Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Preview: Thomas Adès’ ‘The Exterminating Angel’ Makes US Premiere

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On Oct. 26, 2017, the Metropolitan Opera will present the American Premiere of Thomas Adès’ “The Exterminating Angel.” The opera is an adaptation of Luis Buñuel’s famed film that showcases a group of people unable to get out of a room. As the days pass, the tension builds but the people find no answers to their odd situation. The opera {…}

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Guggenheim Museum To Preview ‘Girls Of The Golden West’ & ‘The Exterminating Angel’

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The Guggenheim Museum has announced its Works & Process series for the fall season, which will include two new operas. The series will include John Adams’s opera “Girls of the Golden West,” which is slated to have its world premiere this fall in San Francisco. New Yorkers will have a chance to preview the work on Sept. 21 and 22, 2017, {…}

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A Tale of Two Seasons – David Portillo on ‘Fidelio,’ ‘The Exterminating Angel’ & Contributing to the Evolution of Opera

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David Portillo’s career at the Metropolitan Opera got off to an expected start. As a lyric tenor, he sang the lead role in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” an opera that he and most tenors of his FACH are quite familiar with. His debut was a huge success, the tenor earning rave reviews for his lush vocal quality and fearless {…}

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Angela Gheorghiu Cancels Final ‘Tosca’ In London

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Angela Gheorghiu has canceled a performance of “Tosca” at the Royal Opera House. The soprano announced that due to illness she would be unable to sing today June 20, 2019. She stated, “Dear Freinds, I am very sad that due to a very bad cold that I have since yesterday morning I will not be able to perform tonight. I know {…}

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Weekend Preview – International (5/5-7): Jonas Kaufmann And Angela Gheorghiu Reunite For Tosca

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It’s yet another packed weekend filled with great stars at the some of the world’s greatest stages. Here are some audiences should check out. Austria Jonas Kaufmann and Angela Gheorghiu reunite for Puccini’s “Tosca” at the Vienna State Opera on Friday. Christopher Maltman takes on the title of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” with Pavol Breslik rounding out the cast. Czech Republic At {…}

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Ilanah Lobel-Torres Joins Harrison Parrott for General Management

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(Credit: Barbara Torres) American soprano Ilanah Lobel-Torres has joined Harrison Parrott for General Management. Lobel-Torres is a member of the troupe at Opéra National de Paris where she has performed in productions of “Věc Makropulos” and most recently stepped in at less than 24 hours’ notice as Beatriz in “The Exterminating Angel” led by composer Thomas Adès. Next season, she {…}

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Opera Omaha to Feature Anthony Roth Costanzo’s ‘Don’t Look Back’

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(Photo: Pix Talarico) Opera Omaha will join forces with renowned countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo for its annual gala scheduled on April 19, 2024. The event will feature the world premiere of Costanzo’s “Don’t Look Back,” which features music by Mozart, Gluck, and Handel. Alongside Costanzo is filmmaker and photographer Pix Talarico who will allow audiences to interact with original music {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo Headlines Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s First 2024 Concert

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(Credit: Matthew Placek) The Princeton Symphony Orchestra will kick off 2024 with a concert starring Anthony Roth Costanzo. The concert will feature music by Händel, Gregory Spears, Nina Shekhar, and Tchaikovsky. Rossen Milanov conducts. There will be two performances with the first one set for Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. The following day, on Jan. 14, there will be a {…}

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Trekking Through American Opera (Part Two)

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(Photo Credits: Karen Almon/Metropolitan Opera) Throughout this new series, we will be looking at the history of American opera, beginning in the 2000s through to the present, through revisiting certain iconic works of the past two decades and OperaWire’s coverage of them throughout the 21st century. In part one, we looked at the developments of the 2000s. In part two, {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Preview: Thomas Adès’ ‘The Exterminating Angel’ Makes US Premiere

Guggenheim Museum To Preview ‘Girls Of The Golden West’ & ‘The Exterminating Angel’

A Tale of Two Seasons – David Portillo on ‘Fidelio,’ ‘The Exterminating Angel’ & Contributing to the Evolution of Opera

Angela Gheorghiu Cancels Final ‘Tosca’ In London

Weekend Preview – International (5/5-7): Jonas Kaufmann And Angela Gheorghiu Reunite For Tosca

Ilanah Lobel-Torres Joins Harrison Parrott for General Management

Opera Omaha to Feature Anthony Roth Costanzo’s ‘Don’t Look Back’

Anthony Roth Costanzo Headlines Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s First 2024 Concert

Trekking Through American Opera (Part Two)