Los Angeles Opera 2017-18 Review – Carmen: Ana María Martínez & Riccardo Massi Lead Solid Cast In Iffy Production

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For an opera that’s so widely known and beloved by the public, it makes sense why the Los Angeles Opera would want to play it safe with its recent production of “Carmen.” On Sep. 9, 2017, the LA Opera opened its 2017-18 season with the Bizet masterpiece, with superstar soprano Ana María Martínez in the title role. Just four years {…}

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Diana Damrau No Longer Singing Four Heroines in LA Opera’s ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’

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Diana Damrau is no longer singing all four heroines in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” in Los Angeles this week. The soprano was originally slated to take on all four characters, a feat that is growing rarer and rarer these days, but recent casting details established that the German soprano will only take on Antonia and Stella in her LA Debut. {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About the Los Angeles Opera’s 2017-18 Season

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The Los Angeles Opera’s 2017-18 season promises to feature a number of major classics and some new works as well. Carmen In total there are eight operas, including “Carmen” which kicks off the new season on Sept. 9. The 6-show run stars Ana María Martinez in the title role while Amanda Woodbury plays Michaela. Alexander Vinogradov portrays Escamillo and James {…}

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Florida Grand Opera 2024 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo credit: Daniel Azoulay) Florida Grand Opera’s final production of Puccini’s “La Bohème” on May 4 was merely spectacular. The Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL was alive with the spirit of opera. The nearly 3,000-seat theatre was packed with culture, diversity, and love for the arts. Illuminating Authenticity The curtain rose revealing the familiar scene, {…}

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Esa-Pekka Salonen to Step Down as Music Director of San Francisco Symphony

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Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen has announced he is stepping down from the San Francisco Symphony after the upcoming season. The conductor will step down after four years following an unexplained conflict between the symphony’s board and the conductor. In a statement, Salonen said, “I have decided not to continue as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony because I do {…}

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Central City Opera Appoints New Artistic Director

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Central City Opera has announced the appointment of stage director Alison Moritz as its new Artistic Director. Moritz was selected from a vast pool of talented applicants through a rigorous and highly competitive national search process led by Jonathan West on behalf of Management Consultants for the Arts (MCA) and CCO’s volunteer Search Committee, chaired by CCO Board of Directors {…}

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Charles Castronovo Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

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(Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera) Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” returns to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time since 2015. The opera will be presented in David Alden with Italian maestro Carlo Rizzi leading the orchestra. The cast will include Charles Castronovo, Angela Meade, Quinn Kelsey, Liv Redpath, and Olesya Petrova. Alden’s production was first performed at the {…}

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Atlanta Opera 2023-24 Review: The Shining

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(Photo credit: Raftermen/courtesy of The Atlanta Opera) Atlanta Opera gave a skillful East Coast premiere of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s “The Shining.” As most are familiar with the plot of Stephen King’s 1977 novel, “The Shining,” from the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film, I will not recount the storyline. However, it is important to mention the operatic version is based {…}

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Santa Fe Opera 2018 Review: Ariadne Auf Naxos

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The last time Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” was seen at Santa Fe Opera in 1999, the world was on the brink of a new millennium. Nineteen years later, this masterpiece finally saw a brilliant return to the Crosby Theater, in a new production by director Tim Albery and set and costume designer Tobias Hoheisel. Though “Ariadne auf Naxos” is now considered one {…}

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Los Angeles Opera 2017-18 Review – Carmen: Ana María Martínez & Riccardo Massi Lead Solid Cast In Iffy Production

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Everything You Need to Know About the Los Angeles Opera’s 2017-18 Season

Florida Grand Opera 2024 Review: La Bohème

Esa-Pekka Salonen to Step Down as Music Director of San Francisco Symphony

Central City Opera Appoints New Artistic Director

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Santa Fe Opera 2018 Review: Ariadne Auf Naxos