Opera San Antonio Announces That Its Future Is In the Hands of Meeker & Milioto

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Opera San Antonio has made some major changes to its primary leadership position. The company recently announced that is has named E. Loren Meeker as its next General and Artistic Director and that Francesco Milioto will be its Music Director.Garnett Bruce will continue as Artistic Advisor to the company. Meeker has been involved with Opera San Antonio since 2017 when {…}

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Nina Stemme Cancels Berlin ‘Tosca’ Performance on Saturday

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Soprano Nina Stemme has made a last minute cancelation of “Tosca” at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. In her stead, Soprano Karine Babajanyan will be performing alongside Fabio Sartori as Cavaradossi and Ambrogio Maestri as Scarpia. Donald C. Runnicles will conduct the performance. Babajanyan was also the last minute replacement for Nina Stemme at the Wiener {…}

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Vienna State Opera 2019-20 Live Stream: Stephanie Houtzeel Stars As ‘Ariodante’

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(Credit: Julia Wessely) The Vienna State Opera will live stream Handel’s “Ariodante” on Nov. 15, 2019. The opera will feature Stephanie Houtzeel, Chen Reiss, Hila Fahima, Max Emanuel Cenci, and Josh Lovell in a production directed by David McVicar. The performance will be conducted by Christophe Rousset. The stream kicks off at 6:30 p.m. local time. That’s around 12:30 p.m. {…}

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Winds of Change – How Deborah Sandler & Joanne Burns Are Transforming The Lyric Opera of Kansas City

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The winds of change are sweeping down the plains. Bring them on, say the directors of The Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Given the chance to re-invent itself with the opening of the Kauffman Center in 2011 and new production-facilities buildings shortly thereafter, the Lyric has grasped the opportunity with an impressive energy, wholly characteristic of the region’s revival. {…}

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Semperoper Dresden Announces Cast Changes For ‘Nabucco’

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The Semperoper Dresden has announced a cast change for Verdi’s “Nabucco.” The company announced via social media that Iulia Maria Dan will sing Anna on Nov. 8, 10 and 16, replacing Birgit Fandrey while Sejong Chang will sing Oberpriester des Baal on Nov. 8 & 10, replacing Alexandros Stavrakakis. Dan was originally scheduled to sing “La Traviata” during that period but {…}

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Anja Harteros Receives Major Award At Bayerische Staatsoper

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(Credit: Wilfried Hosl) Anja Harteros received the “Meistersinger-Medaille” at the Bayerische Staatsoper following the performance on Nov. 3, 2019; the award was donated by the Freunde des Nationaltheaters e.V. The soprano is celebrating her 20th stage anniversary at Bayerische Staatsoper and the prize honors her outstanding work for the Munich opera house. Harteros has performed a number of roles at {…}

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Leonardo Capalbo To Make His Saint Petersburg Debut In Verdi’s ‘Requiem’

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The Saint Petersburg Philharmonia has announced that Leonardo Capalbo will sing the role of the tenor soloist in Verdi’s “Requiem” later this month. The tenor recently made his Perm Opera debut as Rodolfo in Puccini’s “La Bohème” under the baton of Teodor Currentzis, who will lead the MusicAeterna Orchestra during the upcoming concert. The tenor recently completed a run of {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change For ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change in “Der Rosenkavalier” on Dec. 28, 2019 with conductor Gareth Morrell replacing Sir. Simon Rattle in the performance. Morrell made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1999 in Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” and has conducted 21 performances since his debut. He has also led musical performances of “Fidelio,” “Don Giovanni,” “Aida,” “La Bohème,” {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Pablo García-López

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(Credit: Javier Del Rey) Pablo García-López is one of today’s rising stars in the opera world. Throughout the past few years the Spanish tenor has performed with some of the most prestigious Spanish theaters in the world and has made some appearances internationally that have brought him acclaim. He has also specialized in the work of Mozart and has worked {…}

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Opera San Antonio Announces That Its Future Is In the Hands of Meeker & Milioto

Nina Stemme Cancels Berlin ‘Tosca’ Performance on Saturday

Vienna State Opera 2019-20 Live Stream: Stephanie Houtzeel Stars As ‘Ariodante’

Winds of Change – How Deborah Sandler & Joanne Burns Are Transforming The Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Semperoper Dresden Announces Cast Changes For ‘Nabucco’

Anja Harteros Receives Major Award At Bayerische Staatsoper

Leonardo Capalbo To Make His Saint Petersburg Debut In Verdi’s ‘Requiem’

Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change For ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

Artist Of The Week: Pablo García-López