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‘Three Way’ Premieres At BAM Imagining The Present And Future Of Sex And Love

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The hotly anticipated production entitled “Three Way” begins June 15th, until the 18th at BAM Fisher-Fishman Space in Brooklyn, NY. The new production from American Opera and Nashville Opera is inspired by the Tinder generation and focuses on the present and future of sex and love. This Opera will feature music by Robert Paterson and libretto by David Cote. “Three {…}

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Opera vs. Broadway: The Contrasting Styles of ‘Madama Butterfly’ & Its Revival As ‘Miss Saigon’

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In Collaboration with Francisco Salazar Inside the plainly named Broadway Theater, one of Broadway’s largest houses with 1,765 seats, a wall of wood scaffolding and wood poles obscures the stage in place of the would-be curtain. The screens of wooden slats bleed seamlessly into stairways patched with corrugated metal, extending beyond the proscenium. This apparent slum, which is lit with {…}

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Susan Graham, Patricia Racette the Big Stars of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ 2018 Season

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The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced its 2018 season, which will feature several surprises and some of the world’s greatest opera stars. The season is slated to run between May 19 and June 24 and will feature Susan Graham making a return to the company as well as the debut of legendary bass-baritone James Morris in Marc Blitzstein’s “Regina.” {…}

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BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World Competition 2017 Preview: Ukraine’s Iurii Samoilov Will Display Tremendous Vocal Versatility

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When it comes to versatility, few have more than baritone Iurii Samoilov, who feels just as comfortable in Britten as he does in Rossini. His talents will be on display at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition this summer. Short Bio The baritone, who hails from Ukraine, received his master’s degree with honors from the National Music Academy, {…}

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The Nontraditional Beginnings of Tenors Mario Filippeschi & Roberto Alagna

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Roberto Alagna and Mario Filippeschi were both born on June 7, the former in 1963 and the latter in 1907. Starting half a century apart, the two tenors took a similar direction. Filippeschi was famous for his massive sound and gleaming upper register, tackling light lyric repertoire such as “La Bohème,” “Madama Butterfly,” “I Puritani,” “Lucia di Lammermoor,” and even “Guglielmo {…}

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New York Opera Fest 2017: Sharon Sweet & Martina Arroyo Foundation Team Up For Master Class

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The New York Opera Fest and the Martina Arroyo Foundation will continue their joint lecture series on June 7 with a master class by soprano Sharon Sweet with members of the foundation’s Prelude to Performance young artist program. Sweet of course made a name for herself at the Metropolitan Opera. In all, she did 88 performances with the company, her first coming {…}

On This Day, Special Features

Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov & The Other Composers Influenced By Alexander Pushkin

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Alexander Pushkin is one of the greatest authors in the history of the world. He is also one of the writers who has had the greatest impact in the world of opera. Perhaps only such authors as Victor Hugo or William Shakespeare have seen as many of their works adapted to the opera stage as has Pushkin. And while those other {…}