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Erin Morley Will Not Sing Summer Festivals Due To Pregnancy

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Erin Morley will not sing two productions this summers. The coloratura soprano announced, via Instagram, that due to pregnancy she would not be singing “Der Rosenkavalier” at the Glyndebourne Festival and “Ariadne Auf Naxos” at the Santa Fe Opera. As a result, Liv Redpath will takeover at Santa Fe as Zerbinetta and Elizabeth Sutphen and Louise Alder will alternate Sophie {…}

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Baritone Hakan Hagegard Is Accused Of Sexual Harassment

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Swedish baritone Hakan Hagegard has left his position Stockholm Academy after being accused of sexual harassment. The recognized baritone has received accusations from the conservatory as well in Oslo from anonymous sources on diverse media including Swedish radio. Per Platea Magazine, the conservatory’s board was in the midst of a decision, but it was the baritone who opted to leave due {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Festival d’Aix-En-Provence 2017 Review – The Rake’s Progress: An Imaginative Production & Solid Cast Lend Insightful Reading of Stravinsky’s Neo-Classic Masterwork

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“The Rake’s Progress,” an opera in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky, was one of the six operas performed at this year’s Festival International d’art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence. Although relatively modern, compared to the classical opera repertoire (it premiered on 11 April 1951), Simon McBurney’s visually striking and infinitely creative staging gives it an additional innovative edge. English actor, {…}

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Weekend Preview (5/19-21) – North America: This Is Your Last Chance for Adrianne Pieczonka’s ‘Tosca,’ Nicole Cabell’s ‘Bohème’ & Numerous Other Productions

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The Metropolitan Opera season may be over, but a lot of other opera companies remain open for business. Sadly this weekend represents a great number of goodbyes for the time being. If you want opera, here are the companies to look up during the weekend. The Canadian Opera Company is finishing up its run of Puccini’s “Tosca” on Friday and {…}

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Robin Ticciati Cancels Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin’

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Joel Revzen will conduct tonight’s performance in the absence of Robin Ticciati, who is ill. The Metropolitan Opera announced the news via Twitter this afternoon. The cancellation marks the second performance that Ticciati cancels as he was indisposed for Saturday’s performance. Revzen has been on staff with the Met Opera throughout the season, covering performances for such operas as “L’Italiana in {…}

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‘La Traviata’ HD Performance matches Oscar-Winning Film’s Box Office Performance

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The Met Opera scored a solid weekend box office for Verdi’s “La Traviata” on Saturday, March 10, 2017. The HD performance came in at a whopping number nine on the weekend, raking in $1.8 million in just one day, the same amount that Best Picture runner-up “La La Land” managed in three days. The Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series {…}

IndieOpera, Interviews, Stage Spotlight

A Road Less Traveled – Matthew Curran’s Musical Journey Through Diverse Environments, Genres & Repertoire

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Those two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by,  And that has made all the difference.  Those immortal words by Robert Frost might as well apply to almost anyone who takes on an artistic endeavor. But for bass Matthew Curran, the path to operatic success has been a truly unusual one, as {…}