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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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Tenor Sungho Kim Announced as Winner of Verbier Festival Academy’s Prix Yves Paternot

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After closing out the 28th edition of the Verbier Festival on Aug. 1, 2021, with a stirring performance as Rodolfo in Puccini’s “La bohème,” 31-year-old Korean tenor, Sungho Kim, was awarded the Verbier Festival Academy’s highest honor, the Prix Yves Paternot. The recognition comes with a monetary prize of CHF 10,000, an invitation to return to the Festival, and eligibility {…}

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Glyndebourne to Lift Social Distancing Restrictions Starting on July 19

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Glyndebourne has announced that, in keeping with government regulations, it will lift social distancing restrictions starting on July 19, 2021. As a result, all 1,200 seats in the opera house’s auditorium will be available for performances of “Così fan tutte,” “Luisa Miller,” “Tristan und Isolde,” and three performances by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Audiences were previously capped {…}

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Opera National de Paris Announces Three HD Productions for 2021-22 Season

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The Opera National de Paris is set to present three productions live in cinemas throughout the 2021-22 season. The first production of the 2021-22 season will be “Le Nozze di Figaro” with Peter Mattei, Maria Bengtsson, Ying Fang, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, and Lea Desandre. Gustavo Dudamel conducts. Cinema Date: Feb. 3, 2022 That will be followed by Massenet’s “Cendrillon” starring Tara Erraught, Daniela {…}

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Glyndebourne Announces Launch of Freelancer Fund & 2022 Season Lineup

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Glyndebourne has announced the launch of the Glyndebourne Freelancer Fund, meant to support freelancers in the performing arts industry and help them rebound from the economic damages caused by the pandemic. While the details of the fund will be further developed this year, Glyndebourne has pledged its commitment to reserve an amount equivalent to 10 percent of its annual freelancer {…}

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Angel Blue, Isabel Leonard, Davone Tines, Iréne Theorin, Danielle De Niese Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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This week’s recommendations feature a operatic mini-series, a notable gala, a recital dedicated to songs of protest, another recital about the historic migration of African Americans from the South to the North,  a concert of opera singers turning to jazz, and another concert focused on music of medieval times. And then there’s some Mozart, Rossini, and Wagner for good measure. {…}

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Angela Gheorghiu, Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel Lead Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s 2021-22 Season

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The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced its 2021-22 season featuring concerts, recitals, and operatic productions. Angela Gheorghiu opens the season in a recital with pianist Jeff Cohen. The program will include works by Durante, Paisiello, Bellini, Donizetti, Tosti, Respighi, Schumann, R. Strauss, Rachmaninov, Rameau, Martini, Debussy, Massenet, Brediceanu, Stephanescu, Flotow, and Satie. Performance Date: Oct. 8, 2021 Aleksandra Kurzak leads {…}

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Glyndebourne Festival 2021 Review: ‘Il turco in Italia’

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Rossini’s operatic world is a crossroads of things: the formal conventions of arias, duets, cavatina, patter number, the stock characters of the Commedia dell’arte, a hotchpotch of contemporary patriarchal and orientalist stereotypes, and reheated scenarios from various librettists. How do modern audiences, relatively unmoored from this world, connect with these shows? A Brilliant Production In this new production of “Il {…}