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Rolando Villazón, René Pape, Sonya Yoncheva & Michael Volle Lead Berlin State Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Berlin State Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring a new Ring Cycle. The Ring Cycle  Daniel Barenboim conducts a new production of Wagner’s epic The Ring Cycle by Dmitri Tcherniakov. Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” is set to star Michael Volle, Lauri Vasar, Siyabonga Maqungo, Rolando Villazón, Claudia Mahnke, Anett Fritsch, Anna Kissjudit, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Stephan Rügamer, Mika Kares, {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: La Bohème

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On Nov. 17, 2021, the Metropolitan Opera presented the third performance of its 2021-22 run of Puccini’s seminal “La Bohème.” Franco Zeffirelli’s production is celebrating its 40th anniversary and is arguably the company’s most iconic. There was something quite uplifting about seeing the curtain rise on this expansive set, brimming with life and energy, especially after the time period we {…}

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Suntory Hall to Celebrate Holidays with ‘Messiah’

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Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 24, 2021. The showcase, which will feature the Bach Collegium Japan, will be directed by Masaaki Suzuki. Soloists in the performance will include soprano Rachel Nicholls, bass Benjamin Bevan, mezzo-soprano Ayako Yukawa, and tenor Satoshi Nishimura. The performance will be available exclusively via streaming. Audiences can either {…}

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Anita Hartig, Maria Agresta & Charles Castronovo Lead Metropolitan Opera’s Revival of ‘La Bohème’

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) On Nov. 9, 2021, the Metropolitan Opera will revive Franco Zeffirelli’s classic staging of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The production is the all-time most-performed staging and will celebrate its 40th anniversary of its 1981 premiere. This season the Met will feature South Korean conductor Eun Sun Kim, who became music director of San Francisco Opera {…}

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Maria Agresta, Anna Pirozzi & Maria José Siri Lead Teatro Massimo’s 2022 Season

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The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced its 2022 season featuring opera and concerts. Here is a look at the productions the company will be performing. The season opens with Verdi’s “Les vêpres siciliennes” starring Selene Zanetti, Piero Pretti, Leonardo Caimi, Gezim Mishketa, Luca Tittoto, and Fabrizio Beggi. Omer Meir Wellber conducts the production by Emma Dante. Performance Dates: Jan. 20-26, 2022 {…}

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Zuzana Marková & Francesco Demuro Lead Suntory Hall’s ‘La Traviata’

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Suntory Hall in Tokyo is set to present Verdi’s “La Traviata” to celebrate its 35th-anniversary program. The opera will be presented on Oct. 7 and 9, 2021, and will mark the hall’s return to opera in five years. Conductor Nicola Luisotti will lead the opera with Zuzana Marková as Violetta and Francesco Demuro as Alfredo. Artur Ruciński will round the principal {…}

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Teatro Massimo di Palermo 2021 Review: Il Trovatore

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(Photo: Franco Lannino) For its summer season Palermo’s Teatro Massimo moves outdoors to the Teatro di Verdura, situated in parkland on the outskirts of the city centre. The cool evening heat, with a gentle breeze blowing in from the sea, along with the theatre’s sizable stage and  substantial amount of raked seating with excellent sight lines suggested everything was just {…}

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Pretty Yende, Juan Diego Florez & Violeta Urmana Lead Teatro Massimo di Palermo’s Summer Season

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The Teatro Massimo has announced its Summer Program at the Teatro di Verdura which will take place between July 4 and August 10, 2021. The open-air festival will open on July 4 with Omer Meir Wellber conducting Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with soloist Daniel Ciobanu. Prokofiev’s Cantata Aleksandr Nevsky will be performed by Natalia Gavrilan with the Coro del {…}

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Angela Gheorghiu, Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel Lead Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s 2021-22 Season

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The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced its 2021-22 season featuring concerts, recitals, and operatic productions. Angela Gheorghiu opens the season in a recital with pianist Jeff Cohen. The program will include works by Durante, Paisiello, Bellini, Donizetti, Tosti, Respighi, Schumann, R. Strauss, Rachmaninov, Rameau, Martini, Debussy, Massenet, Brediceanu, Stephanescu, Flotow, and Satie. Performance Date: Oct. 8, 2021 Aleksandra Kurzak leads {…}