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Barbara Hannigan, Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Jakub Józef Orliński & Ruzan Mantashyan Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2024-25 Season

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The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” opens the season with Gwyn Hughes Jones, Burkhard Fritz, and Elisabet Strid in the title roles. Marc Albrecht conducts the production by Michael Thalheimer. The cast will also include Tareq Nazmi, Kristina Stanek, Craig Colclough, and Julien Henric. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-27, 2024 Tomáš Netopil {…}

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Ópera de Oviedo 2023-24 Review: La Traviata

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Ópera de Oviedo finished the 2023 year with a polemic new “Traviata,” by director Paco Azorin and co-coproduced with the Festival Castell de Perelada, a splendid cast of singers and the energetic approach of its conductor, Òliver Dìaz. Paco Azorin is one of the most talented and prolific Spanish stage directors and set designers today. He sets the opera in {…}

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National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing to Present ‘La Traviata’

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The National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing is set to present “La Traviata.” The showcase, which kicks off on August 8, 2023, and runs through the 13th, will star Ekaterina Bakanova and Zhou Xiaolin as Violetta. They are joined by Shi Yijie and Kou Jing as Alfredo; Liao Changyong and Zhang Yang as Giorgio Germont, and Yajie Zhang as {…}

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China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Announces 2023-24 Season

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The China National Centre for the Performing Arts has announced its 2023-24 season. Puccini’s “Tosca” will be directed by Alessandra Panzavolta. Ambrogio Maestri and Monica Zanettin star. Performance Dates: June 13-18, 2023 Verdi’s “La Traviata“ will star Ekaterina Bakanova and Shi Yijie. Performance Dates: August 3-8, 2023 Delibes’ “Lakmé” will be directed by Davide Livermore and will star Asmick Torosyan, {…}

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Charles Castronovo, Elsa Dreisig, Maria Bengtsson, Lawrence Brownlee, Aleksandra Kurzak Headline 2023-24 Season at Grand Théâtre Genève

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The Grand Théâtre Genève has announced its 2023-24 season. First up is “Don Carlo” in a production by Lydia Steier starring Charles Castronovo, Leonardo Capalbo, Dmitry Ulyanov, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Stéphane Degout, and Êve-Maud Hubeaux. Marc Minkowski conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 15 – 28, 2023  Lea Desandre, Ana María Labin, Ana Vieira Leite, Hugh Cutting, Kresimir Spicer, Moritz Kallenberg, and Renato {…}

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Ópera de Oviedo Announces 2023-24 Season

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(Credit: Patricio Melo) The Ópera de Oviedo has announced its 2023-24 season. The season will open with a production of Massenet’s “Manon” with Emilio Sagi conducting. The production will celebrate Victoria de los Angeles’ centennial. The program will star Sabina Puértolas, Celso Albelo, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Manel Esteve, Ana Nebot, and Moisés Marín. Performance Dates: September 2023 In October the company {…}

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Gaston Rivero, Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Angela Meade & Rame Lahaij Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2023 Season

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The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2023 season featuring seven productions. Diego Fasolis conducts Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with Santiago Ballerini, Nico Darmanin, Leonardo Galeazzi, Riccardo Novaro, José Maria Lo Monaco, Mara Gaudenzi, John Chest, Rodion Pogossov, and Guido Loconsolo. Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau directs. Performance Dates: Jan. 24-Feb. 5, 2023 Verdi’s “Aida” is set to star Erika Grimaldi, Angela Meade, Anastasia Boldyreva, Silvia {…}

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Theater St. Gallen & Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen Announces 2022-23 Season

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The Theater St. Gallen and the Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen have announced their 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal and operatic performances. Opera The season kicks off with Joseph Boulogne’s “The Anonymous Lover.” Kazem Abdullah conducts a production directed by Femi Elufowoju Jr. The cast will star Joshua Stewart, Florina Illie, Äneas Humm, {…}