Chen Reiss, Dame Helen Mirren Headline Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’ Global Gala

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The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is set to present a virtual gala on Sunday, June 28, 2020. The event will be headlined by Academy Award-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren as well as soprano Chen Reiss. Other performers in the gala include Yefim Bronfman, Khatia Buniatishvili, Martin Fröst, Evgeny Kissin, András Schiff, Gil Shaham, Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth. There will also {…}

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Renée Fleming, Leah Crocetto, and Quinn Kelsey Headline Streamed Performances from The Kennedy Center

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has released the upcoming schedule for its digital programming. Among the broadcasts is Couch Concerts, the center’s digital performance initiative which will feature a number of showcases with groups such as the U.S. Army Chorus and Washington National Opera. Also streaming is Renee Fleming’s new series “Music and the Mind Live.” {…}

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Leontyne Price, Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo Headline Week 7 of Metropolitan Opera Weekly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 7 of its weekly streams. This week’s slate will feature Donizetti’s Tudor Trilogy in addition to showcasing a rare modern opera and a Russian classic. But the big surprise this week will be the showcase of a legendary performance starring Leontyne Price, suggesting that the company will start to showcase some of its historic {…}

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Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Angela Gheorghiu Headline Week 5 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 5 of its nightly streaming service. For the first time in this programming, the company has allowed the fans to select one performance to be showcased. This week’s winner, scheduled for Friday April 17, 2020 will be Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” Here are the rest of the operas set for next week’s streaming service. Monday, {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 4th Week of Nightly Streams

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(Credit: Marty Sohl) The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the fourth week of its Nightly streams schedule. The week kicks is more in keeping with the first and third weeks, which featured a wide range of standard repertory; week two was dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner. Here is the full schedule. Learn more metopera.org/user-information/nightly-met-opera-streams/. Monday, April 6 – Verdi’s “Aida” {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Sondra Radvanovksy Headline Week 3 of Met Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has revealed the programming for its third week of “Night Met Opera Streams. After a week in which audiences will be privy to productions of operas by Wagner, the third week will feature a wider range of repertory. The Met also announced that streams would be available for 23 hours after the initial stream, up from the {…}

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Soprano Alexandra Nowakowski to Perform As Part of Embassy Series

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(Credit: John Matthew Myers Photography) Soprano Alexandra Nowakowski will appear in concert as part of the Embassy Series in Washington D.C. The concert, which is set for April 7, 2020, will take place at the Residence of the Polish Ambassador. Nowakowski will perform alongside pianist William Woodard. The duo will present arias from such composers as Donizetti, Viardot, Delibes, and {…}

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Sir Simon Rattle, Stuart Skelton & Joyce DiDonato Lead London Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Metropolitan Opera) The London Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season at the Barbican Centre. For the purposes of this article we will only focus on Vocal performances. Sir. Simon Rattle conducts Berg’s “Wozzeck” with Anja Kampe, Christian Gerhaler, Thomas Blondelle, John Tomlinson, and Peter Hoare. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-17, 2020 Sir Simon Rattle conducts Melodic {…}

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White Light Festival 2019 Review: Tristan und Isolde, Act 2

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In simplified terms, Wagner’s music, especially in “Tristan und Isolde,” can be visually compared to a continuous stream of waves coming and going, each growing in size and power, exploding, and then receding back to where they came from. In the best performances, a singer rides these orchestral waves of sound, the voice standing above the music, but also impossible {…}

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Chen Reiss, Dame Helen Mirren Headline Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’ Global Gala

Renée Fleming, Leah Crocetto, and Quinn Kelsey Headline Streamed Performances from The Kennedy Center

Leontyne Price, Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo Headline Week 7 of Metropolitan Opera Weekly Streams

Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Angela Gheorghiu Headline Week 5 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 4th Week of Nightly Streams

Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Sondra Radvanovksy Headline Week 3 of Met Opera Nightly Streams

Soprano Alexandra Nowakowski to Perform As Part of Embassy Series

Sir Simon Rattle, Stuart Skelton & Joyce DiDonato Lead London Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

White Light Festival 2019 Review: Tristan und Isolde, Act 2