Teresa Berganza To Be Honored At The Opera Awards

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On April 9, 2018, Teresa Berganza will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Opera Awards 2018. The organization announced that Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza will receive the award for her legendary operatic career. Berganza, who studied music at the Madrid Conservatory, where she was awarded the first prize for singing in 1954, made her concert debut in {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Layla Claire Makes Her Long Anticipated Debut As ‘Alcina’

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Layla Claire has become one of the most promising lyric sopranos of her generation. Throughout the past years, she has specialized in the works of Mozart and Handel as well as Britten. And this week she will add yet another major role to her repertory, “Alcina.” After canceling her highly anticipated debut in the role earlier this year at the {…}

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Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Seven-Month ‘Monteverdi 450’ World Tour Concludes with Opera Trilogies in Chicago & New York

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After a string of triumphant performances in music capitals across Europe, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir, and the English Baroque Soloists take their seven-month “Monteverdi 450” tour across the Atlantic. The tour will go to Chicago’s Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance between Oct. 12-15 and then to New York’s Alice Tully Hall as {…}

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Opéra National de Paris to Celebrate Patrice Chéreau with Two Major Events

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The Opéra de Paris is showcasing two events to celebrate the death of celebrated director Patrice Chéreau. The Tribute to the famed director will be highlighted by a new production of Janacek’s “From the House of the Death” and “Patrice Chéreau, Staging the Opera.” The new production of the Janacek opera will be the one directed by the famed director {…}

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The Famous Trouser Roles of Tatiana Troyanos

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Tatiana Troyanos is widely admired as one of the greatest mezzo sopranos in all of history. Her musical commitment and ever-insightful interpretations have made her a figure admired by all. Many great singers of today, including Joyce DiDonato and Susan Graham, have seen her as a major influence on their artistry, with the former going so far as to say {…}

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Gerald Finley Cancels Opening Night At Wigmore Hall

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Gerald Finley has cancelled his concert at Wigmore Hall. Finley was rushed to the hospital due to appendicitis. The bass-baritone was due to open London’s Wigmore Hall season on Saturday Sept. 9. As a result he will be replaced by tenor Robin Tritschler. The Irish tenor graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and was a BBC New Generation Artist and {…}

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Fagerlund’s ‘Autumn Sonata’ Lands on The Opera Platform This September

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Sebastian Fagerlund’s “Autumn Sonata” is slated for a live showcase on The Opera Platform later this month. Per the official website of The Opera Platform, the production from the Finnish National Opera will get a presentation on Sept. 23, 2017, at 6 p.m. local time. The opera stars Anne Sofie von Otter, Erika Sunnegardh, Tommi Hakala, Helena Juntunen, and Nicholas {…}

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9 Operas You Didn’t Know Nicolai Gedda Performed

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Nicolai Gedda was one of opera’s most proficient artists, taking on dozens and dozens of roles throughout his career. For many, Gedda, born on July 11, 1925, will always be associated with the role of “Faust” in Gounod’s famous work, one which he performed hundreds of times, but he also performed a number of roles that one might not associate {…}

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Weekend Preview – International (7/7-9): Michael Fabiano, Paul Appleby & Anja Harteros Headline Productions

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The weekend is on the lighter side as many of the big company’s have closed their season. However, the festival season is beginning with Aix- en-Provence in full swing. Check it out. Austria The Prague Summer Nights Festival moves to Vienna to perform at the Mozarteum. The festival closes out with a performance of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” on Friday and {…}

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Teresa Berganza To Be Honored At The Opera Awards

Artist Of The Week: Layla Claire Makes Her Long Anticipated Debut As ‘Alcina’

Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Seven-Month ‘Monteverdi 450’ World Tour Concludes with Opera Trilogies in Chicago & New York

Opéra National de Paris to Celebrate Patrice Chéreau with Two Major Events

The Famous Trouser Roles of Tatiana Troyanos

Gerald Finley Cancels Opening Night At Wigmore Hall

Fagerlund’s ‘Autumn Sonata’ Lands on The Opera Platform This September

9 Operas You Didn’t Know Nicolai Gedda Performed

Weekend Preview – International (7/7-9): Michael Fabiano, Paul Appleby & Anja Harteros Headline Productions