Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – USA (3/23-25): NY City Dominates With Star Cast At Carnegie Hall, New Met Production & Other Gems

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This weekend’s choices are a unique mix. Yes, New York City dominates in four of our five choices, but once you take a look, you’ll see why. Rinaldo – Carnegie Hall Let’s just look at this cast under Sir Harry Bicket: Iestyn Davies, Jane Archibald, Joélle Harvey, Luca Pisaroni, Sasha Cooke, James Hall, and Jakub Joszef Orlinski. This is going {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, & Jonas Kaufmann To Be Featured At Theatre Des Champs-Élysées 2018-19 Season

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The Théâtre Champes-Élysées has announced its 2018-19 season. Let’s break it down Staged Productions Jérémie Rhorer conducts a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Deborah Warner directing. Vannina Santoni stars in the title role alongside Saimir Pirgu and Laurent Naouri. Performance Dates: Nov. 28-Dec. 9, 2018 Katie Mitchell directs Strauss’ “Ariadne Auf Naxos” with Camila Nylund and Roberto Sacca. Kate Lindsey and Olga Pudova round out {…}

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Q & A: Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński on Taking Handel & ‘Rinaldo’ On Tour

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Next Sunday, March 25, New York audiences will get to experience a once-in-a-lifetime event as Harry Bicket and The English Concert takes the stage of Carnegie Hall with a superstar cast. While the likes Luca Pisaroni, Jane Archibald, and Iestyn Davies are likely to have everyone’s attention before the showcase, it is another artist that could also steal some of {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca & Jonas Kaufmann Headline Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2018-19 season. Here is a rundown. New Productions The Metropolitan Opera opens with Saint-Saëns’ “Samson et Dalila” in a new production by Darko Tresnjak. Roberto Alagna and Elina Garanca reunite for the production which is also set to star Laurent Naouri, Elchin Azizov, and Dmitry Belosselskiy. Anita Rachevlishvili and Aleksandrs Antonenko will sing a {…}

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Santa Fe Opera Announces new General Director & Artistic Director

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Susan G. Marineau, President of Santa Fe Opera has announced the appointment of Robert K. Meya as General Director of the Santa Fe Opera. The appointment will be effective Oct. 1, 2018. After years of serving as Director of External Affairs at the Santa Fe Opera, Meya will be the fourth General Director in the company’s 62-year history. As a {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko & Renée Fleming Headline Star-Studded Carnegie Hall 2018-19 Season

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Carnegie Hall announced its 2018-19 season featuring some of the world’s greatest singers and musicians. To stick with opera, we will only be highlighting the singers who will be featured in the season. Orchestras Mezzo-soprano Lucile Richardot will be featured with the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique under the direction of Sir John Eliot Gardiner in an all-Berlioz program. The program will feature {…}

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Lyubov Petrova Replaces Nadine Sierra At The Metropolitan Opera

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Nadine Sierra has canceled tonight’s performance of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The Metropolitan Opera announced via Twitter that due to illness Nadine Sierra would not be singing. As a result, Lyubov Petrova would replace her. Petrova made her Met debut in 2011 as Zerbinetta in “Ariadne auf Naxos” and has since performed with the company in “Le Nozze di Figaro,” {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Review – Le Nozze di Figaro: Three Latinas Lead One of Best Casts of Season

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It was Latin night at the Met on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, with three Latin American artists headlining a revival of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Ailyn Pérez, Isabel Leonard, and Nadine Sierra all topped the billing of a cast that also included two Eastern Europeans, Ildar Abdrazakov and Mariusz Kwiecien, as Figaro and the Count Almaviva respectively. To put {…}

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Social Media Beat (Week of 12/1-7): Angela Meade, Luca Pisaroni & Others Keep Rolling

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December is one week old. While the companies are winding down on their programming, the artists are still going strong on social media. This week’s picks range from new scores to powerful messages to fun times with friends. Enjoy! Pavol Breslik decided to show some holiday cheer… My st. Nicholas today is very good for my hips and extra kilos {…}

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Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – USA (3/23-25): NY City Dominates With Star Cast At Carnegie Hall, New Met Production & Other Gems

Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, & Jonas Kaufmann To Be Featured At Theatre Des Champs-Élysées 2018-19 Season

Q & A: Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński on Taking Handel & ‘Rinaldo’ On Tour

Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca & Jonas Kaufmann Headline Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Season

Santa Fe Opera Announces new General Director & Artistic Director

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko & Renée Fleming Headline Star-Studded Carnegie Hall 2018-19 Season

Lyubov Petrova Replaces Nadine Sierra At The Metropolitan Opera

Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Review – Le Nozze di Figaro: Three Latinas Lead One of Best Casts of Season

Social Media Beat (Week of 12/1-7): Angela Meade, Luca Pisaroni & Others Keep Rolling