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Salzburg Festival Acknowledges Accident During ‘The Magic Flute’ Rehearsals

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During a rehearsal of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” at the Salzburg Festival, a female extra was seriously injured when she fell off the top stage level. In an official statement the festival said, ‘There has been an accident at work, that has also been reported and is regrettable. In the ‘Magic Flute,’ which is a very complex stage design, we {…}

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Siemens Festival>Nights 2022 Announces Free Public Screenings on Salzburg’s Kapitelplatz

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Siemens Festival>Nights 2022, in close collaboration with the Salzburg Festival, Salzburg ORF, and Unitel, has announced free public screenings of operas and concerts to be presented on Salzburg’s Kapitelplatz from July 23-Aug. 28, 2022. The Festival screenings will offer three types of programs: opera, concerts, and child-friendly opera. Festival opera highlights include American director Lydia Steier’s “Die Zauberflöte,” starring Tareq Nazmi (Sarastro), {…}

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Angel Blue, Latonia Moore, Lise Davidsen, Lisette Oropesa, & Javier Camarena Headline Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to launch its Summer HD Festival this August. After a screening of Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” on August 26, the company will showcase “Porgy and Bess” starring Angel Blue and Eric Owens from 2020. Performance Date: August 27, 2022 Next up is “Akhnaten” starring Anthony Roth Costanzo from 2019. Performance Date: August 28, 2022 {…}

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PBS Great Performances to Present Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ Starring Lise Davidsen

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PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of “Ariadne auf Naxos” on Sunday, July 10, 2022. The Strauss opera stars Lise Davidsen, Isabel Leonard, Brenda Rae, Brandon Jovanovich, and Wolfgang Brendel. Of the production, OperaWire’s Francisco Salazar raved about Davidsen’s performance noting, “In her third assignment at the Met, the Norwegian soprano showed many facets of {…}

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Eve Gigliotti Replaces Sarah Connolly in Performance of Met Opera’s ‘Hamlet’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced another cast change for its production of Brett Dean’s “Hamlet.” The company noted that Eve Gigliotti will sing the role of Gertrude on May 18, replacing Sarah Connolly. Gigliotti is the latest jump-in for the performance as Daniel Moody and Eric Jurenas will take over the roles of Guildenstern and Rosenkrantz. The mezzo has been {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Changes for ‘Hamlet’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced cast changes for its production of “Hamlet.” The company noted that due to COVID-19, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Christopher Lowrey have canceled their performances on May 18 and 21. As a result, Daniel Moody will sing the role of Rosencrantz and Eric Jurenas will sing the role of Guildenstern. Moody has performed at the Cincinnati Opera, {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Hamlet

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) Back in 2017, The Guardian meditated on why, despite being one of the world’s greatest plays, “Hamlet” had no great corresponding operatic adaptation. The article notes that despite there being about 40 actual operatic adaptations, none have stood the test of time or held the stage. Perhaps the lone work with staying power is {…}

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Metropolitan Opera to Premiere Brett Dean & Matthew Jocelyn’s ‘Hamlet’

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera will premiere Brett Dean and Matthew Jocelyn’s “Hamlet” on May 13, 2022. The opera, which will be directed by Neil Armfield, will star tenor Allan Clayton, soprano Brenda Rae, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, baritone Rod Gilfry, bass-baritone John Relyea, countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor Christopher Loerey, and baritones Jacques Imbrailo, David Butt Philip {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Brian Jagde & Charles Castronovo Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2022-23 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2022-23 season featuring 10 new productions. Premieres  Benedict Andrews directs Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” with Vladimir Jurowski conducting a cast that includes Louise Alder, Avery Amereau, Konstantin Krimmel, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Sandrine Piau, and Christian Gerhaher. Performance Dates: Oct. 26, 2022-July 17, 2023 Wagner’s “Lohengrin” will be conducted by François-Xavier Roth and directed by film director {…}