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Corinne Winters, Sarah Connolly & Sean Panikkar Headline English National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The English National Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring seven new productions and three revivals, the greatest number of new productions in five years. The season will also include four new productions that present the same story: the Orpheus myth will be seen in four operas spanning 230 years, interpreted by four directors from radically different theatrical disciplines, all within the {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – USA (3/30-4/1): Metropolitan Opera Dominates Easter Weekend

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Easter weekend in the US is a time when opera houses remain relatively quiet. So you’ll notice that one house gets major prominence in this weekend’s recommendations. Così fan tutte – Metropolitan Opera We recommended this showcase a few weeks ago and will recommend it once again. “ At its core, the opera is one big joke that all the characters {…}

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Weekend Preview – International (9/29-10/1): The Welsh National Opera & Théâtre du Capitôle Open New Seasons

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The 2017-18 season continues with a number of starry productions coming to the forefront. Check out what you can see this weekend. Austria  The Vienna State Opera presents “La Traviata” with Olga Peretyatko-Mariotti and “La Bohème” with Jinxu Xiahou, Hrachuhí Bassenz, Gabriel Bermúdez and Aida Garifullina. “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” and “Die Zauberflöte” headline the Volksoper, which also features a performance of “Gypsy.” {…}

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Everything You Need To Know About Minnesota Opera’s 2017-18 Season

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The Minnesota Opera has announced its 2017-18 season, a celebration for the company’s 55th anniversary. The season opens with Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” on Oct. 7 and runs through the 15. It will be followed in November with a new production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The opera will premier on Nov. 11 and will run through the 19. The 2018 {…}

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Opera Colorado Announces 2023-24 Artists in Residence

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Opera Colorado has announced the 2023-24 Artists in Residence. The company said that soprano Kerby Baier, soprano Saane Halaholo, mezzo-soprano Melanie Dubil, tenor Randy Ho, baritone Alexander Granito, and bass-baritone Turner Staton will join the acclaimed Opera Colorado Artists in Residence Program. Additionally, pianist Oleg Bellini, former Artist in Residence, has been appointed Resident Collaborative Pianist, a permanent position with Opera Colorado’s music staff. In a {…}

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Opera Colorado to Present Company Premiere of ‘Die tote Stadt’

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Opera Colorado continues its 2022-23 Season with a new production of Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt.” The opera, which opens on Feb. 25 and runs through March 5, will be presented for the first time at Opera Colorado. In a statement, says Greg Carpenter, the Ellie Caulkins General & Artistic Director said,  “Celebrating forty years of grand opera at Opera Colorado {…}

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Which Operas Will Stream On ARTE Concert? Here’s The List

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ARTE Concert has announced the operas that it will be showcasing as part of its on-demand streams. The first opera programmed will be Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” from La Monnaie. That production is already available online and features Sabine Devielilhe, Gábor Bretz, Ed Lyon, and Sophie Karthäuser. On Oct. 6, 2018, Puccini’s “Tosca” from the Finnish National Opera gets its turn {…}