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San Francisco Opera Wins 2022 Webby People’s Voice Award For ‘In Song’

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(Credit: Taylor Ballantyne) San Francisco Opera and Lumahai Productions received the “2022 Webby People’s Voice Award” for best music “Video Series & Channel” in recognition of its video series “In Song.” This award is given by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. This award is what the New York Times describes as “the Internet’s highest honor.” The competitive {…}

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San Francisco Opera’s ‘In Songs’ Series Nominated for 2022 Webby Award

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San Francisco Opera’s “In Song” series has been nominated for the 2022 Webby Award. The series received the nomination in the “Video Series & Channels: Music” category and was also included “Webby People’s Voice Award;” audiences can vote on this latter prize through April 21, 2022. The series was launched in April 2021 and features musican experiences shared by such {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Sondra Radvanovsky, Saioa Hernández & Xabier Anduaga Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2022-23 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2022-23 season featuring two world premieres and classic works with international stars. Here is a look at the new season. Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” will star Carlos Chausson, Alessandro Corbelli, Andrzej Filonczyk, Carles Pachón, Xabier Anduaga, Iván Ayón-Rivas, Sara Blanch, and Serena Sáenz. Josep Pons conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 9, 2022 “La {…}

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Natalie Dessay, Jakub Józef Orliński, Joyce DiDonato & Sabine Devieilhe Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’s 2022-23 Season

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The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced its 2022-23 season featuring productions, operas in concerts, recitals, and orchestra performances. Here is a look at the vocal performances this season. Productions  Gluck’s “Orphée et Eurydice” will star Jakub Józef Orliński and Regula Mühlemann. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts the production by Robert Carsen which also stars Elena Galitskaya. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 1, 2022 {…}

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Opéra National du Rhin Cancels ‘Carmen’ Due to COVID-19

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(Credit: Visit Alsace official website) The Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg has announced the cancelation of a performance of Bizet’s “Carmen” on Dec. 15, 2021. “The health situation has deteriorated in the last few days among the teams participating in our production of ‘Carmen’,” said the opera house in an official statement. The opera was set to star Edgaras {…}

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Opéra National de Bordeaux 2021-22 Review: Robert le Diable

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 (Credit: Pierre Planchenaul) “Robert le Diable” premiered at the París Opera in 1831. The immediate success of the piece led its composer, Giacomo Meyerbeer, to sudden international stardom. This opera set the standard for French Grand Opera, with the story divided into five acts, ballet numbers, great pompous chorus scenes, and the latest theatrical effects. It became the ultimate form {…}

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San Francisco Opera Releases ‘In Song: Arturo Chacón-Cruz’

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(Credit: Karli Adams) The San Francisco Opera has released its latest episode of “In Song,” this time featuring Arturo Chacón-Cruz. From his home base in Miami, Chacón-Cruz visits with Homestead-Miami Mariachi Conservatory students, revealing how culture, determination, and passion shape the music they make together. The new episode gives audiences a look inside Chacón-Cruz’s relationship to music, from performing mariachi {…}

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San Francisco Opera Premieres ‘In Song: Jamie Barton’

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(Credit: Taylor Ballantyne) San Francisco Opera’s new short-form song and storytelling video portrait series, “In Song,” has released its new episode “In Song: Jamie Barton.” In the episode, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton revisits her roots and the music she grew up with in northwest Georgia. Presented in partnership with Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the new episode features Barton with banjo virtuoso and {…}

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Renée Fleming, Diana Damrau, Angela Gheorghiu, Benjamin Bernheim, Erin Morley, John Osborn Lead Opéra National de Bordeaux’s 2021-22 Season

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Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced its rich 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article we will focus only on vocal performances. Here is the full slate. Opera A semi-staged version of Meyerbeer‘s “Robert Le Diable” opens the season. The opera stars Erin Morley, Nicolas Courjal, Amina Edris, Nicolas Darmanin, Joel Allison, Paco Garcia, and John Osborn in the {…}