Opera Parallèle & Transgender District to Present ‘Expansive – A Showcase of Transgender and Agender Classical Artists’

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Opera Parallèle and the Transgender District will present “Expansive – A Showcase of Transgender and Agender Classical Artists” on June 17, 2022. The showcase, which will take place at PianoFight in San Francisco, will star Breanna Sinclaré, Rahzé Cheatham, and Reuben Zellman. The artists will perform a variety of repertoire ranging from baroque classics to Puccini as well as the {…}

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New York City Opera & Festival Napa Valley Partner for World Premiere of ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips’

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On March 2, 2022, New York City Opera and Festival Napa Valley will co-present the world premiere of Gordon Getty’s new opera “Goodbye, Mr. Chips.” This new work is based on the 1934 novella of the same name, along with other works by James Hilton. The story follows a teacher at Brookfield, an English boarding school to which Mr. Chips {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Kiri Te Kanawa, Jonas Kaufmann & Jakub Józef Orliński Lead CD/DVD Releases

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As part of this week’s CD / DVD releases, audiences will get an early Christmas, solo albums, a world premiere recording, and a classic recording. Here is a look at what audiences can watch or listen to this week. Anima Aeterna Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński brings his latest album to Erato, showcasing an adventurous album of sacred arias and motets {…}

News

Updates on Opera Companies & Orchestras Throughout U.S. & North America Canceled Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

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***We will update this article as more cancellations are announced. A number of orchestras and opera houses have announced cancellations due to the coronavirus. The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced that it was canceling all performances at Symphony Hall from Friday, March 13 through Saturday, March 28. Meanwhile, the Nashville Opera announced the cancellation of performances of its children’s opera, scheduled {…}

Special Features

Best of 2019 – OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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(Credit: Marty Sohl/Karen Almond-Metropolitan Opera/Ken Howard-Santa Fe Opera/ Gianfranco Rota-Donizetti Opera) We hope that the end of your 2019 is a prosperous one and that the start of 2020 is even better. As we look forward to the next calendar year, we are taking some time to reflect on the opera performances that defined 2019 for many of us. As {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Cantor-Tenor – Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen on His Burgeoning Career & Important Jewish Tradition

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen’s family fully expected him to pursue a career in Public Policy when he went to Princeton University. But that wasn’t the path he would take. Instead he got his B.A. in History and studied Voice as well, when he realized just how deep music and he were deeply intertwined. The music bug that had {…}

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