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Weekend Preview – International (10/13-10/15): Angela Gheorghiu Highlights A New Production of ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’ & Virginia Tola Highlights Rome’s ‘Tosca’

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It’s another weekend filled with some of the greatest stars and some popular titles. Austria  The Vienna State Opera kicks off its weekend with “Don Giovanni” starring Adam Plachetka, Irina Lungu, Benjamin Bruns, Dorothea Röschmann and Robert Gleadow and will be followed by “The Gambler” with Dmitry Ulyanov, Elena Guseva, Misha Didyk, Linda Watson, Thomas Ebenstein, Elena Maximova, and Morten Frank Larsen. {…}
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5 Bel Canto Works That Need Metropolitan Opera Premieres Or Revivals

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On Sept. 25, 2017, the Metropolitan Opera opens its 2017-18 with one of the most famous diva showcases in opera, “Norma.” Sondra Radvanovsky will repeat her acclaimed portrayal she first brought to the Met in 2013 alongside an all-star cast that includes Joseph Calleja and Joyce DiDonato. The opera marks the third Bel Canto work to open the Met Opera {…}
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Olga Peretyatko-Mariotti Announces New Project For Sony Classical

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Olga Peretyatko-Mariotti has announced a new recording of Fauré works. The soprano took to Instagram and shared a photo of her recording session stating “We just finished our beautiful project for @sony.classical with different, also unknown, music of #gabrielfauré, I was part of it with 5 songs, that were specially orchestrated for this occasion! And to be able to do it in #goetheanum !!! Magic!!!! {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko And All The Major Stars in Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2017-18 Season

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No opera house has more superstars on the roster next season than the Bayerische Staatsoper. Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann, arguably the two biggest stars in the opera world, will both appear in Munich in 2017-18, albeit in limited runs. Their appearances in America are limited to a total of eight shows between the two of them. In Munich, that {…}
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Laura Fortino Takes Home First Prize at XII International Lyric Competition San Francesco Di Paola

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THe XII International Lyric Competition San Francesco Di Paola has announced its winners. Soprano Laura Fortino was awarded first prize. Soprano Roberta Panuccio took home second prize and third prize went to tenor Sanlin Wang and Forooz Razavi. The prize for best performance of an aria by a Calabrian composer went to tenor Nile Senatore. Scholarships for the first, second {…}
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Teatro Real 2023-24 Review: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

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It has been 23 years since Daniel Barenboim offered three performances of Wagner’s comedy at Teatro Real. It was the first Laurent Pelly Wagner production, and therefore the expectations were high. And the result did not disappoint an enthusiastic audience which gave strong ovations at the curtain call. Pelly is a master in “comedy” and he recognizes that he doesn’t {…}
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Barno Ismatullaeva Replaces Olga Peretyatko in Hamburg

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The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg has announced a cast change for its recital on Sept. 24, 2023. Uzbek soprano Barno Ismatullaeva is set to jump in for Olga Peretyatko, who is sick. She will perform alongside composer and pianist Leon Gurvitch. The program will include Gurvitch’s music. Ismatullaeva has performed at the Staatsoper Hamburg, Bregenz Festival, Staatsoper Hannover, Deutsche Oper am {…}

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