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Emily Magee, Klaus Florian Vogt & Andris Nelsons Highlight Gewandhaus Leipzig’s 2020-21 Season

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The Gewandhaus Leipzig has announced its 2020-21 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances that will featured throughout the season. Gotthold Schwarz conducts Bach’s Weihnachts-Oratorium with soloists Mojca Erdmann, Elvira Bill, Julian Prégardien, Martin Lattke, and Klaus Mertens. Performance Dates: Dec. 11-13, 2020 Andris Nelsons conducts Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with soloists Amanda Majeski, Mihoko Fujimura, Klaus Florian Vogt, {…}

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Klaus Florian Vogt Replaces Piotr Beczala in ‘Lohengrin ‘ Performance in Vienna

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Tenor Piotr Beczala announced on his Facebook profile that he will not be able to perform in tonight’s presentation of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at the Wiener Staatsoper due to a lingering cold. Heldentenor Klaus Florian Vogt will perform in his stead. Vogt will join a cast that includes Ain Anger, Cornelia Beskow, Egils Silins, Linda Watson and Boaz Daniel. Valery Gergiev {…}

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Rosa Feola, Klaus Florian Vogt & Hye Jung Lee Highlight Top 5 International Weekend (1/3-5)

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(Credit: © Olaf Struck) It’s the first week of the year and many festivals are underway. This week we focus on some of the standard repertoire and some rising stars. L’Elisir d’Amore – Tiroler Festspiele Erl, Austria Sesto Quatrini conducts Dorothea Kirschbaum’s production of “L’Elisir d’Amore” with a cast that includes Benedetta Torre, Sam Handley, Jonathan Abernethy, Mikołaj Trąbka, and {…}

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Klaus Florian Vogt Replaces Stephen Gould In Dresden

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Stephen Gould has canceled tonight’s performance of “Tannhäuser” at the Semperoper. The company announced that Klaus Florian Vogt will step in as the title character for Gould; Vogt will sing from the side of the stage, while Alexander Brendel performs on stage. Vogt is one of the most in demand heldentenors of his generation who recently performed “Tannhäuser” in Wiesbaden {…}

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Daniel Kirch Replaces Klaus Florian Vogt At Bayerische Staatsoper

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Klaus Florian Vogt has canceled his upcoming performance of “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg” at the Bayerische Staatsoper. The Bayerische Staatsoper announced that due to illness Vogt was forced to withdraw from the Sept. 23, 2018 performance. As a result, Daniel Kirch will now sing the role on Sunday. Kirch is an established tenor who has performed at the Staatsoper Berlin, Opernhaus {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (6/8-10): Klaus Florian Vogt, Francesco Meli & Elza Van Heever To Star This Weekend

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This will be a weekend of new productions, closing nights, and role debuts. Two major stars return to signature roles while one rising star takes on her first Wagner role. Then there are two bel canto favorites and some verismo. Here is a look. Ernani – Opera de Marseille, France  Francesco Meli takes on the title role in Verdi’s early work {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Preview: Get to Meet Klaus Florian Vogt & Evelyn Herlitzius, the New Stars of ‘Parsifal’

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Wagner’s “Parsifal” opens on Feb. 5, 2018, at the Metropolitan Opera in a revival of the successful production by François Girard with Yannick Nézet-Séguin in the pit. René Pape and Peter Mattei reprise the roles that they dominated the last time this production came to the Met, but the other two singers to take on major roles are perhaps less {…}

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CD/DVD Releases – Week of July 17: Elina Garanca, Krassimira Stoyanova & Klaus Florian Vogt Lead New Releases

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Three high profile releases are coming out this week. The first comes from one of the biggest mezzo-sopranos in a role debut while the other comes from one of the most revered summer festivals while the third comes from Salzburg in a rare Strauss work. Both releases will come from the yellow label Deutsche Grammophon. La Favorite  Elina Garanca has {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper Streams ‘Tannhäuser’ Starring Anja Harteros, Klaus Florian Vogt This Weekend

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This weekend, audiences not able to head to Munich will get a chance to see a live performance of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” from the Staatsoper. The performance kicks off at 9:45 p.m. CET, though the performance officially kicks off at 6 p.m. local time on Sunday July 9 and features Kirill Petrenko at the podium, leading the production by Romeo Castellucci. {…}