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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘L’Incoronazione di Poppea’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its performance of Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” on July 19, 2023. The company said that tenor Mark Milhofer is suffering from aphonia and will not be able to sing at the performance. However, he will act the role on stage while Marcel Beekman will sing the role of Arnalta. {…}

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María José Montiel, Arturo Chacón-Cruz & Sabina Puértolas Lead Ópera de Tenerife’s 2023-24 Season

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Spain’s Ópera de Tenerife has announced its 2023-24 season featuring numerous Spanish artists. Víctor Pablo Pérez conducts Antoni Parera Fons’ “María Moliner” with María José Montiel and Juan Jesús Rodríguez. Paco Azorín conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 17-21, 2023 Sabina Puértolas and Arturo Chacón-Cruz lead Massenet s “Manon” with Christopher Franklin conducting. Emilio Sagi directs.   Performance Dates: Nov. 21-25, 2023 Jorge de León and Yulia {…}

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Olga Pudova, Kayleigh Decker, Jacquelina Livieri, Roderick Williams Headline Welsh National Opera 2023-24 Season

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The Welsh National Opera has unveiled its 2023-24 season. First up is Golijov’s “Ainadamar.” Directed by Deborah Colker and conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, the opera will star Jaquelina Livieri, Julieth Lozano, and Alfredo Tejada. Performance Dates: Sept. 9 – Nov. 22, 2023  Olga Pudova will headline “La Traviata” in a production by David McVicar (Sarah Crisp will be the {…}

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Opéra National du Rhin Cancels ‘Carmen’ Due to COVID-19

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(Credit: Visit Alsace official website) The Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg has announced the cancelation of a performance of Bizet’s “Carmen” on Dec. 15, 2021. “The health situation has deteriorated in the last few days among the teams participating in our production of ‘Carmen’,” said the opera house in an official statement. The opera was set to star Edgaras {…}

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Royal College of Music to Premiere ‘Opera Scenes’

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The Royal College of Music (RCM) announced additional details about its upcoming two-part series, Opera Scenes. RCM selected works from across the repertoire that touch on themes of isolation, separation, and resolution. The premiere of Opera Scenes will stream on the College’s YouTube channel and Facebook page on Nov. 27 and 28 at 7:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time. The Nov. {…}

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Opéra de Paris Honors Health Workers With Installation at Opéra Bastille

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The Opéra de Paris is honoring healthworkers with an installation in front of the Opéra Bastille. Under the collective #ProtegeTonSoignant, the installation will feature 500 portraits of health workers and caregivers between July 10 through 29, 2020. The portraits were taken by David Hugonot Petit, Adrien Lachappelle, and Nathalie Naffzger. The collective #ProtègeTonSoignant is a team of doctors, entrepreneurs, artists, {…}

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Longborough Festival Opera Announces 2020 Season

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The Longborough Festival Opera has announced its 2020 season. Following Longborough’s acclaimed “Das Rheingold,” the company continues its presentation of Wagner’s Ring with “Die Walküre,” conducted by Longborough’s Music Director Anthony Negus and directed by Amy Lane. The cast is set to include Mark Le Brocq, Sarah Marie Kramer, Paul Carey Jones, Madeleine Shaw, Lee Bisset, and Julian Close. Performance {…}

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Enea Scala, Asmik Grigorian & Christopher Maltman Highlight Oper Frankfurt’s 2019-20 Season

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Oper Frankfurt’s new season is massive. It is loaded up with over a dozen new productions and even more revivals. Premieres  Damiano Michieletto directs a new production of Rossini’s “Otello” starring Enea Scala in the title role, Karolina Makuła as Desdemona, Theo Lebow as Iago, and Jack Swanson as Rodrigo. Sesto Quatrini conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 8-Oct. 20, 2019 Asmik Grigorian sings {…}