(Updated) Bayerische Staatsoper Offers Up Free Performances from Archive Featuring Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann

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We will update this page with new additions to the streaming offerings. In the same vein as other companies, the Bayerische Staatsoper will be presenting performances daily via its live stream service on www.staatsoper.tv. The programming is set to last all the way through April 19 as companies around the world observe regulations put in place to contain the spread {…}

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Opera Quiz: Who Was it – Rimsky-Korsakov or Mussorgsky?

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Composers Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Modest Mussorgsky are actually more inseparable than one might imagine. Both were arguably the most enduring members of The Five. Rimsky-Korsakov famously completed many of his friend’s unfinished works. And the two had birthdays within days of one another. So in celebrating these two historic Russian composers, here is a quiz that pits them against one {…}

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Pacific Opera Victoria & Vancouver Opera Present ‘The Flight of the Hummingbird’

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Pacific Opera Victoria and Vancouver Opera will team up to present “The Flight of the Hummingbird” on March 18-22, 2020 at the Baumann Centre in Victoria. The opera, which was co-commissioned and co-produced by the two companies, is intended for younger audiences and tells the story of how a number of animals of the forest come together to save their {…}

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Kent Tritle to Lead Bach’s ‘St. John Passion’ At St. John the Divine in NYC

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(Image provided by Rubenstein Communications, Inc. ) The Cathedral Choir and Ensemble 1047 are set to perform Bach’s St. John Passion at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on March 31, 2020. The performance will be led by Kent Tritle who has been a champion of the work. He will feature Andrew Fuchs, Joseph Beutel, Amy Justman, Kirsten Sollek, {…}

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Vienna State Opera to Offer Daily Live Streams From its Opera Archives

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Despite being closed for public performances, the Wiener Staatsoper has resolved to open up its streaming service to provide audiences with daily opera. Starting on Sunday, March 15, 2020, the company will start to stream operas from its archives for free on www.staatsoperlive.com. The online program is set to follow along with the same opera that audiences would have seen {…}

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Metropolitan Opera to Offer Up ‘Nightly Met Opera Streams’

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UPDATE: Here are the schedules for Week 8 Week 9 In an effort to continue providing opera to its audience members, the Met Opera will host “Nightly Met Opera Streams” on its official website to audiences worldwide. These free streams will present encores of past performances from its famed Live in HD series. The encore presentations will begin at 7:30 {…}

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Lyric Opera of Chicago Cancels 2019-20 Ring Cycle Due to Coronavirus Precautions

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(Image Source – Lyric Opera of Chicago) The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that it will cancel its production for Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” The tetralogy was set to run in three distinct cycles between April 13 through May 3. The first set of performances was set for April 13-18; the second was set for April 20-25; and {…}

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Opera Grand Rapids to Stage Virtual Performance of ‘Scalia / Ginsberg’

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While most companies are shutting down to contain the spread of coronavirus, some are turning to creative means of keeping the show going on. Opera Grand Rapids is among those, having announced that it will provide a virtual performance of its production of “Scalia / Ginsberg” on March 14 and 15. Those who purchased tickets to the performance will have {…}

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Obituary: Former Teatro alla Scala Casting Director Luca Targetti Dies of Coronavirus

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Luca Targetti has died at the age of 62 from the coronavirus. The Teatro alla Scala announced the new via a press release that stated, “Sovrintendente Dominique Meyer, Music Director Riccardo Chailly, all the artists and staff of Teatro alla Scala together with the Academy Teatro alla Scala have learnt with dismay of Luca Targetti’s sudden passing after a short {…}

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(Updated) Bayerische Staatsoper Offers Up Free Performances from Archive Featuring Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann

Opera Quiz: Who Was it – Rimsky-Korsakov or Mussorgsky?

Pacific Opera Victoria & Vancouver Opera Present ‘The Flight of the Hummingbird’

Kent Tritle to Lead Bach’s ‘St. John Passion’ At St. John the Divine in NYC

Vienna State Opera to Offer Daily Live Streams From its Opera Archives

Metropolitan Opera to Offer Up ‘Nightly Met Opera Streams’

Lyric Opera of Chicago Cancels 2019-20 Ring Cycle Due to Coronavirus Precautions

Opera Grand Rapids to Stage Virtual Performance of ‘Scalia / Ginsberg’

Obituary: Former Teatro alla Scala Casting Director Luca Targetti Dies of Coronavirus