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Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak, Elsa Dreisig, Emöke Baráth Headlines Les Grand Voix / Les Grands Solistes’ February & March 2022 Programming

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Les Grand Voix / Les Grands Solistes has announced its March and February programming.  First up will be a concert at the Philharmonie de Paris / Grande Salle Pierre Boulez starring Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna. They will perform alongside the Belgian National Orchestra under the musical direction of David Giménez Carreras. The program will feature a host of opera {…}

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Roberto Alagna, Elsa Dreisig & Aleksandra Kurzak Highlight Les Grandes Voix February 2022 Concerts

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(Credit: Les Grandes Voix official website) Les Grandes Voix has announced the upcoming concerts in February 2022. Tenor Roberto Alagna and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak will give a special concert at the Philharmonie de Paris on Feb. 14, 2022. The two singers will perform arias and duets from Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda,” Puccini’s “Tosca,” Verdi’s “Aida” and “Don Carlo,” {…}

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Elsa Dreisig, Anita Rachvelishvili & Corinne Winters Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2021-22 Season

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The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced its 2021-22 season with a variety of programs including opera, recitals and ballet as well as family events. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the opera and recitals. Opera Leonardo Marino and Pablo Jakob’s “Huit Minutes” will make its world premiere in François Renou’s production. The new opera will {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Anita Rachvelishvili, Elenora Buratto & Elsa Dreisig Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week DVDs from 2020 festivals will be released while a choral album will showcase new works from some of Latvia’s renowned composers. Let’s take a look! Aeternum SKANi will release Aeternum, a 3-year project from the State Choir “Latvija” and its Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Māris Sirmais, to mark Latvia’s 2018 centenary celebrations. The album features 77 of {…}

News, Streaming

Elsa Dreisig, Nadine Sierra & Riccardo Fassi Lead Livestream of ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ From Staatsoper Berlin

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(Credits: Simon Fowler / Staatsoper unter der Linden official website / Nicola Allegri) The Staatsoper unter der Linden has announced that it will live stream the premiere of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The opera will star Elsa Dreisig in the role of Countess Almaviva, Gyula Orendt as Count Almaviva, Nadine Sierra in the role of Susanna, Emily D’Angelo as {…}

News, Streaming

Leona Mitchell, Luciano Pavarotti, Angela Gheorghiu, Golda Schultz, Elsa Dreisig Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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With Valentine’s Day at the end of the week, you can expect that this week’s opera recommendations place a spotlight on holiday performances or similarly themed events. So let’s get to it. Here are the top 10 operas you should check out this week. Don Carlo – Opera Streaming / Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti (NOW) The Teatro Comunale and Opera {…}

News, Streaming

Elsa Dreisig & Jacques Imbrailo Lead OperaVision’s February Streams

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OperaVision has announced streams for the month of February. The first stream of the month will be from Oslo’s Den Norske Opera. The company will present Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” conducted by Tobias Ringborg and directed by Jetske Mijnssen. Polish baritone Hubert Zapiór sings the title role. Streaming Date: Feb. 5, 2021 The second stream of the month will {…}

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Elsa Dreisig, Ioan Hotea & Björn Bürger Lead Staatsoper Hamburg’s ‘Manon’ Live Stream

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(Credits: Simon Fowler / Frances Marshall / © Matthias Baus) Staatsoper Hamburg has announced that it will live stream its premiere of Massenet’s opera “Manon” on Jan. 24, 2021. Due to the German government COVID-19 regulations, the production will be performed without a live public. The opera will star Ioan Hotea as Chevalier Des Grieux,  as Lescaut, Dimitry Ivashchenko as {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Elsa Dreisig on ‘Così Fan Tutte,’ COVID-19, the Salzburg Festival & Her Rising Star Status

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Earlier this season, rising star soprano Elsa Dreisig was set to make her role debut as Fiordiligi in “Cosi Fan Tutte” in Berlin. However, as was the case with most plans in 2020, COVID-19 canceled out that possibility. For the time being, it seemed that that auspicious debut would have to wait. But as fate would have it, Dreisig, a {…}