Anett Fritsch, Yann Beuron & Eloise Hynes Stowe Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to see two rarely performed works on DVD and a new album of PSALMS. Here is a look: La finta giardiniera Naxos releases Mozart’s early work “La finta giardiniera” from the Teatro alla Scala with a cast that includes Krešimir Špicer, Julie Martin du Theil, Bernard Richter, Anett Fritsch, Giulia Semenzato, Lucia Cirillo, and Mattia {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Angela Gheorghiu, Sondra Radvanovsky, Elīna Garanča, Joyce DiDonato Lead Royal Opera House’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Dario Acosta / © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Angela Gheorghiu official website / Michael Cooper / Kasskara/DG / Chris Singer) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced full details of its exciting 2021-22 season, which will star some of the world’s greatest performers. The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season and digital program will be announced {…}

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Patricia Petibon, Carmen Giannattasio, Wallis Giunta & Enea Scala Headline Opéra de Lyon’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Bernard Martinez / Cory Weaver / Kirsten Nijhof / In Art Management official website) Opéra de Lyon has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Operas A concert version of Massenet‘s “Manon” will showcase Saimir Pirgu as Le Chevalier des Grieux, Artur Ruciński as Lescaut, and Patricia Petibon in the title role. The cast will be rounded {…}

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Nina Stemme, Carmen Giannattasio & Magdalena Kožená Lead Festival Aix-en-Provence’s 2021 Season

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The Festival Aix-En-Provence has announced its 2021 season. The French festival will showcase Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” conducted by Sir Simon Rattle and directed by Simon Stone. The production will star Stuart Skelton, Nina Stemme, Jamie Barton, Franz-Josef Selig, and Josef Wagner. Premiere Date: July 2, 2021 Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” will be conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock and directed by {…}

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Javier Camarena, Erin Morley, Luca Pisaroni, Regula Mühlemann Headline Mozart Week 2021

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The Mozarteum has announced its slate for Mozart Week in 2021, set to take place between Jan. 21 and 31. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. The festivities will kick off with a concert performance moderated by Festival Director Rolando Villazón and starring baritone Simon Keenlyside, flutist Mathilde Calderini, and harpist Xavier {…}

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Teatro La Fenice 2019-20 Review: Ottone in Villa

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(Photo: Michele Crosera) Four months after La Fenice closed its doors, opera has once again returned to its stage, albeit not necessarily in a form that one normally associates with a traditional opera house. The regulations aimed at containing the spread of COVID 19 mean that Italian theatres, cinemas, and other public performance spaces must comply with stringent restrictions, which {…}

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Teatro la Fenice to Perform Vivaldi’s ‘Ottone in Villa’

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Opera will return to the Teatro la Fenice on July 10 with a new production of Vivaldi’s “Ottone in Villa.” The new production will be conducted by Diego Fasolis and star Giulia Semenzato, Sonia Prina, Lucia Cirillo, Valentino Buzza, and Michela Antenucci. Giovanni Di Cicco will direct the production with set designs by Massimo Checchetto, costumes by Carlos Tieppo, and {…}

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Francesco Meli, Luca Salis & Diego Fasolis Lead Teatro la Fenice’s Reopening Concerts

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The Teatro la Fenice has announced that it will reopen to the public in July. The theater will open with chamber concerts, symphonic concerts, and an opera production, all following health regulations implemented by the government. The first concert will be held on July 5 at 7 p.m. with the brass players of the Orchestra and choral artists from La {…}

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Carmela Remigio, Florian Boesch, & Günther Groissböck Highlight Theater an der Wien’s 2020-21 Season

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The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2020-21 season featuring 13 new productions, chamber opera, and opera in concert. Productions The season opens with Leoncavallo’s “Zazà” starring Svetlana Aksenova in the title role, Nikolai Schukoff, Christopher Maltman, Dorothea Herbert, and Enkelejda Shkosa. Stefan Soltész conducts the new production by Christof Loy. Performance Dates: Sept. 16-27, 2020 Wayne Marshall conducts {…}

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Anett Fritsch, Yann Beuron & Eloise Hynes Stowe Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Angela Gheorghiu, Sondra Radvanovsky, Elīna Garanča, Joyce DiDonato Lead Royal Opera House’s 2021-22 Season

Patricia Petibon, Carmen Giannattasio, Wallis Giunta & Enea Scala Headline Opéra de Lyon’s 2021-22 Season

Nina Stemme, Carmen Giannattasio & Magdalena Kožená Lead Festival Aix-en-Provence’s 2021 Season

Javier Camarena, Erin Morley, Luca Pisaroni, Regula Mühlemann Headline Mozart Week 2021

Teatro La Fenice 2019-20 Review: Ottone in Villa

Teatro la Fenice to Perform Vivaldi’s ‘Ottone in Villa’

Francesco Meli, Luca Salis & Diego Fasolis Lead Teatro la Fenice’s Reopening Concerts

Carmela Remigio, Florian Boesch, & Günther Groissböck Highlight Theater an der Wien’s 2020-21 Season