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The Crypt Sessions Final Concert to Feature Soprano Alyson Cambridge

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The second season of “The Crypt Sessions” draws to a close on Nov. 15, 2017 with a special treat. Unison Media’s concert series, will feature soprano Alyson Cambridge as she takes on William Bolcom’s song cycle “From the Diary of Sally Hemings.” Per a press release, “Season Two incorporates a pre-concert tasting of wines tailored specifically to the music by Magnvm {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Viva Verdi – Baritone Luca Salsi on His Undying Love For Italy’s Greatest Composer

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For Luca Salsi, there is no composer better than Verdi. No one. Salsi, the Italian baritone, who is slated to sing the role of Amonasro at the Salzburg Festival starting in early August, has repeatedly professed that no composer in the history of Italian opera was able to fuse music and text with the same level of conviction and depth. {…}

News

Brian Jagde, Nino Machaidze, Elena Mosuc & Anna Pirozzi Headline Teatro di San Carlo 2017-18 Season

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The Teatro di San Carlo has announced its 2017-18 season with a number of classics and one musical being presented. The season kicks off on Dec. 12, 2017, with Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West” with Anna Pirozzi, Kristin Lewis, and Virginia Tola leading the way. That opera will be followed by Puccini’s “La Bohème” on Jan. 11, 2018. Eleonora Buratto and {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Voice Tasting – How Matt Burns & Magnvm Opvs Tasting Concerts Bring Singing & Wine Together

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Creamy. Sweet. Intense. Warm. Thick. Bubbly. Dark. Light. Potent. Vibrant. Any one of those words could be used to describe an operatic voice. But as Matt Burns, founder of Magnum Opus Tasting Concerts (spelled officially Magnvm Opvs” to emphasize “voice” and “vine”), could tell you, they can also be used to represent wine. With his project, founded rather recently, the {…}

News

Weekend Preview (5/25-27) – North America: ‘Kept: A Ghost Story’ Makes World Premiere

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It will be a rather quiet weekend in the opera world with only a few companies taking the stage. Among them will be the Virginia Arts Festival, which will world premiere “Kept: A Ghost Story” on May 25, 2017. The company will put together an additional performance of the new opera on May 28. The opera is the brain child {…}

News

David Daniels Is Replaced On ‘Poems of Life’ Recording

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David Daniel has been replaced in the upcoming recording “Poems of Life.” According to the tenor, the replacement came as a surprise to him. In fact, his first knowledge of the incident came in a rather unique and unfortunate situation. On April 5, the countertenor wrote, via social media, “To my surprise, I have been replaced on the recording of {…}

News

Weekend Preview – International (3/24-26): Jonas Kaufmann, Edita Gruberova and Olga Peretyatko Performing This Weekend

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It’s the weekend and every major house is in full swing. The biggest stars like Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Edita Gruberova and Maria Guleghina are all performing this weekend. Here’s a rundown of what you have a chance to see. Argentina  The Teatro Colón continues its acclaimed run of Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” with Virginia Tola and Sabrina Cirera sharing the title role. {…}

News

Teatro Colón Responds To Angela Gheorghiu Cancellation

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The Teatro Colón has responded to Angela Gheorghiu’s cancellation. Via Facebook, the Argentine opera company said, “The Teatro Colón reports that for artistic reasons, the Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu will not opening the 2017 opera season at the Teatro Colón with her interpretation of Adriana Lecouvreur.” The company continued noting that “soprano Virginia Tola who will perform the leading role {…}

Artist of the Week, News

Artist Of The Week: Ryan Speedo Green To Steal The Show As Timur In Puccini’s ‘Turandot’

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Last year was arguably Ryan Speedo Green’s biggest year as he broke out in the operatic world with his showstopping aria “Vecchia Zimarra” in Puccini’s “La Bohème” at the Metropolitan Opera. The bass made the most out his two minute aria and critics said that he was the most memorable performance of the night. A star was essentially born. This {…}