René Pape, Olga Peretyatko, & Sonya Yoncheva Highlight Staatsoper Unter Den Linden’s 2020-21 Season

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The Staatsoper Unter Den Linden has announced its 2020-21 season, which features eight new productions and numerous revivals. Premieres Barbara Wysocka directs Francesconi’s “Quartett” with Daniel Barenboim conducting Mojca Erdmann and Thomas Oliemanns. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-18, 2020 Mozart’s “Mitridate, Re di Ponto” is set to be conducted by Marc Minkowski and directed by Satoshi Miyagi. Pene Pati, Julie Fuchs, {…}

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Staatsoper Berlin 2019-20 Review: Carmen

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(Credit: Monika Ritterhaus) Audience members were already en route to Unter den Linden when the news began to spread on social media: the evening’s performance of “Carmen,” the second in a much-anticipated run of performances, would be the final night of Berlin opera before the city’s concert halls and opera houses were forced to close their doors for at least {…}

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Lucio Gallo Takes Over Run of ‘Carmen’ At Berlin Staatsoper

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(Credit: Opera Australia) Italian bass Ildebrando D’Arcangelo will no longer be performing in the Staatsoper unter der Linden Berlin’s production of “Carmen,” per the official statement on the company’s website. As a result, baritone Lucio Gallo will take over the full run. Gallo will join a cast that includes Michael Fabiano in the role of Don José, Christiane Karg in {…}

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Berlin State Opera Confirms Plácido Domingo In ‘La Traviata’

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Photo credit: Gordon Welters The Berlin Staatsoper unter der Linden has officially confirmed that it will honor its contract with Plácido Domingo. Domingo is slated to appear in Verdi’s “La Traviata” on Jan. 16 and 19 in the role of Giorgio Germont. In a press release, Matthias Schulz, by the Staatsoper’s Intendant said, “In this specific case, we are sticking {…}

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2019 Queen Sonja International Music Competition Finalists Announced

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Last night at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo the six finalists for the 2019 Queen Sonja International Music Competition were announced. They are: soprano Meigui Zhang (China, 26), mezzo-soprano Natalia Tanasaii (Moldova, 28), baritones Sergey Kaydalov (Russia, 27), Adam Kutny (Poland, 27), Stefan Astakhov (Germany, 21), and tenor Theodore Browne (Germany, 28). The finalists will compete on Friday, {…}

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René Pape, Elīna Garanča & Karita Mattila Headline Staatsoper Berlin’s 2019-20 Season

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The Staatsoper Berlin has announced its 2019-20 season, which will feature 10 new productions in addition to numerous revivals. Production premieres It all starts with Otto Nicolai’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” with Daniel Barenboim conducting and David Bösch. René Pape will interpret the role of Falstaff with the remaining cast members including Michael Full, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Pavol Breslik, Linard {…}

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René Pape, Olga Peretyatko, & Sonya Yoncheva Highlight Staatsoper Unter Den Linden’s 2020-21 Season

Staatsoper Berlin 2019-20 Review: Carmen

Lucio Gallo Takes Over Run of ‘Carmen’ At Berlin Staatsoper

Berlin State Opera Confirms Plácido Domingo In ‘La Traviata’

2019 Queen Sonja International Music Competition Finalists Announced

René Pape, Elīna Garanča & Karita Mattila Headline Staatsoper Berlin’s 2019-20 Season