Opera Profile: Auber’s ‘Fra Diavolo’

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First premiering on January 28, 1830 at the Salle Ventadour in Paris, “Fra Diavolo” is based around the accounts of Michele Pezza, who was an Italian guerilla fighting against the French occupation in Italy. Although Daniel Auber will be remembered for being a proponent of French grand opera, this opera comique has proved itself as among his most popular and {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (1/26-28): San Diego Opera & NYC Opera Showcase Latino Works, With More Modern Works Headlining Weekend

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Last week was rife with modern opera in our top five works to see during the weekend. And this weekend will be no different with a number of companies experimenting and promoting new music. Cruzar la Cara de la Luna – New York City Opera The New York City Opera brings the world’s first-ever mariachi opera to its stage this {…}

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New York City Opera 2017-18 Preview: New York Gets First-Ever Mariachi Opera ‘Cruzar la Cara de la Luna’

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The New York City Opera will showcase the mariachi opera “Cruzar La Cara de La Luna” this weekend. It will be the New York Premiere of the opera by Jose “Pepe” Martinez. The libretto for the work is by Leonard Foglia. The opera will get its first performance on Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. with subsequent performances due on the {…}

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Houston Grand Opera’s 2018-19 Season To Feature Ana María Martínez, Luca Pisaroni, Thomas Hampson & Ailyn Pérez

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The Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2018-19 season featuring six productions of German, Italian, Spanish and French repertoire. There will also be a world premiere, the first for the company in over a decade. The season opens with “The Flying Dutchman” on Oct. 19 with Andrzej Dobber in the title role and Rachel Willis-Sørensen in the role of Senta. Kristinn Sigmundsson sings {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2018-19 Season To Feature Plácido Domingo, Matthew Polenzani, Sondra Radvanovsky, José Cura & Many More

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The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2018-19 season, which features eight operas and one important concert performance. All of the productions will be brand new for the 2018-19 season. The season opens on Sept. 7, 2017, with the famed “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” as directed by Jose Cura. The production will star Ekaterina Semenchuk, Roberto Aronica, and Dimitri Platanias {…}

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Best of 2017: 11 Singers Who Made 2017 A Year To Remember!

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It’s that time of year. That time where we look just before we look forward. We look back to remember all the good times of the year so that we can take stock of what we hope for in the new one. Every year in the opera world has its share of rising and breakout stars as well as opera {…}

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Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 – Part 4: 12 Composers With Impact in the Opera World

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It is Hispanic Heritage month! The Latin American community has, particularly in recent years, been a major boon to the opera world, providing it with great singers and composers. This week, as part of a weekly series to celebrate the Hispanic culture and its influence on the opera world, we will turn to the great opera composers from Latin America. {…}

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Weekend Preview – USA (9/22-24): Lyric Opera of Chicago Opens Season With ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’

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More opera companies open their doors this weekend starting with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The LOC’s first performance of the year on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, will be Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice.” The opera stars Andriana Chuchmann, Dmitry Korchak, Lauren Snouffer, and Harry Bicket conducting. Meanwhile, Opera Philadelphia continues its festival with performances of “The Magic Flute” on Friday {…}

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Hispanic Heritage Month 2017: 8 Essential Spanish-Language Operas

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It is Hispanic Heritage month! The Latin American community has, particularly in recent years, been a major boon to the opera world, providing it with great singers and composers, and a number of great operas. As the first part of this weekly series, we look at some of the most popular Hispanic operas ever written. We are not looking at {…}

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Opera Profile: Auber’s ‘Fra Diavolo’

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (1/26-28): San Diego Opera & NYC Opera Showcase Latino Works, With More Modern Works Headlining Weekend

New York City Opera 2017-18 Preview: New York Gets First-Ever Mariachi Opera ‘Cruzar la Cara de la Luna’

Houston Grand Opera’s 2018-19 Season To Feature Ana María Martínez, Luca Pisaroni, Thomas Hampson & Ailyn Pérez

San Francisco Opera 2018-19 Season To Feature Plácido Domingo, Matthew Polenzani, Sondra Radvanovsky, José Cura & Many More

Best of 2017: 11 Singers Who Made 2017 A Year To Remember!

Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 – Part 4: 12 Composers With Impact in the Opera World

Weekend Preview – USA (9/22-24): Lyric Opera of Chicago Opens Season With ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’

Hispanic Heritage Month 2017: 8 Essential Spanish-Language Operas