Liudmyla Monastyrska, Brandon Jovanovich & Janna Baty Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get to hear several world premieres, rarities, and several complete opera recordings. Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut C Major releases Puccinios’ breakthrough opera with a cast that includes Liudmyla Monastyrska, David Bizic, Gregory Kunde, and Carlos Chausson. The Gran Teatre {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin Unveils Slew of Cast Changes for 10 Operas & 1 Concert

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( Image Credit: © Klaus Frahm / Source: Deutsche Oper Berlin Official website) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced a slew of cast changes for the remainder of its 2023-24 season. In “The Queen of Spades,” Doris Soffell takes over the role of the Countess for Hanna Schwarz for performances between March 12 – 20. Karis Tucker will sing Polina {…}

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Malin Byström, Gaëlle Arquez, Dame Sarah Connolly, Golda Schultz, Saimir Pirgu Headline Edinburgh International Festival’s 2024 Season

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The Edinburgh International Festival has unveiled its 2024 slate. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is the Scottish premiere of “La Pasión Según San Marcos” by Golijov. Joana Carneiro leads the Orquesta La Pasión and Musicians from the RSNO. Performance Date: August 3, 2024 The formal opening the festival is a performance featuring the BBC {…}

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Amanda Majeski, Derek Welton & Marie Perbost lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week several complete recordings will be released, as well as a unique take on Beethoven ‘s Symphony No. 9. Janáček: Katya Kabanova The second release in LSO Live’s cycle of Janáček opera recordings is “Katya Kabanova.” The album’s cast includes the superb {…}

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Soprano Rachel Harnisch Retires from the Opera Stage

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Soprano Rachel Harnisch has retired from the opera stage at the age of 50. The Swiss soprano told Christian Berzins in an article regarding her career in Aargauer Zeitung. Harnisch studied with Beata Heuer-Christen and went on to perform at the Antwerp Opera, the Grand Theater de Genève, Bruckner-Haus Linz, the Tonhalle Maag, Opéra du Rhin, Opernhaus Zürich, the Teatro alla Scala, the {…}

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Grand Teton Music Festival Announces 2024 Season

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Grand Teton Music Festival Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and Executive Director Emma Kail have announced the programming for its 63rd season. The season will take place between June 27 and August 17, 2024. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Sir Donald Runnicles conducts Mozart’s “The Magic Flute“ with soloists Heidi Stober, Paul Appleby, Alexander Birch Elliott, Jeni Houser, {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Tannhäuser

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(Credit; Evan Zimmerman) “No Opera on a Dead Planet.” In the middle of Act two of the opening night of “Tannhäuser” as Wolfram delivered his “Blick ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise,” specifically as he sang that “love is a spring to be drunk from,” an audience member started shouting from the rafters of the Met Opera auditorium. The first {…}

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Andreas Schager Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Tannhäuser’

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Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” returns to the Metropolitan Opera for eight performances. The opera will open on Nov. 30 and will be performed through Dec. 23, 2023 with a cast that includes Austrian tenor Andreas Schager, South African soprano Elza van den Heever as Elisabeth, and Russian mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Venus. The cast will be rounded out by German baritone Christian Gerhaher {…}

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Royal Academy of Music Announces New Head of Opera

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The Royal Academy of Music has announced a new head of opera. The school announced that Christopher White, one of the most respected musicians in European operatic life, will take over the department. Over the past 15 years, he has worked as repertoire, coach, assistant conductor, and language coach with some of the world’s leading companies including the Royal Opera, {…}

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Liudmyla Monastyrska, Brandon Jovanovich & Janna Baty Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Deutsche Oper Berlin Unveils Slew of Cast Changes for 10 Operas & 1 Concert

Malin Byström, Gaëlle Arquez, Dame Sarah Connolly, Golda Schultz, Saimir Pirgu Headline Edinburgh International Festival’s 2024 Season

Amanda Majeski, Derek Welton & Marie Perbost lead New CD/DVD Releases

Soprano Rachel Harnisch Retires from the Opera Stage

Grand Teton Music Festival Announces 2024 Season

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Tannhäuser

Andreas Schager Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Tannhäuser’

Royal Academy of Music Announces New Head of Opera