Matthew Polenzani & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Metropolitan Opera’s New ‘Don Carlos’

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(Credit: Zenith Richards / Met Opera) On Feb. 28, the Metropolitan Opera will present the original five-act French version of Verdi’s “Don Carlos” for the first time in the company’s history. The opera, which will be presented eight times through March 26, will be directed by Sir. David McVicar in his 11th Met production and conducted by Met Music Director {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Piotr Beczala, Juan Diego Flórez & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Arena di Verona’s 2023 Season

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The Fondazione Arena di Verona has announced its 2023 season, which will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Arena Opera Festival. To celebrate the occasion, the festival will present 50 unrepeatable performances in under three months. The season will open with Verdi’s “Aida” in a new production by Stefano Poda. Marco Armiliato and Daniel Oren conduct a cast that includes {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Sonya Yoncheva and Malcolm Martineau in Recital

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On Jan. 23, 2022, soprano Sonya Yoncheva returned to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera for a special recital of French and Italian art songs, joined by pianist Malcolm Martineau. French Finesse Opening the program were four selections from Henri Duparc. The first, “L’invitation au voyage,” quickly set a tender yet urgent atmosphere through the running accompaniment, over which Yoncheva {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva to Spotlight Pauline Viardot, Verdi, Puccini, Duparc in Metropolitan Opera Recital Debut

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Superstar soprano Sonya Yoncheva is set to make her Metropolitan Opera solo recital debut on Jan. 23, 2022. The showcase, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. will feature the Bulgarian soprano alongside pianist Malcolm Martineau as they take on a wide array of French and Italian repertory. The first half of the program will feature French selections such as Duparc’s {…}

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Asmik Grigorian Replaces Sonya Yoncheva in Berliner Philharmoniker’s ‘Iolanta’

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(Credit: Algirdas Bakas) The Berliner Philharmoniker has announced that soprano Sonya Yoncheva has canceled her participation in the title role in Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” for concert performances of the opera on Jan. 12, 14 & 15, 2022 due to flu. As a result, soprano Asmik Grigorian will take over the role, making her Berliner Philharmoniker house debut. Grigorian joins a cast {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva’s Recital at Staatsoper Berlin Postponed

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(Credit: Victor Santiago) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced that the Liederabend with soprano Sonya Yoncheva has been postponed for the 2022-23 season. Yoncheva was slated to sing music by Henri Duparc, Pauline Viardot-García, Ernest Chausson, Gaetano Donizetti, Léo Delibes, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Martucci, Paolo Tosti und Giuseppe Verdi alongside pianist Malcolm Martineau. The soprano is scheduled to return {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva to Headline New Therese M. Grojean Classical Series

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The Vilar Performing Arts Center has announced the Therese M. Grojean Classical Series. The performance series is part of a $350,000 gift given by patron Thomas Grojean in memory of his late wife. “This amazing gift to our Vilar Performing Arts Center is a wonderful expression of Therese and Tom’s shared love of classical music, and a continuation of their {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Dmitri Platanias Headline Greek National Opera’s Fall 2021 Season

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The Greek National Opera has announced the fall portion of its 2021-22 season, which will also be a return to in-person performances at the Stavros Niarchos Hall. The season’s major theme will be a celebration of the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution. The season kicks off with Pavlos Carrer’s 1969 opera “Frossini” which tells the story of a Greek socialite {…}

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Artist of the Week: Sonya Yoncheva

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(Credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) On Sept. 9 Staatsoper Hamburg is set to open concert performances of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut,” the work that the put composer on the map. The company has lined up an all-star cast that includes Sonya Yoncheva, who will make her overdue role debut. The Bulgarian soprano was originally set to make her role debut in the {…}

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Matthew Polenzani & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Metropolitan Opera’s New ‘Don Carlos’

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Piotr Beczala, Juan Diego Flórez & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Arena di Verona’s 2023 Season

Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Sonya Yoncheva and Malcolm Martineau in Recital

Sonya Yoncheva to Spotlight Pauline Viardot, Verdi, Puccini, Duparc in Metropolitan Opera Recital Debut

Asmik Grigorian Replaces Sonya Yoncheva in Berliner Philharmoniker’s ‘Iolanta’

Sonya Yoncheva’s Recital at Staatsoper Berlin Postponed

Sonya Yoncheva to Headline New Therese M. Grojean Classical Series

Sonya Yoncheva, Dmitri Platanias Headline Greek National Opera’s Fall 2021 Season

Artist of the Week: Sonya Yoncheva