Renée Fleming, Sondra Radvanovsky & Matthew Polenzani Lead Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Pictures courtesy of the Lyric Opera of Chicago) The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s has announced its 2020-21 season celebrating its 66th season. The season will include three Lyric premieres, two Lyric Original productions, nine operas, three concert events and one musical. Main Stage The first production of the season will be the famed double bill of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” {…}

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Aida Garifullina Cancels HD Of ‘La Bohème’ At Royal Opera House

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The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its HD broadcast of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The company announced that due to illness, Russian soprano Aida Garifullina has withdrawn from singing the role of Musetta in on Jan. 29, 2020 As a result, the role will be sung by Romanian-born British soprano Simona Mihai, who sang both Musetta and {…}

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AIda Garifullina, Charles Castronovo & Astrik Khanamiryan Headline Top 5 International Weekend (1/10-12)

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(Credit :Joel Jöggu Schweizer/ Prague State Opera) This weekend is all about classic operas from Verdi, Donizetti, and Puccini. Many rising stars are performing this weekend so what better way to start the New Year than to focus on them. Il Trovatore – Landstheater Linz, Austria Federico Longhi leads Verdi’s popular work in his role debut as the Count de {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper 2019–20 Review: Die tote Stadt

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(Credits: W. Hoesl) “A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.” J.R.R. Tolkien We all dream. About a better world, a better life, pure happiness. But a man who has suffered the loss cannot be carefree anymore, even in the illusional life. Forced to live in a world where his sweetest dreams always turn into his worst nightmares, {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča & Carmela Remigio Lead International Weekend – (11/22-24)

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This weekend its all about star performances, repertory staples, new productions and a season opening. Check out what we believe you need to see. Eugene Onegin Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Marina Rebeka continues the run in her first Tatiana alongside a star cast that includes Boris Pinkhasovich in the title role, Pavol Breslik as Lenski and Ferruccio Furlanetto as Gremin. The {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Aida Garifullina To Star in ‘La Bohème’ At Royal Opera House

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The Royal Opera House is set to revive its production of “La Bohème” this coming winter. The work, which features a production by Richard Jones, will feature a number of casts. In the role of Rodolfo, audiences will get a chance to see Charles Castronovo and Jonathan Tetelman, while Mimì will be interpreted by Sonya Yoncheva and Eleonora Buratto and {…}

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Palau de Les Arts 2019-20 Review: Le Nozze di Figaro

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(Credit: Mikel Ponce) The Teatre de Les Arts opened his season on the 27th of September with “Le Nozze di Figaro” by Mozart. The famed composer’s music is performed quite often at all levels of the opera world, but it does not by any means make it easy to sing. The Mozartian style demands purity of the line, clean attack {…}

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10 Must See Operas For The Fall Season 2019 [International Edition]

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The 2019-20 season is about to start with numerous new productions, revivals and world premieres. With a ton of selections throughout many of the world’s greatest houses, we whittled it down to the 10 Must-See productions that you cannot miss this fall. 10. Tosca – Teatro alla Scala, Italy Anna Netrebko returns to the legendary Milan theater to open the season {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Ailyn Pérez & Iréne Theroin Highlight Palau De les Arts’ 2019-20 Season

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The Palau de les Arts has announced a varied 2019-20 season featuring operas, zarzuelas, concerts, and recitals. Here is a look. Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” is set to be conducted by Christopher Moulds in a production by Emilio Sagi. The cast will be headed by Andrzej Filończyk, María José Moreno, Sabina Puértolas, Robert Gleadow, Cecilia Molinari, Susana Cordón, and Valeriano Lanchas. Performance {…}

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Renée Fleming, Sondra Radvanovsky & Matthew Polenzani Lead Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2020-21 Season

Aida Garifullina Cancels HD Of ‘La Bohème’ At Royal Opera House

AIda Garifullina, Charles Castronovo & Astrik Khanamiryan Headline Top 5 International Weekend (1/10-12)

Bayerische Staatsoper 2019–20 Review: Die tote Stadt

Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča & Carmela Remigio Lead International Weekend – (11/22-24)

Sonya Yoncheva, Aida Garifullina To Star in ‘La Bohème’ At Royal Opera House

Palau de Les Arts 2019-20 Review: Le Nozze di Figaro

10 Must See Operas For The Fall Season 2019 [International Edition]

Plácido Domingo, Ailyn Pérez & Iréne Theroin Highlight Palau De les Arts’ 2019-20 Season