Royal Opera House 2019-20 Review: Otello

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(Credit: Catherine Ashmore / ROH) Smothered in monochrome, Keith Warner’s 2017 production of Verdi’s “Otello” is a humorless parody of art deco design. Tar-colored towers hold its personages in a chokehold; escorting them onstage with sliding trays resembling CD player disc drives. Vertical slots in the abyss and square-shaped patterns often visible on casual sweaters sever the obscurity. In its {…}

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Best Of 2019: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers Of The Year

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(Credit: Catherine Ashmore/Royal Opera – Antoni Bofill/Gran Teatre del Liceu – Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) As we end the year its time to look back at the past 365-ish days and the big moments that defined 2019. It was a great year for numerous singers who broke-out and for established performers who took their careers in new directions or made important {…}

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CD Review: Puccini’s ‘Le Willis’

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In line with its commitment to promote the sidelined repertoire of the 19th century, Opera Rara has released the world premiere recording of “Le Willis,” the one-act opera that Puccini submitted to the Concorso Sonzogno and later turned into the revised version of “Le Villi.” Not only does it testify to the musical panorama of the pre-Verismo decades, it also {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Changes For ‘Madama Butterfly’

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The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced cast changes for Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The company announced that Elena Guseva will replace Ermonela Jaho in the role of Cio-Cio-San while tenor Ragaa Eldin will replace Migran Agadzhanyan in the role of B. F. Pinkerton. Guseva has appeared at the Wiener Staatsoper in “Otello” and “Aida” as well as “Madama Butterfly.” This season {…}

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Review: Richard Tucker Gala 2019

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) Editor’s Note: This review was a collaboration between David & Francisco Salazar. The Richard Tucker Gala is one of those nights that you circle on your opera calendar every single year. It’s everything people want from a high-end concert. Big stars in glamorous attire. A hallowed venue. And some of the greatest music ever written. In the {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Russell Thomas Among Major Stars In Top 6 Operas To See This Weekend

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October is at an end and opera season is in full force. This weekend features a plethora of fascinating options across the country, making it truly challenging to single out a few specific performances. And despite the high quality all around, we zeroed in on a few showcases that we feel really rise to the top. Here are our top {…}

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Olga Peretyatko, Jessica Pratt & Anna Pirozzi Headline International Weekend – (10/18-20)

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(Credit: Teatro Regio di Torino/Royal Opera/Bilbao Opera This weekend is filled with new productions, season openings, role debuts and some of operas greatest masterpieces. Lolita – Prague State Opera, Czech Republic Rodion Shchedrin’s new opera gets another performance at the Estates Theatre with Pelageya Kurennaya in the title role, as well as Petr Sokolov, Alexander Kravets, Daria Rositskaya, Michaela Zajmi, {…}

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Gran Teatre Del Liceu Cancels ‘Turandot’ Performance

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(Credit: © A. Bofill) The Gran Teatre del Liceu has canceled its Oct. 18, 2019 performance of Puccini’s “Turandot.” The company announced that due to force majeure the performance scheduled for Oct. 18 would no longer take place and was rescheduled for Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. It also announced that those that were unable to attend could contact the {…}

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Iréne Theorin Replaces Lise Lindstrom In ‘Turandot’ Performance In Barcelona

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(Credit: © A. Bofill) Iréne Theorin will take over the role of Turandot on Oct. 16, 2019. The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona announced that due to illness Lise Lindstrom will not sing tonight’s performance of Puccini’s final work. Theorin opened the Liceu’s 2019-20 season in “Turandot” and performed the title role yesterday Oct. 15 in a performance that {…}

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Royal Opera House 2019-20 Review: Otello

Best Of 2019: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers Of The Year

CD Review: Puccini’s ‘Le Willis’

Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Changes For ‘Madama Butterfly’

Review: Richard Tucker Gala 2019

Lisette Oropesa, Russell Thomas Among Major Stars In Top 6 Operas To See This Weekend

Olga Peretyatko, Jessica Pratt & Anna Pirozzi Headline International Weekend – (10/18-20)

Gran Teatre Del Liceu Cancels ‘Turandot’ Performance

Iréne Theorin Replaces Lise Lindstrom In ‘Turandot’ Performance In Barcelona