Artist of the Week: Venera Gimadieva Takes on ‘I Puritani’ At Vienna State Opera

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When the Vienna State Opera kicks off its production of Bellini’s “I Puritani” on Jan. 4, the work will feature a soprano that few people have heard of in recent years – Venera Gimadieva, alongside a cast that includes Adam Plachetka, Jongmin Park, and Dmitry Korchak. Gimadieva is no outsider to be sure. The 33-year-old Russian soprano trained at the {…}

Special Features

4 Opera Parties ‘Worth Attending’ on New Year’s Eve

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It’s New Years Eve! And for some opera fans, there is no better way to celebrate it than to kick back and listen to some opera. Obviously, we wouldn’t recommend a tragedy to kick off the year, but probably some excitement and joyous partying. And we all know that opera has some of the most raucous parties imaginable. So as {…}

IndieOpera

Regina Opera Announces ‘Salute To Broadway’

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The Regina Opera has announced its New Year’s concert “Salute to Broadway.” The company announced that on Feb. 4, 2018, at 3 p.m., Regina Opera will start its 2018 Sunday Concert Series with a 2-hour concert of classic and contemporary Broadway selections and Italian songs. The concert will feature soprano Abigail Mitchell, soprano Sabrina Palladino, tenor José Heredia, tenor Juan del Bosco, baritone Danny {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Lisette Oropesa Returns To The Metropolitan Opera In ‘Hansel And Gretel’

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It has been three years since Lisette Oropesa last stepped on the Metropolitan Opera stage where she fostered the majority of her young career. For years since 2005 when she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Oropesa was the go-to for numerous comprimario roles and supporting roles. She sang such roles as Nanetta in “Falstaff,” Lay Sister in “Suor Angelica,” {…}

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Cincinnati Opera Announces New Initiatives

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The Cincinnati Opera has announced a number of new appointments and projects in support of its renewed dedication to the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Patricia K. Beggs, the Harry Fath General Director & CEO of Cincinnati Opera, said in a press release, “Cincinnati Opera has been committed to increasing the diversity of our board, staff, Guild, and artists since {…}

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Best of 2017: 11 Singers Who Made 2017 A Year To Remember!

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It’s that time of year. That time where we look just before we look forward. We look back to remember all the good times of the year so that we can take stock of what we hope for in the new one. Every year in the opera world has its share of rising and breakout stars as well as opera {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Still Going Strong – Maria Guleghina Celebrates 30 Years On Stage, Work In Charity & Her Determined Mother

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For 30 years Maria Guleghina has dominated the operatic stage. She has built a career singing a diverse range of repertoire from Verdi to verismo to bel canto and it has all brought her huge successes. With a career that has taken her to Teatro alla Scala to the Royal Opera House to the Vienna State Opera and, most importantly, the Metropolitan Opera, {…}

On This Day, Special Features

Surveying the Two Distinct Periods of Sesto Bruscantini’s Career

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Sesto Bruscantini was a consummate shapeshifter as an opera singer. Born on Dec. 10, 1919, Bruscantini enjoyed a lengthy 45-year career filled with performances at some of the most famous houses on the globe including La Scala, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Rome Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Glyndebourne, the Vienna State Opera, and Salzburg Festival, among others. He was a unique breed {…}

Opera Wiki

Opera Profile: Verdi’s Luisa Miller

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Premiering on December 8th, 1849, “Luisa Miller” is the 15th opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Originally, Verdi was interested in adapting the novel “The Siege of Florence” by Francesco Domenico Guerazzi, but the censors in Naples had rejected this idea. Verdi would then try for an adaptation of “Kabale und Liebe” by the German playwright Friedrich von Schiller, a title {…}

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