Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Placido Domingo Highlight Royal Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Royal Opera House has announced its 2019-20 Season featuring some of the greatest singers in the world in 17 new productions of both ballet and opera. For this article, we will only focus on opera performances. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” opens the 2019-20 season with Erwin Schrott in the title role alongside Roberto Tagliavini, Malin Byström, Christine Rice. Daniel Behle, Emanuele D’Aguanno, Louise Alder, Lars Woldt, {…}

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Royal Opera House 2019-20 Season: Here Is All The Information On The Live in Cinema Series

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With the reveal of its new 2019-20 season, the Royal Opera House has unveiled its live in cinemas performances. Here is a rundown of the major works that audiences can check out in the movie theaters. Don Giovanni – Oct. 8, 2019: The Mozart masterpiece will feature Erwin Schrott, Roberto Tagliavini, Malin Byström, Daniel Behle, Christine Rice, Louise Alder, and {…}

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Sean Panikkar, Anne Sofie von Otter & Leonardo Capalbo Lead Komische Oper Berlin’s 2019-20 Season

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Komische Oper Berlin has announced its 2019-20 season. This season will celebrate Dionysus, the forefather and protagonist of Greek theatre, with new productions reflecting the entire spectrum of musical theatre. Chief Director Barrie Kosky comments, “. . . [O]nce we believe in the power of theatre and music, believe in their intoxicating, seductive, physical, emotional, and ultimately community-building impacts, once {…}

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Anita Rachvelshvili, Iestyn Davies & Renée Fleming Highlight Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-20 Season

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2019-20 season, featuring a number of important soloists and important works. For this season announcement, we will only focus on vocal showcases or programs related to opera in any way. Here is a look. Yannick Nezet-Seguin leads the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal in Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 as well as Joyce DiDonato in {…}

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Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader & Leah Crocetto Headline Opera Philadelphia’s 2019-20 Season

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Opera Philadelphia has announced its 2019-20 season which will feature its annual festival, two world premieres, two company premieres and a number of concert performances. Here is a look. O19 Festival O19 launches its third annual festival with the world premiere production of “Denis & Katya,” a new chamber opera commissioned and produced by Opera Philadelphia in collaboration with Music {…}

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CD / DVD Releases – Week of May 14: Erato Releases Two Opera Sets

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This week Erato has two releases featuring legendary artists and one of today’s most sought-after singers. One releases features rarely performed works while the other features a new edition of a popular work. Here is a look: Orfeo ed Euridice Erato releases a new recording of Gluck’s 1174 classic opera with Philippe Jaroussky and Amanda Forsythe in the lead roles. Diego Fasolis {…}

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2017-18 Review: Sublime Schubert & DeShong Debut Mark Enthralling Evening

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Celebrating 60 years of the Chicago Symphony Chorus was no easy task given the unit’s reputation for quality. That anniversary was marked this past weekend with a program highlighted by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus putting forth an absolutely sublime Schubert Mass in E-Flat major. The three-part program began with maestro Riccardo Muti and the CSO performing the overture {…}

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Rolando Villazón, René Pape, Cecilia Bartoli Headline Mozart Week 2019 At Mozarteum Salzburg

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The Mozarteum in Salzburg has announced its programming for Mozart week in 2019. It will feature a wide range of music including theatrical, vocal, orchestral, and chamber music. As has been our policy with other season announcements, OperaWire will stick to the vocal performances only in this article. The company will kick things off with a production of “T.H.A.M.O.S.,” a {…}

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The Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma Announces Starry 2017-18 Season

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The Rome Opera has announced its 2017-18 season showcasing a number of new productions. New Productions The season opens on Dec. 6, 2017, with Berlioz’s “La Damnation de Faust.” Conducted by Daniele Gatti, the opera will get a new production by Damiano Michieletto, who recently directed a highly acclaimed “Il viaggio a Reims” for the company. The opera will star {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Placido Domingo Highlight Royal Opera’s 2019-20 Season

Royal Opera House 2019-20 Season: Here Is All The Information On The Live in Cinema Series

Sean Panikkar, Anne Sofie von Otter & Leonardo Capalbo Lead Komische Oper Berlin’s 2019-20 Season

Anita Rachvelshvili, Iestyn Davies & Renée Fleming Highlight Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-20 Season

Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader & Leah Crocetto Headline Opera Philadelphia’s 2019-20 Season

CD / DVD Releases – Week of May 14: Erato Releases Two Opera Sets

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2017-18 Review: Sublime Schubert & DeShong Debut Mark Enthralling Evening

Rolando Villazón, René Pape, Cecilia Bartoli Headline Mozart Week 2019 At Mozarteum Salzburg

The Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma Announces Starry 2017-18 Season