Sonya Yoncheva, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Rosśa Crean & Patrizia Ciofi Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get a chance to hear new works, one of the great stars of our generation and rarely performed repertoire. Here is a look at the new albums of the week: The Priestess of Morphine Navona releases composer Rosśa Crean and librettist Aiden K. Feltkamp’s haunting portrait of Gertrud Günther, a young Jewish lesbian caught between her {…}

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International Opera Awards Announces 2021 Award Ceremony Date

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The organization leading the International Opera Awards has announced a date for its 2021 award ceremony. The awards ceremony will take place online on May 10 after the planned 2020 live ceremony was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual event will see the announcement of the 2020 winners and will pay tribute to the resilience of the opera industry {…}

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A Breakdown of The Most-Read Stories on OperaWire in 2020

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(Credit: Frances Marshall/Met Opera/Jenkins Mitch) As 2020 draws to a close, here is a look back at the articles that our readers found most enticing and were ultimately most-read. With COVID, racial inequity, and streaming as major themes of 2020, it should be no surprise that they remain at the forefront of readers’ minds and interest. Please note that for {…}

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World Premieres & Recent Works to be Featured in ‘PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now’ Festival

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Now entering its ninth season, Beth Morrison Projects and HERE’s annual festival, “PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now,” is set to run from January 8- 16, 2021. Curated by festival directors Jecca Barry, Kristin Marting, and Beth Morrison, this run of events will see the world premieres of three vocal theater works. “The works our audiences are used to seeing {…}

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Bright Shiny Things to Release Premiere Recording of ‘Ellen West’

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Bright Shiny Things has announced that it will be releasing the premiere recording of Ricky Ian Gordon and Frank Bidart’s “Ellen West” this fall. The album, which will be released on Sept. 25, 2020, stars Jennifer Zetlan, Nathan Gunn, the Aeolus Quartet, Evan Premo, Djordje Nesic, and conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya. The recording was captured this past January at the Prototype {…}

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Opera America Announces Recipients of Commissioning Grants for Female Composers

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OPERA America has announced the nine companies that will be awarded $100,000 in grants for commissioning operas by female composers. The recipients include Beth Morrison Projects for Du Yun’s “In Our Daughter’s Eyes,” which is written by Michael Joseph McQuilken; Boston Lyric Opera for Ellen Reid and librettist Christopher Oscar Peña’s “The Desert Inn;” Guerilla Opera for “HER: alive / {…}

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Angel Blue & Stephanie Blythe Lead San Diego Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The San Diego Opera has announced the 2020-21 season featuring six productions. Main Stage The season opens with Keturah Stickann’s production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Angel Joy Blue stars in the title role with Joshua Guerrero as Rodolfo, Andrea Carroll as Musetta, Alexander Birch Elliot as Marcello, and Scott Sikon as Beniôt/Alcindoro. Valerio Galli conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 24-Nov. 1, {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Joyce DiDonato, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland & The Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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(Credit: Bill Cooper / Marty Sohl) Even though reopening plans are in full effect, there are still several opera companies streaming performances online. So with the lockdown very much in flux, here are 10 operas we think you should check out this week. Don Giovanni – Glyndebourne (Streaming Now) Last week, the Glyndebourne Festival kicked off its streaming service with {…}

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New York Opera Fest Unveils Virtual 2020 Lineup

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The New York Opera Alliance, with support from OPERA America, has announced its 2020 New York Virtual Opera Fest, in accordance with social distancing regulations set by the state government. The lineup is set to feature new works, recorded performances, interviews, discussions and more, in bringing the opera community together in a time of great unrest. In its commitment to {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Rosśa Crean & Patrizia Ciofi Lead New CD/DVD Releases

International Opera Awards Announces 2021 Award Ceremony Date

A Breakdown of The Most-Read Stories on OperaWire in 2020

World Premieres & Recent Works to be Featured in ‘PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now’ Festival

Bright Shiny Things to Release Premiere Recording of ‘Ellen West’

Opera America Announces Recipients of Commissioning Grants for Female Composers

Angel Blue & Stephanie Blythe Lead San Diego Opera’s 2020-21 Season

Jonas Kaufmann, Joyce DiDonato, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland & The Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

New York Opera Fest Unveils Virtual 2020 Lineup