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San Francisco Opera to Host Community Open House

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San Francisco Opera will host a free community open house on Oct. 23, 2022. The event will feature a wide range of activities and workshops for families including giveaways, scavenger hunts, onstage performances, “from the archives” display, instrument show and tell, conducting lessons, and the opportunity to snap a stage selfie, among others. There will also be “Opera in an {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu to Showcase John Adams’ ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’ during 2023-24 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu is set to present John Adams’ “Anthony and Cleopatra” during the 2023-24 season. The new opera is a co-production with San Francisco Opera, Teatro Massimo Palermo, and Metropolitan Opera. “Anthony and Cleopatra” will make its world premiere during the San Francisco Opera’s 100th anniversary in a production by Elkhanah Pulitzer. The Gran Teatre del Liceu’s {…}

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Angel Blue, Renée Fleming, Jennifer Rowley, Kelli O’Hara Headline Philadelphia Orchestra’s Winter / Spring 2022 Season

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The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced the winter / spring portion of its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on operatic and vocal performances. For the fall season click here. Angel Blue will perform Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915” as well as the world premiere of a new song cycle by Valerie Colman. The {…}

DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

DVD Review: Dutch National Opera’s ‘I Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana’

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Naxos has recently released the new production of Robert Carsen’s “I Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana,” which opened the 2019/20 season at the Dutch National Opera. It is a new development, as historically it has been Opus Arte which release Amsterdam’s operatic DVDs. Opus Arte always included interesting footage from rehearsals and interviews with the cast and creative team in their DVDs. Naxos {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Julie Fuchs, Kristine Opolais, Marlis Petersen, Andrew Stenson Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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Audiences who crave seeing opera’s biggest stars on the small screen will have a lot to enjoy. From a Jonas Kaufmann triumph at the Met to a new role for Marlis Petersen and a video showcase for Kristine Opolais, this week’s selection should certainly fulfill a lot of operatic wishes. But there are also two world premieres – one in {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 50th Anniversary Gala: What the Stars Wore To The Gala

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Ever wonder what the stars of the opera world wear on the fancy red carpets? Well, here we put together a list of what some of the opera’s greatest stars wore to the Metropolitan Opera’s 50th-anniversary gala! Check it out. Anna Netrebko wore a purple Zac Posen Gown accompanied by the designer himself. The soprano has been dressed several times {…}

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Roberto Alagna To Sing Verdi’s ‘Il Trovatore’ At The Opera National De Paris

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Robert Alagna has announced that he will sing the role of Manrico in Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” at the Opera National de Paris. The tenor posted the news on Facebook and revealed that he will sing the role alongside Ekaterina Semenchuk, Gabriele Viviani and Elena Stikhina. The production will be conducted by Maurizio Benini and Alagna will only be doing the June {…}