Opernhaus Zürich Announces Cast Change for ‘Tosca’

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Opernhaus Zürich has announced a cast change for its performance of “Tosca” on Dec. 20. The company announced that Vittorio Grigolo will sing the role of Cavaradossi, replacing Jonas Kaufmann who is ill. Kaufmann also took to social media and said, “as you know, viruses and bacteria are currently running hand in hand everywhere. Now another infection has struck me. {…}

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Opernhaus Zürich 2022-23 Review: Tosca

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Opernhaus Zürich’s presentation of “Tosca,” on December 17, 2022, featured an almost holy trinity of artists with Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Sir Bryn Terfel, turning out brilliant performances. Undoubtedly one of Puccini’s finest masterpieces musically, it can be a bit hard to swallow in terms of plot, even though that accusation flies in the face of a lot of {…}

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Lise Davidsen Leads the Bergen International Festival’s 2023 Season

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(Credit: James Hole) The Bergen International Festival has announced its 2023 season with Lise Davidsen as its Artist in Residence. Lise Davidsen sings the title role of Puccini’s “Tosca” with Freddie De Tommaso and Bryn Terfel. Edward Gardner conducts the Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester. Performance Dates: May 24 & 26, 2023 Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu perform in recital a program {…}

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Decca Classics to Release ‘Renée Fleming – Greatest Moments at the Met’

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On the heels of her return to the Metropolitan Opera, Renée Fleming and Decca Classics have announced a new album, “Greatest Moments at the Metropolitan Opera.” The specially remastered collection compiles highlights chosen by Renée captured live on stage in this pinnacle of opera houses. Produced by GRAMMY-winning David Frost, the collection features duets with Cecilia Bartoli, Susan Graham, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, {…}

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Review: Richard Tucker Gala 2022

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Photos: Dario Acosta The Richard Tucker Award and Gala came back in full force after two years with no awards. A galaxy of operatic stars was on hand for the event held in the newly renovated David Geffen Hall, which was designed to remedy the venue’s seemingly intractable issue with—of all things—acoustics. (Geffen Hall is the home of the New {…}

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Scottish Opera & Welsh National Opera Release Statements Regarding Arts Council England

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The Scottish Opera and the Welsh National Opera are responding to the recent cuts from the Arts Council England. A week after the news was released that the English National Opera was losing funding from the council, the Scottish Opera took to social media and said, “The Arts Council England announced cuts to our opera family last week and it {…}

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Vache Baroque Festival Announces Ukraine Fundraiser

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The Vache Baroque Festival has announced its Ukraine Fundraiser concert at Grosvenor Chapel in London on May 19, 2022. Featuring award-winning Kyiv-born pianist Sasha Grynyuk and a consort of Vache Baroque Singers, the program comprises music by Purcell and Baldassare Galuppi, along with 16th and 17th century Italian and English vocal music by Marenzio, Byrd, Dowland, Gibbons, and Handel. Grynyuk {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Sonya Yoncheva, Nina Stemme, & Piotr Beczala Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2022-23 Season

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2022-23 season featuring six new productions, all of which are themed around Mahler. Premieres Lorenzo Viotti conducts “Von Der Liebe Tod” which includes Mahler’s “Kindertotenlieder” and “Das klagende Lied.” Calixto Bieito directs the production which stars Vera-Lotte Boecker, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Daniel Jenz, and Florian Boesch. Performance Dates: Sept. 29, 2022-May 16, 2023 Philippe Jordan {…}

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Natalya Romaniw, Benjmain Bernheim, Pretty Yende, & Saioa Hernández lead Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2022-23 Season

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The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced its 2022-23 season featuring five new productions and its Italian festival. Premiere Tomislav Mužek, Maria Kataeva, Elbenita Kajtazi, and Guanqun Yu lead Bizet’s “Carmen” in a new conducted by Yoel Gamzou and directed by Herbert Fritsch. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2022-May 23, 2023 Kent Nagano conducts a new production of Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” with {…}

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Opernhaus Zürich Announces Cast Change for ‘Tosca’

Opernhaus Zürich 2022-23 Review: Tosca

Lise Davidsen Leads the Bergen International Festival’s 2023 Season

Decca Classics to Release ‘Renée Fleming – Greatest Moments at the Met’

Review: Richard Tucker Gala 2022

Scottish Opera & Welsh National Opera Release Statements Regarding Arts Council England

Vache Baroque Festival Announces Ukraine Fundraiser

Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Sonya Yoncheva, Nina Stemme, & Piotr Beczala Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2022-23 Season

Natalya Romaniw, Benjmain Bernheim, Pretty Yende, & Saioa Hernández lead Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2022-23 Season