Michael Spyres, Véronique Gens, Paula Murrihy, Jakub Josef Orlinski, Francesca Aspromonte Headline Château de Versailles Spectacles’ 2023-24 Season

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The Château de Versailles Spectacles has announced its 2023-24 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. John Eliot Gardiner will lead the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique in Berlioz’s “Les Troyens.” The opera stars Michael Spyres, Paula Murrihy, and Alice Coote, among others. Performance Dates: August 29, 2023 Soprano Marie Perbost will join {…}

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Opéra Royal de Versailles 2022-23 Review: Dido and Aeneas

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Photo: Pablo Lorente Opéra Royal de Versailles’ “Dido and Aeneas” has, on paper, great musicians, a good stage director, good dancers, and even William Christie. But that was not enough to prevent leaving the theater frustrated. The principal point of frustration came from how poorly conceived the production itself was. This failure is exclusive to good and well-intentioned artists—those from {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Adriana González, Iestyn Davies Headline Château de Versailles Spectacles Royal Opera House 2022-23 Season

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The Château de Versailles Spectacles Royal Opera House has unveiled its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. The vocal portion of the season kicks off with a performance of Berlioz’s “Roméo et Juliette” with Virginie Verrez, Andrew Staples, and Edwin Crossley-Mercer. Daniel Harding conducts the Choeur de Radio France and {…}

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Ambroisine Bré, Cyril Auvity, Emmanuelle de Negri & Eugénie Lefebvre Lead Cycle Molière at Opéra Royal de Versailles

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(Credit: Eric Layarradieu) Opéra Royal de Versailles has announced a Cycle Molière that will be dedicated to 400th anniversary of the birth of Jean-Baptiste Molière. Molière was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. For the {…}

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Valentina Nafornița, Gaëlle Arquez & Franco Fagioli Headline Opéra Royal de Versailles’ 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: EPV / Christian Millet) Opéra Royal de Versailles has announced its 2021-22 season, featuring number of rarely performed operas and vocal works. Here is the full slate. Opera André Grétry’s opera “Richard Cœur de Lion” features Rémy Mathieu as Blondel and Pierre Derhet in the title role. The cast will be rounded out by Melody Louledjian, Marie Perbost Antonio, {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Karita Mattila, Angel Blue, Lisette Oropesa, Charles Castronovo Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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September brings the opening of several major companies in Europe. And that means new streaming opportunities of concerts and operas. Before we kick off our list, don’t forget to check out important discussions taking place regarding issues of race and equality in opera with such programs as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and Mark S. Doss’ “Heart and Soul” series {…}

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Salle Cortot to Present John Blow’s ‘Venus and Adonis’

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The Salle Cortot in Paris will present “Venus and Adonis” on Oct. 4, 2024. The John Blow work will be presented by Ensembles Masques under Olivier Fortin. The cast stars soprano Rachel Redmond, baritone Drew Santini, and mezzo-soprano Natalie Perez. Redmond has performed with the English Tour Opera, Göttingen International Handel Festival, Opera du Rhin, and with the Aix-en-Provence. Santini {…}

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J’Nai Bridges, Ana Vieira Leite, Juliette Mey, Rebecca Leggett Headline 2024-25 Season of ‘Carnegie Hall Live’

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) Carnegie Hall and WQXR have announced the 14th season of “Carnegie Hall Live.” The showcase will feature numerous live concert radio broadcasts hosted by Jeff Spurgeon of WQXR and John Schaefer of WNYC. For the purposes of this article, only vocal performances will be spotlighted. William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants in a concert featuring the works {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Jonathan Tetelman, Véronique Gens, Corinne Winters Among Nominees for Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2024

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Gramophone Classical Music Awards has announced its nominees for its 2024 edition. Here is rundown of the vocal nominees. CHORAL Delius – “Mass of Life” – Bergen Philharmonic, Sir Mark Elder (LAWO) Elgar – “The Dream of Gerontius” – Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh (Signum) Parry – “Prometheus Unbound” – London Mozart Players (Chandos) EARLY Josquin – “Motets & chansons” – Cut Circle, Jesse Rodin (Musique en {…}

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Michael Spyres, Véronique Gens, Paula Murrihy, Jakub Josef Orlinski, Francesca Aspromonte Headline Château de Versailles Spectacles’ 2023-24 Season

Opéra Royal de Versailles 2022-23 Review: Dido and Aeneas

Sonya Yoncheva, Adriana González, Iestyn Davies Headline Château de Versailles Spectacles Royal Opera House 2022-23 Season

Ambroisine Bré, Cyril Auvity, Emmanuelle de Negri & Eugénie Lefebvre Lead Cycle Molière at Opéra Royal de Versailles

Valentina Nafornița, Gaëlle Arquez & Franco Fagioli Headline Opéra Royal de Versailles’ 2021-22 Season

Sonya Yoncheva, Karita Mattila, Angel Blue, Lisette Oropesa, Charles Castronovo Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Salle Cortot to Present John Blow’s ‘Venus and Adonis’

J’Nai Bridges, Ana Vieira Leite, Juliette Mey, Rebecca Leggett Headline 2024-25 Season of ‘Carnegie Hall Live’

Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Jonathan Tetelman, Véronique Gens, Corinne Winters Among Nominees for Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2024