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J’Nai Bridges, Rihab Chaieb, Andriana Chuchman, Mario Chang, Jennifer Rowley Headline Palm Beach Opera’s 2022 Season

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Florida-based Palm Beach Opera has announced its 2022 season.  It all kicks off with “Dido and Aeneas” in an outdoor performance. The work will be conducted by Gregory Ritchey.  Performance Date: Dec. 11, 2021 The first production of the year will be “Carmen” with J’Nai Bridges and Rihab Chaieb sharing the title role. Jonathan Burton and Migran Agadzhanyan will share {…}

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Opera San José to Stream ‘Mozart and Salieri’

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(Credit: Ian Fullmer) Opera San José will open its 2021-22 season virtually with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s rarely-seen opera ‘Mozart and Salieri.’ The production will star Sidney Outlaw as Salieri and Simon Barrad as Mozart and will feature members of the Opera San José Chorus and Opera San José Orchestra. Donato Cabrera conducts the opera with Fenlon Lamb directing the virtual production. {…}

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Opera San José Announces Casting Update for ‘Mozart & Salieri’

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Opera San José has announced a casting update for its opening season stream “Mozart and Salieri.” The company announced that baritone Simon Barrad will be joining the cast as in company debut as Mozart. Barrad has performed at Wigmore Hall, the Finnish National Opera, West Edge Opera, and the Marlboro Music Festival. He is also an avid Jazz musician. The {…}

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Laquita Mitchell & Felicia Moore Headline New Orleans Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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The New Orleans Opera has announced its 2021-22 season. The season will open the first act of Wagner’s “Die Walkure” in a semi-stage production. Carlo Miguel Prieto will conduct the act with a cast that includes Felicia Moore, James Creswell, and Kevin Ray. Performance Dates: Nov. 12 & 14, 2021 Laquita Mitchell headlines the production of “An Homage to Josephine {…}

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Finger Lakes Opera’s ‘Behind the Curtain’ Series Returns with New Episodes

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On March 30, 2021, Finger Lakes Opera Artistic Director and founder Gerard Floriano’s video podcast series, titled “Behind the Curtain,” returned for new episodes, featuring conversations with prominent American stage directors. The first episode saw Floriano in conversation with Fenlon Lamb, who was stage director for FLO’s productions of “La Traviata” and “Tosca.” Lamb is also the co-creator of Papermoon {…}

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Catalina Cuervo, Damien Geter, Martin Bakari Headline Portland Opera’s Revamped 2020-21 Season

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Portland Opera has announced a reimagined 2020-21 season, which will feature a series of virtual showcases presented on the company’s new digital channel “Portland Opera Onscreen.” “The global pandemic has challenged us: to be problem-solvers, to adapt to new technologies, and to deepen the ways that serve the community,” said General Director Sue Dixon in a press release. “Our newly reimagined {…}

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Madison Opera Cancels ‘Il Trovatore;’ Announces Digital Season

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The Madison Opera has canceled its fall production of “Il Trovatore” and announced a new digital season. The company announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Overture Center for the Arts will be closed for public performances until the end of November. As a result, many of the artists involved in “Il Trovatore” will instead collaborate on the company’s {…}

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West Edge Festival Announces 2020 Slate, Set for Late Summer

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The West Edge Festival in Berkeley, California has announced that it is planning to move forward with presenting its events between July 25-August 9, 2020. The festival is well-known for presenting a new opera, a repertory staple, and an early opera on period instruments. “In this difficult time, West Edge Opera is focused on a hopeful future, a hope that this {…}