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Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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And we’re back. And as has become the tradition here at OperaWire, we have asked our writers to select their choices for the opera performances that truly marveled them in 2023. So without further ado, here are our writers’ picks. Enjoy! Joao Copertino This year, in my opinion, the best performance was Aix-en-Provence’s “Picture a Day Like This,” a world premiere {…}

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Teatro San Carlo Announces Cast Change for ‘Anna Bolena’

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The Teatro San Carlo has announced a cast change for its production of “Anna Bolena.” The company said, “We inform our audience that, for a sudden unavailability of Xabier Anduaga, the role of Lord Riccardo Percy – for the production of  Anna Bolena on stage from June 8 to 17 –  will be performed by René Barbera.” Barbera has performed the role on one occasion {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino to Perform ‘La Finta Semplice’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is set to present Mozart’s opera “La Finta Semplice “for the first time in the company’s history. The work, which opens on Jan. 24 is set to star Benedetta Torre as Rosina, Eduardo Martinez Flores as Don Cassandro, Lorenzo Martelli as Don Polidoro, Xenia Tziouvaras as Giacinta, Rosalìa Cid as Ninetta, Luca Bernard as Fracasso, and {…}