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Royal Opera Festival in Krakow Names New Musical & Artistic Director

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(Credit: JPS) Spanish conductor José Miguel Pérez-Sierra is the new musical and artistic director of the Royal Opera Festival in Krakow. The festival has traditionally spotlighted Rossini works and while Pérez-Sierra will respect that tradition, “in future festivals, we will be adding operas from other styles to our Rossini and Zarzuela offerings, as both audiences and the musicians have shown {…}

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Opera Orlando’s Youth Company Announces 2023 ‘Soup Opera’

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Opera Orlando’s Youth Company has announced that it will present its annual “Soup Opera.” The presentation is scheduled for Dec. 16, 2023 at Park Lake Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. local time. The program will feature company singers (ages eight to 18) as they take on opera solos, musical theatre songs, and holiday favorites. Additionally, audiences will get to taste {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Na’ama Goldman On Her Forthcoming Role Debut As Cesira At This Month’s Wexford Festival

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(Photo: Maria Rosenblatt) With the start of the Wexford Festival Opera now only a matter of days away, OperaWire has been busy with recent interviews featuring some of the artists involved. One of the more intriguing productions at this year’s festival is “La Ciociara,” set in Italy during the Second World War. Having just interviewed its composer, we thought it {…}

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Teatro de la Zarzuela Names New Music Director

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(Credit: JPS) Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced José Miguel Pérez Sierra as its new Music Director. The conductor will take over for Guillermo García Calvo, who did not renew his contract. This news coincides with the announcement that Isamay Benavente will become the new director of the company. Pérez Sierra will take over the role during the 2024-2025 {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

L’Athénée 2022-23 Review: Coup de Roulis

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By the end of Act one, things started to get boring. Nothing seemed to work: the idea behind the staging was not evident; the singers were neither extraordinarily funny nor musical; the choreography was senseless. However, at the beginning of Act two, mezzo-soprano Irina de Baghy enters the scene, and everything is transformed. Humor and music finally arrived in l’Athénée’s {…}

Special Features

Best Of 2022: OperaWire’s Top 10 Rising Stars Of 2022

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After two years of lockdowns, cancelations, and COVID, 2022 seemed like it would be an easier year. But alas it wasn’t as the world was struck with a war, human rights violations that were met with worldwide protests, and governments that threatened to rewind time and take away rights. There were also major cuts in funding for opera that has {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Julie Fuchs On Her Current Role As La Comtesse Adèle At The Rossini Opera Festival

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(Photo: Olivier Metzger) One of the many stars appearing at this summer’s Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro is the French soprano Julie Fuchs, who is making her festival debut as La Comtesse Adèle in “Le Comte Ory.” Known for her dazzling singing, versatile acting and innate musicality she has wowed audiences in both concert halls and theaters across Europe in {…}