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Jakub Józef Orliński, Franziska Heinzen, Sonya Yoncheva & Florian Boesch Lead CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences around the world will get a chance to discover rarely performed works, contemporary works, and some of the great performers of their generation. Here is a look at the new releases of the week. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater In a dual release for Easter 2022, countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, with the instrumentalists of Capella Cracoviensis and conductor Jan {…}

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Carmen Giannattasio, Serena Malfi & Fabio Sartori Lead Macerata Opera Festival’s 2022 Season

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Italy’s Macerata Opera Festival has announced its 2022 season featuring three operatic productions. Here is a look at the season. Donato Renzetti conducts Valentina Carrasco’s production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” Carmen Giannattasio, Antonio Poli, and Claudio Sgura star. Performance Dates: July 24-31, 2022 The company will present the film “The Circus” by Charlie Chaplin alongside “Pagliacci.” The cast for Leoncavallo’s opera {…}

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Staatsoper Hamburg Announces Multiple Cast Changes for Upcoming Productions

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The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced several changes to upcoming productions. The company first noted that for performances of “Rigoletto” on Feb. 11 and 13, 2022, Ioan Hotea will take over the role of the Duca for Piotr Buszewski. Hotea will join a cast that includes Andrzej Dobber as Rigoletto, Nadezhda Pavlova, Tigran Martirossian, and Jana Kurucová. Meanwhile, in the performance of “Luisa Miller” {…}

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Pene Pati Replaces Jean-François Borras in Opéra Comique’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’

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(Credit: Mark Leedom) Tenor Jean-François Borras has canceled his participation in the title role in Charles Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” at the Opéra Comique due to illness. As a result, tenor Pene Pati takes over the role for the performances on Dec. 13, 15, 19, and 21, 2021. The replacement for the performance on Dec. 17 is yet to be {…}

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Royal Concertgebouw Cancels All Evening Concerts, De Nationale Opera Reschedules ‘Don Giovanni’ & To Decide About ‘La Traviata’

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(Credit: De Nationale Opera official website) The Royal Concertgebouw has announced the cancellation of all concerts that were set to begin after 5. p.m. until Dec. 18, 2021. For the remaining concerts, the Royal Concertgebouw has been limited to maximum of 425 spectators in the Main Hall, which is a quarter of the seating capacity. The orchestra noted that it {…}

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Teatro Real Announces Multiple Cast Changes for ‘Nabucco’

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(Credit: Teatro Real official website) The Teatro Real has announced several cast changes for the title role in Verdi’s “Nabucco.” The company noted that baritones Amartuvshin Enkhbat and George Petean have dropped out of the production and as a result, Gabriele Viviani, George Gagnidze, and Luca Salsi will sing the title role. They will join Luis Cansino, who will also {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann Cancels Final Two Performances of ‘La Forza del Destino’ in Munich

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that Stefano La Colla will replace Jonas Kaufmann in the final two performances of “La Forza del Destino” scheduled for Sept. 29 and Oct. 2, 2021. The news comes as Kaufmann is recovering from a tracheal infection that forced him to cancel the opening performance on Sept. 26 and the opening night opera for all {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Joyce DiDonato, Francesco Meli & Corinne Winters Lead Arte.TV’s 2021-22 Season

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Arte.TV has announced its 2021-22 season featuring a variety of productions from around the world. Here is a look. The season from the Opéra Comique de Paris with a production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Raphaël Pichon conducts the new production by Cyril Teste which stars Siobhan Stagg, Michael Spyres, Mari Eriksmoen, and Albert Dohmen. Broadcast Date: Oct. 1, 2021 Catalani’s “Edmea” {…}

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Stefano La Colla Replaces Jonas Kaufmann in First ‘La Forza del Destino’ Performance

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(Credit: Massimo Sestini) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that Stefano La Colla will replace Jonas Kaufmann in the opening night performance of “La Forza del Destino” on Sept. 26, 2021. The company announced that due to illness Kaufmann was forced to cancel. Kaufmann himself announced that he had contracted a tracheal infection and that he was advised by the doctors {…}