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Sondra Radvanovsky, Elsa Dreisig, Ludovic Tézier Join Opera for Peace

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Opera for Peace has announced that several of opera’s greatest stars are joining the organization as ambassadors and advisors. Tenor René Barbera and sopranos Elsa Dreisig and Joyce El-Khoury have become the organization’s newest ambassadors. Meanwhile, conductor Fabio Luisi, soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, and baritone Ludovic Tézier have signed on as Advisors; they join baritone Thomas Hampson and soprano Sumi Jo, who {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Elsa Dreisig & Kate Lindsey Headline New CD/DVD Releases (Week Of 1/20)

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This week will showcase the release of two second albums, a world premiere recording of a rare work, and a series continuation. Here is a look. Morgen  Elsa Dreisig follows her debut album “Miroir(s)” with a recital of songs in collaboration with pianist Jonathan Ware. Taking its title, “Morgen,” from one of Richard Strauss’s best-loved lieder, it interweaves his music {…}

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Elsa Dreisig Cancels Denmark Concert Tour

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Soprano Elsa Dreisig has announced via social media her decision to cancel her final three concerts of the year. She was scheduled to perform Hugo Wolf’s “Italian Songbook” alongside baritone Bo Skovhus and pianist Christian Westergaard on July 30th and Aug. 1 & 2, 2019 at the Djurs og Mols Klassiske Koncerter, Odsherreds Chamber Music Festival, and CPH Opera Festival in Denmark. Dreisig cites {…}

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Elsa Dreisig Signs With Erato

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Soprano Elsa Dreisig has signed an exclusive recording contract with Erato. The Franco-Danish soprano will release her debut album in October 2018 showcasing dual portraits of opera heroines from Juliette to Salomé. The program will delve into characters explored by more than one composer. Those will include Salomé of Massenet and Richard Strauss, the Manon of Massenet and Puccini, and Gounod’s Juliette illuminated {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2022 Review: Salome

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Photo: Bernd Uhlig Ingo Metzmacher, the conductor for this year’s Aix-en-Provence festival’s production of Strauss’ “Salome” stressed time and again throughout his program notes the need for a cool head, for orchestral restraint and calm, for sobriety and balance. His stated aim was to ensure the orchestra does not predominate, does not get carried away, is not too loud, but {…}

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Fabio Luisi Extends Contract With Danish National Symphony Orchestra

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(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) The Danish National Symphony Orchestra has announced that it will extend the contract of its Chief Conductor Fabio Luisi until 2026. Luisi will lead the Danish National Symphony Orchestra season’s opener on September 3, 2020 in a concert featuring soprano Elsa Dreisig and mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman in a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. “With Fabio Luisi {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2019-20 Review: I Puritani

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(Credit: Sebastien Mathe) The works of Bellini’s, and Bel-Canto in general, have been underrated for centuries, with many judging the orchestration of the pieces as simply being accompaniments for the voices carrying the main melodies. But as every genius composer of opera, Bellini kept looking for the best way to transmit the drama of the libretto through the music and {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2018-19 Review: Don Giovanni

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(Credit: Charles Duprat) Great opera still exists. The kind where we see a strong cast buoyed by a clear staging and even better musical direction. That argument was strongly made and felt on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at the Palais Garnier with Ivo van Hove’s new production of “Don  Giovanni.” The interpretation, which is headed to the Metropolitan Opera in {…}