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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko & Plácido Domingo Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2019-20 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2019-20 season, which is undeniably one of the biggest there is. It includes eight new productions to go along with a plethora of revivals. New Productions  Jonas Kaufmann and Marlis Petersen headline a new production of Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt” with Simon Stone directing. Kirill Petrenko conducts the production which also stars  Andrzej Filonczyk, Jennifer Johnston, {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Klaus-Florian Vogt & Emily Magee Headline Semperoper Dresden’s 2019-20 Season

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The Semperoper Dresden has announced its slate for 2019-20, which will include seven new productions to go along with 23 revivals. New Productions  Rossini’s “Il Viaggio a Reims” is directed by Laura Scozzi with a cast that includes Elena Gorshunova, Maria Kataeva, Tuuli Takala, Iulia Maria Dan, Taylor Stayton, Edgardo Rocha, Georg Zeppenfeld, Maurizio Muraro, Martin-Jan Nijhof, Christoph Pohl, Tilmann {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Angela Gheorghiu & Rolando Villazón Headline Semperoper Dresden’s 2018-19 Season

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(Credit: © Semperoper Dresden/Klaus Gigga) The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2018-19 season featuring a number of superstars and nine new productions of operettas, chamber opera, and grand opera. As always, the following will only cover the operas that will be shown next season and not the ballets that were also included in the season announcement. New Production  Arnold Schönberg’ {…}

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Salzburg Osterfestpiele Begins With ‘Die Walküre’ Starring Anja Harteros, Anja Kampe And Peter Seiffert

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On April 8 the Salzburg Osterfestpiele will officially open with a starry production of Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” The festival, which was established by Herbert Von Karajan, is celebrating its 50th anniversary, will re-create the original 1967 production. According to Christian Thielemann, the festival will celebrate Karajan by “attempting to re-create Karajan’s musico-theatrical vision of ‘Die Walküre’ from 1967. Our re-creation of {…}

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Opera Meets Film: Mario Lanza’s Brilliance In Rudolph Maté’s ‘For The First Time’

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The amount of films about opera and that use opera are endless, and yet, as it happens, time and time again the same studio seems to make an appearance. But, more importantly, the operatic stars at the center of these films seem to be just as copious as the titles. Completed by Austrian director Rudolph Maté in 1959, the film {…}

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Triple Tosca Among Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend International

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The weekend is here and it’s an interesting one. Two of the works we recommend feature some of the most acclaimed singers in the world and then there is a “Tosca” marathon with three of the greatest interpreters performing the role in Dresden, London, and Barcelona. Manon – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Juan Diego Flórez and Nino Machaidze continue their first {…}