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With the New Year’s Eve just a day away, opera audiences are in for a treat with three gala concerts being streamed featuring some of the world’s biggest stars. The first major concert that will be streamed on the live in the concert hall series and in cinemas will be the Berlin Philharmonic’s annual silver concert gala. The evening will feature {…}
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Every single year, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir puts on the holiday performance of Utah. And a year later, audiences around the world get to revel in its beauty via PBS. This year’s showcase, scheduled for Dec. 15, 2017 on PBS and on Dec. 17 on BYUtv, is set to be no different. Since its inception in 2000, the “Christmas with {…}
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It was a big week for some of opera’s greatest divas. Here is what they shared with the world on their social media accounts. Anna Netrebko had some things to share about her new “Andrea Chénier.” Генеральные репетиции идут полным ходом… rehearsals are on full speed. @teatroallascala A post shared by @anna_netrebko_yusi_tiago on Dec 1, 2017 at 12:39am PST Hibla {…}
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The Opera At Florham will celebrate its 35th anniversary this fall. The organization has scheduled a gala performance for Oct. 15, 2017, with the intent of honoring such stars as bass-baritone James Morris and mezzo-soprano Susan Quittmeyer. Midge Woolsey of PBS and WQXR will be hostess. There will be performances by soprano Maria Natale, tenor Fanyoung Du, and baritone Ricardo {…}
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This Thursday, June 8, 2017, Light Opera of New York presents “My Song Goes ‘Round the World, Volume 2.” The performance will showcase and explore composers and performers that delineated operetta on both sides of the Atlantic in the first half of the twentieth century. The production’s music director, Matthew Stephens, received his master’s in collaborative piano from the University of {…}
https://operawire.com/renee-fleming-has-many-plans-coming-after-final-rosenkavalier/
Renee Fleming spoke out about her rumored retirement from the opera stage. During an interview with PBS Night Hour, the diva said she would not be leaving the stage and said the New York Times’ article was “a very exciting headline” but in reality, she was saying goodbye to the Marschallin and to the bulk of the repertoire that she had {…}
https://operawire.com/12-modern-operas-that-yannick-nezet-seguin-must-bring-to-the-metropolitan-opera/
A few weeks ago, Metropolitan Opera Music Director Designate Yannick Nézet-Séguin made the proclamation that he would be bringing newer and fresher composers to the Metropolitan Opera throughout his tenure. A few days later it was reported that among the new composers he would be bringing would be Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking.” It’s a great start, considering Heggie, who {…}
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A few years ago, Jimmy Lopez’s “Bel Canto” finally got its world premiere in Chicago. Despite solid reviews and general popularity, few got a chance to see it unless they traveled to Illinois to check out the new big hit. On Friday, Jan. 13, all of America will be watching as the opera gets broadcast on PBS’s Great Performances series {…}
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New Years weekend will not be particularly active in the American opera scene. Only three major companies will make their respective presences felt as the calendar turns from 2016 to 2017. The Metropolitan Opera will continue its full slate of operas, showcasing three works to end the year. There will be two performances given on Friday, December 30. At 12 {…}
