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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Tage Alter Musik Regensburg Review 2025: La Néréide

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(Photo Credit: Jean-Baptiste Millot) In a striking counterpart to the shadowy, midnight Strozzi program just days prior, this afternoon concert at the Former Minorite Church of St. Salvator bathed the music of Luzzasco Luzzaschi in broad daylight—both literally and figuratively. Sunlight streamed through the high clerestory windows, casting a warm glow over the three elegantly dressed sopranos and onto the {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Natalie Dessay, René Pape, Eva Zaïcik, Kristian Benedikt & Carolyn Sampson Leads New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, a diva says goodbye to classical music, while there are several rare operas and oratorios. Here are this week’s new releases. Dog Days / Thumbprint Bright Shiny Things reissues two operas that have been out of print for nearly two years: {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Kristine Opolais, Jonathan Tetelman, Eleonora Buratto, Kate Lindsey, Matthias Goerne & Rinat Shaham Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. It’s another week of many releases, including new complete opera recordings, solo albums, oratorios, and sacred works. John Weldon: The Judgment of Paris A long-lost masterpiece revived by Julian Perkins, Cambridge Handel Opera Company and Academy of Ancient Music Academy of Ancient Music {…}

News

Margaux Loire Among Headliners of Salle Cortot’s April 2025 Programming

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Salle Cortot has announced its April 2025 slate. Here are the vocal performances. Soprano Margaux Loire will perform a recital as part of the Festival Élite 2025. She presents a program of works by Gounod, Verdi, Poulenc, Chaminade, Aboulker, Strohl, Boulanger, Brahsm, Schreker, and Schumann, among others. The soprano is joined by numerous musicians, including pianists Flore-Elise Capelier, Joseph Birnbaum, {…}

News

UCLA to Present ‘La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall’Isola di Alcina’

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(Photo: Todd Cheney) UCLA is set to present Francesca Caccini’s “La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall’Isola di Alcina” on March 23, 2025. The showcase will take place at the UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the work, which is the first opera ever written by a woman. It will be presented by the Early {…}

News

The Tallis Scholars & The King’s Singers Headline the 2025 Buxton International Festival

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(Photo credit: Hugo Glendinning) The Buxton International Festival has unveiled its 2025 season. This article features opera and choral events only. A full cast list will be announced at a later date. Ambroise Thomas’ “Hamlet” stars Gregory Feldmann in the title role. He is joined by Alastair Miles, Yewon Han, Richard Woodall, and Allison Cook, among others. Jack Furness directs {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

HamburgMusik 2024-25 Review: Núria Rial & Les Cornets Noirs

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Soprano Núria Rial and the Swiss early music ensemble Les Cornets Noirs transported the audience at Laeiszhalle into the sound world of 17th-century Northern Italy. The carefully curated program focused on early Italian sacred music, showcasing Rial’s uniquely weightless and fluid vocal quality. Her natural, effortless singing gave each piece a distinctive texture, while the instrumental interludes seamlessly complemented the {…}

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Innsbruck Festival of Early Music Announces 2025 Lineup

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Details of the 2025 Innsbruck Festival of Early Music have been made public. For the purposes of this article only vocal performances are featured. Concerts First Prize winner of the 2020 Cesti International Singing Competition Margherita Maria Sala performs works by Galuppi, Marcello, Vivaldi, Ristori, and Handel. Sala is accompanied by the Ensemble Locatelli led by Thomas Chigioni. Performance Date: {…}

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Amelie Tatti, Inna Kalugina, Sandrine Piau, Arnaud Gluck, Lucile Richardot Headline Salle Cortot’s November 2024 Slate

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The Salle Cortot in Paris has announced its slate for November 2025. Headlining the vocal performances on offer is “Canzoni di Corsica è Ucraina,” with sopranos Amelie Tatti and Inna Kalugina. They are joined by instrumentalists Camille Theveneau, Sacha Pietri, Clotilde Boussange, and Hugo Pietri. Performance Date: Nov. 14, 2024 Next up is “Amore Langueo,”  a concert featuring works by Kapsberger, {…}