cassi Lead Israeli Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Israeli Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the opera productions. “Hanoch Levin – The Opera” will be conducted by David Sebba and directed by Shirit Lee Weiss. The cast will include Tom Cohen, Anat Czarny, Adi Ezra, Tal Ganor, Noam Heinz, Sivan Keren, Yael Levita, Tamara Navoth, Yair Polishook, and Oded Reich. Performance Dates: Oct. 17-22, 2023 {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro Grattacielo 2023 Review: The 10 Faces of Maria Callas

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The Consulate General of Greece in New York and Teatro Grattacielo, with support from Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy, co-hosted a concert titled “The 10 Faces of Maria Callas” to commemorate the iconic soprano’s 100th birthday. The program featured nine arias that were among the soprano’s personal favorites. Young artist soloists Seongeun Luna Park, Eun Byoul Song, Stephanie Rivero, Sasha Gutierrez, {…}

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Ravenna Festival Announces 2023 Season

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The Ravenna Festival has announced its 2023 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. The Ensemble Salomone Rossi. Performance Date: June 11, 2023 The Orchestra dell’Accademia del Teatro alla Scala and Solists of the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala will be conducted by Donato Renzetti. The program includes music by Donizetti, Wagner, Gounod, and Verdi. Performance {…}

IndieOpera

Teatro Grattacielo Unveils 2022-23 Season

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Teatro Grattacielo has announced its 2022-23 season. The company will kick things off with “Don Giovanni” in co-production with the Mid-Atlantic Chamber Orchestra. Jason Tramm will conduct while Stefanos Koroneos directs. The performance will feature Enes Pektas, Lucas Bouk, and Ashton Jones as Don Giovanni; Logan Dooley as Leporello; William Mouat and Rick Agster as Commendatore; Sara Kennedy, Ashia Barnes, {…}

IndieOpera

Teatro Grattacielo Announces New Board Member

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Teatro Grattacielo has announced the addition of Suzanne Marie Musho to its Board of Directors. Musho has more than 25 years of experience in design, strategic planning, and project leadership. She has worked on projects for such organizations as the American Museum of Natural History, the Jackie Robinson Museum, Columbia University, Buck Institute for Research in Aging, and the New {…}

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Donizetti Opera Festival Announces 2023 Season

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The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced the titles for the 2023 season. The festival noted that it will present its annual “LUOpeRave” which will use Donizetti’s music in electronic form. The festival will present “Il diluvio universal” with Music Director Riccardo Frizza conducting the rarely performed work. The cast will include Nahuel Di Pierro, Nicolò Donini, Davide Zaccherini, Eduardo Martínez, Sabrina Gárdez, {…}

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OperaStreaming Announces Fall 2022 Slate

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OperaStreaming has announced its Autumn 2022 season. The company will stream “Madama Butterfly” from the Teatro Comunale di Modena” with a cast starring Vittoria Yeo, Daniela Schillaci, Diego Cavazzin, Nozomi Kato, and Sergio Vitale. Aldo Sisillo conducts a production directed by Stefano Monti. Streaming Date: Oct. 30, 2022  Also in Modena, Ana Maria Labin, José Maria Lo Monaco, Robert Gleadow, {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Innsbruck Early Music Festival 2022 Review: Astarto

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(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Whenever Silvia Paoli’s name is listed as the director for a forthcoming production, one can be fairly certain that it is not going to disappoint. Over the past few years, OperaWire has reviewed a number of her productions, all of which were not just marvelously entertaining, but also very insightful. She has the not-so-common ability to get {…}

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Sarasota Opera Announces 2022-23 Season

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Sarasota Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season kicks off with a production of Cimarosa’s “Il Matrimonio Segreto,” in its company debut. Victor DeRenzi will conduct a cast starring Hanna Brammer, Brenna Markey, Lisa Chavez, Levi Hamlin, Stefano de Peppo, and Filippo Fontana. Stephanie Sundine directs. Performance Date: Oct. 28 – Nov. 12, 2022  The Sarasota Youth Opera will {…}