Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Elena Stikhina & Kyle Ketelsen Lead Grand Theatre Genève’s 2019-20 Season

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The Grand Theatre Geneve has announced its 2019 season featuring eight productions. Check it our right here. The season opens with Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s monumental opera “Einstein on the Beach.“ The work is set to be conducted by Titus Engel with Daniele Finzi Pasca directing the work. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-18, 2019 Serena Farnocchia and Elena Stikhina share the {…}

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Nadine Sierra Cancels ‘Manon’ Performance In Bordeaux

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Nadine Sierra has has canceled the April 8, 2019 performance of “Manon” at the Opera de Bordeaux.” The soprano announced via social media that due to a virus she had to cancel her performance. As a result, Amina Edris will sing the title role. The performance will mark Edris’ second performance of the title role in a consecutive day. She {…}

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Nadine Sierra, Brian Jagde & Franco Fagioli Headline San Francisco Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring seven new productions and two new revivals. There will also be a notable company premiere with many rising and established stars taking the stage. Main Stage The 2019–20 season opens with Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” in a new production by Jean-Louis Grinda. The opera returns after a 31-year absence with {…}

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Hawaii Opera Theatre’s 2018-19 Season To Feature Quinn Kelsey, Amanda Woodbury & Pene Pati

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The Hawaii Opera Theatre has announced its 2018-19 season featuring three opera productions with numerous acclaimed American artists. The season opens with Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” starring Soprano Amanda Woodbury as Juliet, following her acclaimed performance of the role at The Met. Emmanuel Plasson will conduct the production after his acclaimed “Il Trovatore” in 2016. Performance Dates: October 12, 14, & 16 2018 {…}

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San Francisco Opera Lab Headed to Premiere Electronic Dance Club

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San Francisco Opera Lab will make an appearance at the Mezzanine, one of San Francisco’s premiere electronic dance music clubs on Oct. 12, 2017. Operatronica, a dance party featuring opera and electronic music is set to spur the interest of widely disparate groups with the intent of unifying them. To do so, the program will feature popular arias and songs from {…}

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San Francisco Celebrates 95th Anniversary with ‘Opera in the Park’

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As part of the celebration of its 95th season, San Francisco Opera is showcasing “Opera in the Park,” presented by the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday, Sept 10 at 1: 30 p.m. PT. The concert will be free to all and will showcase a number of major artists performing arias from upcoming shows of the 2017-18 season. Among the artists {…}

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San Francisco Opera Announces Its 2017 Summer Season Featuring Three Classics

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The San Francisco Opera’s summer season will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the “Summer of Love,” a social movement that emerged in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood during the summer of 1967 with three operatic gems that explore the theme of love in its many guises. The company will also returns to the home of the San Francisco Giants for the eleventh “Opera at {…}

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Detroit Opera Opens Auditions for Resident Artist Program

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(Photo credit: Austin Richey) Applications are now open for Detroit Opera’s 2025–26 Resident Artist Program. This newly designed program is for early-career professional opera singers. It offers individualized study to cater to the unique needs of each artist and aligns with the country’s top training programs. The program is led by opera coach and pianist Nathalie Doucet, Detroit Opera’s Head {…}

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Yuval Sharon To Publish ‘A New Philosophy of Opera’

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Yuval Sharon deemed “the most imaginative director in the US” by the New York Times, has announced the publication of his book “A New Philosophy of Opera.” In “A New Philosophy of Opera,” Sharon draws on experiences throughout his career from Berlin to Los Angeles. He discusses re-envisioning opera as a powerhouse cultural phenomenon and his vision for an “anti-elite {…}

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Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Elena Stikhina & Kyle Ketelsen Lead Grand Theatre Genève’s 2019-20 Season

Nadine Sierra Cancels ‘Manon’ Performance In Bordeaux

Nadine Sierra, Brian Jagde & Franco Fagioli Headline San Francisco Opera’s 2019-20 Season

Hawaii Opera Theatre’s 2018-19 Season To Feature Quinn Kelsey, Amanda Woodbury & Pene Pati

San Francisco Opera Lab Headed to Premiere Electronic Dance Club

San Francisco Celebrates 95th Anniversary with ‘Opera in the Park’

San Francisco Opera Announces Its 2017 Summer Season Featuring Three Classics

Detroit Opera Opens Auditions for Resident Artist Program

Yuval Sharon To Publish ‘A New Philosophy of Opera’