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Federica Lombardi & Freddie De Tommaso Headline Teatro La Fenice’s 2022-23 New Year’s Eve Gala

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced the performers and conductor for the 2022 New Year’s Eve celebration. The company’s superintendent Fortunato Ortombina announced that the 2022-23 concert will feature soloists soprano Federica Lombardi and tenor Freddie De Tommaso. The showcase will also see the return of conductor Daniel Harding who previously conducted the concert during the 2010-2011, 2014-2015, and 2020-2021 {…}

News, Streaming

Brian Jagde & Pretty Yende Lead Teatro La Fenice’s New Year’s Eve Concert

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On Jan. 1 the Teatro La Fenice is set to televise the New Year’s Eve concert. The concert, which will be presented on WDR + ARTE DE and ARTE FR, will be conducted by Fabio Luisi and will star Pretty Yende and Brian Jagde. The evening will showcase the orchestra performing Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No 9 in e minor in the first {…}

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Athlone Artists Announces New Managerial Associate

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Athlone Artists has announced the Ellen Hardcastle will join the organization as Managerial Associate. In her new role, Hardcastle, who is also a pianist and composer who hails from Nashville, Tennessee, will work directly with singers, conductors, and directors servicing contracts, preparing audition materials, and implementing marketing strategies. “I believe that creativity and ingenuity should not stop when the artist {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Diana Damrau & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Metropolitan Opera’s Free Summer HD Festival

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The Met’s Summer HD Festival is set to return on August 28 featuring 10 free encore presentations from the company’s Live in HD series. The festival will also feature a special pre-festival screening of Susan Froemke’s acclaimed documentary “The Opera House.” The screenings will be free and open to the public, with approximately 2,500 seats set up next to the {…}

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Festival della Valle d’Itria Appoints New Artistic Director

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The Festival della Valle d’Itria has named Sebastian Schwarz as its new Artistic Director. The board of directors of the Fondazione Paolo Grassi, headed by Franco Punzi, voted unanimously for Schwarz to take over and succeed Alberto Triola, who will leave after 12 years as Artistic Director. In a statement, Punzi said, “By appointing Sebastian Schwarz, we inaugurate a new {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces New Choral Director

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced that Pablo Assante will be the company’s new choral director. Assante, who hails from Argentina, studied choral and orchestral conducting at the Universidad Católica Argentina, followed by studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg under Denis Rossell, Jorge Rotter, and karl Kamper. He has been the Choral Director at the Semperoper in Dresden and {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Renée Fleming, Teresa Stratas, Tatiana Troyanos

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(Credit: Met Opera) The Met Opera has announced that it will be concluding its nightly stream series next week. And to commemorate the 71st and final week of streams, the company is turning to operas for the fans, selected by the fans. So here is a rundown of the final week of nightly streams, courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera. Monday, {…}

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Pittsburgh Festival Opera Announces New Four-Part Series ‘Legends in the Limelight’

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The Pittsburgh Festival Opera has announced a new four-part series, “Legends in the Limelight,” as part of its expanded season. The concerts will feature both established and younger artists, two with ties to the Pittsburgh area. In the press release, Marianne Cornetti, internationally recognized as one of the leading Verdi mezzo-sopranos of her generation and Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s artistic director said, {…}