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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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Hawaii Opera Theatre to Present ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

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Hawaii Opera Theater is set to present Mozart and Da Ponte’s “The Marriage of Figaro” starting on Feb. 14, 2020, with additional performances set for the 16th and 18th at the Doris Duke Theatre. The production will star Ryan Kuster as Figaro with Edward Parks as Count Almaviva and Mané Galoyan as Countess Almaviva. Finally, Elena Galván will take on {…}

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Wallis Giunta, Paolo Fanale, Andrea Carroll Headline Top 6 Operas To See This Weekend – North America

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This weekend is packed with so much opera that we had to make an exception and add in one extra recommendation for fans around North America. Don Giovanni – Bare Opera, New York Malena Dayen is set to bring a unique angle to Mozart and Da Ponte’s classic, using video cameras attached to performers that will allow unique perspectives of {…}

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Michael Mayes & Scott Hendricks Replace Brian Mulligan At Houston’s ‘Rigoletto’

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Brian Mulligan has pulled out of Houston Grand Opera’s opening night production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The company announced that due to illness the baritone would not be able to perform the upcoming new production. As a result, Michael Mayes and Scott Hendricks will replace the baritone. Mayes will perform the production on opening night Oct. 18 through Oct. 26 and {…}

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Stéphane Denève, Isabel Leonard, Mojca Erdmann Star in St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-20 Season

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St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2019-20 season. Stéphane Denève will begin his journey as the 13th Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra by celebrating “an arch of Franco-American musical friendship and [exploring] their symmetric influences” throughout the company’s 140th season. “I am overjoyed to begin my tenure as Music Director – to collaborate with this exceptional orchestra, to serve {…}

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Jamie Barton, Lawrence Brownlee, Susan Graham Headline Houston Grand Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2019-20 season which includes seven operas, including five new productions, one world premiere, and one company premiere.  The season kicks off with Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in a new production by Tomer Zvulun. The famed Italian work will feature Brian Mulligan in the title role and Mané Galoyan and Arturo Chacón-Cruz as Gilda and the {…}

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Canadian Opera Company to Present ‘Don Giovanni’

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The Canadian Opera Company is set to present Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” from Feb. 2 through 24, 2024. The opera, which will be performed at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, is directed by British director Amy Lane from the production’s original director, Kasper Holten. COC Music Director Johannes Debus will lead the COC Orchestra with a cast that {…}

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New Study Finds Gender Inequality & Non-Standard Work in US Opera Production

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(Photo credit: Adrien Coquet) Dr. Caitlin Vincent (University of Melbourne) and Dr. Amanda Coles (Deakin University) have published their findings on the gender inequality and the impacts of non-standard work in the US opera industry. The team tracked women’s representation as conductors, directors, and designers at the 11 largest opera companies in the United States – the Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe {…}