Javier Camarena, Plácido Domingo & ‘Dead Man Walking’ Among Highlights of Teatro Real’s 2017-18 Season

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The Teatro Real has finally announced its 2017-18 season, later than most other organizations. But the company has packed quite a punch for its upcoming showcase, with 13 operas on the docket. It all starts on Sept. 13 with Mozart’s rarely performed “Lucio Silla” directed by Claus Guth. The cast will be led by Patricia Petibon, who will sing five {…}

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Obituary: Remembering Wagner Expert Manfred Jung

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German tenor Manfred Jung has passed away at age 76. The tenor is perhaps best known for taking on the role of Siegfried in “Götterdämmerung” for Bayreuth’s centennial Ring cycle and also appeared at the 1975 Salzburg Easter Festival under the direction of Herbert Von Karajan. He was lauded for his work and even obtained a prize from Orpheus magazine. {…}

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Opera North Breaks Up With Music Director After Short Relationship

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Opera North and its music director are reportedly ending their one-year relationship. According to Slipped Disc, music director Alexander Markovic has resigned from the company. Per the company, “Richard Mantle, General Director of Opera North, has announced that he has today accepted the resignation of Aleksandar Markovic as the Company’s Music Director. Mr. Markovic will formally leave Opera North at {…}

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Hibla Gerzmava Steps In For Dinara Alieva At Major Royal Opera House Production

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The Royal Opera House has announced that Dinara Alieva has withdrawn from singing the role of Liù in this summer’s revival of Puccini’s “Turandot.” The role will now be performed by Abkhazian-Russian soprano Hibla Gerzmava on July 5, 9, 12 and 15 Gerzmava made her Royal Opera debut in 2008 as Tatyana in Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” and has since returned to sing {…}

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Forging An Alliance – How the New York Opera Fest Was Created

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People don’t often think about opera in New York as extending into the summer. With the major companies ending their respective season in May, the summer is generally the time most New Yorkers associate with other activities. But that won’t be the case for the second straight year with the New York Opera Fest set to take over the city. {…}

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Dmitri Hvorostovsky Makes Another Major Cancellation

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It has been a very worrisome time for Dmitri Hvorostovsky. The baritone, who has been battling illness, has now pulled out of his upcoming Dublin concerts “due to a change in the schedule of his cancer treatments.” The concert was originally scheduled for April 29, 2017, and was among just a few performances that the Russian star was giving after {…}

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Donizetti and Bellini Headline Washington Concert Opera

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The Washington Concert Opera has announced its 2017-18 season with two Bel Canto rarities. The season begins with a performance of Bellini’s “La Straniera” on November 19th. It will feature three rising stars in their WCO debuts, soprano Amanda Woodbury as Alaide, tenor Gerard Schneider as Arturo, and mezzo-soprano Corrie Stallings as Isoletta. Also joining them is WCO favorite, baritone {…}

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A Look At The 2017 Richard Tucker Foundation Grant Winners

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Nadine Sierra is all the rage today after the announcement of her victory as the 2017 Richard Tucker Award Winner. That said, she isn’t the only one to make headlines on the day as the Richard Tucker Foundation also awarded a number of other artists with Study and Career Grants. For those keeping track, the winners of these awards often {…}

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Nadine Sierra Is Your 2017 Richard Tucker Award Winner

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Nadine Sierra is the winner of the 2017 Richard Tucker Award. The 28-year-old soprano, a previous recipient of a 2010 Sara Tucker Study Grant and a 2013 Richard Tucker Career Grant, follows in the line of such major artists as Renée Fleming, Stephanie Blythe, Lawrence Brownlee, Matthew Polenzani, Christine Goerke and Joyce DiDonato to win the prestigious award. The 2016 award winner was Tamara Wilson. “I {…}

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Javier Camarena, Plácido Domingo & ‘Dead Man Walking’ Among Highlights of Teatro Real’s 2017-18 Season

Obituary: Remembering Wagner Expert Manfred Jung

Opera North Breaks Up With Music Director After Short Relationship

Hibla Gerzmava Steps In For Dinara Alieva At Major Royal Opera House Production

Forging An Alliance – How the New York Opera Fest Was Created

Dmitri Hvorostovsky Makes Another Major Cancellation

Donizetti and Bellini Headline Washington Concert Opera

A Look At The 2017 Richard Tucker Foundation Grant Winners

Nadine Sierra Is Your 2017 Richard Tucker Award Winner