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Hera Park Joins IMG for General Management

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Korean soprano Hera Park has joined the roster of IMG Artists for general management. Park will be represented by Senior Vice President and Head of Vocal (Europe), Sam Snook. Park has established a compelling career and is an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon recording artist. She performs regularly at the Metropolitan Opera, Staatsoper Berlin, Glyndebourne Festival, Vienna Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic. {…}

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Artist of the Week: Marina Comparato

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(Credit: © Michele Monasta) This week, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino will perform “The Death of Klinghoffer” for the first time in a high-profile production directed by Luca Guadagnino. The cast will feature many familiar faces, including Marina Comparato, who will return to Florence, continuing a long-standing artistic relationship with the Teatro del Maggio. For this production Comparato will perform the {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Adds One Performance of ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Due to High Demand

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(Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has added an additional performance of “Tristan und Isolde” due to overwhelming demand. The company said that the additional performance will be on April 4, at 12 p.m. and tickets will go on sale on Monday, March 9, at 12 p.m. ET. The cast will include soprano Lise Davidsen as Isolde, {…}

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Teatro alla Scala Appoints New Casting Director

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The Teatro alla Scala has appointed Sebastian F. Schwarz as its new casting director. He take over the position starting March 1, 2026 and will succeed Alessandro Galoppini, who held the position since 2019. In his new position Schwarz will work alongside General Director and Artistic Director Fortunato Ortombina and artistic Cooridnator Paolo Gavazzeni. Born in Germany, Schwarz is a {…}

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Daniel Vening Joins Askonas Holt for Management

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Daniel Vening has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. The British bass will be represented by Angelica Conner and Charlotte Bateman. Vening is a member of the International Opera Studio of the Bayerische Staatsoper and this season sings Arnold in “Die Englische Katze,” Gardener in “La traviata,” Court Clerk in “Rigoletto,” the Prison Guard in “Tosca” {…}

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Mezzo-Soprano Svetlina Stoyanova Joins Centre Stage Artists Management

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Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Svetlina Stoyanova has joined the roster of Centre Stage Artists Management for general management. Stoyanova is a rising star who has performed at the Vienna State Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Hamburg State Opera, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Opernhaus Zürich, Rossini Opera Festival and the Glyndebourne Festival, among others. This season, Stoyanova returns to Opernhaus Zürich as Hänsel in {…}

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Charles Styles Joins Zelaya Artists for Worldwide Representation

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Charles Styles has joined Zelaya Artists for worldwide representation. The British tenor has performed is part of the Merola Opera Program, in partnership with San Francisco Opera and is scheduled to graduate from the Yale School of Music. He has performed with the​ BBC Symphony Orchestra and Glyndebourne Festival. Roles he has already performed include Vaudemont in Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta,” Rodolfo {…}