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Ainhoa Arteta Receives Gran Cruz del Dos de Mayo

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Soprano Ainhoa Arteta has been awarded the Gran Cruz del Dos de Mayo. The award is the most valuable distinction given by the community of Madrid and is given to an individual or institution that has contributed to the political, economical, social, or cultural endeavors. Arteta will be given the award alongside musician Nacho Cano, historian Carmen Iglesias, and neurobiologist {…}

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Ailyn Pèrez & Aleksandra Kurzak Headline Teatro San Carlo’s ‘La Traviata’

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced a semi-staged production of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” which is set to run throughout mid-May. The production will be directed by Marina Bianchi and will star Ailyn Pèrez and Aleksandra Kurzak in the role of Violetta, Leonardo Caimi and Ivan Magrì as Alfredo, and George Gagnidze as Giorgio Germont. Karel Mark {…}

Streaming

Juan Diego Flórez, Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča & Marina Rebeka Headline Wiener Staatsoper’s New Streaming Slate

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the streaming program for the week featuring Wagner, Rossini, Bellini, and Puccini. The week begins with Bellini’s “La Sonnambula“ conducted by Guillermo García Calvo and starring Daniela Fally, Juan Diego Flórez, Luca Pisaroni, and Maria Nazarova. Streaming Date: April 13, 2021 Kamil Pavelka, Maria Yakovleva, Denys Cherevychko, and Olga Esina star in “Don Quixote” conducted by {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Gran Teatre de Liceu 2018-19 Review: Luisa Miller

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(Credit: A Bofill) “Luisa Miller,” which premiered in 1849, marks the inflection point from the early Verdi style, strongly influenced by the formal structure of the Bel-canto operas, to the mature Verdi who looked for a dramatic communion between the text, the vocal line, the music, and the characters. We can even appreciate an evolution within the opera, where the {…}

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Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Review – Andrea Chénier: Jonas Kaufmann Shines, But Another Star Is Brighter

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Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” is in many ways a sibling of Puccini’s “Tosca.” Both were sired by librettist Luigi Illica and both share the staple verismo ingredients of sex, politics, romantic obsession, frustrated baritones, and a grim end for the protagonists. There is also the common factor of youth in all its sanguine exuberance. Cavaradossi and Chénier are idealists with fatal {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About the Opera National de Paris’ 2017-18 Season

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The 2017-18 season announcements just keep on coming in. After Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence announced their upcoming schedules, the Paris National Opera has finally unveiled its hotly anticipated season. In sum there are a grand total of 21 operas to see, including nine new productions. Opening Night “The Merry Widow” kicks off the proceedings on {…}