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Stéphane Degout, Sally Matthews, Olga Peretyatko & Enea Scala Lead La Monnaie ‘s 2022-23 Season

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La Monnaie de Munt in Brussels has announced its 2022-23 season featuring eight productions and a number of concerts. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera Nathalie Stutzmann conducts David Marton’s production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” with Dmitry Golovnin, Laurent Naouri, Jacques Imbrailo, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Anna Nechaeva, and Charlotte Hellekant. Performance Date: {…}

News, Streaming

Sally Matthews, Enea Scala, Michele Pertusi & Raffaella Lupinacci Highlight Stream of ‘Norma’ From La Monnaie

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(Credit: Karl Forster) Belgian opera house La Monnaie has announced that it will stream a production of Bellini’s “Norma” on its website starting Jan. 11, 2022. The stream will be available until Feb. 22, 2022. The opera stars Enea Scala in the role of Pollione, Michele Pertusi as Oroveso, Raffaella Lupinacci as Adalgisa, and Sally Matthews in the title role. {…}

News

Opera Rara to Record ‘Il Proscritto’ with Ramón Vargas & Sally Matthews

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Opera Rara Artistic Director and 19th-century opera specialist Carlo Rizzi is set to conduct and record Mercadante’s “Il proscritto.” This will be the first performance of one of Mercadante’s most daring and innovative scores since its Naples premiere in 1842. The restored version comes from its original manuscript, which weaves a tragic tale of lost love and political treachery during the {…}

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Sally Matthews Leads La Monnaie’s ‘Norma’ Production

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La Monnaie in Belgium is set to open a new production of Bellini’s “Norma.” The production, which will be directed by Christophe Coppens, contrasts the extraordinarily beautiful melodies in this story of an impossible love triangle with a grey world of concrete, and makes the impossible passions part of an acrid identity crisis. Sally Matthews will sing the title role {…}

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Sally Matthews, Gerald Finley & Mary Bevan Highlight London Philharmonic Orchestra 2020 Fall Season

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(Credits: Sigtryggur Ari Jóhannsson / Sim Canetty-Clarke / Victoria Cadisch) The London Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that it will present 13 full-length concerts from September 30 to December 30, 2020. The concerts will be filmed live and will be broadcasted on the Marquee TV. All the concerts will be free to access for 7 days after the original broadcast date. {…}

News, Season Announcement

Thomas Hampson, Camilla Nylund, & Kathryn Lewek Star in International Mozarteum Foundation’s Mozart Week Festival 2027

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The International Mozarteum Foundation has announced programming for the Mozart Week Festival 2027. This article only features vocal works. Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” is presented by the Salzburg Camerata led by Ivor Bolton. The cast features Thomas Hampson, Kathryn Lewek, Patricia Nolz, Siyabonga Maqungo, Markus Werba, and Kate Lindsey. Bettina Geyer severs as director. Performance Dates: January 22, 24, & {…}

Season Announcement

Eri Nakamura, Brandon Jovanovich, Aya Wakizono, Carmen Giannattasio, Kristina Mkhitaryan Headline New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2026-27 Season

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The New National Theatre Tokyo has announced its 2026-27 season. First up is Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” under the baton of Alessandro Bonato, with production and costume design by Laurent Pelly. The cast includes Giorgi Manoshvili, Claudia Muschio, Paolo Bordogna, Ruzil Gatin, Bruno Taddia, Yuka Tajima, and Yasuhiro Yamamoto. Performance Dates: Oct. 2–12, 2026 A new production of Britten’s {…}

Business

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Releases Survey Results Regarding Upcoming Autumn Budget

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In response to the widespread speculation on the Autumn Budget and the prospect of tax hikes and difficult choices on public spending, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has released data from a new survey revealing a desire for more artistic support from the Government. The RPO’s nationally representative poll asked 2,090 adults which projects they would like to see the {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

La Monnaie 2025-26 Review: Falstaff

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From September 21 to October 9, the Brussels opera house “La Monnaie” revived Laurent Pelly’s 2018 production of “Falstaff” at the Ópera Real in Madrid. Setting the drama in the present day, the French director successfully blends realism, comedy, and fantasy with constant inventiveness. There are dozens of inventive touches in the staging, and they never grow tiresome. From the {…}