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Boston Lyric Opera to Present Groundbreaking ‘Madama Butterfly’

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The Boston Lyric Opera is set to open its 2023-24 season with a new “Madama Butterfly.” The production will open at the Emerson Colonial Theatre from Sept. 14 to 24 after a years-long, groundbreaking cultural journey designed to examine the opera’s complex production history. The opera will also be presented by Asian and Asian-American artists seeking to reclaim a nearly {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2021-22 Review: Dream of the Red Chamber

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(Credit: Cory Weaver) Bright Sheng and David Henry Hwang’s “Dream of the Red Chamber,” abundant with beauty, color, sound, and light, lifts the original tale from the 18th century novel by Cao Xueqin by setting it into a Buddhist/Confucianist perspective. Thus, while we recognize familiar societal obstacles that thwart Bao Yu and Dai Yu from their particular happiness and discover {…}

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San Francisco Opera Announces Casting Update for ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’

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The San Francisco Opera has announced a cast update for its upcoming production of “Dream of the Red Chamber.” The company revealed that tenor Konu Kim will make his Company and role debuts as Bao Yu in the new work, replacing Yijie Shi who has withdrawn for personal reasons. Kim is a recent graduate of the young artist program at {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: Akhnaten

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Philip Glass has a solid trajectory at the Metropolitan Opera. Though few of his operas have had major representation at the hallowed house, their scant performances have tended to be major successes, often flanked by fantastically conceived productions that manage to get the utmost of his meditative masterworks. “Satyagraha” remains one of the great achievements in the Peter Gelb era, {…}

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Pittsburgh Festival Opera To Present Mildred Miller International Vocal Competition

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Later this month, twenty-one semi-finalists, selected from a pool of over two-hundred, will compete at the ninth annual Mildred Miller International Vocal Competition. A panel of judges, led by company founder and competition namesake Mildred Miller Posvar, will choose eight finalists, and ultimately three winners. A fourth competitor will be chosen as Audience Favorite. Winners will receive a prize of {…}

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San Francisco Opera Commission ‘Dream Of The Red Chamber’ To Tour People’s Republic Of China

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“Dream of the Red Chamber,” commissioned by San Francisco Opera from Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng with a libretto by Sheng and playwright David Henry Hwang, will tour to the People’s Republic of China in September 2017. In a press conference, it was unveiled that “Dream of the Red Chamber” will travel to three Chinese cities in six performances. The tour {…}

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The English Concert Marks 50th Anniversary With New ‘Handel for All’ Releases

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(Photo credit: Paul Marc Mitchell) The English Concert marks its 50th anniversary with new releases of its legacy project, “Handel for All.” This spring the group will put on a number of special concerts and events in celebration, whilst continuing to build its library of recordings of Händel’s works that are free and accessible. Sopranos Jeanine de Bique and Liv {…}