Greek National Opera Unveils First Annual Report & Upcoming Collaborations

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(Source: Official Website) The Greek National Opera has announced its first annual report following the four-year, 20 million euro grant it received from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation to support the organization’s outreach strategy. Per the report, the grant has enabled the GNO to collaborate with a number of international artists, including the entire creative cast behind “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk;” {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva Withdraws from ‘La Bohème’ Performance At Royal Opera House

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(Credit: Julian Hargreaves) The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden has announced that soprano Sonya Yoncheva has withdrawn from the Jan. 10, 2020 performance of “La Bohème” due to illness. In her stead, the company will showcase soprano Simona Mihai, who sang the role of Mimì back in 2017-18. Mihai is set to take on Musetta later in the run this {…}

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2020 Giorgio Merighi International Vocal Competition Announced

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“European Generation,” with the support of the Dnipro Regional Council, Zaporizhzhya Regional Philharomic, and Dnipropetrovsk Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, has announced the Giorgio Merighi International Vocal Competition. The competition is set to kick off in February taking place in three different countries including Italy, Greece, and Ukraine. The final, set for May 1 and 2, 2020, will take place {…}

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A Heroic Tenor’s Journey – How Zoran Todorovich Continually Reshaped His Vocal Technique To Conquer Some of Opera’s Most Challenging Roles

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(Provided by Zoran Todorovich ) Zoran Todorovich was never going to be an opera star. The tenor, who was born in 1961 during golden years of former Yugoslavia, grew up with a non-musical family. “I was very happy to have wonderful parents and to grow up in a family full of love,” he told OperaWire in a recent interview. “Growing {…}

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‘Jonas Kaufmann My Vienna’ To Hit Cinemas in March

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(Photo courtesy of Deacon Communications) “Jonas Kaufmann My Vienna” comes to cinemas worldwide on March 24, 2020. The performance, which was filmed live at the Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna, features the famed tenor alongside the Prague Philharmonia Orchestra and soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen in music by Strauss and Léhar, among others. “The music always put me in a good mood,” he {…}

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Best Of 2019: OperaWire’s Top 10 Rising Stars Of 2019

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(Credit: Elena-Cherkashyna/ Arielle Doneson/ Fay Fox) It’s that time of year during which we look back at the past 365 days and the big moments that defined them. Every year, the opera world has its share of rising and breakout artists that are likely to become the next generation of stars. These singers are discovered in competitions, festivals or young {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Constance Hauman

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(Credit:(c) Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Poehn) On Dec. 8, 2019 the Wiener Staatsoper will make history performing “Orlando.” The work was composed by Olga Neuwirth, the first woman to be commissioned to compose an opera for the theater in over 150 years. Based on Virginia Woolf’s novel of the same name, the work will feature an international cast including celebrated {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Opera House 2019-20 Review: Death in Venice

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(Credit: Catherine Ashmore) David McVicar’s new production of Britten’s late masterpiece “Death in Venice” is a brooding and elusive meditation on the tribulations of aging creativity and its relationship to death and desire. Peter Pears confided that “Ben is writing an evil opera, and it is killing him,” which no doubt prompts cured autobiographical readings of the work. But here {…}

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Royal Opera House Announces Cast Change For ‘Death In Venice’

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(Credit: Łukasz Rajchert) The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden has announced a cast change for its Nov. 30, 2019 performance of Britten’s “Death in Venice.” The company announced that Randall Scotting will sing the role Voice of Apollo replacing Tim Mead. Scotting stepped in to sing the performance on Nov. 26 making his Royal Opera debut. The countertenor has performed {…}

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Greek National Opera Unveils First Annual Report & Upcoming Collaborations

Sonya Yoncheva Withdraws from ‘La Bohème’ Performance At Royal Opera House

2020 Giorgio Merighi International Vocal Competition Announced

A Heroic Tenor’s Journey – How Zoran Todorovich Continually Reshaped His Vocal Technique To Conquer Some of Opera’s Most Challenging Roles

‘Jonas Kaufmann My Vienna’ To Hit Cinemas in March

Best Of 2019: OperaWire’s Top 10 Rising Stars Of 2019

Artist Of The Week: Constance Hauman

Royal Opera House 2019-20 Review: Death in Venice

Royal Opera House Announces Cast Change For ‘Death In Venice’