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Rihab Chaieb & Samantha Hankey Among 2018 Soprano-Less Operalia Finalists

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Operalia has announced the 12 finalists who will win compete for the top prize at the annual competition. Per the opera competition the finalists announced are Russian tenor Migran Agadzhanyan, Candian mezzo Rihab Chaieb, Canadian/Italian mezzo Emily D’Angelo, Portuguese tenor Luis Gomes, American mezzo Samantha Hankey, German baritone Johannes Kammler, Chinese tenor Long Long, Belarus tenor Pavel Petrov, American baritone Sean Michael Plumb, South African {…}

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Rihab Chaieb, Samantha Hankey, Vanessa Vasquez Among Operalia 2018 Semifinalists

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The 2018 Operalia Competition has announced its semifinalists. Per the official website, the singers have been whittled down to 24 artists for the opera competition and 12 for the Zarzuela section. The semifinalists in the opera slate include soprano Zarina Abaeva, tenor Migran Agadzhanyan, soprano Cornelia Beskow, mezzo Rihab Chaieb, mezzo Emily D’Angelo, tenor Luis Gomes, mezzo Samantha Hankey, mezzo {…}

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Rihab Chaieb, Elsa Dreisig & Jakub Józef Orliński Headline Opera Orchestre National De Montpelier’s 2018-19 Season

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The Opera Orchestre National de Montpelier has announced its 2018-19 season featuring a vast array of repertoire. The season will feature established artists as well as rising stars. For this season announcement, we have only focused on the vocal events. Production Hervé’s “Mam’zelle Nitouche” opens the season with Laura Neumann, Damien Birgourdain, Samy Camps, and Olivier Py in the lead {…}

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Q&A: Rihab Chaieb Talks ‘The Wake World’s’ World Premiere And Metropolitan Opera Appearances

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Rihab Chaieb is a rising star in the opera world having won the 2016 Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition and becoming a member of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Program. The Tunisian mezzo-soprano has quickly earned praise singing a number of houses including the Canadian Opera Company where she was a member of the Ensemble Studio and participant in {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces New Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its Jan. 16 performance of “Rigoletto.” The company said, “For tonight’s performance of Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto,’ the role of the Duke of Mantua will sung by Zach Borichevsky.” He replaces the originally scheduled Pene Pati. Borichevsky made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Edmondo in “Manon Lescaut” in 2016 and then reprised the {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’

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(© Photo: Ben Wolf) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Cavalleria Rusticana.” The company said that Ivan Gyngazov and Jonathan Tetelman will sing the role of Turiddu replacing the originally announced Vittorio Grigolo. Gyngazov will sing the role on May 22, 25, 29, June 01, 04, 08, and 12, 2025 while Tetelman will {…}

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Quinn Kelsey & Luca Salsi Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in Bartlett Sher’s production. The opera will showcase two different casts. In the fall season, Quinn Kelsey reprises his devastating portrayal of the title court jester. operaWire noted, “Note for note, moment for moment, this without any doubt in my mind is the most compelling Rigoletto that I’ve heard at the {…}

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Opera Australia Unveils 2025 Season

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Opera Australia has announced its 2025 season. Sydney The season opens with Massenet’s “Cendrillon.” Evan Rogister and Tahu Matheson conduct. Laurent Pelly directs a cast starring Emily Edmonds, Margaret Plummer, Sian Sharp, and Emma Matthews. Performance Dates: Dec. 31, 2024 – March 28, 2025 “The Barber of Seville,” in a production by Elijah Moshinsky, stars Samuel Dale Johnson, Samuel Dundas, {…}

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Canadian Opera Company Announces Cast Change for ‘Nabucco’

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Nabucco.” The company said, “Regretfully, soprano Tamara Wilson has been recently diagnosed with pneumonia and will need to withdraw from her role as Abigaille in the Canadian Opera Company’s upcoming production of ‘Nabucco.’ The COC wishes Tamara all the very best for a full recovery and {…}