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London Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Marquee TV Digital Residency

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The London Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the two-year digital residency of the streaming service Marquee TV. Within its first year, the collaboration will bring 12 concerts, filmed live for later broadcasts, into homes worldwide. Ten of those performances will be from the LPO’s 2021-22 Royal Festival Hall season. Two initial concerts, captured earlier this year, will be available for free {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Jonas Kaufmann, Marlis Petersen & Lise Davidsen Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get a chance to experience new releases from two of the biggest stars in opera, Jonas Kaufmann and Lise Davidsen. There will also be releases from up-and-coming star Stephen Lancaster and the choral group The Crossing. Here is a look at what you can look forward to. Fidelio  The Dresdner Philharmonie and its Principal conductor Marek {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Anja Harteros & Christian Gerhaher Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2021-22 Season

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(In collaboration with Dejan Vukosavljevic) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions and revivals as well as concerts. Here is a look at the new season. Premieres Shostakovich’s “The Nose” will get a new production by Kirill Serebrennikow. Vladimir Jurowski conducts the cast that includes Boris Pinkhasovich, Sergei Leiferkus, Gennady Bezzubenkov, Andrey Popov, Sergey Skorokhodov, Anton Rositskiy, {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Lise Davidsen & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Palau de la Música Catalana’s 2021-22 Season

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The Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona has announced a star-studded 2021-22 season with some of the world’s greatest orchestras, soloists, and choruses. Here is a look at the vocal and choral performances. The Cor Lieder Càmera and Josep Vila i Casañasperformworksby Bach, Brahms, Duruflé, Gasull, Morera, Ollé, Vila i Casañas, and Vaughan-Williams. Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2021 Joyce {…}

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London Philarmonic Orchestra Names Elena Dubinets as Artistic Director

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(Credit: Ben VanHouten) The London Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that Elena Dubinets has been appointed to the role of Artistic Director, effective September 2021. The Russian-born administrator has spent the last 15 years with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra as Vice President of Artistic Planning and Creative Projects. In this role she led classical music programming, incorporated a wide repertoire and {…}

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International Opera Awards Announces 2021 Award Ceremony Date

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The organization leading the International Opera Awards has announced a date for its 2021 award ceremony. The awards ceremony will take place online on May 10 after the planned 2020 live ceremony was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual event will see the announcement of the 2020 winners and will pay tribute to the resilience of the opera industry {…}

News, Streaming

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Bergen National Opera to Stream Mozart’s ‘La Clemenza di Tito’

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The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is set to present a new production of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” starting on March 13, 2021. The work will be presented Bergen National Opera and represents the final opera in Mary Miller’s tenure as Artistic and General Director for the company. The run of the work will continue through March 19 (four total performances) {…}

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Marina Rebeka, Christian Immler & Stuart Skelton Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences get to explore rarely performed music by some of the greatest singers in the world. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Credo Prima Classic releases Marina Rebeka’s new album featuring spiritual pieces by Bach, Mozart, Verdi, Mascagni, Handel, Purcell, Brahms, Schubert, Fauré, Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Albinoni, Durante, Stradella, and Caccini (Vavilov). The album includes Grammy {…}

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Diana Damrau, Rolando Villazón & Amanda Forsythe Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week, audiences can stream a variety of new releases ranging from contemporary music to baroque to bel canto. The week also marks one of the most anticipated releases of the year from one of opera’s biggest stars. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Il Tamerlano Naïve Classiques releases Vivaldi’s “Il Tamerlano (Il Bajazet)” marking the 65th release {…}