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Cameron Shahbazi & Mahdieh Mohammadkhani to Perform at UCLA

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Farhang Foundation’s Iranian New Year Celebration in Los Angeles will star countertenor Cameron Shahbazi and  Mahdieh Mohammadkhani. This concert will feature traditional Iranian classical music with modern, global influences. This concert marks Shahbazi’s Southern California stage debut and Mohammadkhani’s first US appearance in over a decade. Together they are joined by Iranshahr Orchestra, an ensemble dedicated to promoting and preserving {…}

Business, News

Cameron Shahbazi Joins Ibermusica Artists

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(Credit: Aleksandra Modrzejewska) Cameron Shahbazi has joined Ibermusica Artists for representation in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. He will be represented by Aleix Palau and Èlia Tell. ‘This season he makes his house debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona as Tolomeo in “Giulio Cesare” and his Vancouver Opera debut in Jonathan Dove’s “Flight.” He is also set to perform {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Cameron Shabazi, Julie Fuchs, Kenneth Overton, Hugh Cutting & Veronique Gens Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. Check the latest solo releases, including a digital concert from a leading countertenor and a world premiere recording of a modern-day requiem. Warsaw Sessions Award-winning Iranian-Canadian countertenor Cameron Shahbazi releases his latest digital concert project, Warsaw Sessions, created in collaboration with pianist Sophia {…}

News

CAP UCLA Announces ‘Far Away, Here’ Initiative

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The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA (CAP UCLA) has announced the launch of “Far Away, Here,” a new multi-year international opera initiative that will debut during the 2026-27 season. According to CAP UCLA, “Far Away, Here” will focus on presenting U.S. premieres of contemporary opera works by creators from Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The initiative will {…}

News, Season Announcement

Anna Netrebko, Lise Davidsen, Asmik Grigorian, Lisette Oropesa, Sondra Radvanovsky, Nicholas Brownlee, Freddie De Tommaso, Ermonela Jaho, Jack Swanson, Sara Blanch & Serena Sáenz Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2026-27 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2026-27 season. Shirin Neshat directs Verdi’s “Aida” with four sopranos taking on the title role. Anna Netrebko, Anna Pirozzi, Olga Maslova, and Ewa Plonka star alongside Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ksenia Dudnikova, Fiorenza Cedolins, Yusif Eyvazov, Piotr Beczała, Arsen Soghomonyan, Artur Ruciński, Igor Golovatenko, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Riccardo Fassi, George Andguladze, Manuel Fuentes, Alexander Köpeczi, {…}

Business, News

Ricardo Seguel Joins Ibermúsica Artists for Representation

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Chilean bass-baritone Ricardo Seguel has joined the Ibermúsica Artists roster for worldwide general management. He will be represented by Aleix Palau. The bass-baritone has performed at some of the most important theaters in the world including the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Teatro Colón, ABAO Bilbao and Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, among many others. He has performed such roles {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Javier Camarena, Julie Fuchs, Sophie Klussmann & Stacey Foster Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will be able to see two new DVDs, one from the Donizetti Opera Festival and the other from the Dutch National Opera. There are also world premiere recordings and rare works on offer. Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale Dynamic releases a {…}

News, Season Announcement

Corinne Winter, Federica Lombardi, Alex Esposito, Freddie De Tommaso, Gregory Kunde, Angel Blue & Serena Sáenz Lead Palau de Les Arts’ 2025-26 Season

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The Palau de les Arts has announced its 2025-26 season. Lorenzo Viotti conducts Gounod’s “Faust” in a production by Johannes Erath. Iván Ayón-Rivas, Alex Esposito, Ruth Iniesta, Florian Sempey, and Ekaterine Buachidze. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-15, 2025 Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s “La descente d’Orphée aux enfers” will star Josipa Bilić, Camille Chopin, Sarah Fleiss, Tanaquil Ollivier, Sydney Frodsham, Richard Pittsinger, Bastien Rimondi, Attila {…}

News, Season Announcement

Carolina López Moreno, Marta Torbidoni, Christopher Purves, & Adriana Bastidas-Gamboa Lead Oper Köln’s 2025-26 Season

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Oper Köln has announced its 2025-26. Premieres  Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” will get a new production featuring Carolina López Moreno, Insik Choi, Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger, Gaston Rivero, and Young Woo Kim. Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Arne Willimczik conduct the new production by Carlos Wagner. Performance Dates: Sept. 28-Oct. 19, 2025 Marc Albrecht conducts Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” with Paul-Georg Dittrich directing a new {…}