Medici.TV to Showcase Operalia Competition & Major Opera Production from Aix-En-Provence

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Medici.TV is ready to give opera fans a healthy offering of their preferred art form this summer. The streaming service, which lists performances for free replays for the first 90 days after a live broadcast will showcase major opera performances from some of the biggest venues this summer. It all kicks off Thursday, July 6, 2017, with a showing of {…}

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Teatro Real And Medici.tv Team Up For ‘Rodelinda’ Live Stream

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On March 31, the Teatro Real and Medici.tv will present Handel’s “Rodelinda” on the live stream platform. The performance will feature the new production by Claus Guth, which the director noted was inspired by a house in London in which Mike Jagger lived in. Guth also noted that he didn’t want to use a specific time period because the story of the opera {…}

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Verbier Festival Foundation Names New Co-CEO

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The Verbier Festival Foundation has announced the appointment of Hervé Boissière as Co-CEO. He will work alongside founder Martin T:son Engstroem starting on April 15, 2024. Boissière is the founder of medici.tv and has also worked as Executive Director of Mezzo television channel and the director of EuroArts production Company. He also held various senior management positions at Warner Classics. {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper to Stream ‘The Queen of Spades’ with Asmik Grigorian

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(Credit: W. Hösl) The Bayerische Staatsoper is set to stream its new production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades.” The company will showcase the opera on Feb. 10, 2024, on its Staatsoper.TV and on Medici.TV. This brand-new production is conducted by young maestro Aziz Shokhakimov and directed by Benedict Andrews. The production features Set Design by Rufus Didwiszus, Costume Design by Victoria Behr, {…}

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The Kennedy Center Extends Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon

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The Kennedy Center has announced a three-year contract extension for Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon. “My time here at the Kennedy Center has been amazing. It’s been rewarding creating many new works in partnership with the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, and the many other art forms here,” said Simon in an official press release issued by The Kennedy Center. “I’m {…}

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Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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And we’re back. And as has become the tradition here at OperaWire, we have asked our writers to select their choices for the opera performances that truly marveled them in 2023. So without further ado, here are our writers’ picks. Enjoy! Joao Copertino This year, in my opinion, the best performance was Aix-en-Provence’s “Picture a Day Like This,” a world premiere {…}

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Teatro San Carlo to Broadcast ‘Turandot’ Opening Night with Sondra Radvanovsky

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The Teatro San Carlo is set to broadcast its opening night on Dec. 9, 2023. The opera will be shown on Medici.tv at 2 p.m. EST as well as on Rai5 and will feature a new production by Vasily Barkhatov. Dan Ettinger will conduct a cast that includes Sondra Radvanovsky, Nicola Martinucci, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Yusif Eyvazov, and Rosa Feola. The cast will be {…}

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Operalia Competition Announces 2023 Finalists

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2023 finalists. Following a day of semifinals, 11 singers will compete in the opera finals while five singers will compete in the Zarzuela finals. Here are the finalists: Finalists Opera Semyon Antakov, baritone, Russia Caitlin Gotimer, soprano, USA Navasard Hakobyan, baritone, Armenia Eugénie Joneau, mezzo-soprano, France Taehan Kim, baritone, South Korea Omer Kobiljak, tenor, {…}

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Operalia Competition Announces Semi-Finalists

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The Operalia competition has announced the semi-finalists for its 2023 edition. Following two days of Quarterfinals, the competition selected 22 singers who will compete for a place in the opera finals and 12 singers who will compete in the Zarzuela finals. Here is the list: Semi-finalists Opera Semyon Antakov, baritone, Russia Nicolò Balducci, countertenor, Italy Gabrielle Beteag, mezzo-soprano, USA John {…}

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Medici.TV to Showcase Operalia Competition & Major Opera Production from Aix-En-Provence

Teatro Real And Medici.tv Team Up For ‘Rodelinda’ Live Stream

Verbier Festival Foundation Names New Co-CEO

Bayerische Staatsoper to Stream ‘The Queen of Spades’ with Asmik Grigorian

The Kennedy Center Extends Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon

Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

Teatro San Carlo to Broadcast ‘Turandot’ Opening Night with Sondra Radvanovsky

Operalia Competition Announces 2023 Finalists

Operalia Competition Announces Semi-Finalists