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Oksana Dyka, Carmela Remigio & Alessio Arduini To Feature In Teatro La Fenice’s 2018-19 Season

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The Teatro la Fence has announced its 2018-19 season and will present a number of repertoire staples and rare gems. The season will also include a divide itself between the Teatro Malibran and Teatro La Fenice. Here is a look at the productions and concerts that will be held during the season. Productions Verdi’s “Macbeth” opens the season in a {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Kampe & Anja Harteros Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2018-19 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2018-19 season, which is set to include eight new productions and a number of revival productions. The season will also include a number of concert performances as well as recitals in the company’s summer festival. Here is a look at all the operatic events. New Productions  Amélie Niermeyer directs a new production of Verdi’s {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Angela Gheorghiu & Rolando Villazón Headline Semperoper Dresden’s 2018-19 Season

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(Credit: © Semperoper Dresden/Klaus Gigga) The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2018-19 season featuring a number of superstars and nine new productions of operettas, chamber opera, and grand opera. As always, the following will only cover the operas that will be shown next season and not the ballets that were also included in the season announcement. New Production  Arnold Schönberg’ {…}

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New York Opera Fest 2017: Sharon Sweet & Martina Arroyo Foundation Team Up For Master Class

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The New York Opera Fest and the Martina Arroyo Foundation will continue their joint lecture series on June 7 with a master class by soprano Sharon Sweet with members of the foundation’s Prelude to Performance young artist program. Sweet of course made a name for herself at the Metropolitan Opera. In all, she did 88 performances with the company, her first coming {…}

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Weekend Preview – International(3/10-12): Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros Lead New ‘Andrea Chenier;’ Anna Netrebko Returns to ‘La Traviata

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Strauss and Wagner will dominate in some of the top theaters this weekend. Additionally, a new production of Giordano’s “Andrea Chenier” will open to a sold out house will Anna Netrebko will return to one of her signature roles. Austria  The Vienna State Opera kicks off the weekend with Strauss’ “Arabella.” The opera is headlined by a cast that includes {…}

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Weekend Preview (3/3-3/5) – International: Aleksandrs Antonenko Returns To ‘Otello’ While Karita Mattila Returns To ‘Jenufa’

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Are you excited for the weekend? Well, we are as you will get to hear some of the most exciting stars singing in the world’s leading opera houses. Check it out right here! Austria At the Vienna State Opera, audiences will get the chance to see Puccini’s “Turandot” with a star-studded cast including Elena Pankratova, Heinz Zednik, Ryan Speedo Green, {…}

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Childhood Dream Come True – The Role Models That Paved the Way For Joel Prieto’s Operatic Journey [Exclusive]

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What do Giuseppe Di Stefano, Mirella Freni and Fritz Wunderlich have in common? While the three opera stars never collaborated, they had a massive impact of Joel Prieto’s formative years. The tenor recently told OperaWire, in an exclusive interview, about how these three icons of opera transformed his life completely and still do in many ways. Early Turning Points It {…}