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Berkshire Opera Festival 2024 Review: Faust

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Let’s briefly address the elephant or rather demon in this particular review, as it were. Namely, what is it with the fascination of so many 19th century composers with this classic Romantic literature – often considered the greatest work of German literature – Goethe’s “Faust”? There is Hector Berlioz’s masterpiece, “La damnation de Faust”, which I recently reviewed in a {…}

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Opera San José to Participate in South First Friday

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(Credit: David Allen) Opera San José is set to present free entertainment for art lovers participating in the Downtown San Jose SoFA District’s evening art walk, South First Friday, on Sept. 6. The opera company will open the doors of the California Theatre for an evening filled with music, a sneak peek of the upcoming production of Mozart’s “The Magic {…}

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Errin Brooks to Headline Vashon Opera’s ‘Otello’

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(Image Courtesy of Vashon Opera) Vashon Opera is set to present Verdi’s “Otello” on Sept. 20 and 22, 2024. The production, which will take place at the Vashon Center for the Arts, will star Errin Brooks in the title role alongside Jennifer Krikawa as Desdemona and Chad Armstrong as Iago. Other cast members include Brendan Tuohy, Soon Cho, Zachary Lenox, {…}

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 Swedish Opera på Skäret to Present Puccini Classic in 2025

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(Image courtesy of  Swedish Opera på Skäret) Swedish Opera på Skäret is set to present “Turandot” in the summer of 2025. Hot off its production of “Norma” in 2024, the company revealed that it will be setting its sights on the Puccini classic, which will be mounted in the “large timber warehouse by the shores of Lake Ljusnaren.” The organization {…}

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Chicago Fringe Opera to Present Felix Jarrar & Bea Goodwin’s ‘Hindsight’

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Chicago Fringe Opera will kick off its new season with a production of “Hindsight.” Presented in collaboration with /kor/ productions, the work explores the Leopold and Loeb murder in Chicago. Audiences will be able to check out the work on Nov. 1 – 9 at Chicago Dramatists. The opera is composed by Felix Jarrar and features a libretto by Bea {…}

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Singing Competition for Baroque Opera ‘Pietro Antonio Cesti’ Names Winners for 2024 Edition

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(Credit: Singing Competition for Baroque Opera “Pietro Antonio Cesti”) Countertenor Maximiliano Danta has been named the winner of the 15th Cesti Competition of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music. As part of his first-place placement, the countertenor from Uruguay won an engagement as part of Resonanzen Wien. The final took place on August 30, 2024, and featured 11 finalists, each presenting {…}

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Elsa Dreisig, Benjamin Bernheim, Aleksandra Kurzak, Jonathan Tetelman, Ludovic Tézier Among Major Nominees for 2024 International Opera Awards

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The International Opera Awards has revealed its 2024 awards. The awards ceremony is set to place at the Bayerische Staatsoper on Oct. 2, 2024.BBC Radio 3’s Petroc Trelawny will again host the awards ceremony. There will also be performances featuring opera stars and singers from the Bayerische Staatsoper Young Artists programme. Here is a rundown of all the categories: CONDUCTOR – Thomas {…}

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Opera Orlando Unveils 2024-25 Studio Artists

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Opera Orlando has announced its 2024-25 Studio Artists. The artists include Kristen Marie Gillis, Erika Vasallo, Pedro Valdez, and Thandolwethu Mamba. The artists will appear in MainStage and Opera on Site productions, starting with the Florida Premiere of “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín.” “I am very excited to welcome this new quartet of singers into the Opera Orlando family,” said {…}