Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical Announces 2023-24 Season

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The Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical has announced its 2023-24 season featuring more than 204 concerts. Here are the vocal highlights. Quiteria Muñoz joins the Accademia del Piacere and Fahmi Alqhai for Músicas mestizas. Performance Date: Oct. 8, 2023 The Accademia del Piacere performs alongside Núria Rial and Fahmi Alqhai. Performance Dates: Oct. 16 & 18, 2023 Asier Puga and {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper Terminates Children’s Choir Director

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has terminated Stellario Fagone contract. According to reports from BR Klassik, the director of the children’s choir has been out of office since March 7. The Bayerische Staatsoper and Faone have remained silent regarding the reasons for the dismissal. However, the chorus wrote a letter to the minister of culture Markus Blume, and to the music director {…}

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Teatro Real de Madrid Cancels Performance of ‘Aquiles en Esciros’

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The Teatro Real de Madrid canceled the Feb. 21 performance Corselli’s “Aquiles en Esciros” due to cast-wide illness. The Madrid theater said that neither Franco Fagioli nor Gabriel Díaz would be able to sing the role of Aquiles/Pirra due to illness. As a result, the performance will be moved to Feb. 26. Audience members with tickets will be able to {…}

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John Fulljames Appointed Director of Oxford University’s Humanities Cultural Programme

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John Fulljames has been appointed as the inaugural Director of Oxford University’s Humanities Cultural Programme. Fulljames, who was Director of Opera at the Royal Danish Opera and Royal Danish Orchestra from 2017 until earlier this year, will take up the role in November 2022. He was previously Associate Director of Opera for the Royal Opera and founded The Opera Group. {…}

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Teatro de la Zarzuela Announces Cast Change for ‘Policías y Ladrones’

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The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced a cast change for its production of “Policías y Ladrones.” The company said that baritone César San Martín will take on the lead role replacing Manuel Lanza, who was originally announced. Martín has performed at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Theatre du Capitole in Toulouse, Opera di Firenze and the Teatro San Carlo di {…}

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Q & A: Adriana González on her U.S. Debut, Taking ‘Roméo et Juliette’ & the Challenge of Finding Her Voice

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(Credit: Marine Cessat-Bégler) Adriana González’s life changed in 2019. The lyric soprano competed in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition as one of 20 singers before heading over to Operalia and taking home first prize in both the opera and zarzuela competitions. Since then, her career has taken off in rapid succession with the soprano appearing in leading {…}

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Xabier Anduaga Leads Ópera de Las Palmas’ ‘La Cenerentola’

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On April 18 the Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain will open a production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” The production, which will be performed at Teatro Pérez Galdós, will star Victoria Yarovaya as Angelina and Xabier Anduaga as Don Ramiro. They will be joined by Misha Kiria as Don Magnifico, Fernando Campero as Dandini, Cristina del Barrio {…}

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England & Scotland Enter New Lockdown

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(Credit: University of London official website) UPDATE: The UK government has indicated that the lockdown is likely to remain in place into March at least, with some measures lasting even longer. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a national lockdown on England, in order to combat the new COVID-19 variant that has been spreading exponentially throughout the country despite harsh {…}

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Updates on 2020-21 Opera & Concert Seasons in Europe Canceled Or Changed Due to Coronavirus

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-We will update this article as more additional Information becomes available- After the coronavirus forced theaters to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season and the majority of the summer festival season, audiences are awaiting information on how the upcoming 2020-21 seasons will be affected. Here is a breakdown of schedule changes in Europe: Berlin State Opera Cancels a 2020-21 {…}

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Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical Announces 2023-24 Season

Bayerische Staatsoper Terminates Children’s Choir Director

Teatro Real de Madrid Cancels Performance of ‘Aquiles en Esciros’

John Fulljames Appointed Director of Oxford University’s Humanities Cultural Programme

Teatro de la Zarzuela Announces Cast Change for ‘Policías y Ladrones’

Q & A: Adriana González on her U.S. Debut, Taking ‘Roméo et Juliette’ & the Challenge of Finding Her Voice

Xabier Anduaga Leads Ópera de Las Palmas’ ‘La Cenerentola’

England & Scotland Enter New Lockdown

Updates on 2020-21 Opera & Concert Seasons in Europe Canceled Or Changed Due to Coronavirus