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DVD and CD Releases, News

Nicky Spence, Ausrine Stundyte, Bogdan Volkov & Sara Swietlicki Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will be able to listen to the world premiere of a new work, a DVD of Weinberg’s opera from Salzburg, and a rarely performed opera by Giacomelli. Adoration Bright Shiny Things releases “Adoration,” the world premiere live recording of an {…}

News, Season Announcement

Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante Announces 2025-26 Season

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The Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Robert Mameli joins Ruben Jais and Adda-Simfonica Alicante for a program of Haydn and Mozart. Performance Date: Dec. 23, 2025 The Slovak Philharmonic will be joined by Coro Amici Musicae with Marko Mimica and Alexandra Conunova for music by Dvořák, Mussorgsky, Khachaturian, and {…}

News

Elīna Garanča, Eleonora Buratto, Benjamin Bernheim & Emöke Baráth Lead Ibermúsica’s 2025-26 Season

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Ibermúsica has announced its 2025-26 season with concerts being held at the Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid. Here are the vocal performances. Le Concert d’Astrée with conductor Emmanuelle Haïm will feature Emöke Baráth and Carlo Vistoli. Performance Date: Dec. 3, 2025 The Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra will be led by Daniel Raiskin and will feature pianist Noelia Rodiles and bass {…}

Special Features

The Many Extremes of Opera in 5 Examples

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(Picture Credit @Wonge Bergmann) What happens when opera is pushed to the far reaches of the socially acceptable, artistically expected, narratively conventional, and formally structured? You end up with controversial productions, reconstructed variations of well-known stories, and strange configurations of unknown ones. One may remember what happened not so long ago with Stutgart’s “Sancta Susanna” or, longer ago, Adams’ “The {…}

News

Obituary: Alain Nonat Founder & General & Artistic Director of Théâtre Lyrichorégra 20 Passes Away

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Tenor Alain Nonat, as well as general and artistic director and founder of Théâtre Lyrichorégra 20, passed away at the age of 82. Nonat was known for his passion and dedication to the arts. Throughout his career, he taught music and voice, directed concerts, produced children’s operas, and performed as soloist and chorister. For over 48 years he served as {…}

News

Obituary: Conductor Herman Engels Dies

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Belgium conductor Herman Engels has died. Engels studied at the Lemmens Institute (Leuven) and the Antwerp and Brussels Music Conservatories. He studied conducting for choirs under Hans Grischkat and Wilhelm Ehmann and for orchestras under Otmar Suitner (Mozarteum Salzburg) and Pierre Dervaux (Paris). He went on to become the second director and assistant of Vic Nees at the BRTN radio choir {…}

Business, News

Maida Hundeling Joins Zelaya Artists for Representation

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Soprano Maida Hundeling has joined the roster of Zelaya Artists for worldwide representation, except in Italy. Hundeling is a German soprano who developed an international career, performing roles such as “Turandot,” Abigaille, Isolde, Ortrud, and Elektra and has performed at such theaters as the Royal Opera House, Arena di Verona, Prague State Opera, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre, Croatian National Theatre, Slovenian National {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q &A: Artists From The Czech Lieder Society Talk About Their New CD Recording Of Works By Sláva Vorlová

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The Czech Lieder Society recently released “Songs,” an intriguing double CD of songs and piano pieces by Sláva Vorlová. It is unlikely that many reading this article will have heard her name or any of her works, yet during her lifetime (1894 – 1973) she was well-known and an influential composer. From an early age, Vorlová pursued an interest in {…}