Oper Frankfurt Announces Cast Changes For ‘Fedora’

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***This article has been edited from its original version published on Dec. 31, 2021. This version has added a final paragraph that includes information on the creative team and the historic importance of the performance for Oper Frankfurt. (Credits: Nadja Stefanoff official website / © Alessandro Moggi) Oper Frankfurt has announced multiple cast changes for its upcoming new production of {…}

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Nicola Beller Carbone Leads Bilbao Opera’s Double Bill ‘La voix humaine’ & ‘Eine florentinische tragödie’

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The Bilbao Opera is set to present a double bill of “La voix humaine” and “Eine florentinische tragödie.” Nicola Beller Carbone will sing the roles of Elle in “La voix humaine” and Bianca in Zemlinsky’s work. Carbone is well known for her work in the German repertoire and will make her role debut in the Zemlinsky work. She will be {…}

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ABAO Bilbao Opera Announces Cast Change for Eine Florentinische Tragödie

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The ABAO Bilbao Opera has announced a major cast change for its upcoming production of “Eine Florentinische Tragödie.” The company revealed that German bass-baritone Carsten Wittmoser will be making his company debut, taking over the role of Simone for Eglis Silins who had to withdraw due to health reasons. Wittmoser has sung at the most prestigious opera houses in Europe {…}

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Marcelo Álvarez, Kristīne Opolais, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Aleksandrs Antoņenko, Ramón Vargas & Cellia Costea Lead Greek National Opera’s Second Half of 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: https://www.snfcc.org/en/greek-national-opera-0) The Greek National Opera has announced the second half of its 2021-22 season, featuring a number of operas performed by international stars. Here is the full slate. Stavros Niarchos Hall The second half of the season opens with Umberto Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” featuring Cellia Costea and Eva-Maria Westbroek as Maddalena di Coigny; Dimitri Platanias and Elchin Azizov as {…}

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Ludovic Tézier & Elīna Garanča Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences get to hear a new version of a Verdi classic, a new release of a beloved Wagner song cycle, a lot of baroque music, and some Christmas albums. Macbeth Dynamic will release the world premiere recording of the 1865 French version of Verdi’s early masterpiece. Conducted by Roberto Abbado, the concert performance starred Ludovic Tézier (Macbeth), Silvia {…}

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Festival Verdi Receives Premio Franco Abbiati

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The Festival Verdi’s proiduction of “Macbeth” from 2020 has won the XXXX Premio Franco Abbiati della Critica Musicale Italiana. The production, which inaugurated the 10th festival edition on Sept. 11, 2020, was held outdoors at the Parco Ducale. The award, which was announced back in April, was handed out on Nov. 26 in Milan. The “Macbeth” presentation featured the 1865 {…}

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Bilbao Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘La Voix Humaine’ & ‘Eine Florentinische Tragödie’

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The Bilbao Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “La voix humaine” and “Eine florentinische tragödie.” The company noted that Nicola Beller Carbone will sing the roles of Elle in “La voix humaine” and Bianca in Zemlinsky’s work. Carbone replaces Ainhoa Arteta who is recovering from a medical condition that she had back in August. Arteta {…}

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Eleonora Buratto, Dmitry Korchak & Maria Agresta Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2022 Season

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The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2022 season. Grigorij Frid’s “Il diario di Anna Frank” will be performed by Shira Patchornik and conducted by Giulio Laguzzi. Anna Maria Bruzzese directs the production. Performance Dates: Jan. 27 & 28, 2022 Dinara Alieva and Maria Teresa Leva lead Puccini’s “La Bohème” with Valentin Dytiuk and Matteo Lippi as Rodolfo. The cast {…}

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Ailyn Pérez, Leo Nucci, Jessica Pratt, Lise Davidsen, Thomas Hampson Headline Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2021-22 Season

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The Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2021-22 season which will include nine operas. First up will be Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s production of “Così fan tutte,” which will be conducted by Zubin Mehta. The opera will star Valentina Nafornita, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Matthew Swensen, Mattia Olivieri, Benedetta Torre, and Thomas Hampson. Performance Dates: August 30– Sept. 4, 2021 Next up {…}

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Oper Frankfurt Announces Cast Changes For ‘Fedora’

Nicola Beller Carbone Leads Bilbao Opera’s Double Bill ‘La voix humaine’ & ‘Eine florentinische tragödie’

ABAO Bilbao Opera Announces Cast Change for Eine Florentinische Tragödie

Marcelo Álvarez, Kristīne Opolais, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Aleksandrs Antoņenko, Ramón Vargas & Cellia Costea Lead Greek National Opera’s Second Half of 2021-22 Season

Ludovic Tézier & Elīna Garanča Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Festival Verdi Receives Premio Franco Abbiati

Bilbao Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘La Voix Humaine’ & ‘Eine Florentinische Tragödie’

Eleonora Buratto, Dmitry Korchak & Maria Agresta Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2022 Season

Ailyn Pérez, Leo Nucci, Jessica Pratt, Lise Davidsen, Thomas Hampson Headline Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2021-22 Season