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Conductor Zubin Mehta Hospitalized in Milan

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(Credit: LA Philharmonic) Maestro Zubin Mehta was taken to hospital after he felt sick during a rehearsal of Strauss’ “Salome” on Feb. 13. The first medical check-ups were performed, and Italian doctors believe that Maestro Mehta suffers from accumulated stress due to the numerous work commitments. Mehta, who suffered from a kidney tumor in recent years and has since recovered, {…}

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Zubin Mehta, Eva Mei Headline IDAGIO’s Global Concert Hall Schedule

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(Credit: Apoorva Gupta) Online music platform IDAGIO has announced the full schedule for its Global Concert Hall. For this article, our focus will be on opera-related performances. To this point, the company has only announced concerts scheduled up until July 7, though there are events set to take place through August and beyond. It all starts with Zubin Mehta leading {…}

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Zubin Mehta To Replace Daniel Barenboim for Berlin Staatsoper’s ‘Falstaff’

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(Credit: Berliner Philharmoniker/Wilfried Hösl) Celebrated conductor Zubin Mehta will conduct the whole run of Verdi’s opera “Falstaff” at the Berlin Staatsoper unter der Linden, replacing the famed conductor Daniel Barenboim, according to the statement on the company’s website. Mehta will lead an all-star cast that includes Lucio Gallo, Alfredo Daza, Francesco Demuro, Barbara Frittoli, Nadine Sierra, Daniela Barcellona, Jürgen Sacher, {…}

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Conductor Zubin Mehta On Leave Of Rest Due To Shoulder Operation

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Milan’s Teatro alla Scala has announced that conductor Zubin Mehta will be taking a break to rest due to a shoulder operation. He is expected to be on leave for at least three months, requiring La Scala to revise its lineup while he recovers. Conducting a concert of waltzes will instead be Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck, the music director of {…}

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Zubin Mehta To Retire From Israel Philharmonic After Over 50 Years

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Zubin Mehta is retiring from the Israel Philharmonic, ending a lengthy relationship. The announcement, according to The Jerusalem Post, was made Monday and confirmed that Mehta would end his nearly 50 years with the ensemble in October 2019. The 80-year-old Indian-born conductor made numerous recordings with the group throughout his tenure, including a legendary recording of a live performance of {…}

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Sir Simon Rattle Named Honorary Conductor of Staatskapelle Berlin

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The Staatskapelle Berlin gave Sir Simon Rattle the distinction of ‘Honorary Conductor of the Staatskapelle Berlin’ in recognition of his outstanding artistic achievements. With this award, the orchestra honours a particularly intensive artistic collaboration that has grown over many years. The appointment took place following the Symphonykonzert V on March 9 on the stage of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, {…}

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Shawna Lucey & Alma Deutscher on Leading Opera San José’s ‘Cav / Pag’ Double Bill

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This February, Opera San José is set to open the famed double bill of “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Pagliacci.” These highly dramatic verismo operas are notable as stories in which women’s fidelity and sexuality are called into question by the male-directed societies. Men have the upper hand in these operas and their machismo views of fidelity, as well as their lust {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Pablo García-López on Supporting Roles in Opera, Zarzuela, ‘Falstaff’ & ‘Turandot’

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Andalusian tenor Pablo García-López is one of the rising voices on the European opera and concert scene. The tenor has performed all over the world on such stages as the Teatro Real, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Opéra de Lausanne, Royal Opera House of Muscat, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, and Théâtre du Capitole {…}