John Osborn, Amanda Forsythe, Joélle Harvey & Christian Van Horn Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Nicholas Kraemer conducts a program that includes the music of Händel, Beethoven, and Mozart. Soloists include Amanda Forsythe, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Josh Lovell, and Michael Sumuel. Performance Dates: Oct. 17-19, 2024 Fabien Gabel and Konstantin Krimmel team up for a program of music by Britten, Mahler, {…}

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Ravenna Festival Announces 2024 Season

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Italy’s Ravenna Festival has announced its 2024 season. Here are the vocal performances. The season will include the summer program which runs from May 11 through July 9 and the opera trilogy which runs from Nov. 15 to 21. Ottavio Dantone conducts the Accademia Bizantina and the Philharmonia Chor Wien in Haydn’s “The Creation.”Soloists include Charlotte Bowden, Martin Vanberg, and Andre Morsch. {…}

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Guido Cantelli Conducting Award Announces 2024 Competiton

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The “Guido Cantelli” International Conducting Award in Novara has announced its 2024 edition. The competition is one of the most prestigious international competitions that has seen such winners as Riccardo Muti, Eliahu Inbal, Ádám Fischer, Hubert Soudant, and Donato Renzetti. Applications for the competition will be open on Feb. 26 and April 15, 2024, and conductors of all nationalities, aged {…}

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Obituary: Romanian Baritone Eduard Tumagian Dies at 82

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On Feb. 11, 2024, Romanian baritone Eduard Tumagian died at the age of 82 in Basel, Switzerland. Born in Bucharest in 1942, Tumagian studied at the Conservatory of Music “Porumbescu.” He went on to make his operatic debut in Bucharest and made his international debut after winning several singing competitions. Tumagian went on to join the Opéra of the Rhine {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Leah Hawkins, Joshua Hopkins & Nina Stemme Lead Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

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The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Joyce DiDonato as the featured soloist. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-5, 2024 Riccardo Muti conducts Verdi’s Requiem with soloists Juliana Grigoryan, Isabel De Paoli, Giovanni Sala, and Maharram Huseynov. Performance Dates: Oct. 24-26, {…}

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Ildar Abdrazakov Will Sing at the Ravenna Festival’s Verdi Gala

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(Update) Ildar Abdrazakov will perform on Dec. 22, 2023. OperaWire was misinformed and Ravenna Festival has confirmed the participation of Abdrazakov in the gala tongiht. We apologize for the misinformation. Ildar Abdrazakov will be performing on Dec. 22 in the Ravenna Festival’s Verdi Gala conducted by Riccardo Muti. He will join a cast that includes Elisa Balbo, Isabel De Paoli, {…}

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Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2023

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It’s been a tough year. Economic hardship. War. Increased social fracturing around the world. In the opera world, we’ve seen numerous companies cutting back on productions or simply canceling their seasons. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything to celebrate. And as we end 2023, here’s a look at some of the young singers who saw their careers shine whether {…}

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Teatro alla Scala & Dubai Opera Announce Cast Change for Gala Concert

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The Teatro alla Scala in Milan and Dubai Opera have announced a cast change for their “Concert for Tomorrow” on Dec 1. The two companies noted that tenor Piero Pretti will be replaced by Vittorio Grigolo, who will join Aida Garifullina in the concert. Michele Gamba conducts. This season, Grigolo is set to return to the Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper, {…}

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Teatro alla Scala Opens 2023-24 Season with Star-Studded ‘Don Carlo’

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The Teatro alla Scala is set to open its 2023-24 season with Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” a work associated with the company’s history. The opera has been performed by such conductors as Tullio Serafin, Arturo Toscanini, Claudio Abbado, and Riccardo Muti. Now Riccardo Chailly is conducting a new production by Lluís Pasqual, a director who has made a reflection on the {…}

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John Osborn, Amanda Forsythe, Joélle Harvey & Christian Van Horn Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

Ravenna Festival Announces 2024 Season

Guido Cantelli Conducting Award Announces 2024 Competiton

Obituary: Romanian Baritone Eduard Tumagian Dies at 82

Joyce DiDonato, Leah Hawkins, Joshua Hopkins & Nina Stemme Lead Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

Ildar Abdrazakov Will Sing at the Ravenna Festival’s Verdi Gala

Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2023

Teatro alla Scala & Dubai Opera Announce Cast Change for Gala Concert

Teatro alla Scala Opens 2023-24 Season with Star-Studded ‘Don Carlo’