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Houston Grand Opera Seeks Dancers For ‘West Side Story’

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It may not be until next season, but Houston Grand Opera has announced auditions for its upcoming production of Bernstein’s “West Side Story.” The HGO announced on social media that “HGO is seeking charismatic young dancers/singers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to portray various roles in WEST SIDE STORY, with a preference for Houston-area performers. Auditioning artists should have {…}
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Everything You Need to Know About Houston Grand Opera 2017-18 Season

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The Houston Grand Opera announced its 2017-18 season Thursday with opening night featuring Verdi’s “La Traviata.” In sum, there will be seven operas overall between October 20, 2017 and May 11, including one World Premiere. The 2017 Operas “La Traviata” opens the season for seven performances with Albina Shagimuratova. This will be the soprano’s fourth run of the work in {…}
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Santa Fe Opera Announces the Members of the 2024 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians

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(Photo credit: Kristin Hullihan) Santa Fe Opera has released the names of the 82 members of its 2024 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians. Each season, Santa Fe Opera’s technical apprentices perform essential backstage functions within one of eight distinct crews: Audio/Visual, Costumes, Electrics, Production/Music Services, Properties, Scenic Art, Stage Operations and Wigs and Makeup. The crews carry out daily changeovers {…}
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The Atlanta Opera 2023-24 Review: Die Walküre

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(Photo credit: Raftermen Photography) Of late, The Atlanta Opera (TAO) makes possible the nearly-impossible. In March, your reviewer summarized the robust health this company enjoys despite the current fiscal climate that shrinks arts organizations. With each gut punch to classical music lovers in the United States—the Metropolitan Opera Guild evaporating and Opera News taking the form of a brief supplement {…}
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Helene Schneiderman Retires from Ensemble Position in Stuttgart

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New Jersey-born mezzo-soprano Helene Schneiderman has said farewell to her position as an ensemble member of the Stuttgart State Opera. The mezzo performed with the company for 38 years, and opera director Viktor Schoner announced her departure from the company during a performance of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” in the sold-out house. Schneiderman was made an honorary member of {…}
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Željko Lučić, Anna Netrebko & Anja Harteros Lead 2023 International May Festival at Wiesbaden

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The International May Festival has announced its 2023 season at the Staaststhater Wiesbaden. Opera Uwe Eric Laufenberg stars in “Flieg, Gedanke, auf goldenen Schwingen.” Performance Date: April 30, 2023 Elissa Huber, Aaron Cawley, Erik Biegel, and Fleuranne Brockway Leoš Janáček’s “Die Sache Makropulos” while Christopher Bolduc, Julian Habermann, Aaron Cawley, Ralf Rachbauer, and Darcy Carroll star in Janáček’s “Aus einem {…}
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Nina Stemme, Anja Harteros, Olesya Golovneva & Christopher Bolduc Lead Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s 2022-23 Season

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The Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced its 2022-23 season featuring six new productions. Premieres Beethoven’s “Fidelio” will get a new production starring Barbara Haveman, Marco Jentzsch, Thomas de Vries, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Anastasiya Taratorkina, Anna El-Khashem, Ralf Rachbauer, Christopher Bolduc, and Benjamin Russell. Will Humburg conducts the production by Evelyn Herlitzius. Performance Dates: Oct. 16, 2022-Jan. 8 2023 Franz Lehár’s “The Merry {…}
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Best of 2019 – OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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(Credit: Marty Sohl/Karen Almond-Metropolitan Opera/Ken Howard-Santa Fe Opera/ Gianfranco Rota-Donizetti Opera) We hope that the end of your 2019 is a prosperous one and that the start of 2020 is even better. As we look forward to the next calendar year, we are taking some time to reflect on the opera performances that defined 2019 for many of us. As {…}
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Cerise Jacobs’ Video Game Opera ‘PermaDeath’ To World Premiere In Boston

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Cerise Jacobs’ video game opera “Permadeath will premiere in Boston. The opera written by Jacobs and her son Pirate Epstein was composed by Dan Visconti will make its premiere at Boston’s Cutler Majestic Theater on Sept.  27-29, 2018. When Jacobs’ wrote the opera, her vision was to build her libretto around a fictional video game in the style of the {…}

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