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Vienna State Opera Unveils Updated Schedule for Daily Streams

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The Vienna State Opera has announced its slate of video streams over the next two weeks. Below is a breakdown of all the performances it will be showcasing. You can watch the streams here at the company’s official website. 3 April 2020: Le nozze di Figaro (performance of 25 November 2014) conductor: Sascha Goetzel | director: Jean-Louis Martinoty with Luca Pisaroni (Conte d’Almaviva), Olga {…}

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Vienna State Opera to Offer Daily Live Streams From its Opera Archives

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Despite being closed for public performances, the Wiener Staatsoper has resolved to open up its streaming service to provide audiences with daily opera. Starting on Sunday, March 15, 2020, the company will start to stream operas from its archives for free on www.staatsoperlive.com. The online program is set to follow along with the same opera that audiences would have seen {…}

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Edward Nelson Wins Glyndebourne Opera Cup 2020

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American baritone Edward Nelson has won the first prize at the Glyndebourne Opera Cup 2020. The 31-year-old won a £15,000 prize and the offer of a role in an opera. During the competition he performed arias from Ambroise Thomas’ “Hamlet” and “Largo al factotum” aria from Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” at the competition. He was presented with his prize {…}

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Glyndebourne Opera Cup Unveils 6 Finalists

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The Glyndebourne Opera Cup has announced the names of its final six contestants. The final, which takes place on March 7, 2020, will feature South African mezzo-soprano Siphokazi Molteno, South Korean tenor Sungho Kim, American Baritone Edward Nelson, UK soprano Alexandra Lowe, American tenor Eric Ferring, and Chinese soprano Meigui Zhang. The jury for the final will include Stephen Langridge, {…}

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Second Glyndebourne Opera Cup Set For March 2020

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(Credit: Richard Hubert Smith) The Glyndebourne Opera Cup is set to make its return in 2020. The event, which was announced on Glyndebourne’s official website, will feature its final on March 7, 2020; it will be broadcast live via Sky Arts. The semifinals are set for March 4, 2020. In announcing the competition’s return, Glyndebourne has revealed that the competition {…}

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Here Is The Schedule For the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition 2019

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition kicks off on Saturday, June 15, 2019. The big opera competition, which takes place every two years, will initiate with a conversation between Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Frederica Von Stade at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Dance. The program starts at 11 a.m. local time. Song Prize Competition Schedule {…}

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20 Singers Announced To Compete In BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2019 Competition

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 has announced that 20 outstanding classical singers from across the globe have been selected to compete in the prestigious competition. The competitors, who were chosen from a pool of 400 applicants and hail from 15 different countries, include: tenor Roman Arndt and mezzo-sopranos Karina Kherunts and Yulia Mebbibaeva from Russia; baritone Leonardo Lee {…}

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Applications Open For 53rd International Vocal Competition In The Netherlands

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Applications are now open for the 53rd International Vocal Competition (IVC). This year the LiedDuo Competition will be held in the city of ‘s-Hertogenborsch in the North Brabant province of the Netherlands from Nov. 20 – 24, 2019. The program will include masterclasses and feedback from a jury consisting of highly regarded singers Dame Felicity Lott, Jard van Nes, and Thomas Oliemans and {…}

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172 of World’s Greatest Singers Pick Mozart Opera As Greatest Ever

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What is the greatest opera of all time? Everyone has his or her own opinions but a recent poll of 172 of the world’s greatest singers has yielded a consensus – Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The poll included such stars as tenor/baritone Plácido Domingo, sopranos Kiri Te Kanawa and Renée Fleming and bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, among others, and was {…}