Lise Davidsen, Sondra Radvanovsky, Saioa Hernández & Xabier Anduaga Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2022-23 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2022-23 season featuring two world premieres and classic works with international stars. Here is a look at the new season. Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” will star Carlos Chausson, Alessandro Corbelli, Andrzej Filonczyk, Carles Pachón, Xabier Anduaga, Iván Ayón-Rivas, Sara Blanch, and Serena Sáenz. Josep Pons conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 9, 2022 “La {…}

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Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia 2021-22 Review: Turandot

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(Photo: Musacchio, Ianniello & Pasqualini) Warner Classics produced a new recording of Puccini’s “Turandot” with a dream cast consisting of some of today’s best singers, all under the baton of Antonio Pappano. After one week of recording sessions, a concert version was offered on March 12 at the Sala Santa Cecilia, in the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. The {…}

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Angela Meade to Headline Wexford Festival Opera’s New York Debut

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(Credit: Fay Fox) Wexford Festival Opera is set to celebrate its 70th anniversary with its New York debut at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center. The showcase, which will take place on Thursday, April 14, 2022, will star soprano Angela Meade and pianist Myra Huang. The duo will perform music by Wagner, Meyerbeer, and Amy Beach, among others. “Having welcomed {…}

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Anna Netrebko Withdraws from Upcoming Met Opera Engagements

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(Credit: Tim Osipov) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from upcoming productions. The company noted that in “not complying with the Met’s condition that she repudiate her public support for Vladimir Putin while he wages war on Ukraine, soprano Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from her upcoming Met performances in Puccini’s ‘Turandot’ this April and May, as {…}

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Artists Condemn War & Show Solidarity with Ukraine

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Following the attack against Ukraine by the Russian government on Feb. 23, 2022, several Russian and Ukrainian artists are voicing their support for Ukraine and asking for peace. Russian soprano Olga Peretyatko took to social media and posted a picture against war and said, “God, how can I stop this?” Russian Tenor Maxim Mironov also took to his social media {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Season: Five Major Debuts Coming Next Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2022-23 season and with it, there are major debuts coming. For the purposes of this article, we have selected five exciting singers who have been acclaimed around the world and who will no doubt leave a mark on the Met stage next year. Xabier Anduaga The Spanish-born tenor won the First Prize at the {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Sondra Radvanovsky, Anna Netrebko & Renée Fleming Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring seven new productions. Here is a breakdown of the season. New Productions Sir. David McVicar directs a new production of Cherubini’s “Medea” with Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role. The cast will be rounded out by Janai Brugger, Ekaterina Gubanova, Matthew Polenzani, and Michele Pertusi. Carlo Rizzi conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Sonya Yoncheva, Ludovic Tézier Headline Les Grands Voix Les Grands Solistes April 2022 Slate

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Les Grands Voix Les Grands Solistes has announced its April slate, which includes four unique star-laden performances. First up will be “Hymne à l’Amour” at the Philharmonie de Paris. Diana Damrau and Jonas Kaufmann will be joined by Helmut Deutsch as they take on music by Schumann and Brahms. Performance Date: April 3, 2022 That will be followed up with {…}

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Ópera de Oviedo Delays Opening of ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

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The Ópera de Oviedo has delayed the premiere of “Adriana Lecouvreur.” The company noted that the surge in the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has affected the rehearsal schedule of the production, forcing the company to move the opening performance from Jan. 24 to Feb. 4, 2022. As a result, the opera will now open on Jan. 27 and will maintain {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Sondra Radvanovsky, Saioa Hernández & Xabier Anduaga Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2022-23 Season

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia 2021-22 Review: Turandot

Angela Meade to Headline Wexford Festival Opera’s New York Debut

Anna Netrebko Withdraws from Upcoming Met Opera Engagements

Artists Condemn War & Show Solidarity with Ukraine

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Season: Five Major Debuts Coming Next Season

Sonya Yoncheva, Sondra Radvanovsky, Anna Netrebko & Renée Fleming Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2022-23 Season

Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Sonya Yoncheva, Ludovic Tézier Headline Les Grands Voix Les Grands Solistes April 2022 Slate

Ópera de Oviedo Delays Opening of ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’