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Jonas Kaufmann Out of Royal Opera House ‘Pagliaccli’ Due to COVID

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The Royal Opera House has announced that tenor Jonas Kaufmann will not perform in the opening showcase of its upcoming “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” production starting on July 5, 2022. Per an official press statement, the tenor has withdrawn due to COVID-19 and the impact this has had on his voice. He has withdrawn from all performances of “Pagliacci” but {…}

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Royal Opera House Announces Cast Change for ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’

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The Royal Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Cavalleria Rusticana.” The company noted that Aleksandra Kurzak will replace Anita Rachvelishvili in the role of Santuzza.  Kurzak has performed the role of Santuzza at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo and the Arena di Verona. The soprano made her Royal Opera debut in 2005 as Aspasia in “Mitridate, re {…}

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Natalya Romaniw, Benjmain Bernheim, Pretty Yende, & Saioa Hernández lead Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2022-23 Season

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The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced its 2022-23 season featuring five new productions and its Italian festival. Premiere Tomislav Mužek, Maria Kataeva, Elbenita Kajtazi, and Guanqun Yu lead Bizet’s “Carmen” in a new conducted by Yoel Gamzou and directed by Herbert Fritsch. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2022-May 23, 2023 Kent Nagano conducts a new production of Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” with {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Malin Byström, Lise Davidsen, Ailyn Pérez, Juan Diego Flórez Headline Royal Opera House’s 2022-23 Season

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The Royal Opera House has announced its 2022-23 season which will feature 20 new productions, nine world premieres, and three UK premieres. Our focus will be solely on the operatic productions the company will be showcasing. The season opens with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” in a production by Kasper Holten. Constantin Trinks conducts a cast starring Luca Micheletti, Christopher Maltman, Maria {…}

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Pretty Yende & Stephen Costello Head to Cinemas in ROH’s ‘La Traviata’

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(Credit: Elena Cherkashyna) The Royal Opera House is set to present a live broadcast of “La Traviata” on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The opera, which was directed by Richard Eyre, will star Pretty Yende as Violetta with Stephen Costello taking on the role of Alfredo. Rounding out the trio will be Dimitri Platanias as Germont. Other cast members include Kseniia {…}

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Greek National Opera to Present Revival of ‘Andrea Chénier’

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The Greek National Opera has announced the revival production of Umberto Giordano and Luigi Illica’s “Andrea Chénier.” The opera will be held from Jan. 29 -Feb. 13 in the Stavros Niarchos Hall. The title role will be shared by tenors Marcelo Puente and Marcelo Álvarez, while sopranos Cellia Costea and Eva-Maria Westbroek  will play the role of Maddalena di  Coigny. {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Maria Agresta, Annalisa Stroppa & Ambrogio Maestri Lead Free Streams From Semperoper Dresden

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(© Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that it will stream the 2016 double-bill production of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” The operas star Maria Agresta, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Annalisa Stroppa, Stefania Toczyska, Tansel Akzeybek, Alessio Arduini, Jonas Kaufmann, Ambrogio Maestri and Dimitri Platanias. Christian Thielemann conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden. This Unitel recording is made available in collaboration {…}

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Marcelo Álvarez, Kristīne Opolais, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Aleksandrs Antoņenko, Ramón Vargas & Cellia Costea Lead Greek National Opera’s Second Half of 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: https://www.snfcc.org/en/greek-national-opera-0) The Greek National Opera has announced the second half of its 2021-22 season, featuring a number of operas performed by international stars. Here is the full slate. Stavros Niarchos Hall The second half of the season opens with Umberto Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” featuring Cellia Costea and Eva-Maria Westbroek as Maddalena di Coigny; Dimitri Platanias and Elchin Azizov as {…}

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Anna Netrebko Leads Greek National Opera’s All Star Verdi Gala

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(Credit: Julian Hargreaves) The Greek National Opera is set to present All Star Verdi Gala led by Anna Netrebko on July 10, 2021. The gala will showcase Netrebko in her Greece debut at the Panathenaic Stadium, the biggest and safest open-air space in Athens. She will perform alongside mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, which whom Netrebko has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, {…}