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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Manon’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its production of Masenet’s “Manon.” The company said that tenor Michael Fabiano will sing the role of chevalier Des Grieux replacing Javier Camarena, who will not make his role debut this season. The company added that Camarena believed that his voice would evolve in a different direction but unfortunately did not {…}

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music Acquires Major Management Company

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The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SCFM) is set to acquire management company, Askonas Holt. It will now join the institution’s stable of companies including Opus 3 Artists and the classical label Pentatone. SCFM acquired Opus 3 Artists in October 2020 and Pentatone in May 2022. Per an official press statement, Askonas Holt Chief Executive Donagh Collins will take over {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Detroit Opera 2022-23 Review: Faust

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On a cold and dark November 18th, Detroit Opera [DO] performed the penultimate opera of their 2021/2022 season: Charles Gounod’s celebrated opera Faust. An immortal tale of deception and redemption, this operatic classic promised audiences a night of heavy allegories. Using Director Lileana Blain-Cruz’s 2019 version, originally created for Opera Omaha’s production, with movement curated by dancer and choreographer Raja {…}

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Michael Kelly, Jodie Devos, Erin Morley & Anna Lucia Richter Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences get to listen to rarely performed operas, world premiere pieces, and two solo albums by important sopranos in the world. Maidan  The new album by Valentin Silvestrov continues his longstanding association with ECM and presents a program of choir music that is as timely as it is dear to the Ukrainian composer’s heart. The new album embraces {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

San Francisco Opera 2022-23 Review: Antony and Cleopatra

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(Credit: Cory Weaver) “I am fire and air; my other elements I give to baser life.” So sings Cleopatra in John Adams’ “Antony and Cleopatra.” The baser life about which Cleopatra sings is everything that is not she and everything that was not Antony. So Adams tells us in the latest from his roster of remarkable operas. San Francisco Opera {…}

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San Francisco Opera to Present World Premiere of ‘Anthony & Cleopatra’

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The San Francisco Opera is set to present the world premiere of John Adams’ “Antony and Cleopatra.” The production, which opens on Sept. 10 and runs through Oct 5, 2022, was created especially for San Francisco Opera’s 100th season and continues the company’s relationship with John Adams. The composer’s “Doctor Atomic (2005)” and “Girls of the Golden West (2017)” were {…}

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San Francisco Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

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The San Francisco Opera has announced a cast change for the world premiere of John Adams’ “Antony and Cleopatra,” opening on Sept. 10, 2022 as the first operatic presentation of the Company’s 2022–23 Centennial Season. Soprano Amina Edris will create the role of Cleopatra, replacing Julia Bullock, who has withdrawn from the production because she and her husband, conductor Christian Reif, are expecting the {…}

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Festival d’Aix-en-Provence Announces Cast Changes for ‘Norma’ & ‘Idomeneo’

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The Festival d’Aix-en-Provence has announced cast changes for “Idomeneo” and “Norma.” The festival noted that Anna Bonitatibus will replace Anna Stéphany as Idamante in the production of “Idomeneo.” Meanwhile, Amina Edris will sing the role of Adalgisa, replacing Nina Minasyan in a concert performance of “Norma.” Bonitatibus is known for her work in Handel and Rossini while Edris has performed {…}