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Medici To Live Stream ‘Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria’ starring Rolando Villazon and Magdalena Kožená

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On March 13, Medici.tv will present the Theatre des Champs Elysse’s production of Monteverdi’s “Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria.” The opera is set to star Rolando Villazón, who made his role debut as Ulysse earlier this year. The new production by Mariame Clément also stars Magdalena Kožená as Pénélope as well as Katherine Watson, Kresimir Spicer, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Isabelle Druet, Maarten Engeltjes, Callum Thorpe and Lothar Odinius. Early music specialist Emmanuelle Haïm {…}

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Rolando Villazón To Debut Ulisse In Monteverdi’s ‘Il Ritorno D’Ulisse’

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Rolando Villazón has redefined his tenor career various times moving from heavier lyrical work to Mozart and this week he continues to explore early music in Monteverdi’s “Il Ritorno d’Ulisse” at the Theatre de Champs Elysse. Villazón will make his role debut as Ulisse in a new production by Mariame Clément. The Mexican tenor has recently been exploring the work of {…}

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Breaking News: Arturo Chacon-Cruz Replaces Jean-Francois Borras in Monte Carlo

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Arturo Chacon-Cruz will sing the role of Des Grieux in Massenet’s “Manon” at the Opera de Monte Carlo. The tenor is replacing Jean-Francois Borras, who is ill. The opera premieres today and it marks the second replacement in a cast that was supposed to include Sonya Yoncheva in the lead role. Chacon-Cruz will sing alongside Anne-Catherine Gillet in the title role. {…}

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Weekend Preview – International (1/20-1/22): Juan Diego Florez and Aida Garifullina Team Up while Jonas Kaufmann Perform’s ‘Lohengrin’

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Do you have any plans this weekend? If not the world’s greatest singers are currently on stage all over Europe and you may have a chance to catch them singing a great opera. Austria  The weekend kicks off at the Vienna state Opera  with Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt” with Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund and Adrian Erod. Mikko Franck conducts the {…}

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BREAKING NEWS: Sonya Yoncheva Cancels January Engagements With Other 2017 Performances in Doubt

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Sonya Yoncheva has cancelled all performances for the month of January. The Bulgarian soprano was slated to perform the role of Massenet’s “Manon” at the Monte Carlo Opera, but has pulled out citing severe back pain. The company is now tasked with finding a quick replacement as the production kicks off on Jan. 20 and runs through the 27th. The {…}