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Renée Fleming, Julia Bullock & Nadine Sierra Lead LA Philharmonic’s 2022-23 Season

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The Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on operatic and choral performances. Gustavo Dudamel Leads “Songs of the Americas” in a program that will include music by Abreu, Bor, Esteve, Ortiz, and Villa-Lobos with the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Performance Dates: Sept. 30- {…}

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Michael Fabiano, Julia Bullock, Karah Son, Pretty Yende, Nina Stemme Headline San Francisco Opera’s Centennial 2022-23 Season

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San Francisco Opera has announced its 2022-23 season, which represents the 100th anniversary of the organization. To that effect, the company will aim to honor its history as just the third American opera company to ever reach the centennial milestone. The season will kick off with an “Opera Ball – The Centennial Celebration” which will feature such performers as Nadine {…}

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ABAO Bilbao Opera Limits Seating Capacity & Adds One Performance of ‘La Clemenza di Tito’

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The ABAO Bilbao Opera has announced that it has ceased ticket sales its performances of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.” Per the opera house’s official statement, the Basque Government ordered the venue to limit its seating capacity to a maximum of 800 spectators, within other measures to stem the exponential spread of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. {…}

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Allen Perriello Appointed Director of Artistic Administration at Des Moines Metro Opera

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(Credit: Karli Cadel Photography) Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) has announced that Allen Perriello has been named to the position of Director of Artistic Administration for the company beginning Feb. 16, 2022. Most recently, Perriello was the Head of Music at Minnesota Opera. Simultaneously, he was the Director of the Young Artists Program at The Glimmerglass Festival, overseeing the auditioning, {…}

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Bilbao Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘La Clemenza di Tito’

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The Bilbao Opera has announced a cast change for its production of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” in January 2022. The company noted that Daniela Mack will take over the role of Sesto, replacing Daniela Barcellona, who is recovering from an injury that impedes her from joining the production. Mack joins a cast that includes Paolo Fanale, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Veta {…}

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Teatro Real Announces Multiple Cast Changes for ‘Nabucco’

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(Credit: Teatro Real official website) The Teatro Real has announced several cast changes for the title role in Verdi’s “Nabucco.” The company noted that baritones Amartuvshin Enkhbat and George Petean have dropped out of the production and as a result, Gabriele Viviani, George Gagnidze, and Luca Salsi will sing the title role. They will join Luis Cansino, who will also {…}

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Emily D’Angelo, Lucy Crowe, Sophie Bevan, Iestyn Davies & I Fagiolini Headline St. Martin-in-the-Fields Spring 2022 Season

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St. Martin-in-the-Fields has announced its Spring 2022 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on soley vocal performances. Soprano Natalya Romaniw and pianist Iain Burnside will initiate the new ENO in the Fields program, a collaboration with the English National Opera. Performance Date: Feb. 12, 2022 I Fagiolini will take on baroque music for multiple choirs {…}

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Xabier Anduaga, Emily D’Angelo & María Bayo Lead Fundación Baluarte’s 2021-22 Season

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Fundación Baluarte and Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra in Spain have announced their 2021-22 season featuring concerts, operas, and chamber music. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on operatic performances. Opera  Andrea Jiménez leads a concert performance of Arrieta’s “Marina” with José Luis Sola, Borja Quiza, and Pablo Ruiz. The Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra and Coro Lírico AGAO {…}