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News, Streaming

Allan Clayton, Bryn Terfel, Sabina Puertolas, Angela Brower Headline Royal Opera House’s Spring 2022 Streaming Slate

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The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced its streaming slate for Spring 2022. It all kicks off with “Così fan tutte” starring Angela Brower as Dorabella, Alessio Arduini as Guglielmo, Corinne Winters as Fiordiligi, Daniel Behle as Ferrando, Sabina Puértolas as Despina, and Johannes Martin Kränzle as Don Alfonso.  The opera is directed by Jan Philipp Gloger and conducted {…}

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Adela Zaharia, Tuuli Takala, Rolando Villazón & Maria José Siri lead Semperoper Dresden’s 2022-23 Season

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Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2022-23 season featuring 10 brand new and 30 returning productions in both opera & ballet and its Junge Szene program.  Here is a look at the opera productions Premieres  “chasing waterfalls Angus Lee/phase7/kling klang klong” makes its world premiere conducted by the composer Angus Lee and staged by Sven Sören Beyer. The cast includes Eir {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Saioa Hernández, Erwin Schrott & Malin Byström Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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It’s all about the complete opera recording this week. Opera lovers will be able to discover two new interpretations of famed works as well as four rarely performed works. One of the recordings is also a world premiere and will be a discovery for all operatic lovers. Rossini in 1819   Opera Rara will releases an 8-CD boxset Rossini in 1819 {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Kampe, Brigitte Geller, Sandrine Piau Headline Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy 2022

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The Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy has announced its sixth annual festival for 2022. The theme for this year is “Vienna – Beethoven Delayed 2022.” For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on the vocal and operatic performances. René Jacobs leads the Freiburger Barockorchester and the Rias Kammerchor Berlin in a performance of Beethoven’s “Missa solemnis.” The {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Lisette Oropesa, Federica Lombardi, Étienne Dupuis & Kate Lindsey Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s Streaming Slate

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(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper official website) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the slate of operas that it will be presenting on its streaming platform over the next week. First up is a performance of Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” from 2016 which will showcase Valentina Naforniţă, Stephen Costello, Marco Caria, and Erwin Schrott. Marco Armiliato conducts a production by Otto Schenk. Streaming date: {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Joyce DiDonato, Francesco Meli & Corinne Winters Lead Arte.TV’s 2021-22 Season

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Arte.TV has announced its 2021-22 season featuring a variety of productions from around the world. Here is a look. The season from the Opéra Comique de Paris with a production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Raphaël Pichon conducts the new production by Cyril Teste which stars Siobhan Stagg, Michael Spyres, Mari Eriksmoen, and Albert Dohmen. Broadcast Date: Oct. 1, 2021 Catalani’s “Edmea” {…}

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Royal Opera Announces Cast Changes for ‘Die Zauberflöte’

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The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” The company announced that Aleksandra Olczyk will replace Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night in performances on Sept. 20, 22, 25, 30, Oct. 4, and 7, 2021. Olczyk is a well-known coloratura soprano who has performed the Queen of the Night {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change For ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’

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(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper official website) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that bass Stefan Cerny will sing the role of Osmin in Mozart‘s opera “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” on June 15 from the orchestral pit. The company announced that in order to preserve the integrity of staging, Goran Juric will act the role on stage. Cerny will join a cast {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Ekaterina Semenchuk & Christian Gerhaher Lead Musikverein Wien’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Julian Hargreaves / Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Jürgen Frank / Alexey Kostromin / Sony / Gregor Hohenberg) The famed Austrian venue Musikverein Wien has announced its 2021-22 season, featuring concerts and recitals with some of the greatest performers in the world. Here is the full slate. Baritone Christian Gerhaher performs works by Schönberg and Berlioz alongside seven {…}