Aida Garifullina, Maixm Mironov, Carlos Álvarez & Chen Reiss Lead Teatro alla Scala’s Fall Season

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The Teatro alla Scala is set to open its fall season featuring three Rossini Operas, a work by Cavalli, and a Donizetti opera. Here is a look at the upcoming fall season. The season opens with Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri” conducted by Ottavio Dantone. The cast includes Mirco Palazzi, Giulio Mastrototaro, Maxim Mironov, Antonino Siragusa, Roberto de Candia and Gaëlle Arquez {…}

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Marina Rebeka, Chenn Reiss, Christophe Dumeaux, Veronique Gens Headline Les Talens Lyriques 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: © Ceric Larrayadieu) Christophe Rousset is set to lead Les Talens Lyriques in a unique 30th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on opera or vocal performances. Mezzo-soprano Grace Durham will headline a program of music by Couperin, Lambert, Purcell, Leclair, and Stuck at the Festival Antiqua Bozano and in Berlin. Performance Dates: {…}

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Ailyn Pérez, Leo Nucci, Jessica Pratt, Lise Davidsen, Thomas Hampson Headline Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2021-22 Season

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The Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2021-22 season which will include nine operas. First up will be Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s production of “Così fan tutte,” which will be conducted by Zubin Mehta. The opera will star Valentina Nafornita, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Matthew Swensen, Mattia Olivieri, Benedetta Torre, and Thomas Hampson. Performance Dates: August 30– Sept. 4, 2021 Next up {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Sondra Radvanovsky, Roberto Alagna & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Michael Cooper / Dario Acosta / Sonya Yoncheva official website / © Gregor Hohenberg / Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Music Entertainment) The Teatro alla Scala in Milan has announced its 2021-22 season, featuring some of the greatest performers in the world. Here is the full slate. Operas Anna Netrebko and Luca Salsi open the season in Verdi‘s “Macbeth” in {…}

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Anousha Nazeri, André Schuen & Mozart Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week opera lovers will get to see new releases by up-and-coming singers, a rarely performed opera and not just one but two recordings of the same opera. Here is a look. The Arching Path In a Circle Records releases composer Christopher Cerrone’s latest album, a follow-up to Cerrone’s 2019 GRAMMY-nominated “The Pieces that Fall to Earth.” The new album {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Piotr Beczala & Nino Machaidze Highlight Wiener Staatsoper’s Weekly Streams

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its latest week of streams featuring a number of classic works and recent performances. Here is a look at the week. Juan Diego Flórez, Margarita Gritskova, Rafael Fingerlos, and Paolo Rumetz star in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia“ from a 2019 performance. Evelino Pidò conducts. Streaming Date: April 22, 2021 Nino Machaidze, Juan Diego Flórez, {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Renata Scotto, Joyce DiDonato & Luciano Pavarotti Headline Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams in April

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its next two weeks of streams, which include a plethora of famed opera stars and classic productions. The company will also showcase the premiere stream of the 1987 “Turandot.” The first week’s theme will be From Page to Screen while the second will be Once Upon a Time. Here is a breakdown. Week 56 – {…}

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Rai5 to Present Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s ‘Zaide’

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Rai5 is set to present the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s production of Mozart’s “Zaide” on March 24. The TV premiere will showcase the Graham Vick production which was performed in October 2020 and was conducted by Daniele Gatti. The production starred Chen Reiss in the title role of Zaide, Paul Nilon as Soliman, and Juan Francisco Gatell as Gomatz. Markus {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Diana Damrau & Magdalena Kožená Lead 2021 Enescu Festival

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The Enescu Festival has confirmed its 2021 season. The festival held in Bucharest, Romania will run from August 28 to Sept. 26 and will include five operas among other programming. There will also be COVID-safety measures implemented to ensure the safety of all audience members. Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Ondřej Adámek’s Song cycle. Magdalena Kožená {…}

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Aida Garifullina, Maixm Mironov, Carlos Álvarez & Chen Reiss Lead Teatro alla Scala’s Fall Season

Marina Rebeka, Chenn Reiss, Christophe Dumeaux, Veronique Gens Headline Les Talens Lyriques 2021-22 Season

Ailyn Pérez, Leo Nucci, Jessica Pratt, Lise Davidsen, Thomas Hampson Headline Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2021-22 Season

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Sondra Radvanovsky, Roberto Alagna & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2021-22 Season

Anousha Nazeri, André Schuen & Mozart Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Juan Diego Flórez, Piotr Beczala & Nino Machaidze Highlight Wiener Staatsoper’s Weekly Streams

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Renata Scotto, Joyce DiDonato & Luciano Pavarotti Headline Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams in April

Rai5 to Present Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s ‘Zaide’

Joyce DiDonato, Diana Damrau & Magdalena Kožená Lead 2021 Enescu Festival