Glyndebourne Announces Series of Fall 2020 Performances

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(Credit: Theatre Projects official website) The Glyndebourne Festival has announced a series of socially-distanced indoor performances that will take place in Sussex, starting October 10, 2020. The autumn season opens with the Glyndebourne’s new production of “In the Market for Love,” a new version of Jacques Offenbach’s “Mesdames de la Halle” by Stephen Plaice. This new production will be followed {…}

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West Australian Opera to Reopen With ‘Così Fan Tutte’

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(Credit: West Australian Opera official website) The West Australian Opera in Perth has announced that it will resume its live performances with the presentation of Mozart and Da Ponte’s opera “Così fan tutte.” The production was originally performed at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2006. The performances will take place between October 24 – 31, 2020. In order to make the {…}

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Glyndebourne Extends Mini-Festival, Announces New Vocal Recital

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Glyndebourne has announced the extension of its summer season for an additional two weeks between August 29 through September 13. The organization will now be offering additional outdoor concerts, including a recital performance by Glyndebourne’s Jerwood Young Artists. This concert will mark the 10th anniversary of the program and will bring together singers who were participants in recent years. The {…}

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Luciano Pavarotti, Julia Bullock, J’Nai Bridges, Ben Bliss Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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We are now entering the final weeks of summer, which means that opera companies in Europe will be in full swing while many opera companies in North America will start to test the waters with their brand new digital seasons. Nonetheless, the streaming has continued at a steady clip with another set of unique offerings coming your way this week. {…}

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Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak, Lise Davidsen, Damien Geter, Lead Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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We are deep into the summer, but opera has not stopped. We are getting live performances throughout Europe and still getting full slates of online opera offerings. So for this week’s recommendations, we are looking at a wide range of options, including a few classic works, a recital from two major opera stars, and a lot of new operas. As {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Clay Hilley, Will Liverman, Topi Lehtipuu Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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We are reaching an interesting point in the summer for the opera world. Europe has essentially returned to “normalcy” as far as performances go. That also means an increasing lack of online content for operagoers from Europe’s biggest houses. Meanwhile, the rest of the opera world is in a transitional phase. With most companies preparing for digital starts to their {…}

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Nashville Opera Announces 40th Anniversary Season

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Nashville Opera celebrates its 40th Anniversary Season with a lineup of new and standard rep productions, including a streaming world premiere, an online concert with surprise guests and an aria-auction, and Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” starring the celebrated tenor Zach Borichevsky as the Duke of Mantua. The season concludes with a fresh take on “Cinderella,” spotlighting the music of Rossini in a {…}

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The 30 Influential LGBTQIA+ Players In Opera

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Happy Pride! As we continue our pride celebration, we turn to the most influential LGBTQIA+ performers, administrators, directors, and others who have been influential in the opera world in shaping the conversation and boosting visibility. For this list, we honed in on the accomplishments of these individuals and the way they have used their voice to push diversity and education {…}

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Glyndebourne Festival Announces July & August Concerts

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The Glyndebourne Festival has announced that despite having to cancel its original slate due to the spread of COVID-19, the organization would move forward with a series of open-air concerts and operas in July and August. Starting in mid-July, audiences will get a chance to experience concerts featuring the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment while in August, the London {…}

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Glyndebourne Announces Series of Fall 2020 Performances

West Australian Opera to Reopen With ‘Così Fan Tutte’

Glyndebourne Extends Mini-Festival, Announces New Vocal Recital

Luciano Pavarotti, Julia Bullock, J’Nai Bridges, Ben Bliss Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak, Lise Davidsen, Damien Geter, Lead Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Joyce DiDonato, Clay Hilley, Will Liverman, Topi Lehtipuu Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Nashville Opera Announces 40th Anniversary Season

The 30 Influential LGBTQIA+ Players In Opera

Glyndebourne Festival Announces July & August Concerts