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Mill City Summer Opera Announces New Opera & Artistic Director For 2019

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Mill City Summer Opera has announced its new artistic director to lead the company in its 2019 production of Mozart’s “Così Fan Tutte.” Crystal Manich will take on the post, amplifying a career that has seen her direct all around the United States, Argentina, and Australia. “Not only does Crystal have vast experience and knowledge of the operatic repertoire, but {…}
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Andrew G. Manea Replaces Artur Ruciński At San Francisco Opera

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The San Francisco Opera has announced that Romanian-American baritone Andrew G. Manea will make a major role debut. The baritone will replace Artur Ruciński in the role of the Duke of Nottingham. The company announced that Ruciński withdrew due to lung injuries sustained in a serious bicycling accident involving a car in his native Poland. He is expected to make {…}
IndieOpera

New York Opera Fest 2018 Preview: Find Your Fill of New Opera With Hunter Opera Theater

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With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! In order for opera to {…}
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Szymon Komasa Becomes First Opera Singer To Grace L’Officiel Homme’s Cover Story

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Szymon Komasa has become the first opera singer to grace the cover of “L’officiel homme.” The Polish baritone will be one of the four cover stories for the Polish version’s Spring edition. The magazine is among the most important fashion magazines in Europe, which has seen celebrities around the world grace the cover. Komasa is a graduate of the Guildhall School {…}
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Opera America Announces 20 Winners of Major Innovation Grants

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Opera America has announced the recipients of the second cycle of Innovation Grants. The grants, which are “generously funded by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation,” were launched in 2016 in support companies that have shown tremendous innovation in diverse areas of the art form. The grants total $1.5 million. This year, 20 companies were awarded the prestigious grants. They {…}
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International Women’s Day 2018: Opera News’ F. Paul Driscoll On Women Increasingly Gaining Power in Opera World

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The importance of women and their prominence in modern day society is one of the major topics at hand. Many industries and organizations are doing their utmost to get women the recognition they deserve, whether it be with better pay, better opportunities, or simply celebrating their achievements and accomplishments. Opera News, and especially Editor-in-Chief F. Paul Driscoll, has taken on the {…}
News

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (Feb. 2-4): Lyric Opera of Chicago & Others Showcase Classic Repertory Staples

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The opera world continues to showcase more and more around the continent and this week’s recommendations stretch around the US and Canada, with the focus solely on staples of the operatic canon. If last week’s emphasis on the modern was too much for the more conservative opera goer, then this week will offer a “palette cleanser” of sorts. I Puritani {…}
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Metropolitan Opera Wins Opera America Grant For New Work ‘Eurydice’

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 OPERA America has announced the grant awards for 11 opera companies through the Repertoire Development Grants program, supported by The Opera Fund. A total of $225,000 was awarded to 11 opera companies including the Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming opera “Eurydice” by composer Matthew Aucoin and librettist Sarah Ruhl. The work will be based on the play by Sarah Ruhl and tells the Orpheus story from the perspective of {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Review – La Bohème: Angel Blue Triumphs in Truly Engaging Revival of Puccini Classic

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One had to wonder, in the near full-house at a Columbus Day performance of the Metropolitan Opera’s venerable “La Bohème,” how many in the audience didn’t get to Paris this summer. Or perhaps ever? And how perfect to see this “La Bohème” on an unseasonably warm, humid night — that indeed cried out for a café table outside, to watch {…}

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