Bertrand De Billy & Marco Armiliato To Replace James Levine

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced replacements for James Levine for “Luisa Miller” and “Il Trovatore.” Macro Armiliato will lead performances of “Il Trovatore” starring Maria Agresta as Leonora, Yonghoon Lee as Manrico, and Anita Rachvelishvili as Azucena. Quinn Kelsey and Luca Salsi will share the role of Count di Luna, with Štefan Kocán and Kwangchul Youn both singing the role {…}

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Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide 2017 For Opera Lovers: Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo & Maria Callas CD/DVDs Among Major Highlights

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It’s the holiday season and that means gift buying and making difficult choices. As a result, OperaWire has lightened the task as we chose albums from some of our favorite artists and our key recommendations from the hundreds of releases from 2017. Maria Callas If you are going to spend money this year, Maria Callas: The Live Recordings is OperaWire’s {…}

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Metropolitan Opera To Release 50th Anniversary Gala

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the release of its 50th Anniversary gala on CD. The company announced that it will be a 3-CD set featuring the artists that performed on May 7, 2017, when the Met celebrated its golden anniversary in Lincoln Center. Among the artists that performed multiple arias and were among the most memorable of the evening included Renée {…}

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Mezzo-Soprano Jamie Barton’s Quartet of Historic Accolades

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Jamie Barton is one of the fast-rising stars of the opera world. Born on Oct. 17, 1981, you might already call her an operatic superstar, her performances drawing the most enthusiastic raves from critics the world over. Her showcase at the Met in 2016-17 in Dvorak’s “Rusalka” was continually lauded as “scene-stealing” and she just seems unstoppable. In looking at {…}

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Social Media Beat (Week of Oct. 6-12): Fake News & Verdi Dominate Internet

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It was a tumultuous week on social media with Fake News influencing the interaction between opera stars and their fans. The Metropolitan Opera made sure to celebrate the birthday of iconic composer Giuseppe Verdi. 🎈🎉🎂Happy birthday, Giuseppe Verdi! The Italian composer, born on this day in 1813, is one of the most prolific and influential composers in the operatic canon. What’s {…}

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Tanglewood’s ‘Tosca’ To Feature Metropolitan Opera’s Would-Be Duo

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She won’t be singing “Tosca” at the Metropolitan Opera anymore next season, but Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais is still primed to take on the tragic heroine in the Northeast this summer. On Saturday, August 26, she will join husband and Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andris Nelsons in the second Act of Puccini’s famed masterpiece. She will perform alongside Bryn Terfel, who was to {…}

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National Cancer Survivors Day 2017: Celebrating 6 Famous Opera Singers Who Have Overcome Cancer

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In recognition of National Cancer Survivors Day, OperaWire would like to focus on six opera singers who have won their battle with cancer and have paved the way for many artists to come, from their repertory to outstanding vocal performance. Dmitri Hvorostovsky Dima needs little introduction and his battle with cancer has been one of the most documented of recent {…}

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Opera Profile: Prokofiev’s ‘War & Peace’

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Sergei Prokofiev’s operatic output isn’t all that well-known. While small bits from many of his works have made it into the mainstream via different means (a violin transcription of the March from “The Love for Three Oranges, for example), only one opera has passed the test of time, his adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.” The opera, which premiered {…}

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Q&A: Neeta Helms on Classical Movements & The Prague Summer Nights Festival

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Neeta Helms is the founder and owner of Classical Movements, a premiere concert tour company for the world’s great orchestras and choirs, creating meaningful cultural experiences through music in 145 countries. During her 25 years with Classical Movements, Helms has worked with some of the most prestigious orchestras and concert artists in the world. She has traveled to 80 countries {…}

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Bertrand De Billy & Marco Armiliato To Replace James Levine

Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide 2017 For Opera Lovers: Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo & Maria Callas CD/DVDs Among Major Highlights

Metropolitan Opera To Release 50th Anniversary Gala

Mezzo-Soprano Jamie Barton’s Quartet of Historic Accolades

Social Media Beat (Week of Oct. 6-12): Fake News & Verdi Dominate Internet

Tanglewood’s ‘Tosca’ To Feature Metropolitan Opera’s Would-Be Duo

National Cancer Survivors Day 2017: Celebrating 6 Famous Opera Singers Who Have Overcome Cancer

Opera Profile: Prokofiev’s ‘War & Peace’

Q&A: Neeta Helms on Classical Movements & The Prague Summer Nights Festival