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Weekend Preview – International (1/27- 1/29): Jonas Kaufmann headlines a Sold Out ‘Lohengrin’ and Anita Rachvelishvili returns to ‘Il Trovatore’

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What are you doing this weekend? Do you have any plans? If not the world’s greatest houses have some great offerings this weekend. Among the artists performing include Placido Domingo, Juan Diego Florez, Lise Lindstorm and Francesco Meli. Austria The weekend kicks off with Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” at the Vienna State Opera. The production stars Aida Garifullina and Juan {…}

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Listen to Marina Rebeka’s ‘Maria Stuarda’ Live From Lativa

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Marina Rebeka will make her role debut as “Maria Stuarda” is Donizetti’s beloved opera. The Latvian soprano will begin the new year with the tour de force role at Riga’s Great Guild Hall on Jan. 10. The performance will also be streamed on Latvian radio for audiences to listen to around the world. The Jan. 12 performance will take place {…}

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Leonardo Capalbo Joins Tartiere Artists for Management

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Tenor Leonardo Capalbo has joined the roster of Tartiere Artists for General Manager worldwide. Capalbo has become well-known for his roles in the music of Verdi, Bizet, Massenet, Mascagni, and Puccini, and has performed at the Royal Opera Covent Garden, Teatro Real de Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Staatsoper Berlin, Teatro dell’Opera de Roma, Glyndebourne, La Monnaie, Ópera de Lyon, and {…}

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Opera Philadelphia Announces First Annual Opera on Film Series

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Opera Philadelphia has announced its first annual opera on film series. The event will be part of the O 2022 Festival and will show 30 cinematic operas over 12 screenings at the Philadelphia Film Center. Opera on Film will be presented from Tuesday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 2 and will feature a big-screen binge of the operatic art form’s {…}

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Paulo Szot Takes on Major Historical Figure at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

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Famed baritone Paulo Szot will be performing at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival this summer in “Evita.” Szot will take on the role of Juan Perón opposite Broadway star Dee Roscioli, who will take on the title role. Szot has built a solid career for himself over the years. Born in Brazil, Szot really made a name for himself when he starred {…}

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Fashion Week 2017: A Unique “Traviata” Designed By Valentino Haute Couture in Valencia

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This article was done in collaboration with OperaFashion, a blog dedicated to fashion and the opera world.  On Feb. 9 at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofìa in Valencia, “La Traviata,” Giuseppe Verdi’s beloved opera, premiered in a new production from the Teatro dell’Opera in Roma and the Foundation of Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti. The production included costumes designed by the Maison Valentino. Maria {…}