Renée Fleming, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Lise Davidsen & Ian Bostridge Lead Elbphilharmonie Hamburg’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Operabase official website / Jiyang Chen / Simon Pauly / Ray Burmiston / Opus 3 Artists official website) The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. Baritone Matthias Goerne presents works by Richard Wagner alongside conductor Manfred Honeck. Performance date: Aug. 29, 2021 Soprano Diana {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Lisette Oropesa & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2021-22 Season

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2021-22 season which will spotlight some of the world’s greatest performers and five new productions. Here is the full slate. Premieres Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will showcase Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva, Marianne Crebassa as Rosina, Davide Luciano in the role of Figaro, Paolo Bordogna as Bartolo, and Ildar Abdrazakov as Basilio. {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Marina Rebeka, Anita Rachvelishvili Lead Wiener Konzerthaus 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: © Dario Acosta / © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Music Entertainment / © Tatiana Vlasova / © Dario Acosta) The Wiener Konzerthaus has announced its 2021-22 season featuring a variety of concerts from some of the world’s greatest performers. For the purpose of this article, we will only focus on the vocal {…}

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Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, Raven McMillon, Javier Camarena Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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This week’s streaming options are definitely among the most exciting in a long time. Why? Because in addition to a number of major opera stars coming together, we have a wide variety, perhaps moreso than any previous list. Baroque opera? Check. Modern opera? Check. World Premiere? Check. A modern take on a standard classic? Check. Comedy? Check. Competition? Check. Three {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Patricia Petibon, Joyce DiDonato & Philippe Jaroussky Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: Javier del Real/Salva Lopez) The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced its 2021-22 season featuring some of the biggest stars in the world, staged operas, and concert operas. Staged Opera Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande“ will be conducted by François-Xavier Roth and directed by Eric Ruf. Patricia Petibon, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Sir Simon Keenlyside, Jean Teitgen, and Lucile Richardot star. Performance {…}

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The Dallas Opera Launches New Streaming Platform

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The Dallas Opera (TDO) has announced the launch of its new subscription streaming platform, thedallasopera.TV. The new platform will launch on April 26 and will bring together TDO’s full catalogue of existing video content which ranges from full opera productions to musical conversations and original opera-themed sit-com style episodes to artist-hosted series. The new streaming platform will feature two Original {…}

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Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Announces Cast Change for ‘La Sonnambula’

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(Credit: Kim Fox) The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced a cast change for the upcoming production of “La Sonnambula.” Pretty Yende will replace Nadine Sierra, who is ill, in the role of Amina. In a statement, Yende said, “I am so pleased for the privilege to be jumping in as Amina in ‘La Sonnambula’ here Theatre des Champs-Elysees New Production {…}

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Operalia Announces 2021 Competition

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The Operalia competition has announced its 2021 competition. The renowned event will take place in Moscow, Russia on Oct. 18th. to Oct. 24th. at the historic Bolshoi Theatre. Rolex will sponsor the event. The competition, founded in 1993 by Plácido Domingo, was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications for this year’s competition are due on May 18, {…}

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Obituary: Mexican Soprano Violeta Dávalos Lara Dies at 52

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Violeta Dávalos Lara has died at the age of 52 after suffering from peritonitis. The Mexican ministry of culture announced the news and Alejandra Frosto Guerrero, Culture Secretary, said, “We are shocked by the loss. Violeta is extraordinary. The Mexican opera is in mourning. My condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues.” Born in 1969, Lara studied at the Escuela Nacional {…}

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Renée Fleming, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Lise Davidsen & Ian Bostridge Lead Elbphilharmonie Hamburg’s 2021-22 Season

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Lisette Oropesa & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2021-22 Season

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Marina Rebeka, Anita Rachvelishvili Lead Wiener Konzerthaus 2021-22 Season

Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, Raven McMillon, Javier Camarena Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Sonya Yoncheva, Patricia Petibon, Joyce DiDonato & Philippe Jaroussky Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’s 2021-22 Season

The Dallas Opera Launches New Streaming Platform

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Announces Cast Change for ‘La Sonnambula’

Operalia Announces 2021 Competition

Obituary: Mexican Soprano Violeta Dávalos Lara Dies at 52