Johan Reuter, Ann Petersen & Gisela Stille Highlight Royal Danish Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2020-21 Season. The theater in Denmark will showcase a number of new productions, revivals, and concerts. New Productions The season opens with Barrie Kosky and Susanne Andrade’s production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider conducts the production which is set to star Stephen Milling, Nicolai Elsberg, Jacob Skov Andersen, Gert Henning-Jensen, Gina Gloria Tronel, Sofie Elkjær Jensen, Dénise Beck, Simon Duus, Palle {…}

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Opera in Times of COVID: Soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn, Puccini & Verdi Specialist

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(Credit: Frances Marshall) “Opera in the Times of COVID” is an interview series in collaboration with photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio. We talk to notable figures from around the opera world to get their perspective on how they feel these challenging times may change opera’s present and future. Over the last decade, soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn has grown into {…}

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Gerard Schneider, Brenda Rae & Nicholas Brownlee Highlight Oper Frankfurt’s 2020-21 Season

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Oper Frankfurt has announced its 2020-21 season. The German house will present 11 new productions and a number of revivals and recitals. New Productions Monika Buczkowska, Judita Nagyová, Peter Marsh, Simon Neil, and Alfred Reiter star in Ligeti’s “La Grand Macabre.” Sebastian Weigle conducts a production by Vasily Barkhatov. Performance Dates: Sept. 13-Oct. 17, 2020 Katharina Thoma will direct Offenbach’s {…}

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Opera Philadelphia Announces Week Two Of Digital Festival O

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Opera Philadelphia has announced week two of its Digital Festival O. This week, the company will present “We Shall Not Be Moved” in its television premiere presented in collaboration with WHYY-TV12. The chamber opera will be broadcast on Sunday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m. throughout the Greater Philadelphia region on WHYY and will premiere on YouTube and operaphila.org on May {…}

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Carmela Remigio, Florian Boesch, & Günther Groissböck Highlight Theater an der Wien’s 2020-21 Season

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The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2020-21 season featuring 13 new productions, chamber opera, and opera in concert. Productions The season opens with Leoncavallo’s “Zazà” starring Svetlana Aksenova in the title role, Nikolai Schukoff, Christopher Maltman, Dorothea Herbert, and Enkelejda Shkosa. Stefan Soltész conducts the new production by Christof Loy. Performance Dates: Sept. 16-27, 2020 Wayne Marshall conducts {…}

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Elīna Garanča, Jakub Józef Orliński & Thomas Hampson Highlight Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Dario Acosta/Deutsche Grammophon/Jiyang Chen) The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg has announce its 2020-21 season. As always we are highlighting the vocal performances of the season. Mikhail Petrenko and Behzod Abduraimov perform works by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. Performance Date: Sept. 16, 2020 Ottavio Dantone conducts Vivaldi’s “Il Tamerlano” with the Accademia Bizantina and Gesangssolisten. Performance Date: Sept. 29, 2020 Beethoven’s “Leonore” {…}

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Festival Puccini To Showcase ‘Puccini in Lockdown’ Concert

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The Festival Puccini has organized a concert in three parts entitled “Puccini in Lockdown.” The concert, which is set to be showcased on May 1, 4, & 8, will be streamed on the Festival Puccini’s social media platforms. The first part on May 1 will showcase two orchestras, the musicians of the Orchestra del Festival Puccini and the Orchestra della {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato Headline Les Grandes Voix’s Star-Studded 2020-21 Season

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Les Grandes Voix has announced its 2020-21 season, which is one of the most superstar-laden programs of the year. Soprano Sabine Devielhe and pianist Alexandre Tharaud kick off the season in a program of music by Fauré, Debussy, Poulenc, and Ravel. Performance Dates: Sept. 13 (Wigmore Hall); Sep 19 (Victoria Hall, Geneva); Sept. 30 (Berlin Philharmonie); Nov. 23 (Bordeaux Auditorium) {…}

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Missy Mazzoli, Frederica Von Stade Headline Opera Philadelphia’s ‘Digital Festival O’

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Opera Philadelphia has launched the “Digital Festival O.” which will stream five major productions from the company’s past. “The unprecedented social distancing necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic has galvanized the performing arts community, sparking generous artist relief funds and online expressions of creativity as we all navigate this challenging time in our history. Digital Festival O, which premieres when we {…}

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Johan Reuter, Ann Petersen & Gisela Stille Highlight Royal Danish Opera’s 2020-21 Season

Opera in Times of COVID: Soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn, Puccini & Verdi Specialist

Gerard Schneider, Brenda Rae & Nicholas Brownlee Highlight Oper Frankfurt’s 2020-21 Season

Opera Philadelphia Announces Week Two Of Digital Festival O

Carmela Remigio, Florian Boesch, & Günther Groissböck Highlight Theater an der Wien’s 2020-21 Season

Elīna Garanča, Jakub Józef Orliński & Thomas Hampson Highlight Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg’s 2020-21 Season

Festival Puccini To Showcase ‘Puccini in Lockdown’ Concert

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato Headline Les Grandes Voix’s Star-Studded 2020-21 Season

Missy Mazzoli, Frederica Von Stade Headline Opera Philadelphia’s ‘Digital Festival O’