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Erin Morley, Amanda Woodbury, Hera Hyesang Park to Headline Glyndebourne 2022’s ‘Don Pasquale’ & ‘Nozze di Figaro’ Productions

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Glyndebourne has announced additional casting for its 2022 festival. The company revealed that its production of “Don Pasquale” will feature Erin Morley as Norina, Huw Montague Rendall as Malatesta, José Fardilha in the title role and Josh Lovell as Ernesto. Meanwhile, “Le Nozze di Figaro” will star Hera Hyesang Park, Germán Olivera, Amanda Woodbury, and Emily Pogorelc. The company is {…}

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Operalia Announces 2021 Participants

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2021 participants. This year the competition will showcase artists from Peru, Russia, the USA, Mongolia, France, Spain, Moldova, Denmark, South Korea, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Italy, Canada, and Uzbekistan. Here is a full run-down of the singers who will compete: Ivan Ayon-Rivas, tenor, Peru Gayane Babajanyan, mezzo-soprano, Russia Kirill Belov, tenor, Russia Vladislav Buialskyi, bass-baritone, Ukraine {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

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(Credit: Eloise Campbell) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that Aida Garifullina will not be performing the role of Susanna in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” on July 14 & 16, 2021. As a result, soprano Sofia Fomina will take over the role. The soprano has performed at the Royal Opera House, Oper Frankfurt, Paris Opéra, and State Theatre of Saarbrücken. {…}

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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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Bayerische Staatsoper Cancels ‘Falstaff’ Production

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(Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper official website) The Bayerische Staatsoper has canceled the run of Verdi‘s “Falstaff” which was set to be performed between May 16 and May 22, 2021. The opera was supposed to star Boris Pinkhasovich as Ford, Bogdan Volkov as Fenton, Kevin Conners as Dr. Cajus, Olga Bezsmertna in the role of Mrs. Alice Ford, Emily Pogorelc as Nannetta, {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper Cancels All April Performances

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has canceled all perofmanced until April 27, 2021. The company announced that “due to the renewed extension of the lockdown in Bavaria, we, unfortunately, have to cancel all performances up to and including April 27. The company is the latest German company to cancel all performances in April following a surge in COVID-19 cases in Germany. The {…}

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Tara Erraught Leads Bayerische Staatsoper’ ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Stream

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The Bayerische Staatsoper will celebrate the holiday season with a livestream of Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” The opera will be streamed on Dec. 24 and will include members of the State Opera ensemble Emily Pogorelc as Gretel and Kevin Conners as the Witch. The production will also star Tara Erraught as Hansel it will be conducted by Friedrich Haider. The {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper Cancels ‘Swan Lake;’ Adds Opera Performances

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has canceled performances of “Swan Lake” by the Bavarian State Ballet on Oct. 27 and 30 due to some members testing positive for the coronavirus. As a result, the company has added performances of “Macbeth” and “Madama Butterfly.” The Oct. 27 performance of “Macbeth” will star Željko Lučić, Liudmyla Monastyrska, and Saimir Pirgu, while the Oct. 30 {…}

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Christian Gerhaher, Ailyn Pérez, Matthew Polenzani, Marlis Petersen Highlight Bayerische Staatsoper 2020-21 Free Streaming Season

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(Credits: Gregor Hohenberg/Sony / Chris Singer / Rebecca Fay / Artists Management Zürich official website) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced the full slate for its 2020-21 free streaming season. Here is the look. Walter Braunfels’ “Die Vögel” will feature Wolfgang Koch, Günter Papendell, Caroline Wettergreen, Emily Pogorelc, Yajie Zhang, Eliza Boom, Bálint Szabó, Theodore Platt, George Vîrban, Charles Workman, and {…}