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Opera Philadelphia To Launch Festival O19 With ‘Denis & Katya’

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(Credit: Dominic M. Mercier) Opera Philadelphia will kick off its O19 Festival with the world premiere of Venables and Huffman’s opera “Denis & Katya.” The opera, co-commissioned and co-produced with Music Theatre Wales and Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, was inspired by the “true story of two 15-year-old runaways who became social media sensations when they live streamed an armed stand-off {…}

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New Generation Festival Announces Mozart Opera For 2019 Festival

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The New Generation Festival has announced its 2019 program, which will take place at the Gardens of the Palazzo Corsini. Per a press release, the 2018 festival was a massive success with audience members from over 25 countries and 800 applications from musicians under the age of 35 from over 78 different countries. The opening night of the festival will {…}

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Komische Oper Berlin 2018-19 Season To Feature Anne Sofie Von Otter & Scott Hendricks

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The Komische Oper has announced its 2018-19 season featuring a seven new productions and a number of unique rarely performed works. Here is a look at what the season will offer. Premieres Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt” featuring Ales Briscein, Sara Jakubiak, and Gunter Papendell. Robert Carsen directs the rarely performed classic. Performance Dates: Sept 30; October 6, 14, 31; November 18, {…}

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Vivica Genaux Headlines Pinchgut Opera’s 2018 season

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The Pinchgut Opera has announced its 2018 season with a number of exciting performances. The Australian company will present the Melbourne debut of Grammy winner Vivica Genaux. She will headline the Australian premiere production of Johann Adolph Hasse’s “Artaserse.” The production will also star a number of Pinchgut favorites such as Australian countertenor David Hansen and tenor Andrew Goodwin, as well as {…}

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Scottish Opera Reveals 2017-18 Season Which Will Showcase Babies

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The Scottish Opera has announced its 2017-18 season, which will feature Verdi’s “La Traviata” opens the season in a production by Sir David McVicar on Oct. 19, 2017, at the Theatre Royal Glasgow. There will be subsequent performances at His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, Eden Court, Inverness, and the Festival Theatre Edinburgh. Sopranos Gulnara Shafigullina and Anush Hovhannisyan alternate the title {…}