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Weekend Preview – USA (1/6-1/8): Opera World Slowly Starts Up in 2017

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The weekend of Jan. 6-8 will see the return of many prominent opera companies around the country after a lengthy holiday hiatus. The Metropolitan Opera, which continues throughout the year, will feature three popular works including “La Boheme,” an HD performance of Verdi’s “Nabucco” and evening showcase of Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” starring Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo. Nabucco stars {…}

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Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions to Hold Auditions to the Public in Knoxville

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Knoxville residents will have the opportunity to witness the future of opera this weekend as the public will be invited to the Middle/East Tennessee District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions hosted by Knoxville Opera Guild on Jan. 7. The auditions, which begin at 10 am, are being held at the the Powell Recital Hall of the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center at the {…}

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Social Media Beat-Week (12/18-23) : Rolando Villazon Meets his First Goal on Crowdrise While Anna Netrebko Triumphs in Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’

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The Holiday season can be a time of inactivity for many and it is a time to relax. This week most opera singers took time to celebrate and go on vacation. Some continued to sing and triumph while others took advantage of the European cities to sight see and explore a little. Michael Fabiano It was an eventful and star {…}

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Thomas Hampson Cancels Barcelona Concerts of Mahler’s ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’

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Thomas Hampson has cancelled his upcoming performances with the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona. The Baritone was originally scheduled to perform Mahler’s “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” on Dec. 16, 17 and 18. Hampson announced the news on Twitter and stated,  “Very disappointed that I must cancel my upcoming concerts in Barcelona. I’m suffering from a viral tracheitis that makes singing impossible.” However, he noted {…}

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Social Media Beat-Week (12/5-9) : How did the Opera Stars Spend their First Week of December?

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This week the stars continued rehearsing for upcoming performances but also took some time off to have some fun around the world. Tenor Michael Fabiano spent some time with his friends judging a major circuit Debate tournament. The tenor last sang the national anthem at a Jets game and is taking some time off the opera stage. He returns to the {…}

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Thomas Kinch Joins Askonas Holt for European Management

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Thomas Kinch has joined Askonas Holt for management in Europe. Kinch will be managed at Askonas Holt by Angelica Conner and Charlotte Bateman, in collaboration with Trevor Newman at Opus 3 Artists in North America. Kinch is a Welsh tenor currently at the Adler Fellow at San Francisco Opera, appearing this season as Don José in “Carmen” and Melot in {…}

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Eve-Maud Hubeaux & Jonathan Tetelman Lead San Francisco Opera’s ‘Carmen’ Production

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San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Fall Season concludes with the Bizet’s “Carmen.” The production by Francesca Zambello will be performed between Nov. 13–Dec. 1 at the War Memorial Opera House. Mezzo-soprano Eve-Maud Hubeaux is set to make her American debut in the title role alongside Jonathan Tetelman as Don José, Louise Alder as Micaëla, and Christian Van Horn as Escamillo. The {…}

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San Francisco Opera and Lumahai Productions Present New Film ‘Eun Sun Kim: A Journey Into Lohengrin’

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The release of “Eun Sun Kim: A Journey Into Lohengrin,” an hour-long film by San Francisco Opera and Lumahai Productions has been announced. Directed by Elena Park, the new film takes viewers behind the scenes during the weeks of rehearsal leading up to the opening of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at San Francisco Opera last October. It follows the production team and {…}

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Jongwon Han Joins Opus 3 Artists for General Management

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Bass-Baritone Jongwon Han has joined the roster of Opus 3 Artists for general management. Currently an Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera, Han made his debut there in the summer of 2023 as The Bonze in “Madama Butterfly and has since appeared as Colline in “Bohème Out of the Box,” the third and fourth Noble in “Lohengrin,” Sprecher in {…}