Minnesota Opera to Present ‘Ópera Afuera’

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Minnesota Opera is set to present “Ópera Afuera” at the Allianz Field on Sept. 22, 2021. The showcase, which will spotlight Latin American music, will star Andres Acosta, Vanessa Alonzo, Vanessa Becerra, Levi Hernandez, and Zoie Reams. The concert will be divided into three parts with the first section highlighting Zarzuela, mariachi music from Mexico, and vals criollo from Peru. {…}

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Martha Collins to Take Prominent Leadership Position at Opera Sarasota

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Opera Sarasota in Florida has announced that Martha Collins has been appointed to the position of Director of Education. In her new role, Collins will be at the forefront of Sarasota Opera’s Youth Opera and Adult Education programs and community engagement efforts. “I am excited to take on an expanded role in passing on this art form that I love {…}

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Opera Memphis & Stax Music Academy’s 12-Year-Old Caleb Thompson Contracted at the Metropolitan Opera

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(Credit: Ticanda Thompson) 12-year-old, Caleb Thompson will understudy the role of “Char’es Baby” in Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in my Bones” at the Metropolitan Opera during the 2021-22 season. Thompson is a voice student at Stax Academy in Memphis, Tennessee. Here, he has also been a part of an opera class that started after the cancelation of Opera Memphis’s {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Ailyn Pérez, Olga Peretyatko & Benjamin Bernheim Lead Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: Christoph Köstlin/Javier del Real/Chris Singer) (Artcle In collaboration with Dejan Vukosavljevic) The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced its 2021-22 Season featuring new productions, revivals and Opera Stabile. Here is a look at what audiences can expect. Premieres Bernhard Lang’s “Playing Trump” will star Donatienne Michel-Dansac. Performance Dates: August 20-25, 2021 Daniele Finzi Pasca directs a new production of Offenbach’s “Les {…}

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In Series Opera Announces 2021-22 Season

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In Series Opera in Maryland has announced its 2021-22 Season features films and live performances. The season opens with A Festival Through Grief to Hope. The opening festival weekend features live events based on the artistic achievements of IN Series 2020-2021 season and will showcase the film Gluck’s’ “Orpheus and Eurydice,” “Chronicle of a Life and Love,” and “Pieces of a {…}

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Kennedy Center Announces Spring & Summer Performances

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced a lineup of Spring/Summer Performances. The center will offer free in-person activities featuring Millennium Stage’s return to the REACH campus and will also showcase the return of Washington National Opera’s Pop-up Opera Truck with the premiere of Mo Willems’s first opera. The performances will be a lead-up to its highly {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Luciano Pavarotti, Angel Blue & Juan Diego Flórez Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream this Week

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Opera’s biggest superstars (past and present) are featuring in this week’s edition. There are some new works, recitals, and some classical masterpieces on offer. And a notable Latin American composer, Daniel Catán, also gets his due. Here are the top 10 operas to stream this week. La Hija de Rappaccini – Chicago Opera Theater (Streaming Now) We did note that {…}

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Ana María Martinez, Ramón Vargas Headline Opera America’s ‘Celebration of Daniel Catán’

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Opera America will present “A Celebration of Daniel Catán” on April 30, 2021. The stream will feature a one-hour and 15-minute concert with performances by such artists as Ana María Martinez, Cecilia Violetta López, Richard Troxell, and Ramón Vargas. There will also be appearances by artists from the Ópera de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. The event will also feature {…}

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OPERA NEWS Delivers Virtual Celebration of Three Giants of the Opera World

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The pre-recorded 16th Annual OPERA NEWS Awards Gala streamed on Sunday, April 18, 2021, and the Met Opera Guild and OPERA NEWS deserve kudos for the online event, but let’s face reality, after a year of virtual everything, it’s all wearing thin—especially given that many of us are suffering serious Zoom fatigue. Do we want to plop down in front {…}

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Minnesota Opera to Present ‘Ópera Afuera’

Martha Collins to Take Prominent Leadership Position at Opera Sarasota

Opera Memphis & Stax Music Academy’s 12-Year-Old Caleb Thompson Contracted at the Metropolitan Opera

Sonya Yoncheva, Ailyn Pérez, Olga Peretyatko & Benjamin Bernheim Lead Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2021-22 Season

In Series Opera Announces 2021-22 Season

Kennedy Center Announces Spring & Summer Performances

Jonas Kaufmann, Luciano Pavarotti, Angel Blue & Juan Diego Flórez Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream this Week

Ana María Martinez, Ramón Vargas Headline Opera America’s ‘Celebration of Daniel Catán’

OPERA NEWS Delivers Virtual Celebration of Three Giants of the Opera World