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Teatro Carlo Felice Announces New Music Director

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The Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Italy has named Riccardo Minasi its new Music Director. Minasi, who will take the position from 2022 to 2025, will make his debut at the Teatro Carlo Felice in November conducting “La Cenerentola” in November 2022. Minasi’s is currently the Chief Conductor at the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Artist in residence at Ensemble Resonanz at Hamburg {…}

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Berlin Philharmonic Announces Cast Changes for Verdi’s Requiem

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The Berlin Philharmonic has announced two cast changes for its upcoming Verdi Requiem performances. The company noted both mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili and tenor Fabio Sartori have unfortunately had to cancel their participation in the performances of Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem under the baton of Daniel Barenboim from March 11 to 13 due to illness. As a result, Marina Prudenskaya {…}

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Julia Bullock & Roderick Williams Headline North American Premiere of ‘Upload’

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The Park Avenue Armory in New York will present the North American premiere of Dutch composer, film and stage director, and librettist Michel van der Aa’s new opera “Upload.” The premiere comes after the work’s acclaimed run at the Dutch National Opera in fall 2021 and features music, theater, film, and state-of-the-art motion capture technology. The work, which will star {…}

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Palau de Les Arts Extends Artistic Director’s Contract for 4 More Years

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The Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain has announced that it will be extending the contract for Artistic Director Jesús Iglesias for another four years. Iglesias, who joined in 2019 and took over the position of Artistic Director from Davide Livermore, will now lead the company through the end of 2027; his new contracts take effect on Jan. 1, {…}

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Lorenzo Viotti Becomes Ambassador of Bulgari

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(Credit: COURTESY OF BULGARI) Bulgari has announced that conductor Lorenzo Viotti will become a world ambassador. The company, known for luxury watches, said, “Bulgari is pleased to announce that Lorenzo Viotti is joining the brand’s outstanding family as new global watches ambassador.  The music director will support Bulgari in spreading its core values among an international audience.” Viotti added, “I {…}

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Channa Malkin to Make Polish Debut

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Soprano Channa Malkin is set to make her Polish debut on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2022 at the Filharmonia Kameralna. The soprano will perform arias and romances from Rossini operas and zarzuelas. Malkin will perform alongside Spanish conductor Santiago J. Otero and violinist Daniel Garcia de Castro. “Zarzuela is one of my all time favorite genres because it combines sensuality, playfulness {…}

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Riccardo Minasi Appointed The First Artistic Director of Orchestra La Scintilla

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(Credit: Drew Gardner) The Opernhaus Zürich has announced that Italian conductor Riccardo Minasi has been appointed the first Artistic Director of the Orchestra La Scintilla. Orchestra La Scintilla regularly performs at the Opernhaus Zürich. Outside the opera house, La Scintilla appears regularly in the large concert halls and gives concerts with well-known soloists, instrumentalists and singers such as Cecilia Bartoli, {…}

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Svetlana Aksenova Replaces Angel Blue in Bayerische Staatsoper’s ‘La Bohème’

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(Credit: Theater an der Wien official website) Soprano Svetlana Aksenova will replace Angel Blue in the role of Mimì in Puccini’s “La bohème” at the Bayerische Staatsoper for the performances on Jan. 5, 7 & 9, 2022. Aksenova joins a cast that includes Emily Pogorelc in the role of Musetta, Evan LeRoy Johnson as Rodolfo, Roman Burdenko as Marcello, Andrei {…}