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Thomas Hampson & Matthias Goerne Lead Ibermusica’s 2023-24 Season

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Madrid’s Ibermusica has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Josep Vicent conducts the Orquesta ADDA Sinfónica and Orfeón Donostiarra coro in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Montsalvatge’s “Canto espiritual de Joan Maragall” for chorus and orchestra. Performance Date: Dec. 11, 2023 Brahms’ “German Requiem” will be performed by Balthasar Neumann Chor & Ensemble and Thomas Hengelbrock. The {…}

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Teatro Regio di Parma Announces Change to 2023 Program

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The Teatro Regio di Parma has announced that the performances of Stravinsky’s “Les Noces” will no longer be performed in a double bill with “I Pagliacci.” As a result, Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci” will be the sole work on performances held on May 5, 7, 12, and 14, 2023. The opera will be shown in Franco Zeffirelli’s production with a cast that {…}

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Best Of 2022: OperaWire’s Top 10 Rising Stars Of 2022

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After two years of lockdowns, cancelations, and COVID, 2022 seemed like it would be an easier year. But alas it wasn’t as the world was struck with a war, human rights violations that were met with worldwide protests, and governments that threatened to rewind time and take away rights. There were also major cuts in funding for opera that has {…}

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Sarah Aristidou Wins the Belmont Prize

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The French-Cypriot soprano Sarah Aristidou has received the Belmont Prize for Contemporary Music. The soprano will receive €20,000 from the Forberg-Schneider-Stiftung. The Prize is a music award named after the place of destiny in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” The Munich-based Forberg Schneider Foundation seeks to promote outstanding achievements in the field of contemporary music and biennially-awards prizes endowed with {…}

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RegioYoung to Open with ‘Cartoons! Un Concerto da Brividi’

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The RegioYoung’s 2022-2023 is set to open with “Cartoons! Un Concerto da Brividi.” The production will be staged at the Ridotto of the Teatro Regio di Parma on Oct. 29 and will be dedicated to the children, schools, and families. The work is produced by Parma Frontiere and will showcase famous soundtracks from animated films arranged in a jazz key, {…}

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‘Béatrice et Bénédict’ to Make Italian Debut at Teatro Carlo Felice  

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On Oct. 28, The Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present Berlioz’s “Béatrice et Bénédict.” The opera will be performed in Italy for the first time and will open the 2022-23 season in Genoa. This opéra-comique based on Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” will be conducted by Maestro Donato Renzetti, who celebrates its inclusion as the 100th opera in his {…}

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Donizetti Opera Festival Confirms 2021 Edition

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The Donizetti Opera Festival has confirmed its seventh edition. The festival, organized by the Donizetti Theatre Foundation chaired by Giorgio Berta, with general director Massimo Boffelli, artistic director Francesco Micheli, and musical director Riccardo Frizza, will take place in Bergamo “The City of Gaetano Donizetti” from Nov. 18 to Dec. 5, 2021. In a statement, the Mayor of Bergamo Giorgio {…}

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Artist of the Week: Teresa Iervolino

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(Credit: Paolo Conserva) The Festival Valle d’Itria is well known for presenting obscure, neglected, or rarely performed works and always explores diverse themes. This year the festival’s theme is “Fiat Lux” meaning a new beginning. Among the program this year are works by Scarlatti and Haydn. There will also be a production of Porporra’s “L’Angelica,” a serenata from 1720. The {…}