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Q & A: Valentina Mastrangelo on her Upcoming Debut at Wexford Festival Opera & Working With Graham Vick

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(Photo: Marina Andrenucci) With Wexford Festival Opera about to start its 70th season, OperaWire thought it would be a good opportunity to interview one of this year’s star singers. Fortunately, we were able to catch up with the Italian soprano Valentina Mastrangelo the day before she flew to Ireland to start rehearsals. She will be appearing in the role Olivia {…}
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Talise Trevigne, Zachary James, Gregory Kunde & Jennifer Johnson Cano Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2022 Season

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The Cincinnati Opera has announced the 2022 Summer Festival which will include two world premieres and new-to-Cincinnati productions. The season will open with Puccini’s “La Bohème” starring Talise Trevigne, Ji-Min Park, Raven McMillon, Rodion Pogossov, André Courville, and Ethan Vincent. Mark Gibson, director of orchestral studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, will conduct. Performance Dates: June 18-25, {…}
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St Martin-in-the-Fields to Team With Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras

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(Image Source: Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras Official Website) St Martin-in-the-Fields will be the London Home of the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras. The locale will present three concerts led by Sir John Eliot Gardiner including a performance of Berlioz’s ‘L’Enfance du Christ’ on Dec. 11, 2021. That showcase will star Ann Hallenberg, Lionel Lhote, and William Thomas. That will be followed {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

International Handel Festival Göttingen 2021 Review: Rodelinda

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(Photo: Alciro Theodore da Silva) The relationship of art to society is a complex and ever-changing one. At times it is used to support the dominant values of the elite as was the case with the 17th and 18th century baroque, whilst during other periods, it sets itself up in opposition to society, underpinned by varying degrees of revolutionary intent. {…}
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Music Theatre Wales to Launch ‘New Directions’ Project

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On September 24, 2021, Music Theatre Wales will launch its “New Directions,” an initiative which seeks to redefine opera by collaborating with artists and designers who have not worked in opera until now. First will be “The House of Jollof Opera,” by writer/composer/performer Tumi Williams and multidisciplinary director and dramaturg Sita Thomas. This work follows a chef Adeola, who uses {…}
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Apple Music Buys Primephonic

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Primephonic, the renowned classical music streaming service, has sold its platform to Apple Music. The company announced on August 30, that Apple will take over all the platform functions and Apple Music subscribers will get a significantly improved classical music experience beginning with Primephonic playlists and exclusive audio content. Apple Music Classical fans will get the best features of Primephonic, {…}
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Opera Orlando Announces Major Organizational Shifts

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Opera Orlando has announced some changes atop its organization. The company unveiled that Gabriel Preisser, who was previously the company’s artistic and executive director, has shifted to the position of general director. Meanwhile, Grant Preisser, who was the creative director, will take over the role of artistic director. The company also revealed that the success of its recent season is {…}
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Gothic Opera 2021 Review: Bluebeard’s Castle

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(Credit: Nick Rutter) Gothic Opera is one of the newest fringe opera companies to spring up in London. As the name suggests, they turn to works – generally treading lesser-known paths through the repertoire – that summon the uncanny, the ghoulish, and the frightening. Last week they made west London’s Porchester Hall their home for a new production of Béla {…}
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Royal Opera House Thanks Healthcare Workers with Special Performance of ‘La boheme’

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On June 27, 2021, the Royal Opera House presented a special performance of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Meant to thank the healthcare workers who have worked so tirelessly during the pandemic, the performance was given to a specially-invited audience of medical professionals from the NHS, Guys’ and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation, University College Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and Chelsea and Westminster {…}

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