Jessica Pratt To Celebrate 100th Performance Of ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’

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Jessica Pratt is set to sing her 100th performance of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The soprano will return to her signature role in October in Bilbao in a new co-production by ABAO Bilbao Opera, the Bologna Teatro Comunale, the Genoa Teatro Carlo Felice, and the Slovak National Theatre. Of her performance, Pratt said, “this will be my hundredth performance in {…}

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Obituary: Jaime Martínez González-Río Passes Away At 77

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Pulmonologist and former President of the Fundación Ópera de Oviedo Jaime Martínez González-Río has passed away. He had overcome laryngeal cancer in the past, but was diagnosed with a pancreatic tumor earlier this year. According to La Nueva España, González-Río was a beloved and respected physician with two passions: rugby and opera. He was exposed to operatic pieces from a {…}

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Leo Nucci Cancels ‘Rigoletto’ In Tenerife

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Leo Nucci has canceled performances of “Rigoletto” at the Ópera de Tenerife. The company announced that Nucci had canceled performances of his signature role due to personal reasons. As a result, Luis Cansino will take over the run, scheduled for November 19 through 23, 2019. Cansino is a recognized baritone who has performed at the Teatro Maestranza, Teatro Cervantes, Welsh {…}

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Artist of Week: Carmela Remigio

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Known as “Madame Mozart” and a passionate Bel Canto singer, Carmela Remigio has forged her career as one of the leading Italian sopranos of her generation. Not only has she sung a number of Mozart roles, but she has also taken on the challenges in the works of Verdi, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, and Stravinsky. As a Bel Canto singer, she is {…}

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Juan Jesús Rodríguez Accuses Festival Of Fraud

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Baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez has accused the Festival de Música de Isla Cristina of fraud. In a recent article for El Correo web, the Spanish singer alleged that he accepted to sing for the festival after the organizers Enrique Adrados and Danka Nikolic assured him that with ticket prices, the concert would be able to raise 5.000€, which would be given {…}

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Teatro Regio di Torino 2024-25 Review: Hamlet

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(Foto Daniele Ratti-Mattia Gaido) The Teatro Regio de Torino presented a stage production (a concert performance took place in Montpellier in May 2022) of the “world premiere” of the “tenor” version of Thomas’s “Hamlet.” The role was transposed for the famous French baritone Jean Baptiste-Faure a few weeks before its premiere, as no suitable tenor was found to sing Hamlet’s {…}

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Pablo González Joins Maestro Arts for General Management

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(Credit: Benjamin Ealovega) Pablo González has joined the roster of Maestro Arts for General Management. González was recently the Principal Conductor of the Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, from 2019 to 2023, and was Music Director of Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya from 2010 to 2015. Born in Oviedo, González studied at Guildhall School of Music {…}

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Teatro Real 2024-25 Review: Adriana Lecouvreur (Cast A)

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(Credit: Javier del Real) The Spanish opera coliseum opened its 2024-25 season with the worldwide recognized production of Francesco Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” by David McVicar and two excellent casts, streaming a live performance on Live Screens all over Spain (on the 28th of September) and on a wide screen in the back facade of Teatro Real. David McVicar’s Production Perspective {…}

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Staatsoper Hamburg Announces Cast Change for ‘Saint François d’Assise’

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The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced a cast change for its production of Messian’s “Saint François d’Assise.” The company announced that Jacques Imbrailo will replace Johannes Martin Kränze in the title role. Imbrailo is a well-known South African baritone who is well known for his interpretation in the title role of “Billy Budd.” He has performed at many of the world’s {…}

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Jessica Pratt To Celebrate 100th Performance Of ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’

Obituary: Jaime Martínez González-Río Passes Away At 77

Leo Nucci Cancels ‘Rigoletto’ In Tenerife

Artist of Week: Carmela Remigio

Juan Jesús Rodríguez Accuses Festival Of Fraud

Teatro Regio di Torino 2024-25 Review: Hamlet

Pablo González Joins Maestro Arts for General Management

Teatro Real 2024-25 Review: Adriana Lecouvreur (Cast A)

Staatsoper Hamburg Announces Cast Change for ‘Saint François d’Assise’