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DVD and CD Releases, News

Lisette Oropesa Releases Her Debut Album

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Lisette Oropesa has released her first solo album entitled “WITHIN/WITHOUT.” The new album comes from the recording of her March 11th recital with Vocal Arts DC, with the Vlad Iftinca. The album includes songs by Mendelssohn, Schubert and Fernando Obradors and Giacomo Meyerbeer. In a press release, Oropesa noted, “A lot of work went into getting this created, and I am {…}

News

Houston Grand Opera Kicks off ‘Star-Cross’d’ Series

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Everyone has a grand love story. Now Houston Grand Opera wants you to tell people about it. The company is making calls for love stories as part of its “Star-Cross’d” series. According to the company’s official website, people can record their story and include a line of “Roméo et Juliette.” They are then asked to upload their recording to YouTube {…}

IndieOpera

Indie Opera Toronto Begins Its 2017 Festival

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Everyone says opera has no audience or that it simply cannot sustain itself in a culture that quickly rejects classical music for quicker hits. However, in Toronto, the indie opera scene continues to thrive today with 11 companies having formed part of Indie Opera Toronto. After having much success in 2011 with “La Bohème” on Tranzac Club on Brunswick Ave, the {…}

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Lucine Amara & Verismo Opera Are Doing Open Auditions For a New ‘Tosca’

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Want to perform in a production of Puccini’s “Tosca?” Well, Verismo Opera is giving you the chance to do just that as the company’s Artistic Director Lucine Amara is inviting soloists in all vocal categories to audition for solo roles in the company’s upcoming production. Per a press release, the auditions will take place on Tuesday, June 13 and Thursday, {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

CD/DVD Releases -Week of May 22: Joan Sutherland, Plácido Domingo & Aida Garifullina Lead New Releases

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This week three star-studded DVD will invade markets. The first stars Joan Sutherland and Alfredo Kraus while the other stars Plácido Domingo in a signature role. Finally, audiences will get to see rising star Aida Garifullina in one of her early triumphs. Sutherland’s “Lucrezia Borgia” The premiere release of the week is Joan Sutherland’s acclaimed “Lucrezia Borgia.” Opus Arte is releasing the historic performance {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Experiencing Haydn’s ‘Creation’ At St. Ignatius Loyola in NYC

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Haydn’s “Creation” is one of the great musical masterworks of all time, the ambitious oratorio relating the creation of the world as told through “Genesis.” Since its premiere in 1799, Haydn’s masterpiece has been a fixture at every major concert venue around the world, including some sacred locales around the world. This week, the oratorio will be showcased at the {…}

On This Day, Special Features

A Look at Richard Wagner’s Unfinished Masterpieces

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For many Richard Wagner is the greatest composer in the history of opera. The German master, born on May 22, 1813, revolutionized not only how opera was created, but he also changed the direction of musical composition, among other things. Everyone knows him for the 10 operas that he wrote, starting with “Die Fliegende Holländer” and concluding with “Parsifal,” though {…}

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Opera Profile: A Look at Leoncavallo’s ‘Pagliacci’

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Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” has endured as a staple of the operatic canon since its premiere back on May 21, 1892. Leoncavallo was reportedly inspired to take on the work after seeing the success of Mascagni’s masterwork “Cavalleria Rusticana” and set out to write his own Verismo opera in one-act form. The result was a success that has often been associated with {…}

On This Day, Special Features

Olga Peretyatko’s Long-Standing Relationship with Rossini

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Olga Peretyatko, born on May 21, 1980, is one of in-demand coloratura sopranos of her time. She is currently dominating the role of Gilda in Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” Violetta in Verdi’s “La Traviata” and Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” However, before Olga Peretyatko was a huge star in the opera world the soprano was a household name at the Rossini Opera Festival {…}