Metropolitan Opera Preview 2016-17: Roberto Alagna Becomes Third ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ In Met History

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On Tuesday, May 2, 2017, the Metropolitan Opera will revive Alfano’s “Cyrano de Bergerac.” The opera doesn’t have a massive history with the company, its first ever performance with the company coming only a decade ago. On May 13, 2005, Alfano’s masterwork got its Metropolitan Opera premiere, a rather shocking surprise considering the opera’s premiere took place in 1936. The Met {…}

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Olga Peretyatko To Make Met Role Debut In ‘La Traviata’ On Tuesday

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Olga Peretyatko will sing the role of Violetta in Verdi’s “La Traviata” tonight at the Metropolitan Opera. The Met announced the news via Twitter. According to the Met press office, Peretyatko would fill in for Carmen Giannattasio who is ill. It will mark Peretyatko’s Met role debut in “La Traviata.” She has performed the role of Violetta at Baden-Baden, St. {…}

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6 Opera Stars You Must See At the Royal Opera House in 2017-18

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The Royal Opera House’s 2017-18 season is loaded with the world’s greatest opera singers. While every star deserves notice, here are the singers that will likely steal the headlines throughout the season. Michael Fabiano – “La Bohème” & “Rigoletto” The tenor will be featured on opening night and is getting two major productions. His famed portrayal of Rodolfo in “La {…}

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7 New Productions & 4 World Premieres Headline Royal Opera House’s 2017-18 Season

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The Royal Opera House has announced its 2017-18 season, which will feature four World Premieres, seven new productions of established repertory classics and one concert performance. The New Productions The season opens on Sept. 11 with Richard Jones’ new take on Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Michael Fabiano leads the cast on opening night, though such notable artists as Maria Agresta, Benjamin {…}

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Jennifer Rowley To Replace Patricia Racette In ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’

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Patricia Racette has withdrawn from the Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming revival of Alfano’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” The Met announced that Racette had an abdominal hernia that would also cause her to cancel her scheduled Singer’s Studio Masterclass and conversation at the Bruno Walter Auditorium. As a result, Jennifer Rowley will replace Racette in the role of Roxanne. Rowley made her Met {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2016-17 Preview: Sonya Yoncheva Set To Enchant In Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’

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Willy Decker’s production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” opens on Friday, marking the final revival of the acclaimed production. Sonya Yoncheva reprises her acclaimed Violetta which critics said, “was a creation full of searching details.” The soprano has been hailed as one of the great Violettas of our time and has sung the role in Munich, Paris, Zurich and London. Michael {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2017-18 Season To Feature New John Adams Opera & Wagner Ring

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The San Francisco has announced its 2017-18 season with major classics making a return to the house and one significant world premiere slated to close out 2017. The big announcement of the day was that this season is music director Nicola Liusiotti’s last with the company, though it was hinted that the company would find ways to have him return {…}

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Royal Swedish Opera to Present ‘Eatnama váibmu’

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(Photo credit: Sarah Cooper) The Royal Swedish Opera is set to present the new opera by Britta Byström and Rawdna Carita Eira, “Eatnama váibmu.” The story of “Eatnama váibmu” (“The Heart of the Earth”) is based on the Sámi creation story with its current theme of good and evil, and interaction with nature. The cast features Katarina Leoson, Jan Jakub {…}

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Iréne Theorin & Sarah Connolly Concert Canceled at Palau de la Música Catalana

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The Palau de la Música Catalana has announced the cancelation of the Oct. 7, 2024 concert. The theater said, “We regret to inform you that, due to family reasons of the singer Iréne Theorin, the concert planned for next October 7 at 8 p.m., where she was scheduled to perform together with Sarah Connolly and Julius Drake is canceled.” Ticketholders {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Preview 2016-17: Roberto Alagna Becomes Third ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ In Met History

Olga Peretyatko To Make Met Role Debut In ‘La Traviata’ On Tuesday

6 Opera Stars You Must See At the Royal Opera House in 2017-18

7 New Productions & 4 World Premieres Headline Royal Opera House’s 2017-18 Season

Jennifer Rowley To Replace Patricia Racette In ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’

Metropolitan Opera 2016-17 Preview: Sonya Yoncheva Set To Enchant In Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’

San Francisco Opera 2017-18 Season To Feature New John Adams Opera & Wagner Ring

Royal Swedish Opera to Present ‘Eatnama váibmu’

Iréne Theorin & Sarah Connolly Concert Canceled at Palau de la Música Catalana