Festival Puccini Di Torre Del Lago Announces New Artistic Director

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Giorgio Battistelli has been named Artistic director of the Festival Puccini di Torre del Lago. Giorgio de Ghingaro, il sindaco di Viareggio, and Maria Laura Simonetti, the president of the Fondazione Festival Pucciniano, announced the news which also revealed that Alberto Veronesi will become music director. In a press Battistelli said, “In this new role that I take charge of {…}

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Seattle Opera 2019-20 Review: Eugene Onegin

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(Photo Credit: Sunny Martini / Seattle Opera) Seattle Opera’s production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” has travelled around, being co-owned by regional opera companies in Kansas City, Honolulu, Detroit, Atlanta, and Seattle, with costumes rented from Santa Fe Opera. And while it was musically and emotionally rewarded, the mounting on January 11 was visually staid. Roads Not Taken For Tchaikovsky’s opera {…}

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Prototype Festival 2020 Review: Blood Moon

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East met West during Wednesday evening’s performance of Garret Fisher and Ellen McLaughlin’s “Blood Moon,” a chamber opera for three voices staged at the Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York, one of six opera/musical theater productions featured in this year’s Prototype Festival. The show was the third in its world premiere run. Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects, the creative {…}

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OperaVision Preview 2020: Latvian National Opera & Ballet to Present Kalniņš’ ‘I Played, I Danced’

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OperaVision will present Kalniņš’ “I Played, I Danced” live from the Latvian National Opera and Ballet on Jan. 31, 2020. The opera, which was composed in 1977, will star Raimonds Bramanis, Marlēna Keine, Jānis Apeinis, Krišjānis Norvelis, Rihards Mačanovskis, Ilona Bagele, Rinalds Kandalincevs, Juris Ādamsons, Laura Grecka, Evija Martinsone, and Andžella Goba, among others. Andžella Goba will conduct a production {…}

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Houston Grand Opera Unveils Semifinalists for Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias

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The Houston Grand Opera has announced the semifinalists for the 32nd annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias. The event, which will take place on Feb. 7, 2020 at 7 p.m. at the Wortham Theater Center. Sopranos led the semifinalists with a total of seven participants – Tatiana Carlos, Lindsey Chinn, Amani Cole-Felder, Caitlin Gotimer, Emily Kern, {…}

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Saioa Hernández, Gregory Kunde & Joyce El-Khoury Headline Seattle Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Seattle Opera has announces its 2020-21 season featuring an all-star lineup and some ambitious productions. Here is a look: The season opens with the double bill of “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” with Gregory Kunde headlining both productions in a rare U.S. appearance. He will share the run with Arsen Soghomonyan. Melody Moore and Marcy Stonikas will share the role {…}

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In Memoriam 2019: Remembering Those That Passed This Year

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(Credit:Marecllogiordani.com/Carol Friedman While there was a lot to celebrate in 2019, there was also a lot to mourn. The final year of the decade brought about the end of the lives of many notable figures of the opera world. Here is a look at some of the many figures we lost this year. Jessye Norman The renowned soprano passed at {…}

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Soprano Lana Kos to Star in Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra’s Big Philharmonic Ball 2019

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(Source: Lana Kos Facebook) Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra will hold its Big Philharmonic Ball on December 30, 2019 spotlighting soprano Lana Kos. Kos will perform the arias “Heia, Heia, in der Bergen” from Emmerich Kálmán’s operetta “Die Csárdásfürstin,” “Spiel auf deiner Geige” from Robert Stolz’s operetta “Venus in Seide,” as well as “Vilja Lied” from Franz Lehár’s opera “Die Lustige Witwe.” {…}

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A Heroic Tenor’s Journey – How Zoran Todorovich Continually Reshaped His Vocal Technique To Conquer Some of Opera’s Most Challenging Roles

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(Provided by Zoran Todorovich ) Zoran Todorovich was never going to be an opera star. The tenor, who was born in 1961 during golden years of former Yugoslavia, grew up with a non-musical family. “I was very happy to have wonderful parents and to grow up in a family full of love,” he told OperaWire in a recent interview. “Growing {…}

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Festival Puccini Di Torre Del Lago Announces New Artistic Director

Seattle Opera 2019-20 Review: Eugene Onegin

Prototype Festival 2020 Review: Blood Moon

OperaVision Preview 2020: Latvian National Opera & Ballet to Present Kalniņš’ ‘I Played, I Danced’

Houston Grand Opera Unveils Semifinalists for Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias

Saioa Hernández, Gregory Kunde & Joyce El-Khoury Headline Seattle Opera’s 2020-21 Season

In Memoriam 2019: Remembering Those That Passed This Year

Soprano Lana Kos to Star in Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra’s Big Philharmonic Ball 2019

A Heroic Tenor’s Journey – How Zoran Todorovich Continually Reshaped His Vocal Technique To Conquer Some of Opera’s Most Challenging Roles