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Melissa Sondhi, Efraín Solís & Joshua Sanders Lead Opera San José’s 2023-24 season

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Opera San José has announced its 2023-24 season celebrating the company’s 40th anniversary. The season opens with an all-new production of Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Shawna Lucey. The production will star Indian-American soprano Melissa Sondhi in the role of Juliet and tenor Joshua Sanders as Romeo. Alex Boyer returns to the California Theatre in the role of Tybalt, {…}

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Lawrence Brownlee to Perform Songs by Black Composers at Princeton University Concerts

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Credit: Derek Blanks Tenor Lawrence Brownlee returns to Princeton University Concerts (PUC) on March 8, 2023, to premiere a program of songs by Black composers of the Harlem Renaissance, including Jasmine Barnes, Margaret Bonds, Shawn Okpebholo, and Damien Sneed. The musical selections use texts by Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Georgia Douglas, and others. Collaborative pianist Kevin J. Miller will accompany. {…}

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‘La Sonnambula’ Cut from Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Season, Set for 2025

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Following the announcement of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season, the company disclosed that a major new production was cut due to budgetary concerns. General Manager Peter Gelb told the AP said that “Rolando Villazón’s staging of Bellini’s ‘Sonnambula’ was cut and will be presented in the future.” OperaWire was later informed that the production would be headed to the Met {…}

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Santa Fe Opera Announces 2023 Apprentice Program for Singers

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(Credit: Norman Doggett) Santa Fe Opera has announced the 44 singers participating in the 2023 apprentice program. Apprentice singers will join in the mainstage opera performances for the 2023 season and will appear in two staged Apprentice Scene productions. Each singer will also have opportunities to work with voice faculty, participate in masterclasses with notable artists, and audition for opera {…}

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Vincerò Academy Gala Concert at Carnegie Hall

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To celebrate its inaugural 2021-2022 season, the Vincerò Academy singers will perform a gala concert on Jan. 13, 2022, at 8 pm in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in New York City. Performers include sopranos, AddieRose Forstman, Athena Palombi, Carolina Torres, Cassandra Douglas, Claire Choi, Desire Doilin, Hannah Hall, Iuno Connelly, Jessica Bloch, Jessica Lewis, Ibeth Ortiz, Mariah Muehler, Mariko {…}

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Daniele Gatti Named Music Director of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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Daniele Gatti has been named Music Director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Alexander Pereira announced the news during a press conference which also announced the 2021-22 season. Gatti will succeed Zubin Mehta who will continue with the Maggio Musicale as Music Director Emeritus. Pereira noted that both Mehta and Gatti will conduct the same number of productions and that a {…}

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Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Announces Cast Change for ‘La Sonnambula’

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(Credit: Kim Fox) The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced a cast change for the upcoming production of “La Sonnambula.” Pretty Yende will replace Nadine Sierra, who is ill, in the role of Amina. In a statement, Yende said, “I am so pleased for the privilege to be jumping in as Amina in ‘La Sonnambula’ here Theatre des  Champs-Elysees New Production {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper Cancels All April Performances

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has canceled all perofmanced until April 27, 2021. The company announced that “due to the renewed extension of the lockdown in Bavaria, we, unfortunately, have to cancel all performances up to and including April 27. The company is the latest German company to cancel all performances in April following a surge in COVID-19 cases in Germany. The {…}