Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anna Netrebko, Leontyne Price, Renée Fleming & Jonas Kaufmann Headline Weeks 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the next five weeks of its streaming slate which will focus on Baroque to the present, followed by a week of productions conducted by Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a Family Drama Week, and a Stars in Signature Roles week All Nightly Met Opera Streams begin at 7:30pm and remain available via metopera.org for 23 {…}

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Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces Virtual Fall Programming

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While ongoing health regulations have forced Lyric Opera of Chicago to cancel its mainstage productions through 2020, the company has announced a reimagined programming for its fall season. A highlight of the season will be “Twilight: Gods,” a restaging of Wagner’s “Gotterdammerung” which will take place across multiple levels of an industrial parking garage. The work will be sung in {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Hildegard Behrens, Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča Headline Week 29, 30, 31 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced week 29, 30, and 31 of its Nightly Streams. which will center on Mozart, Wagner, and Donizetti. Here is a full rundown of the schedule which features some of opera’s greatest stars making multiple appearances throughout the week. All Nightly Met Opera Streams begin at 7:30 p.m. and remain available via metopera.org for 23 hours. The {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Erin Morley & Terence Blanchard Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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In collaboration with Dejan Vukosavljevic On the heels of its 2020-21 season cancelation, the Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2021-22 season. The company will present six new productions including three company premieres. Here is a look at the new season. New Productions The season opens with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” by Terence Blanchard. The opera will be conducted by {…}

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Teresa Stratas, José Carreras, Lawrence Brownlee, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto Headline Week 18 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced week 18 of its Nightly Streams. This week’s edition will feature such opera stars as Kristine Opolais, Plácido Domingo, Roberto Alagna, José Carreras, Maria Guleghina, Peter Mattei, Elina Garanca, Lawrence Brownlee, Renata Scotto, and Teresa Stratas. Monday, July 13 – Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” Starring Kristine Opolais, Roberto Alagna, Massimo Cavalletti, and Brindley Sherratt, conducted by {…}

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Karita Mattila, Karine Deshayes, René Barbera Headline San Francisco Opera’s Streaming Program for July

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San Francisco Opera has announced its upcoming program for “Opera is ON.” The company will present Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” in a production by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Karine Deshayes stars as Angelina with René Barbera as Ramiro. Christian Van Horn, Zanda Svede, Maria Valdes, and Efraín Solís round out the cast, which is conducted by Jesús López-Cobos. Streaming Date: July 18, 2020 {…}

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Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle, Joyce DiDonato, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Week 15 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

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(Credit: Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 15 of its streaming service, which includes performances by such superstars as Sonya Yoncheva, Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Roberto Alagna, and Joyce DiDonato among others. Here is a full breakdown. Monday, June 22 – Verdi’s La Traviata Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Michael Fabiano, and Thomas Hampson, conducted by Nicola Luisotti. From March 11, 2017. {…}

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Angela Gheorghiu, Anita Hartig, Simon Keenlyside Among Casting Additions for Metropolitan Opera 2021 Season

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Ken Howard) The Metropolitan Opera has announced new casts for its added performances in February. In the company’s production of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” Michele Angelini will sing the role of Almaviva and James Morris will take over the role of Basilio. They will join a cast that includes Brenda Rae and Joshua Hopkins for {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Shirley Verrett Headline Weeks 11 & 12 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown theaters around the world, the Metropolitan Opera has announced not one but two weeks of nightly streams in advance. The next few weeks feature a mix of more recent performances with some classic showcases from decades ago. Here’s the rundown. Monday, May 25 – Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust Conducted by James {…}

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anna Netrebko, Leontyne Price, Renée Fleming & Jonas Kaufmann Headline Weeks 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces Virtual Fall Programming

Anna Netrebko, Hildegard Behrens, Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča Headline Week 29, 30, 31 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Erin Morley & Terence Blanchard Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 Season

Teresa Stratas, José Carreras, Lawrence Brownlee, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto Headline Week 18 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

Karita Mattila, Karine Deshayes, René Barbera Headline San Francisco Opera’s Streaming Program for July

Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle, Joyce DiDonato, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Week 15 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

Angela Gheorghiu, Anita Hartig, Simon Keenlyside Among Casting Additions for Metropolitan Opera 2021 Season

Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Shirley Verrett Headline Weeks 11 & 12 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams