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Corinne Winters, Nicky Spence & Tomasz Konieczny Lead Janáček Brno Festival 2022 Season

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(Credit: Janáček Brno Festival) Janáček Brno Festival has announced its 2022 season. For the purpose of this article we will focus on the vocal works only. A double bill of “From the House of the Dead” and “Glagolitic Mass” spotlights Roman Hoza, Gianluca Zampieri, Tigran Hakobyan, Lukáš Bařák, Jan Šťáva, Kateřina Kněžíková, and Jarmila Balážová. Jakub Hrůša conducts a production {…}

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Stefan Vinke, Gaston Rivero, Olga Jelínková & Elisabet Strid Lead Oper Leipzig’s 2021-22 Season

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Oper Leipzig has announced its 2021-22 season featuring four new productions. Here is a look: New Productions Viktor Ullmann’s “The Fall of the Antichrist” will be conducted by Matthias Foremny and directed by Balázs Kovalik. The production will star Thomas Mohr, Dan Karlström, Kay Stiefermann, Stephan Rügamer, Sebastian Pilgrim, and Martin Petzold. Performance Dates: Sept. 25-Oct. 17, 2021 David Pountney {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Roberto Alagna, Elīna Garanča, Saioa Hernández & Camilla Nylund Lead Staatsoper Berlin’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Dario Acosta / Sonya Yoncheva official website / © Gregor Hohenberg / Kasskara/DG / Operabase official website / Staatsoper Berlin official website) The Staatsoper unter den Linden in Berlin has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Operas Beethoven’s “Fidelio” will open the season. The opera stars Roman Trekel, Matthias Goerne, Pavel Černoch, Andreas Schager, Simone Schneider, {…}

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Anja Kampe, Marcelo Álvarez, Michael Volle & Evelin Novak Lead Staatsoper Berlin’s Summer Festival

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(Credit: Staatsoper Berlin official website / Marcus Ebener) Staatsoper unter der Linden has announced that it will end the 2020-21 season with a festival set to take place from June 13 until July 3, 2021. Puccini‘s opera “La fanciulla del West” will open the festival with the premiere scheduled for June 13. The showcase is set to star Anja Kampe {…}

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Elsa Dreisig, Nadine Sierra & Riccardo Fassi Lead Livestream of ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ From Staatsoper Berlin

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(Credits: Simon Fowler / Staatsoper unter der Linden official website / Nicola Allegri) The Staatsoper unter der Linden has announced that it will live stream the premiere of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The opera will star Elsa Dreisig in the role of Countess Almaviva, Gyula Orendt as Count Almaviva, Nadine Sierra in the role of Susanna, Emily D’Angelo as {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Markus Werba, Thomas Hampson, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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Happy 2021! As we settle into this New Year, this week’s streams will feature a host of celebratory concerts from around the world as well as some productions of opera favorites from some of the most renowned companies in the world. New Year’s Recital – Istituto Italiano di Cultura Hong Kong (NOW) Kick off the first week of the New {…}

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Christian Gerhaher Headlines Oper Frankfurt Stream of ‘Die Fledermaus’ on New Year Eve

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(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg/Sony) Oper Frankfurt has announced that it will ring in the New Year by streaming a 2010-11 production of Johann Strauss’ operetta “Die Fledermaus.” The operetta features Christian Gerhaher in the role of Gabriel von Eisenstein, alongside Barbara Zechmeister as Rosalinde, Thorsten Grümbel as Frank, Martin Wölfel in the roles of Prinz Orlofsky / Frosch, Stephan Rügamer as {…}

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Thomas Oliemans Steps into the Cast of ‘Hänsel und Gretel’ at Staatsoper Berlin

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(Photo Credit: Marco Borggreve) The Staatsoper unter der Linden has announced that Dutch baritone Thomas Oliemans will perform the role of Peter in Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” on Jan. 7, 2021. Oliemans will replace German baritone Roman Trekel. Oliemans will join a cast that includes Michaela Schuster in the role of Gertrud, Stephan Rügamer as the Wicked Witch, Natalia Skrycka {…}