Karita Mattila, Thomas Hampson, Matthias Goerne Among Stars of Verbier Festival 2019

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The Verbier Festival has announced the programming for its 26th edition. While there are undeniably a plethora of incredible performances of all kinds to be found throughout the many weeks of this famed festival, the aim of this article will be to focus mainly on vocal and operatic performances. Baritone Thomas Quasthoff will appear alongside guitarist Wolfgang Meyer and Trombonist {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Review: Falstaff

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This review is for the performance on Feb. 22, 2019. The month of February might be the Met’s best in 2018-19. Just a few weeks ago, the company revived Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” and it proved to be one of its great successes of the season. Propped up by star performances and a brilliant production, it has kept audiences {…}

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Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (2/22-24)

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There is a wide range of variety on this weekend’s recommendations, though you might notice a familiar composer making his way into the top five for yet another week. Here are the operas to see this weekend (in alphabetical order by company). The Loser – LA Opera David Lang’s new opera makes its West Coast premiere on Friday and Saturday {…}

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Met Opera 2019-2020 Season: Here Is All The Information For This Season’s Live in HD Performances

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The Metropolitan Opera revealed its 2019-20 season on Wednesday afternoon. Among the major announcements were the company’s schedule for its ever-popular Live in HD slate. Here is a look at the list of performances that will be broadcast to audiences around the world. Worthy of note is that of the 10 productions set to screen in cinemas, three will be {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato Headline The Metropolitan Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2019-20 season with five new productions, a New Year’s Eve gala, and a recital. Here is a look at what to expect. New Productions The season opens with Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” in a new production by James Robinson. The production stars Eric Owens and Kevin Short sharing the title role of Porgy and {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Sir Bryn Terfel & Pretty Yende Headline Carnegie Hall’s 2019-20 Season

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Carnegie Hall has announced its 2019-20 season! The 2019-20 season will honor the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth with over 35 performances celebrating the composer’s work and impact and will be dedicated to violinist, educator, and activist Isaac Stern, 2020 marking the centenary of his birth. We will focus primarily on vocal performances in this season announcement. Orchestras The first {…}

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Karita Mattila, Thomas Hampson & Matthias Goerne Headline The 2019 Verbier Festival

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The Verbier Festival has announced its 2019 festival with two opera performances and a number of recitals and concerts featuring some of the greatest singers in the world. For this season announcement we will only include the vocal performances. Program Thomas Quastoff headlines a concert entitled “Meeting Friends” with Wolfgang Meyer and Shawn Grocott. Performance Date: July 19, 2019 Jakub {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2018-19 Review: It’s a Wonderful Life

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Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s “It’s A Wonderful Life” opened earlier this week at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. An American success story based on “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern, and Frank Capra’s beloved film on the same story, it combined old and new, young and original, odd and familiar, poignant and comic. Neither movie nor {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (11/16-18)

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As we get ready for Thanksgiving, we can look around and be thankful for all the opera options in North America. Here’s a look at what you can check out before you start to think about your Thanksgiving feast. Poppea – Bare Opera It might be a reduced version of Monteverdi’s masterpiece, but it remains a vital piece of work {…}

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Karita Mattila, Thomas Hampson, Matthias Goerne Among Stars of Verbier Festival 2019

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Review: Falstaff

Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (2/22-24)

Met Opera 2019-2020 Season: Here Is All The Information For This Season’s Live in HD Performances

Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato Headline The Metropolitan Opera’s 2019-20 Season

Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Sir Bryn Terfel & Pretty Yende Headline Carnegie Hall’s 2019-20 Season

Karita Mattila, Thomas Hampson & Matthias Goerne Headline The 2019 Verbier Festival

San Francisco Opera 2018-19 Review: It’s a Wonderful Life

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (11/16-18)