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Artist Profile: The Tragedy of Ettore Bastianini, A Legendary Baritone

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The opera world is filled with great tragedies throughout its history.  The story of Ettore Bastianini is easily one of the saddest.  Born on Sept. 24, 1922, Bastianini would go on to become one of the greatest baritones of all time. His voice was beloved by all. He began his training as a bass, singing his first concerts in 1940 {…}

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Artist Profile: Russian Baritone Vladimir Chernov, Champion of Verdi & Russian Repertoire

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Vladimir Chernov was born on Sept. 22, 1954, in a small town near Krasnodar. He kicked off his training with Mikhail Chugenov and then went to the Tchaikovsky Conservatory. In 1982, he was sent to the Accademia della Scala where he studied with Giulietta Simionato. He won a plethora of special awards in competitions throughout the 1980s, but his career {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Season Preview: Nicole Car, Vittorio Grigolo, Michael Fabiano & Ailyn Pérez Headline ‘La Bohème’ Casts

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Puccini’s “La Bohème” comes back every season to the Met Opera. And because of its popularity, the opera often features a number of different casts, which can make it tricky for audiences to decide when to head to Lincoln Center for Puccini’s famed masterpiece. Here is a breakdown of the casts so you can be sure to catch this great {…}

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53rd Wratislavia Cantans Festival Wrocław Poland Review: Król Roger

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For many opera lovers appalled by the excesses of regie theater, concert performances are an appealing alternative. Singers standing in sackcloth and rags are infinitely preferable to Hans Neuenfels’ whisker-twitching “Lohengrin” rats or Claus Guth rocketing Rodolfo into outer-space in a South Park Kenny space suit. The problem is that as Richard Strauss and Clemens Krauss wittily explained in “Capriccio,” opera has {…}

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Artist Profile: Nicolai Ghiaurov, One of Finest Basses Of the 20th Century

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Bulgaria bass Nicolai Ghiaurov was one of the world’s finest singers throughout the latter half of the 20th century. Born on Sept. 13, 1929, in Velingrad, his childhood featured musical studies in violin, piano, and the clarinet. He would go to study at the Bulgarian State Conservatory and later the Moscow Conservatory. His vocal career got off to a tremendous {…}

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Joyce DiDonato’s ‘Les Troyens’ Tops Best Opera Recording At Gramophone Awards

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The Gramophone Awards have been announced and the top Opera recording for 2018 goes to Erato’s release of Berlioz’s “Les Troyens.” The recording is led by John Nelson, one of the great Berlioz conductors of the 20th and 21st century. His cast includes Michael Spyres, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, and Joyce DiDonato. Contralto Delphine Galou’s album “Agitata” took home the best recital {…}

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Palazzetto Bru Zane 2017-18 Review: Les P’tites Michu

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Looking like a doppelgänger of Sir Adrian Boult, Hercule Poirot or the Monopoly Man, André Charles Prosper Messager (1853-1929) was an extraordinary musician whose memory, at least in Anglophone countries,  has sadly slipped into oblivion. It is hard to believe that this immensely accomplished pianist, organist, composer, director of both the Opéra de Paris and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden {…}