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Erika Grimaldi Replaces Anastasia Bartoli in Teatro Regio di Parma’s ‘Tosca’

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The Teatro Regio di Parma has announced a cast change for its production of “Tosca.” The company said that the performances on May 23 and 25 will star Erika Grimaldi, replacing Anastasia Bartoli, who is ill. Grimaldi has performed the title role at the Puccini Festival and Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She is well known for her {…}
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Erika Grimaldi, James Newby & Anna Bonitatibus Lead Orquesta Ciudad de Granada’s 2023-24 Season

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The Orquesta Ciudad de Granada has announced its 2023-24 season with numerous vocal performances. Here is a look. Maria J. Pacheco, Carmen Callejas, Juan M. Morales, Luis D. Barrios, Luis Ortega, and Rodrigo Navarro lead a Bach program with Ton Koopman conducting. Performance Date: Sept. 15, 2023 Mezzo-soprano Anna Bonitatibus and violinist Kolja Blacher lead an Elgar evening with Joseph {…}
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New Zealand Opera to Present ‘The Unruly Tourists’ at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival

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New Zealand Opera will premiere its original comic opera, “The Unruly Tourists,” at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival. Performances will run from March 22-26, 2022. The opera revisits a 2019 incident involving tourists from the UK who misbehave, leaving garbage and ill will. The episode sparked outrage and a national obsession with the tourists, keeping them on the front page {…}
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Teatro Real de Madrid 2020-21 Review: Tosca

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(Credit: Javier del Real) The Teatro Real de Madrid closed its season with 16 performances of “Tosca” and an incredible cast of three sopranos: Sondra Radvanovsky, Maria Agresta and Anna Netrebko; and four tenors: Joshep Calleja, Michael Fabiano, Jonas Kaufmann and Yusif Eyvazov. Kaufmann joined the cast alongside Radvanovsky and Carlos Álvarez for two performances. The expectations for the German {…}
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Artist Profile: Tenor Enrico Caruso, One Of the Most Famous Opera Stars In History

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Enrico Caruso, born on Feb. 25, 1873, might just be the most famous tenor of all time. Perhaps he might even be the most famous opera singer ever to grace the earth. He came from humble beginnings in Naples and there is even an urban legend that his parents might have had around 21 children and 18 died in infancy. {…}
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Wexford Festival Opera Announces Featured Productions for 2018 Festival

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The Wexford Festival Opera has confirmed its repertoire of the main evening operas for the 67th annual festival, amending the list that was first announced during the 2017 festival at the National Opera House. The main operas are: Umberto Giordano’s “Mala vita,” which will be presented in a double bill with Franco Leoni’s “L’oracolo.” William Bolcom’s “Dinner at Eight,” which {…}
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Exploring Soprano Gabriella Tucci’s Only Two Commerical Recordings

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Many of the great opera singers have the luxury of leaving behind essential recordings. But some of them, unfortunately, don’t get that same opportunity, their voices often getting lost in history. This is not necessarily the case for the great Gabriela Tucci, born on August 4, 1929. The versatile singing-actress made a big name for herself singing across some of {…}

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