IRCPA To Celebrate 35th Anniversary With Major Concert

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The International Resource Centre for Performing Arts has named ten singers that will perform as part of its “Ten Singing Stars: The Next Generation” on Nov. 5, 2018. Per a press release, the 10 singers were selected from a pool of 25 total applicants. The singers include seven sopranos, one mezzo-soprano, and two tenors. The sopranos include Tonia Cianciulli, Jocelyn {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Los Angeles Opera 2018-19 Review: Don Carlo

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I arrived at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Thursday night, Oct. 11, 2018, just in time to catch some of conductor James Conlon’s pre-performance talk to several hundred audience-members attending that evening’s Los Angeles Opera production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” Yes, Conlon regularly delivers these incredibly insightful introductions to the evening’s opera even as he’s about to go out and {…}

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Den Norske Opera Announces Its 2018-19 Season

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The Den Norske Opera has announced its upcoming 2018-19 season featuring a wide range of repertoire and rising stars as well as some of the leading Norwegian singers in the world. Here is a look. Productions The season will open with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” and Enrique Mazzola conducting Richard Jones’s production. Johannes Weisser, Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Brigitte Christensen, and Anthony Gregory star {…}

IndieOpera

Heartbeat Opera Unveils Theme of 2017 Halloween Extravaganza

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Indie opera company Heartbeat Opera is kicking its fourth season off with its Annual Halloween Drag Extravaganza, this year’s titled “All The World’s A Drag: Shakespeare in love… with opera.” This original show, based upon the work of Shakespeare, will feature the immortal bard as he encounters the work of composers such as Verdi, Bernstein, and Purcell. Praised for its bold reinterpretations {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About the Washington National Opera’s 2017-18 Season

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The Washington National Opera has just announced its 2017-18 season. Aida The company will kick off the year with a new production of Verdi’s “Aida.” Directed by Francesca Zambello, the new production will be co-produced with San Francisco Opera, Seattle Opera, and Minnesota Opera. The opening performance takes place on Sept. 9 and the run lasts until Sept. 23, a {…}

IndieOpera, News

Everything You Need to Know About Arizona Opera’s 2017-18 Season

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The Arizona Opera has announced its 2017-18 season. The company announced that it will present five operas and will open the season with “Hercules Vs. Vampires.” The opera will star Arizona opera’s 201617 studio artist Katrina Galka, Stephanie Sanchez, and Zachary Owen. The show will combine operatic singing and 1960’s pop culture, synchronizing live music with the 1961 cult classic film. There will {…}

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