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Michaela Schuster Replaces Jamie Barton In ‘Die Walküre’

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Jamie Barton has canceled Thursday’s performance of Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” The Metropolitan Opera announced via social media that the role of Fricka will be sung by Michaela Schuster, replacing Jamie Barton on April 25. Schuster made her role debut at the Met in 2018 in the role of Klytämnestra in “Elektra.” OperaWire notes during her debut, she” impressed mightily in her belated {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Review: Die Walküre

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Wagner’s “Die Walküre” took center-stage at the Metropolitan Opera on Monday, March 25, 2019 to what is likely to have been the most enthusiastic audience of the season. After every act, the artists were showered with tremendous ovations, each more effusive than the last. It was emblematic of an evening that just seemed to grow in stature as the night {…}
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Met Opera 2018-19 Live in HD Preview: Christine Goerke Stars in ‘Die Walküre’

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The Met Opera will continue off its Live in HD series this March 30, 2019 with a performance of Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” The broadcast, which kicks off 11:55 p.m. Eastern time, will showcase Christine Goerke as Brünnhilde in her first Live in HD broadcast performance. Eva-Maria Westbroek, fresh off her recent HD appearance in “La Fanciulla del West” will appear {…}
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Q & A: Soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer on ‘The Ring’ at the Met

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Dramatic soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer knows her way around Wagner’s “Ring.” The California native has sung multiple roles in the composer’s epic cycle at some of the most prestigious houses. This spring she’s back at the Met singing in three out of the four operas, performing Freia in “Das Rheingold,” Ortlinde in “Die Walküre,” and Third Norn in “Götterdämerung.” The {…}
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Julia Bullock, Sasha Cooke & Emily Magee Highlight San Francisco Symphony’s 2019-20 Season

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San Francisco Symphony has announced its 2019-20 season, which marks the 25th and final season of Michael Tilson Thomas’ distinguished tenure as Music Director. For the purposes of this article, we will focus primarily on vocal performances. The season will start off with a concert led by Michael Tilson Thomas featuring tenor Nicholas Phan and cellist Oliver Herbert, along with {…}
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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Review: Das Rheingold

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Wagner’s “Der Ring Des Nibelungen” made its long-awaited comeback to the Met Opera on Saturday afternoon with a performance of “Das Rheingold.” The Wagner epic is always a major draw for audiences and the house was packed for the matinee performance which marked the return of the famed “machine” production by Robert LePage as well as a number of debuts {…}
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Teatro Real Review 2018-19: Das Rheingold

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This review is for the performance on Jan. 19, 2019. The Teatro Real has initiated the arduous task of staging Wagner’s tremendous masterpiece “Der Ring des Nibelunguen,” presenting one opera per season. Staging this renowned masterpiece, in many ways, is the biggest challenge for any opera company. Wagner’s tetralogy is one of the most famed art works in Western culture and the mark of a great opera company is {…}
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Best of 2018: OperaWire Staff Picks Most Memorable Opera Performances Of the Year

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Yes, it’s that time of the year where we wax poetic about transformative experiences we have had over the course of the last 300 or so days. Sometimes we curate these experiences as rankings to fuel some individual emotions, and at other moments we simply do what we are doing with this piece – let a few different people chip {…}

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