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La Monnaie Preview 2016-17: ‘Madama Butterfly’ Run Kicks Off on Jan. 31

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Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” returns to La Monnaie on Jan. 31. The run will feature 11 performances that end on Feb. 14. Tickets start at 10 euros a piece with all but two performances starting at 8 PM local time. The opera will feature two separate casts. Alexia Voulgaridou and Amanda Echalaz will alternate the title role while Ning Liang and {…}
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Breaking News: Sae-Kyung Rim To Perform Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ At The Vienna State Opera

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Sae-Kyung Rim will replace Adrianne Pieczonka in the final two performances of Puccini’s “Tosca” at the Vienna State Opera. Rim will step in on Jan. 31 and Feb. 3 and will perform alongside Latvian tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko as Cavaradossi and Marco Vratogna as  Scarpia. The opera will be conducted by Placido Domingo. Rim made her Vienna State debut as Cio-Cio San {…}
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Teatro Alla Scala 2017-18 Season: Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov to Open Season

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Riccardo Chailly has confirmed that Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov will open the Teatro alla Scala 2017-18 Season. La Stampa reported that the couple will sing Giordano’s “Andrea Chenier” under the direction of Chailly in a new production from Mario Martone. The opening will mark Netrebko’s role debut as Maddalena. The article also reported that Chailly will be music director {…}
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On This Day: The Labryinthine History of ‘Boris Godunov’

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The history of Mussorgsky’s famed “Boris Godunov” is quite extensive with many comparing it to Verdi’s “Don Carlo” in terms of its numerous versions. The truth is that the opera, like the Italian composer’s counterpart, has no definitive version. Mussorgsky originally released a version of the opera in 1869 but then went about revising it, expanding on musical material and {…}
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On This Day: 4 Ever-Fascinating Operatic Characters From Mozart’s Treasure Trove of Complex Beings

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Mozart’s operas are collections of some of the art form’s most iconic characters. A survey through the works of classical music’s most iconic creator, who turns 261 on Jan. 27, will reveal one complex being after another. The lengthy list is unlike any other in perhaps any art form. Every character shines brightly in a Mozart character, whether he be {…}
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Weekend Preview (1/27-29, 2017): LA & Chicago Among 5 Major Companies To Open Their Doors To 2017

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Four companies open their doors for 2017 as the opera world in the United States slowly gets back in the rhythm. The two most recognized are the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Los Angeles Opera. Both companies will make their 2017 premieres on Saturday. In Chicago, audiences will be treated to Mozart’s “The Abduction of the Seraglio” which will feature {…}
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Social Media Beat: Which Opera Stars Participated in Women’s March?

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How did the superstars of the opera world spend the last full week of January? For Aida Garifulina it was a week of major milestones as the soprano not only got to sing alongside Juan Diego Flórez in “Roméo et Juliette” with Plácido Domingo in the pit, but she got to present her first solo album in Vienna. We’re getting {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann’s Major Debut Among Vocal Highlights of Carnegie Hall 2017-18 Season

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Audiences will get the first taste of what Jonas Kaufmann’s “Tristan und Isolde” will sound like when he takes on the second act at Carnegie Hall next year. The esteemed concert venue’s 2017-18 season was announced on Wednesday, fans learning that opera’s greatest stars will be everywhere on the schedule. Kaufmann’s “Tristan” is the big one of course, a concert {…}

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