Eleonora Buratto, Aleksandra Kurzak, Luca Salsi & Anna Caterina Antonacci Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2022-23 Season

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2022-23 Season. Emma Dante conducts Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmelites” with Michele Mariotti conducting. Corinne Winters stars alongside Anna Caterina Antonacci, Ewa Vesin, Ekaterina Gubanova, and Jean-François Lapointe. The opera will be transmitted live on Rai Cultura and Rai5. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 6, 2022 Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” will be conducted by Francesco {…}

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Raffaele Pe & ‘La Lira di Orfeo’ to Debut at Wigmore Hall

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(Credit: RibaltaLuceStudio) Wigmore Hall is set to present countertenor Raffaele Pe and baroque ensemble “La Lira di Orfeo” on June 20, 2022. The performance will include music by Monteverdi, Giovanni Paolo Cima, and Dario Castello. In an official press statement, Pe noted that this program was “a way to evoke Monteverdi’s introverted yet generous and cheerful spirit letting his immortal {…}

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Glyndebourne to Hold Charity Concert in Support of Ukraine

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UPDATE: This article, originally published on March 9, 2022, has been updated to include the artists performing. The Glyndebourne Festival will put on a charity concert to support those affected by the war in Ukraine. The showcase, which will take place on April 3 at 3 p.m. in the Glyndebourne auditorium, will feature Glyndebourne Festival artists along with the festival’s {…}

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The English Concert Announces Handel-Themed Summer Performances

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(Credit: Chris Lee) The English Concert has announced the program for its summer of concerts, with a focus on the works of Handel. The summer program will open with “La Resurrezione” on May 3, 2021. Presented and sponsored by the KT Wong Foundation, the production is filmed at St John Smith’s Square in London. Conducted by Harry Bicket, the soloists {…}

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‘Glyndebourne: No Ordinary Summer’ Set to Stream Throughout Holiday Season

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Sky Arts will stream “Glyndebourne: No Ordinary Summer” this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 The documentary focuses on the Glyndebourne Festival’s battle to ensure that the “show could go on.” The film places an emphasis on the company becoming the first UK opera house to perform a full-length opera to a live audience during the pandemic. Audiences will get a chance {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Hildegard Behrens, Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča Headline Week 29, 30, 31 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced week 29, 30, and 31 of its Nightly Streams. which will center on Mozart, Wagner, and Donizetti. Here is a full rundown of the schedule which features some of opera’s greatest stars making multiple appearances throughout the week. All Nightly Met Opera Streams begin at 7:30 p.m. and remain available via metopera.org for 23 hours. The {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Leontyne Price, June Anderson, Leo Nucci, Sondra Radvanovsky Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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In keeping with last week’s themes of dialogue regarding racial equality in the opera world, we highly recommend checking out the several online shows such as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and The Sitdown with LB,” hosted by Lawrence Brownlee. There is also a new conversation from Long Beach Opera regarding “Equity & Diversity in the Arts” that is {…}

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Katarina Dalayman Set to Make Glyndebourne Festival Debut

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(Image Source: Harrison Parrott) The Glyndebourne Festival has announced that Katarina Dalayman is set to make her company debut in Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmélites.” She will replace Doris Soffel in the role of Madame de Croissy. Dalayman, who is now focusing on mezzo roles is set to appear in “Suor Angelica” at the Berlin Philharmonic and “Die Walküre” at Kungliga {…}

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Glyndebourne Opera Cup Announces 2020 Semi-Finalist

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The Glyndebourne Opera Cup has announced its semi-finalists for the 2020 competition. The Glyndebourne’s international search for the next big opera star attracted over 200 entrants from 39 different countries and following preliminary rounds, 19 singers aged 22-31 have been invited to take part in the semi-final on March 4. The 19 singers will compete for one of six places {…}

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Eleonora Buratto, Aleksandra Kurzak, Luca Salsi & Anna Caterina Antonacci Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2022-23 Season

Raffaele Pe & ‘La Lira di Orfeo’ to Debut at Wigmore Hall

Glyndebourne to Hold Charity Concert in Support of Ukraine

The English Concert Announces Handel-Themed Summer Performances

‘Glyndebourne: No Ordinary Summer’ Set to Stream Throughout Holiday Season

Anna Netrebko, Hildegard Behrens, Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča Headline Week 29, 30, 31 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

Juan Diego Flórez, Leontyne Price, June Anderson, Leo Nucci, Sondra Radvanovsky Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Katarina Dalayman Set to Make Glyndebourne Festival Debut

Glyndebourne Opera Cup Announces 2020 Semi-Finalist