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DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

CD Review: Pentatone’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

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The forces behind the Dutch label Pentatone are deserving of every accolade for producing beautifully engineered recordings. This is especially important considering that heavy hitters like Warner and Sony only hesitatingly, and with big marketing efforts, venture into the operatic realm, knowing that its share of profitability has long become a calculated and somewhat unwanted risk. Critics will surely remember {…}

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Sarasota Opera to Host Second National Schmidt Vocal Competition Finals This June

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The Sarasota Opera will host the Second National Schmidt Vocal Competition Finals, June 2-4, 2023, with the top three winners from each of the 14 regional competitions receiving a $10,000 prize. The Schmidt Vocal Competition is an annual event for US high school students in which more than 400 singers compete each year for more than $650,000 in cash prizes {…}

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Bel Cantanti Opera to Present ‘Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail’

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Washington D.C.-based Bel Cantanti Opera will present Mozart’s “Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail” this February. The opera, which will be conducted by Dr. Katerina Souvorova, will star Alejandra Sandoval and Emily Casey as Konstanze, Catherine Wethington, and Robin Steitz as Blonde, Kevin Short as Osmin, Chris Plaas as Belmonte, Daniel Sampson as Pedrillo, and Peter Joshua as Bassa Selim. The {…}

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Aida Garifullina, Olga Peretyatko, Kate Lindsey & Lawrence Brownlee Lead George Enescu Festival’s 2023 Season

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The George Enescu Festival has announced its 2023 season. here is a look at the vocal performances. Zubin Mehta is set to conduct Verdi’s “Otello”  with Fabio Sartori, Anastasia Bartoli, Luca Salsi, and Eleonora Filipponi. Performance Date: August 28. 2023 Cristian Măcelaru conducts the WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln with soloist Matthias Goerne. The concert includes music by Dediu Formido, Mahler, and {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Tosca

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(Credit: KarenAlmond/Metropolitan Opera) A “shabby little shocker.” That’s how musicologist Joseph Kerman described Puccini’s “Tosca.” Shabby? No. A little shocker? No. It’s a big shocker. Perhaps we’ve become inured to how dark and violent “Tosca” is with scenes of rape, murder, torture, and suicide. There was no mistaking the grittiness of Puccini’s fast-paced thriller at the Metropolitan Opera. The October {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Anna Pirozzi, Ian Bostridge, Lars Vogt & Krassimira Stoyanova Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to hear the final recording of one of the greatest pianists of his generation, a rare verismo opera, an original version of a Verdi opera, and modern works. Here is a look! Zingari  Opera Rara releases its recording of Leoncavallo’s “Zingari” internationally via Warner Classics. Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi conducts the restored original version of {…}

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Sarasota Opera Honors Victor DeRenzi’s 40th Anniversary

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The Sarasota Opera will pay tribute to maestro Victor DeRenzi for the 40th anniversary of his professional life on March 26. The showcase, a Jubilee Concert of arias and memories of his career, will feature soprano Anna Mandina, mezzo-soprano Lisa Chavez, tenor Jonathan Burton, baritone Joshua Benaim, and bass Kevin Short. Additionally, many former members of the company and some {…}

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Baltimore Concert Opera & OperaDelaware’s ‘The Barber of Seville’

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Baltimore Concert Opera (BCO) and OperaDelaware (OD) will join forces for a co-production of Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville.” In sum, there will be four performances with the first two on Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. and 20 at 3 p.m. in Townson University’s Stephens Hall in Maryland. The final performances will take place on Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. {…}