PBS Announces Schedule for Broadcast of Lise Davidsen’s Metropolitan Opera Performance

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PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting Lise Davidsen’s concert from the Met Opera in 2020 on May 7, 2021. Additionally, the organization revealed that “Great Performances at the Met: Lise Davidsen in Concert” will be hitting the New York metro area on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN. The performance featured the soprano taking on a {…}

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OPERA NEWS Delivers Virtual Celebration of Three Giants of the Opera World

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The pre-recorded 16th Annual OPERA NEWS Awards Gala streamed on Sunday, April 18, 2021, and the Met Opera Guild and OPERA NEWS deserve kudos for the online event, but let’s face reality, after a year of virtual everything, it’s all wearing thin—especially given that many of us are suffering serious Zoom fatigue. Do we want to plop down in front {…}

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Baden Baden Festspielhaus Cancels Osterfestspiele & Whitsun Festivals

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The Baden Baden Festspielhaus has announced that its annual Osterfestspiele Baden-Baden and its Whitsun Festival have been canceled due to extended COVID-19 restrictions. The German festival was expected to open reopen in early May and had rescheduled an originally planned production of Tchaikovsky’s “Mazeppa” in concert form. The work was supposed to be performed twice and feature the Berlin Philharmonic {…}

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Sir Antonio Pappano Named Music Director Emeritus at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

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(Credit: Musacchio & Ianniello) Sir Antonio Pappano has been named Music Director Emeritus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Pappano will take up the position in October 2023 when his contract as Music Director expires. Pappano has been Music Director with Santa Cecilia for 17 years and has conducted the orchestra in numerous concerts throughout the world. Under Pappano, {…}

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George London Foundation Postpones 2021 Competition

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The 50th annual George London Foundation Competition for young American and Canadian opera singers has been postponed until next year. The competition was set to take place in April 2021 and Nora London, the foundation’s president, and John Hauser, its executive director said, “while the overall health situation is improving both across the country and in New York City, we {…}

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PBS Announces Broadcast Schedule for Jonas Kaufmann’s Metropolitan Opera Recital

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PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting Jonas Kaufmann’s concert from the Met Opera in 2020 starting on April 2, 2021. Additionally, the organization revealed that “Great Performances at the Met: Jonas Kaufmann in Concert” will be hitting the New York metro area on April 11, 2021 at 12 p.m. on THIRTEEN. The showcase featured the tenor in a {…}

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Operalia Announces 2021 Competition

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The Operalia competition has announced its 2021 competition. The renowned event will take place in Moscow, Russia on Oct. 18th. to Oct. 24th. at the historic Bolshoi Theatre. Rolex will sponsor the event. The competition, founded in 1993 by Plácido Domingo, was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications for this year’s competition are due on May 18, {…}

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Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann, Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Sondra Radvanovsky Headline Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its next two weeks of streams, which will be dedicated to two themes. The first week will be dedicated to Myths and Legends and the second will be dedicated to Love Triangles. Here is a breakdown. Week 54 – Myths and Legends Monday, March 22 – Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice Starring Danielle de Niese, Heidi {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Renée Fleming Headline Week 53 of Met Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 53rd straight week of nightly streams, which will feature a program dedicated to viewers’ choice winners. Here is a round-up of the operas that audiences will be able to stream throughout the week. Monday, March 15 – Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann Starring Anna Netrebko, Kathleen Kim, Ekaterina Gubanova, Kate Lindsey, Joseph Calleja, and Alan Held, conducted {…}

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PBS Announces Schedule for Broadcast of Lise Davidsen’s Metropolitan Opera Performance

OPERA NEWS Delivers Virtual Celebration of Three Giants of the Opera World

Baden Baden Festspielhaus Cancels Osterfestspiele & Whitsun Festivals

Sir Antonio Pappano Named Music Director Emeritus at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

George London Foundation Postpones 2021 Competition

PBS Announces Broadcast Schedule for Jonas Kaufmann’s Metropolitan Opera Recital

Operalia Announces 2021 Competition

Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann, Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Sondra Radvanovsky Headline Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Renée Fleming Headline Week 53 of Met Opera Nightly Streams