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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s Production Wins Premio Visconti

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(Credit: Fabrizio Sansoni-Opera di Roma) The Premio Visconti for Best Set Design for Opera has been awarded to Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas for the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s productions of “Tosca” and Turandot” at the Caracalla Festival 2024. The award ceremony will be held on Sept. 21 at the VII edizione di Ischia Film & Art Festival Luchino Visconti. The {…}

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Sasha Cooke, Nathan Granner, Sean Kelly, Angela Yam Headline Opera Parallèle’s 2024-25 Season

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Opera Parallèle has announced its 2024-25 season. First up is “Everest,” which will be presented at the California Academy of Sciences, Morrison Planetarium. The immersive opera fuses graphic novel imagery and operatic storytelling to explore the 1996 famed expedition of the landmark. The opera stars Sasha Cooke, Nathan Granner, Kevin Burdette, Hadleigh Adams, Charlotte Fanvu, Shawnette Sulker, Whitney Steele, and {…}

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Opera on Tap to Present ‘A Night of Irish Vaudeville’

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Opera on Tap is set to present “A Night of Irish Vaudeville” on Sept. 25, 2024. The showcase will take place at the American Irish Historical Society in New York City at 7:30 p.m. Performers include Blake Austin Brooks, Katherine Morse Doe, Heather Jones, Caitlin McKechney, Samantha Nahra alongside pianist Emma Luyendijk. The program features iconic Irish Songs such as {…}

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Piotr Beczała Headlines Royal Opera Muscat’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

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The Royal Opera House Muscat is set to open its 2024-25 season with Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The opera will be performed on Oct. 3 and 5, 2024, and will showcase a stellar cast including Piotr Beczała and Elena Stikhina. They will be joined by LIAO Chaoyong and Agnieszka Rehlis. Hugo de Ana will showcase his production with the {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Grounded

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(Credit: MetropolItan Opera / Ken Howard) WARNING: This review features explicit language. It also uses some variation of the word “frustrating” a lot. To use a line from the cathartic and sublime climax in Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s “Grounded” – “What the f*ck?” That quotidian expression perfectly encapsulates, in the context of the climax and at large, the frustration {…}

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Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble to Present Concert at ‘LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival

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Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble will present a unique concert experience as part of the ‘LUNGS’Harvest Arts Festival. The showcase will feature Boris Derow, Oleksandra Hrabova, Elizaveta Kozlova, and Jennifer Gliere as they present Ukrainian songs and excerpts from renowned opera staples like “La Traviata” and “La Bohème.” The program also promises Musical Theatre favorites. The showcase is slated for 3 p.m. {…}

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The Atlanta Opera Announces New Facility on the Beltline

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The Atlanta Opera has announced that it will transform the historic Bobby Jones Clubhouse, located on Woodward Way on the Atlanta Beltline, into a home for opera and the performing arts in a community-forward, multi-disciplinary arts center. The company’s new plan will create a nature-inspired recital hall, immersive theatre venue, and education spaces, as well as administrative and rehearsal areas {…}

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Manitoba Opera Names New Gail Asper Award Recipient

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Manitoba Opera will honor philanthropist Michael Nesbitt with the Gail Asper Award for his efforts to bring culture and art to Winnipeg. For decades Nesbitt has supported such organizations as the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg Art Gallery, and Graffiti Gallery, and has been a major supporter of Manitoba Opera. He will be formally honored {…}

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Vancouver Opera Announces 2024-25 Young Artists

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Vancouver Opera has announced its 2024-25 participants of the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program. The artists include newcomers tenor Lyndon Ladeur, stage director Tayte Mitchell, and pianist Derek Stanyer, as well as returning artists baritone Danlie Rae Acebuque, mezzo-soprano Simran Claire, and soprano Heidi Duncan. “Our 2024-2025 participants are an exceptional group of artists who have already demonstrated their {…}