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Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Anna A. 

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(Photo: Brescia e Amisano / Teatro alla Scala) A major project with deeply feminine roots took place at Teatro alla Scala with the world premiere of “Anna A.,” a commission that, for the first time in the theater’s history, was entrusted to a female composer. The honor went to none other than Silvia Colasanti, currently the most frequently performed living {…}
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Karine Deshayes, Jacquelyn Wagner, Matthias Goerne & Patricia Petibon Lead Opéra National de Bordeaux ‘s 2024-25 Season

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The Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced its 2024-25 Season. Opera The season opens with “Le Pavillon aux pivoines” with Guo Xaionan directing. Performance Dates: Oct. 17-19, 2024 “Il Cappello di paglia di Firenze” will be conducted by Salvatore Caputo and directed by Julien Duval. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-9, 2024 Lucie Leguay conducts “Les sentinelles” with Chloé Lechat directing. The {…}
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Tenor Daniel McGrew to Debut at Merkin Hall This December

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Tenor Daniel McGrew and pianist Sophia Zhou will present a recital at the Merkin Hall at Kaufmann Music Center in New York City on Dec. 8, 2022. The showcase will feature a performance of Brahms’ “Deutsche Volkslieder” WoO33, Debussy’s “Trois mélodies de Verlaine,” Christopher Berg’s “Songs to poems by Frank O’Hara,” Britten’s “The Holy Sonnets of John Donne,” songs by {…}
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Tiroler Landestheater 2021-21 Review: The Rape of Lucretia

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(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Director Johannes Reitmeier brought the Tiroler Landestheater’s production of Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia” to close with a question. “How was it possible?” was projected across the stage in large letters. Not only did this immediately encourage the audience to reflect on what they had witnessed and to attempt an answer, but it is also a question {…}
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María José Siri, Ruth Iniesta & Devid Cecconi Lead Teatro Verdi Trieste’s 2022 Season

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Italy’s Teatro Verdi Trieste has announced its 2022 season featuring modern and classic works and only Italian operas. The season opens with Chiara Muti’s production of Nicola Piovani’s “Amorosa presenza.” The opera, which will be conducted by the composer, will star Maria Rita Combattelli, Giusepe Tommaso, Aliosa Aisemberg, William Hernandez, and Adriano Gramigni. Performance Dates: Jan. 21-29, 2022  María José {…}
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Verbier Festival 2019 Review: Die Frau Ohne Schatten

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(Photo: Diane Deschenaux) With Europe once again baking under unpleasantly high temperatures thanks to our lack of interest in dealing with the problems of global warming, what better place to go than high up in the Swiss Alps. Verbier at an altitude 1,500 meters would seem to be ideal. An alpine ski resort, set on a south-facing terrace with splendid {…}
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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma 2018-19 Review: The Fiery Angel

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(Photo: Yasuko Kageyama-Teatro dell’Opera di Rome) Sergei Prokofiev finished his opera, “The Fiery Angel” in late 1927, and missed the deadline for its inclusion in the Stadtische Oper, Berlin’s 1927-28 season, leading to the cancelation of the contract. An abridged concert performance was given in 1928 in Paris, but Prokofiev was disappointed by its critical reception. Although there was tentative {…}
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Piotr Beczala, Juan Diego Flórez & Thomas Headline Opernhaus Zürich’s 2019-20 Season

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The Zurich Opera has announced its 2019-20 season which will feature a whopping 11 opera premieres and 17 opera revivals. Premieres  “The Makropulos Case” will be the first offering of the season with Evelyn Herlitzius starring as Emilia Marty. Other cast members will include Sam Furness, Kevin Conners, Deniz Uzun, Scott Hendricks, and Spencer Lang, among others. Dmitri Tcherniakov will direct while {…}
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9 Operas You Didn’t Know Jonas Kaufmann Performed In His Career

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These days Jonas Kaufmann is probably the most in-demand tenor in the entire world. His sumptuous technique and polished interpretations have made him one of the most engaging and exciting artists working on the opera stage today. While many recognize the tenor, born on July 10, 1969, for his spinto and dramatic repertoire (Wagner and later Verdi for example), Kaufmann {…}

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