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The Pandemic Prevention Plan That Enabled the Salzburg Festival’s 100th Edition to Take Place

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Every year, the Salzburg Festival fascinates with its superhuman efforts to nurture the prosperous cultural life of the city. During the summer they organize and present to the public the full seasonal repertoire of the opera house, drama theater, and concert hall. This year, with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the collapse of almost the entire world’s cultural {…}

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Patrick Hahn Appointed General Music Director of Wuppertaler Bühnen and Sinfonieorchester

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(Credit: Gerhard Donauer | C&G Pictures) It has been announced that Austrian pianist and conductor Patrick Hahn has been named as the Generalmusikdirektor of the Wuppertaler Bühnen and Sinfonieorchester. At 24 years of age, Hahn is likely to be the youngest general music director in Germany. His appointment will be effective as of their 21-22 season, when he succeeds current {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Karita Mattila, Jessye Norman, Hildegard Behrens Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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While theaters are opening, more and more American opera companies are committing to the online presentation. So there is no doubt that there will be plenty of streaming options for the foreseeable future. And we will be here to spotlight 10 operas every week. But as we have done over the past few weeks, do not forget to check out {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Maria Bengtsson on Quarantine & Returning to the Stage at the Oper Frankfurt

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(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) On May 29, Oper Frankfurt will reopen its theater with its first concert in nearly 3 months. To celebrate the occasion, the company chose acclaimed soprano Maria Bengtsson to lead the performance in an all-Strauss program. The soprano was supposed to be performing a production of “Der Rosenkavalier” in Frankfurt. Bengtsson is a well-known soprano who has {…}

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Donizetti Opera Festival & Teatro Alla Scala Among Winners of Premio della Critica Musicale ‘Franco Abbiati’

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(Credit: Gianfranco Rota) The Winners of the Premio della Critica Musicale “Franco Abbiati” have been announced. The award for best presentation of 2019 went to Mario Martone’s production of “Khovanshchina” at the Teatro alla Scala. The production was conducted by Valery Gergiev. The Special prize went to the Donizetti Opera Festival’s production of “L’Ange de Nisida” directed by Francesco Micheli. {…}

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Berliner Philharmoniker to Present European Concert

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(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) The Berliner Philharmoniker’s European Concert is set to go ahead as planned on May 1, 2020 in an empty hall in the Philharmonie Berlin. The concert, which will be led by Kirill Petrenko, will be performed in a chamber formation with Federal President Steinmeier delivering the opening address. The concert will be performed with the support of {…}

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Elīna Garanča, Ekaterina Semenchuk & Olga Peretyatko Highlight Berlin Philharmonic’s 2020-21 Season

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Credit: Alexey Kostromin/Dario Acosta/Paul Schirnhofer-DG The Berlin Philharmonic has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of tours, vocal performances and world famous stars. For the purposes of this article we will only concentrate on vocal performances. The season opens with Musikfest, which was announced previously. Click here for more details. Philharmonie  Daniel Harding conducts countertenor Andrew Watts in music {…}

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Roberto Alagna, Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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We hope you are all doing well and holding up during these challenging times. Another week passes by but that means more opera streaming online. This week’s selections range from the standard repertory to unique new experiences spread across the world. Here are the top 10 operas we think you should check out this week. Madama Butterfly – Royal Swedish {…}