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Emőke Baráth Signs with Ibermedia for Spanish Representation

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Soprano Emőke Baráth has signed with Ibermúsica Artists for Spanish representation. Aleix Palau will manage her. Over the past years, Baráth has attracted the attention of the musical world by winning the First Prize in the Cesti Competition in Innsbruck, Grand Prix de l’Académie du Verbier Festival, and Prix Junio Prima Primissima in Hungary. The soprano has performed with the {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Martina Licari on Her Forthcoming Role Debut as Ismene at Vicenza In Lirica & How COVID Disrupted her Early Success

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(Photo: Antonio Curti) The winner of the 2021 Tulio Serafin Opera Singing Competition, Martina Licari, is due to make her role debut as Ismene in two performances of Mozart’s “Mitridate, re di Ponto” at this season’s Vicenza in Lirica, starting 28th August, running until 12th September. Having graduated from the conservatory in Palermo in 2018, the young soprano appeared to {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Innsbruck Early Music Festival 2020 Review: Leonora

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(Photo: Brigitte Duftner) Italian composer Ferdinando Paër (1771 – 1839) is significant in the history of opera for his work during the first decade of the 19th century in developing opera semi-seria by integrating attributes of serious and comic opera. And although no longer well-known, his operas do receive the occasional performance. This year, however, there were a couple of {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Arianna Vendittelli On The Importance & Challenges Of Singing ‘Ermione,’ Interpretation & Career Development

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Arianna Vendittelli’s career is one that most singers would dream of. She has an established reputation in the Mozart, Rossini and baroque repertoire, singing at the highest level in such roles as roles such as Fiordiligi, Zerlina, Cleopatra, Serse, Eurydice and many more. Moreover, she has been guided by such venerated artists as Ottavio Dantone, Riccardo Muti and Alessandro De {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Alessandro De Marchi on the Innsbruck Festival For Early Music

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Each summer, Innsbruck hosts its Festival for Early Music. Established in 1976, it specializes in presenting historically informed performances of early music, including operas, many of which have not been heard for hundreds of years. Currently it is under the artistic direction of the early music specialist, Alessandro De Marchi, who has been in the post since 2010. Over the {…}

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Tenor George Vîrban Claims Top Prize at K-Gagok Superstar 2026

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Romanian tenor George Vîrban has won K-Gagok Superstar 2026, an international vocal competition dedicated to Korean art song. The competition is organized by Korean broadcaster KBS and has singers from around the world perform Korean art songs in a music show format. Soprano Sumi Jo chaired the jury that awarded Vîrban the top prize. In the 2026-27 season, Vîrban will {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik 2026 Review: Atalanta

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(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Innsbruck’s Early Music Festival decided on a presentation of Händel’s 1736 opera, “Atalanta,” for its Oper Jung production, a popular event with audiences that gives opportunities to young singers that have impressed in previous editions of its Cesti singing competition the possibility of performing major roles. The choice of “Atalanta” was not a particularly exciting one, as {…}

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Monteverdi Festival Cremona 2026 Review: Le Nozze di Teti e Peleo

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(Photo: Antonio Dimondo) Monteverdi Festival Cremona featured Francesco Cavalli’s “Le Nozze di Teti e Peleo” with libretto by Orazio Persiani as a world premiere in modern times: a major experiment in textual reconstruction and innovative staging at Teatro Ponchielli on June 19, 2026. Cavalli was one of Monteverdi’s favorite students. He was a Venetian composer, organist, and singer of the {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier, Marina Rebeka, Elīna Garanča, Jessica Pratt, Luca Salsi, Aleksandra Kurzak & Francesco Meli Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2027 Season

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2027 season. Opera Kristina Mkhitarian star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Anthony Ciaramitaro, Luca Salsi, and Min Kim. Performance Dates: Jan. 15-22, 2027 Baldassarre Galuppi’s “Il mondo alla roversa o sia le donne che comandano” will star finalists of the International Pietro Antonio Cesti Baroque Singing Competition in Innsbruck. Chiara Cattani conducts the {…}