Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazán & Rene Pape Headline Staatsoper Berlin’s 2017-18 Season

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The Berlin Staatsoper has announced its 2017-18 season with a lineup of superstars. New Productions The opera with a new production of Schumann’s oratorio “Szenen aus Goethes Faust” directed by Jürgen Flimm. Daniel Barenboim conducts the production which is set to star Roman Trekel and Rene Pape. The company will then present the chamber opera “Rivale” followed by the kinderoper “Der Unglaubliche {…}

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Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble Presents 2017 Opera Festival

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Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble just announced its 2017 Opera Festival. Starting on August 12, 2017 and running until August 27, the schedule features 14 full performances, covering ten works, and two fully-staged productions. The 15th annual opera festival opens with two Operatic rarities, Francesco Cavalli’s “La Calisto” andLeos Janacek’s “Prihody Iisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen).” The former is about two {…}

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More Than ‘Pagliacci:’ A Look At Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Other Operas

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To this day, Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s identity has been defined by one opera. And perhaps for all of eternity, the Italian composer, born on April 23, 1857, that opera, “Pagliacci,” will be his only recognizable contribution to culture. Of course, “Pagliacci” is a masterful opera that is one of the finest dramatic creations in the genre and there is no shame {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazán & Rene Pape Headline Staatsoper Berlin’s 2017-18 Season

Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble Presents 2017 Opera Festival

More Than ‘Pagliacci:’ A Look At Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Other Operas