Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams Week 9 Stars Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Jessye Norman, Joan Sutherland

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 9 of its night streams. This coming week features some of opera’s greatest stars including Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Joan Sutherland, and Jessye Norman. Monday, May 11 – Massenet’s Werther Starring Lisette Oropesa, Sophie Koch, Jonas Kaufmann, and David Bižić, conducted by Alain Altinoglu. From March 15, 2014. Tuesday, May 12 – Thomas Adès’s The Tempest {…}

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J’Nai Bridges, Ryan McKinny, Katie van Kooten Headline Top 6 Operas to See This Weekend – North America

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New and old come together in this weekend’s major picks. There will be a unique world premiere as well as a revival of two recent premieres. You also have a mix of some repertory staples taking the nation’s capital by storm. Anna Bolena – Baltimore Concert Opera, Maryland The Baltimore Concert Opera continues its season with a presentation of the {…}

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Met Opera 2020-21 Season: Here Is All The Information For This Season’s Live in HD Performances

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(Photo: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera revealed its 2020-21 season on Wednesday afternoon. Among the major announcements were the company’s schedule for its ever-popular Live in HD slate. Here is a look at the list of performances that will be broadcast to audiences around the world. Aida (Oct. 10, 2020): Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Michael Mayer’s new production {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato & Piotr Beczala Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled its 2020-21 season, which features five new productions and 17 revivals. New Productions Anna Netrebko opens the Metropolitan Opera in a new production of Verdi’s “Aida” directed by Michael Mayer. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the production which also stars Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczała, Dmitry Belosselskiy and Ludovic Tezier. The production will also showcase Latonia Moore and {…}

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Ryan McKinny Leads Washington National Opera’s ‘Don Giovanni’

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(Credit: Jiyang Chen) The Washington National Opera kicks off its spring period with a production of Mozart and Da Ponte’s “Don Giovanni.” Evan Rogister will lead the WNO Orchestra in his first staged production as principal conductor with director E. Loren Meeker leading the creative team. Ryan McKinny sings the title role alongside Vanessa Vasquez, Keri Alkema, Alek Shrader, Kyle Ketelsen, {…}

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‘Stonewall,’ ‘Candide’ & The Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North American

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As we get toward the end of Pride Month, the New York City Opera will premiere a major opera. But that doesn’t mean that there are not a number of other important works on display. Here is a rundown of our top picks for the operas to see this weekend (in alphabetical order by company). Stonewall – New York City {…}

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New York Opera Fest 2019 Review: Dido & Aeneas

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When Dido, the Queen protagonist in Henry Purcell’s baroque opera sings her final aria “When I am laid in Earth,” not only do we hear some of the most beautiful music that was ever composed, Purcell also invites us on a journey of deep introspection, forcing us come to terms with the frailty of human existence. But in recent performances {…}

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Daniela Mack’s 5 Tips For Finding That Family-Career Balance You Crave As An Artist

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Being an artist often requires that you make certain sacrifices. Being an opera singer and actor not only asks those same sacrifices, but then some. One of the first things to go is the security of family. With so much travel, singers often find themselves away from their families, making it difficult to balance the two. For some, the idea {…}

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Bradley Cooper & Carey Mulligan Join Philadelphia Orchestra For ‘Candide’

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The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced that Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan will narrate performances of Bernstein’s “Candide.” The performances of Bernstein’s classic work will conclude the composer’s 100th-anniversary celebration and will be led by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and a cast that includes Alek Shrader, Erin Morley, Denyce Graves, Kevin Vortmann, and Timothy McDevitt. Stage Director Kevin Newbury will set the production {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams Week 9 Stars Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Jessye Norman, Joan Sutherland

J’Nai Bridges, Ryan McKinny, Katie van Kooten Headline Top 6 Operas to See This Weekend – North America

Met Opera 2020-21 Season: Here Is All The Information For This Season’s Live in HD Performances

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato & Piotr Beczala Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2020-21 Season

Ryan McKinny Leads Washington National Opera’s ‘Don Giovanni’

‘Stonewall,’ ‘Candide’ & The Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North American

New York Opera Fest 2019 Review: Dido & Aeneas

Daniela Mack’s 5 Tips For Finding That Family-Career Balance You Crave As An Artist

Bradley Cooper & Carey Mulligan Join Philadelphia Orchestra For ‘Candide’