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Artist Of The Week: Michael Fabiano To Fill Aix-En-Provence Festival With Intensity As He Debuts Don José In ‘Carmen’

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Ten years ago Michael Fabiano announced himself as one of the most promising tenors of his generation. The tenor was competing for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was also part of the class that was filmed in the movie “The Audition.” His strength and intensity and his strong stage presence made him a sensation with the judges and {…}
News

Everything You Need to Know About the 2017 Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

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The Aix-en-Provence festival has announced the schedule for 2017, which will feature one new production after another with many of opera’s greatest singers. Pinocchio – July 3-16 The festival will kick off with the World Premiere of Phillippe Boesmans’ “Pinocchio” on July 3, 2017. The opera will feature Chloé Briot in the title role with Stéphane Degout as the troupe {…}
Special Features

A Legacy in Harmony: The 2025 Birgit Nilsson Prize Honors Aix-en-Provence & Pierre Audi

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The sudden death of Pierre Audi in May this year lent a moving note to the presentation of the Birgit Nilsson Prize in Stockholm on October 21. The prize, which has been awarded every three years since 2009, now went to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, where Audi had been artistic director since 2018 – a deeply fitting tribute to a man {…}
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Lea Desandre & Anthony Roth Costanzo Headline Opening Performance of Frick Collection’s Spring Music Festival

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The Frick Collection is set to present a star-studded concert to kick off its Spring Music Festival. The concert, set for April 26, 2025, will be headlined by the Jupiter Ensemble, Lea Desandre, and Anthony Roth Costanzo. Desandre and the Jupiter Ensemble will lend their talents to music by Händel, followed by Bach, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, and Händel. To cap off {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Rossini Opera Festival 2024 Review: Ermione

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) “Ermione” managed only seven performances when premiered at Naples’ San Carlo in 1816 before being shelved. It had to wait until 1987 to be revived, when it received its first modern staging at the Pesaro Rossini Opera Festival. Since then, it has had numerous performances, with each adding to its reputation as one of the composer’s most {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Christophe Rousset on Porpora’s ‘Ifigenia in Aulide’ & Les Talens Lyriques Orchestra at Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival 2024    

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(Photo credit: Ignacio Barrios) Bayreuth Baroque Festival has been awarded “The Best Festival of 2024” by Germany’s Oper! Awards. The first season began in 2020 with a staged production of Nicola Antonio Porpora’s “Carlo il Calvo”, and an opera in concert version of “Gismondo, Re di Polonia” by Leonardo Vinci and libretto by Francesco Briani’s Il Vincitor Generoso. The orchestras {…}
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Julia Bullock Withdraws from Festival d’Aix En Provence’s ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’

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The Festival d’Aix en Provence has announced a cast change for its production of “Pelléas et Mélisande.” The company said that due to personal reasons, Julia Bullock will not be able to come to Aix this summer. Chiara Skerath will take over the role of Melisande. Bullock took to social media and said, “It’s with some sadness to share that {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Kathryn Lewek on the Ravinia Festival, The Queen of the Night & Taking on French Operas She Never Thought She’d Get to Do

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For many, Kathryn Lewek IS the Queen of the Night. She holds the record for most performances of the role at the Metropolitan Opera and has taken her interpretation of the famed villain to opera houses such as the Royal Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, and the Gran Teatre del Liceu, among many, many others. This summer, she will {…}

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