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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (6/1-3): Ailyn Perez, Joyce El-Khoury & Mariella Devia Headline Weekend

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The weekend is here and that means we have selections that we believe you can not miss. Here is a round up of five operas that include major superstars and rarely performed works. Rigoletto – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria  Juan Diego Flórez and Aida Garifullina sing Verdi’s ever-popular opera with Paolo Rumetz singing the title role. Ryan Speedo Green and Elena {…}

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Ildar Abdrazakov, Plácido Domingo & Maria José Siri Lead Teatro Alla Scala’s 2018-19 Season

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced its 2018-19 season featuring a number of new productions and operatic classics. The season will once again include a number of Italian operas continuing the theater’s initiative to bring back Italian opera. Here is a look! Productions  The season opens with a new production of Verdi’s “Attila” starring Ildar Abdrazakov. David Livermore directs the {…}

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Starline To Sell Marina Rebeka Documentary

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The documentary “Marina Rebeka: Blessings of Will and Talent” has been picked up by Starline. Variety reported that the London-based company will sell the one-off documentary internationally. In a press statement Piers Nightingale, director of acquisitions at Starline noted, “While Marina Rebeka’s leading roles in ‘Norma,’ ‘La Traviata’ and ‘La Bohème,’ to name a few, have won the highest praise from {…}

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10 Must See Operas For The Summer Season 2018 [International Edition]

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The 2017-18 season comes to an end and in comes festival season. So where are the big stars and what are interesting works being discovered this year? With a ton of selections to be sure, we whittled it down to the 10 Must-See productions (as we did with the U.S.) that cannot be missed this summer. 10. Tristan und Isolde – {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Preview: ‘Tosca’ To Be Netrebko’s Third Met Role Debut

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On Saturday, April 21, 2018, superstar soprano Anna Netrebko will make her role debut as “Tosca” at the Metropolitan Opera. The role of the famed diva will be the 20th role of Netrebko’s Met career, but shockingly, it will only be the third time she makes a role debut with the company. Throughout her career, Netrebko has had the tendency {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky Encores Barcelona Audiences

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Sondra Radvanovsky encored the Barcelona audience, On March 24, after the soprano received a massive ovation for her “La Mamma Morta” in Andrea Chenier,” the soprano encored audiences. Radvanovsky is one of the first sopranos to encore a piece in recent history and in Barcelona. The soprano now joins Piotr Beczala, Rolando Villazon, Juan Diego Florez, and Javier Camarena as a {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Edita Gruberova, Vittorio Grigolo, & Puccini Among Highlights of Hungarian State Opera’s 2018-19 Season

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The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2018-19 season which is slated to includes a whopping 60 repertoire pieces and 16 premieres. The company has stated that the main theme of the season is taking audiences to Puccini’s Italy.  There are also a series of concerts with some of opera’s biggest stars. Let’s break it down. Premieres (in order of {…}

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Five Rossini Works That Should Be Part Of The Standard Repertoire

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Gioachino Rossini is one of the three Bel Canto masters whose music has been performed regularly over the years. However, unlike Bellini or Donizetti, Rossini has gotten the reputation for being a composer of comedy and sometimes his opera seria has been overlooked in favor of such masterpieces as “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” “Le Comte Ory,” “La Cenerentola” and “Il {…}