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Uncertainty Looms Regarding Gran Teatre del Liceu & Royal Opera House’s 2020-21 Seasons

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As theaters turn to the 2020-21 season, the Gran Teatre del Liceu and Royal Opera House are making decisions. While the Teatro Real de Madrid has confirmed a summer production of “La Traviata” per soprano Ekaterina Bakanova’s Twitter account, according to La Vanguardia, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona has canceled the opening night production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” {…}
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Francesca Dotto, Enea Scala, & Pretty Yende Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2020-21 Season

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The Grand Théâtre de Genève, Switzerland has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of opera performances and recitals. Ingela Brimberg stars in the title role of Puccini’s “Turandot” with Aleksey Tikhomirov, Teodor Ilincai, Martin Muehle, and Elena Guseva. Antonino Fogliani conducts Daniel Kramer’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-26, 2020 Marc Minkowski conducts Robert Wilson’s production of Handel’s “Messiah” with Elena {…}
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Festival Castell de Peralada to Offer Free Streaming

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The Festival Castell de Peralada is set to streams on its webpage festivalperalada.com. Starting April 3, the festival will showcase recent three performances for free. The performances that the festival will offer include “Combattimento,” by Monteverdi. Joan Anton Rechi directs the production with Fausto Nardi conducting. The performance comes from 2016.  There will also be a 2016 performance of Puccini’s “Turandot” {…}
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Israeli Opera Cancels ‘Eugene Onegin’ Due to Coronavirus

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The Israeli Opera has canceled its upcoming production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” due to the coronavirus outbreak. The company announced that due to Israel’s new regulation which limits gatherings to 100 people in order to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the production would be canceled. “Eugene Onegin” was set to open on March 20 and run through April 1, {…}
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Lisette Oropesa, Michael Volle & Diana Damrau Highlight Opernhaus Zürich’s 2020-21 Season

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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2020-21 season with 13 new productions and a number of international stars. Premiere  Michael Volle sings the title role in a new production of Mussorgky’s “Boris Godunov” by Barrie Kosky. Lina Dambrauskaité, Irène Friedli, John Daszak, Konstantin Shushakov, Brindley Sherratt, Edgaras Montvidas, Oksana Volkova, Johannes Martin Kränzle, and Wenwei Zhang also star. Kirill Karabits {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Jennifer Davis & Adriana Gonzalez Lead Top 7 Operas to See This Weekend – International

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(Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper) This weekend is all about new productions, role debuts and rarely performed works. Here are seven productions we recommend this weekend. Leonore – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Tomáš Netopil conducts a new production by Amélie Niermeyer of Beethoven’s only opera. The cast includes Jennifer Davis in her Vienna debut, Katrin Röver, Benjamin Bruns, Falk Struckmann, Thomas Johannes Mayer, {…}
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Thomas Hampson, Michael Mayes & Angela Meade Lead International Weekend – (11/8-10)

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(Credit: Opernhaus Zurich/ Bergen National Opera/Teatro alla Scala) This weekend is filled with unknown repertoire and some masterpieces starring exciting rising stars.  Here are the seven operas we believe you cannot miss. Čert a Káča – Anhaltisches Theater, Germany Dvořák’s rarely performed work gets a new production by Jakob Peters-Messer. The cast is led by Richard Samek and Rita Kapfhammer {…}
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Francesco Meli & Javier Camarena Headline Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – International

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This weekend showcases popular works with one dominating Spain. There is a popular zarzuela with two important rising stars and the start of a new season. Check it out. La Traviata – Teatro Cafam, Colombia The Fundación Arte Lírico en Coproducción con el Ministerio de Cultura de España will begin a four-week long season of opera and Zarzuela. Verdi’s masterpiece {…}

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