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Canadian Opera Company Announces Cast Change for ‘Medea’

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of “Medea.” The company said, “Regrettably, Sondra Radvanovsky has been diagnosed with laryngitis and is unable to perform as Medea on May 9 and 11 as scheduled. The COC is grateful to Italian soprano Chiara Isotton for stepping into the title role for the remainder of the performance {…}

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‘La Rondine’ to Be Presented in Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD Series

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Puccini’s “La Rondine” in Live in HD. The opera will be transmitted live on April 20, at 12:55 p.m. ET and will star soprano Angel Blue as Magda and tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero. They will be joined by soprano Emily Pogorelc and tenor Bekhzod Davronov as well as {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Romeo et Juliette’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its final performance of Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” on March 30. The company said that the role of Juliette will be sung by So Young Park replacing Nadine Sierra.  Park made her Met debut in 2019 as the Queen of the Night in “The Magic Flute.” She has performed at the {…}

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New Orleans Opera Announces 2024-25 Season

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New Orleans Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with “Tosca” starring Melody Moore, Dominick CHenes, Reginald Smith Jr., and Ivan Griffin. George Manahan conducts and Christopher Mattaliano directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 27 & 29, 2024 Then comes “Samson and Delilah in Concert. Limmie Pulliam, Raehann Bryce-Davis, and Alfred Walker star. Daniela Candillari conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 8 & 10, {…}

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Detroit Opera Names 2024-25 Resident Artists

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Detroit Opera has announced the five singers who will train in Detroit Opera’s Resident Artist Program during the 2024–25 season. The company’s new Resident Artists are Soprano Brianna J. Robinson, mezzo-soprano Kendra Faith Beasley, tenor River Guard for a second year, and baritones Cole Bellamy and Cameron J. Rolling. The five were chosen from more than 830 artists who applied {…}

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Patricia Racette, Lucas Meachem, Marjorie Owens, Nicholas Brownlee Headline The Dallas Opera’s 2024 Streaming Slate

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The Dallas Opera has announced that it will be releasing free digital streams of its recent productions over the course of the next six months. First up is “Rigoletto” from 2022, directed by Tomer Zvulun and starring George Gagnidze, Madison Leonard, and René Barbera. Emmanuel Villaume conducts. Streaming Dates: April 1 – May 31, 2024 Then comes “Hansel and Gretel,” also {…}

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Benjamin Bernheim & Nadine Sierra Headline Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’ in HD

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” in its Live in HD series on March 23. The production by Bartlett Sher will star Nadine Sierra and Benjamin Bernheim and will be conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin The production also stars mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as Stéphano and baritone Will Liverman as Mercutio. Rounding out the principal cast are {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Roméo et Juliette

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The Metropolitan Opera revived Bartlett Sher’s production of “Roméo et Juliette” for the first time since 2018. As always, Gounod’s famed masterpiece is all about its two titular characters, the opera designed to explore the dynamics of the lovers amidst the larger feud between their warring families. Painting with Vocal Colors The Met Opera nailed its casting of Benjamin Bernheim {…}