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Pinchgut Opera 2024-25 Review: Julius Caesar

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(Photo: BrettBoardman) Undoubtedly, Sydney is coming of age as a culturally vibrant city, with thought-provoking, often superior productions of concerts, musicals, plays and operas. This long-awaited but most welcomed process is well illustrated by two excellent opera performances within less than a week that would be hailed anywhere in the world: a few days after Richard Wagner’s “Die Walküre” had {…}
Business, News

Natalia Kutateladze Signs with Intermusica for Management

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(Credit: David Bantsadze) Georgian mezzo-soprano Natalia Kutateladze has signed with Intermusica as part of the Vocal and Opera roster for worldwide general management. The mezzo-soprano will be managed by Nathan Morrison, Head of Vocal & Opera, and Iago Campello, Associate Artist Manager. Kutateladze was born and raised in Tbilisi and began her formal music education at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, where {…}
News, Streaming

Wiener Staatsoper Announces First Livestreams of the Season

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a slate of Livestreams for October through December. The first stream of the season will be “Fin de Partie” by György Kurtág. Simone Young conducts the cast which includes Georg Nigl, Charles Workman, Hilary Summers, and Philippe Sly. Livestream Date: Oct. 19, 2024 The second stream of the season will be Britten’s “Billy Budd” starring {…}
News

Lisette Oropesa & Benjamin Bernheim Win Top Prizes at Opera Awards

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The Opera Awards which took place at the Bayerische Staatsoper on Oct. 2 has announced its 2024 winners. The top prize of Opera Company went to the Komische Oper Berlin while Simone Young took home the coveted Conductor of the Year award. Lisette Oropesa won the Female Singer of the Year while Benjamin Bernheim was awarded the Male Singer of {…}
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Christian Thielemann Withdraws from Teatro Alla Scala’s Ring Cycle

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Christian Thielemann has canceled his participation in the Teatro alla Scala’s upcoming “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” The company said, “Maestro Christian Thielemann has announced that he will have to undergo tendon surgery in October, followed by five weeks of rehabilitation. The operation will force him to renounce all forthcoming engagements, including ‘Das Rheingold’ to be staged at La Scala from {…}
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Elsa Dreisig, Benjamin Bernheim, Aleksandra Kurzak, Jonathan Tetelman, Ludovic Tézier Among Major Nominees for 2024 International Opera Awards

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The International Opera Awards has revealed its 2024 awards. The awards ceremony is set to place at the Bayerische Staatsoper on Oct. 2, 2024.BBC Radio 3’s Petroc Trelawny will again host the awards ceremony. There will also be performances featuring opera stars and singers from the Bayerische Staatsoper Young Artists programme. Here is a rundown of all the categories: CONDUCTOR – Thomas {…}
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Piotr Beczala, Camilla Nylund, Catherine Foster, Klaus Florian Vogt, Tomasz Konieczny Headline Bayreuth Festival’s 2025 Seasn

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The Bayreuth Festival has unveiled its 2025 season. The season opens with “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” starring Michael Spyres, Georg Zeppenfeld, Christina Nilsson, Christa Mayer, and Matthias Stier. Daniele Gatti conducts and Matthias Davids directs. Performance Dates: July 25 – August 22, 2025 Valentin Schwarz’s “Das Rheingold” will be conducted by Simone Young and features Tomas Konieczny, Olafur Sigurdarson, Daniele Behle, {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Staatsoper Berlin 2024 Review: Khovanshchina

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(Photo: Monika Rittershaus) Due to the pandemic, the new production of “Khovanshchina” planned for 2020 could only be realized this season at the Staatsoper unter den Linden. Now, Modest Mussorgsky’s monumental, melancholy music unfolds in all its splendour, not least thanks to the phenomenal performance of the chorus. “Khovanshchina” is an unfinished opera in five acts by Modest Mussorgsky, which {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Juan Diego Flórez, Diana Damrau, Lise Davidsen, René Pape & Rachel Willis-Sørensen Lead Staatsoper Unter Den Linden’s 2024-25 Season

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The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Luca Salsi and Anna Netrebko team up for Verdi’s “Nabucco.” Ivan Magrì, Marina Prudenskaya, and René Pape join them. Anastasia Bartoli also performs. Bertrand de Billy conducts the new production by Emma Dante. Performance Dates: Oct. 2-26, 2024 Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” receives a new production featuring multiple casts. {…}

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