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Adriana González, Guido Loconsolo, Christiane Karg Headline Opéra de Toulon’s 2021-22 Season

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The Opéra de Toulon has announced its 2021-22 season. It all kicks off with a production of “Don Giovanni” headlined by Anaïs Constans, Marie-Ève Munger, Khatouna Gadelia, Guido Loconsolo, Emanuele D’Aguanno, Pablo Ruiz, Ramaz Chikviladze, and Nika Guliashvili. Jordan de Souza conducts a production directed by Daniel Benoin. Performance Dates: Oct. 8-14, 2021 The company will present “Les Petites Noces,” {…}

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Karen Slack, Christine Goerke, Adriana Gonzalez Headline Houston Grand Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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The Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2021-22 season, which will feature six productions. It all starts with Bizet’s “Carmen” starring Carolyn Sproule, Richard Trey Smagur, Christian Pursell, and Heidi Stober. Lidiya Yankovskaya conducts a production directed by Rob Ashford. Performance Dates: Oct. 22 – Nov. 7, 2021 Next up is the world premiere of “The Snowy Day.” The new {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Adriana Gonzalez & Jakub Józef Orliński Lead Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier’s 2021 Season

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(Credit: Marc Ginot) The Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier in France has announced the 2021 season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the vocal and operatic performances. Le Concert Spirituel, under conductor Hervé Niquet, performs an all-Handel program including God Save the King. Performance Date: July 15, 2021 Adriana Gonzalez and Thibaut Garcia join the {…}

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Adriana Gonzalez Receives Grant From Foundation Jean-Luc Lagardère

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Soprano Adriana Gonzalez has received a grant from the Fondation Jean-Luc Lagardère. The grant will go towards Gonzalez and Inaki Encina’s upcoming album for Audax Records. For the new album, Gonzalez will explore the music of Albéniz. In a statement, the soprano said, “As a Spanish-speaking artist, I am always asked to sing Spanish programs with the Siete canciones populares {…}

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Adriana Gonzalez, Dario Solari & Catherine Hunold Highlight Opéra de Rouen’s 2020-21 Season

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The Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie – Théâtre des Arts has announced its 2020-21 season. Here is a look at the operas and the concert performances scheduled for next season. Opera Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” opens the season with Rudolf Piehlmayer conducting a production by David Bobée. The cast includes Paul McNamara, Catherine Hunold, Samuel Hasselhorn, and Jongmin Park. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. {…}

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Adriana González, Karine Deshayes & David Bizic Highlight Opéra de Toulon’s 2020-21 Season

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The Opéra de Toulon in France has announced its 2020-21 season featuring seven productions. Karine Deshayes sings the title role of Rossini’s “Semiramide” alongside Teresa Iervolino, Philippe Talbot, and Mirco Palazzi. George Petrou conducts the concert performances. Performance Dates: Oct. 9 & 11, 2020 Ketevan Kemoklidze sings the title role of Bizet’s “Carmen” with Adriana González, Amadi Lagha, and Andrei {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jennifer Davis & Adriana Gonzalez Lead Top 7 Operas to See This Weekend – International

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(Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper) This weekend is all about new productions, role debuts and rarely performed works. Here are seven productions we recommend this weekend. Leonore – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Tomáš Netopil conducts a new production by Amélie Niermeyer of Beethoven’s only opera. The cast includes Jennifer Davis in her Vienna debut, Katrin Röver, Benjamin Bruns, Falk Struckmann, Thomas Johannes Mayer, {…}

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Adriana González Announces Debut Album

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(Credit: Marine Cessat-Begler) Operalia winner Adriana González has announced her debut album. The soprano will release her first album on Audaux Records accompanied by pianist Iñaki Encina Oyón, who is well known for performing neglected and unknown repertoire. The album will delve into early 20th-century French Mélodie with a focus on the exceptional expressive qualities of husband and wife composers Robert {…}

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Adriana Gonzalez & Xabier Anduaga Win Top Operalia Awards

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Xabier Anduaga and Adriana Gonzalez have taken home first prize at the Operalia Competition. The two singers also won the zarzuela prizes. Anduaga won the Plácido Domingo Ferrer Prize while Gonzalez won the Pepita Embil Prize. Second prize went to baritone Gihoon Kim and mezzo-soprano Maria Kataeva while third prize went to soprano Christina Nilsson and countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen. {…}