Nancy Fabiola Herrera To Perform Concert With Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria

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(Credit: © Fidelio Artist – Fernando Vázquez Morago) The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria has announced that it will honor the centenary of the death of composer Camille Saint-Saëns by performing a concert featuring mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera. The concerts will take place on March 11 & 12, 2021. The program for the concert includes various works by Saint-Saëns, such {…}

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Daniel Barenboim, Barbara Frittoli & Nancy Fabiola Herrera Headline Teatro Colón’s 2018 Season

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The Teatro Colón has announced its 2018 season presenting 11 operas. The season kicks off on March 13, 2018, with “Three Sisters” by Peter Eötvös. The opera based on a play by Anton Chekhov is set to star Jovita Vaskeviciute, Anna Laprovskaja and Elvira Hasanagić. On April 22, 2018, Scarlatti’s “Il Trionfo dell’onore” will be showcased for four performances with Victoria Gaeta, Cecilia Pastawski, Sofía Di Benedetto, {…}

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Nancy Fabiola-Herrera Takes Over ‘La Favorita’ In Málaga

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(Credit: Fidelio Artist – Fernando Vázquez Morago) The Teatro Cervantes de Málaga has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of Donizetti’s “La Favorita.” The company announced that mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola-Herrera will replace María José Montiel in the title role on on March 4, 6, and 8, 2020. Fabiola Herrera is a well-known Spanish mezzo who has performed at {…}

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Teatro de la Zarzuela to Pay Tribute to Victoria de los Ángeles

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The Teatro de la Zarzuela in collaboration with the Fundación Victoria de los Ángeles will pay tribute to legendary soprano Victoria de los Ángeles. The concert will take place on March 12 and will showcase 14 singers accompanied by the Orquesta Victoria de los Ángeles under Pedro Pardo. Marc Busquets will stage the concert which commemorates the soprano’s centennial. The {…}

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Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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And we’re back. And as has become the tradition here at OperaWire, we have asked our writers to select their choices for the opera performances that truly marveled them in 2023. So without further ado, here are our writers’ picks. Enjoy! Joao Copertino This year, in my opinion, the best performance was Aix-en-Provence’s “Picture a Day Like This,” a world premiere {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Florencia en el Amazonas

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The Spanish language is pretty preponderant in the United States of America with a recent census stating that over 42 million people in the country aged five and older speak the language at home. It’s the second most learned language following English, with over 8 million students. And yet, it took until 2023 for the Metropolitan Opera to finally, and {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its opening night performance of “Florencia en el Amazonas.” The company said, “For tonight’s performance, the role of the Captain will be sung by David Pittsinger, replacing Greer Grimsley.” Pittsinger made his Met debut in 2017 as Le Bret in “Cyrano de Bergerac. The bass has performed the role of the {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Ailyn Pérez on ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’ & the Importance of Spanish-Language Opera

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(Credit: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) On Nov. 16, the Metropolitan Opera will make history by presenting only the third Spanish-language opera in the company’s trajectory. Additionally, the work in question, “Florencia en el Amazonas,” will be the very first Latin American opera presented by the company. For the massive milestone, the company brought together a mixed cast that includes {…}

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Teatro Real 2023-24 Review: Medea

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(Credit: Javier del Real) Teatro Real opened its 2023-24 season with Cherubini’s masterpiece “Medea.” The opera had a great success and was very popular in Europe during the XIX century, where it was usually performed in German or Italian and with a newly written recitative instead of the original French dialogues between arias and scenes. “Medea” was rarely performed during {…}

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Nancy Fabiola Herrera To Perform Concert With Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria

Daniel Barenboim, Barbara Frittoli & Nancy Fabiola Herrera Headline Teatro Colón’s 2018 Season

Nancy Fabiola-Herrera Takes Over ‘La Favorita’ In Málaga

Teatro de la Zarzuela to Pay Tribute to Victoria de los Ángeles

Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Florencia en el Amazonas

Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’

Q & A: Soprano Ailyn Pérez on ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’ & the Importance of Spanish-Language Opera

Teatro Real 2023-24 Review: Medea