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Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Andrea Marcon On Baroque Opera & The Rebuilding Of Venice’s Teatro San Cassiano

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With the proposal to reconstruct the world’s first public opera house, Venice’s Teatro San Cassiano, developing apace, OperaWire took the opportunity to meet up with its artistic director, Andrea Marcon, to discuss his aims, justifications, expectations, and hopes for the project. Marcon is one of the world’s leading exponents of baroque repertoire and has conducted performances across the globe, from {…}

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Arena di Verona Announces Cast Change for ‘Carmen’

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The Arena di Verona has announced a cast change for its production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” The company said that Anita Rashvelishvili has withdrawn from a performance on July 6, 2023. She will be replaced by Clementine Margaine, who opened the production on June 23. Rashvelishvili recently withdrew from Verona and the Bayerische Staatsoper’s productions of “Aida.” She also canceled her {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Jonas Kaufmann Announces New CD ‘The Sound of Movies’

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Superstar tenor Jonas Kaufmann has announced that his next album will be “The Sound of Movies.” The tenor took to social media to share that the new CD will feature music from “West Side Story,” “Gladiator,” “Cinema Paradiso,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Once Upon a Time in America,” “Now We are Free,” “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” and “The Great Caruso,” among {…}

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Metropolitan Opera to Present Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Innocence’ in 2025-26

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will present Kaija Saariaho’s “Innocence” during the 2025-26 season. In a tribute statement to the composer, who died on June 2, the company said, “The Met mourns the loss of eminent Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, who recently passed away at age 70. Saariaho made Met history in 2016 with the company premiere of {…}

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Berlin State Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

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The Berlin State Opera has announced a cast change for its performance of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” on May 24, 2023. The company said that Antonio di Matteo will sing the role of Sparafucile stepping in for Grigory Shkarupa. Di Matteo is a an Italian bass who has performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Salzburg Festival, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro di San {…}

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Anna Samuil Named Honorary Professor at Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler

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Soprano Anna Samuil has been named an honorary professor of the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. Samuil was presented a certificate on her last day at the school on April 27, 2023, by Rector Sarah Wedl-Wilson. Samuil has been teaching at the Eisler since 2011, and her voice class has already produced many successful graduates who have received {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Eric and Dominque Laffont Grand Finals Concert

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The 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Grand Finals Concert (Previously National Council Auditions) saw mezzo-sopranos dominate. Typically, it’s all about sopranos and tenors, but to see and hear two extraordinary musicians in the lower female register blow the audience away was thrilling. It showed that low notes can be just as exciting as ones that soar to the {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Niamh O’Sullivan On Her Role Debut As Charlotte In Irish National Opera’s Production Of ‘Werther’

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Irish mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan is due to return to her home city of Cork in early May, where she will be performing Charlotte in Irish National Opera’s nationwide tour of Massenet’s “Werther.” Over the past few years, the young singer has witnessed her profile rise quickly on the European opera circuit, notching up regular performances in Munich and Zurich as {…}