Saudi Arabia to World Premiere ‘Zarqa Al Yamama’ in 2024

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Saudi Arabia has announced that it will present the world premiere of “Zarqa Al Yamama,” the “first ever grand opera produced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” The work will premiere in Riyadh in April 2024 and explores the legend of the pre-Islamic heroine. The opera, composed by Lee Bradshaw to a libretto by Saleh Zamanan, will be presented in {…}

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Opéra de Paris Announces Cast Change for ‘The Exterminating Angel’

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The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for “The Exterminating Angel.” The company said that Caroline Wettergreen has withdrawn from the role of Leticia and will be replaced by Gloria Tronel. Tronel is a winner of the Jessica Pratt Prize at the 22nd Ottavio Ziino International Opera Competition, and the First Prize at the Festival Mimas Singing Competition. She {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma to Broadcast ‘From the House of the Dead’

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The Teatro dell’Opera id Roma is set to present Janáček’s “From the House of the Dead” on Rai5. The broadcast will be on Nov. 16 and will feature a production by Krzysztof Warlikowski. The showcase is a co-production with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden di Londra, La Monnaie, and l’Opéra National de Lyon. The cast includes Mark S. Doss {…}

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Opera de Paris 2022-23 Review: Hamlet

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Photo: Bernd-Uhlig-OnP On Mar. 11, 2023, Paris Opera premiered a new production of Thomas’s “Hamlet” at the giant opera colosseum, La Bastille. “Hamlet” premiered at Paris Opera, then known as Académie Impériale de Musique, in 1868, with immense success. One year later, the opera was presented in London with an alternative ending where the hero, Hamlet, dies, changing Shakespeare’s original {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2022-23 Review: Peter Grimes

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(Photo : Vincent PONTET) This review is for the Jan 29, 2023 performance. It seems that the last century is far enough from us that “Peter Grimes” can be performed enthusiastically as “Tosca” and “La Forza del Destino.” And this Paris Opera new production is to die for! First things first: “Peter Grimes” is an opera that has aged better {…}

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Allan Clayton to Headline Opéra National de Paris’ ‘Peter Grimes’

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The Opéra National de Paris is set to showcase “Peter Grimes,” opening on January 26, 2023. The opera is directed by Deborah Warner, whose production premiered at the Teatro Real de Madrid in 2021. Conductor Alexander Soddy, who worked as the music director at the Nationaltheater Mannheim between 2016-22, will make his Paris Opera debut in the pit. Headlining the {…}

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Angela Brower, Gun-Brit Barkmin, David Kim & Michele Angelini Lead Den Norske Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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Oslo’s Den Norske Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. Beate Mordal, Astrid Nordstad, Sakarias Fredriksen Tranvåg, Aleksander Nohr, Bernt Ola Volungholen, Petteri Lehikoinen, and Simen Bredesen star in “Wonderful Bernstein!” Karen Kamensek conducts. Performance Dates: August 20-26, 2022 Wagner’s “Parsifal third act” will be conducted by Asher Fisch and will feature Yngve Søberg, Franz-Josef Selig, and Daniel Brenna. Performance Dates: {…}

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English National Opera 2021-22: The Cunning Little Vixen

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Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL Opening night was delayed due to a storm – very on brand for Leoš Janáček, though perhaps more apt for “Kat’a Kabanova” – so nature very much had the upper hand when this new production of “The Cunning Little Vixen” opened at the London Coliseum on Sunday. Director Jamie Manton has previously made an impact with {…}

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English National Opera to Present New Production of ‘The Cunning Little Vixen’

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The English National Opera is set to present a new production Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen.” The production, which opens on Feb. 18, will be directed by Jamie Manton, who noted, “I am delighted to be back at the ENO, directing this sensational opera alongside the most exciting collective of talent. This piece couldn’t be more timely, capturing what it {…}

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Saudi Arabia to World Premiere ‘Zarqa Al Yamama’ in 2024

Opéra de Paris Announces Cast Change for ‘The Exterminating Angel’

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma to Broadcast ‘From the House of the Dead’

Opera de Paris 2022-23 Review: Hamlet

Opéra National de Paris 2022-23 Review: Peter Grimes

Allan Clayton to Headline Opéra National de Paris’ ‘Peter Grimes’

Angela Brower, Gun-Brit Barkmin, David Kim & Michele Angelini Lead Den Norske Opera’s 2022-23 Season

English National Opera 2021-22: The Cunning Little Vixen

English National Opera to Present New Production of ‘The Cunning Little Vixen’