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Opera Naples Announces Recital With Maria José Montiel

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Opera Naples has announced its first major recital of the recital featuring world-renowned mezzo-soprano MarÍa José Montiel. Known for her interpretation as Carmen, Montiel, will be joined by artistic director Ramón Tebar in a recital that will include French, Spanish and Brazilian songs as well as beloved operatic arias. Montiel has many accolades, including the prize for Best Female Singer {…}
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Opera Naples Announces Re-designed ‘Madama Butterfly’

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Opera Naples, located in Florida, United Sates, has announced a completely re-designed production of Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly’ to start its 2017-18 season. This production will feature breathtaking original costume and scenic designs. Ramon Tebar will be conducting the Naples Philharmonic and Jeffrey Buchman will serve as Stage Director. The performance will also feature a cast of international artists as well {…}
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Renata Scotto To Direct Donizetti Opera At Opera Naples Renata Scotto Opera Academy in 2018

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Legendary soprano and now teacher and director, Renata Scotto is set to direct a production of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” at the Opera Naples Renata Scotto Opera Academy this winter. The company announced that it is now accepting auditions for three sessions of the Academy, with the second of these featuring a month-long production of the Donizetti opera. Per the press {…}
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Plácido Domingo, Gregory Kunde and Michael Fabiano Lead Palau De Les Arts’ 2017-18 Season

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Valencia’s Palau de les Arts has announced its 2017-18 season which will feature nine operas. The first of the bunch will be Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” starting on October 11 and running for five performances. The opera will feature a new production by Emilio López. Liana Aleksanyan plays the doomed heroine. Gluck’s “Le Cinesi” follows up with a performance on Nov. {…}
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Gregory Kunde Announces ‘Vinceró’

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Gregory Kunde has announced his new album “Vinceró.” The tenor released a promo video in which many of the arias from the CD are previewed in works from “Pagliacci,” “Turandot,” “Andrea Chénier,” “Roméo et Juliette,” “Il Trovatore,” “Otello” and “I Vespri Siciliani.” In the promo for the album, Kunde explains his choice from moving from the Bel Canto to the {…}
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A Second Wind – Tenor Gregory Kunde On His Return To The U.S., His Major Career Shift & Making History

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Did you know that Gregory Kunde is the only tenor in the history of opera to sing both Verdi and Rossini’s “Otello” within a two-week span? In fact, only one other tenor, Roberto Stagno, sang both roles, but it took him 10 years to complete the feat. But that is ultimately what makes Kunde such a special artist. At one {…}
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Teatro Liceu Announces 2017-18 Season With Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Jonas Kaufmann in New Productions

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The Barcelona-based Teatro Liceu held a press conference on Friday afternoon to showcase what it had in store for the 17-18 season and revealed a major surprise. Among its many entries, the company announced that Dmitri Hvorostovsky would be performing two operas next season including “Un Ballo in Maschera” and “The Demon.” The news comes as a huge surprise considering {…}
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Bucking the Trend – Angela Meade Takes a Step Away From Verdi to Explore More Bellini, Rossini & Handel Operas

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When people talk about soprano Angela Meade, the first thing that they associate with her is one name – Verdi. The soprano has almost become synonymous with the great maestro from Busseto, her star thrust into the spotlight when she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in “Ernani” in 2008. Since then she has championed Verdi, singing some of his most {…}

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