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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Liv Redpath On Being Gretel & Empathizing With Characters

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The role of Gretel has always had a special significance for soprano Liv Redpath. When she was in the youth program at The Minnesota Opera, she got the chance to take on the role for the first time in the program’s yearly “Hansel and Gretel” and she immediately knew that opera would be an essential part of her career. These {…}

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Julia Bullock, Lise Davidsen, Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Pérez, Will Liverman Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring seven new productions. New Productions Joyce DiDonato, Ryan McKinny, Latonia Moore, and Susan Graham star in the Met premiere of Ivan van Hove production of  Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking.” Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. Steven Osgood will make his Met debut conducting for two performances. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 21, {…}

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Julia Bullock, Chen Reiss & Will Liverman Lead National Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

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The National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season featuring an array of soloists. Here is a look at the vocal performances for next season. Leonard Bernstein’s MASS will open the season with James Gaffigan conducting, Alison Moritz directing, and Will Liverman starring. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-18, 2022 David Robertson conducts Julia Bullock in music by Mackey, Barber, and Bernstein. {…}

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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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Santa Fe Opera Announces New Cast Change for ‘Don Giovanni’

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced that international soprano and former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice singer Rachel Willis-Sørensen will join the cast of “Don Giovanni.” The soprano will perform the role of Donna Anna for six performances between July 29 and August 23. Recently, Apprentice singer Rachel Fitzgerald made her Santa Fe Opera debut in the role, with performances on June {…}

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Santa Fe Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Don Giovanni’

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced a cast change for Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The company said that soprano and Apprentice singer Rachel Fitzgerald will make her Santa Fe Opera debut in the role of Donna Anna in “Don Giovanni” with performances on June 29, July 5, and July 10. Santa Fe added, “The originally scheduled soprano Teresa Perrotta has withdrawn {…}

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Tamara Wilson, Sylvia D’Eramo, Gerardo Bullón, Jacquelyn Stucker & Ryan Speedo Green Lead Santa Fe Opera’s 2025 Season

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2025 season. Sylvia D’Eramo and Long Long lead Puccini’s “La Bohème” featuring Szymon Mechliński, Emily Pogorelc, Soloman Howard, Efraín Solís, and Kevin Burdette. Iván López-Reynoso conducts the production by James Robinson. Performance Dates: June 27-August 23, 2025 Harry Bicket leads Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” in Laurent Pelly’s production. The cast includes Florian {…}

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Sasha Cooke, Ingela Brimberg, Mark S. Doss & Eve-Maud Hubeaux Lead La Monnaie de Munt’s 2024-25 Season

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La Monnaie de Munt has announced the 2024-25 season. Opera Wagner’s “Siegfried” will star Magnus Vigilius, Peter Hoare, Gábor Bretz, Scott Hendricks, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Ingela Brimberg, Nora Gubisch, and Liv Redpath. Alain Altinoglu conducts Pierre Audi’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 4, 2024 Kris Defoort’s “The Time of Our Singing ” will star Mark S. Doss, Claron Mcfadden, Simon Bailey, Levy {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Atlanta Opera Review 2024: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Photo credit: Raftermen “Toi toi toi, y’all,” intones the attractive, Southern-inflected t-shirt at The Atlanta Opera’s pop-up gift shop. An apt tagline for a company having outgrown regional status, still honoring its roots in this de facto capital of the American South. Like Atlanta—now the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the United States, having recently edged past Philadelphia and {…}