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Royal Opera House 2023-24 Review: Celebrating 22 Years of Sir Antonio Pappano

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A truly packed house, a cast of operatic luminaries and a program of works chosen and compiled by Maestro Pappano himself; a Gala, fit for a KING, surely? Which is just as well because His Royal Highness King Charles III was in the audience as a truly surprise guest of honor, courtesy of a massive covert security operation that even {…}
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Royal Opera House’s Antonio Pappano Defends Anna Netrebko, Speaks Out Against Cancel Culture

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Sir Antonio Pappano is defending his choice to work with Anna Netrebko in the upcoming production of Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda” at the Salzburg Easter Festival. In a statement to Times UK during the Royal Opera House’s 2023-24 season announced, the Music Director said “There’s a lot of inept cancelling going on in the world”  and added that Netrebko was a {…}
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Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Der Rosenkavalier

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(Credit: Ken Howard) Over the past few seasons, few artists have gotten as much buzz as soprano Lise Davidsen. She’s been called “A Voice in a Million” by none other than Antonio Pappano and she’s become a major Met fixture, garnering top billing in numerous Strauss operas over the past few seasons. Perhaps none came with greater than anticipation than {…}
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TENET Vocal Artists to Present ‘Polifonía de las Américas’

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TENET Vocal Artists is set to present “Polifonía de las Américas” on Oct. 22, 2022 at St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church in New York City. The program will feature Latin American works by such composers as Francisco López Capillas, Juan de Lienas, Francisco Guerrero, Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, Antonio de Salazar, and Tomás Luis de Victoria. Performers will include {…}
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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Le Nozze di Figaro

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(Credit: Ken Howard) In the opera world, it’s a common cliché to think that Mozart, because of the simplicity of his music, is “easy to perform.” That’s often why we see opera conservatories and universities often take on his masterpieces for performances. But in my view, nothing is more challenging than Mozart. Not only is the music itself complex in {…}
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Antonio Pappano, Simon Rattle, Barbara Hannigan & Fabio Luisi Among Signatories Petitioning Against the Canceling of Russian Artists

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Metropolitan Opera) One hundred and nineteen artists and conductors are signing a petition to end the war and end the boycott against boycotting Russian artists. The petition, which is signed by such prominent artists as Antonio Pappano, Mark Elder, Simon Rattle, Franz Welser-Möst, Cornelius Meister, Dmitri Tcherniakov, Barrie Kosky, Matthew Rose, Fabio Luisi, Barbara Hannigan, and {…}
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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

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(Credit: Richard Termine) The Metropolitan Opera opened its revival of Wagner’s masterpiece “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 to a half-full hall. I don’t usually bring up audience attendance because it is beside the point in terms of artistic merit and the integrity of performances. But given that we live in a “post-pandemic” world, there is no {…}

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