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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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René Pape, Olga Peretyatko, & Sonya Yoncheva Highlight Staatsoper Unter Den Linden’s 2020-21 Season

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The Staatsoper Unter Den Linden has announced its 2020-21 season, which features eight new productions and numerous revivals. Premieres Barbara Wysocka directs Francesconi’s “Quartett” with Daniel Barenboim conducting  Mojca Erdmann and Thomas Oliemanns. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-18, 2020 Mozart’s “Mitridate, Re di Ponto”  is set to be conducted by Marc Minkowski and directed by Satoshi Miyagi. Pene Pati, Julie Fuchs, {…}

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Nashville Opera Reschedules Production of ‘Rigoletto’ for 2020-21

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The Nashville Opera has rescheduled its production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” to end its 2020-21 season. The company announced that all details will be revealed in full in the coming weeks. The opera house announced on Saturday, March 14, 2020 that it had canceled its final production scheduled originally for April 9 and 11, 2020. “Rigoletto” is set to star Michael {…}

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Met Opera 2020-21 Season: Here Is All The Information For This Season’s Live in HD Performances

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(Photo: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera revealed its 2020-21 season on Wednesday afternoon. Among the major announcements were the company’s schedule for its ever-popular Live in HD slate. Here is a look at the list of performances that will be broadcast to audiences around the world. Aida (Oct. 10, 2020): Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Michael Mayer’s new production {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato & Piotr Beczala Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled its 2020-21 season, which features five new productions and 17 revivals. New Productions Anna Netrebko opens the Metropolitan Opera in a new production of Verdi’s “Aida” directed by Michael Mayer. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the production which also stars Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczała, Dmitry Belosselskiy and Ludovic Tezier. The production will also showcase Latonia Moore and {…}

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John Chest Replaces Luca Pisaroni On Handel’s ‘Orlando’ Tour

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(credit: Andrej Stoycher) John Chest has replaced Luca Pisaroni on Il Pomo d’Oro’s tour of Handel’s “Orlando.” The tour, which opens on Jan. 9, will be performed in Verona, Paris, Essen, and Madrid and will also star Max Emanuel Cencic in the title role, Kathryn Lewek as Angelica, Francesca Ascioti as Medoro, and Nuria Rial as Dorinda. The tour is {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: The Magic Flute

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On Dec. 15, 2019, The Metropolitan Opera raised the curtain on this season’s run of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Julie Taymor’s family-friendly production continues to be a visual and musical delight that, while abridged, makes for a strong concentration of the work. Under the baton of Lothar Koenigs, Sunday’s cast of artists was comprised of a fine mix of new {…}

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Camila Nylund, Joélle Harvey & ‘Amahl’ Among Top Operas To See This Weekend – North America

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As we move closer and closer toward the end of 2019, the amount of operas on offer also diminish. Of course, there is one opera that makes it on this list every weekend from here on out. You know the drill. Enjoy! Der Rosenkavalier – Metropolitan Opera Camila Nylund, Magdalena Kožená, and Golda Schultz will star in the Robert Carsen {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change For ‘The Magic Flute’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming performances of “The Magic Flute” The company announced that Jeni Houser will sing the Queen of the Night in the Jan. 2 performance of Mozart work and Kathryn Lewek will sing the role Jan. 4. Both sopranos will replace So Young Park, who was originally scheduled. Houser will make {…}