Diana Damrau Announces ‘Tudor Queens’ Recording

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Diana Damrau has announced her upcoming album entitled “Tudor Queens.” The new recording sees the coloratura soprano taking on the crowns of three different Tudor queens, the central characters in operas by Donizetti. In the new album, she performs the final scenes of Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena,” “Maria Stuarda,” and “Roberto Devereux.” Damrau is accompanied by Sir Antonio Pappano and the {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Lisette Oropesa, Ermonela Jaho Headline Wexford Festival’s Revised 2020 Schedule

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The Wexford Festival has announced that it will be rescheduling its 2020 season to October 2021. However, the company will move forward with plans to present a reimagined event that takes place solely online. This showcase will be called “Waiting for Shakespeare… The Festival in the Air” and will take place over the course of eight days between Oct. 11-18. {…}

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Olga Peretyatko, Rolando Villazón & Thomas Hampson Highlight Pierre Boulez Saal’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Jiyang Chen/Rabovsky) The Pierre Boulez Saal has announced its 2020-21 Season. The German hall will present some of the greatest soloists in the world, including numerous great vocalists. For the purposes of this article, vocal performances will be highlighted. Olga Peretyatko and pianist Elena Bashkirova perform a recital of Russian music by Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff. Performance Date: Sept. {…}

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Puccini Festival Moves Forward With Revised 2020 Program

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The Puccini Festival of Torre del Lago has announced its intentions to move forward with its 2020 edition. The Italian festival has remodeled its program, which will now begin on June 26 through August 14. Among the major events set to take place is a concert featuring Sir Antonio Pappano as an honored guest as he leads the Orquesta de {…}

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Elīna Garanča, Jakub Józef Orliński & Thomas Hampson Highlight Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Dario Acosta/Deutsche Grammophon/Jiyang Chen) The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg has announce its 2020-21 season. As always we are highlighting the vocal performances of the season. Mikhail Petrenko and Behzod Abduraimov perform works by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. Performance Date: Sept. 16, 2020 Ottavio Dantone conducts Vivaldi’s “Il Tamerlano” with the Accademia Bizantina and Gesangssolisten. Performance Date: Sept. 29, 2020 Beethoven’s “Leonore” {…}

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London Mozart Players to Launch ‘The Grounded Conductor’ With Timothy Henty

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The London Mozart Players are launching “The Grounded Conductor” a video series about the issues facing a conductor today, as part of “At Home with LMP.” The showcase will kick off on May 13 and features conductor Timothy Henty. In his May 13 film, Henty will feature interviews with Sir Antonio Pappano, Chris Hampson, Amy Lane, and Cal McCrystal as {…}

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Anne Schwanewilms & Christian Gerhaher Highlight Musikfest Berlin’s 2020 Season

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The Musikfest Berlin in Germany has announced its 2020 Festival. For this article we only focus the vocal highlights of the season. Anja Petersen joins the Bamberger Symphoniker with Jakub Hrůša conducting music by Hermann and Josef Suk. Performance Date: August 31, 2020 John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and Monteverdi Choir in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with {…}

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Royal Opera House 2019-20 Live in Cinemas: Jonas Kaufmann & Lise Davidsen Lead ‘Fidelio’

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On Thursday March 17, 2020, the Royal Opera House will stream Beethoven’s “Fidelio” into local cinemas, with international audiences getting a chance to see the transmission at a later date. The performance will be conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano with Jonas Kaufmann as Florestan and Lise Davidsen in the role of Leonora. Other cast members include Simon Neal, Georg Zeppenfeld, {…}

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Nina Stemme & Sarah Traubel Highlight New CD/DVD Releases (Week of March 2)

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This week sees the release of two debut albums and a special performance of “Die Walküre.” Mélodies Adriana Gonzalez releases her first album on Audaux Records accompanied by pianist Iñaki Encina Oyón, who is well known for performing neglected and unknown repertoire. The album will delve into early 20th-century French Mélodie with a focus on the exceptional expressive qualities of {…}

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Diana Damrau Announces ‘Tudor Queens’ Recording

Juan Diego Flórez, Lisette Oropesa, Ermonela Jaho Headline Wexford Festival’s Revised 2020 Schedule

Olga Peretyatko, Rolando Villazón & Thomas Hampson Highlight Pierre Boulez Saal’s 2020-21 Season

Puccini Festival Moves Forward With Revised 2020 Program

Elīna Garanča, Jakub Józef Orliński & Thomas Hampson Highlight Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg’s 2020-21 Season

London Mozart Players to Launch ‘The Grounded Conductor’ With Timothy Henty

Anne Schwanewilms & Christian Gerhaher Highlight Musikfest Berlin’s 2020 Season

Royal Opera House 2019-20 Live in Cinemas: Jonas Kaufmann & Lise Davidsen Lead ‘Fidelio’

Nina Stemme & Sarah Traubel Highlight New CD/DVD Releases (Week of March 2)