David Pountney To Receive Knighthood

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It has been announced that Welsh National Opera Artistic Director David Pountney will receive the honor of knighthood for his services to opera. Pountney, whose hit production of “Katya Kabanova” at the 1972 Wexford Festival brought him international recognition, served as English National Opera’s Director of Productions and as a guest director at some of the foremost opera houses around {…}

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Artist Profile: Sergei Leiferkus, Renowned Russian Baritone

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Sergei Leiferkus was born on April 4, 1946 and would go on to a heralded international career. The native of Leningrad graduated from his local Conservatory in 1972, though he was already building up great success before his graduation. He was the winner of the All-Union Mikhail Glinka Vocalists’ Competition in 1971 and in 1972, he joined the Maly Musorgsky {…}

Special Features

Best of 2018: OperaWire Staff Picks Most Memorable Opera Performances Of the Year

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Yes, it’s that time of the year where we wax poetic about transformative experiences we have had over the course of the last 300 or so days. Sometimes we curate these experiences as rankings to fuel some individual emotions, and at other moments we simply do what we are doing with this piece – let a few different people chip {…}

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Obituary: Glyndebourne Announces Death Of Baritone Gordon Sandison

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Gordon Sandison has passed away. Born August 13, 1949, Sandison first studied drama at the College of Dramatic Art in Glasgow and received his diploma in Speech and Drama. Later he went on to win a Caird Scholarship to study music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and took part in a master class on BBC 2 with Sir {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Mary Dunleavy On ‘Dinner At Eight,’ Critics & More Strauss

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This year, Wexford Festival Opera presented the European premiere of William Bolcom and Mark Campbell’s opera “Dinner at Eight,” an operatic version of the stage play and Hollywood film of the same name. At the center of the opera is Millicent Jordan, who was portrayed in this version by soprano Mary Dunleavy. The American soprano has sung all over the {…}

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Which Operas Will Stream On ARTE Concert? Here’s The List

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ARTE Concert has announced the operas that it will be showcasing as part of its on-demand streams. The first opera programmed will be Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” from La Monnaie. That production is already available online and features Sabine Devielilhe, Gábor Bretz, Ed Lyon, and Sophie Karthäuser. On Oct. 6, 2018, Puccini’s “Tosca” from the Finnish National Opera gets its turn {…}

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Composer Profile: Saverio Mercadante, One of Italy’s Overlooked Masters

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In his time, Saverio Mercadante, baptized on Sept. 17, 1795, was a well-known and well-liked composer. We don’t live in his time. The Italian maestro, born in Altamura, was even given the approval of Rossini and it was under the guidance of the Italian genius that Mercadante really started dedicating himself to writing operas. Rossini even invited him to Paris {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Bard Summerscape 2018 Review: Demon

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In order to review Bard Summerscape’s production of Anton Rubinstein’s seldom-heard opera, “Demon,” it may be best to actually review the work itself. This isn’t, after all, the super-familiar “La Bohème” we are talking about. While apparently the opera has found favor and a niche in the Russian Motherland, it is largely unknown throughout the rest of the known operatic {…}

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Anna Netrebko & Yusif Eyvazov Cancel ‘Adriana Lecovreur’

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Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov have withdrawn from the Baden Baden festival’s production of “Adriana Lecovreur.” The festival announced that due to a virus both singers have been forced to cancel the two performances scheduled for July 20 and 23. As a result, the Baden Baden Festival was able to recruit Tatiana Serjan in the title role and rising star tenor Migran {…}

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David Pountney To Receive Knighthood

Artist Profile: Sergei Leiferkus, Renowned Russian Baritone

Best of 2018: OperaWire Staff Picks Most Memorable Opera Performances Of the Year

Obituary: Glyndebourne Announces Death Of Baritone Gordon Sandison

Q & A: Soprano Mary Dunleavy On ‘Dinner At Eight,’ Critics & More Strauss

Which Operas Will Stream On ARTE Concert? Here’s The List

Composer Profile: Saverio Mercadante, One of Italy’s Overlooked Masters

Bard Summerscape 2018 Review: Demon

Anna Netrebko & Yusif Eyvazov Cancel ‘Adriana Lecovreur’