PBS to Present Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Eurydice’ this March

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PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of “Eurydice” on March 6, 2022. The opera by Matthew Auction and Sarah Ruhl will reach the New York metro area on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 12 p.m. EST. The showcase stars Erin Morley, Joshua Hopkins, Jakub Józef Orlinski, Nathan Berg, and Barry Banks with Yannick Nézet-Séguin {…}

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Angel Blue, Russell Thomas, Rhiannon Giddens & Renée Fleming Lead LA Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The LA Opera has announced its 2022-23 Season featuring six operatic productions including an LA premiere. The season opens with Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Amanda Woodbury and Liv Redpath sharing the title role. They will be joined by Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Alexander Birch Elliott, and Eric Owens with Lina González-Granados conducting Simon Stone’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 17-Oct. 9, 2022 Rhiannon {…}

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Zachary James Leads Opera Omaha’s ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’

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Opera Omaha is set to present a new production of Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” The company will continue its 2021-22 season with the music conducted by Hal France and the production directed by Susan Clement, making her Opera Omaha debut. The production will star Zachary James in the title role of Sweeney Todd and Emily {…}

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo 2021-22 Review: ‘Il Turco in Italia’

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(Credit: Alain Hanel) The new production of Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo was a symbolic bridge between the present and future of this illustrious opera house. The production’s stage director was Jean-Louis Grinda, who for the past fifteen years has also served as Director of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, while the show’s prima donna was {…}

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo Announces Cast Change for ‘Il Turco in Italia’

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The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Il Turco in Italia.” The company noted that Ildar Abrazakov has withdrawn from the production due to personal reasons. In his stead, audiences will hear Adrian Sâmpetrean in the role of Selim for all performances scheduled between Jan. 21 and 27, 2022 (a total of four {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Live in HD Preview: Erin Morley Stars in ‘Eurydice’

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(Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2021-22 season continues on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 with a transmission of “Eurydice.” The broadcast, which kicks off at 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, is conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and stars Erin Morley, Joshua Hopkins, Barry Banks, Jakub Josef Orlinski, and Nathan Berg. Of the opening {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Eurydice

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) Let’s cut to the chase. The Orpheus story is one of the most famous in all of Greek mythology. A musician loses his wife, creates glorious music that moves the gods, and gets a chance to win her back. In the world of opera, this particular story has unsurprisingly been the inspiration for many {…}

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Erin Morley Headlines Metropolitan Opera Premiere of ‘Eurydice’

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) On Nov. 23, 2021, the Metropolitan Opera is set to present the company premiere of Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice.” Aucoin will make history as the youngest composer to have a Met premiere since 1938. “Eurydice” is one of three contemporary works to have premieres in the 2021–22 season, the greatest number of {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival 2021 Review: Elisabetta Regina d’Inghilterra

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) “Elisabetta, Regina d’Inghilterra,” premiering in 1815, was Rossini’s first of eight operas for Naples’ Teatro di San Carlo. Having already established himself in Venice and Milan, he was set on conquering the Neapolitan public. This was no easy task, given the opposition he faced from the local cognoscenti. Such was his determination, however, he gave considerable attention {…}

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PBS to Present Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Eurydice’ this March

Angel Blue, Russell Thomas, Rhiannon Giddens & Renée Fleming Lead LA Opera’s 2022-23 Season

Zachary James Leads Opera Omaha’s ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’

Opéra de Monte-Carlo 2021-22 Review: ‘Il Turco in Italia’

Opéra de Monte-Carlo Announces Cast Change for ‘Il Turco in Italia’

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Live in HD Preview: Erin Morley Stars in ‘Eurydice’

Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Eurydice

Erin Morley Headlines Metropolitan Opera Premiere of ‘Eurydice’

Rossini Opera Festival 2021 Review: Elisabetta Regina d’Inghilterra