Opera Meets Film: How Opera & Classical Music Express Character & Structure In ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’

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Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment will take a look {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Preview: Javier Camarena & The Tenors To Hit 9 High C’s

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On Feb. 7, 2019, the Metropolitan Opera will revive Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” for the 110th time in its history. The title heroine is undeniably one of the biggest stories every time that the opera is revived. In this production’s case, the leading lady will be Pretty Yende in what will be her 50th Met performance on opening night. {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Marie-Nicole Lemieux

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Marie-Nicole Lemieux is one of the most sought after contraltos of her generation. She has performed around the world in every major theater including the Teatro alla Scala, Salzburg Festival, Opéra National de Paris, the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, and the Wiener Staatsoper, among others. This week she will finally make her long overdue Metropolitan {…}

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Marc Minkowski’s Contract Extended At Opéra National de Bordeaux

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Opéra National de Bordeaux has renewed Marc Minkowski’s contract. Laurence Dessertine, President of the Régie personnalisée of the Opéra National de Bordeaux, announced that Marc Minkowski’s contract as General Manager will be renewed from Sept. 1, 2019 to August 31, 2022. Minkowski was the founder of Les Musicians du Louvre and took charge of the Opéra de Bordeaux in June {…}

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Marina Rebeka, Nadine Sierra & Levy Sekgapane Headline Opera de Bordeaux’s 2018-19 Season

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The Opera de Bordeaux has announced its 2018-19 season featuring six productions, recitals and a number of concert performances of diverse repertoire for opera lovers. The season will also include a number of international opera singers making role debuts and anticipated debuts. Here is a look. Operas Bordeaux opens a new production of Offenbach’s “La Perichole” with Aude Extremo in the {…}

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March Madness Part 4: 5 Favorite ‘Lucia Di Lammermoor’ Recordings

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March Madness is coming to a close. With it, we’ve gone through memorable mad scenes in opera, breathtaking historic moments, and a little bit of musical history on Lucia’s famous mad scene. To close this year’s series, I want to go through my favorite recordings of “Lucia di Lammermoor.” We’ve focused a lot on this opera as it has the {…}

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March Madness Part 2: Watch These 5 Shocking Moments Of Madness In Recent Opera

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How do you go mad on stage? That is a question one might ask a soprano or a tenor when they are performing these complicated scenes on stage. There are multiple answers and each performer will undoubtedly have a different answer. It may be with a simple look or subtle movement. Or, it may be with unpredictability on stage, shocking {…}

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March Madness Part 1: The Top Five Mad Scenes In Opera

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It’s officially the month of March Madness and to celebrate the month which will see “Elektra” and “Lucia di Lammermoor” open at the Metropolitan Opera, OperaWire will be writing a weekly article on our favorite mad scenes, favorite interpretations of mad scenes and some of the most iconic performances of mad scenes. Lucia di Lammermoor-“Il Dolce Suono” Donizetti’s mad scene {…}

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Opera Meets Film: 7 Oscar-Nominated Films That Inspired Operas Part 2

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“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment we will go through {…}

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Opera Meets Film: How Opera & Classical Music Express Character & Structure In ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Preview: Javier Camarena & The Tenors To Hit 9 High C’s

Artist Of The Week: Marie-Nicole Lemieux

Marc Minkowski’s Contract Extended At Opéra National de Bordeaux

Marina Rebeka, Nadine Sierra & Levy Sekgapane Headline Opera de Bordeaux’s 2018-19 Season

March Madness Part 4: 5 Favorite ‘Lucia Di Lammermoor’ Recordings

March Madness Part 2: Watch These 5 Shocking Moments Of Madness In Recent Opera

March Madness Part 1: The Top Five Mad Scenes In Opera

Opera Meets Film: 7 Oscar-Nominated Films That Inspired Operas Part 2