Garsington Opera’s 2018-19 Season Will Feature Rare Offenbach & Monteverdi Works

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Garsington Opera has announced the schedule for its 2019 season, which will be the company’s 30th Anniversary celebration. The first production will Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride,” which will star Natalya Romaniw, Brenden Gunnell, Joshua Bloom, Stuart Jackson, Peter Savidge, Marie McLaughlin, Brian Bannatyne-Scott, Anne-Marie Owens, and Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts. Jac van Steen conducts while Paul Curran directs. Performance Dates: May 29, {…}

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Händel-Festspiele Göttingen Names New Artistic Director Starting In 2021-22

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George Petrou will be the new Artistic Director of the Händel-Festspiele Göttingen starting during the 2021-22 Festival. A baroque specialist, he was the preferred choice by Supervisory Board. Petrou initially started his career as a pianist but eventually became a conductor. He has been the Artistic Director of the Armonia Atenea and was also appointed a member of the Royal {…}

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Theater an der Wien 2017-18 Review – Saul: Claus Guth’s Interpretation Is More Pasolini Than Prophet

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When a lyricist describes his composer’s head as “full of maggots”, the chances of a harmonious collaborative outcome would seem slim. For Charles Jennens, the aesthete aristocratic librettist of Handel’s oratorio “Saul,” such a jeremiad was not a solitary instance. The principal object of Jennens’ ire was Handel’s highly original orchestration, especially the invention of a tinkling bell-like keyboard called a “Carillon” {…}

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Glyndebourne Opera Festival Announces 2018 Festival

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The Glyndebourne Opera Festival has announced its 2018 schedule. The company announced that next season it will present Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in Annilese Miskimmon’s Tour 2016 production. The production will make its Festival debut and will be conducted by Omer Meir Wellber. Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” will be revived with the 2014 Richard Jones production making its return. Robin Ticciati conducts. Following {…}

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Garsington Opera’s 2018-19 Season Will Feature Rare Offenbach & Monteverdi Works

Händel-Festspiele Göttingen Names New Artistic Director Starting In 2021-22

Theater an der Wien 2017-18 Review – Saul: Claus Guth’s Interpretation Is More Pasolini Than Prophet

Glyndebourne Opera Festival Announces 2018 Festival