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Pretty Yende & Stephen Costello Head to Cinemas in ROH’s ‘La Traviata’

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(Credit: Elena Cherkashyna) The Royal Opera House is set to present a live broadcast of “La Traviata” on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The opera, which was directed by Richard Eyre, will star Pretty Yende as Violetta with Stephen Costello taking on the role of Alfredo. Rounding out the trio will be Dimitri Platanias as Germont. Other cast members include Kseniia {…}

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Royal Opera House Announces Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

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The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Rigoletto.” The company noted, Mexican tenor Javier Camarena has withdrawn from all “Rigoletto” performances. As a result, the role of the Duke of Mantua will be performed by Italian tenor Francesco Demuro. Demuro made his Royal Opera debut as Rinuccio in “Gianni Schicchi” in 2011 and {…}

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Elena Stikhina & Bryan Hymel to Headline Royal Opera House’s Cinema Screening of ‘Tosca’

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The Royal Opera House is set to present “Tosca” to over 750 cinemas worldwide on Dec. 15, 2021. The opera will star Elena Stikhina in the title role alongside Bryan Hymel as Cavaradossi and Alexey Markov as Scarpia. “I am delighted to be opening The Royal Opera’s Cinema Season with Puccini’s Tosca – setting the tone for what is shaping {…}

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Handel Singing Competition Announces the 2021 Winner

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(Credit: Chris Christodoulou) Soprano Hillary Cronin was named the winner of the 2021 Handel Singing Competition, taking home the £5000 prize and the Audience Prize. The 29-year-old artist performed selections from “Rinaldo,” ‘Semele,” and “Brockes Passion.” The second prize winner of £2000 was mezzo-soprano Bethany Horak-Hallet. Baritone Kieran Rayner and baritone Feliz Kemp were also in the top four. All {…}

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Pretty Yende, Elena Stikhina, Carlos Álvarez, Liparit Avetisyan, Lisette Oropesa Headline Royal Opera House’s 2021-22 Cinema Season

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(Credit: Sim Canetty-Clarke) Editor’s note: A previous version of this article stated that the cast for “Rigoletto” featured Javier Camarena, Rosa Feola, Luca Salsi (and this was reflected in the title of the article). However, the Royal Opera House has clarified that the production will be filmed with the September cast and broadcast in March. The article and its title {…}

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Royal Opera House Announces Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

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 (Credit: Frances Marshall) The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Rigoletto.” In the role of Sparafucile, Brindley Sherratt will replace Andrea Mastroni in all September performances. The British bass made his Royal Opera debut in 2001 as in “L’anima del filosofo” and has since performed in the company’s “Die Zauberflöte,” “Eugene Onegin,” “Rigoletto,” {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Angela Gheorghiu, Sondra Radvanovsky, Elīna Garanča, Joyce DiDonato Lead Royal Opera House’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Dario Acosta / © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Angela Gheorghiu official website / Michael Cooper / Kasskara/DG / Chris Singer) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced full details of its exciting 2021-22 season, which will star some of the world’s greatest performers. The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season and digital program will be announced {…}

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The Royal Opera to Present New Works in Digital ‘8bit’ Series

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On April 30, 2021, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden will present “8bit,” a series of eight new commissioned works, featuring innovative contemporary artists. The series will be made up of six short films, one audio performance, and a web browser experiment, which will present well-known works in new ways, alongside the new, short works. First in the suggested sequence {…}