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Sarasota Opera Announces 2022-23 Season

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Sarasota Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season kicks off with a production of Cimarosa’s “Il Matrimonio Segreto,” in its company debut. Victor DeRenzi will conduct a cast starring Hanna Brammer, Brenna Markey, Lisa Chavez, Levi Hamlin, Stefano de Peppo, and Filippo Fontana. Stephanie Sundine directs. Performance Date: Oct. 28 – Nov. 12, 2022  The Sarasota Youth Opera will {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky, Benjamin Bernheim & Anja Harteros Lead Opernhaus Zürich’s 2022-23 Season

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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2022-23 season with 12 new productions and numerous revivals. Premieres Eric Cutler, Christof Fischesser, Tomasz Konieczny, Katie van Kooten, Patricia Bardon, and Camilla Nylund star in Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” The new production by Andreas Homoki will be conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. Performance Dates: Sept. 18-Oct. 29, 2022 Offenbach’s “Barkouf” will see Jérémie Rhorer conduct the {…}

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The Frederick R. Koch ‘Live From Elm Court’ Video Concert Series Returns

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The “Live From Elm Court” concert series returns March 28 through April 1, 2022, with five episodes. Louis Lohraseb curated the series and will play piano and conduct. Each program will feature chamber music and art songs. Also, each episode will have a short interview with the artists discussing the program. The first episode will showcase sopranos Liv Redpath and {…}

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Mack Wolz, Susanna Phillips & Joshua Blue Lead Opera Theatre Saint Louis’s 2022 Season

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Opera Theatre Saint Louis has announced its 2022 season featuring four works. Daniela Candillari will conduct a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen“ directed by Rodula Gaitanou. The production will star Sarah Mesko in the title role, Adam Smith as Don Jose, Christian Pursell as Escamillo, and Yunuet Laguna as Micaela. Performance Dates: May 21 – June 25, 2022 Rory MacDonald conducts Mozart’s “The {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Anja Harteros, Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczała Highlight Opernhaus Zürich’s 2021-22 Season

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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Operas – Premieres Richard Strauss‘ “Salome” will star Elena Stikhina, Kostas Smoriginas, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Michaela Schuster, Mauro Peter, and Siena Licht Miller. Simone Young conducts the production by Andreas Homoki. Performance dates: Sep. 12 – Oct. 17, 2021 Verdi‘s “Il Trovatore” will spotlight Quinn Kelsey, Marina Rebeka, {…}

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The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition Announces 2021 Winners

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The Metropolitan Opera National Council Award, now renamed The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, announced its 2021 winners which will receive $20,000. The American Scandinavian Foundation Birgit Nilsson Award went to Hyoyoung Kim while the Faith B. Geier Award went to Raven McMillon. Meanwhile, the Dominque Lafont Award went to Duke Kim and the Metropolitan Opera Guild Alton {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Finalists for National Council Auditions Grand Finals Concert

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The Metropolitan Opera has announce the 10 finalists for the 2021 National Council Auditions. The finalists include Korean bass-baritone Jongwon Han, Korean tenor Duke Kim, Korean soprano Hyoyoung Kim, American soprano Brittany Olivia Logan, American soprano Raven McMillon, American baritone Timothy Murray, 29, American soprano Murrella Parton, American soprano Erica Petrocelli, American mezzo-soprano Emily Sierra, and American mezzo-soprano Emily Treigle. Han {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Streaming Schedule for National Council Auditions Grand Finals & Semifinals

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced plans to present its National Council Auditions final rounds via live streaming. First up, audiences will get a chance to see 32 semifinalists perform in public auditions on Sunday, May 9, 2021. The Grand Finals Concert will take place on May 16, 2021 at 3 p.m. Among the semifinalists are 11 sopranos including Cheyanne Coss {…}

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Opernhaus Zürich to Livestream ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’

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(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) The Opernhaus Zürich is set to livestream a production of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” The production, which will be streamed on April 11, will star Saimir Pirgu in the title role, Alexandra Kadurina as Nicklausse, Katrina Galka as Olympia, Ekaterina Bakanova as Antonia, Lauren Fagan as Giulietta, Erica Petrocelli as Stella, and Andrew Foster-William as the Four {…}