Teatro Alla Scala Announces 2018 Season Opener

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The Teatro alla Scala Scala will open its 2018-19 season with Verdi’s “Attila.” According to Platea Magazine, Alexander Perriera, the company’s General Manager, has set up the Verdi opera for a new production on Dec. 7, 2018. “Attila” follows a line of Italian operas including “Giovanna d´Arco” in 2015 with Anna Netrebko, “Madama Butterfly” in 2016 with María José Siri {…}

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Wexford Festival Opera Announces Featured Productions for 2018 Festival

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The Wexford Festival Opera has confirmed its repertoire of the main evening operas for the 67th annual festival, amending the list that was first announced during the 2017 festival at the National Opera House. The main operas are: Umberto Giordano’s “Mala vita,” which will be presented in a double bill with Franco Leoni’s “L’oracolo.” William Bolcom’s “Dinner at Eight,” which {…}

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5 Donizetti Operas That Need To Be Revived

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Donizetti is one of the fathers of Bel Canto, having written over 70 operas, his first work coming at the age of 19. Born on Nov. 29, 1797, the composer has become well-known for such operas as “L’Elisir d’Amore,” “Don Pasquale,” “Lucia di Lammermoor,” “Lucrezia Borgia,” as well as the Tudor trilogy, which has been revived by many of the great {…}

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Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide 2017 For Opera Lovers: Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo & Maria Callas CD/DVDs Among Major Highlights

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It’s the holiday season and that means gift buying and making difficult choices. As a result, OperaWire has lightened the task as we chose albums from some of our favorite artists and our key recommendations from the hundreds of releases from 2017. Maria Callas If you are going to spend money this year, Maria Callas: The Live Recordings is OperaWire’s {…}

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Hispanic Heritage Month 2017: 11 Male Singers Who Have Become Icons In Opera

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It is Hispanic Heritage month! The Latin American community has, particularly in recent years, been a major boon to the opera world, providing it with great singers and composers, and a number of great operas. As the third part of this weekly series, we will look at some of the most popular male Hispanic singers currently dominating the operatic world. Rolando {…}

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5 Bel Canto Works That Need Metropolitan Opera Premieres Or Revivals

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On Sept. 25, 2017, the Metropolitan Opera opens its 2017-18 with one of the most famous diva showcases in opera, “Norma.” Sondra Radvanovsky will repeat her acclaimed portrayal she first brought to the Met in 2013 alongside an all-star cast that includes Joseph Calleja and Joyce DiDonato. The opera marks the third Bel Canto work to open the Met Opera {…}

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5 Important Facts You Didn’t Know About Tenor Ramón Vargas

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Ramón Vargas is one of the great artists of the past few decades. Born on Sept. 11, 1960, the tenor has managed an international career in a wide range of repertoire from the great Bel Canto roles through some more dramatic territory in recent years. Hailing from México City, the tenor started singing at age nine and would go on {…}

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Social Media Beat (Week 9/8-10): Find Out Who Paid Tribute To Luciano Pavarotti

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This week Pavarotti celebrated his tenth anniversary and many Opera singers paid tribute to the King of the High Cs. Juan Diego Flórez posted a picture he took of the tenor years ago. You are always in my memories, Maestro A post shared by Juan Diego Flórez (@jdiego_florez) on Sep 6, 2017 at 2:50am PDT Meanwhile, Angela Gheorghiu paid tribute {…}

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Salzburg Festival’s “Lucrezia Borgia” To Be Broadcast

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BR Klassik will present Donizetti’s “Lucrezia Borgia” from the Salzburg Festival. The opera will be presented at 7:30 CEST according to the broadcast company’s website. “Lucrezia Borgia” stars Krassimira Stoyanova, Juan Diego Florez and Ildar Abdrazakov. Marco Armiliato conducted the two performance run, which took place during the last week of the festival and was met with positive reviews. The run {…}

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Teatro Alla Scala Announces 2018 Season Opener

Wexford Festival Opera Announces Featured Productions for 2018 Festival

5 Donizetti Operas That Need To Be Revived

Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide 2017 For Opera Lovers: Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo & Maria Callas CD/DVDs Among Major Highlights

Hispanic Heritage Month 2017: 11 Male Singers Who Have Become Icons In Opera

5 Bel Canto Works That Need Metropolitan Opera Premieres Or Revivals

5 Important Facts You Didn’t Know About Tenor Ramón Vargas

Social Media Beat (Week 9/8-10): Find Out Who Paid Tribute To Luciano Pavarotti

Salzburg Festival’s “Lucrezia Borgia” To Be Broadcast