Ailyn Pérez, Natalya Romaniw, Sonya Yoncheva, Michael Spyres & Lucas Meachem Lead Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2023-24 Season

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The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera Kent Nagano conducts Frank Castorf’s production of Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov.” The opera will star Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Kady Evanyshyn, Olivia Boen, Renate Spingler, Matthias Klink, Alexey Bogdanchikov, Vitalij Kowaljow, Oleksiy Palchykov, and Ryan Speedo Green. Performance Dates: Sept. 16-Oct. 7, 2023 Catherine Foster and Ewa Płonka sing the title role of Puccini’s {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Norma

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Photo Credit: Marty Sohl On February 28, 2023, the Metropolitan Opera raised the curtain on this season’s run of Bellini’s “Norma,” starring Sonya Yoncheva in the title role. Revenge is a Forest David McVicar’s 2017 production is faithful to its source material and effective in its simplicity. The many slender trees either filled the space between the numerous warriors for choral {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva Leads ‘Norma’ at the Metropolitan Opera

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Bellini’s “Norma” with Sonya Yoncheva. Yoncheva will make her Met role debut after performing the role at the Royal Opera House, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, and the Bayerische Staatsoper. The cast will also include mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Adalgisa, tenor Michael Spyres as Pollione, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as Oroveso. Maurizio {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s Opening Night is Streaming on Raiplay

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(Ph. Fabrizio Sansoni / TOR) The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s opening night production of “Dialogues des Carmélites” is now available on Raiplay. The opera, which opened the 2022-23 season on Nov. 27, saw the theater observe a moment of silence for the victims of the tragedy in Ischia. The evening saw a number of celebrated figures attend including Roberto Gualtieri, {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Another Cast Change for ‘Medea’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Medea.” The company said that for the Oct. 13 performance the role of Giasone will be sung by Rafael Davila replacing Matthew Polenzani. The cast change marks the second for the performance after Ekaterina Gubanova canceled and was replaced by Olivia Vote. Davila made his Met debut as {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Medea’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Medea.” The company said that for the performances on Oct. 13 and 18, the role of Neris will be sung by Olivia Vote. Vote will replace Ekaterina Gubanova. Vote made her Met debut in 2019 in the role of Countess Ceprano in “Rigoletto” and is set to perform {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Medea

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The Metropolitan Opera opened its 2022-23 season with the company’s first-ever performance of Cherubini’s “Medea.” The opera, which premiered in a French version back in 1797, was a major hit throughout the 19th century (with numerous translations, including the Italian one on offer at the Met) until it fell into seclusion, only to be rescued in the 20th century by one {…}

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Works & Process at the Guggenheim to Preview Met Opera’s ‘Medea’

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(Photos by Marty Sohl / Met Opera) Works & Process at the Guggenheim is set to present a preview of the Met Opera’s upcoming production of “Medea” on Sept. 19, 2022. The event will feature soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, director David McVicar, conductor Carlo Rizzi, tenor Matthew Polenzani, soprano Janai Brugger, and pianist Howard Watkins in a panel discussion that will {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Medea’

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(Credit: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to open its 2022–23 season with the company premiere of Cherubini’s “Medea.” The opera, which will open on Sept. 27, 2022, was made famous by Maria Callas in the 1950s. Sondra Radvanovsky will sing Medea for the first time alongside Matthew Polenzani as Giasone, Janai Brugger as Glauce, Michele Pertusi {…}

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Ailyn Pérez, Natalya Romaniw, Sonya Yoncheva, Michael Spyres & Lucas Meachem Lead Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2023-24 Season

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Norma

Sonya Yoncheva Leads ‘Norma’ at the Metropolitan Opera

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s Opening Night is Streaming on Raiplay

Metropolitan Opera Announces Another Cast Change for ‘Medea’

Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Medea’

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Medea

Works & Process at the Guggenheim to Preview Met Opera’s ‘Medea’

Sondra Radvanovsky Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Medea’