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Washington National Opera Announces American Opera Initiative

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Washington National Opera has announced its eighth season of its acclaimed American Opera Initiative. This year, the initiative will present three world premieres on Jan. 10, 2020, in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. This season the three one-act operas featured will be by composer-librettist teams Michael Lanci and Kim Davies, Carlos Simon and Sandra Seaton, and Liliya Ugay and Sokunthary Svay. {…}

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Susanna Phillips, Takaoki Onishi & Jennifer Zetlan Headline Oratorio Society of New York’s 2019-20 Season

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The Oratorio Society of New York has revealed details of its upcoming 147th season, which will include two world premieres. The season will kick off with “Rachmaninoff and Duruflé” at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The program will include excerpts from Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, an “a cappella work of remarkable spirituality,” along with Duruflé’s Requiem. Featured vocalists will include contralto Kirsten {…}

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ICAV Unveils Cast For Leoncavallo’s ‘La Bohème’

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L’Institut Canadien d’Art Vocal Has announced the cast for its upcoming production of Leoncavallo’s “La Bohème.” The production will feature Alexei Kuznietsov as Marcello with Jay Lucas Chacon as Rodolfo. Playing Mimì will be Isabelle Freeman, while Musetta will be interpreted by Cloe SanAntonio. Eugenia Forteza will take on the role of Eufemia and Jan Van der Hooft will interpret {…}

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Rihab Chaieb, Erwin Schrott & Anna Smirnova Highlight Oper Köln’s 2019-20 Season

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Oper Köln has announced its 2019-20 season. Premieres General Music Director François-Xavier Roth will lead the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln during performances of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde,” directed by Patrick Kinmonth. The cast will feature KS Peter Seiffert/Heiko Börner as Tristan, Karl-Heinz Lehner as König Marke, Ingela Brimberg as Isolde, Samuel Youn/Kostas Smorginas as Kurwenal, John Huezenroeder as Melot, Claudia Mahnke as {…}

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Nationaltheater Mannheim Unveils 2019-20 Season

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The Nationaltheater Mannheim has announced its 2019-20 seasons, which includes nine production premieres and 15 revivals. Premieres The season opens with Britten’s “Peter Grimes,” which will be directed by Markus Dietz and conducted by Alexander Soddy. Roy Cornelius stars in the title role with Astrid Kessler as Ellen Orford. Performance Dates: Nov. 11, 2019 – March 15, 2020 Jelena Kordic {…}

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10 Must-See Operas For The Summer Season 2019 [U.S. Edition]

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As the 2018-19 season comes to an end, the opera season continues with festivals and many companies opening new productions. With a ton of selections to choose from, we eventually whittled it down to the 10 Must-See productions, as we did internationally.  Here is a look at the operas you cannot miss this summer in the U.S.. 10. Hérodiade – New Amsterdam {…}

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Sean Panikkar, Anne Sofie von Otter & Leonardo Capalbo Lead Komische Oper Berlin’s 2019-20 Season

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Komische Oper Berlin has announced its 2019-20 season. This season will celebrate Dionysus, the forefather and protagonist of Greek theatre, with new productions reflecting the entire spectrum of musical theatre. Chief Director Barrie Kosky comments, “. . . [O]nce we believe in the power of theatre and music, believe in their intoxicating, seductive, physical, emotional, and ultimately community-building impacts, once {…}

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Oratorio Society To Perform Verdi’s Requiem

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The Oratorio Society will conclude its 2018-19 Carnegie Hall season with Verdi’s Requiem. The OSNY Music Director Kent Tritle is set to lead the performance with Elizabeth de Trejo, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Joshua Blue, and Adam Lau. The performance will mark De Trejo’s OSNY debut and her second collaboration with Kent Tritle, who worked with her at the Great Mountains Music {…}