Aleksandra Kurzak & Roberto Alagna Headline San Francisco Opera’s Opening Night

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The San Francisco Opera will inaugurate its 2023-24 season with a gala on Sept. 8, 2023. The gala will also include an Opera Ball that will include a reception, dinner, and an after-party in San Francisco’s City Hall. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus will lead soloists Roberto Alagna and {…}

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National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing to Present ‘La Traviata’

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The National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing is set to present “La Traviata.” The showcase, which kicks off on August 8, 2023, and runs through the 13th, will star Ekaterina Bakanova and Zhou Xiaolin as Violetta. They are joined by Shi Yijie and Kou Jing as Alfredo; Liao Changyong and Zhang Yang as Giorgio Germont, and Yajie Zhang as {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann Cancels Bayerische Staatsoper Recital

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Jonas Kaufmann has canceled his July 25 recital at the Bayerische Staatsoper. In an official press statement issued by the company, Kaufmann said, “Since I was really hoping to be able to sing the recital on Tuesday, I met Helmut Deutsch yesterday to go through the program. Unfortunately, I had to realize that I’m not yet able to sing for a {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Conductor Change for ‘Carmina Burana’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a conductor change for its upcoming performance of “Carmina Burana.” The company said, “We would like to inform the kind audience that the ‘Carmina Burana’ performance, scheduled for July 13, 2023, in the Zubin Mehta Hall, will be conducted by maestro Andrea Battistoni, replacing maestro Paolo Carignani.” Battistoni has conducted at the Bayerische Staatsoper, {…}

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Nachtigall Artists Announces Concerts by Anna Netrebko & Cecilia Bartoli

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Nachtigall Artists has announced concerts by Anna Netrebko and Cecilia Bartoli. Bartoli will first perform on May 7, 2023 at the Smetana Hall in Prague in a program entitled Farinelli and his Times. The performance is a new date following the cancelation of the 2022 performance. Then on Oct. 16, 2023, at the Smetana Hall of the Municipal Hall, Netrebko {…}

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ORF III to Broadcast ‘Aida’ with Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča & Jonas Kaufmann

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ORF III is set to present Verdi’s “Aida” from the Wiener Staatsoper. The recording, which will continue the Staatsoper’s close cooperation with ORF III, will be presented on Jan. 29, 2023. The star-studded cast is led by Anna Netrebko in the title role, Elīna Garanča in her highly-anticipated role debut as Amneris, and Jonas Kaufmann as Radamès. The cast will {…}

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Aleksandra Kurzak & Roberto Alagna to Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Teatro Filarmonico

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Verona’s Teatro Filarmonico is set to celebrate the New Year with a gala performance of “La Bohème.” The performance will star Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna in a production by Stefano Trespidi. Andrea Battistoni will conduct the evening. While the company is currently performing the Puccini opera, Kurzak and Alagna will appear at the Verona company for one night only. {…}

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In Less Than Five Minutes, Get to Know – Mezzosoprano Arlene Belli

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During the Covid pandemic in 2020, OperaWire interviewed mezzo-soprano Arlene Belli. Two years on, and she finds herself at the Wexford Festival Opera performing the role of Lady Louise Wolseley in “The Master” by Alberto Caruso, based on Colm Tóibín’s novel about the author Henry James. OperaWire: What was the first opera you saw? Arlene Belli: “Aida” in the Verona {…}

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Q & A: Baritone Simon Mechlinski on Growing Up With Opera-Singing Parents, the Wexford Festival Opera & Working With Giorgio Zancanaro

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At last year’s Wexford Festival Opera I caught a recital by the largely unknown Polish baritone, Simon Mechlinski, and he made quite an impression. At the end of festival he received the Gerard Arnhold Bursary, an award made to a singer who is considered to have outstanding potential. This year he returned to Wexford and gave another recital, in addition {…}

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Aleksandra Kurzak & Roberto Alagna Headline San Francisco Opera’s Opening Night

National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing to Present ‘La Traviata’

Jonas Kaufmann Cancels Bayerische Staatsoper Recital

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Conductor Change for ‘Carmina Burana’

Nachtigall Artists Announces Concerts by Anna Netrebko & Cecilia Bartoli

ORF III to Broadcast ‘Aida’ with Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča & Jonas Kaufmann

Aleksandra Kurzak & Roberto Alagna to Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Teatro Filarmonico

In Less Than Five Minutes, Get to Know – Mezzosoprano Arlene Belli

Q & A: Baritone Simon Mechlinski on Growing Up With Opera-Singing Parents, the Wexford Festival Opera & Working With Giorgio Zancanaro