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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Conductor Damian Iorio on Taking on Mussorgsky’s Titanic Masterpiece ‘Boris Godunov’ & The Key To Connecting With Younger Audiences

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Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov” is legendary. The work is widely regarded as Russia’s greatest opera, even despite its labyrinthine history of revisions. This week, the work opens at the Opéra de Paris in a production by Ivo van Hove with Ildar Abdrazakov and Alexander Tsymbalyuk sharing the title role. Alongside them will be conductors Vladimir Jurowski and Damian Iorio. While Jurowski {…}

On This Day, Special Features

Mezzo-Soprano Jamie Barton’s Quartet of Historic Accolades

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Jamie Barton is one of the fast-rising stars of the opera world. Born on Oct. 17, 1981, you might already call her an operatic superstar, her performances drawing the most enthusiastic raves from critics the world over. Her showcase at the Met in 2016-17 in Dvorak’s “Rusalka” was continually lauded as “scene-stealing” and she just seems unstoppable. In looking at {…}

News

Dmitri Hvorostovsky Becomes Subject Of Fake News

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On Tuesday Oct. 10, Russian media outlets falsely reported the death of baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. After the state agency reported the news, numerous media outlets such as the BBC, Parterre, and Platea quickly went on to report on the death. However, the baritone’s wife Florence Hvorostovsky quickly denied the news posting a statement on Facebook that said, “My husband is fine {…}

Special Features

Operalia Competition: Ailyn Pérez, Olga Peretyatko & the Superstars of the Early 2000s

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The Operalia Competition is just days away and in anticipation of the famed event, we will take a look back down memory lane at the opera singers who became stars after big performances at the competition. For today’s installment, we will look at the major stars to come out of the early 2000s. Here are the winners of that decade {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

An Unconventional Path – Angel Blue on Becoming Cardiff’s Host and Making Her Metropolitan Opera Debut

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Every opera career has a different path. Not everyone wins competitions, not everyone starts at the top opera houses or young artist programs, and not everyone begins at the same age. And that is very clear for Angel Blue, who has taken unconventional paths to becoming one of the most promising young artists in opera. “I am definitely open and {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

CD/DVD Releases – Week of May 29: Wagner and Handel Dominate Releases

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This week opera lovers get a chance to discover new music from Robert Franz and Handel and relive a classic work from Wagner. They also get a chance to listen to some of the world’s foremost Baroque specialists and Wagner singers. Check it out! Parsifal  A new recording of Wagner’s “Parsifal” is scheduled for release this week as part of Elder’s new {…}

Cardiff Singer of the World, Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Nonstop Action – Baritone John Chest on Singing Two Different Operas In Two Cities Simultaneously

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Imagine doing a rehearsal in one city until 10 p.m. and then having to fly to another city, to do another rehearsal for another opera, just 12 hours later. Well, that is what John Chest faces right now, as the baritone takes on Benjamin Britten’s “Billy Budd” in Berlin and John Harbison’s “The Great Gatsby” at the same time. The {…}

News

CD/DVD Releases -Week of Feb. 27: Discover Two Remastered Classics From Great Divas

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Are you interested in listening to legendary singers or discovering a new work? This week, two recordings from legendary sopranos will be available while opera fans will have the chance to discover a new work by Bellini. Check it Out! Leontyne Price’s Tosca Price was one of the supreme dramatic sopranos of her time. She conveyed every character with her {…}