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Royal Opera House Announces New Tenor For Upcoming ‘Carmen’

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(Credit: Bill Cooper / Royal Opera House) The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Carmen.” Tenor Arsen Soghomonyan has withdrawn from the role of Don José on July 16 and 20 and will be replaced by Arnold Rutkowski in his Royal Opera debut. Per a press release, Soghomonyan has withdrawn due to personal {…}

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Welsh National Opera 2018-19 Review: The Magic Flute

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(Photo: Bill Cooper) Having seen Graham Vick’s joyless production of “The Magic Flute” at last year’s Macerata Festival, which amounted to little more than a heavy-handed political rant, how refreshing and restorative it was to watch Welsh National Opera’s light, amusing and wholly positive production. Certainly, the work, probably more than most, is open to a variety of interpretations given {…}

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Alice Coote & Sophie Bevan Headline Opera North’s 2019-20 Season

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Opera North has announced its new season featuring seven operas and two new productions. Here is a look at what to expect! The season opens with Bohuslav Martinů “The Greek Passion” in a new production by Christopher Alden. Gary Walker conducts the masterful score with a cast headed by Nicky Spence, Magdalena Molendowska, Paul Nilon, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Stephen Gadd, John Savournin, Steven {…}

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Bryn Terfel, Michelle DeYoung & Mark S. Doss Headline Welsh National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Welsh National Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, which is set to include two new productions and three revivals. The season will run from Sept. 21, 2019 through May 9, 2020. WNO’s season begins with a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” The autumn cast will star Virginie Verrez in the title role, Dimitri Pittas as Don José, Phillip Rhodes {…}

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New Zealand Opera to Present ‘The Unruly Tourists’ at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival

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New Zealand Opera will premiere its original comic opera, “The Unruly Tourists,” at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival. Performances will run from March 22-26, 2022. The opera revisits a 2019 incident involving tourists from the UK who misbehave, leaving garbage and ill will. The episode sparked outrage and a national obsession with the tourists, keeping them on the front page {…}