Q & A: Vladimir Stoyanov On His First Verismo Opera & ‘The Queen Of Spades’

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Bulgarian baritone Vladimir Stoyanov is one of the leading singers of his generation performing in many of the world’s leading companies. He has performed in such theaters as the Plovdiv Opera House, La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, Berlin State Opera, Vienna State Opera, Zürich Opera, Teatro Real, La Fenice, Teatro Regio, Teatro Massimo, Royal Swedish Opera, and San Francisco Opera, {…}

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Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble Festival 2018 Review: La Cifra

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Mention the name Antonio Salieri and one can’t help but to imagine the rivalry with Mozart portrayed in the film “Amadeus,” creating an image of a composer less-favored or even cast aside. While Salieri did enjoy a successful career during his lifetime, even directing the operas of the Habsburg court, his works have unfortunately not lasted well to the present {…}

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Macerata Opera Festival 2018 Review: The Magic Flute

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The mass movement of people that is taking place, from poor countries to the wealthier countries of the West, is causing social upheaval and human suffering on scale which has not been seen since the end of the Second World War. Millions of lives have been affected by this mass migratory flow, some positively, some negatively. Earlier this year, in {…}

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Festival della Valle D’Itria 2018 Review: Il Trionfo dell’Onore

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At the turn of the 18th century, Naples was an important centre for innovation and performance in the opera world. In 1706, Michelangelo Faggioli premiered his opera “La Cilla,” the first of a new form of comedy opera, sung in the Neapolitan dialect, based around a light-hearted plot, focused upon domestic and family affairs, which reflected the bourgeoise values of {…}

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Artist Profile: Birgit Nilsson, THE Wagnernian Soprano

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Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson is arguably the ultimate Wagnerian soprano. Born on May 17, 1918, Nilsson grew up on a farm with parents who had hoped she would grow up to perpetuate this lifestyle. But music came early to her at the age of three and she noted herself in interviews that she could sing before she could walk. She {…}

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From West To East & Back – Bass Christopher Job on His Historic Roots in LA, Singing At the Met Opera

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Christopher Job has seen it all. The bass-baritone has worked with many of the world’s greatest artists, all while building up a unique career singing smaller roles at the Metropolitan Opera while performing bigger ones with other companies. The California native recently had an opportunity to perform with the LA Philharmonic on its 100th-anniversary concert. It was a major homecoming {…}

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Teatro Regio Torino 2017-18 Review – I Lombardi: Angela Meade & Francesco Meli Sparkle In Early, But Underdeveloped Verdi Opera

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A number of Verdi’s early operas are closely associated with the Risorgimento, no more so than “Nabucco” with its famous chorus, “Va pensiero,” in which the people yearn for a homeland. Arguably, however, it was the follow-up and now rarely performed opera, “I Lombardi alla Prima crociata,” which best encapsulates the spirit of the Italian people’s desire for nationhood. Listening {…}

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Usedomer Musik Festival 2018 Review – Jakub Jósef Orliński Gives a Bravura Baroque Recital Minus Bboy Boomerangs

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The remote Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern might seem a strange place for a Music Festival, but for 25 years the island of Usedom has been hosting artists of international repute. Skeptical foreign visitors expecting bleak windswept dunes with a few forlorn fishermen’s shanties shrouded in eau de poisson will be in for a big surprise. Usedom’s popularity reached its apogee during {…}

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UPDATE – Sources: Anna Netrebko & Jonas Kaufmann ‘Turandot’ Reunion in Salzburg Is Mere Speculation

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UPDATE: Per our sources, the speculated production is just a rumor and it is the wrong information. Following is the article in its original form. Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann are set to perform Puccini’s “Turandot” at the Salzburg Festival in 2021. According to Platea Magazine and Forum Opera, the two superstars will star in a new production of Puccini’s final opera {…}

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Q & A: Vladimir Stoyanov On His First Verismo Opera & ‘The Queen Of Spades’

Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble Festival 2018 Review: La Cifra

Macerata Opera Festival 2018 Review: The Magic Flute

Festival della Valle D’Itria 2018 Review: Il Trionfo dell’Onore

Artist Profile: Birgit Nilsson, THE Wagnernian Soprano

From West To East & Back – Bass Christopher Job on His Historic Roots in LA, Singing At the Met Opera

Teatro Regio Torino 2017-18 Review – I Lombardi: Angela Meade & Francesco Meli Sparkle In Early, But Underdeveloped Verdi Opera

Usedomer Musik Festival 2018 Review – Jakub Jósef Orliński Gives a Bravura Baroque Recital Minus Bboy Boomerangs

UPDATE – Sources: Anna Netrebko & Jonas Kaufmann ‘Turandot’ Reunion in Salzburg Is Mere Speculation