Cheltenham Music Festival Unveils 2020 Season

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The Cheltenham Music Festival has announced its 2020 season, its 76th edition, which was curated by composer and innovator Jules Buckley. For the purposes of this article our prime focus will be on vocal and operatic offerings. Mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly and tenor Andrew Staples will perform Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” in an arrangement by Iain Farrington. The {…}

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Simon Estes, Grace Bumbry, Angel Blue, Leona Mitchell & The Met Opera’s Historical Interpreters Of ‘Porgy and Bess’

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(Photo by Paola Kudacki/Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera will open its 2019-20 season with a new production of “Porgy and Bess.” The showcase on Sept. 23, 2019 will be the 55th in the company’s history and by the end of the run, the company will be inching toward 70 total performances of the opera. As we prepare to go forward {…}

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Corinne Winters, Sarah Connolly & Sean Panikkar Headline English National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The English National Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring seven new productions and three revivals, the greatest number of new productions in five years. The season will also include four new productions that present the same story: the Orpheus myth will be seen in four operas spanning 230 years, interpreted by four directors from radically different theatrical disciplines, all within the {…}

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CD / DVD Releases – Week of March 25

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Two rarities make up this week’s major releases. One is a world premiere recording and the other is a rarely performed choral piece. Both recordings have incredibly well-established casts led by two masters. Here are our recommendations for this week’s major releases. L’Ange de Nisida Donizetti’s rediscovered work gets it world premiere recording from a live performance at the Royal Opera {…}

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Chelsea Opera Group To Showcase Boito’s ‘Mefistofele’

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The Chelsea Opera Group is preparing to mount a rare performance of Boito’s “Mefistofele” at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre on Sunday, March 24. The concert performance will be lead by Matthew Scott Rogers and will feature Vazgen Gazaryan as the devil himself. Pablo Bemsch will take on the role of Faust while Elizabeth Llewellyn will interpret the {…}

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Renée Fleming Headlines North Carolina Symphony’s 2019-20 Season

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The North Carolina Symphony has announced its 2019-20 season with a number of crossover concerts, classical repertoire, and operatic selections. For this article, we have only chosen the opera or vocal performances. In time for the holiday season, the North Carolina Master Chorale joins NCS for Handel’s Messiah. Ellie Dehn, Andrew Owens, and Federico de Michelis are the soloists in the evening, which {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato Headline The Metropolitan Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2019-20 season with five new productions, a New Year’s Eve gala, and a recital. Here is a look at what to expect. New Productions The season opens with Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” in a new production by James Robinson. The production stars Eric Owens and Kevin Short sharing the title role of Porgy and {…}

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Angela Meade, Leah Crocetto & Steve Jobs Headline Seattle Opera’s 2018-19 Season

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The Seattle Opera has announced its 2018-19 season featuring five fully staged works. The season opens on August 11, 2018, with George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess.” Angel Blue stars as Bess alternating with Elizabeth Llewellyn while Alfred Walker and Kevin Short will alternate the role of Porgy. Lester Lynch and May Elizabeth Williams round out the cast. Francesca Zambello directs the {…}

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Opera Holland Park Releases the Casts for their 2017 Season!

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Investec Opera Holland Park introduced its cast lists for their 2017 season. The season features many of its Opera Holland Park (OHP) performers, house premiers from known singers, and new talent incorporating numerous young British performers that have been part of OHP’s Young Artists Scheme. The company’s opening production, Puccini’s “La rondine,” will celebrate its centenary in 2017, showcasing Elizabeth {…}

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Cheltenham Music Festival Unveils 2020 Season

Simon Estes, Grace Bumbry, Angel Blue, Leona Mitchell & The Met Opera’s Historical Interpreters Of ‘Porgy and Bess’

Corinne Winters, Sarah Connolly & Sean Panikkar Headline English National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

CD / DVD Releases – Week of March 25

Chelsea Opera Group To Showcase Boito’s ‘Mefistofele’

Renée Fleming Headlines North Carolina Symphony’s 2019-20 Season

Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato Headline The Metropolitan Opera’s 2019-20 Season

Angela Meade, Leah Crocetto & Steve Jobs Headline Seattle Opera’s 2018-19 Season

Opera Holland Park Releases the Casts for their 2017 Season!