Everything You Need to Know About the Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2017-18 season and as promised, it contains a lot of hotly anticipated productions and performances. Here is a quick rundown with OperaWire set to include additional content throughout the day. The New Productions The Metropolitan Opera season will feature five new productions. David McVicar’s new production of Bellini’s “Norma” will open the season on {…}

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On This Day: The Six Essential Recordings Of Giovanna D’Arco

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Giuseppe Verdi’s “Giovanna d’Arco” is the seventh opera the composer wrote with its premiere coming on Feb. 15 , 1845. While the opera is considered one of the lesser works by Verdi and has at times been criticized for its choral music, the work does have a lot of merit, particularly in its writing for the character of Giovanna. It {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2016-17 Preview: Vittorio Grigolo & Isabel Leonard To Light Up ‘Werther’

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Massenet’s masterful “Werther” makes a return to the Met stage after a few years of absence. The opening performance is Thursday, Feb. 16, with subsequent showcases on Feb. 20, 23, 27 and March 4 and 9. The current production, which was directed by Richard Eyre, debuted back in 2014 with Jonas Kaufmann in his most recent role for the company. {…}

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Fort Worth Opera Terminates 16-Year Relationship With General Director

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The Fort Worth Opera and general director Darren K. Woods have parted ways. The event, which was reported by the Star Telegram on Monday, marks the end of a 16-year relationship between the general director and the company. “After several months of … discussing our future, we felt that it would be best if Fort Worth Opera had a change {…}

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When to Catch Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Season Announcement and Everything We Know So Far

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The Metropolitan Opera announces its 2017-18 season on Feb. 15 at 12 p.m. EST. The company announced on Instagram that the upcoming season would feature 5 new productions, 2 Met Opera premieres, 19 revivals, and one special series of performances. While the majority of the season has been kept under wraps, there are already many known facts. Last summer the Met {…}

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Everything You Need To Know About Minnesota Opera’s 2017-18 Season

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The Minnesota Opera has announced its 2017-18 season, a celebration for the company’s 55th anniversary. The season opens with Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” on Oct. 7 and runs through the 15. It will be followed in November with a new production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The opera will premier on Nov. 11 and will run through the 19. The 2018 {…}

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5 Exciting Singers You Cannot Miss At The 2017-18 Lyric Opera Of Chicago Season

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The Lyric Opera of Chicago announced its 2017-18 Season last week, which included a number of new productions and some of the most exciting singers in the industry. The following is a list of the stars OperaWire suggests audiences should not miss next season. Ben Bernheim Bernheim is easily becoming one of the fastest rising stars in the opera world {…}

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On This Day: 5 Reasons Renée Fleming Is An Inspiration

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Renée Fleming is one of the most iconic sopranos of our time as she has broken the mold for what it means to be an operatic diva. On February 14, Fleming celebrates her 58th birthday and OperaWire celebrates it by taking a look at what makes Fleming such an inspiration. Intelligence and Depth Every time Renée Fleming approaches a role, {…}

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Breaking News: Pretty Yende Replaces Diana Damrau in ‘I Puritani;’ Alvarez Cancels Another ‘Carmen’ Performance

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Two major cancellations were announced on Monday at the Metropolitan Opera. First it was announced that Diana Damrau would not partake in the second performance of “I Puritani” on Tuesday, Feb. 14 and then it was revealed tenor Marcelo Alvarez would also withhold from performing the performance of “Carmen” on Feb. 15. Pretty Yende, coming off a thrilling running of {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About the Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Season

On This Day: The Six Essential Recordings Of Giovanna D’Arco

Metropolitan Opera 2016-17 Preview: Vittorio Grigolo & Isabel Leonard To Light Up ‘Werther’

Fort Worth Opera Terminates 16-Year Relationship With General Director

When to Catch Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Season Announcement and Everything We Know So Far

Everything You Need To Know About Minnesota Opera’s 2017-18 Season

5 Exciting Singers You Cannot Miss At The 2017-18 Lyric Opera Of Chicago Season

On This Day: 5 Reasons Renée Fleming Is An Inspiration

Breaking News: Pretty Yende Replaces Diana Damrau in ‘I Puritani;’ Alvarez Cancels Another ‘Carmen’ Performance