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Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Arena di Verona’s 2021 Season

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The Arena di Verona has announced its 2021 season, which will feature several notable performances with some of opera’s greatest stars. It all kicks off with a 150th anniversary celebration of the 1871 world premiere of Verdi’s “Aida.” The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Muti with Sonya Yoncheva in the title role alongside Francesco Meli, Riccardo Zanellato, Luca Salsi, {…}

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Bilbao Opera Reschedules ‘Anna Bolena’ with Joyce El-Khoury

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(Credit: Fay Fox) Bilbao Opera has announced new dates for Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena.” The opera, which was originally set to close the 2019-20 season for the Spanish theater in May, will now be presented in 2022 on Nov. 19, 22, 25, and 28. Joyce El-Khoury will replace Angela Meade in the title role while the remainder of the cast will {…}

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Seattle Opera Unveils Online Radio Broadcasts of Past Performances

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Seattle Opera has announced that starting on Saturday, April 25, 2020, it will start broadcasting past performances on Classical KING FM 98.1. The program, “Seattle Opera Mornings on King FM” will feature past performances from the company’s archives. All broadcasts will be available on the radio and at king.org starting every Saturday at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET. {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko Headline Top 10 Operas to See This Week (4/6-13)

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(Photo by © Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano | Teatro alla Scala) It’s Monday, which means a lot of companies are re-upping their streaming services and offering up a completely new slate. Over the last few weeks, we have been emphasizing operas you should see over the weekend, but in reality that is just cutting down on the multitude of {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 4th Week of Nightly Streams

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(Credit: Marty Sohl) The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the fourth week of its Nightly streams schedule. The week kicks is more in keeping with the first and third weeks, which featured a wide range of standard repertory; week two was dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner. Here is the full schedule. Learn more metopera.org/user-information/nightly-met-opera-streams/. Monday, April 6 – Verdi’s “Aida” {…}

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First Concert at Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Opera in 80 Years Canceled

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The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced its its hotly anticipated BrAVA Philadelphia concert scheduled for March 28, 2020 will no longer take place. This is the latest major event to be shut down due to directives from local and state governments with regards to managing the spread of COVID-19. Those that purchased tickets for the event will be refunded. {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Voice Teacher Bill Schuman on 30 Years at AVA & Receiving the Distinguished Achievement in the Arts Award

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On Saturday, March 28th, the Academy of Vocal Arts will celebrate its 85th anniversary with BrAVA Philadelphia! For the first time 80 years, The Met Philadelphia stage will showcase some of the best-known singers in the world. The gala will honor the internationally recognized voice teacher Bill Schuman, bestowing upon him the AVA Distinguished Achievement in the Arts Award. Schuman {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Los Angeles Opera 2019-20 Review: Roberto Devereux

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(Credit: Karen Almond/ Dallas Opera) “…[A] dramatist of considerable dramatic sophistication, capable of great irony in his musical treatment,” so says Stephen Lawless of Gaetano Donizetti. The comment appears in a director’s note in the program booklet for Los Angeles Opera’s production of Donizetti’s “Roberto Devereux” which opened Feb. 22 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. A Stunning Production & Leader {…}