Michael Fabiano, Elza Van Den Heever & Sondra Radvanovsky Headline San Francisco Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Courtesy of San Francisco Opera) The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of new productions and stars. Here is a look. Productions The first production of the season will be Beethoven’s “Fidelio” celebrating the composer’s 250th anniversary. The new production will be directed by Matthew Ozawa with Music Director Designate Eun Sun Kim conducting {…}

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‘Blind Injustice,’ ‘The Thirteenth Child’ Among Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (7/26-28)

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One major opera staple is on this weekend’s list. But the rest are all made up of 20th and 21st century operas, including two works making their world premieres. Here are our top five operas to see this weekend (in alphabetical order by company). Chautauqua Opera Company – The Ghosts of Versailles For one night only, Chautauqua Opera will showcase {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Jessica Jones

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This week the Santa Fe Opera is set to present its 16th world premiere. The company, which has been an advocate for new opera, will present the fifth opera by Poul Ruders, “The Thirteenth Child.” The work, which tells the story of a paranoid king who banishes his 12 sons in favor of Lyra, the thirteenth child. But when Princess Lyra {…}

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Ann Petersen, Christopher Ventris & Michele Losier Highlight Royal Danish Opera’s 2019-2020 Season

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The Royal Danish Opera announced its 2019-20 season, a well balanced season which will feature two world premieres, a musical, a concert version of a Wagner opera, modern rarities, and several favorites. The season opens with Barrie Kosky’s production of “Carmen,” which was previously seen in Frankfurt and in London. French Canadian soprano Michele Losier will sing her first staged Carmen, {…}

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10 Must-See Operas For The Summer Season 2019 [U.S. Edition]

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As the 2018-19 season comes to an end, the opera season continues with festivals and many companies opening new productions. With a ton of selections to choose from, we eventually whittled it down to the 10 Must-See productions, as we did internationally. Here is a look at the operas you cannot miss this summer in the U.S.. 10. Hérodiade – New Amsterdam {…}

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The Santa Fe Opera Previews ‘The Thirteenth Child’ In NYC

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The Santa Fe Opera 2019 Season features five operas, including the World Premiere of “The Thirteenth Child” by Poul Ruders and libretto by Becky and David Starobin. The production opens on July 27 and has five performances through August 21. A recent Works & Process event at the Guggenheim explored the creative process through a panel discussion with the creative {…}

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10 Must See Operas In 2019 [North America Edition]

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Even though 2018 is coming to an end, there is a lot of opera to look forward to in 2019. There will be even more stars, world premieres, new productions, and rarely performed works that will be showcased throughout the world. In celebration of the new year, let’s take a look at the operas OperaWire believes are not be missed {…}

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Catapult Opera Gives American Premiere of Nadia Boulanger’s Only Opera, ‘La ville morte’

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(Photo credit: ©Sophie von Hellermann) Catapult Opera is set to give the American premiere of Nadia Boulanger’s opera “La Ville Morte.” With a libretto by Gabriele d’Annunzio from his play of the same name, “La Ville Morte” is a tale of “suppressed lust and taboo turned lethal, the prisons of other people’s objectifying desires, and the liberatory potential of creativity.” {…}

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Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar & Friends to Conclude 2020 Virtual Performances With Holiday Special ‘Felix Navidad’

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Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar will wrap his virtual performances for 2020 with a filmed recording of “Felix Navidad” on Wednesday, December 23, at 7:30 p.m. EST. The holiday special will stream on the composer’s YouTube channel. “Felix Navidad” features soprano Théodora Cattarel, mezzo-soprano JoAnna Pope, and bass-baritone Joseph Beutel. Beutel garnered a 2021 Grammy® Award nomination in the Best Choral Performance {…}

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Michael Fabiano, Elza Van Den Heever & Sondra Radvanovsky Headline San Francisco Opera’s 2020-21 Season

‘Blind Injustice,’ ‘The Thirteenth Child’ Among Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (7/26-28)

Artist Of The Week: Jessica Jones

Ann Petersen, Christopher Ventris & Michele Losier Highlight Royal Danish Opera’s 2019-2020 Season

10 Must-See Operas For The Summer Season 2019 [U.S. Edition]

The Santa Fe Opera Previews ‘The Thirteenth Child’ In NYC

10 Must See Operas In 2019 [North America Edition]

Catapult Opera Gives American Premiere of Nadia Boulanger’s Only Opera, ‘La ville morte’

Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar & Friends to Conclude 2020 Virtual Performances With Holiday Special ‘Felix Navidad’