Deutsche Oper Am Rhein & Teatro Real Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced the nominees for its 2020 Awards. The annual event, which celebrates achievement in opera around the globe over the 2019 calendar year, recognizes excellence in a wide range of categories that cover performance, design and direction, as well as education and outreach. This year, two opera companies topped the 2020 nominees with three a {…}

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The Metropolitan Opera Finds New Dutchman

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(Credit: Louise Leblanc / Quebec Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Evgeny Nikitin will sing the title role in all performances of the new production of Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer.” Nikitin made his Met debut in 2002 in “War and Peace” and has since performed in productions of “Elektra,” “Boris Godunov,” “Parsifal,” “Tristan Und Isolde,” and “Götterdämmerung.” He recently {…}

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Royal Opera House Announces Anna Netrebko Recital

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The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden has announced a recital with Anna Netrebko. The company announced that Netrebko will perform alongside Antonio Pappano in a recital. The soprano recently starred in the Royal Opera’s “La Forza del Destino” and “Macbeth” and is set to sing “Tosca” in London this summer alongside Brian Jagde and Bryn Terfel. This will mark her {…}

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Vienna State Opera To Live Stream ‘Tosca’ With Muraveva, Calleja, & Iconic Scarpia Interpreter

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The Vienna State Opera will live stream Puccini’s “Tosca” on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. The opera will showcase soprano Evgenia Muraveva in the title role with Joseph Calleja as her lover Cavaradossi and Bryn Terfel in his signature role of Scarpia. The production, directed by Margarethe Wallmann, will be conducted by Marco Armiliato. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. {…}

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Q & A: Bass-Baritone Seth Carico On Playing Villains, Handling Stress & Anxiety, Growing As An Artist

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(Credit: Simon Pauly) It all started with a fall. A fall on stage. During his first ever performance of “The King & I,” as an adolescent, bass-baritone Seth Carico entered a stage for the first time and purposely fell down the stairs as required by the direction. “When I heard all those people laughing at what I had done, I {…}

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Olga Peretyatko, Jessica Pratt & Anna Pirozzi Headline International Weekend – (10/18-20)

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(Credit: Teatro Regio di Torino/Royal Opera/Bilbao Opera This weekend is filled with new productions, season openings, role debuts and some of operas greatest masterpieces. Lolita – Prague State Opera, Czech Republic Rodion Shchedrin’s new opera gets another performance at the Estates Theatre with Pelageya Kurennaya in the title role, as well as Petr Sokolov, Alexander Kravets, Daria Rositskaya, Michaela Zajmi, {…}

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Markus Werba Replaces Mariusz Kwiecień at Royal Opera

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(Courtesy of Hilbert Artist Management) Markus Werba is set to replace Mariusz Kwiecień in Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The company announced that after Kwiecień was forced to cancel the new production for personal reasons, Werba will take on the baritone role. Werba is a recognized baritone who made his Royal Opera debut in 2008 as Harlequin {…}

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‘Dialogues Des Carmélites’ Coming To PBS’ Great Performances From The Met In September 2019

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Great Performances from the Metropolitan Opera will present Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmélites” on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at 12 p.m. EDT. The performance was presented Live in HD on the final day of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2018-19 season and featured Isabel Leonard as Blanche de la Force. Erin Morley, Karita Mattila, Adrianne Pieczonka, and Karen Cargill also star under the {…}

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Royal Opera Houses Announces Cast Changes

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The Royal Opera House has announced two major cast changes for the 2019-20 season. The company announced that Mariusz Kwiecień has withdrawn from a new production of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale“ in October due to personal reasons. This is the latest in a series of cancellations for the baritone, who recently canceled performances of “Eugene Onegin” in Japan as well presentations of {…}

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Deutsche Oper Am Rhein & Teatro Real Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

The Metropolitan Opera Finds New Dutchman

Royal Opera House Announces Anna Netrebko Recital

Vienna State Opera To Live Stream ‘Tosca’ With Muraveva, Calleja, & Iconic Scarpia Interpreter

Q & A: Bass-Baritone Seth Carico On Playing Villains, Handling Stress & Anxiety, Growing As An Artist

Olga Peretyatko, Jessica Pratt & Anna Pirozzi Headline International Weekend – (10/18-20)

Markus Werba Replaces Mariusz Kwiecień at Royal Opera

‘Dialogues Des Carmélites’ Coming To PBS’ Great Performances From The Met In September 2019

Royal Opera Houses Announces Cast Changes