All The Major Opera Stars Performing At The Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Season

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The Vienna State Opera has announced its 2017-18 season with six new productions and 48 revivals. Given the sheer size of the schedule, you might expect the company to feature opera’s greatest stars. You would be absolutely right. As always the company will feature the biggest stars in the world including Anna Netrebko in her second run of performances of {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About the Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2017-18 Festspiele

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One of the unique features of the Bayerische Staatsoper is its summer festival, the “Festspiele” which features a plethora of opera and ballet during the summer months. Here is a survey of what’s in store for those interested in an operatic summer in Munich. New Productions New productions of “Parsifal” and “Orlando Paladino” will get showcases in the summer, both {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko And All The Major Stars in Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2017-18 Season

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No opera house has more superstars on the roster next season than the Bayerische Staatsoper. Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann, arguably the two biggest stars in the opera world, will both appear in Munich in 2017-18, albeit in limited runs. Their appearances in America are limited to a total of eight shows between the two of them. In Munich, that {…}

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A Look At The Metropolitan Opera’s Famous Tatianas in Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin’

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Tchaikosvky’s “Eugene Onegin” is considered one of the composer’s greatest operas as it features some of his richest melodies and is based on Pushkin’s famous poem. The work has been performed extensively around the world and this year it makes a return to the Metropolitan Opera. While the title role has been a vehicle for many renowned baritones it is {…}

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Diana Damrau No Longer Singing Four Heroines in LA Opera’s ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’

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Diana Damrau is no longer singing all four heroines in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” in Los Angeles this week. The soprano was originally slated to take on all four characters, a feat that is growing rarer and rarer these days, but recent casting details established that the German soprano will only take on Antonia and Stella in her LA Debut. {…}

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Social Media Beat (Week of 2/27/2017): Guess Who Got Hang Out With Dame Judi Dench?

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It was a fun week for a lot of major superstars in the opera world. Let’s start off with Carmen Giannattasio’s amazing week where she was not only given the honor of Knight of the order of the Star of the Italian Republic, but she also got to hang out with none other than legendary actress Dame Judi Dench. {…}

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Weekend Preview (3/3-3/5) – International: Aleksandrs Antonenko Returns To ‘Otello’ While Karita Mattila Returns To ‘Jenufa’

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Are you excited for the weekend? Well, we are as you will get to hear some of the most exciting stars singing in the world’s leading opera houses. Check it out right here! Austria At the Vienna State Opera, audiences will get the chance to see Puccini’s “Turandot” with a star-studded cast including Elena Pankratova, Heinz Zednik, Ryan Speedo Green, {…}

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Social Media Beat (Week of 2/20/2017): Which Famous Opera Singers Hung Out With Anna Netrebko At Opernball?

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It was a big week in the opera world, especially in Vienna where the Opernball took place. Jonas Kaufmann fans were delighted to see the tenor perform, while he got a chance to hang out with a number of old friends, including Anna Netrebko. Here is a pic of the two posing for cameras alongside Netrebko’s husband Yusif Eyvazov. Red {…}

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Teatro alla Scala Preview 2016-17 Season: Ailyn Pérez and Anna Netrebko Tackle Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’

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This week the Teatro alla Scala will revive the 1990 Liliana Cavani production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The production returns after DmItri Tcherniakov’s 2013 staGing failed to please Scala audiences. This time the Cavani production will be sung by two leading sopranos. First Ailyn Pérez will bring her acclaimed Violetta to the theater. Perez has performed the role around the {…}

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All The Major Opera Stars Performing At The Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Season

Everything You Need to Know About the Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2017-18 Festspiele

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko And All The Major Stars in Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2017-18 Season

A Look At The Metropolitan Opera’s Famous Tatianas in Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin’

Diana Damrau No Longer Singing Four Heroines in LA Opera’s ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’

Social Media Beat (Week of 2/27/2017): Guess Who Got Hang Out With Dame Judi Dench?

Weekend Preview (3/3-3/5) – International: Aleksandrs Antonenko Returns To ‘Otello’ While Karita Mattila Returns To ‘Jenufa’

Social Media Beat (Week of 2/20/2017): Which Famous Opera Singers Hung Out With Anna Netrebko At Opernball?

Teatro alla Scala Preview 2016-17 Season: Ailyn Pérez and Anna Netrebko Tackle Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’