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San Francisco Opera 2024-25 Review: Un Ballo in Maschera

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(Photo by Cory Weaver) Festivities galore flooded the San Francisco’s Civic Center Friday night – Opera Ball, Opera Dinner, and the opera itself, Verdi’s, “Un Ballo in Maschera.” Opening night at San Francisco Opera sparkled with taffeta gowns and tux, platform heels and feathers, jewelry glittering up and down arms and nifty bowties. In honor of the entitled opera and {…}
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Michael Fabiano Lead San Francisco Opera’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

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The San Francisco Opera is set to open its 102nd season on Sept. 6 with Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” and Opera Ball, the opening night benefit co-hosted with the San Francisco Opera Guild. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the production by Italian director Leo Muscato. The international cast will led by Michael Fabiano as Gustavus {…}
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San Francisco Opera Announces 2024-25 Season Livestreams

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The San Francisco Opera has announced the 2024-25 livestream season. The season opens with a production of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The opera will star Michael Fabiano, Lianna Haroutounian, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Mei Gui Zhang, and Judit Kutasi. Livestream Date: Sept. 15, 2024 at 2pm Poul Ruder’s “The Handmaid’s Tale“ will be the second stream and will star Irene Roberts, Lindsay Ammann, Sarah Cambidge, and John Relyea. Livestream {…}
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Carlo Vistoli Wins San Francisco Opera’s Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition

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San Francisco Opera has announced that Italian countertenor Carlo Vistoli has won the 2023–24 Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition for his American stage and role debut in Händel’s “Partenope.” Vistoli was named 2024 Emerging Star of the Year based on a popular vote conducted online at sfopera.com from July 11 to August 2, 2024. As the {…}
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San Francisco Opera Announces Emerging Stars Competition Nominees

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The San Francisco Opera has announced the 2023-24 Emerging Stars Competition. The Emerging Stars Competition, made possible by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem, is a fund for opera singers who have made their mark on the grand stage. The company added, that through the Emerging Stars Fund, Jan and Maria help bring some of opera’s most exciting rising talents {…}
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Metropolitan Opera Announces 2024 Summer HD Festival

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024 Summer HD Festival. the company will present HD recordings on the Lincoln Center Plaza from August 23, through September 2. The free festival will feature ten screenings from the Met’s celebrated Live in HD series and will also include a special screening of the 1998 film “The Red Violin,” directed by François Girard {…}
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Jonathan Tetelman, Aigul Akhmetshina, Aušrine Stundyte, David Butt Philip & Sondra Radvanovsky lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2024-25 Season

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The Deustche Oper Berlin has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Respighi’s “La Fiamma” will be directed by Christof Loy and conducted by Carlo Rizzi. The cast will include Aušrine Stundyte, Georgy Vasiliev, Vladislav Sulimsky, Martina Serafin, Sua Jo, Cristina Toledo, Martina Baroni, Karis Tucker, Caren Van Oijen, Doris Soffel, and Patrick Guetti. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 18, 2024 Enrique Mazzola {…}
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Yolanda Auyanet, Karine Deshayes, Stéphane Degout & José Cura lead Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse’s 2024-25 Season

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The Opéra national du Capitole de Toulouse has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Verdi’s “Nabucco” with Stefano Poda directing. Gezym Myshketa, Aleksei Isaev, Yolanda Auyanet, Catherine Hunold, Jean-François Borras, Nicolas Courjal, Sulkhan Jaiani, and Irina Sherazadishvili star. Performance Dates: Sept. 24-Oct. 6, 2024 Stefan Plewniak conducts a concert performance of Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” Sonya Yoncheva stars. {…}

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