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Malin Byström Leads Dutch National Opera’s Tosca’

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The Dutch National Opera is set to present Puccini’s “Tosca.” The company will present a production by Barrie Kosky, who gives the dark side of this opera ample room, without glamorous Roman churches, rustling velvet, or shining pearl necklaces. Kosky focuses entirely on the fatal psychological drama, with its bloody ending. Lorenzo Viotti leads the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Swedish soprano {…}

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Nationale Opera & Ballet Makes Cast Change for ‘Tosca’

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The Nationale Opera & Ballet in Amsterdam has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Tosca.” The company announced that Federico De Michelis will be stepping into the role of Il Sagrestano. De Michelis was originally set to appear in the title of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” at Virginia Opera; he has now been replaced with Erik {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Piotr Beczala, Juan Diego Flórez & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Arena di Verona’s 2023 Season

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The Fondazione Arena di Verona has announced its 2023 season, which will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Arena Opera Festival. To celebrate the occasion, the festival will present 50 unrepeatable performances in under three months. The season will open with Verdi’s “Aida” in a new production by Stefano Poda. Marco Armiliato and Daniel Oren conduct a cast that includes {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky Cancels All Performances of Gran Teatre del Liceu’s ‘The Queen of Spades’

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Sondra Radvanovsky has canceled all performances of the Gran Teatre del Liceu’s upcoming “The Queen of Spades” production. As a result, Lianna Haroutounian will sing performances on Jan. 26, Feb. 1, 5, 8, and 11, 2022 while Irina Churilova will sing on Jan. 27, Feb. 2, 4, 6, and 10, 2022. Radvanovsky had originally canceled only the first performances of {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘The Queen of Spades’

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(Credit: Michael Cooper) The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for “The Queen of Spades.” The company noted that Sondra Radvanovsky will not sing the first performances of the opera. As a result, Lianna Haroutounian will sing performances on Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 4, 6, and 10, 2022. Additionally, Irina Churilova will sing the performance on {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Cancels ‘Tosca’ & All Remaining Performances of ‘Die Fledermaus’

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(Credit: © Peter Mayr) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cancellation of all the remaining performances of popular Johann Strauss’ operetta “Die Fledermaus” in January 2022, due to rising COVID-19 cases in the artistic groups. The popular work was set to star Andreas Schager as Gabriel von Eisenstein, Rachel Willis-Sørensen in the role of Rosalinde, Wolfgang Bankl as Frank, Christina {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Opera Change for Jan. 2

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(Credit: Peter Knutson) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced an opera change for Jan. 2, 2022. The company noted that “due to Omicron infections in the vocal ensemble, the first performance of the revival of “La bohème” has been canceled. As a result, the company will present “Tosca” with Malin Byström in the title role. The soprano will return to the Wiener {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Changes for ‘The Queen of Spades’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain has announced cast changes for its production of “The Queen of “Spades.” The company revealed that due to scheduling issues for soprano Serena Sáenz, Mercedes Gancedo will now join the production as Prilepa. Additionally, tenor Martin Muehle has been forced to cancel his participation as Hermann due to health reasons. As a {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Ordered to Reduce Seating Capacity

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(Credit: Gran Teatre del Liceu official website) The Catalan regional government has introduced a series of restrictive measures aimed at curbing the latest spread of COVID-19. The Catalan authorities were forced to ask for a Catalan High Court approval for the new measures. A nighttime curfew between 12 a. m. and 6 a. m. has been introduced in all municipalities {…}