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Michael Fabiano, Lucy Crowe, Alice Coote, Danielle De Niese Headline Glyndebourne’s Summer 2021 Streaming Slate

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The Glyndebourne Open House series is set to return this May with four streamed operas on its official website and YouTube channel. “Last year’s Open House broadcasts were hugely popular so we’re delighted to be offering more free online operas, and hope that people will once again take the opportunity to create their own Festival experience at home,” said Stephen {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Russell Thomas, Elīna Garanča, Joyce DiDonato Headline Royal Opera House’s 2021-22 Season

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The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden has announced new plans for its 2021-22 season, the first full season by the company since 2019. There will five world premieres from The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera. The opera will open with a production of “Rigoletto” directed by Oliver Mears with Antonio Pappano conducting and Carlos Álvarez in the title role. He {…}
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Sonya Yoncheva, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Rosśa Crean & Patrizia Ciofi Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get a chance to hear new works, one of the great stars of our generation and rarely performed repertoire. Here is a look at the new albums of the week: The Priestess of Morphine Navona releases composer Rosśa Crean and librettist Aiden K. Feltkamp’s haunting portrait of Gertrud Günther, a young Jewish lesbian caught between her {…}
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Asmik Grigorian Headlines Bolshoi Theatre’s New ‘Salome’

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(Credit: Ruth Waltz) The Bolshoi Theatre will open Claus Guth’s highly anticipated production of R. Strauss’ “Salome.” The new version of the opera is a co-production with the Metropolitan Opera, which was set to open during the 2021-22 season. However, Russian audiences will see the production first with star sopranos Asmik Grigorian and Ann Petersen sharing the title role. In {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro Real 2020-21 Review: Don Giovanni

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This review is for the performance on Dec. 8 and featured Maria Jose Moreno’s first performance in the role of Donna Anna. Claus Guth, the stage director, is famous for his scandalous and modern productions. He certainly did not disappoint with his approach to Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” which was presented at the Teatro Real 15 times throughout the holiday season. {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Ildar Abdrazakov Headline Bolshoi Theatre’s 2020-21 Season

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The Bolshoi Theatre has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of new productions. The company also announced its September revivals. Premieres  Alexei Vereshchagin conducts a new production of Bizet’s “Les pêcheurs de perles” directed by Vladislavs Nastavševs. Premiere Date: Dec. 3, 2020 R. Strauss’ “Salome” gets a new production by Claus Guth. The production, which is set for the {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Frederick Ballentine, Sonya Yoncheva, Metropolitan Opera At-Home Gala Among Top 10 Operas To Stream This Week

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(Credit: Dario Acosta / Vienna State Opera) Let’s kick this off with arguably the most essential streaming from around the opera world that you can engage with this week. Several of opera’s prominent black artists have been very outspoken in recent weeks about the issue of racial injustice that has taken hold of the international conversation, and many others have {…}
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Anna Netrebko Withdraws from Metropolitan Opera’s New ‘Salome’

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Anna Netrebko has dropped out of a new production of R. Strauss’ “Salome.” According to an article by the Associated Press, the soprano withdrew from the opera scheduled for 2021-22 citing the role was not right for her. The production was first announced in 2017 as part of three co-productions with the Bolshoi Theatre and is set to be directed {…}
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Jonas Kaufmann, Joyce DiDonato, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland & The Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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(Credit: Bill Cooper / Marty Sohl) Even though reopening plans are in full effect, there are still several opera companies streaming performances online. So with the lockdown very much in flux, here are 10 operas we think you should check out this week. Don Giovanni – Glyndebourne (Streaming Now) Last week, the Glyndebourne Festival kicked off its streaming service with {…}

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