Opera Stars React To Nicolai Gedda’s Death

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Opera stars and industry member reacted to the death of legendary tenor Nicolai Gedda, which was officially announced on Thursday Feb. 9, 2017. After it was revealed that Gedda passed away on Jan. 8 many great stars such as Ailyn Perez, Michael Fabiano and Brian Jagde took to social media to share their condolences. Some of the singers put YouTube {…}

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Royal Opera 2016-17 Preview: Angela Gheorghiu Returns as ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

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The Royal Opera continues its 2016-17 season with the first revival of David McVicar’s 2010 production of Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” The opera will star Angela Gheorghiu, who created the production in 2010 and who has dominated the character for the past six years. Hrachuhi Bassenz will alternate with Gheorghiu in her Royal Opera debut. Brian Jagde will also star as {…}

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5 Exciting Stars Who Should Not Be Missed At the San Francisco Opera’s 2017-18 Season

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The San Francisco Opera announced its 2017-18 season and this season the company will be presenting five operas and the complete Ring Cycle. As with every season, there are always exciting new productions and great classics to see. But what artists should audiences be on the lookout for? The following is a list of the five stars that cannot be {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2017-18 Season To Feature New John Adams Opera & Wagner Ring

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The San Francisco has announced its 2017-18 season with major classics making a return to the house and one significant world premiere slated to close out 2017. The big announcement of the day was that this season is music director Nicola Liusiotti’s last with the company, though it was hinted that the company would find ways to have him return {…}

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Weekend Preview – International (1/13-1/15): Daniela Fally and Juan Diego Florez Perform ‘La Sonnambula’ while Ludovic Tezier Gives a Recital

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This weekend many of the international opera houses are back in session and so are many of the stars. Juan Diego Florez will be in Vienna while Yonghoon Lee will be premiering Don Carlo in Munich. Renee Fleming, Anna Smirnova and Ludovic Tezier will also be performing Austria The Vienna State Opera kicks off its weekend with a star studded {…}

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Childhood Sweetheart – Maria Katzarava’s Life-Long Love Affair With Opera [Exclusive]

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The union between an opera singer and his or her craft is a love story, many of which come in two variations. The first origin story is like most love stories, a chance encounter on their way into adulthood. Their first love was some other profession or dream that, like many first loves, never quite came to fruition. Such has {…}

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Plácido Domingo’s Operalia Competition Returns to Eastern Europe in July 2017

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Kazakhstan will play host to the 25th Operalia Competition in July 2017. The famed competition will be making its return to Eastern Europe after making an appearance there in 2011 at Moscow. It also took place in Pécs and Budapest in 2009. Otherwise the competition has mainly done rounds in Western Europe, North America and Asia (Tokyo and Beijing). Last {…}

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Seattle Opera Announces 2017-18 Season As Art Meets Real-Life In ‘Cosi Fan Tutte,’ ‘Beatrice & Benedict’

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The Seattle Opera has announced it 2017-18 season featuring five operas, two of which will see art and real-life come together as one. The season opens August 5 with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” starring Lianna Haroutounian and Alexia Voulgaridou alternating the title role of Cio-Cio San. Alexey Dolgov and Dominik Chenes will sing the role of Pinkerton while Weston Hurt will sing the {…}

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Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

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Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}

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Opera Stars React To Nicolai Gedda’s Death

Royal Opera 2016-17 Preview: Angela Gheorghiu Returns as ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

5 Exciting Stars Who Should Not Be Missed At the San Francisco Opera’s 2017-18 Season

San Francisco Opera 2017-18 Season To Feature New John Adams Opera & Wagner Ring

Weekend Preview – International (1/13-1/15): Daniela Fally and Juan Diego Florez Perform ‘La Sonnambula’ while Ludovic Tezier Gives a Recital

Childhood Sweetheart – Maria Katzarava’s Life-Long Love Affair With Opera [Exclusive]

Plácido Domingo’s Operalia Competition Returns to Eastern Europe in July 2017

Seattle Opera Announces 2017-18 Season As Art Meets Real-Life In ‘Cosi Fan Tutte,’ ‘Beatrice & Benedict’

Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season