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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change For ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for their revival production of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” The company announced that Dmitry Korchak will sing the title role of Hoffmann instead of Yosep Kang. Korchak sang the title role of Hoffmann with the New National Theatre in Tokyo for the first time. This will mark his second production in the title role. He {…}

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Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak Headline Concert De Paris 2019

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The Orchestra National de France and the Choeur and Maîtrise de Radio France will present a free Bastille Day concert on Sunday, Jul. 14, 2019. The concert will take place “at the foot of the Eiffel Tower . . . [and] will be followed by the very famous fireworks,” according to SortiraParis. Alain Altinoglu will lead the orchestra. The event {…}

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Enea Scala, Asmik Grigorian & Christopher Maltman Highlight Oper Frankfurt’s 2019-20 Season

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Oper Frankfurt’s new season is massive. It is loaded up with over a dozen new productions and even more revivals. Premieres  Damiano Michieletto directs a new production of Rossini’s “Otello” starring Enea Scala in the title role, Karolina Makuła as Desdemona, Theo Lebow as Iago, and Jack Swanson as Rodrigo. Sesto Quatrini conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 8-Oct. 20, 2019 Asmik Grigorian sings {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Marina Rebeka & Kate Lindsey Among Stars Featured At Wiener Staatsoper’s 2019-20 Season

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The Vienna State Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, which includes six new productions and a whopping 58 operas overall. There are also a plethora of concert performances as well featuring some of the greatest opera stars on the planet. New Productions  The new season kicks off with a new production of Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Directed by Irina {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Sabine Devielhe & Dorothea Röschmann Headline L’Orchestre de Paris’ 2019-20 Season

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L’Orchestre de Paris has announced its 2019-20 season! For the purposes of this article, we will focus primarily on vocal performances. The season will kick off with a concert led by Karina Canellakis, newly appointed Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Dorothea Röschmann will be featured vocally, performing alongside the orchestra and chorus. The program is set to include {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Pretty Yende Highlight Opera De Paris 2019-20 Season

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The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2019-20 seasons which will feature a total of 19 operas and the entire Ring Cycle in an all-new production. Bellini’s “I Puritani” opens the season in a production by Laurent Pelly. Elsa Dreisig takes the leading role with Javier Camarena and Francesco Demuro sharing the role of Arturo.  Riccardo Frizza conducts the {…}

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CD / DVD Releases – Week of March 4

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This week’s CD releases feature a new album from a famed Hungarian artist alongside a number of releases from Naxos for your viewing pleasure. Giants, tragedians, comedians, heroes Levente Molnar releases his first solo album on Universal. The CD entitled “Giants, tragedians, comedians, heroes”  includes 13 arias from “Bank Ban,” “Pagliacci,” “Le Nozze di Figaro,” “Rigoletto,” “Falstaff,” “Andrea Chénier,”  and {…}

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Watch ‘Juditha Triumphans’ From the Dutch National Opera and Ballet on OperaVision

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OperaVision will start streaming Vivaldi’s “Juditha Triumphans” from the Dutch National Opera and Ballet on Feb. 28, 2019. The baroque opera will feature Gaëlle Arquez, Teresa Iervolino, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Francesca Ascioti, Polly Leech, and Gloria Giurgola with Andrea Marcon conducting and Floris Visser directing. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. local time. That’s around 1 p.m. EDT and 10 {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato Headline The Metropolitan Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2019-20 season with five new productions, a New Year’s Eve gala, and a recital. Here is a look at what to expect. New Productions  The season opens with Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” in a new production by James Robinson. The production stars Eric Owens and Kevin Short sharing the title role of Porgy and {…}