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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Innsbruck Early Music Festival 2018 Review: Gli Amore d’Apollo e Dafne

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One of the highlights of the Innsbruck Early Music Festival is the “Cesti Competion,” for singers specialising in the baroque repertoire. Now in its ninth year, one of the prizes on offer for the contestants who qualify for the final round is the opportunity to sing in an opera at the following year’s festival. It is presented as “Barockoper: Jung,” {…}

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Innsbruck Early Music Festival 2018 Review: Didone Abbandonata

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One of the three operas being performed at this year’s Innsbruck Early Music Festival is Mercadante’s “Didone Abbandonata,” which may come as somewhat of a surprise to some, and begs the question: up to what point can a work be defined as “early music?” Many would certainly argue that Severio Mercadante’s music lies outside the definition. Yet, the director of {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Alessandro De Marchi on the Innsbruck Festival For Early Music

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Each summer, Innsbruck hosts its Festival for Early Music. Established in 1976, it specializes in presenting historically informed performances of early music, including operas, many of which have not been heard for hundreds of years. Currently it is under the artistic direction of the early music specialist, Alessandro De Marchi, who has been in the post since 2010. Over the {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Martina Licari on Her Forthcoming Role Debut as Ismene at Vicenza In Lirica & How COVID Disrupted her Early Success

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(Photo: Antonio Curti) The winner of the 2021 Tulio Serafin Opera Singing Competition, Martina Licari, is due to make her role debut as Ismene in two performances of Mozart’s “Mitridate, re di Ponto” at this season’s Vicenza in Lirica, starting 28th August, running until 12th September. Having graduated from the conservatory in Palermo in 2018, the young soprano appeared to {…}

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Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik & Schubertiade Confirm Performances Without Seating Restrictions

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Two prominent Austrian cultural venues, Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik and Schubertiade have confirmed that performances will take place as scheduled. Both festivals have announced that they will organize events without seating restrictions due to the Austrian government’s planned reopening steps. Since visitors need to be either vaccinated, convalesced, or tested, it is required to produce an official proof of {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Francesca Aspromonte On Her New CD, Singing Baroque Music & The Future

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This week Italian soprano, Francesca Aspromonte, a rising star in the early music scene, will see the release of her first solo CD, “Prologue.” At the age of only 27, she is standing on the threshold of a glittering career, with critics running out of adjectives to describe her performances. Aspromonte made her professional debut as La Musica in Monteverdi’s {…}

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Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis Announces 2024 Winners

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The 12th Austrian Music Theater Prize announced the 2024 winners. The ceremony which took place at the Wiener Volksoper on Sept. 1, 2024, saw Erica Eloff win the Best Female Award for her turn as Eva in “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” and as Marie-Marietta in “Die tote Stadt” at the Landestheater Linz and Michael Volle win the Best Male Award {…}

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Singing Competition for Baroque Opera ‘Pietro Antonio Cesti’ Names Winners for 2024 Edition

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(Credit: Singing Competition for Baroque Opera “Pietro Antonio Cesti”) Countertenor Maximiliano Danta has been named the winner of the 15th Cesti Competition of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music. As part of his first-place placement, the countertenor from Uruguay won an engagement as part of Resonanzen Wien. The final took place on August 30, 2024, and featured 11 finalists, each presenting {…}

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International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera Pietro Antonio Cesti Announces 2022 Winners

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Tenor Laurence Kilsby was crowned the winner of the Innsbruck’s Festival of Early Music’s International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera Pietro Antonio Cesti. Taking home the audience award was soprano Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh; the soprano also took home the special prize and a concert as part of the Resonanzen Wien. She will also participate in a performance with Il Gusto {…}