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Q & A: Christophe Rousset on Porpora’s ‘Ifigenia in Aulide’ & Les Talens Lyriques Orchestra at Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival 2024    

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(Photo credit: Ignacio Barrios) Bayreuth Baroque Festival has been awarded “The Best Festival of 2024” by Germany’s Oper! Awards. The first season began in 2020 with a staged production of Nicola Antonio Porpora’s “Carlo il Calvo”, and an opera in concert version of “Gismondo, Re di Polonia” by Leonardo Vinci and libretto by Francesco Briani’s Il Vincitor Generoso. The orchestras {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Monteverdi Festival Cremona 2024 Review: Amore Dolore

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There was plenty going on at this summer’s Monteverdi festival in Cremona. On the first Saturday evening, along with a staged production of a selection of Monteverdi’s madrigals, entitled “Polittico Monteverdiano,” visitors had the opportunity to experience two concerts, each featuring a male soprano. The performances took place at different venues, with just enough time for the keener members of {…}
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Accademia Filarmonica Romana Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Accademia Filarmonica Romana has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Damiana Mizzi and Marcos Madrigal perform in a program of works by Debussy, Poulenc, and Fauré. Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2024 Katarzyna Otczyk and Jakub Tchorzewski perform works by Chopin, Szymanowski, and Lutosławski. Performance Date: Oct. 27, 2024 Mauro Borgioni and Filippo Farinelli {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra de Monte-Carlo 2024 Review: Their Master’s Voice

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Photo: © OMC-Marco Borrelli On Sunday April 7th, 2024, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo concluded their 2023-2024 season with the world premiere of “Their Master’s Voice,” starring mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and actor John Malkovich. The show was a coproduction with the annual music festival Le Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, of which this performance was also the closing event. For voice {…}
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Monteverdi Festival Unveils 2024 Edition

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The Monteverdi Festival in Cremona has unveiled its 2024 edition. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First is “Vespro della Beata Vergine” with the Accademia Bizantina and Coro Ghislieri under conductor Ottavio Dantone. Performance Date: May 29, 2024 The festival will present “L’Orfeo” in a production directed by Olivier Fredj. Francesco Corti conducts Il Pomo d’Oro. Performance {…}
Special Features

A Stroll Through The Many Genres of Opera (Part Two)

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Around the world, opera has very different forms. Although the artform has touched almost every continent on the planet, that does not mean that it looks the same. Whether that means an Italian opera that is translated into a different language, or a domestic artform resembling opera that evolved endogenously, the fabric of opera is multi-dimensional! In Part One of {…}
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Iestyn Davies, Lucy Crowe, & Tim Mead Headline The English Concert’s 2023-24 Season

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(Photo credits: Chris Sorensen, Victoria Cadisch, Andrew Staples) The English Concert has announced its 2023-24 season. This article features vocal works only. Countertenor Iestyn Davies returns to the BBC Proms to perform “Late Night Bach.” Davies will perform two of Bach’s solo cantatas, “Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust” and “Geist und Seele wird verdwirret” at the Royal Albert Hall. Performance Date: {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Andrea Marcon On Baroque Opera & The Rebuilding Of Venice’s Teatro San Cassiano

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With the proposal to reconstruct the world’s first public opera house, Venice’s Teatro San Cassiano, developing apace, OperaWire took the opportunity to meet up with its artistic director, Andrea Marcon, to discuss his aims, justifications, expectations, and hopes for the project. Marcon is one of the world’s leading exponents of baroque repertoire and has conducted performances across the globe, from {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Regula Mühlemann, Marina Rebeka, Rolando Villazón, Cecilia Bartoli Headline Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s 2023-24 Season

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera First up is Verdi’s “Requiem” under the baton of Daniel Barenboim. Marina Rebeka, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Michael Spyres, and Ildar Abdrazakov are the soloists. Performance Date: Nov. 2, 2023 Jonas Kaufmann headlines “Caruso a Monaco.” The tribute to the great tenor will also feature actor Alfonso Antoniozzi and conductor Antonio Pappano. Davide Livermore {…}

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