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Laquita Mitchell & Adam Lau Lead Oratorio Society of New York’s Opening Night

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The Oratorio Society of New York led by Music Director Kent Tritle is set to open its 150th Anniversary and 2023-2024 season on Nov. 6, 2023. The concert will showcase Bach’s Magnificat and Mozart’s Requiem at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. The concert will feature soloists Laquita Mitchell, soprano, Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano, Eric Finbarr Carey, tenor, {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Palau de les Arts 2021-22 Review: Madama Butterfly

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(Credit: Miguel Lorenzo) This review is from the performance on the 16th of December 2021 Despite several singers falling ill, the Palau de Les Arts still managed to find a way to present a revival of its production of “Madama Butterfly”. Jorge Rodriguez-Norton, who played Goro, fell ill and had to be replaced by Mikeldi Atxalandabaso at very short notice. {…}
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Brenda Poupard, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Reginald Mobley Star in Salle Cortot’s 2026-27 Season

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The Salle Cortot announces it 2026-27 season. This article only features classical voice concerts. Mezzo-sopranos Brenda Poupard and Marie-Claude Chappuis along with pianist Vyacheslav Gryaznov and flutist Elena Macherel perform music by Ravel. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2026 Countertenor Zoltan Darago and the Pulcinella Ensemble with cellist Ophélie Gaillard perform works by Vivaldi and Finazzi. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2026 Mezzo-soprano {…}
Reviews

Book Review: Madame Chrysanthème

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***This review was first published in the Asian Review of Books French literature has had an outsized influence on Italian opera. “Rigoletto,” “Manon Lescaut,” “La traviata,” “Tosca,” “L’elisir d’amore,” “La bohème” and even “Turandot” all have French antecedents. Less well appreciated is that Giacomo Puccini’s iconic “Madama Butterfly” is ultimately, if indirectly, derived from a now obscure French novel. Pierre {…}
News, Season Announcement

Elīna Garanča, Catriona Morison, Julie Fuchs, Emöke Baráth, Teresa Iervolino Lead Palau de la Musica Valencia’s 2026-27 Season

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The Palau de la Musica Valencia has announced its 2026-27 season. Catriona Morison and Adam Fischer perform Mahler’s symphony No. 3. Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2026 Emöke Baráth, Teresa Iervolino, Cameron Shahbazi, Jorge Navarro-Colorado, and Benjamin Appl will perform a Bach program of Cantatas with Rinaldo Alessandrini conducting. Performance Date: Nov. 6, 2026 Elīna Garanča and Michael Weinius perform excerpts from {…}
IndieOpera, News

Harlem Collective Opera Launches ‘The Black Composer Project’

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The Harlem Collective Opera has announced its newest initiative, “The Black Composer Project.” The Project is a multi-season artistic, educational, and recording initiative dedicated to preserving, performing, and promoting the extraordinary works of Black classical composers. While composers like Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, H. Leslie Adams, George Walker, Howard Swanson, William Grant Still, and many others have shaped American musical {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Lisette Oropesa, John Holiday, Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund & Anne Sofie von Otter lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week comes the release of a bel canto masterpiece with Lisette Oropesa, as well as an album dedicated to Berlin starring Anne Sofie von Otter. John Holiday also makes his album debut. Here is a look at the new releases. Maria Stuarda Naxos {…}
News, Season Announcement

Pretty Yende, Nicole Car, Adam Smith, Lidia Fridman, Nina Minasyan, Russell Thomas, Ruth Iniesta, & Lawrence Brownlee Lead Teatro Massimi di Palermo’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Camille Saint-Saëns’s “Samson et Dalila” will be directed by Jean-Louis Grinda and conducted by Emmanuel Villaume. Martin Muehle and Varduhi Abrahamyan star in the title role. Performance Dates: Nov. 22-29, 2026 Alessandro Baldessarri, Peter e Jill Gabriel’s “Non dirmi che hai paura” will be directed by Laura Ruocco. Performance Dates: {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Princeton Festival 2026 Review: Madama Butterfly

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At the Princeton Festival’s June 12 “Madama Butterfly” staged at Morven—the former governor’s mansion in Princeton, New Jersey—the Cio-Cio-San the audience watched was not the Cio-Cio-San it heard. The headliner, Toni Marie Palmertree, sidelined by a vocal infection, acted the role onstage while Brenna Markey sang it amplified from behind the set through speakers. Ironically, the staging presented two stories {…}

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