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ABAO Bilbao Opera 2024-25 Review: Tristan und Isolde

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 (Photo: ©E. Moreno Esquibel) The opera of Bilbao began the year 2025 with Wagner’s masterpiece “Tristan und Isolde,” in a new production recently seen at Teatro de la Maestranza in Sevilla, with an international cast of singers in the leading roles and a creative Spanish team signing the production. The production, by stage director and set designer Allex Aguilera, was {…}
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Bilbao Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Tristan und Isolde’

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Bilbao Opera has announced a cast change for its opening “Tristan und Isolde” performance on Jan. 18, 2025. The company said that Rachel Nicholls will sing the role of Isolde replacing the originally scheduled Oksana Dyka. Nicholls has performed Isolde to great success at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, the Teatro Regio di Torino, the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, the {…}
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Bach Collegium Japan Continues Annual ‘Messiah’ Tradition at Suntory Hall

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With the holiday season returning, the Bach Collegium Japan has announced that it will continue its annual tradition of presenting Händel’s “Messiah” at Suntory Hall on Dec. 24, 2024. The showcase will be conducted once more by Masaaki Suzuki and features soprano Rachel Nicholls, countertenor Alexander Chance, tenor Makato Sakurada, and bass Toru Kaku. Nicholls worked with the Bach Collegium {…}
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Grange Park Opera Announces New ‘The Ring Cycle’

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The Grange Park Opera has announced that it will present Wagner’s “The Ring Cycle between 2026 and 2029. The company said that it will showcase a production by Charles Edwards that will begin in 2026 with “Das Rheingold” followed by “Die Walküre” in 2027. “Siegfried” will be showcased in 2028 and in 2029 “Götterdämmerung” will conclude the cycle. In a {…}
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Alexander Chance Signs With Groves Artists

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(Credit: Benjamin Ealovega) Groves Artists has announced the addition of countertenor Alexander Chance to its roster. The countertenor has performed with such organizations as the Teatro Real de Madrid, Palau de la Música Catalana, Berliner Philharmonie, Hamburg Elphilharmonie, Philharmonie de Paris, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and Tokyo Opera City, among others. He has also worked with such conductors as including Sir John {…}
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Royal Philharmonic Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Royal Philharmonic has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Daniel Hyde conducts Mozart’s “Requiem” with Rachel Nicholls, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Michael Lafferty, and Thomas Humphreys. The program also includes music by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Performance Date: Nov. 12, 2024 at Cadogan Hall John Rutter conducts the Bach Choir in a Christmas Celebration. Performance Date: {…}
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Grange Park Opera 2023 Review: Tristan und Isolde

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(Photo: Marc Brenner) “Tristan und Isolde” isn’t an opera generally known for its laughs. Indeed, sniggers from the audience generally indicates that something has gone drastically wrong in the direction department with this particular work. But in the this new production from Grange Park Opera, just outside of London, a sprinkling of giggles and smiles are testament to the zippy {…}
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 Natalya Romaniw, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Kate Lindsey & John Relyea Lead English National Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The English National Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. Gwyn Hughes Jones, Elizabeth Llewellyn, and Simon Bailey star in Britten’s “Peter Grimes” with Martyn Brabbins conducting David Alden’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 21–Oct. 11, 2023 Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Iolanthe” returns to the company with Chris Hopkins conducting the production by Cal McCrystal. Samantha Price, Ellie Laugharne, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Marcus Farnsworth, John Savournin, {…}
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Longborough Festival Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Die Tote Stadt’

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(Credit: David Shoukry) The Longborough Festival Opera has announced a cast change for Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt.” The company noted that soprano Noa Danon withdrew from the production due to illness. As a result, soprano Rachel Nicholls will make her role debut as Marie / Marietta in the festival’s forthcoming production. Nicholls returns to the festival after having performed the role {…}

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