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Daniele Rustioni To Lead 3 Verdi Operas & Britten’s War Requiem As Part of Opera de Lyon’s 2017-18 Season

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Conductor Daniele Rustioni is poised to change things up at the Opera de Lyon in coming seasons. The Italian maestro was presented as the newly minted Music Director of the company at a private reception in New York on Thursday at the Bar Boulud on Broadway. Along with him was Lyon Opera’s own General Director Serge Dorny to reveal the {…}
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Joyce DiDonato Cancels European Performances of ‘Ariodante;’ Still Set for Met Opera 50th Anniversary Gala

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Joyce DiDonato has cancelled her European performances of Handel’s “Ariodante” The mezzo-soprano uploaded a video and put out a statement noting that due to a cyst she would need time to recover from a medical procedure. The statement read, “It is with deep regret that Joyce DiDonato has announced that she will not be able to participate in the European {…}
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Everything You Need To Know About The Dutch National Opera 2017-18 Season

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The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2017-18 Season. New Productions  The season opens with a new production of Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” directed by Christof Loy. Michele Mariotti conducts an all star cast that includes Eva-Maria Westbroek, Roberto Aronica, Franco Vassallo, Robert Lloyd, Vitalij Kowaljow and Alessandro Corbelli. It will be followed by a new production of Francesco {…}
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International Opera Awards Nominations 2017: Anna Netrebko, Lawrence Brownlee, Eric Owens and Riccardo Chailly Among Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced its annual nominees with many of the greatest stars, companies and conductors getting nominated for the prestigious prize. This year Anna Netrebko and Anita Rachvelishvili will compete for the Best Female Singer award with Maria Bengtsson, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Christiane Karg and Daniela Sindram. Netrebko’s nominations marks her third time she is up for this award. She was previously {…}
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George Benjamin’s New Opera To World Premiere in 2018

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The Royal Opera has announced the world premiere of George Benjamin’s new opera “Lessons in Love and Violence.” The company announced that the opera will be presented in May 2018 and is inspired by an Elizabethan drama. According to the Royal Opera “the new opera considers what space, if any, exists for love and human affection inside the dangerous machinery of power.” The story centers {…}
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Everything You Need to Know About the 2017 Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

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The Aix-en-Provence festival has announced the schedule for 2017, which will feature one new production after another with many of opera’s greatest singers. Pinocchio – July 3-16 The festival will kick off with the World Premiere of Phillippe Boesmans’ “Pinocchio” on July 3, 2017. The opera will feature Chloé Briot in the title role with Stéphane Degout as the troupe {…}
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Natalie Dessay, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Sofia Nesje Enger, Léontine Maridat-Zimmerlin Star in Colmar International Festival 2026 Season

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(Photo credits: Vacek, Kondra, Zimmerlin) The Colmar International Festival has announced its 2026 season. This article only features opera-related events. Sopranos Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and Sofia Nesje Enger present a concert with La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra. Alain Altinoglu conducts. Performance Date: July 6, 2026 Mezzo-soprano Léontine Maridat-Zimmerlin and pianist Louis Dechambre perform works by Faure, Schumann, Enesco, Mendelssohn, and Tchaïkovski. {…}
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Women in the Arts & Media Coalition Announce 2025 Collaboration Awards

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The Women in the Arts & Media Coalition (WAM Coalition) will honor artists creating new interdisciplinary work during the 2025 Collaboration Awards, “Women Working with Women.” Among the finalists are Jocelyn Hagen and Kao Kalia Yang for their opera, “The Song Poet.” The work is recognized as the first Hmong story brought to the operatic stage. The WAM Coalition is {…}

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