Palau de la Música Catalana 2017-18 Review: Mark Padmore, Julius Drake and the Cor de Cambra del Palau Shine With Schubert & Britten

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In most cities, different musical organizations persist in such aggressive rivalry it makes the Montagues and Capulets look like kissing cousins. Not so in Barcelona where the three major performing venues, namely the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Palau de a Música Catalana and the L’Auditori have come together under a coordinating entity called Barcelona Obertura to make music in the {…}

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Q & A: Franco Vassallo On Playing Villains & His First Scarpia

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Since winning the international singing competition ‘As. Li. Co’ in Milan, things have only been on the rise for baritone Franco Vassallo. He’s turned into one of the foremost intepreters of the bel canto repertoire of Donizetti and Bellini, as well as many Verdi, and has sung at La Scala Milan, the Vienna Staatsoper, and the Metropolitan Opera New York. {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko & Renée Fleming Headline Star-Studded Carnegie Hall 2018-19 Season

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Carnegie Hall announced its 2018-19 season featuring some of the world’s greatest singers and musicians. To stick with opera, we will only be highlighting the singers who will be featured in the season. Orchestras Mezzo-soprano Lucile Richardot will be featured with the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique under the direction of Sir John Eliot Gardiner in an all-Berlioz program. The program will feature {…}

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3 Surprising Roles in Ildebrando D’Arcangelo’s Repertoire

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Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, born on Dec. 14, 1969, is one of the world’s most renowned Italian bass-baritones. Since his auspicious debut in the early 1990s, he has been a leading singer around the world, appearing at major opera houses under such conductors as Valery Gergiev, Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Seiji Ozawa, among many others. He’s become one of {…}

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Teatro Alla Scala 2017-18 Opening Night- Anna Netrebko’s History at La Scala

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On Dec. 7 Anna Netrebko returns to the Teatro alla Scala opening the season for the third time. This time the soprano will make her role debut in Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” in a production by Mario Martone. It will also mark her third role debut of the year following successful first time showcases in the title role of “Aida” at Salzburg {…}

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Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Metropolitan Opera Lead Grammy Nominations

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The nominations for the 2018 Grammy Awards have been announced as of Nov. 28th, 2017. This year’s list of nominees are notable for the inclusion of two works by Austrian composer Alban Berg, as well as the strong presence in the lists from the Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra. Also included in the nominees is Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, whose {…}

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Obituary: Dmitri Hvorostovsky Dies At 55

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Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky has died at the age of 55. After being diagnosed with a brain tumor is 2015, Hvorostovsky had retired from the opera stage as he battled the disease. A year ago he announced that he would continue singing in recital and would continue recording. Born in Siberia, he made his debut at Krasnoyarsk Opera House, in the {…}

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4 Essential Video Recordings By Baritone Mariusz Kwiecien

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Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien has delivered some of the finest performances of the past decade, cementing himself as one of the greatest singing actors of his generation. Born on Nov. 4, the baritone has explored a wide-range of repertoire, always showcasing nuance in both his singing and his acting. He started his career back in native Poland before becoming a {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Brian Galliford Passes Away After Battling Cancer

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On Oct. 27, 2017, British born tenor Brian Galliford passed away after a long struggle with cancer. He was just 53. Born on Jan. 8, 1964, Galliford studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, ultimately going on to a solid European career. He was a fixture at such theaters as Vorarlberger Landestheater Bregenz, Komische Oper Berlin, Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, Vlaamse {…}

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Palau de la Música Catalana 2017-18 Review: Mark Padmore, Julius Drake and the Cor de Cambra del Palau Shine With Schubert & Britten

Q & A: Franco Vassallo On Playing Villains & His First Scarpia

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko & Renée Fleming Headline Star-Studded Carnegie Hall 2018-19 Season

3 Surprising Roles in Ildebrando D’Arcangelo’s Repertoire

Teatro Alla Scala 2017-18 Opening Night- Anna Netrebko’s History at La Scala

Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Metropolitan Opera Lead Grammy Nominations

Obituary: Dmitri Hvorostovsky Dies At 55

4 Essential Video Recordings By Baritone Mariusz Kwiecien

Obituary: Tenor Brian Galliford Passes Away After Battling Cancer